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
101-sconres-159,101,sconres,159,A resolution directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to change the enrollment of H.R.5835.,Congress,1990-10-28,1990-11-02,Message on Senate action sent to the House.,Senate,"Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY]",KY,D,F000268,0,Makes changes in the enrollment of H.R. 5835 (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990).,2021-07-01T15:00:19Z,
101-sres-353,101,sres,353,A resolution to commend the exemplary leadership of the Minority Leader.,Congress,1990-10-28,1990-10-28,"Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote.",Senate,"Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME]",ME,D,M000811,0,"Thanks the Honorable Robert Dole, Minority Leader, for his exemplary leadership during the second session of the 101st Congress.",2021-07-01T15:02:43Z,
101-sres-354,101,sres,354,A resolution to commend the exemplary leadership of the Majority Leader.,Congress,1990-10-28,1990-10-28,"Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote.",Senate,"Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS]",KS,R,D000401,0,"Thanks George J. Mitchell, Majority Leader, for his exemplary leadership during the second session of the 101st Congress.",2021-07-01T15:02:43Z,
101-sres-355,101,sres,355,"A resolution tendering the thanks of the Senate to the Vice President for the courteous, dignified, and impartial manner in which he has presided over the deliberation of the Senate.",Congress,1990-10-28,1990-10-28,"Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote.",Senate,"Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS]",KS,R,D000401,0,"Thanks the Honorable Dan Quayle, Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate, for the manner in which he has presided over the Senate during the second session of the 101st Congress.",2021-07-01T15:02:44Z,
101-sres-356,101,sres,356,"A resolution tendering the thanks of the Senate to the President pro tempore for the couteous, dignified, and impartial manner in which he has presided over the deliberations of the Senate.",Congress,1990-10-28,1990-10-28,"Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote.",Senate,"Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME]",ME,D,M000811,0,"Thanks the Honorable Robert C. Byrd, President pro tempore, for the manner in which he presided over the Senate during the second session of the 101st Congress.",2021-07-01T15:02:44Z,
101-sres-357,101,sres,357,"A resolution authorizing the President of the Senate, the President of the Senate pro tempore, and the Majority and Minority Leaders to make certain appointments after the sine die adjournment of the present session.",Congress,1990-10-28,1990-10-28,"Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote.",Senate,"Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME]",ME,D,M000811,0,"Authorizes the President of the Senate, the President of the Senate pro tempore, the Majority Leader of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the Senate to make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate, during the adjournment sine die of the present Congress.",2021-07-01T15:02:44Z,
101-sres-358,101,sres,358,"A resolution extending the provisions of Senate Resolution 105 of the 101st Congress, the Senate Arms Control Observer Group Resolution.",Congress,1990-10-28,1990-10-28,"Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote.",Senate,"Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME]",ME,D,M000811,1,"Amends Senate Resolution 105, 101st Congress (reconstituting and reauthorizing the Senate Arms Control Observer Group) to extend the Group through the 102d Congress.",2021-07-01T15:02:45Z,
101-hconres-398,101,hconres,398,Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to change the enrollment of H.R. 5932.,Congress,1990-10-27,1990-10-28,Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.,House,"Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1]",MT,D,W000520,0,Changes the enrollment of H.R. 5932 (educational programs).,2025-04-21T12:24:17Z,
101-hconres-399,101,hconres,399,Providing for the sine die adjournment of the 101st Congress.,Congress,1990-10-27,1990-10-28,Message on Senate action sent to the House.,House,"Rep. Gephardt, Richard A. [D-MO-3]",MO,D,G000132,0,"Provides for the sine die adjournment of the 101st Congress on October 27, 28, or 29, 1990.",2021-07-01T13:14:28Z,
101-hconres-400,101,hconres,400,To authorize the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 486.,Congress,1990-10-27,1990-10-28,Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.,House,"Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20]",OH,D,O000001,0,Corrects the enrollment of H.R. 486 (amending the Defense Production Act of 1950).,2021-07-01T13:14:28Z,
101-hconres-401,101,hconres,401,To authorize the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 486.,Congress,1990-10-27,1990-10-28,Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.,House,"Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20]",OH,D,O000001,0,Corrects the enrollment of H.R. 486 (amending the Defense Production Act of 1950).,2021-07-01T13:14:29Z,
101-hjres-687,101,hjres,687,"Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1991, and for other purposes.",Economics and Public Finance,1990-10-27,1990-10-28,Became Public Law No: 101-467.,House,"Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1]",MS,D,W000428,0,"Makes continuing appropriations for FY 1991 appropriations, funds, or other authority as provided for in the following Acts:  (1) the Department of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (2) the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1991; (3) the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1991; (4) the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1991; (5) the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991; (6) the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (7) the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (8) the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991; (9) the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1991; (10) the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (11) the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (12) the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1991; and (13) the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991. Sets forth limitations on the use of such funds. Suspends any order on sequestration for FY 1991 issued pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) until November 5, 1990. Extends the temporary increase in the public debt through November 5, 1990.",2024-02-07T16:32:33Z,
101-hr-5959,101,hr,5959,Oil Consumer Justice Act of 1990,Commerce,1990-10-27,1990-11-20,Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.,House,"Rep. Staggers, Harley O., Jr. [D-WV-2]",WV,D,S000779,0,"Oil Consumer Justice Act of 1990 - Establishes in the Department of Justice the Oil Price-Gouging Victims Fund consisting of damages awarded to the United States under the Clayton Act for price fixing relating to crude or refined oil during the occupation of Kuwait by Iraq.  Requires the Attorney General to annually distribute all the monies in the Fund to States for community-based programs, including police and fire departments and providers of emergency services.",2025-08-26T17:26:17Z,
101-hr-5960,101,hr,5960,For the relief of Masa Oshiro.,Private Legislation,1990-10-27,1990-11-20,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Saiki, Patricia [R-HI-1]",HI,R,S000014,0,Declares a named individual to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act.,2021-07-01T14:58:41Z,
101-hr-5961,101,hr,5961,To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit beneficiaries to obtain upgraded items of equipment.,Health,1990-10-27,1990-12-03,Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Bruce, Terry L. [D-IL-19]",IL,D,B000971,0,"Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow home medical equipment suppliers who agree to accept the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full for standard home medical equipment to charge Medicare beneficiaries who request upgraded equipment an additional amount if the supplier first offers the standard item to the patient and provides the patient with an itemized list of all charges, including the portion to be paid by Medicare.  Sets forth penalties for violations of this Act.",2024-02-07T16:32:33Z,
101-hr-5962,101,hr,5962,Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1990,Armed Forces and National Security,1990-10-27,1990-10-27,An objection was heard to the unanimous consent request to consider the measure.,House,"Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3]",MS,D,M000865,3,"Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1990 - Title I:  Compensation Rate Increases - Increases the rates of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and the clothing allowance payable to veterans with service-connected disabilities and their survivors. Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to adjust administratively the rates of disability compensation payable to persons who are not in receipt of compensation for service-connected disability or death. Title II:  Technical Corrections and Extensions of Veterans Housing Loan Authorities - Revises the amount of veterans home loans for certain purposes exceeding $144,000 that is automatically guaranteed by the Government.  Applies such revisions to loans guaranteed beginning December 18, 1989. Repeals the expiration date of the Secretary's property management authority with respect to property acquired by the Secretary as a result of defaults on veterans' housing loans. Title III:  Extension of Certain Health-Care Authorities - Extends:  (1) veterans' health-care eligibility based on Agent Orange or ionizing radiation exposure:  (2) the authority to make contracts and grants to the Veterans Memorial Medical Center in the Philippines; and (3) the authorization for a pilot program of mobile health-care clinics under the Veterans' Benefits and Services Act of 1988. Title IV:  Miscellaneous - Extends the date until which a veteran may be considered to be a veteran of the Vietnam Era for purposes of disabled veterans' employment and training benefits. Increases the limitation on pension payments from $60 to $90 a month to or for a veteran having neither spouse nor child for any period after the month in which such veteran is readmitted for hospital or institutionalized care by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out administrative reorganizations with respect to the realignment of management responsibility for:  (1) the Department of Veterans Affairs Data Processing Centers; and (2) Information Resources Management operational functions and components within the Department's Central Office. Authorizes the Secretary to pay the expenses of leases for regional and field offices for any fiscal year using funds available to the Secretary for such fiscal year for general operating expenses of the Department.",2025-08-26T17:26:47Z,
101-hr-5963,101,hr,5963,Housing Opportunity through Management/Employee Cooperation Act of 1990,Labor and Employment,1990-10-27,1990-10-27,Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.,House,"Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7]",MA,D,M000133,0,Housing Opportunity through Management/Employee Cooperation Act of 1990 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with respect to the treatment of welfare benefit funds to add rules governing transfers of certain excess assets from defined benefit pension plans to qualified housing assistance plans established and maintained under collective bargaining agreements.,2025-08-26T17:25:28Z,
101-hr-5964,101,hr,5964,Safe Intermodal Container Transportation Act of 1990,Transportation and Public Works,1990-10-27,1990-10-27,Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.,House,"Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32]",CA,D,A000189,0,"Safe Intermodal Container Transportation Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to investigate the use of intermodal containers in providing commercial motor vehicle transportation and of violations of Federal and State highway weight laws by such use.  Requires the Secretary to have random weight checks conducted at selected highway locations.  Requires the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees the results of such investigation, together with recommendations addressing the problems associated with the use of overweight intermodal containers.",2025-08-26T17:24:21Z,
101-hr-5965,101,hr,5965,Coastal Defense Initiative of 1990,Environmental Protection,1990-10-27,1990-10-27,Referred to the Subcommittee on Oceanography and Great Lakes.,House,"Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32]",CA,D,A000189,3,"Title I:  General Provisions - Coastal Defense Initiative of 1990 - Sets forth congressional findings and definitions. Title II:  Coastal Water Quality - Amends the Clean Water Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to submit to the Congress a five-year schedule for developing and revising criteria for pollutants which pose the greatest risk to coastal waters.  Requires the Administrator to publish biological and sediment criteria for assessing coastal water quality to complement the pollutant-specific criteria. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to provide technical and scientific assistance to the Administrator with regard to the development of sediment criteria.  Directs coastal States, whenever they review water quality standards, to adopt standards for pollutants for which criteria have been issued.  Requires the Administrator to promulgate standards for States that fail to do so. Directs coastal States to develop coastal water quality protection programs.  Requires such programs to:  (1) identify coastal waters for which standards or designated uses are not expected to be achieved without additional control measures or waters threatened by foreseeable increases in pollutant loadings; (2) implement pollution control measures for such waters; (3) identify coastal waters requiring additional intensive efforts and implement remedial programs for such waters; (4) establish a system to assure that permits and other activities are consistent with pollution control measures; and (5) provide for public participation and improve coordination among State and local officials responsible for land use programs and permitting, water quality planning and permitting, habitat protection, and living resource management.  Sets forth program approval procedures. Prohibits specified Federal assistance with respect to coastal waters to States that fail to submit approved water quality protection programs. Requires the Administrator to issue orders to, or commence civil actions against, States that fail to implement coastal water quality protection programs.  Authorizes citizen suits against the United States for failures to comply with coastal water quality protection requirements. Directs coastal States to designate outstanding coastal resource waters with particular ecological, recreational, or aesthetic values or biological significance, taking into account fisheries and shellfish resources, habitat, and recreational uses.  Requires such States to ensure that the coastal water quality and designated uses of such waters is protected, maintained, and enhanced. Prohibits the issuance or renewal of permits for discharges into estuaries nominated for the National Estuary Program, except in compliance with specified guidelines. Directs the Administrator to review and revise guidelines to prevent the degradation of coastal water quality and to reflect changes made by this Act. Authorizes State Governors to request the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to enter into a cooperative agreement to permit a State or political subdivision to enforce requirements for marine sanitation devices.  Requires such agreements to authorize States or political subdivisions to assess and retain required penalties. Directs the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Administrator to notify the fish and game and water pollution control authorities of each coastal State of the funds available under the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to finance shoreside pumpout stations for marine sanitation devices in conjunction with approved Federal aid projects.  Requires the EPA and the Coast Guard to study and report to the Congress on:  (1) the number of operational pumpout facilities in each State; (2) the number of facilities needed to handle such devices in each State; and (3) the type of marinas and ports where such facilities should be located. Directs the Administrator to:  (1) identify pollution control measures for controlling the introduction of pollutants into coastal waters from nonpoint sources; (2) develop techniques for evaluating the effectiveness of such measures; and (3) make available to State and local authorities technical guidance for implementing and monitoring such measures.  