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
102-s-3372,102,s,3372,A bill to provide graduates of the Small Business Administration's Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development Program with opportunities to compete for certain contracts under limited circumstances.,Commerce,1992-10-08,1992-10-08,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business.,Senate,"Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [D-AL]",AL,D,S000320,0,"Provides that a contract to furnish products or services to a participating agency shall be competed for if:  (1) there is a reasonable expectation of receiving offers from two or more eligible small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals who are capable of performing the contract; (2) a contract to furnish the same (or substantially similar) products or services is being performed under a contract competitively awarded pursuant to provisions of the Small Business Act (the Act); and (3) the contractor currently performing such contract will have graduated from the Small Business Administration's Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development Program prior to the issuance of the solicitation for the new contract. Requires the head of a participating agency to restrict the competition for the award of such a contract to small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.  Makes a small business concern, where the contractor currently performing the contract will have graduated from the Program prior to the issuance of the solicitation for such contract, ineligible for award of a contract resulting from a restricted competition unless such concern furnishes (and the contracting officer accepts) a plan to subcontract not less than 25 percent of the contract value to one or more small business concerns in the developmental stage of the Program. Directs the head of a Federal agency awarding a contract pursuant to a restricted competition under this Act to cooperate with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to have any subsequent requirement for the product or service furnished pursuant to a contract awarded under the authority of the Act. Revises provisions of the Act regarding business activity targets to require that:  (1) during the developmental stage of its participation in the Program, a Program participant take all reasonable efforts within its control to attain the targets contained in its business plan for specified contracts (as under current law) on a noncompetitive basis; and (2) regulations promulgated during the transitional stage of the Program establish targets that reflect a reasonably consistent increase in specified contracts awarded (as under current law) on a noncompetitive basis. Repeals provisions prohibiting small business concerns from being required to provide a bond as a condition of receiving a subcontract under specified conditions and concerning waiver of bonds.",2025-01-14T17:16:56Z,
102-s-3373,102,s,3373,"Bullet Death, Injury, and Family Dissolution Control Act",Crime and Law Enforcement,1992-10-08,1992-10-23,Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 102-1061.,Senate,"Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY]",NY,D,M001054,0,"Bullet Death, Injury, and Family Dissolution Control Act - Title I:  National Center for Bullet Death and Injury Control - Establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services a National Center for Bullet Death and Injury Control.  Directs the Center to conduct research into, and provide leadership and coordination for:  (1) the understanding and promotion of knowledge about the epidemiologic basis for bullet-related death and injury within the United States; (2) developing technically sound approaches for controlling and eliminating bullet-related deaths and injuries; (3) building the capacity for implementing the options and for expanding the approaches to controlling death and disease from bullet-related trauma; and (4) educating the public about the nature and extent of bullet-related violence. Sets forth provisions regarding:  (1) the functions of the Center (including conducting research and preparing statistics on bullet-related death and injury, making recommendations to the Congress, Federal, State, and local agencies about options for actions to eradicate or reduce the incidence of such death and injury, and providing training and technical assistance to Federal, State, and local agencies regarding the collection and interpretation of bullet-related data); and (2) establishment of an independent advisory board to assist in setting the policies for and directing the Center. Authorizes appropriations. Title II:  Increase in Excise Tax on Certain Bullets - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set the excise tax rate on .25 and .32 caliber and nine millimeter ammunition at 1,000 percent, with an exemption for law enforcement agencies.",2025-08-26T15:16:13Z,
102-s-3374,102,s,3374,Lake Tahoe Water Quality Protection Act of 1992,Environmental Protection,1992-10-08,1992-10-08,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Seymour, John [R-CA]",CA,R,S000269,0,"Lake Tahoe Water Quality Protection Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to:  (1) establish a continuing comprehensive water quality assessment and management program for Lake Tahoe (California and Nevada); and (2) enter into an agreement with, and award a grant to, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to carry out such program. Requires the Administrator, as part of the program, to establish an ongoing research program for Lake Tahoe and the associated basin by entering into an agreement with, and awarding a grant to, Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village, Nevada.  Requires the research program to provide for water quality monitoring and assessment. Directs the Administrator, with the approval of the Governors of California and Nevada, to award water pollution control and prevention grants to political subdivisions located within the Lake Tahoe basin. Authorizes grants for the planning and construction of treatment works and facilities to control or prevent pollution from stormwater and other nonpoint source discharges to Lake Tahoe.  Requires grant recipients to pay 25 percent of the costs of such projects. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-26T15:16:33Z,
102-s-3375,102,s,3375,Justice for Permanently Displaced Striking Workers Act of 1992,Labor and Employment,1992-10-08,1992-10-08,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN]",MN,R,D000566,0,Justice for Permanently Displaced Striking Workers Act of 1992 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to require expedited investigation and adjudication of unfair labor practice charges cases where:  (1) a collective bargaining agreement has expired; (2) it is alleged that a party to the agreement has failed to negotiate in good faith; and (3) permanent replacements have been hired.  Sets forth a timetable for such expedited adjudication procedure.,2025-08-26T15:14:56Z,
102-s-3376,102,s,3376,Consumer Mail Fraud Protection Act of 1992,Government Operations and Politics,1992-10-08,1992-10-08,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR]",AR,D,P000556,0,"Consumer Mail Fraud Protection Act of 1992 - Amends Federal law to prohibit the mailing of matter otherwise legally acceptable that could be interpreted as a bill, invoice, or statement of account due but, in fact, constitutes a solicitation for a contribution. Applies authorities of the Postal Service to issue certain orders concerning persons obtaining money or property through the mail by false representations to persons who have, within three years of the commencement of proceedings, used the mail for such purposes. Requires a mailed solicitation for funds or for the sale of goods or services to disclose the name and business address of the person making the solicitation. Provides that any use of the mail to attempt to obtain consideration for arranging, or providing assistance in securing, a loan of money, a credit card, or a line of credit shall constitute a prima facie violation, unless such activity is performed by an entity that is licensed by and subject to regulation of a Federal agency. Authorizes the issuance of injunctions or restraining orders to restrict individuals from using the mail in furtherance of a scheme, lottery, or gift enterprise. Permits the Postmaster General to serve civil investigative demands to compel the production of documents pertaining to investigations concerning nonmailable matter.  Sets forth provisions governing the service of demands, production of documents, answering of interrogatories, and examination of witnesses. Authorizes the Postal Service to petition a district court for enforcement orders against persons who fail to comply with civil investigative demands. Applies Federal criminal penalties for obstruction of proceedings concerning civil investigative demands under the Antitrust Civil Process Act to obstruction concerning demands made by the Postal Service. Provides for civil penalties against persons who use any instrumentality of interstate commerce to evade certain orders to restrict their use of the mails to further schemes, lotteries, or gift enterprises. Subjects any property obtained by fraud or swindle using the mail or Postal Service or fraud by wire, radio, or television to civil and criminal forfeiture. Increases the penalty for avoiding the payment of postage on deposited mail matters.",2025-08-26T15:17:01Z,
102-s-3377,102,s,3377,Social Security Bill of Rights,Social Welfare,1992-10-08,1992-10-08,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI]",MI,D,R000249,0,"Social Security Bill of Rights - Title I:  Service Improvements - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for the restitution of funds misappropriated by representative payees. Amends SSA title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an ongoing program of outreach to individuals who have attained age 65 and are potentially eligibile for SSI benefits by reason of disability or blindness. Amends the SSA title XI (General Provisions and Peer Review) to direct the Secretary to provide for:  (1) the use of Social Security Administration offices to apply for Medicaid (SSA title XIX) and certain other benefits (one stop shopping); (2) training for office employees assisting in the application process for such benefits; and (3) the use of bilingual personnel and printed material in the administration of SSA programs where appropriate.  Title II:  Work Incentive for Individuals with Disabilities - Amends SSA title II (OASDI) to provide that individuals receiving social security disability benefits who return to work and perform substantial gainful activity despite a severe medical impairment other than blindness shall receive reduced benefits under such title until such time as the individual is no longer disabled and ceases to meet all other nondisability-related requirements for benefits under such title.  Makes conforming amendments to trial work period provisions. Amends SSA title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) to:  (1) provide for SSI benefits for individuals who lose social security disability benefits after a trial work period; and (2) revise provisions concerning SSI benefits for individuals who perform substantial gainful activity despite severe medical impairment. Title III:  Demonstration Projects to Provide for Improved Procedures with Respect to Disability Determinations, Continuing Disability Reviews, and Rehabilitation Services - Directs the Secretary to provide for the establishment of demonstration projects in ten States under which such States will provide improved procedures with respect to disability determinations and continuing disability reviews under SSA titles II (OASDI) and XVI (SSI) and modify the program for providing rehabilitation services to individuals determined under such titles to be under a disability.  Requires the Secretary to evaluate such demonstration projects and report to the Congress on their effectiveness.  Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to provide for the establishment of demonstration projects to improve review of disability determinations made under SSA titles II and XVI.  Requires the Secretary to evaluate such demonstration projects and report to the Congress on the effectiveness of such demonstration projects. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-26T15:14:55Z,
102-s-3378,102,s,3378,Homelessness Outreach Act of 1992,Social Welfare,1992-10-08,1992-10-08,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI]",MI,D,R000249,0,Homelessness Outreach Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to:  (1) establish within the Social Security Administration an Office of Outreach Coordination to coordinate outreach efforts directed toward securing Federal assistance for eligible homeless individuals; (2) provide grants to local governments and nonprofit organizations for homeless outreach activities; and (3) prepare an evaluation for the Congress of the activities carried out under this Act. Sets forth special procedures governing the administration of social security benefits for homeless individuals.,2025-08-26T15:16:17Z,
102-s-3379,102,s,3379,"A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the production of certain bio-additive and ethanol fuels, and for other purposes.",Taxation,1992-10-08,1992-10-08,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD]",SD,D,D000064,0,Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a portion of the alcohol fuels credit to offset the tentative minimum tax. Allows an alcohol fuels credit for bio-additives (liquids derived from biological sources) used to produce diesel fuel. Excludes from gross income the alcohol fuel credit attributable to bio-additives and certain ethanol-based ethers.,2025-01-14T18:59:41Z,
102-s-3380,102,s,3380,"A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to remove a restriction on the requirement for the Secretary of the Air Force to dispose of real property at deactivated intercontinental ballistic missile facilities to adjacent landowners.",,1992-10-08,1992-10-08,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.,Senate,"Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD]",SD,D,D000064,0,"Directs the Secretary of the Air Force to dispose of the interest of the United States in any tract of real property at a missile site that is surrounded by one or more tracts of land that are owned by one or more owners (currently, surrounded by lands that are adjacent to tracts of land owned by the Air Force that are owned in fee simple by one owner or by more than one owner jointly, in common, or by the entirety).",2025-01-14T17:07:58Z,
102-s-3381,102,s,3381,A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that certain disabled taxpayers may compute their medical expense deduction without regard to income from the forced sale of assets to pay medical bills.,Taxation,1992-10-08,1992-10-08,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR]",OR,R,P000009,1,"Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an eligible taxpayer to exclude from gross income the gain from the sale of real property to the extent such gain does not exceed $250,000. Makes a taxpayer eligible if:  (1) the taxpayer or the taxpayer's spouse or dependent is physically or mentally incapable of caring for himself or herself; (2) the expenses for medical care of such an individual exceed 25 percent of the taxpayer's adjusted gross income (reduced by the gain from the sale of property); and (3) the taxpayer elects the exclusion from gross income.",2025-01-14T18:59:41Z,
102-s-3382,102,s,3382,Civilian Technology Act of 1992,"Science, Technology, Communications",1992-10-08,1992-10-08,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.,Senate,"Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC]",SC,D,H000725,0,"Civilian Technology Act of 1992 - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to establish as an independent instrumentality the Civilian Technology Corporation (CTC). States that the CTC shall:  (1) assist industry to develop and commercialize within the United States new critical civilian technologies; (2) assist industry-led technology development proposals; and (3) ensure project cost-sharing between itself and industry. Provides assistance in the forms of:  (1) technology development grants; (2) loans, guarantees, and equity investments; (3) financial support for venture capital firms (critical technology investment companies) that would invest in the development of critical civilian technologies; and (4) assistance to State technology development programs. Sets forth criminal provisions. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-26T15:17:44Z,
102-s-3383,102,s,3383,A bill to provide for enhanced Federal hazard mitigation assistance.,Emergency Management,1992-10-08,1992-10-08,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL]",FL,R,M000019,1,"Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to:  (1) increase and make mandatory Federal hazard mitigation assistance in major disasters; and (2) require the President in carrying out such Act to seek to carry out mitigation activities on an individual and reimbursable basis, subject to any non-Federal contribution required by the Act.",2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
102-s-3384,102,s,3384,International Population Stabilization and Reproductive Choice Act of 1992,International Affairs,1992-10-08,1992-10-08,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.,Senate,"Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO]",CO,D,W000647,1,"International Population Stabilization and Reproductive Choice Act of 1992 - Title I:  United States Population Assistance - Sets forth congressional findings with respect to population assistance. Declares that it shall be a principal objective of U.S. foreign policy to achieve universal availability of high quality fertility control services. Requires all family planning activities receiving support under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide a broad range of fertility control methods permitted by individual country policy.  Prohibits funds from being used to coerce any person to undergo sterilization or involuntary abortion or to accept any method of fertility control.  Requires the U.S. Government to support the expansion of reproductive rights in countries receiving foreign assistance.  Prohibits subjecting nongovernmental and multilateral organizations to requirements which are more restrictive than requirements applicable to foreign governments for such assistance.  Requires population assistance to provide increased support for special programs to reach young adults before they begin childbearing. Provides that funds shall be allocated to countries meeting at least one of the following criteria:  (1) countries accounting for a substantial proportion of the world's annual population increment; (2) countries having significant unmet needs for fertility control and that require foreign assistance to implement, expand, or sustain family planning services; and (3) countries which demonstrate a strong policy commitment to population stabilization through the expansion of reproductive choice. Makes funds available for:  (1) the United Nations Population Fund; and (2) the Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction. Prohibits assistance for the United Nations Population Fund from being obligated if China is denied most-favored-nation trading status. Prohibits U.S. population assistance for programs in China.  Applies prohibitions on funding for abortions or involuntary sterilization to assistance to assistance for the Fund. Requires the Fund to maintain such assistance in a separate account, without commingling with other funds. Requires agreements between the United States and the Fund to obligate such assistance to provide for a full refund to the United States if the Fund provides more than a specified amount for family planning programs in China.  Prohibits the use of such funds to carry out any program that is disapproved by the U.S. representative to the United Nations. Requires the Administrator of the Agency for International Development (AID) to establish simplified procedures for the development and approval of programs to be carried out by nongovernmental organizations that have demonstrated a capacity to undertake effective population and family planning activities and a commitment to quality reproductive health care for women.  Makes 50 percent of all U.S. population assistance available for nongovernmental organizations. Requires AID to encourage greater involvement in the delivery of family planning services by private health practitioners, employer-based health services, unions, and cooperative health organizations. Sets forth targets for global expenditures in developing countries for core population programs and for U.S. population assistance. Authorizes appropriations for U.S. population assistance. Prohibits individuals in programs assisted by the United States from being denied family planning services because of an inability to pay the cost of such services.  Lists research programs to be supported by U.S. assistance. Requires the U.S. Government to support communications strategies to create public awareness about reproductive health needs and the problems associated with world population growth. Directs the AID Administrator to report annually to the Congress on world progress toward population stabilization and universal reproductive choice. Title II:  Population Assistance Policy and Development - Declares that it is U.S. policy to promote universal access to basic education. Declares that it is U.S. foreign policy to assist efforts to:  (1) reduce the infant mortality rate in all countries by the lower of one-third of the 1990 level or to 50 deaths per 1,000 live births; and (2) reduce the mortality rate of children under five years of age by the lower of 30  percent or 70 deaths per 1,000 live births. Title III:  Organizational Provisions - Establishes within the Department of State an Under Secretary of State for Global Population, Environment, and Natural Resources to provide a focus for dialogue on global population growth, environmental degradation, and natural resources management. Declares that the multilateral development banks should increase their support for core population activities.  Requires the U.S. executive directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Asian Development Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the African Development Bank to submit annual reports to the Congress on allocations to core population activities and, if such allocations total less than $1,000,000, to report on actions taken to encourage increases in such allocations. Requires the President to establish a National Bipartisan Commission on World Population Stabilization and Reproductive Health to oversee U.S. preparations for, and participation in, the 1994 International Population Meeting.  Directs the Commission to report on population trends and their impact on efforts to alleviate poverty and protect the environment.  Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-26T15:14:55Z,
102-s-3385,102,s,3385,Small Business Technology Transfer Act of 1992,"Science, Technology, Communications",1992-10-08,1992-10-08,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.,Senate,"Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]",NM,D,B000468,0,"Small Business Technology Transfer Act of 1992 - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to require:  (1) any non-Federal entity that operated a laboratory pursuant to a contract with a Federal agency to submit to the agency any cooperative research and development agreement that the entity proposes to enter into with a small business firm and the joint work statement (JWS) required with respect to that agreement; (2) a Federal agency that receives such a proposed agreement and JWS to review and approve, request specific modifications to, or disapprove the proposed agreement and JWS within 30 days after submission (and prohibits an agreement from being entered into by a Government-owned, contractor-operated laboratory before both approval of the agreement and JWS); and (3) an agency which has contracted with such an entity that disapproves or requests the modification of an agreement or JWS to transmit a written explanation of such disapproval or modification to the head of the laboratory concerned. Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to facilitate and encourage the transfer of technology to small businesses and issue guidelines relating to the program by May 1, 1993. Makes funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy and made available for laboratory directed research and development available for agreements or other arrangements for technology transfer.",2025-08-26T15:15:51Z,
102-s-3386,102,s,3386,Small Business Opportunity and Fair Competition Act of 1992,Commerce,1992-10-08,1992-10-08,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business.,Senate,"Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT]",CT,D,L000304,1,"Small Business Opportunity and Fair Competition Act of 1992 - Amends the Small Business Act to include among the functions of the Office of Advocacy to identify and make annual reports to the Congress concerning activities that are performed by Federal agencies or by State or local government agencies utilizing a grant, loan cooperative agreement, or other Federal assistance and that:  (1) duplicate or compete with private enterprise and can be performed by private firms (including small business concerns and small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals) at lower overall cost to Federal, State, or local government; and (2) are not inherently governmental in nature and, if performed by private firms, would not impede the mission of the governmental agency. Authorizes breakout procurement center representatives to identify and make recommendations concerning Federal procurements of supplies (including equipment) or services that may result in the performance by a Federal department or agency of activities which:  (1) duplicate or compete with private firms and can be performed by private firms (including small business concerns and small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals) at lower overall costs to the United States; and (2) are not inherently governmental in nature and, if performed by private firms, would not impede the mission of the department or agency. Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to: (1) conduct a surveying and mapping demonstration program to demonstrate the capability of private firms to provide quality services to Federal departments and agencies at fair and reasonable fees; and (2) publish an inventory of survey and mapping activities of Federal departments and agencies and State or local government agencies utilizing a grant, loan cooperative agreement, or other Federal assistance with are performed by employees of such departments and agencies and by private firms. Requires the Administrator to develop and implement a demonstration program to increase contract opportunities for, and reduce Government competition with, private survey and mapping firms.  Sets forth provisions regarding:  (1) program objectives; (2) the contract process; (3) waivers; (4) program term; (5) reporting requirements; and (6) cooperation of Federal departments and agencies. Specifies demonstration program elements, including:  (1) Federal Government agency leadership in the preparation of standards and specifications, in research in survey and mapping instrumentation and procedures and the prompt transfer of technology to the private sector, in providing technical guidance, coordination, and administration of all federally funded survey and mapping activities, in establishing a schedule with quantifiable goals for increasing the use by Federal, State, and local governments of contracts with private firms for current and future survey and mapping activities, and in performing only those survey and mapping activities that are inherently governmental in nature, that do not duplicate or unfairly compete with private firms, and that utilize such firms in performing new programs and activities; and (2) private sector leadership in performing survey and mapping activities at a value or cost-benefit ratio equal to or lower than existing Government performance of such activities, in performing survey and mapping activities that meet Federal standards, specifications, and schedules, and in assuming responsibility for performing survey and mapping activities resulting from basic research performed by Federal agencies.",2025-08-26T15:16:54Z,
102-s-3387,102,s,3387,Health Care Liability Reform and Quality of Care Improvement Act of 1992,Health,1992-10-08,1992-10-08,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]",UT,R,H000338,3,"Health Care Liability Reform and Quality of Care Improvement Act of 1992 - Title I:  Findings and Purpose - Sets forth:  (1) findings regarding this Act; and (2) the purpose of this Act. Title II:  Health Care Liability Reforms - Requires, in order to be eligible to participate in the incentive program provided for in this title, that States have in effect the health care liability reforms set forth in this title. Requires, in any health care liability action, the liability of each defendant for non-economic damages to be several and not joint, with each defendant liable only for the proportion of that defendant's fault and a separate judgment against that defendant in that amount. Prohibits awarding non-economic damages over a certain dollar amount in any health care liability action, subject to waiver. Reduces the total damages received by a plaintiff by the amount of any collateral source benefits. Allows:  (1) future economic damage awards to be paid periodically, based on when the damages are likely to occur or at the time the damages accrue; and (2) in certain circumstances, the court to require the health care provider to purchase an annuity or fund a reversionary trust to make such periodic payments.  Prohibits reopening a judgment awarding periodic payments to contest, amend, or modify the schedule or amount in the absence of fraud or any ground permitting relief after entry of a final judgment. Declares it U.S. policy to encourage alternative dispute resolution (ADR).  Requires a State to establish at least one ADR mechanism. Requires a State to:  (1) cooperate with Federal research efforts regarding patient outcomes, clinical effectiveness, and clinical practice guidelines; (2) collect, analyze, and supply the Secretary of Health and Human Services with information regarding the performance of State medical boards; and (3) impose continuing education requirements on a disciplined physician. Allows alternatives to these requirements regarding medical boards and continuing education if the Secretary finds the alternatives at least as effective in reducing the incidence of negligence as compliance with the requirements. Allows States three years from the adoption of this Act to enact, adopt, or otherwise comply with the requirements of this title.  Deems a State to be in compliance if it has in effect a system for prompt payment of economic damages not payable by State, Federal, or private health or disability insurance, wage continuation, or any other source or payment intended to compensate an injured person. Requires the withholding of certain funds for noncompliance. Allows waiver of the requirements of this title for any experimental, pilot, or demonstration project which is likely to assist in promoting the objectives of this Act. Title III:  Mandatory Non-Binding Arbitration - Establishes a system for nonbinding arbitration of health care liability claims and a mechanism for resolution through arbitration of health care liability claims. Title IV:  Federal Implementation of Health Care Liability Reforms - Amends Federal law to prohibit, in a health care liability action, finding the United States jointly and severally liable for non-economic damages.  Allows liability only for those non-economic damages directly attributable to its pro rata share of fault.  Reduces damages paid by the United States by the amount of any collateral source benefits.  Prohibits awarding non-economic damages, in an action against the United States, over a certain dollar amount. Requires, at the request of the United States when future economic damages are awarded in excess of a specified amount, an order that such damages be paid by periodic payments based on when the damages are likely to occur.  Allows the United States, in such cases, to pay the judgment periodically, purchase an annuity, or fund a reversionary trust.  Prohibits reopening the judgment to contest, amend, or modify the schedule or amount in the absence of fraud or any ground permitting relief after entry of a final judgment. Title V:  Construction of Provisions - Provides for construction, severability, and the effective date of this Act.",2025-08-26T15:15:29Z,
