bill_id,congress,bill_type,bill_number,title,policy_area,introduced_date,latest_action_date,latest_action_text,origin_chamber,sponsor_name,sponsor_state,sponsor_party,sponsor_bioguide_id,cosponsor_count,summary_text,update_date,url
99-s-2950,99,s,2950,"A bill to designate September 17, 1987, the bicentennial of the signing of the Constitution of the United States, as ""Constitution Day"", and to make such day a legal public holiday.",Government Operations and Politics,1986-10-18,1986-10-18,"Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.",Senate,"Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK]",AK,R,S000888,4,"Amends Federal law to establish September 17th, Constitution Day, of each year as a legal public holiday, except for purposes of Federal employee pay and leave.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
99-s-2951,99,s,2951,Emergency Highway Funding Flexibility Act of 1986,Transportation and Public Works,1986-10-18,1986-10-18,"Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.",Senate,"Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT]",VT,R,S000776,4,"Emergency Highway Funding Flexibility Act of 1986 - Provides that unobligated funds apportioned to a State prior to October 1, 1986, for highway construction projects may be obligated by such State prior to April 30, 1987, for highway construction projects eligible to receive such funds under any apportionment.",2025-08-29T16:30:40Z,
99-s-2952,99,s,2952,Native American Cultural Preservation Act,Native Americans,1986-10-18,1986-10-18,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT]",MT,D,M000635,0,"Native American Cultural Preservation Act - Establishes the Native American Museum Advisory Board.  Identifies the functions of the Board to be:  (1) the resolution of certain disputes (regarding sacred artifacts or remains) between any museum and an Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization; (2) the provision of advice to the Native American Center of the Smithsonian Institution; and (3) the provision of advice to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation with respect to Native American cultural and historical preservation.  Authorizes appropriations. Permits the governing body of an Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization or museum administrator to file a petition with the Board requesting the mediation of disputes between a museum and an Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization relating to:  (1) the skeletal remains of a Native American or a Native Hawaiian; or (2) sacred artifacts of such tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.  Sets forth specified requirements with respect to such petition and Board determinations. Requires the Board to publish such determinations in the Federal Register and provide written notice of such determinations to the head of each Federal agency which such Board believes to be providing Federal funds to:  (1) a museum, Indian tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization that is the subject of such determination; or (2) program which provides benefits to such entities. Provides that Board determinations are final and not reviewable in any court. Establishes, within the Library of Congress, the Native American Center.  Identifies the functions of the Center to be: (1) the preparation, and coordination with museums, of a provenance of all Native American skeletal remains, sacred artifacts, and other artifacts relating to Native American history or culture, that have been collected through Federal funds; (2) the sale of educational materials on the collections of the Smithsonian that relate to Native American culture; and (3) the provision of advice and technical assistance to Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations in the establishment of model museums and the historical preservation of Native American skeletal remains and sacred artifacts.  Sets forth specified requirements with respect to the administration of the Center. Directs the President to include with his budget a separate statement which specifies the amount of funds requested for the Center for each fiscal year.  Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 to make conforming amendments.",2025-08-29T16:32:51Z,
99-s-2953,99,s,2953,A bill to provide credit under the Civil Service Retirement and Disability System for training in the Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II.,Government Operations and Politics,1986-10-18,1986-10-18,Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.,Senate,"Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS]",KS,R,D000401,4,Includes service in the Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II as creditable service for purposes of civil service retirement. Requires affected individuals to:  (1) file an appropriate written application to the Office of Personnel Management within 14 months of enactment of this Act; (2) be currently subject to the civil service retirement system; and (3) make required deposits to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund with respect to service in the Corps.,2021-06-30T20:23:23Z,
99-s-2954,99,s,2954,A bill to amend the Tax Reform Act of 1986 by repealing a certain transition rule.,Taxation,1986-10-18,1986-10-18,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR]",AR,D,B001057,2,"Amends the Tax Reform Act of 1986 to repeal certain transitional rules allowing the investment tax credit to remain in effect for the purchase of certain aircraft manufactured in Kansas, Florida, Georgia, or Texas.",2025-01-03T20:55:56Z,
99-s-2939,99,s,2939,Methanol Vehicle Promotion Act of 1986,Transportation and Public Works,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.,Senate,"Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]",WV,D,R000361,0,"Methanol Vehicle Promotion Act of 1986 - Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to provide that for any ten consecutive model years between 1993 and 2005, a manufacturer of dual fuel automobiles shall receive a Corporate Average Fuel Economy increase according to prescribed formulas. States that the fuel economy of methanol powered automobiles (or dual fuel automobiles) shall be based on the fuel content of the methanol mixture used to operate such automobiles. Prescribes the content of fuel economy labeling for methanol powered and dual fuel automobiles. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to report annually to the Congress, starting January 1993, regarding the effects of this Act: (1) upon methanol and gasoline consumption on an industrywide and manufacturer-specific basis; and (2) certain fuel economy standards on an industrywide and manufacturer-specific basis.",2025-08-29T16:29:27Z,
99-s-2940,99,s,2940,Campaign Limitation and Public Financing Act,Government Operations and Politics,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules.,Senate,"Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN]",TN,D,G000321,0,"Campaign Limitation and Public Financing Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for public financing of Senate general election campaigns for candidates who agree to abide by certain expenditure limitations. Sets forth conditions of eligibility for payments. Requires any candidate entitled to payments to deposit such funds at national or State banks in a separate checking account. Requires candidates to file with the Federal Election Commission notification of any intent to make expenditures in excess of expenditure limitations. Requires the Commission to certify to the Secretary of the Treasury the full amount to which an eligible candidate is entitled. Increases the expenditure limitation of a candidate whose opponent does not abide by the limitation on expenditures. Requires the Secretary to maintain in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund the Senate General Election Campaign Account for the deposit of funds for payments to eligible candidates. Authorizes the Commission to examine and audit campaign accounts of eligible candidates to determine any excess payments.  Requires candidates to repay excess amounts to the Secretary. Directs the Commission to report to the Senate Committee on Ethics after the close of each calendar year on actions taken under this Act. Establishes the formula for determining expenditure limitations under this Act based upon State voting age populations. Requires the Commission to study for one year, and report to the Congress on, the efficacy of programs under this Act. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-29T16:31:21Z,
99-s-2941,99,s,2941,Malpractice Dispute Resolution Act of 1986,Health,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN]",MN,R,D000566,0,"Malpractice Dispute Resolution Act of 1986 - Directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, during the four-year period starting January 1, 1988, to conduct between one and three projects under the Federal employees' health benefits program which will demonstrate alternatives to the tort liability system of compensating persons for injuries or illness incurred and aggravated as a result of health care received under such a plan. Makes participation in such a project by an enrollee voluntary. Authorizes such projects to include: (1) binding arbitration or other alternative dispute resolution procedures; (2) contractual modifications of existing substantive rules governing tort claims; or (3) compensation for specified injuries or illness on a no-fault basis. Specifies considerations required before a project may be approved. Requires the Comptroller General of the United States to report to the Congress by December 31, 1991, any recommendations regarding implementation of alternatives to the tort liability system in Federal health benefit plans. Authorizes appropriations for such projects for FY 1988 through 1992.",2025-08-29T16:30:03Z,
99-s-2942,99,s,2942,A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of Interior to retain the American Museum of Immigration at the base of the Statute of Liberty National Monument.,Immigration,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ]",NJ,D,B001225,3,Directs the Secretary of the Interior to retain the American Museum of Immigration at the base of the Statue of Liberty National Monument.,2025-04-23T11:41:33Z,
99-s-2943,99,s,2943,A bill to restrict certain U.S. contributions to international organizations until certain actions to investigate abuses of the United Nations system are undertaken by the United Nations Secretary General.,International Affairs,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.,Senate,"Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA]",PA,R,H000456,0,Prohibits the obligation of 50 percent of the funds made available for payment of the U.S. contribution to the United Nations until the President certifies to the Congress that the Secretary General of the United Nations has investigated:  (1) the use of salary remission arrangements by nationals of member states serving as employees of the United Nations Secretariat or any of its specialized agencies; (2) the excessive use of secondment by member states in a way that prevents nationals of such states from becoming regular career employees of the United Nations; and (3) the blatant control of nationals of member states serving as employees of the United Nations Secretariat or the specialized agencies.,2025-01-14T19:00:46Z,
99-s-2944,99,s,2944,Intellectual Property Antitrust Protection Act of 1986,Commerce,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]",UT,R,H000338,1,"Intellectual Property Antitrust Protection Act of 1986 - Provides that agreements to convey rights to use, practice, or sublicense a patented invention, rights to use or sublicense a trade secret, or rights in a copyrighted work or mask work shall not be deemed to be illegal per se under the antitrust laws.  Limits the amount a person may recover in an antitrust claim based on such an agreement to the actual damages sustained (total damage sustained in a State action), specified interest, and the cost of the action, including a reasonable attorney's fee.",2025-08-29T16:30:54Z,
99-s-2945,99,s,2945,A bill to provide for rehiring certain former air traffic controllers.,Transportation and Public Works,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.,Senate,"Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]",NJ,D,L000123,7,Authorizes the Office of Personnel Management to appoint or reinstate certain former air traffic controllers whose appointments were terminated due to the air traffic controllers strike of August 1981.,2025-01-14T18:51:33Z,
99-s-2946,99,s,2946,A bill to permit national banks to buy and sell platinum.,Finance and Financial Sector,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH]",OH,D,G000236,0,Authorizes national banks to buy snd sell platinum.,2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
99-s-2947,99,s,2947,A bill to provide domestic observers on U. S. fishing vessels.,Public Lands and Natural Resources,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.,Senate,"Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK]",AK,R,M001085,0,"Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to authorize fishery management plans to establish programs for the collection of information necessary for the conservation and management of any fishery, including requirements that observers be placed on fishing vessels that are engaged in a fishery, with the costs of such programs to be borne equitably by participants in the fishery.",2025-01-14T18:51:33Z,
99-s-2948,99,s,2948,A bill to authorize the President to promote posthumously the late Lieutenant Colonel Ellison S. Onizuka to the grade of Colonel.,Armed Forces and National Security,1986-10-17,1986-11-03,Became Public Law No: 99-597.,Senate,"Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI]",HI,D,M000250,1,"Authorizes the President to promote posthumously, to the grade of colonel, Lieutenant Colonel Ellison S. Onizuka, U.S. Air Force, who died while serving as a crew member on the space shuttle Challenger.",2023-01-19T20:05:24Z,
99-s-2949,99,s,2949,"Family Caregivers Advocacy, Resource and Education Demonstration Program Act of 1986",Social Welfare,1986-10-17,1986-10-17,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH]",OH,D,G000236,0,"Family Caregivers Advocacy, Resource and Education Demonstration Program Act of 1986 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Assistant Secretary for Human Development Services, to make grants to States to support Family Caregivers Advocacy, Resource and Education (Family CARE) demonstration programs. Requires such a program to provide and coordinate, throughout the State, advocacy, education, information dissemination, and referral services for elderly and disabled individuals and members of their families who care for them.  Specifies other requirements of such a program. Sets forth application requirements for a grant. Requires the Secretary to make grants for FY 1988 within six months after enactment of this Act.  Sets the term of a grant at one year, renewable for two more consecutive one-year periods. Requires the Secretary to make grants to between five and eight States, assuring appropriate distribution among different geographic areas and urban and rural populations. Requires each State receiving a grant to provide for the evaluation of its program. Requires the Secretary to submit interim and final reports to the Congress on grant activities. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990.",2025-08-29T16:32:41Z,
99-s-2928,99,s,2928,Automotive Safety Improvements Act of 1986,Transportation and Public Works,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Introduced in the Senate and read twice and held at the desk by unanimous consent.,Senate,"Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]",HI,D,I000025,1,Automotive Safety Improvements Act of 1986 - Amends the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to repeal the general authority of the Secretaries of Transportation and of the Treasury to allow the importaion of motor vehicles that are not in compliance with Federal motor vehicle safety standards if such Secretaries anticipate that such vehicles will conform within a specified time. Sets forth procedures under which a person importing a non-conforming motor vehicle must post bond and comply with conditions prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation to ensure that such vehicle will be brought into conformity with Federal motor vehicle safety standards.,2025-08-29T16:32:15Z,
99-s-2929,99,s,2929,Violent Crime Prevention Act,Crime and Law Enforcement,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY]",NY,D,M001054,0,"Violent Crime Prevention Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the manufacture, transfer, or importation of .25 or .32 caliber ammunition.  Permits the manufacture or importation of such ammunition for:  (1) the use of the United States or any State or local government; and (2) testing authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury. Imposes a licensing fee of $1,000 per year for manufacturers and importers of .25 and .32 caliber ammunition.",2025-08-29T16:32:53Z,
99-s-2930,99,s,2930,Department of Energy Environmental Compliance Act of 1986,Environmental Protection,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR]",OR,R,H000343,0,"Department of Energy Environmental Compliance Act of 1986 - Title I:  Standards for Protection from Radioactive Emissions from Facilities of Department of Energy - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue and periodically revise standards to protect public health and safety and the environment from radioactive emissions from certain Department of Energy facilities. Requires such standards to include annual and aggregate limits as well as models for calculating public exposure to radioactive emissions. Directs the Secretary of Energy to monitor compliance with such standards. Requires owners or operators of covered facilities to provide the Administrator with all necessary information and inspections, both onsite and off.  Imposes civil penalties for violations. Includes Federal employees under this Act. Requires Federal agency cooperation.  Authorizes the Administrator to empower States to exercise authority provided by this Act. Title II:  Compliance of Facilities of Department of Energy with Federal and State Environmental Protection Requirements - Authorizes the Administrator to monitor covered facilities to assure compliance with Federal and State environmental laws, including unannounced inspections. Requires the Administrator to report to the Congress annually on such monitoring.  Requires the Secretary to reimburse the Administrator for monitoring costs. Requires the Secretary to terminate the use of soil columns for disposing of liquid radioactive waste or hazardous waste at Department facilities within one year.  Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on the costs of compliance. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress within one year on sites which pose a threat to public health or the environment and the estimated costs of treatment, storage and disposal. Requires the Secretary to operate quality assurance programs which provide for internal independent review to identify potential public health and safety and environmental problems. Requires the Secretary to make corrections, maintain records of activities affecting environmental quality, and conduct audits. Directs the Secretary to establish a citizen advisory group upon the request of any State Governor. Authorizes the President to exempt facilities otherwise covered by this Act for no more than one year, reporting annually on all exemptions granted. Title III:  Regulation of Solid Waste Mixed with Radioactive Materials - States that the generation, transportation, treatment, and disposal of solid waste mixed with radioactive material is subject to the Solid Waste Disposal Act.",2025-08-29T16:29:46Z,
99-s-2931,99,s,2931,Umatilla Basin Project Act,Water Resources Development,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR]",OR,R,H000343,0,"Umatilla Basin Project Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Umatilla Basin Project, Oregon, in accordance with the recommended plan proposed in the environmental statement dated July 21, 1986.  Declares the principal works of such project to consist of:  (1) pumping plants and related conveyance and distribution features; (2) works incidental to existing irrigation systems necessary to accomplish a water exchange; (3) fishery resources mitigation measures; and (4) programs to monitor and regulate project operations and evaluate fishery resource mitigation measures.  Requires project features to be integrated and coordinated with the existing Umatilla Project. Declares that power for project pumping shall be made available through the Federal Columbia River Power System at charges determined by the Secretary of Energy. Establishes the procedure for the Secretary of the Treasury to determine the interest rate for construction charges. Requires fishery resource facilities to be constructed, operated, and maintained in accordance with the Federal Water Project Recreation Act, except that costs allocated to the mitigation of anadromous fish species shall be nonreimbursable. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into agreements which specify appropriate non-Federal obligations for the operation and maintenance of project facilities. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for the operation and maintenance of the existing West Extension Irrigation District pumping facility as an interim measure to provide flow augmentation in the Umatilla River. Provides for the crediting of non-Federal costs for fishery resource improvements. Directs the Secretary to evaluate measures and programs to address ground water conditions within the Umatilla River Basin and to report findings and recommendations to the President and the Congress within three years after enactment of this Act. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-29T16:31:26Z,
99-s-2932,99,s,2932,"A bill to establish the El Malpais National Monument, the Masau Trail, and the Grants National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.",Public Lands and Natural Resources,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM]",NM,R,D000407,1,"Title I: El Malpais National Monument - Establishes the El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico.  Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the National Park Service, to administer such Monument.  Permits the continuation of existing grazing privileges through 1996. Title II: Masau Trail - Authorizes the Secretary to designate a vehicular tour route along existing public roads linking prehistoric and historic cultural sites in western New Mexico, to be known as the Masau Trail.  Permits the erection of informational devices. Title III: Grants National Conservation Area - Establishes the Grants National Conservation Area, to be administered by the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, as part of the Albuquerque District.  Permits hunting and trapping except in designated zones.  Prohibits the commercial collection of wood. Title IV: Wilderness Designation - Designates specified lands in the Grants National Conservation Area as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.  Permits the grazing of livestock as specified. Title V: General Provisions - Directs the Secretary to develop and report within two years to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and the Senate Committee on Energy and National Resources on separate general management plans for the Monument and the Conservation Area.  Requires such plans to include interpretation and education programs, public facility proposals, and natural and cultural resources management.  Requires such plans to evaluate specified lands for their suitability for preservation as wilderness. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire lands within the Monument or Conservation Area by donation, exchange, or purchase. Requires the Secretary to notify the New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands of State lands or interests within the Monument or Conservation Area and of the opportunity to exchange such lands for Federal public lands.  Sets forth procedures for such exchange. Withdraws all Federal lands within the Monument and Conservation Area from entry under the public land, mining, or mineral and geothermal leasing laws. Requires that such Monument and Conservation Area be open to Indians for traditional cultural and religious purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements for the interpretation of the prehistoric and historic civilizations in western New Mexico. Title VI: Appropriations Authorization - Authorizes appropriations.",2025-04-23T11:41:33Z,