Requires St. Johns River Estuary, Florida, and Morro Bay, California, to be given priority consideration for inclusion in the National Estuary Program. Requires management conferences under the National Estuary Program to be convened for at least ten years (currently, up to five years). Authorizes the Administrator to extend a conference for an additional five years if the affected Governors concur in the extension and the extension is necessary to meet requirements.  Revises approval and implementation procedures for conservation and management plans under the Program. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants for the implementation of such plans.  Extends the authorization of appropriations for Program activities. Requires the Administrator to establish an office in the vicinity of Long Island Sound to carry out the Long Island Sound conservation and management plan. Authorizes supplemental appropriations for the implementation of conservation and management plans for Puget Sound, Washington, Albemarle  Sound, North Carolina, and Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.  Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Chesapeake Bay program through FY 1992.  Directs the Administrator to report to the Congress on the feasibility of designating an alternative site to the mud dump site at a distance at least 20 miles from the shoreline. Requires the Secretary of the Army and the Administrator to submit to the Congress a plan for the long-term management of dredged material from the New York/New Jersey Harbor region.  Directs the Secretary to implement a demonstration project for disposing up to ten percent annually of material dredged from such region in an environmentally sound manner other than ocean disposal.  Permits only dredged material that meets criteria of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act to be dumped at the mud dump site.  Authorizes appropriations. Repeals a provision of the Water Resources Development Act concerning alternatives to the mud dump for disposal of dredged materials.  Directs the Administrator to publish regulations requiring interim measures to control floatables in combined sewer overflow discharges into coastal waters.  Authorizes the Administrator to conduct demonstration projects for:  (1) the control of nonpoint sources of pollution entering coastal waters from Navesink and Shrewsbury River Basin, New Jersey; and (2) the elimination of contamination of the waters in the vicinity of Woodlawn Beach, Hamburg, New York, from nonpoint sources of pollution from surface runoff and septic system contamination entering Rush and Blasdell Creeks.  Requires the non-Federal share of such projects to be 50 percent of the total cost.  Directs the Administrator to implement four model demonstration programs for coastal waters to evaluate innovative nonpoint source pollution control measures through systems for allocating and exchanging discharge credits and pollution offsets between point and nonpoint sources of pollution.  Applies such program only to conventional pollutants, nitrogen, and phosphorus. Sets forth program requirements.  Modifies the New York Harbor collection and removal of drift projects to:  (1) require, after 1990, material collected by the Secretary to be disposed of by alternative methods (other than burning); and (2) prohibit, after 1993, the burning of wood collected in carrying out the project on ocean waters.  Provides that, effective January 1, 1991, and until December 31, 1993, at least half of the wood collected under the project shall be disposed by alternative methods of disposal.  Requires the Administrator to continue to issue permits for the disposal of wood by burning on ocean waters until December 31, 1993, and to designate an interim site for such disposal. Ends such permitting when an alternative method of disposal is determined to be acceptable. Title III:  Coastal Management - Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to require State coastal management agencies to submit Aquatic Resources Protection Programs to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere for approval.  Declares that the purpose of such programs shall be to develop and implement measures for managing land uses which contribute to the pollution or degradation of coastal waters.  Sets forth required contents of such programs and approval procedures.  Makes States that fail to submit programs ineligible for specified funds under this Act. Requires the Under Secretary to withdraw specified percentages of grants, based on the number of years of noncompliance, from such States.  Provides for:  (1) technical assistance to States and local governments for implementing such programs; and (2) grants (on a matching basis) to coastal States for such programs. Requires the Under Secretary and the Administrator to review the inland coastal zone boundary of each State program to evaluate whether such boundary extends inland to the extent necessary to control land and water uses having a significant impact on State coastal waters.  Directs the Under Secretary to recommend appropriate boundary modifications to the State if such modifications are necessary to more effectively manage land and water uses to protect coastal waters. Requires State agencies responsible for coastal zone management to nominate representatives to serve on management conferences convened under the National Estuary Program for waters within the jurisdiction of such States.  Title IV:  Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Program - Establishes the National Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Task Force to develop and implement a national strategy for conducting coastal water quality monitoring programs.  Requires the Administrator to issue guidelines for such programs.  Directs the Task Force to establish a Regional Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Team for each coastal region.  Requires such teams to designate high priority coastal waters and develop monitoring programs for such waters.  Sets forth requirements for coastal water quaity monitoring programs.  Sets forth submission and approval procedures for such programs. Authorizes the Administrator to develop programs for regions without approved programs.   Prohibits the Task Force from approving any program unless participating States provide at least 25 percent of the cost of implementing the program.  Directs teams to compile information on the quantity, type, and location of contaminated sediments in coastal waters and the degree to which such sediments may pose risks to human health and the environment.  Requires the Administrator, the Under Secretary, and State Governors to ensure compliance with such programs.  Deems requirements of approved programs to be requirements of title I of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 and requires such programs to be submitted for approval as part of a coastal zone management program under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972. Directs the Administrator to report to the Congress on:  (1) combined sewer overflows from which discharges into U.S. waters occur; and (2) the scope and severity of contaminated sediments in U.S. coastal waters. Title V:  Compliance and Enforcement - Requires the Administrator to provide to Federal agencies a list of persons introducing pollutants into coastal waters who have been found to be in significant noncompliance with:  (1) discharge permits issued pursuant to the Clean Water Act; or (2) requirements for specified management programs or conservation and management plans under such Act.  Provides for the annual revision of such list.  Prohibits Federal agencies from entering into procurement contracts with such persons if such contracts are to be performed at a facility which gave rise to such finding and is owned, leased, or operated by such persons.  Waives such prohibition if the President determines that an exemption will be in the paramount interest of the United States. Prohibits Federal agencies from undertaking any development project or awarding any grant that may adversely affect coastal water quality in any coastal State that has demonstrated a substantial and willful failure to adopt and maintain coastal water quality standards and to protect designated uses for such waters. Requires penalties assessed against a discharger under the Clean Water Act to be in an amount adequate to eliminate economic benefits or savings that may have accrued to such person as a result of the violation.  Makes a conforming amendment to the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972. Requires States having coastal waters that do not meet applicable water quality standards or protect and maintain designated uses to post and maintain signs at each place of public access to such waters indicating the health and environmental effects that may occur as a result of the failure to meet such standards. Deems violations of this Act to be violations of the Clean Water Act. Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to authorize the Administrator to deny the issuance of permits for the dumping of material which does not comply with specified criteria relating to the effects of ocean dumping on the marine environment.  Increases civil penalties for ocean dumping violations.  Authorizes payments of up to $10,000 to any person furnishing information leading to a finding of liability, civil judgment, or criminal conviction under such Act. Title VI:  Funding - Establishes the Coastal Defense Fund. Authorizes appropriations.  Directs the Administrator and the Under Secretary to make grants from the Fund to coastal States that:  (1) establish a coastal protection fund into which such grants will be deposited; (2) agree to make grants and other expenditures from such fund; and (3) agree to implement periodic reporting and accounting procedures.  Outlines specific criteria to be considered by the Administrator and the Under Secretary in determining grant amounts. Allocates Fund moneys.  Requires the Administrator or the Under Secretary to enter into agreements with States that describe how grants will be used and assist in achieving the objectives of this Act.  Title VII:  Great Lakes Water Quality Improvement - Great Lakes Water Quality Improvement Act of 1990 - Amends the Clean Water Act to extend from five to seven years the period for conducting study and demonstration projects on the removal of toxic pollutants from the Great Lakes.  Includes Duluth Superior Harbor, Minnesota and Wisconsin, in the list of locations to be given priority consideration for such projects. Directs the Administrator to develop:  (1) guidance for numerical limits on pollutant concentrations in the Great Lakes; and (2) guidance for the use by States and local governments in implementing pollution prevention and antidegradation procedures for pollutants. Requires the Great Lakes States (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin) to adopt water quality standards which are consistent with such guidance.  Directs the Administrator to promulgate standards for Great Lakes States which fail to adopt such standards. Requires the Administrator to publish biological criteria for assessing Great Lakes water quality. Directs each Great Lakes State to submit remedial action plans to the International Joint Commission and the Director of the Great Lakes Program Office.  Sets forth deadlines for the completion of specified schedules pursuant to the Great Lakes Agreement for areas of special concern.  Requires the Program Office to provide technical assistance to Great Lakes States for developing such plans.  Sets forth procedures for the extension of deadlines. Provides for revisions of deficient plans.  Requires remedial actions to be included in such States' water quality plans. Directs the Administrator to develop a lakewide management plan for each of the Great Lakes.  Requires the Administrator to submit the plan for Lake Michigan to the Commission for review.  Provides for revisions of such plans, as necessary. Requires the Administrator to establish a program for making grants to Great Lakes States for the implementation of the Great Lakes Agreement and this Act. Directs the Administrator to develop consistent methods of reporting water quality data to the Commission. Authorizes and allocates appropriations. Designates a specified laboratory and research facility in Duluth, Minnesota, as the John A. Blatnik National Fresh Water Quality Research Laboratory.  Title VIII:  Extension of Federal Water Pollution Control Program - Amends the Clean Water Act to extend through FY 1992 the authorization of appropriations for:  (1) specified research, investigations, training, and information; (2) grants to States for pollution control programs; (3) nonpoint source pollution control in rural areas; (4) interagency agreements to maintain water quality; (5) the clean lakes program; and (6) nonpoint source pollution management programs.  Extends the general authorization for such Act through FY 1992.  Increases the amount authorized to be appropriated for the State water pollution control revolving fund program for FY 1992.  Requires the Administrator to conduct a project to demonstrate the use of constructed wetlands to improve the quality of effluent discharged from publicly owned treatment works operated by the city of Fayetteville, Arkansas, into Mud Creek or its tributaries.  Sets forth non-Federal responsibilities with respect to such project.  Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-26T17:25:58Z,
101-hr-5966,101,hr,5966,CO2 Offsets Policy Enabling Act of 1990,Environmental Protection,1990-10-27,1990-12-10,Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.,House,"Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-4]",TN,D,C000754,1,"CO2 Offsets Policy Enabling Act of 1990 - Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit new major sources of carbon dioxide from operating without a permit issued under this Act.  Requires new stationary sources to: (1) obtain certified carbon dioxide credits; (2) demonstrate possession of certified credits equal to one year's expected carbon dioxide emissions to the permitting authority before commencing operation; and (3) deposit annually with the permitting authority sufficient credits to compensate for the year's carbon dioxide emissions.  Provides that the receipt by the permitting authority of carbon dioxide offset credits shall be a condition of any permit.  Directs new sources that use biomass as a fuel to obtain credits sufficient to offset only the fossil fuel used in production of the biomass. Requires new sources that use trees as fuel to obtain credits for all carbon dioxide emissions. Directs new major sources emitting excess carbon dioxide to obtain credits as soon as practicable and to pay a penalty of $250 per ton of excess carbon dioxide.  Adjusts such penalty annually according to percentage changes in the Consumer Price Index. Authorizes a permitting authority to certify carbon dioxide reductions as offset credits if the person providing the reduction or purchasing the credit is in compliance with regulations under this Act. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish regulations concerning the certification of stationary source carbon dioxide reductions.  Requires the Administrator to promulgate rules establishing carbon dioxide fixation rates.  Directs the Administrator to promulgate rules concerning the certification of:  (1) carbon dioxide credits from fleet vehicle fuel efficiency improvements beyond the applicable Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency requirement; (2) carbon dioxide credits from appliance efficiency improvements beyond the minimum required under the National Appliance Energy Conservation Amendments; (3) carbon dioxide credits for energy conservation investments; (4) carbon dioxide equivalent credits from the capture and use of coal bed methane; (5) carbon dioxide credits created by construction of cogeneration facilities; and (6) carbon dioxide equivalent credit for the capture and destruction of chlorofluorocarbons. Requires the Administrator to establish regulations identifying the carbon dioxide credits to be granted by fuel switches to less carbon intensive fuels for mobile sources. Authorizes the Administrator to provide for expedited certification of carbon dioxide credits. Requires the Administrator to establish a baseline for sources subject to certification, to be set according to actual performances of such sources during 1990. Authorizes reductions in air pollutants that contribute to global warming to be certified as carbon dioxide offset credits if such reductions meet regulation criteria, except that the amounts of such credits may be reduced or increased based on radiative differences and atmospheric lifetime to reflect the global warming potential of such air pollutants. Requires the Administrator to establish the minimum elements of a permit program to be administered by any air pollution control agency. Requires State Governors to submit permit programs to the Administrator for approval. Directs the Administrator to enforce programs for States failing to make such submission.  Requires permits to set forth inspection, entry, monitoring, compliance certification, and reporting requirements. Directs the Administrator to create a National Carbon Dioxide Offset Bank to ensure adequate supplies of carbon dioxide offsets and to create procedures for the tracking and retirement of used credits.",2025-08-26T17:28:27Z,