102-s-3388,102,s,3388,A bill to provide graduates of the Small Business Administration's Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development Program with opportunities to compete for certain contracts under limited circumstances.,Commerce,1992-10-08,1992-10-09,Referred jointly to the House Committee on Small Business.,Senate,"Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [D-AL]",AL,D,S000320,0,"Provides that a contract to furnish products or services to a participating agency shall be competed for if:  (1) there is a reasonable expectation of receiving offers from two or more eligible small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals who are capable of performing the contract; (2) a contract to furnish the same (or substantially similar) products or services is being performed under a contract competitively awarded pursuant to provisions of the Small Business Act (the Act); and (3) the contractor currently performing such contract will have graduated from the Small Business Administration's Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development Program prior to the issuance of the solicitation for the new contract. Requires the head of a participating agency to restrict the competition for the award of such a contract to small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.  Makes a small business concern, where the contractor currently performing the contract will have graduated from the Program prior to the issuance of the solicitation for such contract, ineligible for award of a contract resulting from a restricted competition unless such concern furnishes (and the contracting officer accepts) a plan to subcontract not less than 25 percent of the contract value to one or more small business concerns in the developmental stage of the Program. Directs the head of a Federal agency awarding a contract pursuant to a restricted competition under this Act to cooperate with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to have any subsequent requirement for the product or service furnished pursuant to a contract awarded under the authority of the Act. Revises provisions of the Act regarding business activity targets to require that:  (1) during the developmental stage of its participation in the Program, a Program participant take all reasonable efforts within its control to attain the targets contained in its business plan for specified contracts (as under current law) on a noncompetitive basis; and (2) regulations promulgated during the transitional stage of the Program establish targets that reflect a reasonably consistent increase in specified contracts awarded (as under current law) on a noncompetitive basis. Repeals provisions prohibiting small business concerns from being required to provide a bond as a condition of receiving a subcontract under specified conditions and concerning waiver of bonds.",2025-02-04T16:54:13Z,
102-s-3389,102,s,3389,A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit certain transactions with respect to managed accounts.,Finance and Financial Sector,1992-10-08,1992-12-22,Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]",MA,D,K000148,0,Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to cite conditions under which it shall not be unlawful for members of exchanges and associated persons to effect a transaction for an account with respect to which they exercise investment discretion. Permits transactions for such a managed account (without the involvement of an independent floor broker) if the member or associated person:  (1) has obtained express authorization from the person or persons authorized to transact business for the account before engaging in the practice of effecting such transactions; (2) furnishes the persons authorized to transact business for the account with a statement at least annually disclosing the aggregate compensation received by the exchange member in effecting such transactions; and (3) complies with any rules the Securities and Exchange Commission has prescribed with respect to such requirements.,2024-02-05T14:30:09Z,
102-s-3390,102,s,3390,National Child Protection Act of 1992,Crime and Law Enforcement,1992-10-08,1992-10-09,Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE]",DE,D,B000444,0,"National Child Protection Act of 1992 - Establishes a national criminal background check system to which a designated criminal justice agency in each State is required to report or index child abuse crime information, for purposes of background checks of child care providers. Directs the Attorney General to establish:  (1) guidelines for the reporting or indexing of such information; and (2) timetables for each State to provide such information to such system (with a three-year deadline for all States to be reporting at a specified level of currency). Requires State agencies to maintain close liaison for the exchange of technical assistance in cases of child abuse with the National Centers:  (1) on Child Abuse and Neglect; (2) for Missing and Exploited Children; and (3) for the Prosecution of Child Abuse. Directs the Attorney General to publish annually:  (1) a statistical summary of the child abuse crime information reported under this Act; and (2) a summary of each State's progress in reporting child abuse crime information to the national criminal background check system. Requires the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to conduct a study to determine various factors relating to potential child abuse crimes and offenders, based on a statistically significant sample of convicted child abuse offenders and other relevant information.  Requires a report on such study to be submitted to specified congressional committee officials. Provides for background check procedures.  Allows entities that provide child care or child care placement services (including businesses or organizations that license or certify others to provide such services) to request State agencies to review State and Federal records through the national system to determine if a child care provider is under indictment for, or has been convicted of, a background check crime. Directs the Attorney General to establish guidelines for such State background check procedures, permitting equivalent procedures under specified conditions.  Authorizes the Attorney General to prescribe by regulation any other measures necessary to carry out this Act.  Directs the Attorney General to encourage use of the best technology available in conducting background checks. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for use of certain formula grants to improve State record systems and the sharing of records of child abuse crime information to implement this Act. Directs the Attorney General to make additional grants to States to improve specified aspects of the child abuse crime information system, subject to appropriations and with preference to States having the lowest percent currency of case dispositions in computerized criminal history files.  Authorizes appropriations for such additional grants. Authorizes the Attorney General, beginning one year after enactment of this Act, to reduce by up to ten percent the allocation to a State for a fiscal year under title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 if the State is not in compliance with the child abuse crime information timetable established for it under this Act.",2025-08-26T15:18:29Z,
102-s-3362,102,s,3362,"A bill to provide that the Georgia Baptist Hospital College of Nursing shall be deemed as satisfying, for academic year 1992-1993, the accreditation requirements described in section 1201(a)(5) of the Higher Education Act of 1965.",Education,1992-10-07,1992-10-09,Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.,Senate,"Sen. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA]",GA,D,F000329,0,"Provides that the Georgia Baptist Hospital College of Nursing shall be deemed as satisfying, for academic year 1992-1993, the accreditation requirements described in specified provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965.",2025-07-21T19:44:15Z,
102-s-3363,102,s,3363,John F. Kennedy Center Act Amendments of 1992,"Arts, Culture, Religion",1992-10-07,1992-10-09,Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.,Senate,"Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME]",ME,D,M000811,0,"John F. Kennedy Center Act Amendments of 1992 - Amends the John F. Kennedy Center Act (the Act) to extend the authorization of appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (the Center). Revises provisions for the Center's Board of Trustees (the Board). Provides for the appointment (as ex officio members of the Board) of: (1) the Secretary of State (to replace the Secretary of Health and Human Services); and (2) the Superintendent of Schools of the District of Columbia (to replace the Chairman of the District of Columbia Recreation Board). Shortens the length of terms of general trustees (who are appointed by the President) from ten to six years. Revises Board duties to include:  (1) a leadership role in national performing arts policies and programs; (2) a comprehensive and broad program for national and community outreach; (3) joint initiatives with the affiliated Very Special Arts for model programs in the arts for disabled individuals; (4) ensuring excellence and cultural diversity in the Center's education and outreach programs and policies; and (5) annual comprehensive Center building needs planning. Authorizes the Board to enter into contracts and other arrangements and make payments to public agencies or private organizations or persons to carry out its functions under the Act.  Authorizes the Board to negotiate any contract for any capital improvement to the Center with selected contractors, and to award the contract on the basis of contractor qualifications as well as price. Revises Board powers to provide for appointment of a Center chairperson (rather than a director and assistant director). Directs the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) and the Board to enter into a cooperative agreement regarding major capital projects for the Center.  Requires that the Board or its designated representative plan, design, and construct all such projects, with the approval of the Secretary (or designee) before commencement of such activities.  Requires the Secretary to transfer funds for such activities to the Board.  Requires the Board to submit quarterly progress reports to the Secretary (or designee) on such activities. Requires the Board, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Interior, to designate the maintenance, repair, alteration, and other services to be performed for the Center, in order to ensure that such services will meet Board's requirements for high quality operations.  Prohibits the Board from requiring the expenditure of funds in excess of those appropriated for such purposes. Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Center for: (1) capital projects and for maintenance, repair, and security services (these funds go to the Secretary of the Interior to cover the Board's expenses and their use is prohibited for performing arts related production expenses); and (2) education and outreach programs (these funds go to the Secretary of Education, to be granted to the Board to carry out these activities).",2025-08-26T15:16:40Z,
102-s-3364,102,s,3364,"A bill to amend certain provisions of law relating to establishment, in the District of Columbia or its environs, of a memorial to honor Thomas Paine.",Public Lands and Natural Resources,1992-10-07,1992-10-08,Message on Senate action sent to the House.,Senate,"Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID]",ID,R,S001138,0,Amends Federal law to authorize the Thomas Paine National Historical Association to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor Thomas Paine.  Makes the Association solely responsible for expenses for the establishment of the memorial. Requires excess funds for the memorial to be remitted to the Secretary of the Treasury.,2021-06-02T15:40:53Z,
102-s-3365,102,s,3365,Central Valley Project Fish and Wildlife Act of 1992,Water Resources Development,1992-10-07,1992-10-08,Message on Senate action sent to the House.,Senate,"Sen. Seymour, John [R-CA]",CA,R,S000269,0,"Central Valley Project Fish and Wildlife Act of 1992 - Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from entering into any new short-term, temporary, or long-term contracts or agreements for water supply from the Central Valley Project (CVP), California (a Bureau of Reclamation facility) for any purpose other than fish and wildlife before certain requirements have been met.  Provides an exception to such prohibition for certain contracts. Requires the Secretary to renew any existing long-term repayment or water service contract for the delivery of CVP water for a period of 25 years, with additional 25-year renewals, subject to reclamation law pricing requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts with:  (1) the Tuolumne Regional Water District for delivery of water from the New Melones project to the county's water distribution system; (2) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the delivery in perpetuity of water to meet the needs of the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery; and (3) the Watsonville subarea of the San Felipe Division of the CVP upon completion of a specified plan of study. Requires all CVP repayment contracts providing for water service and water service contracts for agricultural, municipal, or industrial purposes that are renewed after this Act's enactment date to make water available to contracting entities pursuant to a system of tiered water pricing.  Sets forth requirements for such system. Directs the Secretary to develop, select, and implement specified actions with respect to fish and wildlife habitat issues in the California Central Valley. Includes among initial actions that the Secretary shall take by specified dates:  (1) negotiation and execution of agreements with the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) to mitigate the direct fishery losses associated with the operation of the Tracy Pumping Plant and the Contra Costa Canal Pumping Plant numbered one and to eliminate, to the extent practicable, losses of salmon and steelhead trout due to flow fluctuations caused by the operation of Keswick, Nimbus, and Lewiston Regulating Dams; (2) installation and operation of a structural temperature control device at Shasta Dam and development and implementation of modifications in CVP operations to allow for control of water temperatures in the upper Sacramento River sufficient to protect salmon; (3) rehabilitation and expansion of the Coleman National Fish Hatchery; (4) development and implementation of a gravel replenishment program to restore and replenish spawning gravel lost due to the construction and operation of Shasta, Folsom, and New Melones Dams, bank protection programs, and other actions that have reduced availability of spawning gravel in the upper Sacramento River and the American and Stanislaus Rivers; and (5) development and implementation of a Delta Cross Channel monitoring and operational program to protect striped bass eggs and larvae as they approach the Delta Cross Channel gates. Directs the Secretary to establish an assessment program to monitor fish and wildlife resources in the Central Valley and to assess the biological results of restoration and enhancement actions. Requires the Secretary to develop, evaluate, select, and implement, by specified dates, actions that address specified fish and wildlife protection, restoration, and enhancement issues, including:  (1) developing and implementing programs to eliminate the need to reduce Keswick Dam releases every Spring to place the Anderson-Cottonwood Irrigation District's Diversion Dam into operation and every Fall to take the Dam out of operation to minimize fish passage problems for salmon at the CVP Red Bluff Diversion Dam and to augment natural production of salmon and steelhead trout population levels in the San Joaquin River system in above-normal water years through means of artificial production; (2) constructing and operating a new satellite hatchery to augment the single and dual purpose channels  at the Tehama Colusa Fish Facility and to further mitigate the impact of Shasta Dam on fishery resources; (3) constructing a salmon and steelhead trout hatchery on the Yuba River; (4) negotiating and executing an agreement with the CDFG that requires the release of the minimum flows necessary to take full advantage of the spawning, incubation, rearing, and outmigration potential of the Upper Sacramento River and the Lower American River for salmon, subject to the physical capabilities of the CVP facilities involved; (5) providing flows to allow sufficient spawning, incubation, rearing, and outmigration conditions for salmon and steelhead trout from Whiskeytown Dam and a new fish ladder constructed at the McCormick-Saeltzer Dam; (6) evaluating and implementing a program to correct a defective fish screen at the Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District's Sacramento River diversion; (7) assisting in the funding of enforcement measures to reduce the numbers of striped bass illegally taken from the San Francisco Bay Estuary and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta; (8) participating in a program to mitigate for fishery impacts associated with operations of the Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District's Hamilton City Pumping Plant; (9) providing such assistance as may be requested by the State of California to develop and implement fishing regulations that protect the older, more productive striped bass females in order to maintain a viable reproducing striped bass population; and (10) developing and implementing measures that will provide additional dependable water supplies of suitable quality. Directs:  (1) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to expedite, and complete by December 31, 1995, efforts to clean up mines causing intermittent releases of lethal concentrations of dissolved metals from the Spring Creek Debris Dam; and (2) the Secretary, in the interim, to provide water from the Keswick Dam sufficient to dilute the Spring Creek Debris Dam discharges to concentration levels that allow survival of fish life below Keswick Dam, except when the U.S. Corps of Engineers flood control criteria for Shasta Dam limits that capability. Authorizes the Secretary to construct, in partnership with the State of California, a barrier at the head of Old River in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta by December 31, 1995, to partially mitigate the impact of the CVP and State Water project pumping plants in the south Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta on the survival of young outmigrating salmon that are diverted from the San Joaquin River to the pumps. Directs the Secretary to:  (1) participate in the San Joaquin River Management Program; and (2) evaluate in-basin needs in the Stanislaus River basin and investigate alternative storage, release, and delivery regimes for satisfying both in- and out-of-basin needs. Authorizes and directs the Secretary to provide firm water supplies to improve wetland habitat areas on National Wildlife Refuge System units in the Central Valley of California; the Gray Lodge, Los Banos, Volta, North Grasslands, and Mendota State wildlife management areas; and the Grasslands Resources Conservation District, subject to certain requirements. Directs the Secretary to:  (1) identify additional actions that would provide mitigation of CVP impacts on, protect, and restore Central Valley fish and wildlife habitat; (2) develop the information needed to evaluate such actions technically, determine the economic and biological feasibility using specified criteria, determine appropriate cost allocations specific to each action, and select actions to recommend to the Congress for authorization to implement; and (3) report to the Congress according to a specified schedule until the year 2010. Sets forth fish and wildlife habitat issues to be evaluated by the Secretary, including:  (1) determination of the flows and habitat restoration measures needed to protect, restore, and enhance salmon and steelhead trout in parts of the San Joaquin River; (2) investigation of actions allowing closure or screening of the Delta Cross Channel and Georgiana Slough to prevent the diversion of out-migrating salmon and steelhead trout through those facilities; (3) as a means of increasing survival of migrating young fish, investigation of the feasibility of using short pulses of increased water flows to move salmon, steelhead trout, and striped bass into and through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta; (4) investigation of ways to maintain suitable temperatures for young salmon survival in the lower Sacramento River and in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta by controlling or relocating the discharge of irrigation return flows and sewage effluent; (5) investigation of the need for additional hatchery production to mitigate the impacts of water development on Central Valley fisheries where no other feasible means of mitigation is available or where hatchery production would enhance efforts to increase natural production of a particular species; (6) investigation of measures available to correct flow pattern problems in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta created by the operation of the CVP and the California State Water Project; (7) evaluation of measures to avoid unqualified losses of juvenile anadromous fish due to unscreened or inadequately screened diversions on the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, their tributaries, and in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta; and (8) elimination of barriers to upstream migration of salmon and steelhead trout adults to spawning areas downstream of existing storage facilities in the Central Valley caused by agricultural diversions and other obstructions. Directs the Secretary to consider specified criteria and factors and issue findings thereon when determining which alternate programs, policies, or procedures should be implemented to protect and restore fish and wildlife conditions. Sets forth provisions with respect to:  (1) cost allocations; (2) additional authorities; and (3) funding to carry out the purposes and provisions of this Act. Establishes the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund and authorizes appropriations from the Fund to carry out this Act. Directs the Secretary to collect an annual fee from CVP beneficiaries to recover costs of fish, wildlife, and habitat restoration programs. Authorizes the Secretary, subject to specified limitations, to approve all transfer agreements:  (1) among CVP contractors and between CVP contractors and noncontractors involving CVP water within the authorized CVP service area; (2) between CVP contractors and parties outside the CVP service area upon the determination that as a result of the proposed transaction over the term of the agreement there is no net export of water out of the CVP service area of the transferor; and (3) between CVP water contractors and parties outside the CVP service area where the Secretary determines that as a result of the proposed transaction over the term  of the agreement there will be a net export of water out of the service area of the transferor, provided that the water being transferred would not otherwise be available to other consumptive beneficial uses absent implementation of the program and that, over the term of the agreement in question, the transfer will have no significant, long-term adverse impact on groundwater conditions in the transferor's service area. Sets forth provisions with respect to transfers of water developed through temporary or permanent land fallowing. Specifies that:  (1) all existing and future contracts for CVP water shall be deemed to allow for the transfers and exchanges provided for within this Act; and (2) specified agreements entered into under this Act shall provide that, during the years of actual transfer, CVP water subject to transfer shall be repaid at full cost. Requires all existing CVP agricultural contractors, within two years after the enactment of this Act, to submit a report to the Secretary which identifies water conservation practices and analyzes the cost and benefits to that entity and its customers of implementing each of such practices and any additional practices the Secretary determines should be analyzed. Requires all CVP agricultural contractors to develop a plan for implementation of such practices determined by the entity within the required water conservation report to be financially and otherwise feasible for the specific entity.  Requires the entity to complete the plan for implementation within one year after completion of such report.  Specifies that financially feasible conservation practices that will cause environmental harm or that are inconsistent with other legal requirements shall not be required to be implemented. Establishes a Water Conservation Incentive Program which shall be administered by the Secretary to encourage and assist with the on-farm implementation of the water conservation practices set forth in this Act. Directs the Secretary to require all CVP municipal and industrial water users, to the extent they provide retail, municipal, and industrial water service, to comply with the provisions of a specified memorandum regarding urban water conservation in California. Requires the Secretary to evaluate the benefits and cost analysis for each of the water conservation practices found by the specific water user preparing the required reports not to be feasible and to determine:  (1) which practices would make additional water available to Central Valley streams or to a usable ground water basin that would not otherwise be available; and (2) for each of specified practices, the benefit/cost ratio of implementation if that water were used to fulfill wildlife refuge water supply obligations or made available to other water agencies through the transfer provisions established by this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to implement those water conservation practices identified which conserve water, are economically feasible, and are prudent, with the entity holding the contractual right to the water conserved and then make that water available for use by Central Valley refuges as required by provisions of this Act, subject to specified requirements. Directs the Secretary to negotiate for, and report to the Congress on, the transfer of the CVP to the State of California. Requires the Secretary to credit any expenditures by the State in this Act for fish and wildlife mitigation, protection, and restoration to the purchase price negotiated for the sale of the CVP.",2025-08-26T15:14:30Z,
102-s-3366,102,s,3366,ADAMHA Reorganization Technical Amendments Act of 1992,Health,1992-10-07,1992-11-20,Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.,Senate,"Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA]",MA,D,K000105,1,"ADAMHA Reorganization Technical Amendments Act of 1992 - Makes technical amendments to the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), as amended by P.L. 102-321 (ADAMHA Reorganization Act). Amends the PHSA to exclude grants under the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act from certain grant requirements under PHSA provisions relating to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Requires maintenance of a clearinghouse for substance abuse information and a clearinghouse for mental health information (currently, requires a clearinghouse for substance abuse and mental health information). Mandates appointment of an Associate Administrator for AIDS Policy and Programs to promote, monitor, and evaluate SAMHSA activities relating to transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Excludes contracts for program resources from a requirement of peer review for grants through the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, and the Center for Mental Health Services.  Modifies peer review requirements for the Centers. Allows grants for mental health and substance abuse treatment services for homeless individuals to be made to States as well as to community-based entities.  Requires any such grants to States to be expended solely to make grants to political subdivisions and to private nonprofit entities. Allows funds from grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts for substance abuse treatment for pregnant and postpartum women to be used for services to women with dependent children who are neither pregnant nor postpartum. Makes violation of confidentiality of records provisions a class A misdemeanor and require a fine in accordance with the Federal criminal code.  (Current law requires a fine in accordance with that code, but makes no classification of the offense.) Authorizes the Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (currently, authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through such Institute) to designate National Alcohol Research Centers. Allows States receiving grants for programs on breast and cervical cancers to expend the grants through grants and contracts with public or private (currently, public or nonprofit private) entities. Requires that substance abuse treatment programs under block grants to States make early intervention services for HIV available to individuals at the program site or in coordination with the program in which the individuals are undergoing the treatment (currently, at the program site). Allows categorical grants to States for expansion of the capacity for substance abuse treatment to be used for inpatient hospital services when medically necessary for an individual. Amends ADAMHA Reorganization Act temporary provisions regarding funding to provide that amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1992 shall be available for obligation until December 31, 1992. Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to repeal provisions authorizing appropriations for community-based mental health services to homeless individuals who are chronically mentally ill.",2025-08-26T15:16:24Z,
102-s-3367,102,s,3367,Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Lease Settlements Act of 1992,Labor and Employment,1992-10-07,1992-10-09,Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.,Senate,"Sen. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT]",VT,R,J000072,0,Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Lease Settlements Act of 1992 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for the treatment of certain settlement agreements reached with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation as leases.,2026-03-23T12:41:21Z,
102-s-3368,102,s,3368,"A bill to provide for the establishment of the Brown versus Board of Education National Historic Site in the State of Kansas, and for other purposes.",Public Lands and Natural Resources,1992-10-07,1992-10-08,Message on Senate action sent to the House.,Senate,"Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS]",KS,R,D000401,0,"Title I:  Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site - Establishes the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in Kansas. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to prepare and submit a general management plan for the historic site to specified congressional committees.  Authorizes appropriations. Title II:  Dry Tortugas National Park - Establishes the Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida.  Abolishes the Fort Jefferson National Monument. Specifies that the park shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a unit of the National Park Service and managed for specified purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to:  (1) acquire lands and interests in land within the park by donation or exchange; (2) exchange those Federal lands which were deleted from the park by specified boundary modifications and which are directly adjacent to lands owned by the State of Florida outside the park, for lands owned by Florida within the park boundary; and (3) lease or acquire, by purchase, donation, or exchange, and to operate incidental administrative and support facilities in Key West, Florida.  Provides for the transfer to the Secretary of jurisdiction over lands within the park boundaries determined by the U.S. Coast Guard to be excess to its needs, subject to specified requirements. Authorizes appropriations.",2021-06-02T15:40:54Z,
102-s-3369,102,s,3369,A bill to allow certain political subdivisions of the State of Arizona continued access to FBI identification records for a period of 180 days pending restoration of statutory authorization by the legislature of the State of Arizona.,Crime and Law Enforcement,1992-10-07,1992-10-09,Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.,Senate,"Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ]",AZ,D,D000185,0,Allows certain political subdivisions of the State of Arizona continued access to Federal Bureau of Investigation identification records for a period of 180 days pending restoration of statutory authorization by the Arizona legislature.,2021-06-02T15:40:55Z,