99-s-2933,99,s,2933,A bill to charter the National Academy of Social Insurance.,Government Operations and Politics,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY]",NY,D,M001054,1,Grants a Federal charter to the National Academy of Social Insurance.,2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
99-s-2934,99,s,2934,Commission on a Constitutional Amendment Regarding Impeachment Act,Law,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS]",KS,R,D000401,2,Commission on a Constitutional Amendment Regarding Impeachment Act - Establishes a Commission to Study Impeachment of Judges to investigate the constitutional problems and issues involved in the impeachment of Article III judges and evaluate the possibility of a constitutional amendment regarding such impeachments. Establishes an advisory committee to perform duties for the Commission. Directs the Commission to prepare a final report on its investigation and transmit such report to the President and the Congress. Terminates the Commission 30 days after such report is transmitted.,2025-08-29T16:31:59Z,
99-s-2935,99,s,2935,Antibiotic Safety Act of 1986,Health,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI]",RI,R,C000269,0,"Antibiotic Safety Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the use of subtherapeutic doses of penicillin, chlortetracycline, or oxytetracyline in animal feed.",2025-08-29T16:32:16Z,
99-s-2936,99,s,2936,"A bill granting the consent of Congress to the Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New York Rail Improvements Compact.",Transportation and Public Works,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI]",RI,D,P000193,2,"Interstate Compact - Grants the consent of the Congress to the Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New York Rail Improvements Compact relating to rail improvements and rail passenger service. Reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act.",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
99-s-2937,99,s,2937,"A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase the number of acres placed in the conservation reserve program, and for other purposes.",Agriculture and Food,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.,Senate,"Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA]",GA,D,N000171,1,"Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to expand the conservation reserve program to 65,000,000 acres through the 1990 crop year. Requires a report to the Congress on the inclusion of other lands. Authorizes cash or in-kind conservation reserve incentives. Provides for commercial use of conservation reserve acreage under certain conditions. Provides for a ground water pilot program.",2025-01-14T16:41:20Z,
99-s-2938,99,s,2938,"A bill entitled the ""Logan Relief Act"".",Housing and Community Development,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA]",PA,R,S000709,0,"Authorizes the purchase of homes and the payment of relocation assistance for homes of the Logan section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, deemed to be dangerous or uninhabitable. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
99-s-2926,99,s,2926,Federalism Act of 1986,Social Welfare,1986-10-15,1986-10-15,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Evans, Daniel J. [R-WA]",WA,R,E000236,1,"Federalism Act of 1986 - Title I:  Aid to Families with Dependent Children - Subtitle A:  Benefits and Federal Participation - Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) of title IV of the Social Security Act to set a minimum monthly AFDC benefit amount at a level which, when added to the value of any food stamp allotment to which the family or its household is entitled, is equal to a specified percentage (set at 50 percent in FY 1989, but increasing by two percent in each subsequent fiscal year until it reaches 62 percent in FY 1995) of the Federal poverty level.  Reimburses States for 90 percent of their expenses in providing the minimum benefit. Requires States to make AFDC payments with respect to dependent children of unemployed parents in two-parent families. Subtitle B:  Work-Related Requirements - Requires, with certain exceptions, AFDC applicants and recipients to register with a State agency for employment counseling, training, and assignment.  Authorizes AFDC recipients to refuse employment which results in a net loss in their income. Directs such State agency to:  (1) determine the appropriate employment-related activities for each registered AFDC applicant or recipient; and (2) arrange for their participation in one or more of the employment-related programs established under title IV of the Act or other Federal law, while coordinating such programs to enhance the availability and efficiency of services provided. Requires the State agency to provide AFDC applicants and recipients assigned to employment, training, or education programs with child care and transportation services. Sets the Federal contribution to education, training, and assignment costs at 90 percent in FY 1989 and a percentage in subsequent years which is determined by use of a specified formula which takes into account a State's compliance with performance standards to be developed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.  Provides that such standards shall measure a State's success in reducing welfare costs and helping AFDC recipients achieve self-sufficiency.  Sets the Federal share of administrative costs at 50 percent and support service costs at 90 percent.  Authorizes appropriations from FY 1988 through 1995 to carry out the activities under this title, allotting such funds among States on the basis of each State's share of AFDC recipients. Gives States the option, when a family's increased income renders them ineligible for AFDC, to:  (1) continue to cover a family's child care, transportation, and other employment-related support service expenses for the year after such family's eligibility would otherwise end; and (2) require a family contribution for such services. Subtitle C:  Hold Harmless - Reimburses States for all of their AFDC expenditures in FY 1988 and 1989 which exceed State AFDC expenditures in FY 1987 and are attributable to this Act's amendments. Title II:  Medicaid - Extends Medicaid eligibility to pregnant women and children up to age 12 whose family income does not exceed the Federal poverty level.  Requires the Secretary to establish uniform national standards regarding the types of Medicaid services provided to such individuals. Directs States to provide Medicaid coverage to individuals who are eligible for benefits under title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Act or would be eligible for such benefits if they were not in a medical institution.  Authorizes States to provide Medicaid coverage to individuals eligible for participation in certain other social security programs, but requires the State plan to include at least one group not covered under such programs. Raises the limit on the Medicaid Federal assistance percentage to 90 percent.  Sets such percentage at 80 percent for FY 1988 and 90 percent thereafter for medical assistance provided to pregnant women and children pursuant to this Act. Provides for annual reductions in the State percentage.  Reimburses States for all of their Medicaid expenditures in FY 1988 and 1989 which exceed State Medicaid expenditures in FY 1987 and are attributable to this Act's amendments. Title III:  Termination or Reduction of Certain Federal Programs - Abolishes certain programs providing Federal assistance for:  (1) economically distressed areas; (2) urban mass transit systems; (3) community services and development; (4) education; (5) vocational education and manpower training; and (6) water pollution control. Requires the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee and the Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs of the House of Representatives to report legislation reducing the aggregate outlays for certain housing assistance programs by specified amounts from FY 1988 through 1995.  Amends title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Act to reduce authorized appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 and terminate the program thereafter. Title IV:  Fiscal Capacity Grants - Entitles State and local governments to grants from the General Fiscal Assistance Trust Fund established in the Treasury by this Act. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to determine grant allocations to be paid in quarterly installments for each of FY 1988 through 1994. Sets forth general grant qualification requirements.  Authorizes the Secretary, after providing notice and an opportunity for corrective actions, to withhold grant payments for noncompliance with such requirements. Provides special entitlements for Indian tribes, Alaskan Native villages, and the District of Columbia. Sets forth the procedure by which the Secretary shall allocate grant amounts to:  (1) each State (for subsequent allocation to local governments) based on each State's population, general tax effort factor, and relative fiscal capacity factor; and (2) each local government, from each State's amount, based on each government's population, general tax effort factor, and income factor. Requires each State which receives grant funds to establish a commission to:  (1) investigate the public service needs and fiscal capacities of its local governments; and (2) recommend an alternative method of allocating grant funds to local governments which reduces the excess of the funds each government needs to provide public services over the fiscal capacity of such government. Directs the Secretary to use such method to allocate funds instead of the procedure prescribed by this Act if such method is enacted into State law. Sets forth the procedure by which the Secretary shall allocate grant amounts to each State government based on each State's population, general tax effort factor, and relative fiscal capacity factor. Requires the Secretary, in determining grant allocations, to use the most recent available information provided by the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor, with specified exceptions. Requires a State government or local government expending payments under this title to:  (1) hold at least one public hearing on the proposed use of the payment in relation to its total budget, unless public participation is otherwise ensured in the budget process; and (2) disclose specified information on the proposed use of the payment within specified periods before such hearing and after the budget is adopted. Prohibits discrimination under any State or local government program or activity any part of which is paid for with funds received under this title.  Sets forth provisions governing discrimination proceedings, the suspension and termination or resumption of payments in such proceedings, agreements by local governments to comply with discrimination prohibitions, the enforcement of such prohibitions by the Attorney General, administrative and civil actions by persons adversely affected by discriminatory practices, and judicial review of a decision to withhold, suspend, or terminate grant payments. Requires each State and local government that receives a payment under this Act in a fiscal year to conduct an audit for such year.  Requires the Secretary to maintain regulations regarding the investigation of complaints of violations of this Act.  Directs the Comptroller General to carry out necessary reviews for the Congress to evaluate compliance and operations under this Act. Requires annual reports by:  (1) the Secretary to the Congress on the administration of, and operations under, this Act; and (2) State and local  governments to the Secretary on the amounts and uses of grant payments. Title V:  Block Grants to States for Long-Term Health Care Services - Amends the Medicaid program to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants (the amount of each grant being determined pursuant to a specified formula) to States in each fiscal year for the provision of long-term health care.  Makes such grant program the exclusive source of Federal Medicaid payments for long-term health care. Directs each State receiving a grant to report to the Secretary on the types of activities to be supported and the categories or characteristics of individuals to be served by such grants. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress within 180 days after this Act's enactment regarding the technical and conforming changes this Act made in the Medicaid program.",2025-08-29T16:31:14Z,
99-s-2927,99,s,2927,"A bill for the relief of the Homer Society of Natural History of Homer, Alaska.",Private Legislation,1986-10-15,1986-10-15,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK]",AK,R,M001085,0,"Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay a specified amount to a named organization of Homer, Alaska, in full satisfaction of all claims against the United States for losses resulting from the closing of, and appointment of a receiver for, a specified savings and loan association.",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
99-s-2923,99,s,2923,A bill to allow the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to be applied and administered as if the 3-year basis recovery rule applicable to employees' annuities had not been repealed.,Taxation,1986-10-14,1986-10-14,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]",HI,D,I000025,0,Provides that the Tax Reform Act of 1986 shall be applied and administered as if the three-year basis recovery rule applicable to employees' annuities had not been repealed.,2025-01-03T20:55:56Z,
99-s-2924,99,s,2924,A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a charitable contribution deduction for certain amounts paid to or for the benefits of an institution of higher education.,Taxation,1986-10-14,1986-10-14,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX]",TX,R,G000365,3,Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a charitable contribution income tax deduction for amounts paid to or for the benefit of an institution of higher education in cases where the taxpayer receives the right to seating or the right to purchase seating for athletic events at such institution.,2025-01-03T20:55:56Z,
99-s-2925,99,s,2925,A bill to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to authorize protective force personnel who guard the Strategic Petroleum Reserve or its storage and related facilities to carry firearms while discharging their official duties and in certain instances to make arrests without warrant; to establish the offense of trespass on property of the Stategic Petroleum Reserve; and for other purposes.,Energy,1986-10-14,1986-10-14,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.,Senate,"Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID]",ID,R,M000346,0,"Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to authorize security personnel of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to carry firearms and make warrantless arrests under guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of Energy (with the concurrence of the Attorney General). Authorizes the Secretary to issue regulations relating to entry upon SPR property and bringing dangerous instruments or materials into such property.  Declares that violations of such regulations shall be deemed misdemeanors, punishable by either a fine or prisonment or both.",2025-04-23T11:41:33Z,
99-s-2917,99,s,2917,"A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the combat support assignments open to women in the Armed Forces.",Armed Forces and National Security,1986-10-10,1986-10-10,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.,Senate,"Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI]",WI,D,P000553,1,Amends Federal armed forces personnel provisions to increase the combat support assignments open to women in the armed forces.,2025-01-14T17:07:58Z,
99-s-2918,99,s,2918,A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to modify provisions relating to the trade and development program.,International Affairs,1986-10-10,1986-10-10,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.,Senate,"Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]",MA,D,K000148,0,"Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the administrator of the trade and development program to establish an advisory board which shall include representatives of the Small Business Service Bureau, Inc., the American Consulting Engineers, and the National Construction Association. Increases the FY 1987 authorization for the trade and development program.  Earmarks a specified amount of the FY 1987 authorization for education and training programs for nationals from China.  Requires that half such earmarked funds be used for education and training programs administered by small and medium-sized companies in the United States.",2025-01-14T19:00:46Z,
99-s-2919,99,s,2919,A bill to amend the Tax Reform Act of 1986 by repealing the treatment of certain amounts to or for the benefit of certain institutions of higher education.,Taxation,1986-10-10,1986-10-10,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE]",NE,D,Z000013,1,Amends the Tax Reform Act of 1986 to repeal provisions allowing a charitable contribution income tax deduction for amounts paid to or for the benefit of specified institutions of higher education in cases where the taxpayer receives the right to seating or the right to purchase seating for athletic events at those institutions.,2025-01-03T20:55:56Z,
99-s-2920,99,s,2920,"A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide that a nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist may, in collaboration with a physician, certify or recertify the need for certain services, to provide for coverage of certain items and services furnished by a nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist, and for other purposes.",Social Welfare,1986-10-10,1986-10-10,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]",HI,D,I000025,0,"Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide that a nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist may, in collaboration with a physician, certify and recertify a patient's need for skilled nursing or intermediate care facility services.  Authorizes skilled nursing facilities to satisfy certain Medicare requirements by having such nurses, in collaboration with physicians, supervise patient care and be available for patient emergencies.  (Currently a physician must make need certifications, supervise patient care, and be available for patient emergencies.) Provides Medicare coverage for 100 percent of the reasonable cost of items and services furnished by a nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist in a skilled nursing facility. Provides Medicaid coverage for services furnished by such nurses, in collaboration with a physician, in an intermediate care or skilled nursing facility.",2025-01-03T20:55:56Z,
99-s-2921,99,s,2921,"A bill to amend the Public Law 99-396 exception to the Balanced Budget Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and for other purposes.",Economics and Public Finance,1986-10-10,1986-10-17,Message on House action received in Senate and held at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.,Senate,"Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID]",ID,R,M000346,0,"(Measure passed House, amended) Amends Federal law to make technical changes to the exceptions to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) with respect to economic development funds to Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands.",2025-04-23T11:41:33Z,
99-s-2922,99,s,2922,A bill to amend the Tax Reform Act of 1986 to remove the retroactive effect of the repeal of the 3-year recovery of basis rule in pension plans.,Taxation,1986-10-10,1986-10-10,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI]",HI,D,M000250,1,"Amends the Tax Reform Act of 1986 to extend the effective date of the repeal of the three-year recovery of basis rule in pension plans.  Extends such effective date from July 1, 1986, to January 1, 1987.",2025-01-03T20:55:56Z,
99-s-2914,99,s,2914,A bill to extend through fiscal year 1988 SBA Pilot Programs under section 8 of the Small Business Act.,Commerce,1986-10-09,1986-10-27,Became Public Law No: 99-567.,Senate,"Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT]",CT,R,W000253,1,"Amends the Small Business Act to require the President to designate, within 60 days of the enactment of this Act, the agency (including the Department of Defense) with which a Government procurement contract shall be made by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the provisions pursuant to which contracts are performed through subcontracts with socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses. Extends through FY 1988:  (1) the program established by the Act under which contracts are set-aside for small businesses; and (2) the SBA's authority to waive the posting of bond with respect to such businesses.",2023-01-19T20:05:24Z,
99-s-2915,99,s,2915,A bill to deny most-favored-nation treatment to imports from Yugoslavia.,Foreign Trade and International Finance,1986-10-09,1986-10-09,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI]",MI,D,R000249,0,"Denies most-favored-nation treatment of imports from Yugoslavia unless, within ten days of enactment of this Act, the President reports to the Congress that Yugoslavia has released all U.S. citizens who have been detained without justification and that Yugoslavia has ceased to implement a program which results in such unjustified detainment of U.S. citizens. Requires such denial of most-favored-nation treatment, if it goes into effect, to remain in effect until such conditions are met.",2025-01-03T20:55:56Z,
99-s-2916,99,s,2916,"A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to retain a capital gains tax differential, and for other purposes.",Taxation,1986-10-09,1986-10-09,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN]",MN,R,B000647,1,"Amends the Tax Reform Act of 1986 to repeal provisions relating to the taxation of capital gains.  Provides that the Internal Revenue Code shall be applied and administered as if such provisions had not been enacted. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the method of calculating the deduction for capital gains.  Allows a capital gains deduction of 60 percent for assets held three years or more, and 40 percent for assets held for more than one but less than three years.",2025-01-03T20:55:56Z,
99-s-2913,99,s,2913,Interstate Sales and Use Taxation Act of 1986,Taxation,1986-10-08,1986-10-08,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Long, Russell B. [D-LA]",LA,D,L000428,0,"Interstate Sales and Use Taxation Act of 1986 - Allows States to require certain out-of-state persons to collect and remit to the State any State or local taxes with respect to the interstate sale of:  (1) any tangible personal property which is to be delivered within the State; or (2) any services to be performed in the State.  Requires that such taxes must be:  (1) collected and administered throughout the State; (2) uniform as to rate and base throughout the State; and (3) published for any calendar year by September 30 of the preceding year. Allows States to impose such requirement on any person who:  (1) engages in regular or systematic solicitation of a consumer market within such State; and (2) has either more than $100,000 annual gross sales or $25,000 annual taxable sales with respect to the State.  Sets forth administrative requirements for the collection and remittance of such sales. Sets forth procedures for the expedited judicial review of the constitutionality of this Act.",2025-08-29T16:30:05Z,
99-s-2910,99,s,2910,"A bill to clarify the definition of ""vessels of the United States"" in the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act.",Transportation and Public Works,1986-10-07,1986-10-07,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.,Senate,"Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK]",AK,R,M001085,0,"Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to revise the definition of ""vessel of the United States"" to mean a vessel built in, and documented under the laws of, the United States. (Currently, such definition requires vessels to only be documented under U.S. law.)",2025-01-14T18:51:33Z,