101-hr-5967,101,hr,5967,Three Affiliated Tribes and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act,Native Americans,1990-10-27,1990-12-03,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources.",House,"Rep. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-At Large]",ND,D,D000432,0,"Three Affiliated Tribes and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act - Declares that:  (1) the Three Affiliated Tribes (TAT) (the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Tribes that reside on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation) are entitled to additional financial compensation from amounts deposited to a TAT Recovery Fund for the taking of reservation lands for the site of the Garrison Dam and Reservoir; and (2) the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (SRST) (members of the Great Sioux Nation that reside on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation) is entitled to additional financial compensation from amounts deposited to a SRST Economic Recovery Fund for the taking of reservation lands for the site for the Oahe Dam and Reservoir. Establishes such Funds.  Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit into each Fund 25 percent of the receipts from deposits to the Treasury for the preceding fiscal year from the integrated programs of the Eastern Division of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Project administered by the Western Area Power Administration, subject to certain limitations. Authorizes appropriations to each Fund.  Makes available only the interest on the moneys in each Fund for use by the Secretary of the Interior in making payments to the SRST for use  for educational, social welfare, economic development, and other programs.  Specifies that:  (1) no payments pursuant to this Act shall result in the reduction or denial of any Federal services or programs to which the TAT or SRST, or any of their members, are otherwise entitled to because of their status as a federally recognized Indian tribe or member pursuant to Federal law; (2) no such payments shall be subject to Federal or State income tax, or affect power rates; and (3) no part of any moneys in either Fund shall be distributed to any TAT or SRST member on a per capita basis. Authorizes the Secretary to develop irrigation within the boundaries of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, subject to a finding by the Secretary of irrigability of the lands to receive water. Declares certain lands in North Dakota to be held in trust by the United States for the TAT as part of the Fort Berthold Reservation. Retains for the United States a flowage and sloughing easement over a specified portion of such lands for flood control and related Garrison Dam and Reservoir project purposes. Requires the Secretary of the Army to:  (1) sell certain lands and minerals underlying such lands, subject to the right of the United States to continuously or intermittently inundate such lands with water as necessary for the operation of dam and reservoir projects; and (2) give the right of first refusal to any applicant with respect to any land owned by such person immediately prior to its acquisition by the United States.  Requires that any such lands sold be conveyed subject to any lease in effect with respect to such lands at the time of such conveyance. Declares certain lands to be held in trust by the United States for the SRST as part of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. Transfers:  (1) certain nontribal lands to those individuals from whom they were taken, or their assignees; and (2) certain lands acquired from the State of North Dakota to the State.",2025-08-26T17:26:01Z,
101-hr-5968,101,hr,5968,Wetlands Conservation and Management Act of 1990,Environmental Protection,1990-10-27,1990-10-27,Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Hayes, James A. [D-LA-7]",LA,D,H000390,17,"Wetlands Conservation and Management Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to revise provisions concerning permits for dredged or fill material.  Prohibits, unless such activity is undertaken pursuant to a permit issued by the Secretary of the Army:  (1) the discharge of dredged or fill material into U.S. waters; (2) the draining or excavation of wetlands; and (3) the burning of vegetation on wetlands for purposes of altering the biological character of such wetlands.  Authorizes the Secretary to issue permits for such activities.  Sets forth permit application procedures. Requires the Secretary, upon receiving applications, to:  (1) classify as Type A wetlands wetlands that are of critical significance to the long-term conservation of the ecosystem of which they are a part and which meet specified requirements; (2) classify as Type B wetlands wetlands that provide habitat for a significant population of avian, aquatic, or terrestrial wildlife or provide other ecologically significant wetlands functions; and (3) classify as Type C wetlands wetlands that serve limited ecological functions or that serve such functions but exist in such abundance that regulation of activities is not necessary to conserve wetlands values and functions. Directs the Secretary to notify a permit applicant of the classification and advise such applicant of the right to seek a classification modification.  Sets forth provisions concerning modifications. Permits owners of interests in Type A wetlands to seek compensation for the fair market value of such lands.  Provides that title for such lands shall pass to the United States upon acceptance of an offer for compensation.  Deems such takings to be takings of surface interests in lands only unless the Secretary determines that the exploration for, or development of, oil and gas or mineral interests is not compatible with conservation of the surface interests in lands that have been classified as Type A wetlands.  Authorizes the Secretary to classify such interests as Type A wetlands and to notify the owner that he may receive compensation.  Sets forth provisions concerning court jurisdiction and remedies for taking of interests. Requires the Secretary to deny a permit authorizing activities in Type A wetlands unless:  (1) such activities can be undertaken with de minimis alteration or surface disturbance; (2) there are overriding public interest concerns that require use of the lands for purposes other than conservation; or (3) the proposed use of the land will result in overall environmental benefits.  Authorizes the Secretary to issue a permit for activities in Type B wetlands subject to conditions that ensure that the watershed or aquatic ecosystem of which such wetlands are a part does not suffer loss or degradation of wetlands values or functions.  Imposes requirements for mitigation when such activities result in the permanent loss or degradation of Type B wetlands. Directs the Secretary to establish a mitigation banking program in each State to ensure compensation for loss and degradation of wetlands. Requires the primary objective of such programs to be to provide for the restoration, enhancement, or creation of ecologically significant wetlands on an ecosystem basis. Sets forth requirements of such programs.  Permits activities in Type C wetlands to be undertaken without specified authorization. Authorizes the Secretary to issue general permits on a State, regional, or nationwide basis for activities in Type B wetlands if such activities are similar in nature and will not result in the significant loss of ecologically significant wetlands values and functions. Exempts specified activities from this Act's requirements. Permits States or political subdivisions to submit land management plans for identified wetlands for the Secretary's approval. Authorizes and directs the Secretary to establish standards that govern the delineation of lands as wetlands. Requires the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to undertake a project to identify and classify U.S. wetlands.  Provides for public participation in such project and makes information concerning identification and classification available to the public. Authorizes the Secretary to commence civil actions for permit violations.  Prescribes civil penalties for such violations. Applies a specified exemption from permit requirements for discharges from the construction of Federal projects to activities in wetlands related to such projects. Authorizes States to administer permit programs for activities covered by this Act, subject to the Secretary's approval.",2025-08-26T17:29:03Z,
101-hr-5969,101,hr,5969,To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the interest deduction of foreign corporations that hold interests of less than ten percent in partnerships engaged in business in the United States.,Taxation,1990-10-27,1990-10-27,Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. McGrath, Raymond J. [R-NY-5]",NY,R,M000458,0,Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require that a foreign corporation be treated as owning (or as having incurred) a  pro rata share of the assets and liabilities of a partnership in which it is a partner for purposes of allocating interest deductions (thus barring such deductions on the basis of gross income).,2024-02-07T16:32:33Z,
101-hr-5970,101,hr,5970,Public Recreation Area Recycling Incentives and Education Act,Environmental Protection,1990-10-27,1990-12-03,Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.,House,"Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7]",MA,D,M000133,0,"Public Recreation Area Recycling Incentives and Education Act - Requires the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture to establish a comprehensive recycling program for public recreation areas operated by the National Park Service, the U.S.  Fish and Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Forest Service.  Requires the Secretaries to establish certain defined criteria under which each Service may exclude portions of public recreation areas from the recycling program.  Permits each Service to use any revenues received from recycling programs for:  (1) resource management, research, and interpretation; and (2) other public purposes relating to the enhancement of the public recreation areas at which the revenues were realized.  Requires the Secretaries to study the effectiveness of the respective recycling programs established under this Act.  Requires the Secretaries to direct each manager of a public recreation area conducting a recycling program to educate visitors to the public recreation area about:  (1) the recycling program for such area; and (2) the benefits to the public recreation area and the local community of such program.  Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-26T17:25:49Z,
101-hr-5971,101,hr,5971,Radon Awareness and Disclosure Act,Environmental Protection,1990-10-27,1990-12-03,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7]",MA,D,M000133,0,"Radon Awareness and Disclosure Act - Title I:  Three-Year Extension of Indoor Radon Abatement Provisions of Toxic Substances Control Act - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to extend through FY 1994 the authorization of appropriations for:  (1) an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publication entitled ""A Citizen's Guide to Radon""; (2) model construction standards and techniques for controlling radon levels in new buildings; (3) grants to States for radon programs; and (4) regional radon training centers. Title II:  Radon Testing Provisions - Directs Federal agencies and Government-controlled corporations that provide federally related mortgages for house purchases to require, before such mortgages are received, that such houses be tested for radon and that the results of such tests be made available to potential purchasers.  Requires houses owned by Federal agencies or Government-controlled corporations to be tested for radon before sold and provides that test results shall be made available to potential purchasers. Directs the EPA Administrator to establish a program that requires: (1) products offered for sale, or devices used in connection with public services, for radon measurement to meet minimum performance criteria; and (2) operators of devices, or persons employing techniques, used in connection with public services for radon measurement to meet a minimum level of proficiency.  Requires the Administrator to establish user fees for manufacturers of such products or devices and for persons who operate such devices or employ such techniques.  Waives or reduces such fees for persons who agree to test for radon in public and nonprofit child care facilities, schools, hospitals, nursing homes, or other care facilities.  Provides for the deposit of such fees into a Radon Service Account. Directs the Administrator, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Veterans' Affairs to:  (1) jointly evaluate efforts to promote radon testing and ways to increase radon testing during real estate transactions; and (2) report to the Congress on alternative strategies for promoting such testing. Requires the Administrator to give grant preferences under the Toxic Substances Control Act to States which make efforts to adopt requirements for radon testing in residential real estate transactions. Title III:  Radon in Schools - Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations requiring local educational agencies to:  (1) test each school building under the authority of such agencies; and (2) test, by September 30, 1993, school buildings in areas having a higher than average risk of radon exposure.  Makes the results of such tests available to the public.  Requires radon testing to be carried out by individuals approved by the Administrator pursuant to proficiency programs under the Toxic Substances Control Act. Establishes within EPA a Radon Testing and Mitigation Assistance Program to provide assistance for testing and mitigation devices and methods.  Requires State Governors to establish priority lists of assistance applicants, based on the nature and magnitude of potential exposure to radon.  Sets forth criteria to be considered by the Administrator in ranking such applications.  Authorizes the provision of grants of up to 50 percent of the cost of a testing program and loans for up to 100 percent of the cost of a mitigation program. Prescribes civil penalties for failures to comply with testing in school buildings.  Sets forth provisions concerning citizen complaints. Authorizes appropriations. Title IV:  President's Commission on Radon Awareness - Establishes the President's Commission on Radon Awareness to:  (1) examine public radon awareness programs; (2) act as an administrative and coordinating body for the donation of resources to implement programs and strategies to raise awareness of the health threats of radon; (3) encourage media outlets to provide information to increase radon awareness; and (4) assist in the update of such programs and strategies. Title V:  Radon in the Workplace - Directs the Administrator to set a standard for the level of exposure to radon in the workplace that is associated with no greater health risk than the risk indicated by the EPA's action level for radon developed under the Toxic Substances Control Act.",2025-08-26T17:29:21Z,