102-s-3370,102,s,3370,Swain County Settlement Act of 1992,Economics and Public Finance,1992-10-07,1992-10-08,"Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks.",Senate,"Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC]",NC,R,H000463,1,"Swain County Settlement Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to make unappropriated funds for FY 1993 available for the completion of the road along the north shore of the Fontana Reservoir, North Carolina, pursuant to a specified agreement. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay, out of unappropriated funds for FY 1993, a specified sum to Swain County, North Carolina, in full and complete settlement of all claims against the United States, the Department of the Interior, and the Tennessee Valley Authority arising out of such agreement to compensate the county for the loss of a highway. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act if necessary funds are not made available for FY 1993. Requires the Secretary to allocate funds and personnel to place a suitable historical marker at or near the approach to the Cherokee Qualls Reservation at Soco Gap, North Carolina, in recognition of Soco Gap and the contribution of the Cherokee Nation to North Carolina and the United States.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
102-s-3371,102,s,3371,Juvenile Arthritis Research Excellence Act,Health,1992-10-07,1992-12-22,Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.,Senate,"Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [D-AL]",AL,D,S000320,0,"Juvenile Arthritis Research Excellence Act - Amends provisions of the Public Health Service Act relating to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMSD) to provide for planning, research, and other matters focusing on such diseases (especially arthritis) in children, including providing for the establishment of a multipurpose arthritis and musculoskeletal disease center for children. Makes related changes in the National Arthritis Advisory Board.",2025-08-26T15:18:05Z,
102-s-3351,102,s,3351,A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to defer estate taxes on family farms and businesses.,Taxation,1992-10-06,1992-10-06,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA]",LA,D,B000780,0,"Amends the Internal Revenue Code to defer estate taxes on small family farms and businesses worth less than $50 million until six months after:  (1) the disposition of 40 percent or more of the value of the farm or business to nonfamily members; (2) the disposition of 60 percent or more of the farm or business to a family member who is not a qualified heir; (3) the management or control of such assets belongs to a nonfamily member for 270 consecutive days or longer; or (4) the cessation of the use of the assets in a qualified farm, trade, or business. Limits such estate taxes to the present value of the assets.",2025-01-14T18:59:41Z,
102-s-3352,102,s,3352,Environmental Innovation Research Act of 1992,Environmental Protection,1992-10-06,1992-10-06,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT]",CT,D,L000304,0,"Environmental Innovation Research Act of 1992 - Establishes an Office for the Development of Critical Environmental Technology in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Requires the EPA Administrator, acting through the Office Director, to:  (1) carry out a critical environmental technology research program; and (2) conduct an environmental innovation research program. Requires the heads of covered Federal agencies (agencies for which more than $50,000,000 per fiscal year is made available for environmental research and development or cleanup) to establish research programs for the commercialization of critical environmental technology to:  (1) further the progress of cleanup and pollution prevention activities; and (2) avoid future pollution and cleanup problems.  Directs such agencies to set aside funding for such programs.  Sets forth phases of such programs and authorizes agreements with private businesses to carry out such research. Requires the Office Director to compile an annotated list of critical environmental technologies and provide for periodic list updates. Establishes a Critical Environmental Technology Task Force to coordinate the distribution of critical environmental technology and data, review research proposals, and ensure complementary research efforts. Directs the heads of covered Federal agencies to report annually to the Director on funding agreements under the environmental technology program and the percentage of successful commercialization efforts in critical environmental technology. Requires the Administrator to promulgate guidelines for Federal environmental innovation research programs. Directs the Administrator to survey and monitor all phases of the research programs of covered agencies. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-26T15:13:41Z,
102-s-3353,102,s,3353,A bill to amend section 848 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that certain noncancellable accident and health insurance policies of small insurance companies be treated in the same manner as group life insurance contracts.,Taxation,1992-10-06,1992-10-06,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA]",PA,R,S000709,0,Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for treating qualified accident and health insurance contracts of small insurance companies in the same manner as group life insurance contracts for purposes of capitalization of certain policy acquisition expenses.,2025-01-14T18:59:41Z,
102-s-3354,102,s,3354,"A bill entitled ""The Private Sector Whistleblowers' Protection Act of 1992"".",Government Operations and Politics,1992-10-06,1992-10-06,Referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY]",WY,R,W000092,0,"Provides persons subject to regulatory action with protection against reprisal for disclosing agency waste, mismanagement, abuse of authority, or other prohibited regulatory practices.",2025-01-14T19:03:55Z,
102-s-3355,102,s,3355,"A bill to amend chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code, relating to regulatory flexibility analysis.",Government Operations and Politics,1992-10-06,1992-10-06,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY]",WY,R,W000092,0,"Amends the Regulatory Flexibility Act to provide for:  (1) judicial review of certain administrative certification decisions; and (2) regulatory flexibility analysis of Internal Revenue Service rules. Defines ""impact"" to mean the effects of a proposed or final rule which an agency can anticipate at the time of publication and includes the effects imposed by such rule.",2025-01-14T19:03:55Z,
102-s-3356,102,s,3356,Employment Dispute Resolution Act of 1992,"Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues",1992-10-06,1992-10-06,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO]",MO,R,D000030,0,"Employment Dispute Resolution Act of 1992 - Amends title VII (Equal Employment Opportunities) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide for pre-litigation mediation by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) or another mediator.  Prohibits suit while mediation is pending.  Sets forth procedures and requirements. Amends Federal law to provide for pre-suit mediation, by the FMCS or another mediator, of disputes involving enforcement of employment-related contracts under provisions relating to equal rights under the law. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-26T15:13:52Z,
102-s-3357,102,s,3357,Punitive Damages Reform Act of 1992,Law,1992-10-06,1992-10-06,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO]",MO,R,D000030,0,"Punitive Damages Reform Act of 1992 - Prohibits the award of punitive damages for any claim that arises under Federal law or that involves commerce within Federal jurisdiction, with respect to which a punitive fine is sought. Authorizes a court to assess a punitive fine with respect to a claim for which punitive damages were previously available, subject to the following requirements:  (1) the plaintiff must plead that a punitive fine is sought; and (2) a prayer for such a fine shall be stricken prior to trial unless the plaintiff presents to the court, at least 30 days prior to trial, prima facie evidence sufficient to sustain the assessment of such a fine. Prohibits the assessment of a punitive fine unless:  (1) the court finds that punishment and deterrence are warranted by the facts and circumstances of the case; (2) the plaintiff establishes by clear and convincing evidence that, relative to the act or omission on which the claim is based, the defendant (or, under specified circumstances, the defendant's agent) acted with malice; (3) the plaintiff establishes by clear and convincing evidence all other facts necessary to support the assessment of such a fine; and (4) economic damages, noneconomic damages, or a combination thereof, in excess of nominal damages, are awarded with respect to such claim. Requires:  (1) the court to determine the liability of a defendant for a punitive fine unless the question of liability for punitive damages on a claim with respect to which the punitive fine is sought is one that was required to be referred to a jury prior to this Act's enactment, in which case the question shall be decided by a jury; and (2) any such jury to answer a special interrogatory as to whether the plaintiff has shown by clear and convincing evidence that the act or omission of the defendant on which the claim is based was performed with malice rather than being performed through mere negligence or gross negligence. Sets forth factors to be considered in determining the amount of a punitive fine to be assessed.  Directs that the amount of such fine be sufficient to punish the defendant for the defendant's past conduct on which the claim is based and to deter the defendant and others from engaging in similar conduct in the future. Requires that, at the request of any party, a claim governed by this Act that is tried before a jury be conducted in a bifurcated trial (according to specified guidelines), before the same jury in both phases, unless a party demonstrates that the interest of avoiding the additional time and expense of conducting a bifurcated trial significantly outweighs the benefits of fairness to the requesting party in conducting a bifurcated trial. Specifies that:  (1) when such a claim is brought against more than one defendant, a punitive fine shall be assessed against each defendant specifically, and each defendant shall be liable only for the amount of the assessment made against that defendant; and (2) the amounts of such fines assessed against each defendant shall be based on their relative degrees of culpability. Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to create any claim for punitive damages or a punitive fine for which punitive damages were not available prior to this Act's enactment.",2025-08-26T15:14:20Z,
102-s-3358,102,s,3358,"A bill to limit the amount of funds that may be used for administrative expenses under chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, to conduct a study regarding the share of Federal funds used for administrative expenses by State and local recipients under certain Federal education programs, and for other purposes.",Education,1992-10-06,1992-10-06,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.,Senate,"Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY]",NY,R,D000018,0,Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to limit the amount of funds which local educational agencies may use for administrative expenses under chapter 1 (Financial Assistance to Meet Special Educational Needs of Children) of title I (Basic Programs) of ESEA. Directs the Secretary of Education to conduct a study to determine the actual share of Federal funds used for administrative expenses by State and local recipients of funds under certain Federal programs of assistance for elementary and secondary school education.,2025-04-21T12:24:17Z,
102-s-3359,102,s,3359,Manufacturing Application and Education Network Act of 1992,Commerce,1992-10-06,1992-10-06,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.,Senate,"Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT]",CT,D,L000304,0,"Manufacturing Application and Education Network Act of 1992 - Requires the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Conservation and Renewable Energy, and the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to comprise a selection committee which shall use competitive procedures to select a managing consortium to establish and administer the operations of the Manufacturing Application and Education Network (Network) Centers established in accordance with this Act.  Outlines criteria for selection of a managing consortium, including having a primary mission of developing and deploying advanced manufacturing technologies and having the capacity to transfer such technologies to other areas.  States that the first consortium so selected shall manage the Network Centers for five years, with each consortium selected thereafter managing such Centers for three years. Requires the consortium selected, with the support of a task force created later under this Act, to establish and oversee the administration of not less than 150 Network Centers within ten years after the date of enactment of this Act.  Requires each consortium to develop a Network propagation plan that shall:  (1) include a plan for the establishment of the Centers nationwide, upon the approval of the consortium; and (2) be based upon economic development and manufacturing profiles submitted to the consortium for approval by each of the 50 States.  Requires:  (1) the consortium to submit to the OSTP Director for distribution to all organizations involved in establishing the Centers a copy of establishment and business plans of each Center, as well as quarterly reports; and (2) the OSTP Director to report to the Senate and House Armed Services and Small Business Committees evaluating the progress and plans of the Network Centers. States that a Network Center may only be established and supported under this Act with the approval of the appropriate selected consortium, in consultation with a representative selected by the Secretary of Defense. Allows a consortium to approve the establishment and support of a Center only if such Center promotes the deployment of innovative and robust technology into U.S. manufacturing companies by conducting activities in:  (1) technology awareness; (2) technology education; (3) technology demonstration; (4) technology application support; and (5) technology advancement support.  Limits the amount of Federal funds authorized to be allocated to each Network Center by the consortium.  Requires each Network Center to enter into a written agreement with the United States to share all information and technology developed by the Center while using Federal funds. Requires the OSTP Director to establish a task force under the auspices of the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering and Technology.  Requires the task force to:  (1) develop a government-wide plan to utilize the skilled work force of the Federal laboratories to support Network Center operations; (2) develop a streamlined process for Federal agencies to identify and transfer existing Government technologies and equipment that would be of value to the Network; and (3) develop and implement a plan for the OSTP to periodically communicate to all relevant Federal agencies and the Congress concerning the progress being made in Federal programs involving technology transfer.  Requires assistance from certain Federal officials in maximizing export opportunities for small and disadvantaged small business concerns participating in Network Centers. Directs the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary for Export Administration, to:  (1) collect sourcing data on existing Federal procurements; (2) analyze such data in order to determine U.S. ability to supply components for critical and enabling technologies to current and future world markets; (3) identify the technologies that are deemed critical to reach full-scale production within a two-year period; and (4) provide detailed reports to the consortium on the findings. Amends the Small Business Act to authorize exclusive small business set-asides for Federal procurement of components and subsystems produced in Network Centers established under this Act.  Directs breakout procurement center representatives established under such Act to provide written notification to a contractor or subcontractor that if two or more bids are received from small or disadvantaged small business concerns participating in Network Centers under this Act, the procurement contract for such component or subsystem must be set aside for competition among small and disadvantaged small business concerns in the United States.  Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a program to promote the award of Federal procurement contracts to small and disadvantaged small business concerns that participate in the Network Centers under this Act, including contracts for the procurement of systems and components of critical technologies. Provides credits to Federal contracting officers and their Government contractors who support the achievement of Government targets for small business contracting.  Outlines eligibility requirements for small or disadvantaged small business concerns to receive contract awards under the program, including a priority among such small and disadvantaged small businesses. Prohibits a contract awarded under such program from exceeding the lowest qualified bid received by a participating small or disadvantaged small business concern by more than ten percent.",2025-08-26T15:18:08Z,
102-s-3360,102,s,3360,A bill to provide for a program for the diversification of the activities of certain Federal laboratories.,Armed Forces and National Security,1992-10-06,1992-10-06,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.,Senate,"Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT]",CT,D,L000304,1,"Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish the Federal Defense Laboratory Diversification Program.  Specifies that:  (1) the laboratories covered by the Program shall include all Department of Defense (DOD) owned or operated laboratories and DOD federally funded research and development (R&D) centers that undertake more than $5 million in research (Defense laboratories); and (2) the Program shall be managed by Director of Defense Research and Engineering. Directs the Program to undertake cooperation between Defense laboratories and private industry to promote:  (1) the development and application of dual-use manufacturing technologies to improve quality and efficiency in the manufacture of both civilian and defense-oriented products; (2) the development and commercialization of dual-use product technologies; (3) the transfer of defense or dual-use technologies from laboratories to the private sector for the purpose of commercialization through patent, royalty, and license agreements, cooperative R&D agreements, and other cooperative agreements and through symposia, meetings, and other mechanisms; and (4) the efficient adoption and adaptation of civilian manufacturing product and process technologies to defense needs in sectors critical to maintaining defense preparedness. Requires the Director of Research and Engineering to develop, for each category of diversification activity for each Defense laboratory covered by this Act, benchmarks which cover FY 1993-95 and include for each such fiscal year:  (1) the budget resources, manpower, and facilities to be utilized by each laboratory; and (2) the dollar value of patents, royalties, and licenses broken down by product or SIC code to be sought and pursued by each laboratory, in implementing the Program. Requires the Director, with respect to the budget resources, manpower, and facilities to be utilized by each Defense laboratory covered by the Program to establish benchmarks concerning the number and value of cooperative R&D and other cooperative agreements to be established and undertaken allocating, as appropriate, a minimum of two to five percent of budget to such cooperative work within two years of the Program's establishment. Specifies that:  (1) Program benchmarks shall be established within 180 days; (2) upon their establishment, each Defense laboratory shall promptly proceed to implement them within its overall budget and utilizing other funds that may be available for implementation of this Act; and (3) benchmarks shall be updated each fiscal year on an ongoing basis. Directs each:  (1) Defense laboratory participating in the Program to establish an industry and academic advisory panel to promote cooperation between the laboratory and the private sector in carrying out the Program; and (2) laboratory to utilize its panel to oversee the development of each year's research plan and the implementation of the Program and its benchmarks and to provide advice on how to enhance the dual-use properties of the laboratory's research work on a project-by-project basis. Sets forth reporting requirements. Requires the Director of the Office of Technology Assessment to: (1) subject to the approval of the Technology Assessment Board, undertake an evaluation of practices and procedures that have proven effective in promoting specified elements of the Program, both in laboratories covered by the Program and elsewhere; and (2) evaluate the effectiveness of the Program in achieving optimal cooperation with private industry in meeting such elements and make recommendations for any improvements in practices and procedures for cooperating with industry that should be implemented. Directs the Director of Research and Engineering to utilize the recommendations and results of such study in ongoing implementation of the Program.",2025-01-14T17:07:58Z,
102-s-3361,102,s,3361,Child Support Enforcement Amendments of 1992,Social Welfare,1992-10-06,1992-10-06,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY]",NY,D,M001054,0,"Child Support Enforcement Amendments of 1992 - Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act to treat the Federal Government and the government of the District of Columbia (D.C.) as private employers for purposes of child support orders requiring enrollment for health insurance coverage of the dependent children of the employees of such governments or the custodial parents of such dependent children. Provides that if an absent parent fails to obtain health insurance coverage for a dependent child or a custodial parent, the absent parent's employer (whether Federal, D.C., or private) will be required to enroll the dependent child or custodial parent in a health insurance plan pursuant to a State child support order.  Makes any such employer who fails to obtain or maintain such health insurance liable for any expenses incurred for health care provided to a dependent child or custodial parent after the employer has been served notice of a child support order. Authorizes sanctions against any employer who retaliates against any absent parent subject to a child support order providing for health insurance coverage of a dependent child or custodial parent. Prohibits certain restrictions in health insurance policies limiting coverage to:  (1) children living with a parent insured under the policy; or (2) legitimate children. Delays child support order review and modification requirements until such time as the State has established an automated child support tracking system, but not later than October 1, 1995. Gives States more time to achieve substantial compliance with child support enforcement program requirements. Amends the Family Support Act of 1988 to provide that the level of Federal funding for automated child support tracking systems is available until FY 2001 for systems in place by 1995. Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide that State child support enforcement laws which require an employer to enroll an employee's child or the custodial parent of such child in any health insurance plan provided by such employer are not subject to ERISA preemption. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Child Support Advisory Committee to assist the Secretary in preparing and submitting to the Congress recommendations for a revised Federal child support audit process.",2025-08-26T15:15:40Z,
102-s-3316,102,s,3316,Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Lease Settlements Act of 1992,Labor and Employment,1992-10-05,1992-10-05,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT]",VT,R,J000072,0,Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Lease Settlements Act of 1992 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for the treatment of certain settlement agreements reached with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation as leases.,2025-08-26T15:15:48Z,
102-s-3317,102,s,3317,"A bill to amend the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 to carry out research, and develop judicial training curricula, relating to child custody litigation.",Law,1992-10-05,1992-10-05,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]",UT,R,H000338,0,"Amends the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 to authorize the use of Institute funds to conduct up to five projects to:  (1) investigate and carry out research regarding State judicial decisions relating to child custody litigation involving domestic violence; (2) develop training curricula to assist State courts to develop an understanding of, and appropriate responses to, child custody litigation involving domestic violence; and (3) disseminate the results of such investigation and research and the curricula to State courts.",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
102-s-3318,102,s,3318,Battered Women's Testimony Act of 1992,Law,1992-10-05,1992-10-05,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]",UT,R,H000338,0,"Battered Women's Testimony Act of 1992 - Directs the State Justice Institute to make  grants to or enter into contracts with a single eligible entity to:  (1) collect on a a nationwide basis and analyze information regarding the admissibility and quality of expert testimony on the experiences of battered women offered either as part of the defense or as part of the prosecution in criminal cases under State law and regarding sources of, and methods of obtaining, funds to pay costs incurred in providing such testimony, particular in cases in which the defendant or the prosecuting witness is an indigent woman; (2) develop training materials to assist battered women, operators of domestic violence shelters, advocates for battered women, and attorneys in using such testimony in appropriate cases and to assist individuals with expertise in the experiences of battered women in developing skills appropriate to providing such testimony; and (3) disseminate such information and training materials and provide related technical assistance to battered women, shelter operators, advocates, attorneys, and individuals providing testimony.  Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-26T15:15:01Z,
102-s-3319,102,s,3319,Congressional Wastebuster Act of 1992,Economics and Public Finance,1992-10-05,1992-10-05,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.,Senate,"Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO]",CO,R,B000919,0,Congressional Wastebuster Act of 1992 - Prohibits the amount of budget authority provided to the legislative branch of the United States from exceeding 50 percent of the amount appropriated for FY 1992 in each of FY 1993 through 1997.,2025-08-26T15:14:13Z,
102-s-3320,102,s,3320,Agricultural Price Support Elimination Act of 1992,Agriculture and Food,1992-10-05,1992-10-05,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.,Senate,"Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO]",CO,R,B000919,0,"Agricultural Price Support Elimination Act of 1992 - Amends certain agricultural Acts to repeal price support and other specified agricultural assistance programs for milk, cotton, rice, honey, and tobacco.",2025-08-26T15:13:52Z,
102-s-3321,102,s,3321,A bill to control the growth of mandatory spending.,Economics and Public Finance,1992-10-05,1992-10-05,"Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or to be discharged.",Senate,"Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO]",CO,R,B000919,0,"Prohibits, beginning with FY 1993 and fiscal years thereafter, the growth in mandatory spending for all programs, except Social Security, from exceeding a level that allows for beneficiary and inflation growth. Prohibits a congressional budget resolution or any bill, resolution, amendment, or conference report from causing mandatory funding from exceeding such level.  Requires a three-fifths vote in the House or Senate to waive such prohibition. Requires a sequester in any fiscal year that mandatory spending levels exceed the cap levels.",2025-01-14T19:03:55Z,
102-s-3322,102,s,3322,A bill to reduce the Federal budget deficit by eliminating entitlement and other mandatory payments by the United States to wealthy individuals and large corporations.,Economics and Public Finance,1992-10-05,1992-10-05,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO]",CO,R,B000919,0,"Reduces the Federal budget deficit by eliminating entitlement and other mandatory payments by the United States to wealthy individuals (with income exceeding $120,000) and large corporations.",2025-01-14T19:03:55Z,
102-s-3323,102,s,3323,International Commodity Organization Reform Act of 1992,International Affairs,1992-10-05,1992-10-05,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.,Senate,"Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO]",CO,R,B000919,0,"International Commodity Organization Reform Act of 1992 - Prohibits funds appropriated under any law from being used for continuing U.S. membership in, or making U.S. payments to, the:  (1) International Coffee Organization; (2) International Jute Organization; (3) International Natural Rubber Organization; or (4) International Tropical Timber Organization. Requires the Secretary of State to review all international commodity organizations to which the United States is a party.  Directs the President to report to the Congress about international commodity organizations that are anticonsumer and to submit a plan to withdraw from such organizations.  Requires the President, for each organization reviewed by the Secretary that is not covered in the congressional report, to certify to the Congress that U.S. membership in the organization would not result in:  (1) prices which are artificially higher for American consumers than they would be in a free market; and (2) restraining the supply and availability of products to American consumers.",2025-08-26T15:13:41Z,
102-s-3324,102,s,3324,Amtrak Wastebuster and Reform Act of 1992,Transportation and Public Works,1992-10-05,1992-10-05,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.,Senate,"Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO]",CO,R,B000919,0,Amtrak Wastebuster and Reform Act of 1992 - Declares that Federal subsidies to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) shall be reduced by not less than $2.5 billion over the next five years. Amends the Rail Passenger Service Act to require Amtrak to discontinue rail service on unprofitable routes.,2025-08-26T15:14:44Z,
102-s-3325,102,s,3325,"A bill to authorize appropriations for the Patent and Trademark Office in the Department of Commerce for fiscal year 1993, to provide that States are subject to suit for certain infringements of patents and plant variety protections, and infringements of trademarks, and for other purposes.",Commerce,1992-10-05,1992-10-09,Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ]",AZ,D,D000185,0,"Title I:  Patent and Trademark Office Authorization - Patent and Trademark Office Authorization Act of 1992 - Authorizes appropriations to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for FY 1993. Prohibits the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, during such period, from entering into any agreement for the exchange of items or services related to automatic data processing resources (including hardware, software, related services, and machine readable data).  Exempts agreements entered into with a foreign government or an international intergovernmental organization relating to data for automation programs. Amends the Patent and Trademark Office Authorization Act of 1991 to extend a patent information dissemination program through October 1, 1993. Directs the Commissioner to submit a report to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees that:  (1) compares fees for use of the international and national stages of the Patent Cooperation Treaty currently required by the Patent and Trademark Office, the European Patent Office, and the Japanese Patent Office; (2) estimates the average cost to the Patent and Trademark Office of providing such service and the corresponding service for national cases; and (3) describes the method by which the Office calculates fee levels for such services. Authorizes the Commissioner to accept the payment of any patent maintenance fee which is made within 24 months after the six-month grace period (currently, after the six-month grace period) if the delay was unintentional, or at any time. Permits the Commissioner to enter into agreements with the Technology Administration of the Department of Commerce to establish a program to evaluate patents in high technology fields for purposes of identifying industry trends, technological needs, and commercial applications.  Authorizes appropriations. Title II:  Patent and Plant Variety Protection Remedy Clarification - Patent and Plant Variety Protection Remedy Clarification Act - Amends Federal patent law and the Plant Variety Protection Act to provide that neither the States, their officers, nor their instrumentalities are immune from patent or plant variety protection infringement liability.  Provides the same remedies against State entities as are available against any private entity. Title III:  Trademark Remedy Clarification - Trademark Remedy Clarification Act - Amends the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide that neither the States, their officers, nor their instrumentalities are immune from trademark infringement liability.  Provides the same remedies for trademark infringement against State entities as are available against any private entity.",2021-06-02T15:40:45Z,