99-s-2911,99,s,2911,"A bill to designate the Federal Building and United States Courthouse at 316 North Robert Street, St. Paul, Minnesota, as the ""Warren E. Burger Federal Building and United States Courthouse.",Government Operations and Politics,1986-10-07,1986-10-18,Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.,Senate,"Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN]",MN,R,D000566,1,"Designates the Federal building and United States Courthouse located on North Robert Street, St. Paul, Minnesota, as the Warren E. Burger Federal Building and United States Courthouse.",2025-01-14T17:12:38Z,
99-s-2912,99,s,2912,State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Advocacy Improvement Act of 1986,Social Welfare,1986-10-07,1986-10-15,Referred to Subcommittee on Aging (Labor and Human Resources).,Senate,"Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH]",OH,D,G000236,10,"State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Advocacy Improvement Act of 1986 - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require States to establish an Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman (Office) encompassing any area or local ombudsman entity designated by the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman as a subdivision of the Office. Requires States to provide assurances that Office staff are not subject to conflicts of interest and that mechanisms are in place to identify and remedy such conflicts.  Immunizes Office representatives from liability under State law for the good faith performance of official duties.  Directs States to provide legal counsel to:  (1) the Office for advice and consultation; and (2) Office representatives sued in connection with the performance of official duties. Requires States to provide appropriate sanctions against:  (1) those willfully interfering with Office representatives in the performance of official duties; and (2) extended care facilities which retaliate against residents or employees who file a complaint with, or provide information to, the Office. Requires State licensure and certification agencies to provide the Office with inspection reports, notices of deficiencies, and sanctions issued with respect to extended care facilities as well as other data relevant to the Office's investigations of such facilities. Directs the Office to submit annual reports to State licensure and certification agencies, State agencies on aging, and the State legislature and Governor analyzing and suggesting resolutions to problems experienced by, and complaints received against, extended care facilities. Requires that office staff who do investigative work be trained in Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and policies regarding State extended care facilities as well as investigative techniques. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide technical assistance and training to State Long-Term Care Ombudsman programs and Ombudsman representatives. Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require that extended care facilities provide ombudsmen with access to facility residents and, with the patient's or guardian's consent, to the patient's medical and social records. Requires that ombudsmen be given access to individuals who are admitted to hospitals from skilled nursing or intermediate care facilities. Directs the Secretary to promptly notify the appropriate Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman of any Medicare or Medicaid sanction imposed on a skilled nursing or intermediate care facility. Requires the Commissioner on Aging to issue a report by January 15th of each year analyzing and suggesting resolutions to problems experienced by, and complaints received against, extended care facilities. Specifies the congressional Committees, Federal agencies, and private organizations which are to receive such reports. Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require the Commissioner on Aging to designate a full-time staff of the Administration on Aging within 90 days of enactment of this Act.  Requires the Administration to conduct studies and issue findings regarding the practices and impact of the Ombudsman program. Amends part B (Peer Review) of title XI of the Social Security Act to require peer review organizations to make available to Ombudsman program personnel their data showing the substantial failure of a provider to meet professionally recognized standards of health care.",2025-08-29T16:30:37Z,
99-s-2906,99,s,2906,"A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the combat support assignments open to women in the Armed Forces.",Armed Forces and National Security,1986-10-03,1986-10-03,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.,Senate,"Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI]",WI,D,P000553,0,Amends Federal armed forces personnel provisions to increase the combat support assignments open to women in the armed forces.,2025-01-14T17:07:58Z,
99-s-2907,99,s,2907,"A bill to amend chapter 96 of title 18, United States Code.",Law,1986-10-03,1986-10-03,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH]",OH,D,M000678,0,"Amends the Federal criminal code to change the name of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute to Pattern of Illicit Activity. Revises the civil action requirements for persons aggrieved by RICO violations.  Reserves the award of treble damages to plaintiffs who prevail against defendants convicted of criminal violations of such statute.  Provides for treble damages where the prevailing plaintiff is a government.  Authorizes governments to bring RICO civil actions and, upon prevailing, to be awarded the cost of the suit and a reasonable attorney's fee in addition to treble damages. Limits to actual damages the award to a prevailing plaintiff injured in his business or property by conduct which violates RICO, if the defendant has not been convicted of a criminal violation.  Permits the award of punitive damages in an amount double actual damages if: (1) the plaintiff is a natural person; (2) neither Federal nor State securities laws make available an express or implied remedy for the type of illicit activity in which the person bases his claims; (3) the injury occurred in the purchase or lease of a product, property, service, credit, or investment for personal or household use; and (4) the defendant's conduct was in wanton disregard of plaintiff's rights.  Specifies considerations the amount of punitive damages shall take into account. Declares that a pattern of illicit activity requires at least two acts of illicit activity: (1) one of which occurred not more than five years after the prior act; (2) each of which is not so closely related in time and place to the other that together the acts constitute a single transaction; and (3), in the case of racketeering activity or collection of unlawful debt, each of which is related to the affairs of the enterprise. Sets a statute of limitations for such an action of the later of: (1) three years from the accrual of the cause of action (that is, from the commission of the second predicate act), or from the termination of the conduct causing injury to the plaintiff; or (2) two years from any criminal conviction which may be required for the cause of action. Limits the application of this Act to actions brought in the appropriate U.S. district court.",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
99-s-2908,99,s,2908,"A bill to amend section 2254 of title 28, United States Code, to provide specific procedures for the consideration of writs of habeas corpus filed on behalf of individuals under a sentence of death.",Crime and Law Enforcement,1986-10-03,1986-10-03,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID]",ID,R,S001138,0,Amends the Federal judicial code to condition the consideration of writs of habeas corpus filed on behalf of individuals in custody under a State sentence of death upon a credible showing of innocence by affidavit or other instrument taken upon oath or affirmation. Specifies exceptions to such condition where the State:  (1) does not provide by law for a right to appeal convictions resulting in death sentences and appellate review of death sentences; or (2) provides for such review but does not provide a procedure for collateral review of State proceedings resulting in death sentences. Limits stays of execution granted for the purpose of making possible such required showing to 60 days (unless the applicant shows that a credible showing of innocence can be made but not within the time allotted).,2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
99-s-2909,99,s,2909,Northern Ireland Fair Employment Practices Act,Foreign Trade and International Finance,1986-10-03,1986-10-03,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY]",NY,R,D000018,1,"Northern Ireland Fair Employment Practices Act - Prohibits an article from being imported into the United States from Northern Ireland unless documentation is presented at the time of entry indicating that the enterprise which manufactured or assembled such article was in compliance at the time of manufacture with certain fair employment principles (such as freedom from religious discrimination).  Provides that such principles are based on the MacBride Principles, a nine point set of guidelines for fair employment in Northern Ireland. Requires that any U.S. person who has a branch or office in Northern Ireland or who controls an enterprise in Northern Ireland in which more than 20 people are employed shall take the necessary steps to insure that such employment principles are implemented and that this Act is complied with.  Requires each such U.S. person to report to the Secretary of Commerce on compliance with this Act.  Sets forth the fair employment principles. Authorizes the President to waive the requirements of this Act in the interest of national security. Requires such waiver to become effective 90 days after the President submits a justification of such waiver to the Congress unless the Congress adopts a joint resolution disapproving the waiver. Provides for expedited consideration of such resolution.",2025-08-29T16:31:37Z,
99-s-2899,99,s,2899,Farm Credit System Interest Reduction Act of 1986,Agriculture and Food,1986-10-01,1986-10-01,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.,Senate,"Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID]",ID,R,S001138,3,Farm Credit System Interest Reduction Act of 1986 - Title I:  Farm Credit Assistance and Interest Reduction - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make loans to Farm Credit System (FCS) institutions to:  (1) remove high-cost bonds from the FCS's portfolio; and (2) retire or restructure nonaccruing FCS-held loans. Provides for borrower interest rate reductions. Title II:  Rights of Borrowers - Sets forth borrower rights relating to:  (1) access to files and related information; (2) bank mergers; (3) district board election; and (4) financial disclosure by FCS officials. Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a feasibility study regarding the return of the FCS to local control. Title III:  Independent Interest Rate-Setting Authority - Repeals Farm Credit Administration rate-setting authority. Title IV:  Funding for Farm Credit Assistance - Repeals:  (1) the Legal Services Corporation Act; and (2) the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945. Withholds from obligation and expenditure specified funds from the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 relating to:  (1) population planning; (2) voluntary United Nations contributions; and (3) foreign aid to non-Camp David countries.,2025-08-29T16:29:29Z,
99-s-2900,99,s,2900,A bill to provide a temporary extension of the Interstate Transfer deadline for the H-3 Highway.,Transportation and Public Works,1986-10-01,1986-10-18,Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.,Senate,"Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]",HI,D,I000025,1,"Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to approve the withdrawal of any route which on the date of enactment of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1978 was under judicial injunction prohibiting its construction, but only until ten days after the final legislative day of the 99th Congress.",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
99-s-2901,99,s,2901,"A bill to provide special rules for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 for the accrual of, and carryback of losses from, deductions for asbestos product liabilities in order to protect asbestos workers, and for other purposes.",Taxation,1986-10-01,1986-10-01,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Hecht, Chic [R-NV]",NV,R,H000439,0,"Allows a taxpayer using the accrual method of accounting to elect to:  (1) accrue income tax deductions arising out of any qualified asbestos product liability for each taxable year ending after November 30, 1985, in which such liability is included for purposes of ascertaining income, profit, and loss; and (2) carryback net operating losses arising from such deductions to each of the ten taxable years preceding the loss year. Defines ""qualified asbestos product liability"" as any estimated uninsured liability which arises out of:  (1) injury or death to any individual caused by the inhalation or ingestion of dust from any asbestos product which was manufactured by the taxpayer for use in the construction or repair of ships for the United States Navy or other agencies where such products met the specifications of the Federal Government; or (2) the removal or encapsulation of any asbestos-containing product which was manufactured by the taxpayer and installed in a building or other structure. Requires any taxpayer who makes such an election to establish an asbestos liability trust.  Sets forth standards and procedures for the creation and administration of such a trust.  Requires the taxpayer to transfer to such a trust an amount equal to the net reduction in tax of the taxpayer for any taxable year in which there is an asbestos product liability loss. Requires that any amounts in such a trust shall be used only to satisfy qualified asbestos products liabilities of the taxpayer establishing such a trust.",2025-01-03T20:55:56Z,
99-s-2902,99,s,2902,"A bill entitled the ""Federal Land Exchange Facilitation Act of 1986"".",Public Lands and Natural Resources,1986-10-01,1986-10-01,Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water.,Senate,"Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY]",WY,R,W000092,9,"Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to require the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture to promulgate regulations relating to the exchange of land or land interests, including the timing of appraisals and the submission of appraisals in disagreement to binding arbitration. Requires regulations governing appraisals to reflect nationally recognized appraisal standards and the differences between acquisition appraisals and transfer appraisals. Permits each Secretary to exchange land or interests of approximately equal value if to do so would be in the public interest and expedite the exchange. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1997 for land exchange activities. States that lands acquired through exchange shall be given the same status as the Federal lands exchanged for such lands. States that the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act shall remain unaffected by this Act.",2025-04-23T11:41:33Z,
99-s-2903,99,s,2903,Wheat Marketing Act of 1986,Agriculture and Food,1986-10-01,1986-10-08,Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department.,Senate,"Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE]",NE,D,Z000013,2,"Wheat Marketing Act of 1986 - Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, effective for the 1988 through 1990 wheat crops, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (who, currently, is merely authorized) to proclaim national marketing quotas for wheat by June 1, 1987 (currently June 15, 1986). Requires the Secretary to conduct a referendum of wheat producers by August 1, 1987 (currently August 1, 1986). Limits eligibility to producers with at least a 40-acre base. Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949, effective for the 1986 through 1990 wheat crops, to set loans and purchases at the higher of 70 percent of parity or $4.65 per bushel.",2025-08-29T16:30:02Z,
99-s-2904,99,s,2904,Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1986,Commerce,1986-10-01,1986-10-01,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD]",MD,R,M000241,0,"Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1986 - Amends the copyright law to implement the Berne Convention, the Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works signed at Berne on September 9, 1886. Extends copyright protection to architectural works in conformance with such Convention.  Extends comparable copyright protection to protectable works of nationals of Berne Union members.  Removes the requirement of registration as a prerequisite to instituting an action for copyright infringement.  Eliminates copyright notice provisions. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-29T16:29:33Z,
99-s-2905,99,s,2905,"Global Resources, Environment, and Population Act of 1986",Environmental Protection,1986-10-01,1986-10-01,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR]",OR,R,H000343,3,"Global Resources, Environment, and Population Act of 1986 - Declares public policy with respect to promoting national population stabilization and encouraging other nations to achieve population stabilization to balance population, resources, and environmental quality. Requires that Federal policies, regulations, and public laws be interpreted and administered in accordance with this Act. Directs Federal agencies to use reliable demographic, natural resource, and environmental information in planning and decisionmaking and to assist State and local governments in efforts to balance population, resources, and environmental quality. Requires the President, within three years of enactment of this Act, to report to the Congress on:  (1) the current and foreseeable trends in national and global population size and age structure; (2) an evaluation of the adequacy of available natural resources to fulfill population requirements; (3) an evaluation of the short-term and long-term impact that such trends will have on the economy and national security of the United States; (4) a review of the effects of Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, programs, and activities on the attainment of national and global population stabilization; and (5) recommendations for legislative actions as considered necessary.",2025-08-29T16:31:05Z,
99-s-2892,99,s,2892,A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to protect the benefit levels of individuals becoming eligible for benefits in or after 1979.,Social Welfare,1986-09-30,1986-09-30,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA]",PA,R,S000709,0,"Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to revise the benefit levels of individuals becoming eligible for benefits in or after 1979 so that they are equal to the benefit levels of individuals who became eligible for benefits before 1979.",2025-01-03T20:55:56Z,
99-s-2893,99,s,2893,"A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to change the position of the Director of the Census Bureau to level IV from level V in the Executive Schedule.",Government Operations and Politics,1986-09-30,1986-09-30,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS]",MS,R,C000567,0,"Upgrades the position classification of the Director of the Census Bureau, Department of Commerce, from level V to level IV in the Executive Schedule.",2025-01-14T19:03:55Z,
99-s-2894,99,s,2894,"A bill to ratify the agreement between the State of Idaho and the Idaho Power Company dated October 25, 1984.",Water Resources Development,1986-09-30,1986-09-30,Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power.,Senate,"Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID]",ID,R,S001138,1,"Ratifies an agreement between the State of Idaho and the Idaho Power Company dated October 25, 1984, regarding electric utility water rights in the Snake River Basin.  Deems such agreement to be in accordance with the requirements for issuance of a license under the Federal Power Act. Declares that Federal or Indian reserved water rights in the Snake River Basin are not affected by this Act.",2025-04-23T11:41:33Z,
99-s-2895,99,s,2895,A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to review certain antidumping agreements with Canadian producers of potassium chloride.,Foreign Trade and International Finance,1986-09-30,1986-09-30,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM]",NM,R,D000407,1,"Requires the Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary) to review all agreements entered into by any producer of potassium chloride in Canada under the Antidumping Act, 1921. Requires the Secretary to determine, within 120 days of enactment of this Act, whether any such producer has, at any time during the most recent 12 month period, sold potassium chloride at less than its foreign market value.  Requires the Secretary to impose an antidumping duty on imports of potassium chloride from such producers if the Secretary determines that sales at less than foreign market value have taken place.  Requires the Secretary to:  (1) initiate antidumping investigations with respect to potassium chloride produced by other producers; and (2) provide notice of such investigations to the International Trade Commission.  Provides for suspension or termination of such reviews, investigations, and orders.",2025-01-03T20:55:56Z,
99-s-2896,99,s,2896,Native American Gifted and Talented Educational Assistance Act of 1985,Education,1986-09-30,1986-09-30,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]",HI,D,I000025,3,"Native American Gifted and Talented Educational Assistance Act of 1985 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to, and enter into contracts with, junior or community colleges, including tribally controlled community colleges, and/or Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate, for demonstration projects designed to address the special needs of talented and gifted elementary and secondary students who are Indian and Hawaiian. Requires applications for such contracts to contain comments of each local educational agency which has students enrolled in such agency schools and who will participate in the project for which assistance is sought. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986.  Makes available out of such appropriations $4,000,000 for grants benefiting talented and gifted elementary and secondary school Indian students, and $1,000,000 for talented and gifted elementary and secondary school Native Hawaiian students.",2025-08-29T16:29:32Z,
99-s-2897,99,s,2897,A bill to permit the State of New York to modify its agreement under section 218 of the Social Security Act to provide social security coverage for certain additional employees of Monroe County.,Social Welfare,1986-09-30,1986-09-30,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY]",NY,R,D000018,0,"Permits New York to modify its agreement entered into under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act for the provision of OASDI coverage to State and local employees so as to provide such coverage to certain additional employees of Monroe County, New York.",2025-01-03T20:55:56Z,
99-s-2898,99,s,2898,Atomic Veterans Relief Act of 1986,Armed Forces and National Security,1986-09-30,1986-09-30,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.,Senate,"Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM]",NM,R,D000407,1,"Atomic Veterans Relief Act of 1986 - Amends Federal law relating to veterans' wartime disability to provide disability compensation to veterans who participated in atomic tests or the occupation of Hiroshima or Nagasaki after World War II and who suffer from illnesses or diseases related to ionizing radiation, including leukemia and various forms of cancer.  Makes identical changes under veterans' peacetime disability provisions. Authorizes the above-described veterans to bring suit against the United States for property damage, injury, or death related to the atomic weapons testing program.  Outlines administrative provisions concerning such civil actions.  Prohibits any plaintiff's attorney from receiving in excess of 25 percent of the judgment awarded as attorney's fees, providing civil and criminal penalties for the violation of such prohibition.  Extends the statute of limitations for such actions to one year after the enactment of this Act.  Empowers the appropriate district court with exclusive jurisdiction to hear such cases. Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 to bring into conformity with this Act a provision relating to contractor liability arising out of atomic weapons testing programs.",2025-08-29T16:33:27Z,