101-hr-5972,101,hr,5972,Employee Retirement Income Security Act Amendments of 1990,Labor and Employment,1990-10-27,1990-10-27,Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. Michel, Robert H. [R-IL-18]",IL,R,M000692,0,"Employee Retirement Income Security Act Amendments of 1990 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require each multiple employer welfare arrangement (MEWA) to file with the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) an annual registration statement beginning in 1991.  Requires that copies of such statements be transmitted to the Insurance Commissioners of States in which the MEWA currently conducts, or intends to conduct, business.  Makes specified persons responsible for such filing.  Repeals the limited scope audit exemption for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 1992.  Requires under conditions for being considered a qualified public accountant for ERISA purposes, after January 1, 1994, that such a person has undergone a peer review of his or her accounting and auditing practice with respect to employee benefit plans during the three-year period immediately preceding an engagement to conduct an audit under specified ERISA provisions.  Requires the following to have a written policy governing the voting of any securities held by the plan and to provide a copy of such policy to the plan administrator: (1) investment managers (for the securities they manage); (2) named fiduciaries who have the authority to direct a trustee in matters related to the exercise of any such voting rights; and (3) trustees, to the extent they retain the power to exercise any such voting rights. Requires plan administrators, upon request of any participant or beneficiary and for a reasonable charge, to furnish a copy of the voting policy of any person responsible for exercising, or directing the exercise of, any voting rights of securities held by the plan.  Requires a court, in a civil action brought by a participant or beneficiary with respect to certain benefit claims, to review the fiduciary's decision without according any deference to any of the fiduciary's findings or conclusions, if the action involves a matter previously decided by a named fiduciary who has a significant interest which would be adversely affected by a decision in favor of the participant or beneficiary.  Allows deference to be accorded such findings and conclusions to the extent that they affirm those of a party who did not have such an interest.  Requires the court, in any action brought by a participant, beneficiary, or fiduciary under fiduciary responsibility provisions of ERISA in which judgement is awarded in his or her favor, to award such a plaintiff reasonable attorney and expert witness fees and costs. Makes such requirement inapplicable to actions arising from claims for failure to pay benefits or to approve requests for clarification of rights to future benefits.  Allows the court in its discretion to award fees and costs to a party who is not entitled to such mandatory fees and costs.  Amends both ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code to double (from five percent to ten percent) the amount of the civil penalty and excise tax for a plan's engaging in a prohibited transaction.  Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to make a discretionary award of up to ten percent of the civil penalty collected to persons who provide information leading to the initiation of an investigation or the bringing of an action which resulted in the collection of any civil penalties for violations by fiduciaries under ERISA.",2025-08-26T17:27:13Z,
101-hr-5973,101,hr,5973,Central Coast National Marine Sanctuary Act,Environmental Protection,1990-10-27,1990-10-27,Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16]",CA,D,P000047,0,"Central Coast National Marine Sanctuary Act - Declares that the waters of the Central Coast in California meet the standards set forth in specified provisions of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 and designates them as a national marine sanctuary. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to prepare for such sanctuary: (1) a draft environmental impact statement; and (2) a draft management plan.",2025-08-26T17:24:24Z,
101-hr-5974,101,hr,5974,To amend the Job Training Partnership Act to establish education and training programs in areas with high rates of foreign workers.,Labor and Employment,1990-10-27,1990-10-27,Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.,House,"Rep. Sawyer, Tom [D-OH-14]",OH,D,S000094,1,"Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to authorize the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) to provide grants to States for education and training assistance in areas of labor shortage with high rates of foreign workers. Allows service delivery areas, local governments, employers, employer associations, employee representatives, and private nonprofit organizations to apply to the States for grants to provide such training and education. Directs the Secretary to report biennially on such grants to States and the types of programs assisted. Repeals title VIII (Education and Training) of the Immigration Act of 1990, which provides for education and training assistance similar to that provided under this Act.",2025-07-21T19:44:15Z,
101-hr-5975,101,hr,5975,Budget Process Reform Act,Economics and Public Finance,1990-10-27,1990-11-05,See H.R.5835.,House,"Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-40]",CA,R,C000830,111,"Budget Process Reform Act - Title I:  Statement of Congressional Purpose - Declares that the purpose of this Act is to facilitate rational, informed, and timely decisions by the Congress.  Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Federal budget process should focus the attention of policymakers and the public on the aggregate impact of Federal spending on the economy, and on the tradeoffs that must be made among priorities in order to control overall levels of spending. Declares that the budget process should contain safeguards against delay and inaction, so that temporary shut-downs of the Government may be avoided. Title II:  Binding Budget Law - Requires the Congress to enact a binding budget law, in the form of a joint resolution, by April 15 of the calendar year before that in which the fiscal period commences. Requires the budget law to fit on a single page, which sets forth specific budget ceilings in major functional categories. Makes it out of order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any spending bill affecting spending in a major functional category unless and until a joint resolution on the budget is enacted. Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to prohibit baseline budgeting.  Requires the budget to include comparisons of current fiscal year and proposed subsequent fiscal year spending. Title III:  Enforcement Mechanisms - Subtitle A:  Super majority Required to Break Budget Law - Requires a two-thirds majority vote in the House and the Senate to consider any spending bill prior to the enactment of the budget law. Requires the Congressional Budget Office to provide to the Congress an estimate of the costs in each major functional category of any spending bill as soon as practicable after its introduction.  Limits such estimates to those bills likely to result in costs of more than $10,000,000.  Requires a two-thirds affirmative vote in the House and the Senate to consider over-budget spending bills. Requires a two-thirds affirmative vote in the House and the Senate to waive any provision of this Act. Subtitle B:  Limited Enhanced Rescission Authority - Amends the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to limit the President's rescission authority to spending that is above the limits of the budget law. Subtitle C:  ""Blank Check"" Appropriations Prohibited - Declares the intent of the Congress to end open-ended, ""blank check"" appropriations which typically authorize spending ""such sums as may be necessary.""  Requires fixed-dollar appropriations for every account except social security and interest on the debt.  Prohibits open-ended appropriations.  Requires Executive agencies to adjust benefit levels to ensure that appropriations for entitlement programs are not exceeded. Subtitle D:  ""Pay As You Go"" Requirement for New Spending - Prohibits the Congress from considering any legislation which exceeds the budget ceiling unless it offsets such increased spending with an equal amount of reductions.  Requires a two-thirds affirmative vote in the House and the Senate to waive such prohibition. Title IV:  Sustaining Mechanism - Makes appropriations to provide for an automatic continuing resolution if for any account an appropriation for a fiscal period does not become law before the beginning of such period. Restricts legislation providing funding to the Committees on Appropriations. Title V:  Protection of Social Security - Provides that no reduction in benefits under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act shall be made as a consequence of this Act. Title VI:  Timetable - Revises the timetable for the congressional budget process. Title VII:  Conforming Amendments - Makes various technical and conforming amendments, including changing references to a concurrent resolution on the budget to references to a joint resolution on the budget. Title VIII:  Definitions and Rules of Interpretation - Sets forth definitions for specified terms. Title IX:  Effective Date - Declares the effective date of this Act to be January 1, 1991, applicable to fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1991.",2025-08-26T17:25:15Z,
101-hr-5976,101,hr,5976,Alaska Land Status Technical Corrections Act of 1990,Public Lands and Natural Resources,1990-10-27,1990-12-03,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources.",House,"Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]",AK,R,Y000033,0,"Alaska Land Status Technical Corrections Act of 1990 - Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to:  (1) modify the Fort Davis land allotment; and (2) subject such land to valid existing rights and an easement for the Iditarod National Historic Trail. Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) to authorize an allotment applicant, who had a valid application pending before the Department of the Interior on December 18, 1971, and whose application remains pending as of the date of the enactment of this Act, to amend the land description to describe land other than that the applicant originally intended to claim if:  (1) the applicant filed an allotment application which described land selected by, tentatively approved to, or patented to the State of Alaska; (2) the amended land description describes land selected by, tentatively approved to, or patented to Alaska of approximately equal acreage to substitute for the land originally described in the application; and (3) the Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources for Alaska, acting under the authority of State law, has agreed to reconvey or relinquish the land described in the amended application to the United States. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to:  (1) accept conveyance or relinquishment of the land described in the amended application from Alaska as an allotment for the benefit of the allotment application; (2) upon such acceptance, to cause the allotment to be surveyed (if it has not already been surveyed) and issue a trust certificate; and (3) adjust his computation of the acreage charged against Alaska's land entitlement. Ratifies certain conveyances to the Montana Creek and Caswell Native Associations and declares that such Associations have received their full entitlement of lands pursuant to ANCSA. Withdraws specified lands, for a period of one year, for selection by the Elim Native Corporation.  Authorizes such Corporation to select such lands in partial satisfaction of its entitlement under ANCSA.  Bars selections from lands within the Iditarod National Historic Trail corridor.  Requires the Secretary to receive and adjudicate such selections as though they were filed in a timely manner and to convey such lands to such Corporation. Specifies that a real property interest distributed by a Native Corporation to a shareholder of such corporation pursuant to a program to provide homesites to its shareholders shall be deemed conveyed and received under ANCSA, provided that certain conditions are met, including that alienability of the Corporation's Settlement Common Stock has not yet been terminated under provisions of such Act. Directs the Secretary to execute such instruments as necessary to release the condition on specified lands (including Beaver Airport) that such lands revert to the United States if such lands are not developed, or cease to be used, for airport purposes. Modifies the boundary of the Chugach National Forest, Alaska. Authorizes and directs the Secretary to convey specified land in Alaska to the Rabbit Creek Lions Club. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the University of Alaska all U.S. interests in the lands of the University of Alaska's Agricultural Experiment Station and Fur Farm Experiment Station.",2025-08-26T17:27:35Z,
101-hr-5977,101,hr,5977,For the relief of Velig Mehmed Dag.,Private Legislation,1990-10-27,1990-11-27,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.",House,"Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16]",CA,D,P000047,0,Declares that a named individual shall be considered to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act if he applies for permanent residence status within a specified period.,2021-07-01T14:58:45Z,
101-hres-540,101,hres,540,"Waiving certain points of order against consideration of the Conference Report on the bill (H.R. 5399) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991, and for other purposes, and against its consideration.",Congress,1990-10-27,1990-10-27,Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.,House,"Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24]",TX,D,F000392,0,Waives points of order against the consideration of the conference report on H.R. 5399 (legislative branch appropriations).,2024-02-07T14:47:33Z,
101-hres-541,101,hres,541,"Waiving certain points of order against consideration of the Conference Report on the bill (H.R. 5114) making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991, and for other purposes, and against its consideration.",Congress,1990-10-27,1990-10-27,Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.,House,"Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9]",MA,D,M000834,0,Waives points of order against the consideration of the conference report on H.R. 5114 (foreign operations funding).,2024-02-07T14:47:33Z,
101-hres-542,101,hres,542,"Waiving certain points of order against consideration of the Conference Report on the bill (H.R. 5769) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991, and for other purposes, and against its consideration.",Congress,1990-10-27,1990-10-27,Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.,House,"Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-30]",NY,D,S000480,0,Waives points of order against the consideration of the conference report on H.R. 5769 (Department of the Interior and related agencies appropriations).,2024-02-07T14:47:33Z,
101-hres-543,101,hres,543,Relating to early organization of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Second Congress.,Congress,1990-10-27,1990-10-27,Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.,House,"Rep. Gephardt, Richard A. [D-MO-3]",MO,D,G000132,1,"Allows any organizational caucus or conference in the House of Representatives for the 102d Congress to begin on or after November 28, 1990.",2021-07-01T13:17:48Z,
101-hres-544,101,hres,544,Providing for the committee to notify the President of completion of business.,Congress,1990-10-27,1990-10-27,Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.,House,"Rep. Gephardt, Richard A. [D-MO-3]",MO,D,G000132,0,Provides for notifying the President that the Congress has completed its business and is ready to adjourn.,2021-07-01T13:17:48Z,
101-hres-545,101,hres,545,Presenting the thanks of the House to Speaker Thomas S. Foley.,Congress,1990-10-27,1990-10-27,Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.,House,"Rep. Michel, Robert H. [R-IL-18]",IL,R,M000692,0,"Thanks the Honorable Thomas S. Foley, Speaker of the House of Representatives, for the manner in which he presided over the House during his tenure as Speaker.",2021-07-01T13:17:49Z,
101-hres-546,101,hres,546,Providing for the printing of the revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Second Congress.,Congress,1990-10-27,1990-10-27,Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.,House,"Rep. Gephardt, Richard A. [D-MO-3]",MO,D,G000132,0,Provides for the printing as a House document of a revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for the 102d Congress.,2021-07-01T13:17:49Z,
101-s-3262,101,s,3262,Kissimmee River Environmental Restoration Act,Water Resources Development,1990-10-27,1990-10-27,Message on Senate action sent to the House.,Senate,"Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL]",FL,D,G000352,1,"Kissimmee River Environmental Restoration Act - Modifies a flood control project on the Kissimmee River, central and southern Florida, to provide for restoration of such River for environmental purposes at a specified total cost.  Requires such restoration to be undertaken only in accordance with a final report of the Chief of Engineers. Specifies the non-Federal share of the cost of such project.",2025-08-26T17:28:48Z,