102-s-3326,102,s,3326,A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.,Finance and Financial Sector,1992-10-05,1992-10-09,"Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.",Senate,"Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA]",IA,D,H000206,1,"Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, with respect to contracts entered into by an insured depository institution before appointment of a conservator or receiver, to require an undercapitalized insured depository institution to notify the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) before entering into an agreement to sell credit card accounts receivable.  Cites circumstances under which the FDIC may, in its sole discretion, waive its right to repudiate such agreement.  Shields the FDIC from liability for its waiver action. Sets forth an interim definition of undercapitalized insured depository institution to signify one that does not comply with any currently applicable minimum capital standard prescribed by the appropriate Federal banking agency.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
102-s-3327,102,s,3327,"A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to permit the acre-for-acre transfer of an acreage allotment or quota for certain commodities, and for other purposes.",Agriculture and Food,1992-10-05,1992-10-28,Became Public Law No: 102-566.,Senate,"Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY]",KY,D,F000268,1,Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to permit an acre-for-acre transfer of certain tobacco acreage allotments.,2021-09-25T05:34:39Z,
102-s-3328,102,s,3328,Civilian Ex-Prisoner of War Health and Disability Benefits Act of 1992,Health,1992-10-05,1992-10-05,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA]",MA,D,K000105,6,Civilian Ex-Prisoner of War Health and Disability Benefits Act of 1992 - Entitles a former civilian prisoner of war (POW) to receive necessary medical care and disability benefits for any injury or disability resulting from the period of internment or hiding.  Requires any presumptive medical and dental condition related to a period of internment provided for former military POWs to be extended to former civilian POWs and requires that it be considered to have been incurred in or aggravated by the period of internment or hiding regardless of the absence of any record of the injury. Establishes an advisory committee to be known as the Former Civilian Prisoner of War Committee.,2025-08-26T15:13:51Z,
102-s-3329,102,s,3329,Trade Reorganization Act of 1992,Foreign Trade and International Finance,1992-10-05,1992-10-05,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE]",DE,R,R000460,5,"Trade Reorganization Act of 1992 - Title I:  General Provisions - Sets forth congressional findings with respect to the expansion of U.S. trade. Title II:  Department of Trade - Part A:  Establishment - Establishes the Department of Trade (Department), to be administered by a Secretary of Trade (Secretary) appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Directs the Secretary, among other things, to:  (1) exercise primary responsibility for developing international trade policy, including the initiation of international trade negotiations; (2) establish a national export strategy; and (3) promote new opportunities for U.S. products and services to compete in the world marketplace. Part B:  Office and Bureaus - Establishes:  (1) the Office of the Trade Representative; (2) the Bureau of Export Promotion; (3) the Bureau of Trade Policy and Analysis; and (4) the Bureau of Trade Administration. Part C:  Officers - Establishes within the Department:  (1) a Deputy Secretary of Trade; (2) a Trade Representative; (3) three Under Secretaries of Trade; (4) six Assistant Secretaries of Trade; (5) a General Counsel; (6) an Inspector General; and (7) a Permanent Representative to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. Part D:  Transfers to the Department - Transfers to the Secretary all functions of the :  (1) Secretary of Commerce, including functions relating to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; (2) Department of Commerce, including functions performed by certain of its officers and employees; (3) Director of the United States International Development Cooperation Agency relating to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation; and (4) Director of the United States International Development Cooperation Agency relating to the Trade and Development Program; and (5) the United States Trade Representative. Transfers to the Department the Export-Import Bank of the United States. Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to revise the membership of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States to consist of:  (1) the Under Secretary of the Bureau of Export Promotion of the Department as Chairman (currently, the President of the Bank serves as Chairman); (2) the President of the Bank as Vice Chairman; (3) the President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation; and (4) the Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service. Amends the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 to require the Commercial Service to provide certain assistance with respect to the Bank's lending, loan guarantee, and insurance activities. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to revise the membership of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation to consist of:  (1) the Under Secretary of the Bureau of Export Promotion of the Department as Chairman (currently, the Administrator of the Agency for International Development serves as Chairman, ex officio); (2) the President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation as Vice Chairman; and (3) the Director General of the United States Foreign and Commercial Service. Transfers all functions of the Bureau of Private Enterprise of the Agency for International Development to the United States and Foreign Commercial Service. Part E:  Administrative Provisions - Sets forth certain administrative provisions, including requiring the Secretary to transmit to the President and the Congress a report containing recommendations for:  (1) the establishment of a Professional Trade Service Corps to administer U.S. trade policies and activities; and (2) enhancing the National Trade Data Bank. Part F:  Related Agencies - Amends the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and the National Security Act of 1947 to revise the composition of the Interagency Trade Organization and the National Security Council to include the Secretary. Directs the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, in order to enhance the collection and analysis of intelligence information on trade issues, to establish a directorate of economic and trade intelligence within the Agency. Amends the Bretton Woods Agreement Act to require the U.S. executive director of the International Monetary Fund to consult with the Secretary with respect to matters under consideration by the Fund which relate to trade. Requires the Secretary, as Chairman of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee established by the President on May 23, 1990, to submit to the President a coordinated appropriations request for trade promotion functions of all agencies represented on the Committee. Part G:  Conforming Provisions - Amends specified Federal laws to set forth conforming provisions. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require the Secretary to:  (1) be the chief U.S. representative for trade neogotiation; (2) report and be responsible to the President and the Congress for the administration of certain trade agreements programs; (3) advise the President and the Congress with respect to nontariff barriers to international trade, international commodity agreements, and other matters related to the trade agreements programs; and (4) be responsible for specified reports to the Congress. Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to authorize the Secretary (currently, the Secretary of Commerce) to utilize the Foreign Service personnel system with respect to certain personnel. Amends the International Travel Act of 1961 to set forth the powers and duties of the Secretary (currently, the Secretary of Commerce) with respect to encouraging travel to the United States by residents of foreign countries. Repeals specified Federal laws. Title III:  Establishment of Technology Administration as Independent Agency - Part A:  Establishment of Technology Administration - Technology Administration Act of 1992 - Establishes the Technology Administration which shall be administered by an Administrator appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Transfers to the Administration all functions of:  (1) the Technology Administration; (2) the National Institute of Standards and Technology; (3) the National Technical Information Service; (4) the National Telecommunications and Information Administration; and (5) the Patent and Trademark Office.  Establishes such departments within the Administration. Sets forth the functions of the Administrator. Part B:  Administrative Provisions - Sets forth certain administrative provisions. Title IV:  Establishment of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as an Independent Agency - Part A:  Establishment of Administration - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act of 1992 - Establishes as an independent agency the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration which shall be administered by an Administrator appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.  Transfers all functions of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the Department of Commerce to the Administration. Part B:  Administrative Provisions - Sets forth certain administrative provisions. Title V:  Transfers to Other Federal Agencies - Part A:  Minority Business Development Agency - Transfers all functions of the Secretary of Commerce with respect to the Minority Business Development Agency to the Administrator of the Small Business Administration.  Declares that the Agency shall be a separate unit in the Small Business Administration. Part B:  Transfer of the Bureau of the Census to the Department of Labor - Transfers:  (1) all functions of the Secretary of Commerce with respect to the Bureau of Census to the Secretary of Labor; (2) the Bureau of the Census of the Department of Commerce to the Department of Labor; and (3) all functions of the Inspector General of the Department of Commerce to the Director of the Census.  Establishes the Bureau of the Census within the Department of Labor. Directs the Secretary of Labor to transmit to the President and the Congress a report containing recommendations for integrating the Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics within the Department of Labor to improve the Government's statistical collection activities. Title VI:  Transitional, Savings, and Conforming Provisions - Sets forth transitional, savings, and conforming provisions. Terminates the Department of Commerce. Title VII:  Miscellaneous - Sets forth effective dates. Sets forth provisions with respect to:  (1) interim appointments; and (2) personal and funding reductions. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-26T15:14:25Z,
102-s-3330,102,s,3330,A bill to make a technical amendment of the Clayton Act.,Commerce,1992-10-05,1992-10-09,Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH]",OH,D,M000678,1,"Amends the Clayton Act to require the Federal Trade Commission to publish certain adjusted figures, pertaining to interlocking directorates and officers, not later than January 31 (currently, October 30) of each year.",2021-06-02T15:40:47Z,
102-s-3331,102,s,3331,MediCORE Health Act of 1992,Health,1992-10-05,1992-10-05,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT]",VT,R,J000072,0,"MediCORE Health Act of  1992 - Title I:  Eligibility and Enrollment - Makes each legal resident of the United States eligible for CORE SERVICES through a MediCORE card under a State program. Title  II:  Administration by Federal MediCORE Board - Establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services a Federal MediCORE Board to be responsible for the overall administration of this Act and for the oversight of State compliance with this Act, as well as the development of CORE SERVICES and of specific State guidelines. Requires the Board to:  (1) publish and make available to each State a Model MediCORE Administration Manual; and (2) establish and administer the operation of a National Data Bank System with health care data and information. Specifies various health care studies to be conducted by the Board. Requires an annual report to the appropriate congressional committees on the state of the Nation's health care services. Title III:  CORE SERVICES - Requires the Board to provide for CORE SERVICES that include:  medically necessary services, Medicare services, supplemental benefits, preventive health care services, long-term health, custodial or personal assistance, and catastrophic care. Amends the Child Nutrition Act to authorize appropriations for the special supplemental food program. Title IV:  Federal MediCORE Guidelines - Establishes requirements for Federal MediCORE guidelines to be developed and implemented by the Board. Title V:  Approval and Oversight of State Programs - Grants approval and oversight authority to the Board over State programs. Title VI:  MediCORE Budget - Requires the Board to prepare an annual MediCORE Budget which provides each approved State program with health care revenue sharing payments. Established the MediCORE Trust Fund to make such payments. Provides funding for such Trust Fund through appropriations, the transfer of certain taxes, and the transfer of funds from social security trust funds. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on employees and employers to provide for health care revenue sharing. Imposes a MediCORE tax on individuals.  Makes other tax changes to conform to provisions of this Act. Title VII:  Preparation and Submission of MediCORE Budget to Congress - Requires the Board to annually submit a MediCORE budget report to the Congress. Title VIII:  Effective Date; Repeals; Transition; Relation to ERISA - Establishes the effective date for the MediCORE program. Repeals certain Acts and laws to conform to such program. Authorizes appropriations. Supersedes provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act to the extent inconsistent with this Act.",2025-08-26T15:17:31Z,
102-s-3332,102,s,3332,"A bill to establish the San Rafael Swell National Trails and Recreation Area in the State of Utah, and for other purposes.",Public Lands and Natural Resources,1992-10-05,1992-10-06,"Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks.",Senate,"Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT]",UT,R,G000072,0,"Establishes the San Rafael Swell National Trails and Recreation Area in Utah. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to finalize a management plan for the Area and to review and revise (as necessary) such plan at least once every five years.  Requires plan revisions to provide for:  (1) motorized access; (2) recreational and public use throughout the Area; (3) protection of scientific, cultural, and educational resources of the public lands within the Area; (4) interpretive and education opportunities for the public; and (5) management of livestock grazing and wild horses and burros. Authorizes the Secretary to establish a visitor center for the Area. Permits:  (1) motorized use of public lands within the Area, as consistent with this Act; and (2) continued use of Area lands for domestic livestock grazing. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, specified public and private entities to carry out this Act. Establishes the San Rafael Swell National Recreation Area Advisory Council. Authorizes appropriations.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
102-s-3333,102,s,3333,National Commission on Civil Justice Reform Act of 1992,Law,1992-10-05,1992-10-05,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ]",AZ,D,D000185,0,"National Commission on Civil Justice Reform Act of 1992 - Establishes the National Commission on Civil Justice Reform to:  (1) solicit the views of a wide variety of individuals, businesses, and groups concerned about improving the fairness, effectiveness, and efficiency of the civil justice system in the United States; (2) evaluate the merits of current proposals to reform the system, including medical malpractice and product liability reform, and of emerging dispute resolution options to improve the system, including mediation and arbitration; (3) make legislative proposals for reforming the current system of litigating disputes in the Nation; and (4) prepare and submit to the Congress, the Chief Justice, and the President a report which includes legislative proposals in accordance with this Act. Sets forth provisions regarding membership, compensation, staff, powers, and termination of the Commission. Directs the Commission to submit to the Congress, the Chief Justice, and the President a report containing a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the Commission, together with its recommendations for such legislative or administrative action as it considers appropriate. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-26T15:15:27Z,
102-s-3334,102,s,3334,"A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes.",Public Lands and Natural Resources,1992-10-05,1992-10-06,"Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks.",Senate,"Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ]",AZ,D,D000185,0,Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to convey by quitclaim deed certain lands in Arizona in exchange for administrative improvements for the Coconino National Forest in Arizona.,2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
102-s-3335,102,s,3335,Casa Malpais National Historical Park Establishment Act of 1992,Public Lands and Natural Resources,1992-10-05,1992-10-06,"Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks.",Senate,"Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ]",AZ,D,D000185,0,"Casa Malpais National Historical Park Establishment Act of 1992 - Establishes the Casa Malpais National Historical Park in Arizona as a unit of the National Park System, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior and the town of Springerville, Arizona. Directs the Secretary to submit a plan for the protection, interpretation, and maintenance of the site to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Authorizes the Secretary to:  (1) provide technical assistance to the town of Springerville for the management, protection, and interpretation of the site; (2) make periodic grants to the town for annual costs of operation and maintenance; (3) enter into cooperative agreements with specified public and nonprofit entities for the management and interpretation of the Park; and (4) participate in, and provide technical assistance for, land use planning for lands adjacent to the Park. Directs the Secretary to submit a general management plan for the Park to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Establishes the Casa Malpais National Historical Park Advisory Commission. Authorizes appropriations.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
102-s-3336,102,s,3336,Federal Resource Efficient Building Materials Act of 1992,Government Operations and Politics,1992-10-05,1992-10-05,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH]",OH,D,G000236,0,"Federal Resource Efficient Building Materials Act of 1992 - Requires the Administrator of General Services to establish a three-year pilot program to demonstrate the acquisition and use of resource efficient building materials in Federal facilities and buildings. Directs the Administrator, in selecting resource efficient building materials, to use the criteria of:  (1) maximizing the conservation and preservation of natural resources; and (2) ensuring that the materials are similar in quality and durability to comparable, more conventional materials, are cost competitive with comparable, more conventional materials on a life cycle cost basis, and meet appropriate environmental, public health, and safety standards. Sets forth reporting requirements. Establishes the Resource Efficient Building Material Advisory Board to: (1) advise the Administrator on the latest developments in resource efficient building materials and design and on how such developments may be incorporated into the construction of Federal buildings; and (2) make recommendations to the Administrator on actions needed to further facilitate the acquisition and use of resource efficient materials in Federal construction and to minimize the generation of solid waste in the construction of Federal buildings and facilities. Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations containing guidelines to Federal agencies on minimizing the creation of solid waste and on maximizing the use of resource efficient building materials in the construction of Federal buildings, after considering the Board's recommendations. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-26T15:16:22Z,
102-s-3337,102,s,3337,Better Pharmaceuticals for Children Act,Health,1992-10-05,1992-10-05,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS]",KS,R,K000017,2,"Better Pharmaceuticals for Children Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to regulate the effective date of the approval of certain new drug applications (including abbreviated new drug applications) when pediatric studies of the drug are involved.",2025-08-26T15:14:50Z,
102-s-3338,102,s,3338,Shipbuilding Trade Reform Act of 1992,Transportation and Public Works,1992-10-05,1992-10-05,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA]",LA,D,B000780,0,"Shipbuilding Trade Reform Act of 1992 - Mandates establishment, maintenance, and publication of a list of foreign countries that provide vessel construction or repair subsidies.  Provides for penalties with regard to subsidized vessels, including limiting sailing, imposing voyage fees, refusing customs clearance, or denying vessel or cargo entry.",2025-08-26T15:15:19Z,
102-s-3339,102,s,3339,Supportive Services in Housing Act of 1992,Housing and Community Development,1992-10-05,1992-10-05,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Adams, Brock [D-WA]",WA,D,A000031,0,"Supportive Services in Housing Act of 1992 - Title I:  General Improvements to Programs Providing Housing for the Elderly - Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) an office of Assistant Secretary for Supportive Housing to administer HUD supportive housing programs for the elderly and persons with disabilities. Requires the Secretary (Secretary) of HUD to:  (1) review each HUD multifamily housing project for the elderly at least once every four years; and (2) review annually the adequacy of such projects' funding levels and geographic targeting of resources. Directs the Secretary to enter into agreements with local housing agencies to provide one-stop housing assistance application centers for elderly and disabled persons. Title II:  Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly - Directs the Secretary to carry out a mixed-income demonstration project of housing for the elderly, including the provision of supportive services.  Funds such project from assistance available under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959. Requires:  (1) the selection of at least ten project applicants; and (2) annual program reports to the Congress. Title III:  Revised Congregate Housing Services - Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to redefine ""frail elderly"" for purposes of congregate housing services to mean an elderly person with any functional disability which may impair the person's  ability to live independently.  Gives assistance priority to persons with the greatest economic need and the greatest risk of being institutionalized. Title IV:  Service Coordinators in Federally Assisted Housing - Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to require congregate housing service coordinators to receive training in the aging process and related concerns. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to provide service coordinators for section 8 projects serving elderly persons. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to provide service coordinators for frail elderly persons in certain multifamily housing. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to authorize rural rental housing grants to provide service coordinators for frail persons.  Authorizes appropriations. Makes related service coordinator revisions to the Housing Act of 1959 (section 202) and the United States Housing Act of 1937 (public housing). Title V:  Mortgage Insurance for Assissted Living Facilities - Amends the National Housing Act to make assisted living facilities (as defined by this Act) for frail elderly persons eligible for mortgage insurance.",2025-08-26T15:14:03Z,
102-s-3340,102,s,3340,A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the program related to home and community based care.,Health,1992-10-05,1992-10-05,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR]",AR,D,P000556,1,Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act wht respect to the home- and community-based care program to:  (1) revise income and disability eligibility requirements; (2) limit the number of States which may participate in such program; (3) permit States to limit the number of individuals who may receive program services; and (4) revise application of Medicaid spousal impoverishment rules to spouses of individuals receiving program services.,2025-01-14T18:59:41Z,
102-s-3341,102,s,3341,Publicly Owned Treatment Works Biomonitoring Use Act,Environmental Protection,1992-10-05,1992-10-05,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO]",CO,R,B000919,0,"Publicly Owned Treatment Works Biomonitoring Use Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide that if the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency determines that in the control of toxicity it is necessary to include biological monitoring, testing, or assessment methods as a condition of a permit issued to a publicly owned treatment works, the failure of a whole effluent toxicity test shall not result in a violation finding.  Makes it a violation of this Act if the treatment works fails to comply with a schedule or other permit condition to identify and control toxic discharges.",2025-08-26T15:18:01Z,
102-s-3342,102,s,3342,Copyright Compulsory License Reform Act of 1992,Commerce,1992-10-05,1992-10-05,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ]",AZ,D,D000185,1,"Copyright Compulsory License Reform Act of 1992 - Amends Federal copyright law to make certain limitations on exclusive rights concerning secondary transmissions and requirements for compulsory licensing applicable to multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) (currently, cable systems). Makes compulsory licenses inapplicable to a network station transmitted beyond the local service area unless the MVPD:  (1) limits the secondary transmission of the signal to persons who reside in unserved households; or (2) does not retransmit duplicate network programming in such area at the request of the station. Requires MVPDs that retransmit a network station beyond its local service area to submit information to the station regarding subscribers receiving secondary transmissions.  Makes willful or repeated secondary transmissions actionable under copyright infringement provisions if an MVPD fails to make such submission.  Sets forth remedies for violations by MVPDs of territorial restrictions on compulsory licensing. Requires MVPDs subject to compulsory licensing to submit statements of account and royalty fees to the Register of Copyrights.  Sets forth distribution procedures for royalty fees to copyright owners of programming that was the subject of secondary transmission. Requires compulsory licenses for MVPDs that are cable systems providing secondary transmissions of broadcast stations to terminate in accordance with specified procedures, including:  (1) voluntary negotiation proceedings for licensing rights to all copyrighted programming contained on retransmitted signals between cable systems and copyright owners; (2) arbitration proceedings for purposes of determining reasonable licensing fees and the establishment of arbitration panels; and (3) decisions on arbitration made by the Copyright Royalty Tribunal and appeal procedures.  Sets forth similar termination procedures for MVPDs other than cable systems, but exempts MVPDs which:  (1) have fewer than 5,000 subscribers; and (2) are not owned or controlled by an MVPD with more than 20,000 subscribers. Directs the Register to study and report to the Congress on whether such termination exemption is adequately serving the needs of copyright owners and affected MVPDs and is promoting the goal of reduced transaction costs for the clearance of copyrights to broadcast programming. Makes it unlawful for any organized professional sports club or league to unreasonably refuse to deal in the licensing of copyrights to sports programming necessary for the retransmission of a television broadcast of games by an MVPD.  Places the burden to demonstrate that it has not unreasonably refused to deal in licensing on the club or league if it attempts to reduce the number of games available to viewers during the 1992-1993 season or to increase the fees and rights payments associated with the retransmission of any games.  Makes sports antitrust immunity inapplicable to the determination of an unreasonable refusal to deal. Directs the Federal Communications Commission to survey and report triennially to the Congress on viewership of the 1992-1993 sports season to determine:  (1) the overall availability of sports programming to the public; (2) the average national cost to sports viewers; and (3) any data relevant to a determination of whether meaningful competition is available in the licensing of sports programming. Authorizes civil actions by broadcast television stations or MVPDs injured by unreasonable refusals to deal in copyright licensing by sports clubs or leagues. Repeals provisions concerning secondary transmissions of superstations and network stations by satellite carriers. Directs the Register to study and report to the Congress on whether marketplace mechanisms to ensure that consumers receive diverse, quality television and radio programming at reasonable prices without compulsory licensing exist or are likely to develop.",2025-08-26T15:13:51Z,
102-s-3343,102,s,3343,Child Support Reinvestment Act,Social Welfare,1992-10-05,1992-10-05,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI]",WI,D,K000305,0,Child Support Reinvestment Act - Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to reinvest in child support collection programs certain reimbursements and incentive payments received under such part.,2025-08-26T15:17:38Z,