99-s-2889,99,s,2889,"A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to treat the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands as a State for purposes of such title.",Armed Forces and National Security,1986-09-29,1986-09-29,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.,Senate,"Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]",HI,D,I000025,0,"Amends certain provisions of Federal law relating to veterans (including provisions for veterans' benefits, Veterans Administration regional offices, and veterans assistance offices) to provide for the applicability of such provisions to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.",2025-01-14T17:02:09Z,
99-s-2890,99,s,2890,"An Act to designate the United States Courthouse for the Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria, Virginia, as the ""Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse"".",Government Operations and Politics,1986-09-29,1986-10-17,Message on House action received in Senate and held at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.,Senate,"Sen. Trible, Paul S., Jr. [R-VA]",VA,R,T000367,0,"(Measure passed House, amended) Designates the United States Courthouse for the Eastern District of Virginia on South Washington Street, Alexandria, Virginia, as the Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to revise regulations concerning special bus services for the handicapped to make individuals with physical and nonphysical handicaps eligible for such services. Amends the Public Buildings Act of 1959 to authorize the Administrator of General Services to issue obligations to finance the acquisition and construction of public buildings. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe terms and conditions and to determine the interest rate for such loans. Prohibits the authorization of appropriations for loans for which a prospectus is required unless such acquisition or construction has been approved by certain congressional committees.",2025-01-14T17:12:38Z,
99-s-2891,99,s,2891,Global Climate Protection Act of 1986,Environmental Protection,1986-09-29,1986-09-29,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE]",DE,D,B000444,2,"Global Climate Protection Act of 1986 - Directs the President to establish a Task Force on the Global Climate to research, develop, and implement a coordinated national strategy on global climate.  Requires such Task Force to transmit a United States Strategy on the Global Climate to the President within a year.  Requires the President to then report to specified members of Congress on such report. Directs the President to appoint an ambassador at large to coordinate Federal efforts in multilateral activities relating to global warming. Directs the Secretary of State to promote the early designation of an International Year of Global Climate Protection. Urges the President to give climate protection high priority on the agenda of U.S.-Soviet relations.",2025-08-29T16:29:36Z,
99-s-2888,99,s,2888,A bill to temporarily delay the repeal of the United States Trustee System.,Finance and Financial Sector,1986-09-28,1986-09-30,Became Public Law No: 99-429.,Senate,"Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC]",SC,R,T000254,0,"Delays the repeal of the United States Trustee System from September 30, 1986, to November 10, 1986.",2023-01-19T20:05:24Z,
99-s-2884,99,s,2884,"A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, to require that wages based on individual productivity be paid to handicapped workers employed under certificates issued by the Secretary of Labor.",Labor and Employment,1986-09-27,1986-10-16,Became Public Law No: 99-486.,Senate,"Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH]",OH,D,M000678,13,"Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to direct the Secretary of Labor, in order to prevent curtailment of employment opportunities, to provide special certificates for the employment, at less than the minimum wage, of individuals (including those employed in agriculture) whose earning or productive capacity is impaired by age, physical or mental deficiency, or injury. Requires that, under such certificates, individuals be paid wages which are:  (1) lower than the applicable minimum wage; (2) commensurate with those paid to similarly located and employed nonhandicapped workers; and (3) related to the individual's productivity. Requires employers to assure that they will periodically review and adjust such wages in a specified manner. Sets forth procedures for administrative review of such wages.",2023-01-19T20:05:24Z,
99-s-2885,99,s,2885,"An original bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain Veterans' Administration benefits, which are paid based on the service-connected disability or death of a veteran, to be paid in accordance with laws administered by the Veterans' Administration and to provide for certain Veterans' Administration insurance policy loans to be made and revolving funds to be administered in accordance with such laws, and to provide for Veterans' Administration home loan guaranty reports under certain circumstances, and for other purposes.",Armed Forces and National Security,1986-09-27,1986-09-27,Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1004.,Senate,"Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK]",AK,R,M001085,0,"Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to require the following veterans' benefits to be provided, unless specifically excepted by law, in accordance with laws administered by the Veterans Administration (VA) and without regard to any law providing for the cancellation of authority to make such payments:  (1) burial benefits; (2) specially adapted housing and mortgage protection life insurance; (3) rehabilitation services and assistance; (4) adapted automobiles and adaptive automobile equipment; (5) veterans' insurance policy loans; (6) payments from the special therapeutic and rehabilitation activities fund; and (7) payments from the canteen services revolving fund.  Excludes certain veterans' benefits (death benefits for service-connected disability, and specially-adapted housing, automobiles, and other adaptive equipment) from inclusion in the computation of reductions in any budget accounts required by any law providing for the cancellation of authority to make such payments. Requires the Administrator of Veterans Affairs, during any fiscal year in which the President issues a sequestration order limiting the total amount of VA home loan guaranty commitments allowed during that year, to submit to the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees monthly reports on the VA's home loan guaranty program commitment activity to date and estimates of commitment activity for the remainder of that fiscal year.",2025-01-14T17:02:09Z,
99-s-2886,99,s,2886,A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to impose a fee on the importation of crude oil or refined petroleum products.,Taxation,1986-09-27,1986-09-27,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK]",OK,R,N000102,1,Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an import fee on: (1) the first sale within the United States of any crude oil or any refined petroleum product imported into the United States; and (2) the use within the United States of any crude oil or any refined petroleum product imported into the United States if no such tax has been imposed prior to such use.  Exempts from such tax crude oil or refined petroleum products purchased for export. Sets the rate of such tax for crude oil as the difference between $20 per barrel and the average world price of crude oil per barrel. Sets the rate of such tax for refined petroleum products as $3 plus the crude oil tax.,2025-01-03T20:55:56Z,
99-s-2887,99,s,2887,Paperwork Reduction Act Amendments of 1986,Government Operations and Politics,1986-09-27,1986-10-02,Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1073.,Senate,"Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE]",DE,R,R000460,4,"Paperwork Reduction Act Amendments of 1986 - Revises current provisions regarding the management of Federal information resources and the coordination of Federal information policy. Provides for the presidential nomination and Senate confirmation of the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. Expands the authority of the Director to include statistical policy and coordination duties, and the appointment of a chief statistician. Requires each agency to carry out the responsibilities under this Act for implementing agency information management functions. Revises information to be included in Federal Register notices regarding public information collection activities. Requires the Federal Information Locator System to be designed to assist agencies and the public in locating existing Government information derived from information collection requests. Requires the annual report of the Office of Federal Management to address agency information management initiatives and statistical policy and coordination functions. Requires the Director to submit a report to the Congress, at the time the President submits the budget for FY 1988, on funds requested for information resources management. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the provisions of this Act for FY 1987 through 1990. Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to establish the Information Technology Fund, consisting of the capital and assets of the Federal telecommunications fund and of the automatic data processing fund, and certain supplies and equipment transferred to the Administrator of General Services.  Sets forth the authority of the Administrator under the Fund. Authorizes the Director of OMB to hire employees as necessary to enable the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to carry out its functions under this Act.",2025-08-29T16:32:58Z,
99-s-2881,99,s,2881,"A bill to terminate United States assistance to any country importing goods, services, or products from Cuba unless certain conditions are met.",International Affairs,1986-09-26,1986-09-26,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.,Senate,"Sen. Hawkins, Paula [R-FL]",FL,R,H000374,1,"Prohibits the United States from providing any assistance (including loans) in a fiscal year to a country that:  (1) during the preceding fiscal year imported goods, services, or products from Cuba; or (2) failed to notify the Secretary of State that during such fiscal year such country did not import any such goods, services, or products. Provides that U.S. loans to any country shall include a requirement that the loan becomes due and payable upon importation into such country of Cuban goods, services, or products.  Requires the Secretary of State to certify to the Congress any information about the importation of Cuban goods, services, or products by a country that receives U.S. aid. Excludes international narcotics control assistance, disaster relief assistance, food or medical assistance, or refugee assistance from the definition of U.S. assistance for purposes of this Act. Terminates the provisions of this Act upon the return  to Cuba of all undocumented Cubans who:  (1) entered the United States from Mariel, Cuba, on or after April 20, 1980; and (2) are excludable or deportable under U.S. immigration laws.",2025-01-14T19:00:46Z,
99-s-2882,99,s,2882,A bill to amend the National Housing Act to provide for the eligibility of certain property for single family mortgage insurance.,Housing and Community Development,1986-09-26,1986-09-26,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY]",NY,R,D000018,0,Amends the National Housing Act to permit the Federal Housing Administration to provide single family mortgage insurance on certain leased land within the Allegany Reservation of the Seneca Nation of New York Indians.,2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
99-s-2883,99,s,2883,Natural Gas Consumer Protection Act of 1986,Energy,1986-09-26,1986-09-26,Referred to Subcommittee on Energy Regulation.,Senate,"Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE]",NE,D,E000284,2,Natural Gas Consumer Protection Act of 1986 - Prohibits the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from implementing provisions of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order 451 (which would raise the just-and-reasonable price which natural gas producers can charge for old gas).,2025-08-29T16:29:59Z,
99-s-2876,99,s,2876,"A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to provide for special pay for phychologists in the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.",Government Operations and Politics,1986-09-25,1986-09-25,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]",HI,D,I000025,0,Amends Federal law to provide for special pay for psychologists in the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service Corps. Sets forth the rate of such special pay.,2025-01-14T19:03:55Z,
99-s-2877,99,s,2877,"A bill to amend section 312(c) of the Federal Aviation Act to 1958, relating to research and development, to require the Secretary of Transportation to assure the development of a collision avoidance system for use on all civil and military aircraft of the United States in the interest of air safety.",Transportation and Public Works,1986-09-25,1986-09-25,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.,Senate,"Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]",CA,D,C000877,0,Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate standards for an airborne collision avoidance system for all U.S. civil and military aircraft within one year after the date of enactment of this Act.  Sets forth guidelines for such standards.,2025-01-14T18:51:33Z,
99-s-2878,99,s,2878,Anti Drug Abuse Act of 1986,Crime and Law Enforcement,1986-09-25,1986-10-17,H.R. 5484 passed in Senate relating to this measure.,Senate,"Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS]",KS,R,D000401,29,"Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 - Title I:  Anti-Drug Enforcement - Subtitle A:  Drug Penalties Enhancement Act of 1986 - Drug Penalties Enhancement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to revise and increase the criminal penalties for violations of such Act. Subtitle B:  Drug Possession Penalty Act of 1986 - Drug Possession Penalty Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to establish a scale of minimum penalties for first and subsequent possession offenses. Subtitle C:  Juvenile Drug Trafficking Act of 1986 - Juvenile Drug Trafficking Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to establish penalties for any person at least 21 years of age who employs anyone under 21 in controlled substance trafficking. Establishes penalties for manufacturing a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a college. Subtitle D:  Assets Forfeiture Amendments Act of 1986 - Asset Forfeiture Amendments Act of 1986 - Amends Federal law with respect to the forfeiture of assets involved in unlawful controlled substance activities. Subtitle E:  Controlled Substance Analogs' Enforcement Act of 1986 - Controlled Substance Analogs' Enforcement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to establish penalties for the manufacture or possession with intent to distribute or the distribution of a controlled substance analog (designer drug) all or part of which is intended for human consumption. Makes unlawful simple possession of such an analog if it is knowing or intentional. Subtitle F:  Continuing Drug Enterprise Act of 1986 - Continuing Drug Enterprises Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to set forth a minimum life sentence and multimillion dollar fines for individuals or organizations who engage in continuing criminal drug enterprises. Subtitle G:  Contolled Substances Import and Export Penalties Enhancement Act of 1986 - Controlled Substances Import and Export Penalties Enhancement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to increase the basic penalty for violations (currently a maximum 15 years in prison) to a minimum of five years and a maximum of 40 years in prison, or if death results from use of a substance, 20 years to life in prison.  Increases the fine from $125,000 to $2,000,000 for an individual ($5,000,000 for an organization).  Sets forth enhanced penalties for subsequent offenses. Subtitle H:  Money Laundering Crimes Act of 1986 - Money Laundering Crimes Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish criminal penalties for financial transactions involving the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity for the purpose of either facilitating such activity or concealing its nature. Sets forth procedures for the civil and criminal forfeiture of any property involved in such unlawful financial transactions. Subtitle I:  Armed Career Criminals - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide increased criminal penalties for any person who transports firearms or ammunition in interstate or foreign commerce if such person has multiple convictions for serious drug offenses and/or violent felonies.  (Current law provides increased penalties where such a person had multiple convictions for robbery and burglary.) Subtitle J:  Authorization of Appropriation for Drug Law Enforcement - Authorizes additional appropriations for FY 1987 for the Department of Justice for drug law enforcement activities. (N.B.:  No ""Subtitle K."") Subtitle L:  State and Local Narcotics Control Assistance - State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 1986 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to make grants to State and local law enforcement agencies for narcotics control assistance. Subtitle M:  Study on the Use of Existing Federal Buildings as Prisons - Requires the Secretary of Defense to provide the Attorney General with a list identifying Federal buildings under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense which could be used as detention facilities. Subtitle N:  Drug Law Enforcement Cooperation Study - Directs the National Drug Enforcement Policy Board to study Federal drug law enforcement efforts and make recommendations to the Congress. (N.B.:  No ""Subtitle O."") Subtitle P:  Narcotic Traffickers Deportation Act - Revises Federal law regarding the deportation of persons convicted of violating controlled substances laws to specify such laws, including the laws of any State, the United States or a foreign country relating to a controlled substance. Subtitle Q:  Federal Drug Law Enforcement Agent Protection Act of 1986 - Federal Drug Law Enforcement Agent Protection Act of 1986 - Allows the Attorney General to pay for information concerning the killing or kidnapping of a Federal drug law enforcement agent. Subtitle R:  Common Carrier Operation Under the Influence of Alcohol and Drugs - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide criminal penalties for operating a common carrier under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Subtitle S:  Freedom of Information Act - Revises the Freedom of Information Act to exempt from its coverage, except in certain circumstances, documents compiled in any lawful investigation of organized crime and informant records maintained by a law enforcement agency under an informant's name or personal identifier. Subtitle T:  Prohibition on the Interstate Sale and Transportation of Drug Paraphernalia - Mail Order Drug Paraphernalia Control Act - Makes it a Federal criminal offense for any person to:  (1) use the U.S. Postal Service or any private parcel service as part of a scheme to sell drug paraphernalia; (2) offer for sale and transportation in interstate or foreign commerce drug paraphernalia; or (3) import or export drug paraphernalia. Subtitle U:  Manufacturing Operations - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to make it illegal to knowingly open, maintain, manage, or control a place for manufacturing, distributing, or using controlled substances. Subtitle V:  Controlled Substances Technical Amendments - Makes technical amendments to the Controlled Substances Act and the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984. Subtitle W: Precursor and Essential Chemical Review - Directs the Attorney General to study and recommend methods to control the diversion of legitimate precursor and essential chemicals to the production of illegal drugs.  Requires  the Attorney General to report all findings to the Congress. Subtitle X:  Improved Drug Crime Reporting - Requires the Bureau of Justice Statistics to compile and publish comprehensive data on drug trafficking and abuse. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987. Title II:  International Narcotics Control - Subtitle A: Strengthening United States Narcotics Control Overseas - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to increase the FY 1987 authorization for assistance for international narcotics control. Imposes certain restrictions on the provision of U.S. assistance to illicit drug-producing countries and drug-transit countries. Provides that any aircraft made available to foreign countries for narcotics-related purposes shall be provided only on a lease or loan basis.  Requires the Secretary of State to maintain detailed records on the use of such aircraft. Earmarks a specified amount of FY 1987 international narcotics control assistance for research, development, and testing of safe and effective herbicides for use in the aerial eradication of coca. Requires the Comptroller General to investigate and report to the Congress on the effectiveness of the international narcotics control assistance program. Requires the President's annual report to the Congress on the international strategy to prevent cultivation and trafficking in narcotics to include a discussion of the extent to which each source country has cooperated with U.S. narcotics control efforts through the extradition or prosecution of drug traffickers and a description of the state of negotiations on updated extradition treaties. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit participation by any U.S. officer or employee in direct narcotics arrests in foreign countries. Requires the executive branch to establish expeditiously the information sharing system that will list all drug arrests of foreign nationals in the United States as required by the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987. Requires the executive branch to report to the Congress when the system is established. Requires the President to prepare an updated assessment of the threat of narcotics trafficking from Africa. Amends the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 to place conditions on assistance to Bolivia. Directs the President to take steps to improve the capability of the executive branch to collect information concerning the links between narcotics traffickers and acts of terrorism abroad.  Requires a report to the Congress. Urges the Secretary of State to increase efforts to negotiate with relevant countries procedures which will facilitate interdiction of vessels suspected of carrying illicit narcotics. Directs the Director of Central Intelligence to: (1) improve the collection and analysis of foreign drug production sufficiently to produce highly reliable data on drug cultivation, harvest, and yields for each major illicit drug producing country; and (2) make support to anti-drug efforts a Level One Priority in his National Foreign Intelligence Strategy and reflect this priority in the National Foreign Intelligence Program. Requires the President to transmit biannual reports to the Congress on major illicit drug producing countries and major drug-transit countries.  Requires restrictions on U.S. assistance to such countries. Declares that it shall be U.S. policy to promote the development and implementation of a drug eradication program through multinational development bank assistance. Subtitle B:  Strengthening International Narcotics Control and International Drug Eradication - Declares congressional support for the United Nations General Assembly decision to convene an International Conference on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Calls for a study of the effectiveness of the United Nations drug-related declarations, conventions, and entities. Requires the President to report any recommendations which result from such study to the Congress. Urges the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs to complete work on a new draft convention against illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. Urges the President to direct the Secretary of State to enter into negotiations with Mexico to create the Mexico-United States Intergovernmental Commission on Narcotics and Psychotropic Drug Abuse and Control. Urges Pakistan to adopt and implement a comprehensive narcotics control program.  