101-s-3263,101,s,3263,"A bill to establish a replacement fuels and alternative fuels program, and for other purposes.",Energy,1990-10-27,1990-10-27,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT]",VT,R,J000072,2,"Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a replacement fuels development program which:  (1) promotes the replacement of gasoline as a motor fuel with alternative motor fuels; (2) ensures the availability of replacement and alternative motor fuels; and (3) will have the greatest impact in improving air quality in urban areas, along transportation corridors, and nationwide.  Prescribes program guidelines. Requires the Secretary to establish optimal replacement and alternative motor fuel production goals for 1996 and 1997 and to report to the Congress about program status.  Prescribes minimum percentages of domestically produced replacement fuel to be sold in specified calendar years.  Sets a deadline by which the Secretary must prescribe the minimum percentage of domestically produced replacement and alternative fuel which must be contained in the total annual gasoline sales by refiners for motor fuel use in certain years. Requires refiners and manufacturers to report annually to the Secretary regarding the amount of domestically produced replacement and alternative fuel sold. Requires the Secretary to promulgate regulations by a specified deadline regarding the exchange of marketable credits among:  (1) refiners; (2) manufacturers of replacement fuels; and (3) distributors of alternative motor fuels sold in commerce for transportation purposes. Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act with respect to average fuel economy standards to require the Secretary to not consider the fuel economy of alcohol powered automobiles or natural gas powered automobiles, and to consider dual energy automobiles and natural gas dual energy automobiles operated on gasolines and diesel fuel, to the extent that alternative motor fuel sales indicate that such fuels are being used to displace the use of gasoline and diesel fuel as a transportation fuel. Establishes civil penalties for violations of this Act.  Authorizes appropriations.  Requires the Secretary to issue regulations requiring gasoline retailers to have replacement motor fuels and nonpetroleum motor fuels to sell for the transportation needs of consumers. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to report to the Congress on the environmental impact potential of developing replacement fuels and nonpetroleum motor fuels.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
101-s-3264,101,s,3264,Publicly Owned Treatment Works Biomonitoring Use Act,Environmental Protection,1990-10-27,1990-10-27,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT]",UT,R,G000072,2,"Publicly Owned Treatment Works Biomonitoring Use Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide that if the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency determines that, in the control of toxicity it is necessary to include biological monitoring, testing, or assessment methods as a condition of a permit issued to a publicly owned treatment works, the failure of a single whole effluent toxicity test shall not result in a finding of violation.  Makes it a violation of this Act if the treatment works fails to comply with a schedule or other permit condition to identify and control toxic discharges.",2025-08-26T17:24:52Z,
101-s-3265,101,s,3265,A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for medicaid provider improvements.,Health,1990-10-27,1990-10-27,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI]",MI,D,R000249,1,Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require States to provide for the receipt and initial processing of Medicaid applications at locations other than those used for the receipt and processing of applications for Aid to Families with Dependent Children under part A of title IV such as hospitals or clinics providing covered services to Medicaid applicants. Prohibits States from discontinuing a child's Medicaid benefits until it is determined that the child is not eligible for such benefits on any basis. Prohibits the application of fixed durational limits to medically necessary inpatient hospital services for all Medicaid-eligible individuals regardless of age.  Prohibits aggregate or institutional volume caps which would limit medically necessary days or result in arbitrary reductions in established payment rates for days exceeding such caps.  Prohibits the waiver of such prohibitions to promote cost-effectiveness and efficiency. Requires outlier adjustments under State prospective payment plans for medically necessary inpatient hospital services for very high cost or exceptionally lengthy cases regardless of the age of the Medicaid-eligible patient. Requires a uniform national minimum Medicaid payment adjustment for disproportionate share hospitals.  Allows State flexibility in setting adjustments for different types of disproportionate share providers. Prohibits application of visit limits to medically necessary covered outpatient services provided to individuals in disproportionate share hospitals as defined by the States under current law for inpatient payment adjustment.  Requires States to adjust payments for outpatient services provided to individuals by disproportionate share hospitals.  Prohibits the waiver of such provisions to promote cost-effectiveness and efficiency. Directs the General Accounting Office to conduct a study and report to the Congress on Medicaid hospital reimbursement comparing payment levels with the cost of providing care to Medicaid patients.,2025-01-14T18:59:41Z,
101-s-3266,101,s,3266,Crime Control Act of 1990,Crime and Law Enforcement,1990-10-27,1990-11-29,Became Public Law No: 101-647.,Senate,"Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE]",DE,D,B000444,1,"Crime Control Act of 1990 - Title I:  International Money Laundering - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to report to the Congress periodically with respect to certain reporting requirements involving currency transactions, the manner in which U.S. agencies collect and use such reports to support investigations and prosecutions, and a summary of:  (1) sanctions imposed for failure to comply with reporting requirements; (2) criminal indictments which resulted from investigations initiated by analysis of such reports; and (3) information regarding suspicious financial transactions provided voluntarily by financial institutions. Directs the Secretary to appoint an Electronic Scanning Task Force to:  (1) study methods of printing on U.S. currency notes in denominations of $10 or more a serial number that may be read by electronic scanning; (2) make an assessment of the cost of implementing such scanning; and (3) make recommendations about the amount of time needed for implementation.  Requires the Secretary to report to the appropriate congressional committees.  Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Federal criminal code to:  (1) authorize the Attorney General or the Secretary to transfer forfeited personal property (or the proceeds of the sale) to any foreign country which participated in the seizure or forfeiture of the property, if certain conditions are met; (2) include within the definition of ""specified unlawful activity"" with respect to money laundering, offenses under provisions relating to false statements by an employee of a financial institution and false statements in connection with loan and credit applications and to exclude offenses relating to bank fraud; and (3) modify the knowledge requirement with respect to international money laundering. Amends the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 to allow Government investigators access to financial institution records without customer notification in connection with a criminal money laundering investigation. Revises the Federal money laundering statute to include laundering proceeds of activities unlawful under laws of a foreign nation. Title II:  Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 - Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 - Subtitle A:  Improving Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse Cases - Requires the Director of the Office of Victims of Crime to make grants to develop multidisciplinary child abuse investigation and prosecution programs.  Enumerates program criteria, including requirements identifying an appropriate site for counseling child victims of sexual and serious physical abuse and neglect, referring cases to such counseling center within 24 hours, minimizing the number of interviews the child victim must attend, requiring that all interviews and meetings with a child victim occur at the counseling center, designating a director for the multidisciplinary program, and assigning volunteers or staff advocates to each child's family. Requires the Director to make grants to provide technical assistance and training to attorneys and others instrumental to the criminal prosecution of child abuse cases in State or Federal courts. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle B:  Court-Appointed Special Advocate Program - Requires the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to:  (1) make grants to expand the court-appointed special advocate program; and (2) establish criteria to be used in evaluating grant applications, which shall include a program providing screening, training, and supervision of court-appointed special advocates.  Authorizes appropriations, subject to specified limitations. Subtitle C:  Child Abuse Training Programs for Judicial Personnel and Practitioners - Requires the Administrator to provide technical assistance and training to judicial personnel and attorneys to improve the judicial system's handling of child abuse and neglect cases and provide administrative reform in juvenile and family courts. Directs the Administrator to make grants to:  (1) national organizations to develop model technical programs to improve the judicial system's handling of such cases; and (2) State courts or judicial administrators for programs that provide for training or technical assistance to judicial personnel and attorneys in juvenile and family courts, and for administrative reform in such courts.  Directs that the grant criteria give priority to programs which improve procedures for preventing placement of children in foster care, make reasonable efforts to reunite the family, and coordinate information and services. Authorizes appropriations, subject to specified limitations. Requires that at least 80 percent of such funds be used for juvenile and family court and State judicial programs. Subtitle D:  Federal Victims' Protections and Rights - Amends the Federal criminal code to allow in a proceeding involving an alleged offense against a child or involving a child witness, the attorney for the Government, the child's attorney, or the guardian ad litem to apply (at least five days before trial date) for a court order that the child's testimony be taken in a room outside the courtroom and be televised by two-way closed-circuit television (TV). Authorizes the court to order that such testimony be taken by closed-circuit TV if it finds that the child is unable to testify in open court because:  (1) of the child's fear; (2) there is substantial likelihood that the child will suffer emotional trauma, supported by expert testimony; (3) the child suffers a mental or other infirmity; or (4) conduct by the defendant or defense counsel causes the child to be unable to continue testifying. Requires the court to support on the record any findings on the child's inability to testify in open court.  Permits the court, in determining whether the impact on an individual child of one or more of such factors is so substantial as to justify such an order, to question the minor in chambers or at some other comfortable place other than the courtroom, on the record for a reasonable period of time with the child's attendant, the prosecutor, the child's attorney, the guardian ad litem, and the defense counsel present. Specifies that:  (1) if the court orders the taking of testimony by television, the attorney for the Government and the defense attorney shall be present in the room with the child and the child shall be subject to direct cross-examination; and (2) the only other persons allowed to be present are the child's attorney or guardian ad litem, those persons necessary to operate the closed-circuit equipment, and other persons whose presence is determined by the court to be necessary to the welfare and well-being of the child. Requires that:  (1) the child's testimony be transmitted by closed-circuit TV into the courtroom for the defendant, jury, judge, and public view; (2) the defendant be provided with the means of private, contemporaneous communication with his attorney during the testimony; and (3) the closed-circuit TV transmission relay the defendant's image into the room in which the child is testifying. Sets forth requirements with respect to competency examinations for child witnesses. Sets forth provisions with respect to confidentiality of information involving a child in connection with a criminal proceeding. Authorizes the court:  (1) on motion by any person, to issue an order protecting a child's name or other information concerning the child in the course of the proceedings if the court determines that disclosure would be detrimental to the child; and (2) to allow disclosure to anyone to whom disclosure is necessary for the welfare and well-being of the child. Grants the child victim or witness the same right to submit victim impact statements prior to sentencing as prescribed for an adult. Directs that child victims or witnesses be assisted by their court appointed guardian ad litem in preparing victim impact statements. Encourages the use of multidisciplinary teams designed to assist child victims or child witnesses.  Delineates the role of such teams. Authorizes the court to appoint a guardian ad litem or a witness to a crime involving abuse or exploitation to protect the best interests of the child.  Sets forth guidelines with respect to criteria in choosing, and the duties of, such guardian. Grants a child testifying in or attending a judicial proceeding the right to be accompanied by an adult attendant to provide emotional support to the child, subject to certain restrictions. Directs that the image of the child attendant, for the time the child is testifying or being deposed, be recorded on videotape. Authorizes the court, in any proceeding where a child is called to give testimony, to designate the case as being of special public importance and to expedite the action. Requires the court to ensure a speedy trial and, in deciding whether or not to grant a continuance, to take into account the child's age and the potential adverse impact the delay may have on the child's well-being. Declares that no statute of limitations that would otherwise preclude prosecution for an offense involving the sexual or physical abuse of a child under age 18 shall preclude such prosecution before the child reaches age 25.  Provides for extension of the period of limitations with respect to civil actions arising out of the same occurrence and in which the child is the victim. Authorizes the court to permit the child to use anatomical dolls, puppets, drawings, or any other demonstrative device to assist in testifying. Sets penalties for knowing or intentional violation of the privacy of child victims and child witnesses. Requires a person who, while engaged on Federal land or in a federally operated or contracted facility in one of specified professional capacities or activities (including health care provider, social worker, teacher, child care worker, law enforcement officer, foster parent, and commercial film processor) learns of facts that give reason to suspect an incident of child abuse, to report the suspected abuse as soon as possible to a designated agency.  Makes the failure to report a misdemeanor.  