102-s-3344,102,s,3344,Mature and Older Workers Act of 1992,Labor and Employment,1992-10-05,1992-10-05,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Adams, Brock [D-WA]",WA,D,A000031,0,"Mature and Older Workers Act of 1992 - Amends the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) to authorize appropriations for programs under title II (Training Services for the Disadvantaged) and title IV (Federally Administered Programs). Defines a mature or older worker as one who is 40 years of age or older.  Defines a younger worker as one who is age 22 through 39. Requires that private industry councils and State councils each include at least one representative of an agency or organization that by its organizational mission represents the interests of mature or older workers. Requires award of incentive grants to service delivery areas conducting Younger Workers programs and Youth Opportunity programs which exceed certain performance standards. Directs the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) to include in the annual report to the Congress an analysis, for each State and on a nationwide basis, of the number of participants served under JTPA (and the type of services they received) who are in various age groups. Revises and renames title II part A as the Younger Workers Program (currently Adult and Youth Programs).  Sets forth allotment and allocation requirements.  Defines an economically disadvantaged younger worker.  Sets forth requirements for individual eligibility, program design, authorized services, linkages to other Federal and other appropriate programs, and transfer of funds to other title II programs.  Directs the Comptroller General to study and report on the number and percentage of assisted younger workers that remain employed for at least nine months after receiving such assistance. Revises and renames title II part B as the Mature or Older Workers Program.  Sets forth allotment allocation (as well as recapture and reallotment) requirements.  Defines an economically disadvantaged mature or older worker.  Sets forth requirements for individual eligibility, program design, authorized services, job training plans, linkages to other Federal and other approprate programs, and transfer of funds to other title II programs.  Directs the Comptroller General to study and report on the number and percentage of assisted adults who remain employed for at least nine months after receiving such assistance. Revises title II part C (currently part B) Summer Youth Employment and Training Programs, for economically disadvantaged youth.  Adds enhancement of the citizenship skills of youth to the purposes of such programs.  Provides for allotment and allocation, authorized uses of funds, limitations, comparable functions of agencies and officials, and program goals and objectives. Establishes a new part D, the Youth Opportunity Program, under title II of JTPA, for economically disadvantaged youth aged 16 through 21.  Requires that least 50 percent of the participants in such program in each service delivery area be out-of-school youth.  Requires that at least 70 percent of both the in-school and out-of-school participants be from specified targeted groups.  Allows in-school participants to be age 14 through 21, if this is provided in the job training plan.  Makes in-school youth also eligible if they participate in a compensatory education program under chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (even if they do not qualify as economically disadvantaged).  Allows up to ten percent of program participants to be individuals who do not meet the economically disadvantaged (or compensatory education) eligibility requirement, but who face serious barriers to employment.  Allows all students to participate in schoolwide projects for certain low-income schools. Requires Youth Opportunity programs to be operated on a year-round basis.  Sets forth requirements for program design, authorized services, linkages with educational programs and with other Federal and other appropriate education and training programs, and transfer of funds to other title II programs.",2025-08-26T15:14:53Z,
102-s-3345,102,s,3345,"A bill to designate the Gallipolis Locks and Dam, Ohio River, Ohio and West Virginia, as the ""Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam"".",Water Resources Development,1992-10-05,1992-10-09,Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.,Senate,"Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]",WV,D,R000361,1,"Designates the Gallipolis Locks and Dam, Ohio River, Ohio and West Virginia, as the Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam.",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
102-s-3346,102,s,3346,Persian Gulf War Veterans' Health Status Act,Armed Forces and National Security,1992-10-05,1992-11-20,Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.,Senate,"Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]",CA,D,C000877,16,"Persian Gulf War Veterans' Health Status Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and maintain a special record to be known as the Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Registry containing health status information with respect to individuals who served as members of the armed forces in the Persian Gulf theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War. Requires claims for compensation due to ill health to be included within such Registry.  Requires the Registry's information to be collected and maintained so as to enable easy cross-reference with a Registry for the Department of Defense established under this Act.  Directs the Secretary to notify individuals in the Registry from time to time on significant developments in research on the health consequences of such military service during such War. Directs the Secretary to provide a health examination, consultation, and counseling to any veterans eligible for listing or inclusion in the Registry.  Authorizes the Secretary to provide such examination, consultation, and counseling to any veteran eligible for listing or inclusion in any other similar health-related registry administered by the Secretary. Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 to direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a special record for members of the armed forces who served in Operation Desert Storm during the Persian Gulf War or who were exposed to the fumes of burning oil there.  Requires such Secretary to establish such record with the advice of an independent scientific organization. Requires the Director of the Office of Technology Assessment to undertake a study making certain assessments with respect to the Registry and its utility and effectiveness in serving the needs of members serving in the Persian Gulf War.  Directs each Secretary to provide the Director with access to required information in carying out such study.  Requires reports to the Congress by the Director. Directs each Secretary to jointly seek to enter into an agreement with the Medical Follow-Up Agency (MFUA) of the National Academy of Sciences to review existing medical, scientific, and other information on the health consequences of military service in the Persian Gulf theater during such War.  Permits MFUA, in conducting the review, to examine and evaluate the medical records of individuals included in the Registry and special record in order to identify illnesses.  Requires such agreement to be entered into within 180 days after enactment of this Act.  Requires the Academy to report to each Secretary and specified congressional committees on the results of the review carried out under the joint agreement.  Requires each Secretary to provide amounts from their respective Department's FY 1993 funding to carry out the review.  Provides that, if an agreement is reached with the Academy, each Secretary shall provide the Academy with funds in each of FY 1994 through 2003 for conducting epidemiological research with respect to military and veteran populations. Directs the President to designate (with authorized redesignation from time to time) the head of an appropriate Federal department or agency to coordinate all research activities undertaken by the executive branch on the health consequences of military service in the Persian Gulf theater of operations during such War.  Requires the department or agency head so chosen to report annually to the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees on the status and results of all such research activities during the previous year.",2025-08-26T15:16:00Z,
102-s-3347,102,s,3347,Indian Water Rights Settlement Working Group within the Department of the Interior Act of 1992,Native Americans,1992-10-05,1992-10-05,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]",HI,D,I000025,1,Indian Water Rights Settlement Working Group Within the Department of the Interior Act of 1992 - Establishes within the Office of the Secretary of the Department of the Interior a Working Group on Indian Water Rights Settlements which shall develop criteria and procedures for settlement of Indian water rights claims. States that primary responsibility for settlement of Indian water rights claims shall be vested in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs.,2025-08-26T15:15:35Z,
102-s-3348,102,s,3348,Health Care Access and Affordability Act of 1992,Health,1992-10-05,1992-10-05,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]",UT,R,H000338,4,"Health Care Access and Affordability Act of 1992 - Title I: Social Security Act Provisions - Subtitle A:  Small Employer Insurance Reform - Part I:  Tax Deductible Health Insurance Costs - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the deductible for health insurance costs for self-employed individuals from 25 percent to 100 percent.  Makes such deduction permanent. Part II:  Standards and Requirements of Small Employer Health Insurance Reform - Amends the Social Security Act to add a new title XXI, Standards For Small Employer Health Insurance and Certification Of Managed Care Plans.  Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to request that the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) develop specific standards to implement specified requirements for health insurance plans issued to small employers that relate to:  (1) insurer registration; (2) guaranteed eligibility, availability, and renewability; (3) preexisting conditions; (4) restrictions on rating practices; and (5) benefit package offerings. Provides that if NAIC fails to develop such standards or the Secretary finds that they do not implement such requirements, the Secretary must develop such standards. Provides that if a State has not established a regulatory program that provides for the application and enforcement of such standards, the Secretary must certify the compliance of small employer plans with them. Part III:  Tax Penalty on Noncomplying Insurers - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on the issuer of a health insurance plan to a small employer if the issuer fails to meet the requirements of title XXI of the Social Security Act (as added by this Act).  Establishes such tax as 25 percent of the gross premiums received by the issuer.  Makes such tax nondeductible. Subtitle B:  Medicare and Medicaid Provisions - Part I:  Medicare - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary to establish an experimental program offering certain Medicare beneficiaries a choice among specified types of benefit options.  Directs the Secretary to evaluate the experimental program and report to the Congress annually on the program's effectiveness. Provides for combined annual accounting of Medicare part A and B trust funds. Directs the Secretary to provide for the establishment of an Advisory Council on Hospital Reimbursement Procedures to recommend to the Secretary a uniform hospital reimbursement form as the sole form for the Health Care Financing Administration to use in processing claims submitted under Medicare.  Specifies form contents. Requires a Council report on electronic billing.  Requires the Secretary to develop such a form if the Council fails to make such a recommendation. Directs the Secretary to:  (1) provide for demonstration projects to provide for the designation of certain medical procedures which will only be reimbursed if performed at a Medicare center of excellence; (2) develop a Medical Directive and Proxy Designation form and provide for a registry within HHS for such forms; and (3) notify providers and Medicare-eligible individuals of the availability of such form. Part II:  Medicaid - Directs the Secretary to:  (1) make grants to States for demonstration projects for improving access to Medicaid (SSA title XIX) services in medically underserved areas, providing medical assistance under Medicaid to certain uninsured individuals, providing outreach activites to individuals who may be eligible for certain medical assistance, and reducing infant mortality; and (2) report to the Congress on such projects.  Authorizes appropriations. Title II:  Public Health Service Act Provisions - Amends the Public Health Service Act to mandate a public education program on disease prevention through behavior change, preventive care, and screening.  Authorizes appropriations. Modifies the authorization of appropriations for community health centers, earmarking certain funds for the establishment of new centers. Requires the National Health Service Corps to revise its priorities in assigning members.  Specifies new criteria.  Authorizes appropriations. Establishes in the National Institute on Aging the Center for the Fostering of Independent Living to conduct and support applied research, both social and scientific.  Requires the Center to publish a Guide to Independent Living.  Authorizes appropriations. Mandates development of a system to produce comprehensive reports under title IX (Agency for Health Care Policy and Research) of the Public Health Service Act concerning the performance of local and regional health care markets. Title III:  Permanent Health Care Reform - Consumer Choice Health Care Reform Act of 1992 - Subtitle A:  Tax Treatment of Health Care Expenses - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a credit for premiums paid by a qualified individual (excludes a federally covered individual) on an employer-sponsored health insurance plan.  Specifies the limitations on such health expenses credit.  Allows employers to make advance payments of such credit to employees with a health care expenses eligibility certificate. Terminates the medical expense deduction and the health insurance credit after December 31, 1994. Allows an individual a deduction for a percentage of employer-provided health insurance premiums and allows such deduction in computing adjusted gross income. Repeals the current income exclusion for employer contributions to accident and health plans. Limits the business deduction for employer-provided health insurance premiums to computations based upon the number of employees and the national average premium. Allows individuals a tax deduction for contributions made to a medical care savings account established for the benefit of an eligible individual.  Adjusts such deduction for inflation after 1994. Allows such deduction in arriving at adjusted gross income. Establishes an excise tax for excess contributions to medical care savings accounts and makes such accounts subject to the tax on prohibited transactions. Subtitle B:  Health Insurance Requirements - Sets forth requirements for employers for withholding health insurance premiums of employees, notifying employees of tax rights with respect to such premiums, converting non-self-insured plans, and selling, transferring, or reassigning existing self-insured plans. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on the failure to notify employees of the option to convert a non-self-insured plan to a federally qualified health insurance plan. Imposes a tax on the failure of a carrier offering a health insurance plan to comply with requirements with respect to self-insured plans. Revises provisions covering continuation coverage requirements of group health plans and requires such coverage for a maximum of 60 months. Subtitle C:  State Plan Requirements - Requires States, as a condition of receiving Federal funds for health care programs after December 31, 1994, to meet specified requirements concerning:  (1) health plans for the uninsured; (2) enrollment; and (3) monitoring. Subtitle D:  Federal Preemption - Preempts all State laws in existence on January 1, 1995, in the following areas for five years: (1) mandated insurance laws; (2) anti-managed care laws; (3) mandated cost-sharing laws; and (4) certificate of need laws. Subtitle E:  Medicaid Reform - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to:  (1) set the Federal medical assistance percentage for any State at 100 percent (excluding long-term care assistance); (2) provide Medicaid coverage for all individuals with income at the poverty level; and (3) authorize the HHS Secretary to award grants to States for the provision of long-term care to Medicaid-eligible individuals. Title IV:  Antitrust Provisions - Subtitle A:  Modification of the Operation of the Antitrust Laws to Hospitals - Provides that it shall not be unlawful under the antitrust laws for two or more hospitals to engage in conduct solely for the purpose of negotiating a proposed agreement (including the sharing of data) to share expensive medical services or expensive high technology equipment. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue waivers to exempt such conduct from the operation of the antitrust laws, subject to specified requirements. Provides that, to be eligible to receive such a waiver, two or more hospitals must submit to the Secretary an application that contains a proposed agreement that only:  (1) provides that such hospitals shall share the expensive medical services or high technology equipment identified in such agreement; (2) specifies the period of time during which such agreement shall be in effect; and (3) describes the particular medical services or high technology equipment to be shared.  Directs the Secretary, in evaluating the application, to consider whether implementation of such agreement will result in enhancement of the quality of hospital or hospital-related care, the preservation of hospital services in geographical proximity to the communities traditionally served by the applicants, improvement in the cost-effectiveness of high-technology services provided by the applicants, improvement in the efficient utilization of hospital resources and capital equipment, the provision of services that would not otherwise be available, or the avoidance of duplication of hospital resources. Sets forth:  (1) provisions regarding the issuance and effect, and revocation, of a waiver; and (2) reporting requirements. Subtitle B:  Encouraging Enforcement Activities of Medical Self-Regulatory Entities - Prohibits the recovery of damages, interest on damages, costs, or attorney fees under provisions of the Clayton Act relating to suits by persons injured, by the United States, and by State attorneys general, or under similar State laws, from any medical self-regulatory entity as a result of engaging in standard setting or enforcement activities designed to promote the quality of health care provided to patients. Directs any Federal agency engaged in the establishment of medical professional standards to consult with and use appropriate medical self-regulatory entities, if available, in carrying out standard setting and related regulatory activities. Subtitle C:  Interagency Committee - Establishes the Interagency Committee of Health Care Reform and Antitrust Policy to coordinate policy regarding health care reform and antitrust policy, and to make recommendations to the Congress regarding achieving both health care cost containment and greater access to quality health care through cooperation among health care providers. Title V:  Medical Malpractice Reform - Subtitle A:  General Provisions - Sets forth findings and definitions. Subtitle B:  Grant Programs - Mandates grants to States for medical malpractice alternative dispute resolution systems.  Describes fault-based, defined catastrophic injury compensation, early offer and recovery mechanism, and binding arbitration approaches.  Allows other approaches. Requires:  (1) grants for basic research on the prevention of and compensation for injuries from health care professional or provider malpractice; (2) grants for the licensing and discipline of health care professionals; (3) technical assistance to States for evaluation of medical practice acts and procedures, malpractice detection, and discipline; and (4) grants for educating the public regarding appropriate use of health care, realistic expectations, the resources and role of licensing and disciplinary boards, and faculty training and curricula. Mandates allotments to States for the grants under this title. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle C:  Health Care Malpractice Dispute Reform - Applies these provisions to all Federal or State medical malpractice actions. Limits lump sum future damages award dollar amounts. Mandates collateral source payment reductions.  Limits the dollar amount of noneconomic damages.  Sets forth time limitations for initiating actions.  Preempts certain types of State laws regarding these requirements. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require:  (1) allocation of all practitioner licensing or certification fees to a disciplinary agency; (2) each service provider and medical liability carrier to have a malpractice risk management program; and (3) review by professional societies of malpractice claims. Amends the Public Health Service Act to mandate a grant to an entity that represents recipients of assistance under provisions relating to migrant and community health centers for development of a business plan and establishment of a nationwide risk retention group.  Authorizes appropriations for the grant and for capitalization. Title VI: Miscellaneous Provisions - Establishes in the Department of Health and Human Services the President's Council on Senior Fitness. Directs the Secretary, through the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, to implement programs to promote healthy lifestyle choices.  Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-26T15:13:37Z,
102-s-3349,102,s,3349,Biden-Thurmond Justice Improvements Act,Crime and Law Enforcement,1992-10-05,1992-10-08,Message on Senate action sent to the House.,Senate,"Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE]",DE,D,B000444,1,"Title I:  Child Protection - National Child Protection Act of 1992 - Establishes a national criminal background check system (system) to which a designated agency in each State is required to report child abuse crime information, or index such information in the system, for purposes of background checks of child care providers. Directs the Attorney General to establish:  (1) guidelines for the reporting of such information; and (2) timetables for each State to report such information to the system (with a three-year deadline for all States to be reporting at a specified level of currency). Requires State agencies to maintain close liaison for the exchange of technical assistance in cases of child abuse with the National Center:  (1) on Child Abuse and Neglect; (2) for Missing and Exploited Children; and (3) for the Prosecution of Child Abuse. Directs the Attorney General to publish annually:  (1) a statistical summary of the child abuse crime information reported under this title; and (2) a summary of each State's progress in reporting child abuse crime information to the system. Requires the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to conduct a study to determine various factors relating to potential child abuse crimes and offenders, based on a statistically significant sample of convicted child abuse offenders and other relevant information.  Requires a report on such study to be submitted to specified congressional committee officials. Authorizes a State to have in effect procedures to permit a qualified entity (i.e., a business or organization that provides child care or child care placement services, or that certifies others to provide such care or services) to contact a State agency to request a nationwide background check to determine if a child care provider is under indictment for, or has been convicted of, a background check crime. Directs the Attorney General to establish:  (1) guidelines for State background check procedures, but permits the Attorney General to certify that a State procedure is equivalent to that under this title under specified circumstances; and (2) criteria for such certifications. Authorizes the Attorney General to:  (1) prescribe such other measures as may be required to carry out the purposes of this title; and (2) encourage the use of the best technology available in conducting background checks. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (Omnibus Act) to provide for the use of drug control and system improvement grants for the improvement of State record systems and the sharing of records of child abuse crime information to implement this title. Directs the Attorney General, subject to appropriations and with preference to States that have the lowest percent currency of case dispositions in computerized criminal history files, to make additional grants to each State to be used, for purposes of this title:  (1) for the computerization of criminal history files; (2) for the improvement of existing computerized criminal history files; (3) to improve accessibility to the system; and (4) to assist the State in the transmittal of criminal records to, or the indexing of criminal history records in, the system. Authorizes:  (1) appropriations; and (2) the withholding of a portion of the allocation for a fiscal year under the Omnibus Act to a State that is not in compliance with the timetable established under this title. Title II:  Notification of Release of Prisoners - Requires the Bureau of Prisons,  at least five days prior to the release of a prisoner convicted of a drug trafficking crime or crime of violence on supervised release (or, in the case of a prisoner on supervised release, at least five days prior to the date on which the prisoner changes residence to a new jurisdiction), to provide written notice of the release (or change of residence) to the chief law enforcement officer of the State and of the local jurisdiction in which the prisoner will reside, with exceptions. Specifies that, in the case of a prisoner convicted of an offense committed prior to November 1, 1987, the reference to supervised release in such provision shall be deemed to be a reference to probation or parole. Title III:  Bail Posting Reporting - Illegal Drug Profits Act of 1991 - Requires each clerk of a Federal or State criminal court to: (1) report to the Internal Revenue Service the name and taxpayer identification number of any individual charged with a criminal offense who posts cash bail, or on whose behalf cash bail is posted, in an amount exceeding $10,000, and any individual or entity posting such cash bail for or on behalf of such individual; and (2) submit a copy of each report of cash bail to the offices of the U.S. Attorney and of the local prosecuting attorney for the jurisdiction in which the defendant resides (and the jurisdiction in which the criminal offense occurred, if different). Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to promulgate such regulations as are necessary within 90 days of the enactment of this Act. Title IV:  Insurance Fraud - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for persons engaged in the business of insurance whose activities affect commerce, who:  (1) knowingly make a materially false statement or report or willfully overvalue land, property, or security in connection with reports or documents presented to an insurance regulatory official or agency, or to any agent or examiner (official) appointed to examine the affairs of such person for the purpose of influencing in any way the actions of such official; (2) willfully embezzle or misappropriate funds or property while acting as an officer, director, agent, or employee (officer) of such person; (3) knowingly make a false entry of material fact in any book, report, or statement of such person with intent to deceive any person, or to deceive any officer of such person or any insurance regulatory official, about the financial condition or solvency of such business; and (4) by threats or force, corruptly influences, obstructs, or endeavors corruptly to influence or obstruct the proper administration of the law under which a proceeding (involving the business of insurance whose activities affect interstate commerce) is pending before an insurance regulatory official to examine the affairs of such person. Authorizes the Attorney General to seek civil penalties and injunctions for violations of this title. Sets penalties for obstructing criminal investigations with respect to the prosecution of cases of insurance fraud. Title V:  Art Theft - Establishes penalties for the theft of major art works from museums. Title VI:  Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods - Increases penalties for trafficking in counterfeit goods and services. Title VII:  Crime Victims - Victims' Rights and Restitution Act of 1992 - Amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, as amended, to eliminate the cap on the crime victims fund. Title VIII:  Sentencing Provisions - Amends the Federal criminal code to allow the court, in determining the sentence to be imposed in the case of a violation of probation or supervised release, to consider guidelines or policy statements issued by the Sentencing Commission. Authorizes the court to resentence a defendant who violates a condition of probation at any time prior to the expiration or termination of the term of probation. Directs the court to revoke:  (1) probation or supervised release and require the defendant to serve a term of imprisonment (with respect to supervised release, up to the maximum authorized) if the court finds the defendant to be in unlawful possession of a controlled substance or firearm or otherwise in violation of a condition of probation or supervised release, or if the defendant refuses to cooperate in drug testing (thereby violating such a condition); and (2) a term of supervised release and require the defendant to serve in prison all or part of the term of release authorized by statute for the offense that resulted in such term, without credit for time previously served on post-release supervision, if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant violated a condition of supervised release, subject to specified limitations. Authorizes the court to include a requirement that the defendant be placed on supervised release after imprisonment when a term of supervised release is revoked and the defendant is required to serve a term of imprisonment less than the maximum authorized.  Specifies that the length of such a term of release shall not exceed that authorized by statute for the offense of which the defendant was convicted, minus any term of imprisonment that was imposed upon revocation of supervised release. Specifies that the power of the court to revoke a term of supervised release for violation of a condition of such release, and to order the defendant to serve a term of imprisonment and, subject to certain limitations, a further term of supervised release, extends beyond the expiration of the term of release for a period reasonably necessary for the adjudication of matters arising before its expiration if, prior to such expiration, a warrant or summons has been issued on the basis of an allegation of such a violation. Title IX:  Sentencing and Magistrates Amendments - Amends the Federal criminal code to:  (1) authorize probation for a petty offense if the defendant has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment at the same time for another such offense; (2) make an exception for petty offenses to the rule (under current law) that a person charged with a misdemeanor may elect to be tried before a judge of the district court for the district in which the offense was committed; (3) authorize the magistrate judge, in a petty offense case involving a juvenile, to exercise all powers granted to the district court; and (4) authorize a magistrate judge who has sentenced a person to a term of supervised release to revoke or modify the term or conditions of such release. Title X:  Attorneys' Fees Reimbursement Act - Amends the Federal judicial code to provide for the reimbursement of attorney's fees for current and former employees of the Department of Justice or the Federal public defender who were the subject of a criminal or disciplinary investigation related to such employee's discharge of official duties, where the investigation resulted in neither disciplinary action nor a criminal indictment against such employee.  