Requires the Secretary of State to report to the Congress with respect to the adoption and implementation of such program. Urges the President to instruct the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations to request that the problem of illicit drug production in Iran, Afghanistan, and Laos be raised at the International Conference on Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking. Increases FY 1987 authorizations for drug education programs abroad. Requires the Director of the U.S. Information Agency and the Administrator of the Agency for International Development to include in their annual reports to the Congress a description of the drug education programs carried out by their respective agencies. Title III:  Interdiction - Subtitle A:  National Drug Interdiction Improvement - National Drug Interdiction Improvement Act of 1986 - Requires the Secretary of Defense to use specified funds to acquire certain equipment and aircraft for drug interdiction assistance activities of the Department of Defense.  Requires the Secretary of Defense to make such aircraft available to the U.S. Customs Service. Directs the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation to provide for the assignment of Coast Guard personnel to naval vessels for law enforcement purposes. Authorizes additional appropriations to the Coast Guard and the U.S. Customs Service for:  (1) drug interdiction enhancement; and (2) the establishment and location of command, control, communications and intelligence (C-3I) centers. Authorizes the establishment of a United States-Bahamas Drug Interdiction Task Force.  Authorizes appropriations for such Task Force and for construction of a Coast Guard-Bahamas drug interdiction docking facility. Authorizes additional appropriations for FY 1987 to the Department of Justice for twin engine helicopters with forward looking infrared radiation detection devices for drug interdiction operations in Hawaii. Subtitle B:  Customs Enforcement - Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 - Part I:  Tariff Act Amendments - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to establish certain entry and reporting requirements for aircraft, vessels, vehicles and individuals arriving in the United States and the Virgin Islands.  Sets forth penalties for violations of such requirements. Makes aviation smuggling illegal.  Establishes civil and criminal penalties for such violations. Provides for seizure and forfeiture of conveyances subject to penalty for customs violations. Authorizes the issuance of search warrants for places suspected of containing:  (1) merchandise brought into the United States unlawfully; (2) property subject to forfeiture under the customs laws; or (3) evidence of customs violations. Authorizes the seizure and forfeiture of smuggled merchandise. Provides that compensation for informers shall not exceed 25 percent of the amount recovered (current law requires that such compensation equal 25 percent of such recovery.) Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to require the production of foreign landing certificates to comply with international obligations. Permits the Secretary to authorize customs officials to exchange information or documents with foreign customs or law enforcement agencies under certain circumstances. Allows the Secretary, when authorized by treaty or executive agreement, to station customs officers in foreign countries to examine persons or merchandise prior to their arrival in the United States.  Provides that merchandise seized at a foreign station may be transported to the United States for customs proceedings. Permits the stationing of foreign customs officers in the United States (if similar privileges are extended to the United States).  Imposes penalties for making fraudulent statements to such foreign officials. Sets forth certain requirements with regard to commercial cover and undercover investigative operations of the U.S. Customs Service, including:  (1) the use of authorized funds; (2) the liquidation of corporate and business entities established or acquired as part of an undercover operation; (3) the deposit of proceeds from such operations; and (4) the conduct of financial audits of each undercover operation. Part II:  Miscellaneous Provisions - Amends Federal law with regard to:  (1) recreational vessels and customs regulations; (2) authority of customs officials to demand assistance of any person in making an arrest; (3) reporting requirements on the export and import of monetary instruments; and (4) smuggling investigations. Part III:  Amendments to the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act - Amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to make it unlawful for any U.S. citizen on board any aircraft, or any person on board an aircraft owned by a U.S. citizen or registered in the United States, to manufacture, distribute, or possess with intent to manufacture or distribute a controlled substance. Part IV:  Amendments to the Criminal Code - Sets forth criminal penalties for operating an aircraft without lights and for illegal fuel installations aboard aircraft. Subtitle C:  Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Prosecution Improvements Act of 1986 - Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Prosecution Improvements Act of 1986 - Makes it unlawful, with specified exceptions, for any person on board a U.S. vessel or a vessel subject to U.S. jurisdiction to knowingly or intentionally manufacture, distribute, or to possess with intent to manufacture or distribute, a controlled substance.  Sets forth penalties for violations of this Act. Subjects to seizure and forfeiture any property used in a violation of this Act. Subtitle D:  Reports on Department of Defense Drug Control Activities - Requires the National Drug Enforcement Policy Board to submit a report to specified congressional committees on the manner and extent to which the Department of Defense should be involved in narcotics law enforcement activities. Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to specified congressional committees containing a discussion of: (1) the extent to which students enrolled in schools operated by the Department of Defense are receiving drug and substance abuse education; and (2) the extent to which such education should include peer counseling classes. Subtitle E:  Driving While Impaired by Drug Intoxication to be Punishable Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice - Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to include driving under the influence of drugs as an offense. Subtitle F:  Drug Interdiction Assistance to Civilian Law Enforcement Officials - Allows the Department of Defense to provide certain assistance to civilian law enforcement personnel. Subtitle G:  Air Safety - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to allow States to establish criminal penalties for certain activities involving aircraft registration certificates. Requires the operator of an aircraft to make the aircraft's certificate of registration available for inspection by any law enforcement officer. Imposes criminal penalties on certain violations in connection with: (1) aircraft registration; and (2) the air transportation of controlled substances. Requires any person having an ownership interest in any aircraft to report any transfer in ownership of such aircraft. Subtitle H: Communications - Allows the Federal Communications Commission to revoke the license of any person found to have used such license to distribute controlled substances. Subtitle I:  Drug Law Enforcement Cooperation Study - Directs the National Drug Enforcement Policy Board, to study Federal drug law enforcement effors and make recommendations to the Congress. Subtitle J:  Drug Interdiction - Permits the use in an emergency as a base of operations outside the U.S. land area by Federal law enforcement officials of equipment operated by or with the assistance of Department of Defense personnel: (1) to facilitate enforcement of drug laws; (2) to transport such officials in connection with such operations, including hot pursuit of vessels or aircraft into U.S. land areas.  Permits the use of such equipment to intercept such vessels or aircraft for identification and monitoring purposes, but not to interdict or interrupt them. Title IV:  Demand Reduction - Subtitle A: Treatment and Rehabilitation - Alcohol and Drug Abuse Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1987 for alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health grants. Provides for special allotments to States for alcohol abuse and drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation programs. Requires States to use certain amounts of such funds for innovative community based programs directed toward high risk youth. Mandates the transfer of certain funds to the Administrator of Veteran's Affairs for outpatient programs for veterans.  Revises allotment procedures applicable to Indian tribes. Declares that it is the sense of the Senate that, if possession or distribution of a drug is an offense under the Controlled Substance Act, State laws should not be amended to make possession or distribution not a criminal offense. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to appoint an advisory council for the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, for the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and for the National Institute of Mental Health. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Public Health Service, to take certain actions to expedite research on public health emergencies. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 for research grants. Declares that it is the sense of the Senate that the Public Health Service should conduct studies on the health effects of alcohol consumption. Directs the Secretary to develop and publish information on the causes of suicide and the means of suicide prevention. Directs the Secretary to prepare and report to the Congress a comprehensive national plan to combat drug abuse. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (ADAMHA), to establish a clearinghouse for alcohol and drug abuse information. Directs the Secretary to study and report to the appropriate congressional committees on alkyl nitrites. Directs the Secretary, acting through ADAMHA, to establish a new administrative unit to administer alcohol abuse and drug abuse programs. Subtitle B:  Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 - Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990 for payments to States to assist their efforts to educate concerning, and to prevent, drug use and alcohol abuse through school and community based programs. Declares that it is the sense of the Senate that the Motion Picture Association of America should label pro-drug films. Subtitle C:  Indians and Alaska Natives - Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1986 - Part I: General Provisions - Sets forth the purposes of this Act. Part II:  Coordination of Resources and Programs - Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and enter into a Memorandum of Agreement to better coordinate the provision of alcohol and substance abuse treatment and prevention services for Indians. Allows the governing body of any Indian tribe to establish a Tribal Action Plan to coordinate available resources and programs in an effort to combat alcohol and drug abuse among its members. Establishes within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs an Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse.  Establishes the position of Indian Youth Programs Officer. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to publish an alcohol and substance abuse newsletter to report on Indian alcohol and substance abuse projects and programs. Part III:  Indian Youth Programs - Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review Federal, tribal, State, local, and  private programs: (1) providing educational services to Indian children; (2) providing family and social services for Indians; and (3) relating to youth employment, recreation, cultural, and community activities. Requires the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs to develop and implement pilot programs in selected schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs which further the purposes and goals of this Act. Allows Tribal Action Plans to make provisions for the establishment, funding, licensing, and operation of emergency shelters or half-way houses for Indian youth who are alcohol or substance abusers.  Urges States to require their law enforcement officers to place any Indian youth arrested for alcohol or substance abuse in such shelter or half-way house.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989 for the construction, renovation, and operation of such shelters and half-way houses. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to require the compilation of data relating to the number and types of child abuse and neglect cases seen and the type of assistance provided. Part IV:  Law Enforcement and Judicial Services - Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review Federal, tribal, State, and local programs providing law enforcement or judicial services for Indian tribes. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance to the Papago Tribe of Arizona for the investigation and control of illegal narcotics traffic on the Papago Reservation. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989. Part V:  Bureau of Indian Affairs Law Enforcement - Increases the maximum sentence (from six months to one year) and fine (from $500 to $5,000) which a tribal court can impose for any offense. Allows the Secretary of the Interior to charge any officer or employee of the Department of the Interior with law enforcement responsibilities for the purposes of maintaining law and order and protecting property and persons within Indian country. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a training program in the investigation and prosecution of offenses relating to illegal narcotics and in alcohol and substance abuse prevention and treatment for specified personnel. Requires the Memorandum of Agreement to include a provision for the development and implementation of a procedure for the emergency medical assessment and treatment of every Indian youth arrested or detained for alcohol or substance abuse offenses. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to construct or renovate and staff juvenile detention centers.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to:  (1) provide for the development of a Model Indian Juvenile Code; and (2) compile data regarding cases involving Indians where alcohol or substance abuse is determined to be a contributing factor. Part VI:  Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation - Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review health service programs for Indians.  Sets forth Indian Health Service responsibilities, which include providing a comprehensive alcohol and substance abuse treatment program. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to develop and implement a program for:  (1) acute detoxification and treatment for Indian youth who are alcohol and substance abusers; and (2) community education and training in treating alcohol and substance abuse. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to the Navajo tribe to establish a demonstration program in Gallup, New Mexico, to rehabilitate adult Navajo Indians suffering from alcoholism or alcohol abuse.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to compile data regarding Indian Health Service involvement in cases or incidents which involved alcohol or substance abuse. Subtitle D:  Action Grants - Amends the Domestic Volunteer Act of 1973 to authorize a special initiative (including action grants) to increase volunteerism in preventing drug abuse.  Authorizes appropriations for 1987 through 1989. Title V:  Anti-Drug Trust Fund - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish an Anti-Drug Trust Fund to provide for expenditures to carry out the Drug Enforcement Act of 1986.",2025-08-29T16:32:10Z,
99-s-2879,99,s,2879,Permanent Housing for Homeless Families Act of 1986,Social Welfare,1986-09-25,1986-09-25,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY]",NY,D,M001054,0,"Permanent Housing for Homeless Families Act of 1986 - Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) of title IV of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States for the construction and rehabilitation of permanent housing for rental to AFDC recipients who would otherwise require AFDC emergency assistance in the form of temporary housing. Requires that such grants be used to provide permanent housing which is:  (1) owned by the State, an instrumentality of the State, or a nonprofit organization; (2) available to families who have been unable to find decent nontemporary housing at rents that can be paid with AFDC aid for shelter; and (3) located in jurisdictions experiencing a critical shortage of such housing.  Requires that:  (1) the costs of providing permanent housing be lower than costs which would be incurred if, instead, the State made AFDC emergency assistance payments providing temporary housing; and (2) the most costly temporary housing be retired from use in the emergency assistance program as permanent housing becomes available for occupancy, unless temporary housing is demonstrably needed. Sets the State contribution to the cost of constructing or rehabilitating such housing at at least the current State AFDC share increased by ten percent.",2025-08-29T16:29:20Z,
99-s-2880,99,s,2880,A bill to provide a temporary extension of the interstate transfer deadline for H-3.,Transportation and Public Works,1986-09-25,1986-10-07,Failed to Receive 2/3's Vote to Suspend and Pass by Yea-Nay Vote: 264 - 147 (Record Vote No: 435).,Senate,"Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]",HI,D,I000025,1,"(Reported to House from the Committee on Public Works and Transportation with amendment, H. Rept. 99-950)  Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to approve the withdrawal of any route which on the date of enactment of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1978 was under judicial injunction prohibiting its construction, until ten days after the final legislative day of the 99th Congress. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (the Administrator) to make grants to the Metropolitan District Commission, Massachusetts, for an emergency improvement project at the Deer Island Waste Water Treatment Plant in Boston, Massachusetts. Limits the Federal share of such project to 75 percent of improvement costs. Authorizes appropriations for such project for FY 1987 through FY 1989. Directs the Administrator to make grants to the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority for a water quality improvement and waste water treatment program for Boston Harbor and adjacent waters.  Limits the Federal share of such program costs to 75 percent of construction costs.  Authorizes appropriation for FY 1987 through FY 1991 in addition to, but not in lieu of, other appropriations under title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to preclude any person except an eligible authority from applying for a permit to either dump, or transport for the purpose of dumping, any municipal sludge within the New York Bight Apex ocean waters. Prohibits the Administrator from issuing or renewing any permit which authorizes:  (1) the dumping (or transportation for purposes of dumping) municipal sludge within the Apex after the earlier of December 15, 1987, or a day determined by the Administrator to be the first day on which such sludge can reasonably be dumped at a site other than within the Apex; or (2) any person other than an elibile authority to dump, or transport for dumping, municipal sludge within the ""106-Mile Ocean Waste Dump Site.""",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
99-s-2863,99,s,2863,A bill to prohibit damage to religious property; injury to persons in the free exercise of religious beliefs.,Crime and Law Enforcement,1986-09-24,1986-10-02,Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Law.,Senate,"Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA]",PA,R,S000709,0,Establishes criminal penalties for damaging or destroying religious property or interfering with any person's free exercise of religious beliefs.,2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
99-s-2864,99,s,2864,Department of Labor Executive Level Conforming Amendments of 1986,Government Operations and Politics,1986-09-24,1986-11-06,Became Public Law No: 99-619.,Senate,"Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]",UT,R,H000338,0,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Department of Labor Executive Level Conforming Amendments of 1986 - Provides that the position of Under Secretary of Labor shall be replaced by that of Deputy Secretary of Labor. Provides for ten Assistant Secretaries of Labor, one of whom shall be the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training (replacing the position of Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment).",2025-04-21T12:24:17Z,
99-s-2865,99,s,2865,"A bill to amend Public Law 94-423, relating to the Oroville-Tonasket Unit, Chief Joseph Dam Project, to ensure that the design flaws in the system are corrected, and for other purposes.",Water Resources Development,1986-09-24,1986-09-24,Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power.,Senate,"Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA]",WA,R,G000333,1,"Amends the Reclamation Authorizations Act of 1976 to increase authorized appropriations for the construction of the Oroville-Tonasket Unit, Chief Joseph Dam Project, Washington.",2025-04-23T11:41:33Z,
99-s-2866,99,s,2866,"A bill to rename the VA Medical Center at University Drive in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the ""Commando Charles E. Kelly VA Medical Center.""",Armed Forces and National Security,1986-09-24,1986-09-24,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.,Senate,"Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA]",PA,R,S000709,0,"Designates a specified Veterans Administration Medical Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the Commando Charles E. Kelly Veterans' Administration Medical Center.",2025-01-14T17:02:09Z,
99-s-2867,99,s,2867,"A bill to amend chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, to impose criminal penalties for damage to religious property and for injury to persons in the free exercise of religious beliefs.",Crime and Law Enforcement,1986-09-24,1986-10-02,Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Law.,Senate,"Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH]",OH,D,M000678,0,Establishes criminal penalties for damaging or destroying religious property or interfering with any person's free exercise of religious beliefs.,2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