Provides immunity for good faith reporting and associated actions. Requires that such professionals receive periodic training in the obligations to report, as well as in the identification of abused and neglected children. Subtitle E:  Child Care Worker Employee Background Checks - Requires Federal agencies involved with the provision of services to children under age 18 to assure that all existing and newly-hired employees undergo a criminal history background check. Sets forth procedures with respect to the conduct of such background checks. Specifies that:  (1) any conviction for a sex crime, an offense involving a child victim, or a drug offense shall be grounds for denying employment or for dismissal of an employee engaged in specified child care services; (2) an incident in which an individual has been charged, but where the charge has not yet been disposed of, shall permit the employee's suspension from any contact with children until the case is resolved; and (3) convictions of other crimes may be considered if they bear on an individual's fitness to have responsibility for the safety and well-being of children. Sets forth requirements with respect to questions to be asked in employment applications, criminal history records checks, and access to (and the right to challenge the accuracy of) the criminal history report. Encourages voluntary criminal history checks for others who may have contact with children. Subtitle F:  Grants for Televised Testimony - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (Omnibus Act) to authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to States for equipment, personnel training, and videotaping for closed-circuit televising of the testimony of children who are victims of abuse.  Sets forth requirements with respect to:  (1) grant applications; (2) review of applications; (3) allocation and distribution of funds; and (4) reporting and recordkeeping requirements.  Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle G:  Treatment for Juvenile Offenders Who Are Victims of Child Abuse or Neglect - Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to public and nonprofit private organizations to develop, establish, and support projects which:  (1) provide treatment to juvenile offenders who are victims of child abuse or neglect and to their families; (2) provide transitional services (including individual, group, and family counseling) to such offenders to strengthen family relationships and encourage the resolution of intrafamily problems related to the abuse or neglect, to facilitate their alternative placement, or to prepare juveniles aged 16 and older to live independently; and (3) carry out research and evaluation of treatment and transitional services provided with grants made under this Act.  Sets forth priorities for awarding grants. Authorizes appropriations. Title III:  Child Protection Restoration and Penalties Enhancement Act of 1990 - Child Protection Restoration and Penalties Enhancement Act of 1990 - Subtitle A:  Restoration of Recordkeeping Requirement - Amends the Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act of 1988 to prohibit:  (1) knowingly selling or otherwise transferring, or offering for sale or transfer, any book, magazine, periodical, film, videotape, or other matter produced with materials which have been mailed or shipped in interstate or foreign commerce or intended for such shipment which contains one or more visual depictions of actual sexually explicit conduct and which does not have affixed to it a statement of the location of records with respect to the performance depicted on every copy of such matter; or (2) any person to whom such Act applies from failing to create or maintain records required by, or from knowingly failing to comply with provisions of, such Act or from knowingly making a false entry or failing to make an appropriate entry in such records. Deletes provisions providing that proof that a person fails to comply with recordkeeping requirements raises a rebuttable presumption that a performer (i.e., a person depicted engaging in, or assisting another to engage in, sexually explicit conduct) was a minor. Establishes criminal penalties for violations of such act.  Removes ""lascivious exhibitions of genitals or public areas"" from the definition of ""sexually explicit conduct"" for purposes of sexual exploitation provisions. Subtitle B:  Sexual Abuse Penalties - Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to amend existing guidelines for sentences involving sexual crimes against children so that more substantial penalties may be imposed if the Commission determines current penalties are inadequate. Increases the maximum penalty for sexual abuse of a minor from five to 15 years' imprisonment. Establishes penalties for knowingly possessing with intent to sell visual depictions of sexually explicit conduct involving minors, or possession of three or more books, magazines, periodicals, films, videotapes, or other matter containing such depictions.  (Excludes depictions by words alone.)  Eliminates limits on the amount of fines for such possession and for other specified activities relating to material involving the sexual exploitation of minors. Title IV:  Offenses Involving Children - Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to amend existing sentencing guidelines for the kidnapping, abduction, or unlawful restraint of a victim where the offender is age 18 or over and is not a specified relative or individual having legal custody of the victim to take into consideration whether the victim was:  (1) intentionally maltreated to a life-threatening degree (i.e., denied food or medical care); (2) sexually exploited; or (3) placed in the care or custody of, and subjected to such treatment or exploitation by, another person who does not have a legal right to such care or custody for money or other consideration. Title V:  Protection of Crime Victims - Victims' Rights and Restitution Act of 1990 - Requires all Federal law enforcement agencies to make their best efforts to accord victims of crime with the right to:  (1) be treated with fairness and respect for the victim's dignity and privacy; (2) be protected against their accused offenders; (3) be notified of court proceedings; (4) attend public court proceedings related to the offense under certain conditions; (5) confer with the Government attorney assigned to the case; (6) receive restitution; and (7) receive information about the conviction, sentencing, imprisonment, and release of the offender. Directs Federal law enforcement agency heads to designate the persons required by this Act to identify and provide certain services to the victims of a crime such as informing victims about where to receive medical care, counseling, and police protection and about developments during the investigation and prosecution of the crime and after the trial (such as the arrest of a suspected offender or an escape of a convicted offender). Directs the Attorney General or the head of another department or agency that conducts an investigation of a sexual assault to pay, either directly or by reimbursement, the cost of a physical examination of the victim which an investigating officer determines was necessary or useful for evidentiary purposes. Directs that a responsible official provide the victim with general information regarding the corrections process, including information about work release, furlough, and probation. Amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to extend the deadline for operation of a State victim compensation program under the Victims of Crime Act. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the States should make every effort to adopt specified goals of a Victims of Crime Bill of Rights, including the right of crime victims to be treated with respect and dignity, to be reasonably protected from the accused, to have a statutorily designated advisory role in decisions involving prosecutorial discretion (such as plea bargaining), to be present at all proceedings, with exceptions, and to be compensated for the damage resulting from the crime. Title VI:  Law Enforcement Agencies - Subtitle A:  Maintaining Funding for State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies - Amends the Omnibus Act and the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 1990 to maintain funding for State and local law enforcement agencies for FY 1991. Amends the Omnibus Act to include expansion of prosecutorial, defender, and judicial resources within authorized actions under the Bureau of Justice Assistance's drug control and system improvement grant program. Subtitle B:  National Crime Information Center Project 2000 - National Law Enforcement Cooperation Act of 1990 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 through 1995 to implement the NCIC 2000 project, a project developed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) aimed at upgrading the technological capabilities of the National Crime Information Center in order to meet the needs of U.S. law enforcement agencies into the next century.  Requires a congressional report by the Director of the FBI concerning project implementation and fund uses. Title VII:  Federal Law Enforcement and Judicial Assistance - Authorizes appropriations for the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), U.S. courts, U.S. attorneys, defender services, U.S. marshals, and the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) U.S. Border Patrol.  Title VIII: Rural Drug Enforcement - Amends the Omnibus Act to set aside specified sums for rural drug enforcement assistance.  Sets forth additional requirements, including requiring within each assistance application a statement specifying how grants will be coordinated with other grants received under such Act for the same fiscal year.  Authorizes appropriations. Title IX:  Mandatory Detention - Mandatory Detention for Offenders Convicted of Serious Crimes Act - Amends the Bail Reform Act to require the detention, pending sentence or appeal, of any person found guilty of a crime of violence, an offense for which the maximum sentence is life imprisonment or death, or a drug offense for which a maximum term of imprisonment of ten years or more is prescribed, unless there is a substantial likelihood of acquittal or a new trial or the Government is not recommending imprisonment and the person is not likely to flee or pose a danger to the community. Makes exceptions to mandatory detention upon appeal of the Government in exceptional cases. Title X:  Juvenile Justice - Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Federal criminal code, the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, the Food Security Act of 1985, and the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988. Title XI:  Short-Barreled Shotguns - Provides for enhanced penalties for the use of short-barreled rifles or shotguns or destructive devices during and in relation to a crime of violence or a drug trafficking crime. Title XII:  Miscellaneous Criminal Law Improvements - Increases penalties for crack possession from a fine or a term of imprisonment to a term of imprisonment and a fine of not less than $1,000.  Makes technical and conforming amendments with respect to the quantity of methamphetamines necessary to trigger a mandatory penalty under the CSA, the conspiracy and attempt penalty under the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act, and methamphetamines under the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act. Extends the application of various offenses under the Federal criminal code to U.S. possessions and territories. Repeals provisions regarding crimes against U.S. carrier pigeons, prohibitions on liquor and opium exports to Pacific Island aborigines, and other obsolete laws. Extends penalties for engaging in fraudulent schemes in interstate travel to cover such schemes involving foreign travel. Deletes the requirement that the Attorney General personally approve prosecutions under the Atomic Energy Act. Amends the CSA to increase penalties for the distribution or manufacturing of illicit drugs in or near schools or colleges. Title XIII:  Public Safety Officers' Disability Benefits - Amends the Omnibus Act to require the Bureau of Justice Assistance to pay a disability benefit to a public safety officer permanently and totally disabled as a result of an injury sustained in the line of duty.  Prohibits the payment of:  (1) death benefits to officers who receive disability benefits; and (2) disability benefits to officers who receive death benefits.  Applies specified limitations on death benefits to disability benefits. Defines ""catastrophic injury"" for purposes of such Act to mean the consequences of an injury that permanently prevent an individual from performing any gainful work. Adds ""ambulance crew"" to the definition of firefighter. Title XIV:  Money Laundering - Amends the Federal criminal code to:  (1) provide for criminal forfeiture of property in cases involving the export and import of certain monetary instruments; and (2) add felony violations of specified environmental laws, such as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as predicate offenses under money laundering provisions. Title XV:  Drug-Free School Zones - Directs the Attorney General to:  (1) develop a model program of strategies and tactics for establishing and maintaining drug-free school zones; and (2) design such program to provide State and local law enforcement agencies with materials, training, and other assistance to establish, enforce, and evaluate the effectiveness of drug-free school zone enforcement efforts. Sets forth:  (1) program criteria, including development of a framework for law enforcement collaboration with the school system and community resource networks and provision of materials and technical assistance for demarcating and establishing such zones; and (2) requirements for reports by the Attorney General to the Congress.  Authorizes appropriations. Amends the CSA to include within the scope of penalties for controlled substances distribution the manufacture or distribution of illegal drugs within 1,000 feet (current law specifies 100 feet) of a playground. Amends the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 (DFSCA) to authorize the use of funds for grants and contracts for programs and activities including:  (1) the determination of geographical boundaries of schools within the State and the posting of signs identifying school properties as drug-free school zones; (2) drug-abuse education and prevention programs and enforcement policies designed to eliminate the illicit use of alcohol and drugs in such zones; (3) assisting school personnel in cooperating with law enforcement officials to punish legal violations relating to illegal drugs; (4) informing the community of the law and the perimeters of such zones; (5) employing the services of the local or substate regional advisory council on drug abuse education and prevention as a resource for advice and support; and (6) communicating by administrators to students and school personnel that activities that are illicit and harmful to students will not be tolerated. Decreases (from 50 to 42.5) the percentage of funds available to the chief executive officer of a State for grants and contracts for such programs and activities.  Requires that not less than ten percent of the funds available be used for grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) in consortium with entities which have experience in assisting school districts to provide instruction to students in grade kindergarten through six to recognize and resist pressures to use controlled substances. Sets forth eligibility requirements for grants by LEAs in consortium with such entities, including agreement to use such grants to provide services including:  (1) drug abuse resistance education instruction for students in grades kindergarten through six; (2) provision for parental involvement; (3) classroom instruction by uniformed law enforcement officials; (4) the use of positive student leaders to influence younger students not to use drugs; (5) an emphasis on activity-oriented techniques designed to encourage student-generated responses to problem-solving situations; and (6) the awarding of a certificate of achievement to each student who participates in such a program. Directs that not less than five percent of available funds be used for grants to LEAs or consortia of LEAs and private nonprofit entities to provide drug abuse education, prevention, or counseling services to students in kindergarten through grade 12. Sets forth additional eligibility requirements for LEAs or consortia, including agreement:  (1) to use grant assistance to provide for specified programs offering drug abuse education, prevention, or counseling to students of compulsory school age; (2) that programs will be designed to prevent or eliminate student abuse of drugs or alcohol; (3) to use grant assistance to expand or replicate programs that have demonstrated records of success; and (4) to ensure that programs to be expanded or replicated are appropriate for the students to be served. Sets forth application requirements. Includes after-school programs that provide drug and alcohol abuse education for school-aged children among authorized local drug abuse education and prevention programs in the case of an LEA that provides sufficient drug and alcohol abuse education during regular school hours. Deletes a provision requiring that programs for the training of teachers, counselors, and school personnel be coordinated through a State agency or regional center. Directs the Secretary of Education to give priority to making a substantial number of grants to qualified State educational agencies, LEAs, and institutions of higher education for programs to train counselors, social workers, psychologists, or nurses. Authorizes the Secretary to make a grant to any private nonprofit agency that has an agreement with an LEA to provide training in drug abuse counseling for individuals who will provide such counseling in the schools of such LEA. Makes amounts available under DFSCA grants to establish, expand, or enhance programs and activities for the training of counselors, social workers, psychologists, or nurses who are providing or will provide drug abuse prevention, counseling, or referral services in elementary and secondary schools. Requires State or LEAs, institutions of higher education, or consortia desiring to receive grants for the training of counselors to include in the application a discussion of how such training will assist the applicant to:  (1) increase the number of school personnel who are trained to provide drug abuse counseling services; and (2) improve the quality of drug abuse counseling services offered by the applicant or the LEA concerned. Increases appropriations for the training of teachers, counselors, and school personnel and for emergency grants. Sets forth additional requirements for local applications. Requires every local recipient of funds to clearly identify any program assisted under this title as a Federal program funded under DFSCA. Title XVI:  Miscellaneous - Amends the Federal judicial code to authorize the payment from the Department of Justice (DOJ) Assets Forfeiture Fund of awards for information or assistance leading to a civil or criminal forfeiture under any law enforced or administered by DOJ.  (Current law authorizes only payments for such information or assistance under the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 or the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations statute.) Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize the issuance of an arrest warrant for a fugitive where there is reason to believe that such fugitive is about to enter the United States. Title XVII:  General Provisions - Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize the U.S. Marshals Service to designate districts that need additional support from certain private detention entities based on:  (1) the number of Federal detainees in the district; and (2) the availability of Federal, State, and local government detention facilities. Sets forth requirements which private entities must meet to be eligible for a contract for the housing, care, and security of persons held in U.S. custody and for Federal funding.  Requires the Marshals Service to provide an opportunity for public comment on such contracts. Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal criminal code to impose criminal penalties for the possession or discharge of a firearm in a school zone, with specified exceptions including the possession or discharge by an individual as part of a school program or by a law enforcement officer acting in an official capacity. Encourages Federal, State, and local authorities to post signs around school zones warning of a prohibition of the possession of firearms in a school zone. Requires the U.S. Sentencing Commission to transmit to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees a report on mandatory minimum sentencing provisions in Federal law. Authorizes railroad police officers to enforce the laws of any jurisdiction in which the rail carrier owns property, subject to specified limitations. Title XVIII:  Correctional Options Incentives Amendments - Amends the Omnibus Act to authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to public agencies for correctional options (including construction costs) that provide alternatives to traditional modes of incarceration to:  (1) provide more appropriate intervention for youthful offenders who are not, but who are likely to become, career criminals; (2) provide a degree of security and discipline appropriate for the offender involved; (3) provide diagnosis, treatment, and services (including counseling, job training, and placement assistance) to increase the success rate of offenders pursuing lawful conduct following release; (4) reduce criminal recidivism; (5) reduce the cost of correctional services by reducing recidivism; and (6) provide work that promotes development of industrial and service skills in connection with a correctional option.  Authorizes grants to private nonprofit organizations for such purposes, to undertake educational and training programs for criminal justice personnel, to provide technical assistance to States and local units of government, or to carry out demonstration projects which, in view of previous research or experience, are likely to be a success in more than one jurisdiction, in connection with a correctional option (excluding the cost of construction).  Authorizes grants to public agencies to establish, operate, and support boot camp prisons.  Bases the selection of grant applicants on their potential for developing or testing innovative alternatives to traditional modes of incarceration and offender release programs. Requires the Director, in selecting the public agency applicants to receive grants for boot camp prisons, to:  (1) consider the overall quality of an applicant's shock incarceration program; and (2) give priority to States that clearly demonstrate that the capacity of their correctional facilities is inadequate to accommodate the number of individuals who are convicted of offenses punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding one year. Requires the Director to consult with the Commission on Alternative Utilization of Military Facilities in order to identify facilities that may be used as sites for correctional programs receiving assistance under this title. Specifies the allocation of grant funds under this title. Authorizes appropriations. Sets forth requirements with respect to the conveyance of Department of Defense property and to facilities to public agencies for use under the correctional options program. Amends the Omnibus Act to require each State to allocate not less than five percent of funds received under the Edward Byrne Memorial program to the improvement of criminal justice records, including:  (1) the completion of criminal histories to include the final dispositions of all arrests for felony offenses; (2) the full automation of all criminal justice histories and fingerprint records; and (3) the frequency and quality of FBI criminal history reports.  Authorizes the Director, upon the request of a State, to waive compliance with the five percent requirement and reduce the minimum amount required to be allocated by such State if the Division finds that the quality of the State's criminal justice records does not warrant expending such amount. Amends the Omnibus Act to withhold a portion of funds from States that do not have in effect, and do not enforce, a law that requires the State, at the request of the victim of a sexual act, to:  (1) test the defendant convicted under State law of such act, for presence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); (2) disclose test results to such defendant and to the victim; and (3) provide the victim counseling regarding HIV disease, testing, and referral. Title XIX:  Anabolic Steroids Control Act of 1990 - Anabolic Steroids Control Act of 1990 - Amends the CSA to add anabolic steroids to Schedule III (thus making it illegal for anyone other than a registrant under the Act to prescribe, dispense, or distribute such substances, and requiring that prescription, dispensing, distribution, and possession be for a recognized therapeutic purpose.)  Excludes from Schedule III anabolic steroids those expressly intended for administration through implants to cattle or nonhuman species and approved for such administration, with exceptions. Authorizes the refill without registration of any prescription for anabolic steroids subject to refill on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. Requires the Attorney General to exempt:  (1) any compound, mixture, or preparation containing an anabolic steroid from application of all or part of such Act if, because of its concentration, preparation, mixture, or delivery system, it has no significant potential for abuse; and (2) at a minimum, estrogens, progestins, and corticosteroids. Authorizes the Attorney General to exempt an anabolic steroid from any production regulation if it is approved by the Food and Drug Administration as an accepted treatment for a rare disease or condition under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and it does not have a significant potential for abuse. Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to increase the criminal fine and imprisonment and penalties for knowing distribution of, or possession with intent to distribute, human growth hormone for any use in humans other than treatment of a recognized disease or other medical condition (currently, a recognized disease) pursuant to the order of a physician. Increases penalties if the offense involves an individual under the age of 18 years.  Declares a violation to be a felony violation of the CSA for purposes of forfeiture. Authorizes the DEA to investigate such offenses. Repeals provisions of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 relating to forfeiture and illegal trafficking in steroids or a human growth hormone. Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide for demonstration programs to identify and deter the improper use or abuse of anabolic steroids by students. Title XX:  Asset Forfeiture - Amends the Federal judicial code to authorize the Attorney General to:  (1) transfer funds from the Assets Forfeiture Fund (the Fund) to the Special Forfeiture Fund in FY 1993. Requires that transfers from the Fund to the Special Forfeiture Fund be made at the end of each quarter of the fiscal year, on a quarterly pro rata basis, only from excess unobligated amounts, and only to the extent that such transfers will not impair the future availability of amounts for the purposes of the Fund. Authorizes the Attorney General to warrant clear title to any subsequent purchaser or transferee of forfeited property. Amends the CSA and the Federal criminal code to authorize the Attorney General to sell forfeited property. Amends the CSA to provide for the forfeiture and destruction of dangerous, toxic, and hazardous materials used to facilitate the production of illegal drugs. Authorizes the payment of awards for information or assistance leading to a civil or criminal forfeiture under the Federal criminal code, the CSA, or the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act, or for a criminal forfeiture under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute.  (Under current law, such payments are authorized only with respect to civil or criminal forfeitures under the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 and criminal forfeitures under RICO.) Requires the Attorney General to submit to the Congress a report for each fiscal year containing audited financial statements with respect to forfeited property. Amends the CSA to make subject to forfeiture to the United States: (1) drug paraphernalia; and (2) firearms used to facilitate the transportation, sale, receipt, possession, or concealment of illegal drugs and any proceeds traceable to them. Title XXI:  Perkins Grant Expansion - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the cancellation of a percentage of a student loan under such Act for each complete year of service by the borrower as a full-time law enforcement or corrections officer. Title XXII:  Firearms Provisions - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the transfer of firearms to non-residents of the State in which the transferor resides. Extends the commerce nexus, in connection with existing offenses related to trafficking in stolen firearms, to include firearms which have ever moved in commerce. Prohibits the assembly from imported parts of semiautomatic rifles or shotguns which are prohibited from being imported into the United States, with exceptions. Increases penalties for the possession of firearms in Federal court facilities. Title XXIII:  Chemical Diversion and Trafficking - Amends the CSA to add specified substances to the list of precursor chemicals subject to controls imposed by that Act. Title XXIV:  Drug Paraphernalia - Amends the CSA to make it unlawful to sell or offer for sale, use the mails or any other facility of interstate commerce to transport, or import or export, drug paraphernalia. Title XXV:  Banking Law Enforcement - Comprehensive Thrift and Bank Fraud Prosecution and Taxpayer Recovery Act of 1990 - Subtitle A: Enhanced Criminal Penalties - Amends Federal criminal law to establish criminal penalties (including imprisonment) for the concealment of assets from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) (acting as conservator or receiver, or in the Corporation's corporate capacity with respect to certain assets acquired or liability assumed by the Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act), the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC), any conservator appointed by the Comptroller of the Currency or the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision, or the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board (acting as conservator of liquidating agent). Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit Union Insurance Act to prohibit certain felons convicted of dishonesty or breach of trust from controlling or participating in the affairs of a depository institution for a minimum ten-year period, with exceptions. Amends Federal criminal law to establish criminal penalties (including imprisonment) for obstructing any Government examination of a financial institution. Increases to 30 years (currently, 20 years) the maximum prison term for bank fraud and embezzlement.  Establishes a ten-year statute of limitations for the prosecution of racketeering offenses involving financial institutions. Applies money laundering prohibitions to funds from specified bank fraud crimes. Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to promulgate guidelines for increased penalties for certain bank crime convictions in which the defendant derived more than $1,000,000 in gross receipts from the offense.  Provides for restoration of forfeited property and for restitution to bank crime victims.  Sets forth maximum criminal fines and minimum imprisonment terms for organizing, managing, or supervising a continuing financial crime enterprise. Subtitle B:  Protecting Assets from Wrongful Disposition - Authorizes the Attorney General to obtain a court order enjoining or restraining the alienation or disposition of property obtained as a result of a banking law violation. Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit Union Act to set forth asset attachment procedures. Amends Federal bankruptcy law to:  (1) preclude the discharge of debts in Federal bankruptcy involving obligations arising from any act of fraud while acting in a fiduciary capacity committed with respect to any depository institution or insured credit union; or (2) maintain the capital of an insured depository institution in cases of malicious or reckless failure to fulfull commitments by the debtor to a Federal depository institutions regulatory agency, with exceptions. Provides that the trustee shall be deemed to have a debtor's commitment to a Federal depository institution regulatory agency to maintain the capital of an insured depository institution (thus precluding the trustee from rejecting such commitment as an executory contract which can be avoided as a discharge in bankruptcy). Prohibits a discharge in bankruptcy for debts resulting from the debtor's failure to fulfill a commitment to a Federal financial institution regulatory agency to maintain the capital of an insured depository institution. Authorizes the FDIC to prohibit or limit golden parachute or indemnification payments.  