Requires the official making the award of reimbursement to make an inquiry into the reasonableness of sum requested, based on specified guidelines. Title XI:  Precursor Chemicals Act - Chemical Control Amendments Act of 1992 - Amends the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (Comprehensive Act) to:  (1) replace references to ""listed precursor chemicals"" with ""list I chemicals"" and ""listed essential chemicals"" with ""list II chemicals""; and (2) revise the definition of ""regulated person"" to include individuals who act as brokers or traders for international transactions involving a listed chemical, tabulating machine, or encapsulating machine. Redefines ""regulated transaction"" to:  (1) include international transactions which do not involve the importation or exportation of a listed chemical into or out of the United States if a broker or trader located in the United States participates in the transaction; (2) include, in the case of a listed chemical that is contained in a drug that may be marketed or distributed lawfully in the United States under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, transactions involving ephedrine or any other listed chemical which the Attorney General may designate as not subject to exemption after finding that such action would prevent diversion and the total quantity of such chemical included in the transaction equals or exceeds the threshold established for that chemical by the Attorney General; and (3) exclude any transaction in a chemical mixture (current law) which the Attorney General has designated as exempt based on a finding that the mixture is formulated in such a way that it cannot be easily used in the illicit production of a controlled substance and that the listed chemical or chemicals contained in the mixture cannot be readily recovered. Directs the Attorney General to:  (1) remove from exemption a drug or group of drugs (drug) that the Attorney General finds is being diverted to obtain a listed chemical for use in the illicit production of a controlled substance, based on:  the scope, duration, and significance of the diversion; whether the drug is formulated in such a way that it cannot be easily used in such illicit production; and whether the listed chemical can be readily recovered from the drug; removed from exemption to the most particularly identifiable type of drug for which evidence of diversion exists unless there is evidence, be limited to that particular drug.  Sets forth procedures, and factors to be considered, with respect to reinstatement of the exemption for particular drug products. Requires every person who manufactures or distributes, or who proposes to engage in the manufacture or distribution of, a list I chemical to obtain annually a registration issued by the Attorney General, with exceptions.  Authorizes and directs the Attorney General to register an applicant to distribute a list I chemical unless he determines that the issuance of such registration is inconsistent with the public interest, taking into consideration the following factors:  (1) maintenance by the applicant of effective controls against diversion of listed chemicals into other than legitimate channels; (2) compliance by the applicant with applicable Federal, State, and local law; (3) any prior conviction record of the applicant under Federal or State laws relating to controlled substances or chemicals; (4) any past experience in the manufacture and distribution of chemicals; and (5) such other factors as may be relevant to and consistent with the public health and safety. Makes provisions with respect to:  (1) the denial, revocation, and suspension of registration relating to the manufacture, distribution, or dispensation of controlled substances explicitly applicable to list I chemicals; (2) person required to register applicable to importers and exporters of such chemicals. Directs the Attorney General to register an applicant to import or export a list I chemical unless he determines that the issuance of such registration is inconsistent with the public interest specifies that that such registration shall not be required for the import or export of certain exempted drug products. Makes it unlawful for a regulated person to distribute, import, or export a list I chemical without the registration required under the Comprehensive Act.  Requires each regulated person who manufactures a listed chemical to report annually to the Attorney General information concerning listed chemicals manufactured by such regulated person with exceptions. Makes a person located in the United States who is a broker or trader for an international transaction in a listed chemical which is a regulated transaction solely because of that person's involvement as a broker or trader with respect to that transaction subject to all of the notification, reporting, record-keeping, and other requirements placed upon exporters of listed chemicals by the Comprehensive Act. Authorizes the Attorney General to:  (1) require that the 15-day notification requirement with respect to the importation and exportation of listed chemicals apply to all exports of a specific listed chemical to a specified country, regardless of the status of certain customers in such country as ""regular customers,"" if the Attorney General finds that such notification is necessary to support effective chemical diversion control programs or is required by treaty or other international agreement to which the United States is a party; and (2) waive the 15-day notification requirement for exports of a specific listed chemical to specified country, and for the importation of a specific listed chemical, if such notification is not required for effective chemical diversion control, subject to specified requirements. Establishes penalties for:  (1) exporting, or serving as a broker or trader for an international transaction involving, a listed chemical, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the chemical will be used to manufacture a controlled substance in violation of the laws of the country to which the chemical is exported; (2) importing or exporting a listed chemical with intent to evade reporting or record-keeping requirements under the Comprehensive Act by falsely representing to the Attorney General that the importation or exportation qualifies for a waiver of the notification requirement by misrepresenting either the actual country of final destination of the listed chemical or the actual listed chemical being imported or exported; and (3) importing or exporting a listed chemical in violation of provisions regarding persons required to register and regarding brokers and traders for international transactions in listed chemicals that are regulated transactions solely because of such persons' involvement as brokers or traders. Amends list I to add benzaldehyde and nitroethane, and delete D-lysergic acid, N-ethylephedrine, and N-ethylpseudoephedrine. Eliminates ""regular supplier"" status and creates ""regular importer"" status. Modifies the definition of ""controlled premises"" to include places where listed chemicals or records relating to the manufacture, distribution, or disposition of listed chemicals are maintained. Permits officers or employees designated by the Attorney General to inspect, and inventory any stock of, listed chemicals, subject to specified requirements. Makes it a felony for a person who possesses a listed chemical with intent that it be used in the illegal manufacture of a controlled substance to manage the listed chemical or waste from such manufacture other than as required under the Solid Waste Disposal Act. Specifies that, in addition to any penalty that may be imposed for the illegal manufacture, possession, or distribution of a listed chemical or toxic residue of a clandestine laboratory, a person who violates such prohibition shall be assessed costs of the initial cleanup and disposal of the listed chemical and contaminated property and the cost of restoring property damaged by exposure to such chemical. Expands forfeiture provisions to include:  (1) moneys and proceeds traceable to exchanges for listed chemicals; and (2) listed chemicals and drug manufacturing equipment imported, exported, manufactured possessed, distributed, or intended to be distributed, imported, or exported, in violation of specified provisions (currently, felony provisions) of the Comprehensive Act. Title XII:  Restitution Improvement Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize the court when sentencing a defendant convicted of an offense under the code or under specified provisions of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, to require such defendant to reimburse the victim for necessary child care, transportation, and other expenses related to participation in the investigation or prosecution of, or attendance at proceedings related to, the offense. Title XIII:  Parental Kidnapping - International Parental Kidnapping Crime Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for removing a child from, or retaining a child outside, the United States with intent to obstruct the lawful exercise of parental rights. Makes it an affirmative defense that the defendant:  (1) acted within the provisions of a valid court order granting the defendant legal custody or visitation rights, and that such order was obtained pursuant to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act and was in effect at the time of the offense; (2) was fleeing an incidence or pattern of domestic violence; and (3) had physical custody pursuant to a court order granting legal custody or visitation rights and failed to return the child as a result of circumstances beyond the defendant's control, and the defendant notified or made reasonable attempts to notify the other parent or lawful custodian of the child of such circumstances within 24 hours after the visitation period had expired and returned the child as soon as possible. Expresses the sense of the Congress that, inasmuch as use of the procedures under the Hague Convention of the Civil Aspects of International Parental Child Abduction has resulted in the return of many children, those procedures (where applicable) should be the option of first choice for a parent who seeks the return of a child who has been removed from the parent. Authorizes appropriations to carry out (under the State Justice Institute Act of 1984) national, regional, and in-State training and educational programs dealing with criminal and civil aspects of interstate and international parental child abduction. Title XIV:  Mail Fraud Extension - Extends mail fraud provisions under the Federal criminal code to cover private or commercial interstate carriers.  (Current provisions apply only to frauds perpetrated with respect to matter to be sent or delivered through the U.S. Postal Service.) Title XV:  Forfeiture Audit Requirement - Amends the Federal judicial code to direct the Attorney General to:  (1) require that any State or local law enforcement agency receiving Federal asset forfeiture funds conduct an annual audit detailing the uses and expenses to which the funds were dedicated and the amount used for each use or expense, and report the results to the Attorney General; and (2) include within the Attorney General's report to the Congress all such annual audit reports from State and local law enforcement agencies and a report for such fiscal year describing the administrative and contracting expenses paid from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund. Title XVI:  Receipt of Stolen Property Amendments - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide that, whenever in the code an element of an offense is that property was embezzled, robbed, stolen, converted, taken, altered, counterfeited, falsely made, forged, or obliterated (stolen) and the defendant knew that the property was of such character, such element may be established by proof that the defendant, after or as a result of an official representation as to the nature of the property, believed the property to be stolen. Title XVII:  Telemarketing Fraud - Consumer Protection Against Credit Card Fraud Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for knowingly and with intent to defraud: (1) effecting transactions with one or more access devices (ADs) issued to another person to receive payment or any other thing of value during any one-year period the aggregate value of which is equal to or greater than $1,000; (2) without the authorization of the issuer of the AD, soliciting a person for the purpose of offering, or selling information regarding or an application to obtain, an AD; or (3) without the authorization of the credit card system member or its agent, causing or arranging for another person to present to the member or its agent for payment evidence or records of transactions made by an AD. Title XVIII:  DNA Testing - DNA Identification Act of 1992 - Amends the Omnibus Act to authorize the use of drug control and system improvement grants to develop or improve in a forensic laboratory a capability to analyze deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) for identification purposes.  Requires State applications for grant funds to certify, if any part of such grant is to be used to develop or improve a DNA analysis capability in a forensic laboratory, that:  (1) DNA analyses performed at such laboratory will satisfy or exceed then current standards for a quality assurance program for DNA analysis, issued by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); (2) DNA samples obtained by, and DNA analyses performed at, such laboratory will be accessible only to criminal justice agencies for law enforcement identification purposes, to any defendant for criminal defense purposes, and if identifiable information is removed, for a population statistics database, for identification research and protocol development purposes, or for quality control purposes; and (3) such laboratory and each analyst performing DNA analyses at such laboratory will undergo, at regular intervals of not to exceed 180 days, external proficiency testing by a DNA proficiency testing program meeting the standards issued under this Act.  Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Director:  (1) within 180 days, to appoint an advisory board on DNA quality assurance methods; and (2) appoint members of the board from among nominations proposed by the head of the National Academy of Sciences and professional societies of crime laboratory officials. Specifies that the advisory board shall:  (1) include as members scientists from State and local forensic laboratories, molecular geneticists and population geneticists not affiliated with a forensic laboratory, and a representative from the National Institute of Standards and Technology; and (2) develop, and if appropriate, periodically revise recommended standards for quality assurance, including standards for testing the proficiency of forensic laboratories and forensic analysts in conducting analyses of DNA. Requires:  (1) the Director, after taking into consideration such recommended standards, to issue (and periodically revise) standards for quality assurance, including standards for testing the proficiency of forensic laboratories and forensic analysts in conducting DNA analyses; and (2) that such standards specify criteria for quality assurance and proficiency tests to be applied to the various types of DNA analyses used by forensic laboratories and include a system for grading proficiency testing performance to determine whether a laboratory is performing acceptably. Specifies that:  (1) until such time as the advisory board has made recommendations to the Director and such Director has acted upon those recommendations, the quality assurance guidelines adopted by the technical working group on DNA analysis methods shall be deemed the Director's standards for purposes of this subtitle; and (2) the board shall cease to exist five years after the initial appointments are made to the board, unless the existence of the board is extended by the Director of the FBI. Authorizes the Director to establish an index of DNA identification records of persons convicted of crimes, analyses of DNA samples recovered from crime scenes, and analyses of DNA samples recovered from unidentified human remains.  Specifies that such index may include only information on DNA identification records and analyses that are:  (1) based on analyses performed in accordance with publicly available standards that satisfy or exceed specified guidelines for the quality assurance program for DNA analysis; (2) prepared by labs and DNA analysts that undergo regular external proficiency testing; and (3) maintained by Federal, State, and local criminal justice agencies pursuant to rules that restrict disclosure of stored DNA samples and analyses. Makes the exchange of DNA identification records subject to cancellation if the quality control and privacy requirements of this Act are not met. Requires:  (1) FBI personnel who perform DNA analyses to undergo, at regular intervals of not to exceed 180 days, external proficiency testing by a DNA proficiency testing program meeting the standards issued pursuant to this Act; and (2) the Director to submit an annual report on the results of such tests to specified congressional committees for five years after the enactment of this Act and arrange for periodic blind external tests to determine the proficiency of DNA analysis performed at the FBI laboratory within one year. Restricts disclosure of DNA tests performed for a Federal law enforcement agency. Sets fines of up to $100,000 for individuals:  (1) having access to individually identifiable DNA information indexed in a database created or maintained by any Federal law enforcement agency by virtue of employment of official position who willfully disclose such information to any person or agency not entitled to receive it; and (2) who, without authorization, willfully obtain DNA samples or such individually identifiable DNA information. Authorizes appropriations. Title XIX:  Torture Convention - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for committing or attempting to commit torture outside the United States.  Grants jurisdiction over such activity if the alleged offender is:  (1) a U.S. national; or (2) present in the United States. Makes this title effective on the latter of the date of enactment of this title or the date the United States has become a party to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhumane or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Title XX:  Technical Provisions - Declares that all the territorial sea of the United States, as defined by Presidential Proclamation 5928 of December 27, 1988:  (1) is part of the United States, subject to its sovereignty; and (2) for purposes of Federal criminal jurisdiction, is within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States. Sets forth provisions with respect to U.S. jurisdiction over crimes against U.S. nationals on foreign vessels. Establishes criminal penalties for:  (1) receiving the proceeds of extortion or kidnapping; (2) receiving the proceeds of a postal robbery; and (3) attempted robbery, kidnapping, smuggling, and malicious mischief. Title XXI:  Computer Abuse - Computer Abuse Amendments Act of 1992 - Amends the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to make it a felony to knowingly transmit an unauthorized program or code that alters the information stored in a computer with the intent to damage the system or information contained within the affected computer or computer system, or to withhold or deny the use of such system or information, if the transmission:  (1) occurred without the authorization of the person responsible for the computer system receiving the program; and (2) causes damage exceeding $1,000 in any one-year period or modifies or impairs the medical care of one or more individuals.  Makes such offense punishable by a fine and up to five years in prison. Sets forth parallel provisions with respect to recklessly transmitting a destructive computer program or code.  Makes such offense a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine and imprisonment for up to one year. Creates a civil cause of action for compensatory or injunctive relief for persons suffering damage or loss by virtue of a violation of this Act.  Limits damages to economic damages, except for medical records violations.  Sets a statute of limitations of two years from the date of the act complained of, or from the date of discovery of the damage. Requires the Attorney General to report to the Congress annually during the first three years following the date of enactment of this Act concerning prosecutions under this Act. Modifies the prohibition against accessing a Government computer where such conduct affects the use of the Government's operation of such computer to cover only actions that ""adversely"" affect such use. Title XXII:  FBI Subscriber - Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize the Director of the FBI or his designee in a position not lower than Deputy Assistant Director to request:   (1) the name, address, length of service, and toll billing records of a person or entity (person) if the Director (or his designee in a position not less than Deputy Assistant Director) certifies in writing to the wire or electronic communication service provider to which the request is made that such information is relevant to an authorized foreign counterintelligence investigation and that there are specific, articulable facts giving reason to believe that the person to whom the information sought pertains is a foreign power or agent (current law does not specify the type of information sought or the position of the designee, and excludes all that follows); and (2) the name, address, and length of service of a person if the Director (or his designee in a position not lower than Deputy Assistant Director) certifies that the information sought is relevant to an authorized foreign counterintelligence investigation and that there are specific, articulable facts giving reason to believe that communication facilities registered in the name of the person have been used through the services of such provider in communication with an individual who is or has been engaged in international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities, or with a foreign power or agent under circumstances giving reason to believe that the communication concerned international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities, that involve or may involve a violation of U.S. criminal statutes. Requires the Director to report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees with respect to semi-annual reports concerning requests for information under such provision.",2021-06-02T15:40:50Z,
102-s-3350,102,s,3350,National Organ Donor and Awareness Campaign Act of 1992,Health,1992-10-05,1992-10-05,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Adams, Brock [D-WA]",WA,D,A000031,0,"National Organ Donor and Awareness Campaign Act of 1992 - Mandates a national campaign to increase public awareness of organ transplantation, including development of a national clearinghouse. Requires research on the process by which individuals listed in the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network are selected and other matters relating to public education and promotion regarding organ donation. Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to establish a Network advisory committee.  Increases the Network's annual funding cap. Modifies Network functions and its board of director's composition. Amends block grant provisions of the PHSA to mandate payments to health care facilities for the dispensing of immunosuppressive drugs to eligible transplant recipients.  Authorizes appropriations. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to remove the one-year limitation on coverage of immunosuppressive drugs. Amends the PHSA to require, in making grants and contracts to increase the number of organ donors, inclusion of projects encouraging procurement from minority communities (including cultural, racial, and language minorities) and from other communities with below average donation rates.  Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-26T15:16:04Z,
102-s-3314,102,s,3314,Food Stamp Anti-Fraud Act of 1992,Agriculture and Food,1992-10-03,1992-10-03,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.,Senate,"Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]",KY,R,M000355,0,"Food Stamp Anti-Fraud Act of 1992 - Title I:  Retail Food Stores and Wholesale Food Concerns - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 with regard to retail food stores participating in the food stamp program (program) to:  (1) permit the use of application information by Federal or State enforcement authorities; and (2) repeal the limits on civil money penalties for food stamp trafficking and firearms or controlled substance trading. Amends the Social Security Act to permit the use of social security account numbers by Federal or State enforcement authorities. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the use of employer identification numbers by Federal or State enforcement authorities. Title II:  Miscellaneous - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to permanently disqualify a recipient from program participation for trading of firearms, ammunition, explosives, or controlled substances for food stamps. States that penalties collected from retail or wholesale food concerns shall be used for related investigation and enforcement activities. Title III:  Effective Dates - Sets forth the effective dates for provisions of this Act.",2025-08-26T15:14:28Z,
102-s-3315,102,s,3315,Dollars for Scholars Community Scholarship Foundation Development Act,Education,1992-10-03,1992-10-03,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN]",MN,R,D000566,1,"Dollars for Scholars Community Scholarship Foundation Development Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to make an endowment grant to an eligible organization to support the establishment of not more than 25 regional centers to foster development of locally based, volunteer organizations to improve high school graduation rates and postsecondary attendance through providing academic support services and financial assistance for postsecondary education. Sets forth requirements for the eligible organization, the regional centers, and the local affiliates of the eligible organization. Sets forth conditions for the endowment grant. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-26T15:16:36Z,
102-s-3302,102,s,3302,Women in the Armed Forces Commemorative Coins Act,Finance and Financial Sector,1992-10-02,1992-10-02,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA]",PA,R,S000709,1,"Women in the Armed Forces Commemorative Coins Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to:  (1) mint and issue coins to commemorate the women who have served in the armed forces of the United States; and (2) transfer the surcharges received from coin sales to the Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation to be used to create, endow, and dedicate the Women in the Armed Forces Memorial.",2025-08-26T15:17:12Z,
102-s-3303,102,s,3303,A bill for the relief of Elizabeth Miller Owen and Brian Ross Owen.,Private Legislation,1992-10-02,1992-10-02,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]",IA,R,G000386,0,Provides for naturalization of one named individual and lawful permanent residence for another.,2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
102-s-3304,102,s,3304,"A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to clarify application of the Act with respect to nitrogen stabilizers.",Environmental Protection,1992-10-02,1992-10-02,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.,Senate,"Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN]",IN,R,L000504,2,"Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to include nitrogen stabilizers in the definition of ""pesticide."" Defines a ""nitrogen stabilizer"" as a substance or mixture of substances that is intended, through action upon soil bacteria, to prevent or hinder the process of nitrification, denitrification, ammonia volatization, or urease production.  Excludes from such definition any substance that:  (1) was not registered pursuant to FIFRA prior to January 1, 1992; and (2) was used in a commercial agronomic use prior to such date, with respect to which after such date, the distributor or seller has made no specific claim relating to the prevention of hindering of the processes described in the definition. Exempts mixtures of nitrogen stabilizers and fertilizer products from registration, reregistration, experimental use permit, suspension, recordkeeping, indemnity, and export requirements if the mixture:  (1) is accompanied by labeling required for nitrogen stabilizers; (2) is mixed  or combined in accordance with such labeling; and (3) does not contain any active ingredient other than a nitrogen stabilizer.",2025-01-14T16:41:20Z,
102-s-3305,102,s,3305,"A bill to convey certain real property located in Tongass National Forest to Daniel J. Gross, Sr., and Douglas K. Gross, and for other purposes.",Private Legislation,1992-10-02,1992-10-05,"Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks.",Senate,"Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK]",AK,R,M001085,0,Conveys certain real property in Tongass National Forest in Alaska to certain named individuals.,2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
102-s-3306,102,s,3306,Ted Weiss Child Support Enforcement Act of 1992,Commerce,1992-10-02,1992-10-02,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Bryan, Richard H. [D-NV]",NV,D,B000993,0,"Ted Weiss Child Support Enforcement Act of 1992 - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require a consumer reporting agency to include in a consumer report information on the failure of a consumer to pay overdue child support if that information is:  (1) provided by a State or local child support enforcement agency or verified by any local, State, or Federal government agency; and (2) not more than seven years old.",2025-08-26T15:14:51Z,
102-s-3307,102,s,3307,Elementary and Secondary School Library Media Act,Education,1992-10-02,1992-10-02,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL]",IL,D,S000423,1,"Elementary and Secondary School Library Media Act - Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to establish a Division of Elementary and Secondary School Library Media Services (the Division) within the Office of Educational Research and Improvement.  Sets forth the Division's functions. Requires the Director of the Division to award grants to States for acquisition of school library media resources for public elementary and secondary schools.  Sets forth requirements for allocation to States, State plans, and State distribution of allocation to local educational agencies.  Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Director to award grants for projects that:  (1) encourage collaboration between public elementary and secondary library media specialists and teachers to develop instructional units that enable students to use a variety of information resources; and (2) expand students' information-gathering abilities and certain cognitive skills. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Director to award grants to encourage collaborative elementary and secondary school library media specialist and teacher programs to:  (1) expand use of computers and computer networks in the curriculum; and (2) enable elementary and secondary school library media centers to access information from computerized databases. Authorizes the Director to enter into cooperative agreements with the National Science Foundation and other appropriate nonprofit agencies and organizations in carrying out this grants program.  Authorizes appropriations. Requires that funds under this Act supplement and not supplant other Federal, State, or local funds.",2025-08-26T15:16:44Z,
102-s-3308,102,s,3308,"A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating certain tributaries of the Maurice River in the State of New Jersey as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.",Public Lands and Natural Resources,1992-10-02,1992-10-05,"Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks.",Senate,"Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ]",NJ,D,B001225,1,"Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of the Manumuskin River and the Muskee Creek in New Jersey as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (System). Requires the Secretary of the Interior to administer such segments:  (1) in association with the political jurisdictions through which the Maurice River and its tributaries pass; and (2) in accordance with the local river management plan prepared by the Cumberland County Department of Planning and Development and the plans and ordinances prepared and adopted by the municipal governments of such political jurisdictions. Requires the Secretary to review such plan to ensure that proper implementation of it will protect the values for which the segments were designated. Authorizes the Secretary, on request, to:  (1) provide planning assistance to the State of New Jersey and its political subdivisions; and (2) enter into a memorandum of understanding or a cooperative agreement with another Federal agency or with the State of New Jersey to ensure that Federal and State programs are carried out in a manner that is consistent with the river management plans. Directs the Secretary to review compliance with the locally adopted river management plans biennially and to report to specified congressional committees on any deviation from the plans that causes or may result in any diminution of the values for which the segments were designated. Excludes such designated segments from provisions under the Act that authorize Federal acquisitions of lands within the segments' boundaries.  Authorizes appropriations. Encourages the Secretary to:  (1) continue to work with local municipalities to negotiate agreement and support for designating additional eligible segments of the Maurice River and its tributaries as components of the System; and (2) report to the Congress on the status of such discussions, negotiations, and recommendations concerning the designation of additional river segments in New Jersey as components of the System.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