99-s-2868,99,s,2868,Indian Self-Determination Amendments of 1986,Native Americans,1986-09-24,1986-09-24,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM]",NM,R,D000407,1,"Indian Self-Determination Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 to make a tribal organization, in cases where the Indian Health Service has no direct care facilities and the Indian tribes are served by such tribal organization, eligible to receive a contract for the performance of services provided the tribal organization has the approval of each tribe it proposes to serve. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, upon the request of an Indian tribe, to enter into construction contracts with tribal organizations for the benefit of such tribes.  Extends the Secretary's authority to enter into such contracts with such tribal organizations to administer education program functions even when such functions (including construction programs) are the subject of appropriations made to other agencies and regardless of the office within which they are performed in the Department of the Interior. Extends the Secretary of Health and Human Services' authority to enter into contracts with Indian tribal organizations to implement hospital and health facility functions even when such functions are the subject of appropriations made to other agencies or regardless of the office within which they are performed in the Department of Health and Human Services.  Requires a tribal organization which has entered into such contracts with the Secretary of Health and Human Services to be treated as an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services for purposes of the Federal Tort Claims Act with respect to a tort arising out of the performance of such contracts. Extends the eligibility period with respect to the retention of specified Federal benefits by employees who leave Federal employment to be employed by a tribal organization. Provides, upon the request of a tribe, for the waiver of Federal contracting laws with respect to contracts entered into under this Act, unless declined under specified criteria. Allows the appropriate Secretary to transfer title to personal property found to be in excess of the needs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs or Indian Health Service to an Indian tribe that has received a contract or grant with respect to the provision of educational or health care facility programs. Sets forth specified requirements with respect to contracts entered into under this Act. Requires the appropriate Secretary, in order to meet tribal requests, to designate an official of the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Indian Health Service to supervise the review of contracts by such agencies. Requires the appropriate Secretary to designate officials who are not employed by the Bureau or the Service to conduct hearings in contract declination appeals. Requires contracts entered into pursuant to this Act to be subject to the Contract Dispute Act of 1978. Sets forth specified provisions with respect to indirect costs on contracts negotiated between a tribe or tribal organization and a Federal agency. Provides that funds obligated under this Act but not expended may be expended during the next succeeding fiscal year. Requires, for purposes of applying the provisions of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act with respect to Anchorage, Alaska, that regional associations established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and Cook Inlet regional corporation also established under such Act be treated as Indian tribes.  Requires all contracts and grants made under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to regional corporations established for the Cook Inlet region to be limited to the performance of services for the benefit of ""Native"" shareholders of such corporations.",2025-08-29T16:32:35Z,
99-s-2869,99,s,2869,Save the Family Farm Act,Agriculture and Food,1986-09-24,1986-10-06,Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department.,Senate,"Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA]",IA,D,H000206,4,"Save the Family Farm Act - Title I:  Agricultural Commodity Supply Management - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to implement an agricultural commodity supply management program for the 1988 through 2000 crops of wheat, feed grains, and soybeans, including an emergency program for the 1987 crops. Title II:  Milk Marketing Control - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to provide for suspension of the current milk price support program and implementation of an alternative program under which the percentage of the parity price of milk shall escalate by increments from 71 percent to 80 percent during the calendar years 1988 through 1997, and remain at 80 percent through 2000. Title III:  Agricultural Exports and Imports - Amends the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to direct the President to enter into multilateral agreements with other food exporting nations in order to fulfill the food aid requirements of needy nations. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to examine and report to the President about any imported articles that interfere with any program or operation undertaken by the Department of Agriculture. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require processed agricultural products to label any imported ingredients and their countries of origin. Title IV:  Food Assistance - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to provide for increased food assistance benefits. Title V:  Farm Debt Restructuring - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make farmer debt restructuring loans to any qualifying State under a specified program. Prohibits debt restructuring aid to borrowers who produce commodities on erodible land or on converted wetlands.",2025-08-29T16:33:19Z,
99-s-2870,99,s,2870,"A bill entitled the ""Steamtown Historic Designation Act"".",Public Lands and Natural Resources,1986-09-24,1986-09-24,Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water.,Senate,"Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA]",PA,R,S000709,1,"Designates the property known as Steamtown in Scranton, Pennsylvania, as the Steamtown National Historic Site.  Directs the Secretary of the Interior to administer such Site through cooperative and grant agreements with the owners.  Authorizes the Secretary to provide financial and technical assistance in maintaining such Site. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-04-23T11:41:33Z,
99-s-2871,99,s,2871,"A bill to designate certain segments of the Maurice, the Manatico, and the Manumuskin Rivers in New Jersey as study rivers for inclusion in the national wild and scenic rivers system.",Public Lands and Natural Resources,1986-09-24,1986-09-24,Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water.,Senate,"Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ]",NJ,D,B001225,1,"Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Maurice, Manantico, and Manumuskin Rivers, New Jersey, for study for possible inclusion in the national wild and scenic rivers system.",2025-04-23T11:41:33Z,
99-s-2872,99,s,2872,Pesticide Price Competition Act,Environmental Protection,1986-09-24,1986-10-06,"Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department, Environmental Protection Agency.",Senate,"Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS]",KS,R,K000017,2,"Pesticide Price Competition Act - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to permit applicants to file abbreviated applications for registration of pesticides and new uses of pesticides if the pesticide is identical or substantially similar chemically to a previously registered pesticide, and if labeling requirements and other conditions are met.",2025-08-29T16:31:02Z,
99-s-2873,99,s,2873,Pediatric Pulmonary Research Act of 1986,Health,1986-09-24,1986-09-24,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA]",MA,D,K000105,0,"Pediatric Pulmonary Research Act of 1986 - Amends title IV (National Research Institutes) of the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to establish a grant program to fund research, training, and patient services in pediatric pulmonary medicine. Requires the Director to establish criteria for the selection of grant recipients. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989.",2025-08-29T16:30:46Z,
99-s-2874,99,s,2874,Grain Quality Improvement Act of 1986,Agriculture and Food,1986-09-24,1986-09-24,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.,Senate,"Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]",IA,R,G000386,0,"Grain Quality Improvement Act of 1986 - Amends the United States Grain Standards Act to state that:  (1) it is U.S. policy to provide quality grain to domestic and foreign buyers; (2) the primary objective of the Official United States Standards for Grain is to certify grain quality as accurately as possible; and (3) U.S. grain standards shall provide the framework necessary for the markets to establish quality improvement incentives. Prohibits, as of May 1, 1987, the recombination of dockage or foreign material (including dust) with any grain marketed in or exported from the United States.  Stipulates that such prohibitions shall not be construed to bar:  (1) the treatment of grain to destroy or prevent injurious fungi and insects; (2) any marketing of dockage or foreign material removed from grain which is marketed separately and uncombined with whole grain, or as part of a processed food for livestock, poultry, or fish; (3) the blending of similar grains to adjust mixture quality; (4) the recombination of broken corn or kernels with grain of the same type; (5) effective for the period ending December 31, 1987, the recombination of dockage or foreign material removed at an export loading facility from grain to be shipped as a cargo under one export inspection certificate; (6) the addition of identification material; and (7) any other addition determined by the Secretary of Agriculture as ensuring U.S. export grain quality. Authorizes the Secretary, effective through December 31, 1987, to exempt from such prohibitions the last handling of grain in a final domestic sale and shipment when in the public interest. Directs the Secretary, subject to appropriation of funds, to compensate a producer, grain merchant, grain processor, or grain exporter for loss of value of inventory grain if the person can show that such loss resulted from a grain classification change.  States that compensation shall be paid only on the inventory held on the effective date of the classification change. Directs the Administrator of the Federal Grain Inspection Service to issue a final rulemaking within six months regarding insect infestation of grain. Directs the Secretary:  (1) in consultation with farmers and members of the grain industry, to study the feasibility of adjusting the Commodity Credit Corporation grain premium and discount schedules in order to encourage the delivery, storage, and export of high quality grain; and (2) report to the appropriate congressional committees within 180 days. Directs the Administrator to:  (1) publish and seek public comment on H.R. 5354 (Optimal Grain Grading Act); and (2) report to the Congress by May 1, 1987. Provides for a Federal Grain Inspection Service and Agricultural Research Service study of the need for an availability of uniform end-use value tests for grain including an ongoing review of such tests that are of economic value to buyers. Directs the Administrator:  (1) to the extent practicable, to revise official grain standards accordingly; and (2) to report to the Congress within one year, and annually thereafter.",2025-08-29T16:32:44Z,
99-s-2875,99,s,2875,Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1986,Health,1986-09-24,1986-09-24,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI]",HI,D,M000250,9,"Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to permit only the U.S. manufacturer of a drug to reimport such drug into the United States. Prohibits the sale of prescription drug samples. Permits the distribution of samples only to practitioners licensed to prescribe such drugs.  Requires such practitioners to return a receipt for such drug samples to the manufacturers to be kept and made available to Federal and State officials. Requires drug wholesalers to provide drug purchasers with a statement identifying the manufacturer and each sale of the drug. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue licensing standards for drug wholesalers.",2025-08-29T16:33:46Z,
99-s-2849,99,s,2849,Drug-Free America Act of 1986,Crime and Law Enforcement,1986-09-23,1986-09-23,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS]",KS,R,D000401,3,"Drug-Free America Act of 1986 - Title I: Drug-Free Federal Workplace Act of 1986 - Drug-Free Federal Workplace Act of 1986 - Amends the Rehabilitation Act to exclude from the definition of a ""handicapped individual"" covered by such Act:  (1) any individual who uses or is addicted to illegal drugs; and (2) any alcoholic whose current use of alcohol prevents him or her from performing the duties of the job in question or whose employment, by reason of such current alcohol abuse, would constitute a direct threat to property or the safety of others. Amends the Civil Service Reform Act to declare that nothing in such Act shall be construed to permit or require the employment of an applicant or employee who use controlled substances. Title II:  Drug-Free Schools Act of 1986 - Drug-Free Schools Act of 1986 (The Zero-Tolerance Act) - Directs the Secretary of Education to carry out national programs either directly or through State or local educational agencies, which are designed to achieve and maintain a drug-free environment conducive to learning in elementary and secondary schools. Authorizes appropriations. Declares that it shall not be unlawful under Federal statute or regulation for any educational institution:  (1) to make refraining from illegal drug use a condition of admission or continued enrollment; or (2) to require and conduct drug testing of students or applicants for admission to determine if they use illegal drugs. Title III:  Substance Abuse Services Amendments of 1986 - Substance Abuse Services Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend the authorization for the substance abuse services block grant program through FY 1992. Title IV:  Drug Interdiction and International Cooperation Act of 1986 - Subtitle A:  International Forfeiture Enabling Act of 1986 - International Forfeiture Enabling Act of 1986 - Declares subject to forfeiture to the United States any property within the jurisdiction of the United States relating to an unlawful drug activity committed within the jurisdiction of a foreign country if such property:  (1) constitutes or derives from proceeds of such activity; or (2) was used in the commission of such activity, unless it was used without the knowledge or consent of its owner. Subtitle B:  Mansfield Amendment Repeal Act of 1986 - Mansfield Amendment Repeal Act of 1986 - Repeals the Mansfield Amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1981 requiring certain reports to the Congress regarding international narcotics control activities. Subtitle C:  Narcotic Traffickers Deportation Act of 1986 - Narcotic Traffickers Deportation Act of 1986 - Revises Federal law regarding the deportation of persons convicted of violating controlled substances laws to specify such laws, including the laws of any State, the United States or a foreign country relating to narcotic drugs, marihuana, or depressant or stimulant substances. Subtitle D:  Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 - Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 - Revises the Tariff Act of 1930 regarding:  (1) reports of vessel arrival; (2) reporting requirements for individuals; (3) aviation smuggling; (4) false drawback and refund claims; (5) seizure of conveyances; (6) exchange of information with foreign customs and law enforcement officers; (7) inspections and preclearance in foreign countries; and (8) authority to conduct commercial cover. Increases criminal and civil penalties for violations of such Act. Establishes a fine of up to $5,000, or a prison sentence of up to two years, or both, for any aircraft owner or airman who knowingly and willingly violates registration and certification requirements. Amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to make it unlawful for any U.S. citizen on board any aircraft, or any person on board an aircraft owned by a U.S. citizen or registered in the United States, to manufacture, distribute, or possess with intent to manufacture or distribute a controlled substance. Sets forth criminal penalties for operating an aircraft without lights and for illegal fuel installations aboard aircraft. Subtitle E:  Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Prosecution Improvements Act of 1986 - Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Prosecution Improvements Act of 1986 - Makes it unlawful, with specified exceptions, for any person on board a U.S. vessel or a vessel subject to U.S. jurisdiction to knowingly or intentionally manufacture, distribute, or to possess with intent to manufacture or distribute a controlled substance.  Sets forth penalties for violations of this Act. Subjects to seizure and forfeiture any property used in a violation of this Act. Title V:  Anti-Drug Enforcement Act of 1986 - Subtitle A:  Drug Penalties Enhancement Act of 1986 - Drug Penalties Enhancement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to revise and increase the criminal penalties for violations of such Act. Subtitle B:  Drug Possession Penalty Act of 1986 - Drug Possession Penalty Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to establish a scale of minimum penalties for first and subsequent possession offenses. Subtitle C:  Continuing Drug Enterprise Penalty Act of 1986 - Continuing Drug Enterprise Penalty Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to set forth a minimum life sentence and multimillion dollar fines for individuals or organizations who engage in continuing criminal drug enterprises. Sets forth a procedure and considerations for the imposition of the death penalty whenever a killing results from a violation of such Act. Subtitle D:  United States Marshals Service Act of 1986 - United States Marshals Service Act of 1986 - Revises provisions of Federal law relating to the U.S. Marshals Service. Subtitle E:  Controlled Substances Import and Export Penalties Enhancement Act of 1986 - Controlled Substances Import and Export Penalties Enhancement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to increase the basic penalty for violations (currently a maximum 15 years in prison) to a minimum of five years and a maximum of 40 years in prison, or if death results from use of a substance, 20 years to life in prison.  Increases the fine from $125,000 to $2,000,000 for an individual ($5,000,000 for an organization).  Sets forth enhanced penalties for subsequent offenses. Subtitle F:  Juvenile Drug Trafficking Act of 1986 - Juvenile Drug Trafficking Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to establish penalties for any person at least 21 years of age who employs anyone under 21 in controlled substance trafficking. Subtitle G:  Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act of 1986 - Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act of 1986 - Amends the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act to require manufacturers, distributors, importers, and exporters of certain substances to maintain records and make reports as prescribed by the Attorney General of the United States. Prohibits the distribution or export of such a substance unless the recipient or purchaser presents the distributor with a certification of lawful use and identification.  Makes it unlawful to purchase a reportable amount of certain chemicals in units small enough so that recordkeeping or report-filing is not required for the purpose of evading recordkeeping and reporting requirements. Prohibits the import of certain substances into U.S. customs territory except for commercial, scientific, or other legitimate uses. Prohibits the export of certain substances unless the Attorney General is furnished documentary proof that importation is not contrary to the laws of the country of destination for medical, commercial, scientific, or other legitimate purposes. Directs the Attorney General to maintain an active program, both domestic and international, to curtail the diversion of precursor chemicals and essential chemicals used in the illicit manufacture of controlled substances. Subtitle H:  Money Laundering Crimes Act of 1986 - Money Laundering Crimes Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish criminal penalties for financial transactions involving the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity for the purpose of either facilitating such activity or concealing its nature. Sets forth procedures for the civil and criminal forfeiture of any property involved in such unlawful financial transactions. Subtitle I:  Controlled Substances Technical Amendments Act of 1986 - Controlled Substances Technical Amendments of 1986 - Makes technical amendments to the Controlled Substances Act. Subtitle J:  Controlled Substances Analogs Enforcement Act of 1986 - Controlled Substances Analogs Enforcement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to establish penalties for the manufacture or possession with intent to distribute or the distribution of a controlled substance analog (designer drug) all or part of which is intended for human consumption.  Makes unlawful simple possession of such an analog if it is knowing or intentional. Subtitle K:  Asset Forfeiture Amendments Act of 1986 - Asset Forfeiture Amendments Act of 1986 - Amends Federal law with respect to the forfeiture of assets involved in unlawful controlled substance activities. Subtitle L:  Exclusionary Rule Limitation Act of 1986 - Exclusionary Rule Limitation Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal criminal code to state that evidence obtained as a result of a search or seizure shall not be excluded in a U.S. district court on the ground that the search or seizure violated the fourth amendment to the Constitution, if the search or seizure was undertaken in an objectively reasonable belief that it was in conformity with such amendment. Title VI:  Public Awareness and Private Sector Initiatives Act of 1986 - Public Awareness and Private Sector Initiatives Act of 1986 - Declares that an agency may contract for property or services designed primarily to warn of the dangers of illegal drug use without complying with any requirement for competition in Federal procurement, so long as at least 50 percent of actual, reasonable costs of providing the property or service is being donated to the Federal Government.",2025-08-29T16:30:50Z,
99-s-2850,99,s,2850,Drug Enforcement Act of 1986,Crime and Law Enforcement,1986-09-23,1986-09-24,Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 983.,Senate,"Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS]",KS,R,D000401,27,"Drug Enforcement Act of 1986 - Title I: White House Initiative Against Drugs - Subtitle A: Drug-Free Federal Workplace Act of 1986 - Drug-Free Federal Workplace Act of 1986 - Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to provide that any individual who is otherwise handicapped shall not be excluded from the protections of such Act because that individual uses illegal drugs. Permits certain personnel actions based on an employee's, or applicant's, use of controlled substances. Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to establish a Government-wide education program designed to provide information to federal employees with respect to: (1) the health hazards associated with alcohol and drug abuse; (2) the symptoms of alcohol and drug abuse; (3) the availability of prevention, treatment, or rehabilitation services relating to alcohol and drug abuse; and (4) penalties for alcohol and drug use by Federal employees. Subtitle B: Drug-Free Schools Act of 1986 - Drug-Free Schools Act of 1986 (the Zero-Tolerance Act) - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990 for: (1) allotments to States for drug and alcohol abuse prevention and education activities directed toward students in elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools; (2) grants to local governments and other public and nonprofit private entities for drug and alcohol prevention, intervention, rehabilitation, education, and training programs; (3) the development and distribution of education materials; (4) education and primary prevention programs for high risk youth; (5) the procurement and development of curricula; and (6) activities to increase drug and alcohol abuse education and prevention efforts targeted at children in kindergarten through the twelfth grade.  Specifies the method of distributing such funds.  Sets forth the State application requirements. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out national programs designed to achieve a drug-free learning environment in elementary and secondary schools. States that it shall not be unlawful under Federal statute or regulation for any educational institution to: (1) require, as a condition of admission or continued enrollment, that students refrain from the use of illegal drugs; (2) conduct drug testing of its students and applicants; (3) refuse enrollment to applicants who use illegal drugs; or (4) take disciplinary action against students who use illegal drugs. Allows the Secretary to withhold allotment payments from any State which prohibits drug testing of students by schools. Subtitle C: Substance Abuse Services - Substance Abuse Services Amendments of 1986 - Amends title XIX (Block Grants) of the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1988 through 1991 for alcohol and drug abuse and mental health services block grants.  Requires the Secretary to reserve a specified portion of such appropriations for grants to States with demonstrated need for funds to conduct substance abuse treatment programs. Eliminates certain block grant earmarks. Allows the Secretary to withhold State allotments under such title where the possession or distribution of a drug, which is illegal under the Controlled Substances Act, is legal under such States laws. Directs the Secretary to appoint an advisory council for the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, for the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and for the National Institute of Mental Health to make recommendations to the Secretary and the Director of the national research institute for which it was appointed. Grants the Secretary certain additional powers during public health emergencies.  Requires the Secretary to report annually to specified congressional committees on actions taken during such emergencies. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 for: (1) alcohol abuse and alcoholism research; and (2) drug abuse research. Provides an exception to the confidentiality requirement regarding alcohol and drug abuse records for incidents of suspected child abuse and neglect. Requires the Secretary to transmit triennial reports to the Congress on the causes and means of preventing teenage suicide. Directs the Secretary to prepare public service announcements on the dangers resulting from cigarette smoking by women. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1989. Directs the Secretary to: (1) prepare and transmit to the Congress a report which sets forth a comprehensive national plan to combat drug abuse; (2) establish a clearinghouse for alcohol and drug abuse information; and (3) conduct a study on alkyl nitrates and recommend whether they should be treated as a drug under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Subtitle D: Drug Interdiction and International Cooperation - Part I: Mansfield Amendment - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to permit any U.S. officer or employee to assist foreign law enforcement officers in making arrests or to take direct action in an arrest action in a foreign country to protect the life or safety of U.S. or foreign officers or the public. Part II: Narcotics Traffickers Deportation Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the exclusion or deportation of any alien for possession or use of certain controlled substances. Part III: Customs Enforcement - Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 - Subpart A: Tariff Act Amendments - Requires the master of any vessel arriving at any U.S. or Virgin Island port to report such arrival at the nearest customs facility if such vessel is: (1) from a foreign port or place; (2) a foreign vessel from a domestic port; or (3) a U.S. vessel carrying bonded merchandise or foreign merchandise for which entry has not been made. Requires vehicles arriving in the United States to enter only at designated border crossing points.  Requires the person in charge of such a vehicle to report the arrival of such vehicle, and present the vehicle and all persons and merchandise on board for inspection to the customs officer. Requires the pilot of any aircraft arriving in the United States from any foreign airport or place to comply with the advance notification, arrival reporting, and landing requirements prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation. Imposes penalties for violations of the arrival, reporting, or entry requirements.  Increases the fine for the unauthorized unloading of passengers. Sets forth reporting requirements for individuals arriving in the United States.  Prohibits the departure of such individuals until authorized by a customs official. Imposes penalties for violations of such reporting requirements. Repeals the current penalties for failure to report or file a manifest upon arrival in the United States. Authorizes the issuance of summonses for records pertaining to merchandise the importation of which into the United States is prohibited. Increases the penalties for: (1) filing a false manifest; (2) failing to file a complete manifest; or (3) carrying illegal drugs.  Repeals the prepenalty procedures in such cases. Increases the penalties for illegal unloading and transshipment. Makes aviation smuggling unlawful.  Prohibits the at sea transfer of controlled substances between U.S. owned aircraft and vessels. Prohibits the at sea transfer of prohibited merchandise between aircraft and vessels, regardless of the nationality of either, where the intent is to smuggle the merchandise into the United States. Imposes penalties, including seizure of the aircraft or vessel, for violations of such anti-smuggling provisions. Specifies certain acts that, if engaged in within 250 miles of the U.S. territorial seas, shall be: (1) presumed to indicate intent to smuggle; and (2) deemed prima facia evidence that the aircraft or vessel was used in aiding or facilitating such smuggling. Changes the procedures for the seizure and forfeiture of conveyances used in smuggling to require that a common carrier be seized and forfeited under certain circumstances. Authorizes the issuance of search warrants for places suspected of containing: (1) merchandise brought into the United States unlawfully; (2) property which is subject to forfeiture under the customs laws; or (3) articles which are evidence of a customs violation. Authorizes the seizure and forfeiture of smuggled merchandise. Requires that any deposit made in lieu of forfeiture of property seized under customs laws be treated in the same manner as the proceeds of a sale of any forfeited item.  Provides that the expenses of a forfeiture proceeding shall be a priority claim in the same manner as court costs. Provides that compensation for informers shall not exceed 25 percent of the amount recovered.  (Current law requires such compensation to equal 25 percent of such amount.) Authorizes the Secretary to require the production of foreign landing certificates to comply with international obligations. Permits the Secretary to authorize customs officials to exchange information or documents with foreign customs or law enforcement agencies under certain circumstances. Allows the Secretary, when authorized by treaty or executive agreement, to station customs officers in foreign countries to examine persons or merchandise prior to their arrival in the United States. Provides that merchandise seized at a foreign station may be transported to the United States for customs proceedings.  Permits the stationing of foreign customs officers in the United States (if similar privileges are extended to the United States).  Establishes penalties for making fraudulent statements to such foreign officials. Grants the Commissioner of Customs authority to conduct commercial cover operations. Subpart B: Miscellaneous Provisions - Subjects recreational vessels to applicable customs regulations. Allows any customs official needing assistance in making an arrest, search, or seizure, to demand such assistance from any person.  Subjects any person who refuses such assistance without reasonable excuse to criminal penalties.  Exempts any person who renders such assistance from liability for civil damages. Subpart C: Amendments to the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act - Makes it unlawful for any United States citizen on board any aircraft, or any person on board any aircraft owned by a U.S. citizen or registered in the United States, to manufacture or distribute a controlled substance or possess a controlled substance with intent to distribute. Subpart D: Amendments to the Criminal Code - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish criminal penalties for: (1) operating an aircraft without proper navigation and/or anticollision lights; (2) installing illegal fuel tanks or fuel systems aboard an aircraft except according to regulations; or (3) operating an aircraft with such a fuel tank or fuel system installation, except in accordance with regulations. Subpart E: Denial of Trade Benefits to Uncooperative Drug Source Nations - Narcotics Control Trade Act - Directs the President to designate a country an uncooperative drug source nation if during any fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1986, such country: (1) was a source of any illicit narcotic and psychotropic drugs or other controlled substances that are significantly affecting the United States; and (2) did not cooperate with the United States in preventing such drugs and substances from affecting the United States by taking specified actions.  Directs the President to report to the Congress the name of each such country. Denies the products of each such country most-favored-nation treatment until the President notifies the Congress that such country has made significant progress and will continue to make progress in remedying those policies on which an uncooperative drug source nation designation was based. Part IV: Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Prosecution Improvements Act of 1986 - Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Prosecution Improvements Act of 1986 - Makes it unlawful for any person on board a vessel of the United States, or on board a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, to manufacture or distribute, or possess with intent to manufacture or distribute, a controlled substance.  Subjects any property used to commit such unlawful acts to seizure and forfeiture. Subtitle E: Anti-Drug Enforcement - Part I: Drug Penalties Enhancement Act of 1986 - Drug Penalties Enhancement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to modify the threshold quantity and kinds of controlled substances which trigger enhanced penalties.  Establishes a mandatory minimum sentence of five years imprisonment (ten years for subsequent offenses) for violations involving a specified large quantity of such substances.  Increases the maximum sentence to 20 years imprisonment and a fine of up to $2,000,000 (life imprisonment and $4,000,000 for subsequent offenses) for such violations.  Provides a fine of up to $5,000,000 ($10,000,000 for subsequent offenses) for violations involving a person other than an individual (organization).  Provides a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years imprisonment (life imprisonment for subsequent offenses) if a death results from the use of such substances.  Provides for the imposition of a special parole term of at least four years (at least eight years for subsequent offenses) in addition to the prison term for such offenses. Increases the fines for certain Controlled Substances Act violations. Grants the court authority to impose a sentence below the statutory minimum, upon motion of the Government, to reflect a defendant's assistance in the investigation or prosecution of another. Amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate special parole terms for violations of such Acts. Part II: Drug Possession Penalty Act of 1986 - Drug Possession Penalty Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to impose criminal penalties for illegal possession of a controlled substance. Part III: Death Penalty and Continuing Drug Enterprise - Subpart A: Death Penalty - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish procedures to be followed for the imposition of the death penalty. Sets forth mitigating and aggravating factors to be considered in determining whether a sentence of death is justified. Requires a special hearing to determine whether a sentence of death is justified.  Allows the defendant to appeal a sentence of death to the court of appeals for review. Limits the imposition of the death sentence for treason. Modifies the criminal penalties for specified criminal offenses. Provides for the imposition of the death penalty for: (1) murder by a Federal prisoner; or (2) murder during the course of a continuing criminal enterprise offense. Subpart B: Continuing Drug Enterprise Act of 1986 - Continuing Drug Enterprise Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to increase the criminal penalties for continuing criminal enterprise activities. Part IV: Controlled Substances Import and Export Act Penalties Enhancement Act of 1986 - Controlled Substances Import and Export Act Penalties Enhancement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to modify the quantity and kinds of controlled substances which trigger enhanced penalties.  Imposes a mandatory minimum sentence of five years imprisonment (ten years for subsequent offenses) for violations involving a specified large quantity of such substances. Increases the maximum sentence to 40 years imprisonment and a fine of up to $2,000,000 (life imprisonment and a fine of up to $4,000,000 for subsequent offenses) for such violations.  Provides a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years imprisonment (life imprisonment for subsequent offenses) if a death results from the use of such substances. Provides a fine of up to $5,000,000 (up to $10,000,000 for subsequent offenses) for violations involving a person other than an individual (organization). Provides for the imposition of a special parole term of at least four years (at least eight for subsequent violations) in addition to the prison term for such violations. Increases the penalties for certain Controlled Substances Import and Export Act violations. Part V: Juvenile Drug Trafficking Act of 1986 - Juvenile Drug Trafficking Act of 1986 - Establishes enhanced penalties for employing persons under 21 years of age to manufacture or distribute a controlled substance. Establishes enhanced penalties for: (1) the manufacture of a controlled substance in or near an elementary or secondary school (current law establishes such enhanced penalties only for the distribution of a controlled substance in or near such schools); and (2) the manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance in or near a college. Part VI: Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act of 1986 - Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act of 1986 - Sets forth certain recordkeeping requirements for distributors, importers, and exporters of precursor and essential chemicals. Makes it illegal to distribute, import, export, or purchase such chemicals for unlawful purposes. Part VII: Asset Forfeiture Amendments Act of 1986 - Asset Forfeiture Amendments Act of 1986 - Permits the use of funds in the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund for necessary program related expenses and for equipping any vessels, vehicles, and aircraft available for official use by Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Marshals Service.  Authorizes appropriations for such Fund through FY 1991. Requires the forfeiture of substitute assets where, as a result of an act or ommission of the defendant, property subject to forfeiture as a result of certain crimes: (1) cannot be located; (2) has been transferred to a third party; (3) has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of the courts; (4) has been diminished in value; or (5) has been commingled with other property. Part VIII: Exclusionary Rule Limitation Act of 1986 - Exclusionary Rule Limitation Act of 1986 - Provides a good faith exception to the exclusionary rule. Provides a general limitation of the exclusionary rule unless specifically provided by statute or rule of procedure. Subtitle F: Public Awareness and Private Sector Initiatives Act of 1986 - Public Awareness and Private Sector Initiatives Act of 1986 - Allows the head of an agency to procure property or services without using competitive procedures if: (1) such property or services are to be used for a public education program to publicize the dangers of illegal drug use; (2) at least 50 percent of the value of the property or services is donated; and (3) the agency procures such property or services within two years of enactment of this Act. Title II: Pending Senate Initiatives Against Drugs - Subtitle A: Federal Drug Law Enforcement Agent Protection Act of 1986 - Federal Drug Law Enforcement Agent Protection Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to authorize awards of up to $100,000 to any individual who provides original information which leads to the arrest and conviction of a person who kidnaps or kills a Federal drug law enforcement agent.  Provides that the money for such rewards be taken from the forfeiture proceeds within the Department of Justice. Subtitle B: Common Carrier Operation Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs - Provides criminal penalties for operating a common carrier while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Subtitle C:  Controlled Substances Technical Amendments - Makes technical amendments to the Controlled Substances Act. Subtitle D: Indian Juvenile Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention - Indian Youth Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention Act - Part I: Interdepartmental Agreement - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of the Interior to coordinate specified efforts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (Bureau) and the Indian Health Service relating to alcohol and drug abuse programs for Indian youth.  Provides for the biennial review of such agreement by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, upon a tribe's request, to coordinate resources and services related to youth alcohol and drug abuse with any Indian tribe. Part II: Education - Requires Bureau schools and schools operated under any contract entered into with the Bureau to provide instruction on alcohol and drug abuse to students in kindergarten and grades one through 12. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to publish, on a quarterly basis, an alcohol and drug abuse newsletter and to circulate it to specified Government agencies that provide such alcohol and drug abuse-related services to Indian people. Part III: Family and Social Services - Requires any initial training program for new community health representatives and community health aids funded under the Bureau to include not less than 40 hours of instruction in the area of alcohol and drug abuse, including instruction in crisis intervention, family relations, youth alcohol and drug abuse, and the causes and effects of fetal alcohol syndrome. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide instruction in alcohol and drug abuse problems to specified schools, Indian Health Service personnel, and others. Part IV: Law Enforcement - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the U.S. Attorney General, to promulgate guidelines under which any tribal or Federal law enforcement officer shall place an Indian youth who has been arrested for an offense in which alcohol or drug abuse was a contributing factor in an emergency shelter, a community-based alcohol or drug abuse treatment facility, or any other medical or detention facility. Requires such guidelines to be made available to any State which exercises criminal jurisdiction over Indian country. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Interior, to establish standards for the licensing of temporary emergency shelters to house Indian youths who have been arrested for offenses related to alcohol or drug abuse.  Requires the Bureau to prescribe standards by which such shelters shall become licensed. Increases the maximum sentence (from six months to one year) and the maximum fine (from $500 to $5,000) which a tribal court can impose for any offense. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide for the development of a Model Indian Juvenile Code.  Allows the Secretary to charge any employee of the Department of the Interior with law enforcement responsibilities. Part V: Youth Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to include in the budget submitted to the Congress a detailed estimate of the cost of providing comprehensive alcohol and drug abuse treatment services to Indian juveniles (including detoxification and counseling services, and follow-up care in Indian Health Service facilities and in facilities operated under any contract entered into with the Indian Health Service). Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to complete a study to determine: (1) the size of the Indian population in need of residential alcohol and drug abuse treatment; (2) the location of facilities at which such treatment is available or could be made available; and (3) the cost of providing such treatment. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with Indian tribes, to identify and utilize existing facilities owned by the Government or an Indian tribe, or local community or private hospitals, for use as residential alcohol and drug abuse treatment centers for Indian youths. Part VI: Miscellaneous Provisions - Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this subtitle. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle E: Controlled Substance Analogs' Enforcement Act of 1986 - Controlled Substance Analogs' Enforcement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to impose criminal penalties for the manufacture, possession with intent to distribute, or distribution of controlled substance analogs. Subtitle F: Department of Defense Drug Interdiction - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 for the Department of Defense for: (1) the procurement, refurbishment, or upgrading of aircraft, radar, and related systems; (2) the operation and maintenance of aircraft used in carrying out drug interdiction missions; and (3) enhanced intelligence collection activities concerning the illegal importation of drugs from South America. Directs the Secretary of Defense to make such aircraft, radar, and related equipment available to certain Federal agencies (who shall be responsible for their operation and maintenance). Allows the Secretaries of Defense and Transportation to assign specially trained members of the Coast Guard to naval vessels for drug enforcement purposes. Requires the National Drug Enforcement Policy Board to submit a report to specified congressional committees on the manner and extent to which the Department of Defense should be involved in United States law enforcement activities relating to the control and reduction of drug abuse. Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to specified congressional committees on: (1) the extent to which youth enrolled in schools operated by the Department of Defense for dependent members of the armed forces are receiving drug and substance abuse education; (2) the types of drug education programs currently being provided in such schools; (3) whether additional drug education programs are needed in such schools; and (4) the extent to which preventive peer counseling classes should be used for such programs. Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to include driving under the influence of drugs as an offense. Subtitle G: Money Laundering Crimes Act of 1986 - Money Laundering Crimes Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish money laundering as a Federal offense.  Sets forth fines and penalties to be imposed on anyone who, knowing that the property involved in a financial transaction represents the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity, conducts or attempts to conduct such a transaction which in fact involves such proceeds: (1) with the intent to facilitate the carrying on of specified unlawful activity; or (2) knowing that the transaction is designed in whole or in part to conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, ownership, or control of such proceeds, or to avoid a transaction reporting requirement under State or Federal law. Sets forth fines and penalties to be imposed upon anyone who: (1) transports or attempts to transport a monetary instrument or funds from a place in the United States to or through a place outside the United States, or vice versa, with similar intent or knowledge; or (2) conducts or attempts to conduct a financial transaction that in whole or in part involves the proceeds of specified unlawful activities with intent to violate or facilitate the violation of certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Provides, for each of such offenses, for a fine of not more than $250,000 or twice the value of the monetary instrument, whichever is greater, or imprisonment for not more than 20 years, or both.  