102-s-3309,102,s,3309,"A bill to amend the Peace Corps Act to authorize appropriations for the Peace Corps Act to authorize appropriations for the Peace Corps for fiscal year 1993 and to establish a Peace Corps foreign exchange fluctuations account, and for other purposes.",International Affairs,1992-10-02,1992-10-28,Became Public Law No: 102-565.,Senate,"Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]",CA,D,C000877,0,"Amends the Peace Corps Act to:   (1) extend authorizations of appropriations for the Peace Corps through FY 1993; (2) establish the Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Peace Corps, Account to pay expenses for Peace Corps operations which exceed appropriations for such expenses as a result of currency exchange rate fluctuations. Authorizes appropriations for such Account. Requires the Director of the Peace Corps to contract with an eligible organization to conduct three evaluations of the health care needs of Peace Corps volunteers and the adequacy of the Peace Corps health care system.",2021-09-25T05:34:39Z,
102-s-3310,102,s,3310,Agricultural Credit Amendments Act of 1992,Agriculture and Food,1992-10-02,1992-10-02,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.,Senate,"Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND]",ND,D,C000705,15,"Agricultural Credit Amendments Act of 1992 - Title I:  Farmers Home Administration Loans - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to state that the interest rate for loans sold into the secondary market may be lower than the interest rate on the retained portion, but may not exceed the average interest rate charged by the lender on loans made to farm and ranch borrowers. Provides for Federal-State coordination of assistance for beginning farmers and ranchers. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) to establish an Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for rural passenger transportation services or facilities. Directs the Secretary to establish within the farm ownership loan program a ten-year down payment loan program for beginning farmers and ranchers.  Sets forth loan terms. Limits the availability of certain agricultural loans and guarantees to beginning farmers and ranchers during specified applicable periods. Directs the Secretary to establish a program of assistance (ten-year maximum) for beginning farmers and ranchers.  Requires an applicant to submit a farm operations plan (plan) to the appropriate county committee, which must be approved by the committee and by the Secretary. Provides assistance in the form of operation and equipment loan guarantees.  Gives applicants priority for equipment purchases in the Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) inventory. Terminates assistance for avoidable failure to achieve plan goals. Directs the Secretary to:  (1) establish a program to encourage borrowers with operating loans or guarantees to graduate to private commercial credit sources; and (2) provide for the graduation of FmHA direct loan borrowers to FmHA guaranteed loans. Authorizes the leasing or leasing-with-purchase-option of certain FmHA inventory land not otherwise suitable for sale. Sets forth provisions regarding the transfer of Indian lands pledged as FmHA loan collateral, including properties containing a hazardous substance. Sets forth debt service margin requirements, including establishment of a certified lenders program. Defines ""qualified beginning farmer or rancher"" for assistance purpose. Sets aside specified percentages of operating and ownership loan assistance for beginning farmers or ranchers. Permits a borrower to appeal a loan appraisal determination. Title II:  Farm Credit System - Amends the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to repeal the prohibition against guarantees of debt instruments whose income is tax exempt. Authorizes the Farm Credit Administration to approve competitive charters of Farm Credit System institutions under specified circumstances. Title III:  Miscellaneous - Amends the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 to increase the Federal assistance ceiling for State agricultural loan mediation programs. Title IV:  Recreational Hunting Safety - Recreational Hunting Safety and Preservation Act of 1991 - Makes it unlawful to intentionally obstruct a lawful hunt (as defined by this Act) within a national forest. Establishes:  (1) civil penalties for such violations; (2) procedures for individual and government agent complaints; and (3) permitted uses of collected penalty money.  Authorizes injunctive relief.  Permits an affected individual or sportsman's organization to bring a civil action to recover actual and punitive damages and attorney's fees.",2025-08-26T15:18:26Z,
102-s-3311,102,s,3311,Homeless Children's Assistance Act of 1992,Agriculture and Food,1992-10-02,1992-10-02,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.,Senate,"Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]",VT,D,L000174,7,"Homeless Children's Assistance Act of 1992 - Amends the National School Lunch Act (NSLA) to specify that certain limitations on number of food service sites and number of children served at each site apply only to private nonprofit organizations, under provisions for demonstration projects to provide food service to homeless children under age six in emergency shelters. Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to revise provisions for allocation of funds for grants to public entities and private nonprofit organizations participating under such projects for homeless children's food services under NSLA, as well as provisions for allocation of certain returned funds.",2025-08-26T15:16:34Z,
102-s-3312,102,s,3312,Cancer Registries Amendment Act,Health,1992-10-02,1992-10-24,Became Public Law No: 102-515.,Senate,"Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]",VT,D,L000174,12,"Cancer Registries Amendment Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants or contracts to operate population-based, statewide cancer registries in order to collect certain data for each form of in-situ and invasive cancer except basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin.  Authorizes grants for planning the registries. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, directly or through grants and contracts, or both, to provide technical assistance to the States in the establishment and operation of statewide registries. Mandates a study on factors contributing to elevated rates of breast cancer mortality in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and the District of Columbia. Authorizes the Secretary to use a specified amount of funds to carry out this Act.",2021-09-25T05:34:39Z,
102-s-3313,102,s,3313,A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to accord nonimmigrant alien status to certain alien crewman aboard fishing vessels of United States registry.,Immigration,1992-10-02,1992-10-02,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA]",LA,D,B000780,0,Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to classify as nonimmigrant alien crewman certain aliens working on a U.S.-registered fishing boat.,2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
102-s-3291,102,s,3291,Interstate Child Support Enforcement Act,Families,1992-10-01,1992-10-01,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ]",NJ,D,B001225,2,"Interstate Child Support Enforcement Act - Title I:  Locate and Case Tracking - Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to allow the Federal Parent Locator System (FPLS) to be used for the purposes of parentage establishment, child support establishment, modification, and enforcement, and child visitation enforcement provided that safeguards are in place to prevent release of information when it may jeopardize the safety of the children or either parent. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into an agreement to provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) with access to the quarterly estimated Federal income tax returns filed by individuals with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Requires States to have in place procedures under which the State agency responsible for child support enforcement shall:  (1) have access to data base information regarding residential addresses, employers and employer addresses, income and assets, and medical insurance benefits of absent parents; and (2) maintain child support order registries. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the HHS Secretary should investigate accessing certain Federal data banks not already linked to FPLS. Requires the HHS Secretary to expand FPLS to provide a national network to State agencies and courts for locate and case tracking. Requires that private attorneys and pro se obligees be allowed access to State locate resources and other public enforcement techniques for the limited purpose of establishing, modifying, and enforcing child support and other orders. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to:  (1) establish a system for reporting new employees and information on their W-4 forms to the appropriate State employment security agency; and (2) modify the W-4 form completed by new employees to include child support and health insurance information. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require employers to withhold from employee wages amounts owed for child support. Amends SSA title IV part D to establish procedures for verification of child support information by the State and for the imposition of monetary penalties on:  (1) employees who fail to report to their employers amounts owed for child support; and (2) employers who fail to withhold such amounts and properly disburse them. Requires States to:  (1) notify the employer in cases where the employee has not correctly reported information regarding his or her child support obligations on the W-4 form; (2) broadcast over FPLS to other States information based on the W-4 form that has been sent to the State employment security agency; and (3) notify an individual owed child support when there is a match between W-4 related information and information on file relating to support orders. Requires the heads of the National Criminal Information Center, the National Law Enforcement Telecommunications Network, and any other national or regional systems for tracking individuals to allow access to information to Federal, State and local child support agencies. Requires States to broadcast on their local and State crime information systems failure-to-appear warrants, capiases, and bench warrants issued by courts in civil and criminal parentage and chid support proceedings. Provides that if a defendant posts security after being arrested, the State shall remit any subsequent forfeiture to the individual owed the child support to the extent of any child support arrearage. Title II:  Establishment - Amends SSA title IV part D to require States to pass long-arm statutes which provide for jurisdiction over a non-resident in an action to establish, enforce, or modify a child support order, or determine parentage if certain conditions are met. Requires States to promulgate procedures under which they shall treat out-of-State service of process in child support and parentage actions in the same manner as in-State service of process. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the courts of a State may, consistent with due process, exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident who is the parent or presumed parent of a resident child in order to establish, enforce, or modify a child support order or determine parentage. Requires States to recognize and enforce parentage and child support orders of other States where jurisdiction was properly asserted. Specifies the conditions under which a State court has personal jurisdiction over a nonresident contestant. Requires State courts to maintain continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a child support order for as long as the State remains the child's State or the residence of any contestant, unless another State court has modified such order. Specifies the conditions under which a State court may modify a parentage or child support order made by another State court. Provides that a court in a State shall not exercise jurisdiction in a parentage or child support proceeding during the pendency of a proceeding in a court of another Stte which has jurisdiction, except under certain circumstances. Requires State courts to apply the law of the forum State in a proceeding to adjudicate parentage or to establish a child support order except:  (1) when they interpret an order issued by a court of another State; or (2) in permitting an action to collect child support arrearages, when the statute of limitations of the forum State would preclude the action but the statute of limitations of the issuing State would permit the action. Sets forth provisions regarding service of process on Federal employees and members of the armed forces relating to child support, alimony, and parentage obligations. Requires that parents' identification and locate information be filed with the State court adjudicating parentage and child support actions.  Requires safeguards on such information where there is a court order for the physical protection of the child or one parent entered against the other parent. Requires State child support agencies to timely notify any individual owed child support of all hearings in which such support might be established, modified, or enforced, and promptly provided copies of any such orders. Requires States to allow parties seeking both parentage adjudication and child support establishment in a judicial proceeding to bring a joint action in a single cause of action.  Sets forth guidelines for uniform State procedures regarding jurisdiction, venue, and Federal employee residential status. Amends the Consumer Credit Protection Act to allow State child support agencies to use credit reporting agencies for the purposes of obtaining information relevant to the setting of an initial or modified child support award, without the necessity of obtaining a court order. Creates a National Child Support Guidelines Commission to:  (1) study and report to the President and the Congress on the desirability of national child support guidelines; and (2) if such guidelines are advisable, develop them for congressional consideration. Amends SSA title IV part D to specify certain principles to be included in State child support guidelines. Requires States to provide for a continuing support obligation by one or both parents until a child reaches age 18 or graduates from or is no longer enrolled in secondary school or its equivalent, whichever is later.  Provides that a support order shall also cease when a child marries or is otherwise emancipated by a court. Requires States to give their courts with child support jurisdiction discretionary power to order:  (1) child support payable at least up to age 22 for a child who is a student in good standing in an accredited post-secondary or vocational school or college; and (2) either or both parents to pay for post-secondary school support based on each parent's financial ability to pay. Requires States to provide for the continuation of child support beyond the child's age of majority provided the child is disabled, unable to be self-supportive, and the disability arose during the child's minority. Requires the Office of Child Support Enforcement (designated under title VI of this Act) to draft and distribute a national subpoena duces tecum for local and State child support agencies to use to reach income information pertaining to all private, Federal, State, and local government employees. Requires States to establish procedures with respect to out-of-State orders, decrees, or judgments related to parentage or child support, and other evidentiary documents. Requires HHS to develop a uniform abstract of a child support order for use by all State courts. Requires States to:  (1) list on marriage licenses the applicants' social security numbers; and (2) use procedures that require individuals who have been issued subpoenas to produce and deliver documents to or to appear at a court or administrative agency on a certain date. Title III:  Parentage - Amends SSA title IV part D to require States to provide for hospital-based paternity establishment and the establishment of paternity outreach programs. Provides for 90 percent Federal matching for State paternity outreach programs. Requires States to adopt various specified procedures for establishment of parentage. Title IV:  Enforcement - Amends several anti-assignment provisions under SSA title IV part D to make it possible for child support to be withheld from certain governmental sources, including veterans' disability, military disability, railroad workers' disability and retirement, long shore and harbor workers' benefits, black lung benefits, and Federal health benefits. Requires States to mandate that any individual or entity engaged in commerce, as a condition of doing business in that State, honor income withholding notices or others issued by a court of any other State. Requires the HHS Secretary to develop a uniform withholding notice to be used in all income withholding cases. Requires State procedures setting the priority for applying proceeds withheld from income in the following manner:  (1) payments on current support obligations; (2) payments of premiums for health insurance for dependent children; and (3) payments on past-due child support obligations and unreimbursed health-care expenses. Allows workers' compensation income to be subject to income withholding. Amends the Consumer Credit Protection Act with respect to State laws and garnishments for the purpose of securing child support. Requires that Federal debts receive a lower priority than child support debts when the obligor's disposable income cannot satisfy both debts through withholding. Prohibits employers from discharging any employee whose earnings are subject to garnishment for additional indebtedness arising from a child support order. Requires States to:  (1) provide that the election of remedies prohibition does not apply in child support cases; and (2) establish procedures for refusing issuance or renewal of the professional, occupational, or business licenses of noncustodial parents who are the subjects of outstanding failure-to-appear warrants, capiases, and bench warrants related to child support. Requires the Federal Government to withhold issuance or renewal of the professional, occupational, or business license of a delinquent child support obligor until the pro se obligee, the obligee's attorney, or State prosecutor involved in the case against the obligor consents to renewal, a court responsible for the enforcement of the child support order orders the release of the hold on the license, or an expedited inquiry and review is completed while the obligor is granted a temporary license. Requires States to develop procedures under which motor vehicle departments may not issue or renew, or may suspend, driver's licenses or vehicle registrations of noncustodial parents who are the subject of outstanding failure to appear warrants, capiases, or bench warrants related to a child support proceeding. Requires States to provide for the use of temporary licenses or registrations by the subjects of such warrants pending a specified show cause hearing or the removal of such warrants, whichever occurs firsts. Requires States to:  (1) establish procedures for placing liens on vehicle titles for child support arrearages; (2) authorize post-judgment seizure of bank accounts in child support cases without the need to obtain a separate court attachment order; (3) establish procedures under which liens can be imposed against lottery or gambler's winnings, insurance settlements or policy payouts, awards, judgments or settlements resulting from lawsuits, and property seized or forfeited to the State if the beneficiary owes past-due child support; and (4) establish procedures that provide for badges of fraud creating a prima facie case that an obligor transferred income or property to avoid paying a child support creditor. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Commissioner of Internal Revenue should instruct Internal Revenue Service field officers and agents to give a high priority to requests for the use of full collection in child support arrearage cases. Requires the Secretary of Treasury to simplify the full collection process and reduce the amount of child support arrearage needed before an individual may apply for full collection. Requires States to develop procedures which allow the posting of a cash bond, security deposit, or personal undertaking with the State child enforcement agency in order to provide for timely child support payments. Makes it possible for individuals who are owed past-due child support, and do not receive assistance under SSA title IV part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) (AFDC), to use Federal and State tax refund procedures to collect past-due child support, regardless of the child's age. Requires States to:  (1) establish procedures under which a child support obligor may attach lump sum funds invested by the obligor or the employer of the obligor in public and private retirement funds; (2) mandate reporting to credit bureaus of overdue support equaling one month's child support payment; and (3) enact laws that provide for criminal penalties for non-support. Amends the Federal criminal code to make it illegal for individuals who owe child support arrearages to leave the State in which such arrearages are owed in order to avoid payment. Amends SSA title IV part D to require States to:  (1) permit the enforcement of any child support order until at least the child's 30th birthday; (2) enact procedures to assess and collect interest on all child support judgments; and (3) provide for health care insurance for the child. Amends the Federal bankruptcy code to:  (1) allow parentage and child support case establishment, modification, and enforcement to proceed without interruption after the filing of a bankruptcy petition; (2) treat the debt owed to child support creditors as debt outside chapter 11, 12, or 13 plans, except as specified; and (3) provide that a claim for payment of a debt for child support may be asserted by the filing in court of a claim form that describes the debt. Sets forth requirements applicable to parentage establishment with respect to child support obligations of military personnel. Requires that each State adopt verbatim the officially approved version of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. Title V:  Collection and Distribution - Amends SSA title IV part D to set priorities for State distribution of child support collections. Authorizes the Comptroller General to analyze the existing child support distribution system and authorize, under certain circumstances, pilot projects for the distribution of arrearages in a specified manner. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the Federal income tax refund offset mechanism. Amends SSA title IV part D to require States to enact laws limiting any claims they may have against a noncustodial parent for reimbursement of the child's portion of AFDC assistance to the amount specified as child support under a court or administrative order. Allows States to assess charges above the application fee for non-AFDC child support services against persons other than the custodial parent. Requires States to provide either one central, statewide collection, accounting, and disbursement point for child support cases, or several local or regional collection and disbursement points throughout the State for all cases. Title VI:  Federal Role - Amends SSA title IV part D to:  (1) designate the separate organizational unit charged under current law with various child support and parentage responsibilities as the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE); and (2) change OCSE's organizational structure. Requires HHS to provide:  (1) training assistance to the States; and (2) conduct staffing studies of each State's child support enforcement program. Requires the Comptroller General to study and report to the Congress on the incentive formula operating with respect to State child support agencies. Defines ""child support"" to include periodic and lump sum payments for current and past-due economic support, payments of premiums for health insurance for children, payments for or provisions of child care, and payments for educational services. Requires the HHS Secretary to:  (1) contract for a study of and report to the Congress on the audit process of OCSE to improve the criteria and methodology for auditing State child support enforcement agencies; and (2) provide for demonstration projects to determine the feasibility and utility of a child support assurance program. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish in the Treasury a Children's Trust Fund (Fund) funded by voluntary contributions of taxpayers as indicated on their Federal tax returns. Requires that Fund amounts be dedicated to programs regarding child support and parentage establishment. Title VII:  State Role - Amends SSA title IV part D to require that States not deny establishment, enforcement, or modification services to applicants because of nonresidency. Makes it the mission of every State administrative agency to promote the greatest economic security possible for children, within the obligor's ability to pay.  Requires such agencies to provide all custodial parents with certain information. Expresses the sense of the Congress that State and local child support enforcement agencies should provide:  (1) offices in easily accessible locations near public transportation; (2) office hours that allow parents to meet with attorneys and caseworkers without taking time off from work; and (3) office environments conductive to discussion of legal and personal matters in privacy. Requires States to develop preocedures under which a change in child support payee does not require a court hearing or order to take effect and may be done administratively, as long as a statement by an official is included in the court or administrative file documenting the change. Title VIII:  Effective Date - Sets forth the effective date of this Act.",2025-08-26T15:15:22Z,
102-s-3292,102,s,3292,"A bill to establish the death penalty for certain violent crimes and provide procedures for its imposition, provide for habeas corpus reform, and codify the ""good faith"" exception to the exclusionary rule.",Crime and Law Enforcement,1992-10-01,1992-10-01,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]",UT,R,H000338,0,"Title I:  Death Penalty under Federal Law - Federal Death Penalty Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish criteria for the imposition of the death penalty for Federal crimes. Requires the Government, for any offense punishable by death, to serve notice upon the defendant a reasonable time before trial or acceptance of a plea, or at such time thereafter as the court may permit upon a showing of good cause, that it intends to seek the death penalty and the aggravating factors upon which it will rely. Requires a separate sentencing hearing before a jury, or the court upon motion by the defendant (with the approval of the attorney for the Government), when the defendant is found guilty or pleads guilty to an offense punishable by death. Allows the defendant and the Government to present any information relevant to sentencing. Specifies mitigating factors which the defendant must establish by a preponderance of the information and aggravating factors which the Government must provide beyond a reasonable doubt. Sets forth special aggravating factors for:  (1) treason, espionage, homicide, and the attempted murder of the President; and (2) drug offenses punishable by the death penalty (such factors include conviction for two felony drug offenses, conviction for serious Federal drug offenses, and participation in a continuing criminal enterprise involving drug sales to minors).  Directs the court, or the jury by unanimous vote, to recommend whether a sentence of death shall be imposed rather than a lesser sentence based upon a consideration of whether all the aggravating factors sufficiently outweigh all mitigating factors (or, in the absence of a mitigating factor, whether the aggravating factors alone are sufficient to justify such sentence).  Specifies that the jury or the court is never required to impose a death sentence. States that no person who was under 17 years of age at the time of the offense may be sentenced to death. Requires the court to instruct the jury not to consider the race, color, religious beliefs, national origin, or sex of the defendant or victim in its consideration of the sentence. Establishes procedures for appeal from a death sentence.  Requires the court of appeals to address all substantive and procedural issues raised on appeal and to consider whether the death sentence was imposed under the influence of passion, prejudice, or any other arbitrary factor and whether the evidence supports the special finding of the existence of an aggravating factor required to be considered.  Directs the court to remand the case for reconsideration or imposition of a sentence other than death whenever it finds that: (1) the sentence was imposed under the influence of passion, prejudice, or any other arbitrary factor; (2) the admissible evidence and information adduced does not support the special finding of the existence of the required aggravating factor; or (3) the proceedings involved any other legal error requiring reversal of the sentence that was properly preserved for and raised on appeal. Requires the court to provide a written explanation of its determination. Sets forth procedures for the implementation of a sentence of death. Prohibits a sentence of death from being carried out upon a person who is mentally retarded, who lacks the mental capacity to understand the death penalty and why it was imposed on that person, or upon a woman while she is pregnant. Prohibits requiring any employee of any State department of corrections, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the U.S. Marshals Service, or any employee providing services to that department, bureau, or service under contract to be in attendance or to participate in any execution if such participation is contrary to such employee's moral or religious convictions. Limits the circumstances under which a person subject to the criminal jurisdiction of an Indian tribal government may be executed under this Act. Provides for the imposition of the death penalty for specified Federal crimes, including:  (1) murders committed by prisoners in Federal correctional institutions; (2) civil rights murders and certain murders involving damage to religious property or obstruction of persons in the free exercise of religious beliefs; (3) murders through the use of a firearm, where a person causes the death of another intentionally, knowingly, through recklessness manifesting extreme indifference to human life, or through the intentional infliction of serious bodily injury; and (4) drug-related murders in the District of Columbia. Title II:  Death Penalty or Life Imprisonment Without Parole for First Degree Murder in the District of Columbia - Amends the D.C. Code to authorize the death penalty or life imprisonment without parole for first-degree murders in the District of Columbia. Title III:  Habeas Corpus Reform - Subtitle A:  General Habeas Corpus Reform - Habeas Corpus Reform Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal judicial code to establish a one-year statute of limitations for habeas corpus actions brought by State prisoners. Vests authority to issue certificates for probable cause for appeal of habeas corpus orders exclusively in the courts of appeals. Permits denial on the merits of habeas corpus writs notwithstanding the failure to exhaust State remedies. Prohibits the granting of a petition for habeas corpus with respect to any claim which has been fully and fairly adjudicated in State proceedings.  Sets forth provisions with respect to the appointment of counsel. Subtitle B:  Death Penalty Litigation Procedures - Death Penalty Litigation Procedures Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal judicial code to set forth special habeas corpus procedures in capital cases.  Applies such procedures to Federal habeas corpus cases brought by prisoners in State custody who are subject to a capital sentence.  Makes the applicability of such procedures contingent upon a State establishing a mechanism for the appointment, compensation, and payment of reasonable litigation expenses of competent counsel in State post-conviction proceedings brought by indigent prisoners whose capital convictions and sentences have been upheld on direct appeal to the court of last resort in the State or have otherwise become final for State law purposes.  States that the rule of court on statutes establishing such mechanism must provide standards of competency for the appointment of such counsel. Specifies that any such mechanism shall offer counsel to all State prisoners under capital sentence and provide for the entry of an order by a court of record that:  (1) appoints counsel to represent the prisoner upon a specified finding; (2) finds that the prisoner has rejected the offer of counsel and made the decision with an understanding of its legal consequences; or (3) denies the appointment of counsel upon a finding that the prisoner is not indigent. Provides for a mandatory stay of execution during the post-conviction review initiated pursuant to this Act.  Details conditions which will cause such stay to expire.  Prohibits a Federal court, if one of such conditions has occurred, from entering a stay of execution or granting relief in a capital case unless:  (1) the basis for the stay and request for relief is a claim not previously presented in the State or Federal courts; (2) the failure to raise the claim was the result of State action in violation of the Constitution or laws of the United States, was the result of a recognition by the Supreme Court of a new Federal right that is retroactively applicable, or is due to the fact that the claim is based on facts that could not have been discovered through the exercise of reasonable diligence in time to present the claim for State or Federal post-conviction review; and (3) the facts underlying the claim would be sufficient, if proven, to undermine the court's confidence in the jury's determination of guilt of the offense for which the death penalty was imposed. Imposes time limits on filing for habeas corpus relief.  Requires such time limits to be tolled under specified conditions. Requires the district court, upon the development of a complete evidentiary record, to rule on the merits of the claims properly before it.  Makes the requirement for a certificate of probable cause inapplicable, with exceptions, where:  (1) a second or successive petition is filed; and (2) certain requirements under a unitary review procedure (i.e., a State procedure that authorizes a person under sentence of death to raise, in the course of direct review of judgment, such claims as could be raised on collateral attack) are met. Sets forth time limits for determining petitions.  Specifies that the adjudication of petitions or motions involving habeas corpus in capital cases shall be granted priority by the district court and court of appeals over all noncapital matters.  Directs the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to report annually to the Congress on court compliance with the time limits established under this subtitle. Title IV:  Exclusionary Rule - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide that evidence obtained as a result of a search or seizure shall not be excluded in a court of the United States as being in violation of the fourth amendment to the U.S.  Constitution if such search or seizure was carried out in circumstances justifying an objectively reasonable belief that it was in conformity with the fourth amendment.  Makes the fact that evidence was obtained pursuant to and within the scope of a warrant prima facie evidence of the existence of such circumstances. Specifies that Federal law does not require the exclusion of evidence in State court proceedings under circumstances in which such evidence would be admissible in a Federal court proceeding.",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