Imposes a civil penalty of the greater of the value of the funds or the monetary instrument involved or $10,000. Authorizes components of the Department of Justice, the Department of the Treasury, and the U.S. Postal Service to investigate such offenses, as appropriate. Establishes extraterritorial jurisdiction if certain conditions are met. Amends the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 with respect to the permissible notification of the Federal Government by a financial institution that the institution has information which may be relevant to a possible violation of law or regulation.  Restricts such information to the name or names and other identifying information concerning the individuals and accounts involved in and the nature of the suspected illegal activity. Preempts any State or local law which prohibits disclosure of such information.  Precludes liability under any law for an institution for such a disclosure or for failing to notify the customer of such disclosure.  Grants a district court authority to order the institution to delay notifying a customer of the existence of a grand jury subpoena of financial records or of information furnished to the grand jury. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) subpoena witnesses; and (2) require the production of records of domestic financial institutions. Increases the civil penalties for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act's reporting rules.  Provides in the case of a reporting violation for a maximum penalty of $1,000,000 and a minimum of $25,000.  Imposes a civil penalty for the criminal violation of such rules, in the amount of the transaction or $25,000, whichever is greater, where the violation involves a transaction.  Sets a civil penalty of the entire amount of an account (up to $250,000), or $25,000, whichever is greater, where the violation involves failure to report the existence of an account or any required identifying data pertaining to it.  Imposes a civil penalty of not more than $500 in the case of a negligent violation. Authorizes the Secretary to assess a civil penalty within six years after the transaction on which the penalty is based. Permits the Secretary to bring a civil action to recover a civil penalty within two years after assessment. Lists money laundering as a predicate offense for purposes of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute.  Authorizes wiretapping for the investigation of money laundering. Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to authorize the Secretary to prescribe recordkeeping regulations.  Imposes penalties for violations of such regulations. Establishes civil and criminal forfeiture procedures for the offense of money laundering. Title III: New Initiatives Against Drugs - Subtitle A: White House Conference on Drug Abuse, Education, Prevention, and Treatment - White House Conference on Drug Abuse, Education, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 1986 - Directs the President to call a White House Conference on Drug Abuse, Education, Prevention, and Treatment to examine the drug abuse crisis. Requires the Conference to report its findings and recommendations to the President and the Congress. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle B: Commerce - Part I: Railroad Safety - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to review existing rules, regulations, standards, and orders governing alcohol and drug use in railroad operations to determine whether they are adequate to ensure safety. Part II: Air Safety - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to prescribe regulations establishing a program which requires air carriers to conduct pre-employment, random, and post-accident drug testing of airmen and crewmembers. Requires each air carrier to establish and maintain a rehabilitation program which provides for the identification and treatment of airmen and crewmembers who need assistance in resolving problems with controlled substances or alcohol. Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to impose criminal penalties (a fine of up to $25,000 and/or imprisonment for up to five years) for certain violations in connection with the air transportation of controlled substances. Requires any person having an ownership interest in an aircraft to report any transfer of ownership within 15 days. Part III: Communications - Requires the Federal Communications Commission to: (1) seize any communications equipment that was used for distributing a controlled substance; and (2) revoke the license of any person who used such license for the purpose of using or distributing a controlled substance. Part IV: Highway Safety - Subpart A: Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 - Requires the Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary) to promulgate regulations establishing minimum Federal standards for the licensing, testing, qualifications and classifications of commercial motor vehicle operators, and additional regulations for such operators who transport hazardous materials.  Sets guidelines for such standards.  Establishes guidelines for civil and criminal penalties to be imposed by the States for violations of such standards. Prohibits commercial motor vehicle operators from possessing more than one operator's license. Sets September 1, 1989, as the deadline by which each State must adopt and administer a classified licensing program which complies with the minimum Federal standards for commercial motor vehicle operators. Requires the States to notify the Secretary of the proposed and actual issuance of a commercial license in order to eliminate the multiple licensing of commercial motor vehicle operators.  Restricts the issuance of commercial licenses to persons with acceptable safety records.  Provides that States must require commercial operators to turn in other commercial licenses. Provides Federal grants to assist States which have programs for license issuance and administration that comply with the Federal guidelines established under this Act. Requires the Secretary to: (1) withhold highway funds and certain apportionments from States which are not in compliance with this Act as of September 30, 1990: and (2) establish by January 1, 1989, a commercial driver's license information clearinghouse allowing rapid communication among the States.  Outlines the functions of such information system. Requires any prospective employer to consult such clearinghouse prior to employing a commercial motor vehicle operator in order to ascertain his or her status.  Prohibits the employment of drivers whose licenses have been suspended, revoked or cancelled for cause.  Requires the Secretary to establish fees for the use of such information system. Makes funds available for FY 1987 to establish such information system. Amends the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 to require States receiving grants under the Act to: (1) conduct frequent roadside inspections of commercial motor vehicles; (2) conduct tests to determine blood alcohol content levels of commercial motor vehicle operators; and (3) provide for license suspension or revocation for operators who either have certain blood alcohol content levels, or who refuse to submit to blood alcohol content tests.  Authorizes the Secretary to provide funds to encourage the States to determine whether commercial motor vehicle operators are driving under the influence of a controlled substance. Increases authorizations for FY 1987 and 1988 for grants to assist States in the implementation of Federal commercial motor vehicle programs.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 and 1990 for such programs. Subpart B: Motor Vehicle Safety - Expresses the sense of the Senate that the States should enact laws and adopt procedures which provide for the administration of tests which measure the content of controlled substances in the blood of any motor vehicle operator and provide for suspension or revocation of the license of an operator who refuses to submit to such testing. Subtitle C: Harmful Inhalants - Amends the Federal criminal code to make the sale of harmful inhalants illegal. Subtitle D: Action Grants - Amends the Domestic Volunteer Act of 1973 to authorize grants (and other special initiatives) to increase voluntarism in preventing drug abuse. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989. Subtitle E: Habeas Corpus Reform - Reform of Federal Intervention in State Proceedings Act of 1985 - Amends the Federal judicial code to condition consideration of a habeas corpus claim by a prisoner on a showing of actual prejudice resulting from the Federal right violated and that: (1) State or Federal Government action precluded assertion of that right; (2) the Federal right did not previously exist; or (3) the factual basis of the claim could not have been discovered by reasonable diligence. Establishes a one-year statute of limitations for habeas corpus actions brought by State prisoners, and a two-year statute of limitations for similar motions made by Federal 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 habeas corpus writ with respect to any claim which has been fully and fairly adjudicated in State proceedings. Subtitle F: Armed Career Criminals - Amends title VII (Unlawful Possession or Receipt of Firearms) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the firearms-related crimes for which persons with multiple convictions may receive increased penalties to include serious drug offenses and crimes of violence. (Previous law provided increased penalties for robbery and burglary only.) Subtitle G: Prohibition on the Interstate Sale and Transportation of Drug Paraphernalia - Mail Order Drug Paraphernalia Control Act - Makes it a Federal criminal offense for any person to use the U.S. Postal Service or any private parcel service in interstate commerce as part of a scheme to sell drug paraphernalia. Imposes a penalty of imprisonment for not more than three years and a fine of not more than $100,000.  Provides for the seizure and forfeiture of any paraphernalia involved in violation of this Act. Subtitle H: International Narcotics Control - Part I: Interagency Coordinating Committee - Establishes an Inter-Agency Coordinating Committee for Drug-Related Intelligence Collection and Action to coordinate the drug related activities of the intelligence components of specified Federal departments and agencies.  Requires the Director of Central Intelligence to report annually to specified congressional committees on such activities. Part II: Declaration; Policy - Declares that drugs are a national security problem and urges the President to explore the possibility of engaging the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and other such organizations, in cooperative drug programs. Part III: Report - Requires the President to prepare an annual report for the Congress listing each country: (1) which encourages or facilitates the production or distribution of illegal drugs; (2) in which a member of a U.S. Government agency has suffered or been threatened with violence, inflicted by or with the complicity of an official of such country; or (3) which fails to provide reasonable cooperation with lawful activities of U.S. drug enforcement agents. Part IV: International Narcotics Control Act of 1986 - International Narcotics Control Act of 1986 - Subpart A: International Narcotics Control Assistance Program - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to increase the FY 1987 authorization for aid for international narcotics control.  Permits certain additional funds to be appropriated for FY 1987 only if the President has submitted to the Congress: (1) a budget request for such funds; and (2) a plan showing how such funds will be used. Requires that a specified amount of FY 1987 military assistance authorization be available to provide aircraft to foreign countries for narcotics control eradication and interdiction efforts.  States that such aircraft shall be available primarily for use in Latin America.  Provides that any such aircraft made available to Mexico shall be provided only on a lease or loan basis. Earmarks a specified amount of the FY 1987 international narcotics control assistance for research, development, and testing of safe and effective herbicides for use in aerial eradication of coca. Requires the Comptroller General to investigate and report to the Congress on the effectiveness of the international narcotics control assistance program. Subpart B: Improving Law Enforcement and Other Narcotics Control Activities Abroad - Requires the President's annual report to the Congress on the international strategy to prevent cultivation and trafficking in narcotics to include a discussion of the extent to which each source country has cooperated with U.S. narcotics control efforts through the extradition or prosecution of drug traffickers and a description of the state of negotations on updated extradition treaties. Requires the executive branch to establish expeditiously the information sharing system that will list all drug arrests of foreign nationals in the United States as required by the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987.  Requires the executive branch to report to the Congress when the system is established. Requires the President to direct that an updated threat assessment of narcotics trafficking from Africa be prepared. Requires that a specified amount of the FY 1987 administration of justice program authorization be used to provide Colombia (and other countries in the region) assistance to protect judicial or other officials who are targets of narcoterrorist attacks. Allows the President to suspend foreign assistance to a country which has failed to take adequate steps to prevent money laundering and punish money launderers. Amends the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 to permit foreign assistance to Bolivia when certain conditions are met. Directs the President to report to specified congressional committees on a plan to do aerial and other surveys of major illicit drug producing countries. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct each U.S. Executive Director to multilateral development banks to vote against any loan for the benefit of any major illicit drug producing country. Subpart C: Drug Education Programs Abroad - Authorizes additional appropriations for the U.S. Information Agency for FY 1987 which shall be available only for increasing drug education programs abroad. Authorizes additional appropriations for development assistance programs for FY 1987 which shall be used for additional activities aimed at increasing awareness of the effects of production and trafficking of illicit narcotics on source and transit countries. Requires the Director of the U.S. Information Agency and the Director of the Agency for International Development to include in their annual reports to the Congress a description of the drug education programs carried out by their respective agencies. Subtitle J: Anti-Drug Trust Fund - Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow any individual to designate any amount of tax overpayment and to make contributions to the Anti-Drug Trust Fund. Establishes the Anti-Drug Trust Fund. Subtitle K: Freedom of Information Act - Amends the Freedom of Information Act to provide certain Freedom of Information request exceptions for specified law enforcement records and information. Subtitle L: National Forest System Drug Control - Grants officers and employees of the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture authority to conduct investigations and make arrests for violations relating to the National Forest System.  Allows the Secretary of Agriculture to grant such officers and employees certain law enforcement powers (including the right to carry firearms). Amends the Controlled Substances Act to impose criminal penalties for: (1) possessing a firearm while manufacturing a controlled substance on Federal property; and (2) placing a boobytrap on Federal property where a controlled substance is being manufactured. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle M: Authorization of Appropriations for Drug Law Enforcement - Authorizes additional appropriations for FY 1987 for the Department of Justice for: (1) the Drug Enforcement Administration (including an All Source Intelligence Center); (2) the Federal Prison System; (3) Defender Services; (4) fees and expenses of jurors and commissioners; and (5) the Office of Justice Assistance. Subtitle N: Controlled Substances Production Control - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to make any person convicted of planting, storing, harvesting, or growing a controlled substance ineligible for price supports or other program benefits for ten (rather than five) years. Directs the Secretary to pay a reward for information leading to the conviction of any person who receives such supports or benefits and is subsequently determined to be ineligible for such supports or benefits. Subtitle O: State and Local Narcotics Control Assistance - State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 1986 - Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to State and local law enforcement agencies for narcotics assistance. Subtitle P: Study on the Use of Existing Federal Buildings as Prisons - Directs the Administrator of General Services and the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study to identify any Federal building which could be used as a prison by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Requires the Administrator and the Secretary to transmit the results of such study to the President and the Congress. Subtitle Q: Drug Law Enforcement Cooperation Study - Directs the National Drug Enforcement Policy Board to study Federal drug law enforcement efforts and make recommendations regarding: (1) improving the Nation's drug interdiction program; and (2) ways to maximize coordination and cooperation among Federal, State, and local drug enforcement agencies, and between the several Federal agencies involved with drug interdiction. Subtitle R: Drug Interdiction - Permits the use of Department of Defense personnel outside of the United States in drug interdiction activities. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 for the Customs Service, the Attorney General, the Coast Guard, and other agencies for drug interdiction activities along the southern border of the United States. Subtitle S: Arrest Authority for INS Officers - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to grant Immigration and Nationality Service (INS) officers general arrest authority (including the right to carry a firearm). Subtitle T: Improved Drug Crime Reporting - Requires the Bureau of Justice statistics to compile and publish comprehensive data on drug trafficking and abuse. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987.",2025-08-29T16:30:15Z,
99-s-2851,99,s,2851,Federal Crop Insurance Act of 1986,Agriculture and Food,1986-09-23,1986-10-06,Referred to Subcommittee on Agricultural Production.,Senate,"Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC]",NC,R,H000463,0,"Federal Crop Insurance Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to terminate the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation's direct insurance sales authority (while retaining its corporate structure) as of September 30, 1991.  Sets forth a premium subsidy reduction schedule. Repeals Corporation authority to borrow Commodity Credit Corporation funds to meet indemnification needs. Requires the Board of Directors of the Corporation to encourage the sale of insurance through private insurance brokers.",2025-08-29T16:29:49Z,
99-s-2852,99,s,2852,"A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to release restrictions on the use of certain property conveyed to the Peninsula Airport Commission, Virginia, for airport purposes.",Transportation and Public Works,1986-09-23,1986-11-06,Became Public Law No: 99-618.,Senate,"Sen. Trible, Paul S., Jr. [R-VA]",VA,R,T000367,0,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Delineates the conditions under which the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to grant releases from any restriction contained in a deed whereby the United States conveyed certain property in Newport News and York County, Virginia, to the Peninsula Airport Commission for airport purposes. Restricts such releases to 7.5 acres of real property.  Prohibits the Commission from transferring any interest in such property to any person or business concern other than the city of Newport News, Virginia.",2025-01-14T18:51:33Z,
99-s-2853,99,s,2853,Large Electrical Equipment Trade and Access Act of 1986,Foreign Trade and International Finance,1986-09-23,1986-09-23,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Broyhill, James T. [R-NC]",NC,R,B000966,0,"Large Electrical Equipment Trade and Access Act of 1986 - Requires the President, within three months of enactment of this Act, to initiate market access negotiations with the government of each foreign country in which large electrical equipment is manufactured. Exempts a country from such negotiation requirement if:  (1) the President determines that there is no credible evidence that U.S. manufacturers of large electrical equipment have been denied in that country market opportunities which are substantially equivalent to the market opportunities available in the United States for such equipment from that country; and (2) a sale of one or more kinds of certain large U.S. manufactured electrical equipment was made in such country during the three years preceding enactment of this Act.  Defines large electrical equipment as large transformers, generators, and steam turbines. Declares that the goal of such negotiations is the attainment of fully competitive market opportunities for U.S. manufacturers of large electrical equipment. Requires the President to report to the Congress on such negotiations every two years. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that in antidumping actions relating to such electrical equipment the requirement of showing that sales at less than fair market value occurred is satisfied by showing that sales have been made in the United States of foreign manufactured large electrical equipment.  Sets forth the method of determining the foreign market value of such equipment.",2025-08-29T16:29:38Z,
99-s-2854,99,s,2854,A bill to authorize the donation of certain non-federal lands to Gettysburg National Military Park and to require a study and report on the final development of the park.,Public Lands and Natural Resources,1986-09-23,1986-09-23,Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water.,Senate,"Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA]",PA,R,H000456,0,"Directs the Secretary of the Interior to accept specified lands known as the Taney Farm for administration as part of the Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania, if such lands are offered without consideration. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress within one year of enactment on a boundary study, with recommendations for such Park's development.  Prohibits the acquisition of additional lands until the Congress receives such report.",2025-04-23T11:41:33Z,
99-s-2855,99,s,2855,An original bill to extend the expiration date of the Defense Production Act of 1950.,Armed Forces and National Security,1986-09-23,1986-09-23,Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 972.,Senate,"Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA]",PA,R,H000456,0,"Extends until September 30, 1989, the expiration date of the Defense Production Act of 1950. Extends through FY 1989 the authorization of appropriations under such Act, and limits the total amount authorized during FY 1987 through 1989. Amends the Export Administration Amendments Act of 1985 to delay until October 1, 1987, the effective date of certain provisions under such Act which create the position of Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration.",2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
99-s-2856,99,s,2856,"A bill to implement the United States-European Communities Agreement on Citrus and Pasta, and for other purposes.",International Affairs,1986-09-23,1986-09-23,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA]",PA,R,H000456,3,Provides for the implementation of the United States-European Communities Agreement on Citrus and Pasta.,2025-01-03T20:55:56Z,