102-s-3293,102,s,3293,Intermodal Safe Container Transportation Act of 1992,Transportation and Public Works,1992-10-01,1992-10-01,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.,Senate,"Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE]",NE,D,E000284,3,"Intermodal Safe Container Transportation Act of 1992 - Amends Federal law to require any person at or before tendering to an initial carrier any container or trailer for intermodal transportation with a projected gross cargo weight (including packing material and pallets) of more than 10,000 pounds, to certify to the carrier in writing the actual gross cargo weight and a reasonable description of the container's or trailer's contents.  Requires prior notification to the carrier of projected gross cargo weight and the contents description. Makes it unlawful for a carrier or its agent, a customs broker, freight forwarder, warehouseman, or terminal operator to fail to forward such a certification to a subsequent carrier transporting the container or trailer in intermodal transportation. Makes it unlawful for any person:  (1) to coerce or attempt to coerce a person providing such transportation to transport such loaded container or trailer before receiving the required certification; or (2) knowing that such weight limits are exceeded, to coerce or attempt to coerce any carrier to transport the container or trailer, or to operate the tractor-trailer combination in violation of such limits.  Makes it unlawful for a motor carrier to transport such container or trailer before receiving such certification. Provides for State enforcement and for liens for posted bonds, fines, penalties, costs, and expenses. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to assess and report to specified congressional committees on:  (1) existing data and data collection needs (along with any recommendations for improving data collection) with respect to the movement in intermodal transportation of loaded containers and trailers (including those containing perishable agricultural commodities) in violation of this Act and State highway motor vehicle weight laws; and (2) the legal and practical impediments to such data collection.",2025-08-26T15:15:33Z,
102-s-3294,102,s,3294,A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to extend for one year the authority of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.,Foreign Trade and International Finance,1992-10-01,1992-10-01,Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.,Senate,"Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD]",MD,D,S000064,1,Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to raise the ceiling on the maximum contingent liability outstanding for Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) guaranties. Extends OPIC's authority to issue investment insurance and guaranties through FY 1993.,2021-06-02T15:40:39Z,
102-s-3295,102,s,3295,"A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to establish within the Office of the Secretary of Defense the position of Director of Criminal Investigations, and for other purposes.",Armed Forces and National Security,1992-10-01,1992-10-01,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.,Senate,"Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ]",AZ,D,D000185,3,"Establishes the position of Director of Criminal Investigations to be appointed by the Secretary of Defense from among civilians who have significant experience in criminal investigations. Requires the Director to report directly to the Secretary. Requires the Director to obtain, compile, store, monitor, and report information on each allegation of sexual misconduct of a member of the armed forces (or a dependent) against another member of the armed forces or a dependent of such member.  Requires such Director to:  (1) make such information available to the Secretary, the Secretaries of the military departments, the Congress, and any law enforcement agency or court concerned; (2) investigate each allegation made directly, or referred, to the Director; and (3) monitor the conduct of such investigations by units, offices, agencies, and other organizations within the Department of Defense (DOD) regarding allegations of sexual misconduct. Authorizes the Director to inspect and report to the Secretary on any other investigation being conducted within DOD.  Authorizes the Director to refer for prosecution any case of sexual misconduct. Requires the Director to report each such referral to the Secretary. Requires each member of the armed forces and employee of DOD who receives an allegation of sexual misconduct to notify the Director. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress annually on the number and disposition of cases of sexual misconduct by members of the armed forces and employees of DOD. Amends the Federal criminal code to provide criminal penalties for each member of the armed forces or DOD employee who fails to undertake an investigation (if so required) or who receives an allegation of sexual misconduct and fails to notify the Director. Provides lesser penalties for the failure of such members or employees to act on an allegation of civil sexual misconduct. Directs the Secretary to require that the commitment of an employee of DOD or a member of the armed forces to the elimination of sexual harassment in their place of work or duty and at other DOD installations and facilities be one of the factors considered in the preparation of performance evaluations and the determination of the appropriateness of promotions or selection for the receipt of financial performance awards.  Requires the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on the implementation of such regulations. Prohibits the Secretary and the Secretary of the military department concerned from approving for a financial award or promotion any DOD employee or member of an armed force who:  (1) has been convicted of a criminal offense involving sexual misconduct; or (2) has received any other disciplinary or adverse personnel action on the basis of having engaged in sexual misconduct. Directs the Secretary to prescribe regulations that prohibit officers and employees of DOD from retaliating or taking an adverse personnel action against any other officer or employee for reporting sexual misconduct by an officer or employee of DOD or member of the armed forces or for providing information in an investigation or other action relating to an allegation of sexual misconduct. Requires the Secretary of each military department to prescribe similar regulations prohibiting such retaliatory measures by members under their respective armed force.  Makes violations of such regulations punishable under applicable provisions of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.",2025-01-14T17:07:58Z,
102-s-3296,102,s,3296,Industrial Innovation Act of 1992,Commerce,1992-10-01,1992-10-01,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.,Senate,"Sen. Wofford, Harris [D-PA]",PA,D,W000665,0,"Industrial Innovation Act of 1992 - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to States to enable them to provide technical and financial assistance to small and medium-sized manufacturers doing business in the State. Authorizes appropriations. Sets forth requirements relating to State grant applications, certifications, and allocation of grant amounts. Requires a report to the Congress on the grant program's effectiveness.",2025-08-26T15:15:40Z,
102-s-3297,102,s,3297,Computer Security Act Amendments of 1992,Government Operations and Politics,1992-10-01,1992-10-01,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI]",WI,D,K000305,1,"Computer Security Act Amendments of 1992 - Amends the Computer Security Act of 1987 to require agency heads to report to specified congressional committees on attempts by unauthorized users to access Federal computer systems.  Requires a report by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) assessing Government computer security. Requires agency heads to:  (1) audit multiuser Federal computer systems; and (2) designate and train a system manager for each multiuser system, who shall inspect and report on the security state, including passwords, of the system. Requires OMB to promulgate regulations establishing standards for computer security reports.",2025-08-26T15:16:38Z,
102-s-3298,102,s,3298,A bill to authorize a certificate of documentation for the vessel Shoreline XV.,Private Legislation,1992-10-01,1992-10-01,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.,Senate,"Sen. Robb, Charles S. [D-VA]",VA,D,R000295,0,Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation for a named vessel.,2025-01-14T18:51:33Z,
102-s-3299,102,s,3299,Managed Competition Act of 1992,Health,1992-10-01,1992-10-01,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK]",OK,D,B000639,1,"Managed Competition Act of 1992 - Title I:  Managed Competition in Employer-Based Health Plans:  Incentives to Control Costs - Subtitle A: Use of Tax Incentives to Purchase Cost Effective Plans - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on the excess health plan expenses of employers. Allows a full and permanent deduction for the health plan premium expenses of self-employed individuals, except with respect to excess health plan expenses. Excludes from gross income contributions by a partnership or S corporation to an accident or health plan covering its partners or shareholders. Subtitle B:  Health Plan Purchasing Cooperatives (HPPCs - Provides for the establishment of health plan purchasing cooperatives as not-for-profit corporations in or among States to:  (1) enter into agreements with accountable health plans; (2) enter into agreements with small employers; (3) enroll individuals in accountable health plans; (4) receive and forward adjusted premiums, including the reconciliation of low-income assistance among such plans; and (5) coordinate and carryout other functions as required by this title. Subtitle C:  Accountable Health Plans (AHPs) - Sets forth requirements for accountable health plans with respect to: registration and qualifications, uniform benefits, cost-sharing for low-income individuals, standardized information, prohibition of discrimination based on health status, standard premiums, financial solvency, grievance mechanisms, and coordinating benefits. Preempts State laws for accountable health plans. Subtitle D:  National Health Board - Establishes a National Health Board to:  (1) specify a uniform set of effective benefits by October 1, 1993; (2) provide for an advisory Health Benefits and Data Standards Board and a Health Plan Standards Board; (3) register accountable health plans; (4) establish rules for the process of risk-adjustment premiums; (5) establish standards for a national health data system; (6) measure the quality of care in specialized centers; and (7) make specified reports to the Congress. Subtitle E:  Treatment of Areas of Ineffective Competition - Authorizes States to develop plans for controlling growth in premiums of accountable health plans where there is ineffective price competition. Subtitle F:  Repeal of COBRA Continuation Requirements - Repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Public Health Service Act with respect to continuation coverage requirements of group health plans. Subtitle G:  Definitions - Provides definitions for terms under this title. Title II:  Low-Income Assistance for Health Coverage - Subtitle A: Low-Income Assistance - Provides assistance to low-income individuals enrolled under accountable health plans who are not eligible for Medicare through adjustments of premiums, cost-sharing assistance, and payments for certain items and services. Subtitle B:  Long-Term Care Phase-Down Assistance to States - Phases down assistance to States for long-term care from 1994 through 1997. Subtitle C:  Financing - Repeals the dollar limitation on the amount of wages subject to the hospital insurance tax. Subtitle D:  Repeal of Medicaid Program - Repeals title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act.  Requires the National Health Board to report to the Congress on changes in the laws needed to conform to such repeal. Title III:  Improved Access in Rural and Undeserved Areas - Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend authorizations of appropriations for migrant health centers, community health centers, scholarship and loan repayment programs of the National Health Service Corps, and area health education centers. Title IV:  Preventive Health and Personal Responsibility - Subtitle A:  Expansion of Public Health Programs - Extends authorized appropriations for:  immunizations against vaccine-preventable diseases, lead poisoning prevention, preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers, health information and health promotion, and preventive health and health services block grants. Provides for the use of appropriated funds for the prevention, control, and elimination of tuberculosis and for grants for the early intervention regarding acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Authorizes appropriations for programs regarding the smoking of tobacco products. Subtitle B:  Expansion of Medicare Coverage of Preventive Services - Amends the title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage for colorectal screening, certain immunizations, well-child care, annual mammography screenings, and certain additional benefits. Title V:  Malpractice Reform - Subtitle A:  Findings; Purpose; Definitions - Sets forth congressional findings with respect to the need for malpractice reforms. Subtitle B:  Grants to States for Alternative Dispute Resolution Systems - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States for a two-year period for the implementation and evaluation of alternative dispute resolution systems.  Sets forth eligibility requirements for States seeking such grants and standards and regulations for such program. Subtitle C:  Uniform Standards for Malpractice Claims - Establishes uniform standards for health care liability actions brought in a Federal or State court and to medical malpractice claims subject to an alternative dispute resolution system, except in the case of an injury arising from the use of a medical product. Subtitle D:  Liability Protections for Federally-Supported Health Centers - Provides liability protection for physicians or other licensed or certified health care practitioners deemed to be employees of the Public Health Service.  Requires the Attorney General to report to the Congress on medical malpractice liability claims arising under this subtitle. Title VI:  Paperwork Reduction and Administrative Simplification - Preempts State laws that require medical or health insurance records to be maintained in written, rather than electronic form. Requires the National Health Board to ensure the confidentiality of electronic health care information and establish standardization for the electronic receipt and transmission of health plan information. Requires the Board to establish goals and time frames for:  (1) the use of uniform health claims forms and identification numbers; (2) achieving uniformity in determining the liability of insurers when benefits are payable under two or more health plans; and (3) achieving uniformity in the availability of information among health plans when benefits are payable under two or more health plans. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on the administrator of a health plan for failure to satisfy certain health plan requirments.",2025-08-26T15:15:58Z,
102-s-3300,102,s,3300,21st Century Health Care Act,Health,1992-10-01,1992-10-01,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]",NM,D,B000468,0,"21st Century Health Care Act - Title I:  Eligibility and Enrollment - Entitles every U.S. resident who is a citizen, national, or lawful resident alien to health care coverage purchased through a health insurance purchasing cooperative (HIPC) created under this Act in their State of primary residence. Authorizes the National Health Care Board created in this Act to also make eligible for health care services such nonimmigrant aliens and other individuals as the Board considers appropriate. Requires such State to provide a mechanism for the enrollment of individuals entitled to health benefits purchased through a  HIPC, as well as the issuance of a State health insurance card for use in identification and claims processing.  States that each State HIPC program:  (1) shall not impose a minimum residency requirement for entitlement in excess of three months; (2) shall provide continuation of services for individuals moving to another State until a minimum period of residency is established in the latter State; and (3) shall provide for the payment of health care services to individuals temporarily absent from the State. Requires the Board to issue regulations to provide for the transition of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to the health benefits program established under this Act. Title II:  Managed Competition in Health Plans - Subtitle A: National Health Care Board - Establishes a National Health Care Board to:  (1) establish and oversee the various responsibilities for the Health Outcomes Management Standards Board, the Health Benefits Standards Board, the Health Insurance Standards Board, the Medicare Transition Board, and the National Health Data System (all created under this Act); (2) establish a uniform data system to designate qualified HIPCs and carriers; (3) determine and implement a system for the collection of relevant health outcomes data; (4) determine and revise minimum benefit requirements of a qualified health benefits plan; (5) establish a program for low-income assistance, including premium and cost-sharing assistance; (6) establish an assistance program for individuals employed by small businesses; and (7) make written recommendations at least annually to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the States with respect to the planning, development, and implementation of all components of the National Health Insurance Data System established under this Act. Requires the Board to provide for the initial organization of a Health Outcomes Management Standards Board (Outcomes Board) to make recommendations to the Board concerning:  (1) the establishment of a national data system for patient outcomes and other quality measures; (2) the standards for information collection and reporting from Accountable Health Plans (AHPs); and (3) oversight of data centers and data evaluation.  Provides funding to the Outcomes Board through establishment of an annual registration fee for AHPs. Requires the Board to provide for the initial organization of a Health Benefits Standards Board (Benefits Board) to make recommendations to the Board concerning:  (1) the uniform set of effective benefits; (2) effective services for such benefits; and (3) auditing standards to ensure the accuracy of information collected from AHPs. Provides funding to the Benefits Board through an annual AHP registration fee. Requires the Board to provide for the initial organization of a Health Insurance Standards Board (Insurance Board) to make recommendations to the Board concerning the standards for AHPs and HIPCs, and the treatment of uniform effective health benefits and expenses in excess of accountable health plan costs.  Requires the Insurance Board to also ensure the financial viability of AHPs and resolve conflicts between AHPs and consumers in the delivery of the uniform set of effective benefits.  Provides funding to the Insurance Board through an annual AHP registration fee. Requires the Board to provide for the initial organization of a Medicare Transition Board (Transition Board) to make recommendations to the Congress concerning the integration of the Medicare health program with the health program established under this Act.  Provides funding to the Transition Board through an annual AHP registration fee. Directs the Board to:  (1) register AHPs that meet standards provided under this Act; (2) establish rules for the process of risk-adjustment of premiums among AHPs by HIPCs; (3) establish standards for the periodic reporting by AHPs of information on clinical health outcomes, status, well-being, plan satisfaction of enrolled individuals, health care expenditures, and volumes and prices of procedures; (4) analyze all information so reported; (5) provide for the distribution of its analysis on individual AHPs; (6) publish annual reports on collected information; and (7) distribute related information as appropriate. Provides procedural rules governing congressional consideration of Board actions, requiring specific disapproval by joint resolution in order to overturn such actions. Subtitle B:  Health Insurance Purchasing Cooperatives - Requires each State to provide for the establishment as a not-for-profit corporation of a health insurance purchasing cooperative (HIPC) to implement a State coordinated buying program under specified procedures.  Outlines HIPC requirements.  Requires each HIPC to be governed by a Board of Directors to oversee the functioning of all HIPCs within such State, provide expertise, coordinate HIPC activities among districts, and resolve disputes arising in the implementation of this Act.  Requires each HIPC to:  (1) enter into agreements with AHPs and employers; (2) enroll individuals under AHPs; (3) receive and forward adjusted premiums for plan enrollment; (4) coordinate with other HIPCs; (5) engage in education and outreach efforts to inform the public about the HIPC coordinated buying program; (6) solicit bids and negotiate with AHPs to make available health benefit plans through the coordinated buying program and one or more HIPCs; and (7) prepare and disseminate the documentation required by Federal agencies to certify participation in the coordinated program.  Provides similar local district activities of HIPCs. Outlines provisions concerning the agreement entered into between each HIPC and AHP, including agreement termination, offer of enrollment to individuals at applicable premium rates, and payment and receipt of premiums.  States that each AHP retains the risk of nonpayment by enrolled individuals. Requires each HIPC to offer eligible individuals the opportunity to enroll in an AHP for the HIPC area in which such individual resides. Outlines provisions concerning the enrollment process, as well as the periods of coverage for the initial, general, and special enrollment periods. Provides for the receipt of premiums by a HIPC and the forwarding of such premiums to the AHP providing the health services, after the taking by the HIPC of a specified percentage to cover overhead expenses. Requires the Board to establish rules for coordination among HIPCs in cases where under an agreement with a HIPC eligible individuals are enrolled by an employer located in one State and the employees reside in a different State. Subtitle C:  Accountable Health Plans - Part 1:  Requirements for Accountable Health Plans - Requires the Board to provide a process whereby a health plan may be registered with the Board by its sponsor as an accountable health plan (AHP).  Requires an AHP, in order to be eligible for registering, to:  (1) provide for coverage of the uniform set of effective benefits specified by the Board; (2) provide for the collection and reporting to the Board of information concerning enrollees and the provision of services; (3) not discriminate in enrollment or benefits; (4) establish standard premiums for the uniform set of effective benefits; (5) meet financial solvency requirements; and (6) provide for effective grievance procedures and restrict certain physician incentive plans. Requires each AHP to also provide for the imposition of uniform cost-sharing (deductibles and coinsurance).  Requires each AHP to provide at least annually to its HIPC necessary information to evaluate AHP cost and performance in meeting the needs of its enrollees. Prohibits an AHP from denying, limiting, or conditioning the coverage under its plan based on the health status, claims experience, receipt of health care, medical history, or lack of evidence of insurability of an individual.  Allows an AHP to exclude coverage for a previous condition, but limits such exclusion to six months.  Requires each AHP to establish standard premiums, for individual and family coverage, for the uniform set of effective benefits within each HIPC area in which the plan is offered. Provides with respect to each AHP:  (1) financial solvency requirements; (2) grievance procedures; and (3) the acceptance of information electronically from the Board on the eligibility of individuals for low-income and small business assistance. Part 2:  Preemption from State Laws for Accountable Health Plans - Preempts any State law which is different from the uniform set of effective benefits established by the Board under this Act, as well as any State law restricting network plans or utilization review programs. Subtitle D:  Treatment of Areas of Ineffective Competition - Requires the Board, if it determines that there is ineffective price competition in the provision of health services within the uniform set of effective benefits in an area of a State, to authorize the State HIPC to establish reimbursement benchmarks to be used in the determination of rates to be charged by providers of services in such area until the Board finds that effective price competition exists. Subtitle E:  Definitions - Provides definitions. Title III:  Uniform Effective Health Benefits - Requires the Board to annually specify the uniform set of effective benefits for the next fiscal year to apply in all States.  Requires such benefits to include the full range of legally authorized treatments for conditions, but allows for the exclusion of benefits for services and items that the Board determines have not been shown to reasonably improve or significantly ameliorate a health condition. Requires specific treatments, procedures, and care to be left up to the individual AHP.  Provides for the inclusion and exclusion of specified services within the uniform set of effective benefits. Requires the Board to entitle every eligible individual under an AHP to payment for such covered services. Title IV:  Application of Antitrust Laws - Exempts from the antitrust laws the action of two or more hospitals negotiating a proposed agreement to share expensive medical services or high technology equipment.  Requires, for such exemption, such hospitals to submit an application to the Board describing the particulars of such agreement, Board approval, and Board issuance of a waiver from the antitrust laws for such agreement.  Allows the revocation of such waiver in specified circumstances. Title V:  Cost Control and Financing - Subtitle A:  Health Budgets - Requires the Board to:  (1) establish an annual fiscal year budget of expenditures; (2) compute the national average per capita cost for each of the health care services included in the expenditures; (3) designate a series of risk groups, by age, sex, and other factors, for health care services and costs; (4) develop for each State HIPC a factor to adjust the national average per capita costs for each risk group; (5) determine total projected expenditures for each State HIPC for each covered health service; (6) determine the appropriate Federal contribution for each State for total projected expenditures; and (7) make appropriate subsequent calculations to adjust the budgets, estimates, and contributions.  Requires each State to raise the revenues necessary to cover its share specified in the national health budget established by the Board. Subtitle B:  Funding - Directs the  Board to develop a mechanism for determining and collecting revenues to fund Federal contributions, which shall be approved or disapproved under congressional joint resolution procedures. Amends the Public Health Service Act to impose on any employer a civil penalty equal to 34 percent of the excess health plan expenses of such employer.  Defines the excess health plan expenses as those not covered under an AHP or paid to a HIPC for coverage under an AHP.  Prohibits the amount of employer contribution from varying based on the AHP selected.  Outlines employer obligations with respect to the enrollment of eligible individuals in an AHP through a State HIPC.  Provides civil penalties for failing to meet such obligations. Establishes the National Health Care Trust Fund and appropriates to the Fund all of the premiums received by the Board for coverage under an AHP, along with any penalties collected.  Requires each State to establish a funding program for the implementation of the State HIPC program in that State, requiring each program to include the enrollment and standard premium financing required under this Act. Entitles each State with an HIPC program approved by the Board to its appropriate per capita funding from the Board for implementation of the AHP.",2025-08-26T15:15:11Z,
102-s-3301,102,s,3301,"A bill to permit certain disabled former Peace Corps volunteers to enroll in a Federal employees health benefit plan, and for other purposes.",Government Operations and Politics,1992-10-01,1992-10-01,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]",CA,D,C000877,0,Amends the Peace Corps Act to allow certain Peace Corps volunteers who are suffering from an injury or disease sustained while in the performance of Peace Corps duties to enroll (for self only or for self and family) in health benefits plans available under provisions of Federal law relating to health insurance for Federal employees. Authorizes appropriations.,2025-01-14T19:03:55Z,