Sets forth factors to be taken into account in prescribing such regulations, such as whether there is a reasonable basis to believe that the institution-affiliated party has materially violated an applicable Federal or State banking law or regulation that has had a material effect on the financial condition of the institution. Prohibits insured depository institutions or depository institution holding companies from prepaying the salary or any liability or legal expense of any institution-affiliated party if such payment is made:  (1) in contemplation of the insolvency of such institution or holding company, or after the commission of an act of insolvency; and (2) with a view to, or where such payment has the result of, preventing the proper application of the assets of the institution to creditors or preferring one creditor over another. Defines ""golden parachute"" to mean any payment (or agreement to make a payment) in the nature of compensation by any insured depository institution or depository institution holding company for the benefit of any institution-affiliated party pursuant to an obligation of such institution or holding company that: (1) is contingent on the termination of such party's affiliation with the institution or holding company; and (2) is received on or after the date on which the depository institution, depository institution holding company, or insured depository institution subsidiary of such holding company is insolvent, the date any conservator or receiver is appointed, or specified other dates. Amends the Federal Credit Union Act to set forth analogous provisions with respect to the regulation of benefits to institution-affiliated parties. Amends the Federal criminal code to revise the civil and criminal forfeiture guidelines for:  (1) property affecting a financial institution; and (2) fraudulent offenses involving the sale of assets held by Federal banking regulatory agencies. Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit Union Act to prohibit acquisitions from conservators and receivers of depository institutions by certain convicted felon debtors whose default to an insured financial institution in receivership will cause substantial loss to the institution, the FDIC, the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation Resolution Fund, or the RTC.  Makes such prohibitions inapplicable under specified conditions where claims have been settled. Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to require the RTC to prescribe regulations prohibiting the sale of assets of a failed institution to persons who have caused specified damage to such institution or have been prohibited from participating in its affairs pursuant to a Federal enforcement action, except under specified conditions where claims have been settled. Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide for expedited procedures for certain claims. Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit Union Act to empower the FDIC and the NCUA (acting as conservators) to avoid fraudulent conveyances by a debtor institution-affiliated party. Subtitle C:  Improved Procedures for Handling Banking-Related Cases - Amends Federal criminal law to authorize wire taps for bank fraud and related offenses.  Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit Union Act to set forth reciprocal assistance guidelines for foreign investigations by Federal banking agencies and investigations on behalf of foreign banking authorities. Amends the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 to establish a ten-year statute of limitations for commencing a civil action for Federal bank law violations. Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the National Credit Union Act to grant the FDIC, the RTC, and the NCUA subpoena authority. Subtitle D:  Structural Reforms to Improve the Federal Response to Crimes Affecting Financial Institutions - Establishes within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General in the Department of Justice a Financial Institutions Fraud Unit, headed by a Special Counsel who shall report directly to the Deputy Attorney General.  Terminates such Office five years after enactment of this Act.  Empowers the Special Counsel to investigate and prosecute criminal activity involving the financial services industry. Directs the Attorney General to establish:  (1) financial institutions fraud task forces; and (2) a senior interagency group to assist in identifying the most significant financial institution fraud cases, to allocate investigative and prosecutorial resources, and to expedite interagency coordination and prosecution of financial institutions fraud. Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to direct the RTC to maintain an executive-level position and staff to assist and advise the RTC and other agencies with respect to claims and enforcement actions against institution-affiliated parties of insured depository institutions under its jurisdiction.  Requires such personnel to report to the Congress within a specified deadline and to present semiannual updates of such report. Subtitle E:  Reporting Requirements - Requires the Attorney General to:  (1) compile and collect data concerning the nature and number of civil and criminal investigations, prosecutions, and related proceedings in progress with respect to specified banking law offenses; and (2) analyze and report to the Congress on such data, its coordination, and related activities, including a breakdown for each Federal judicial district and the activities of the Financial Institutions Fraud Unit. Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit Union Act to mandate:  (1) the public disclosure of certain civil enforcement actions taken by Federal banking regulatory agencies with respect to depository institutions and credit unions; (2) reports to the Congress with respect to non-public hearing transcripts and the decision not to hold a public hearing; and (3) that each Federal banking agency maintain for a minimum six-year period all documentation regarding such civil enforcement actions and make it available to the Congress or congressional committees. Requires the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to present annual statistical tables to the Congress on the business imposed on the Federal courts by the savings and loan crisis. Subtitle F:  National Commission on Financial Institution Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement - Establishes the National Commission on Financial Institution Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement to examine and identify the origin and causes of the problems in the savings and loan industry that led to the enactment of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA), and to submit a final report to the President and the Congress.  Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle G:  Authorizations - Amends FIRREA to authorize increased appropriations for FY 1991 through 1993 to the Attorney General, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Federal Court System for investigation, prosecution, and adjudication of bank crime cases. Subtitle H:  Actions Against Persons Committing Bank Fraud Crimes - Financial Institutions Anti-Fraud Enforcement Act of 1990 - Permits any person to file a declaration of specified banking law violations under FIRREA affecting a federally insured depository institution.  Prescribes procedural guidelines for such declarations.  Prohibits judicial review of any actions by the Attorney General with respect to such declarations. Establishes the Financial Institution Information Award Fund to pay awards to declarants whose information provides the basis for criminal convictions and special rewards to informants with respect to banking law violations. Requires the Attorney General to compile a public report on the processing of such declarations. Sets forth procedural guidelines under which any person may file a declaration identifying specific assets which might be recovered by the United States in satisfaction of a final judgment in any civil or criminal action regarding banking law violations. Entitles a declarant to a specified percentage of the amount recovered based on his declaration. Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to remove the $50,000 threshold for rewards for information leading to recoveries, civil penalties or prosecutions. Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize the Attorney General to use his sole discretion to make payments to persons furnishing new information to the Government relating to possible prosecution of banking law violations.  Insulates such authority from judicial review. Prescribes guidelines under which the Attorney General is authorized to enter into contracts retaining private counsel for legal services relating to banking law violations. Subtitle I:  Technical and Miscellaneous Amendments - Makes technical amendments to the Federal criminal code, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978, and the FIRREA. Amends various Federal criminal statutes to include foreign banking organizations within definitions for enforcement purposes. Title XXVI:  Licit Opium Imports - Directs the President to:  (1) conduct a review of U.S. narcotics raw material policy to determine the advisability of continued reliance on the rule by which at least 80 percent of U.S. imports of narcotics raw material must come from India and Turkey; and (2) report the results of such review to the Congress by April 1, 1991.  Specifies the agencies to be involved and the nature and contents of such review, including a report on the extent of diversion from the licit to illicit market in India from the farm gate through the stockpile. Title XXVII:  Sentencing for Methamphetamine Offenses - Instructs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to amend the existing guidelines for offenses involving smoking crystal methamphetamine under the CSA so that convictions for such offenses will be assigned an offense level which is two levels above that which would have been assigned to the same offense involving other forms of methamphetamine. Title XXVIII:  Drug Enforcement Grants - Amends the Omnibus Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1991 and 1992 for grants under the drug control and system improvement grant program (Edward Byrne Memorial Programs). Title XXIX:  Prisons - Amends the Federal criminal code to require that:  (1) Federal departments and agencies separately report to the General Services Administration their acquisitions of products and services from Federal Prison Industries (FPI); (2) reported information be entered in the Federal Procurement Data System; (3) each report published and containing information collected by the System include a statement that sales by FPI are considered intragovernmental transfers and that the purpose of reporting such sales is to provide a complete overview of Federal acquisitions during the reporting period; and (4) FPI publish and update a catalog of all products and services which it offers for sale. Authorizes placing a prisoner whose sentence includes a term of supervised release after imprisonment in home confinement, subject to specified conditions. Directs the Bureau of Prisons to make available appropriate substance abuse treatment for each prisoner the Bureau determines has a treatable condition of substance addiction or abuse. Requires the Attorney General to direct the Bureau of Prisons to have in effect within six months a mandatory functional literacy program for all mentally capable inmates who are not functionally literate in each Federal correctional institution. Specifies that non-English speaking inmates shall be required to participate in an English-as-a-Second-Language program until they function at the equivalent of the eighth grade level on a nationally recognized educational achievement test.  Sets forth provisions with respect to:  (1) waivers; and (2) reporting requirements. Declares that it is Federal policy that convicted inmates in Federal prisons, jails, and other detention facilities shall work, with the type of work dictated by appropriate security considerations and by the health of the prisoner involved. Makes exceptions only as necessitated by:  (1) security considerations; (2) disciplinary action; (3) medical certification of disability; and (4) a need for the prisoner to work less than a full work schedule to participate in literacy training, drug rehabilitation, or similar programs. Modifies a provision making exceptions to a ban on the transport of prison-made goods to exempt goods made by prisoners who are participating in one of not more than 50 non-Federal prison work pilot projects designated by the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance.  Specifies that reasonable charges for room and board, for purposes of qualifying for such exemption, shall be determined by regulations issued by the chief State correctional officer, in the case of a State prisoner. Requires the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to take appropriate measures to cut costs of construction (for example, by reducing expenditures for amenities such as color television or pool tables). Directs the Secretary of Labor to submit to the Congress specified reports detailing the extent and manner of compliance by State Prison Industry Enhancement Certification programs with the requirements restricting the transport of prison-made goods. Title XXX:  Shock Incarceration - Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize the Bureau of Prisons to place in a shock incarceration program any person who is sentenced to a term of 12 to 30 months' imprisonment, if such person consents. Requires an inmate in the shock incarceration program for up to six months of the initial term of imprisonment as the Bureau may determine to:  (1) adhere to a highly regimented schedule that provides the strict discipline, physical training, hard labor, drill, and ceremony characteristic of military basic training; and (2) participate in appropriate job training, educational, and drug, alcohol, and other counseling programs.  Authorizes appropriations. Title XXXI:  Bankruptcy and Restitution - Criminal Victims Protection Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal bankruptcy code to make nondischargeable in bankruptcy liability:  (1) arising from the debtor's unlawful driving while intoxicated from alcohol, a drug, or another substance which causes death or personal injury; and (2) for restitution included in a sentence on the debtor's conviction of a crime. Title XXXII:  Miscellaneous - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 for the FBI and the DEA for humanitarian expenses incurred by employees of such agencies or members of the employees' immediate families as a result of serious illness, injury, or death occurring while on official business. Bans volatile alkyl nitrite as a hazardous product under the Consumer Product Safety Act, except for the manufacture, sale, distribution, or importation for commercial or other purposes approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Title XXXIII:  Miscellaneous Provisions - Amends the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to extend for two years the programs for undercover operations of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and for disclosure of the returns of certain cash transactions exceeding $10,000.  Directs the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and evaluation of such programs and to report to specified congressional committees. Makes failure to file a return on certain cash transactions (currently, a misdemeanor) a felony.  Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a study and evaluation of the criminal penalties for violations of provisions with respect to returns relating to cash received in trade or business and to report to specified congressional committees. Specifies that no commission established by this Act shall have access to any return or return information, except to the extent authorized by the Internal Revenue Code. Title XXXIV:  National Commission to Support Law Enforcement - Establishes the National Commission to Support Law Enforcement to study and report to the Congress on recommended changes regarding law enforcement agencies and law enforcement issues at the Federal, State, and local levels on the following issues: funding; employment; information; research and training; equipment and resources; cooperation; responsibility; and impact. Title XXXV:  Technical and Minor Substantive Amendments - Makes technical amendments to the Federal criminal code, the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988, the CSA, and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act. Permits the Solicitor General to delegate approval authority for appeals of final sentences. Increases the maximum term of imprisonment for accessory after the fact offenses punishable by life imprisonment or death, from ten to 15 years. Delegates the requirement of Solicitor General approval for appeal to a district court of magistrate sentences. Title XXXVI:  Federal Debt Collection - Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act of 1990 - Subtitle A:  Debt Collection Procedures - Establishes a uniform, nationwide system of civil procedures to facilitate the collection of debts owed to the United States.  Allows U.S. Attorneys to reach all pending claims for debts owed to the United States, as well as any judgment on a debt going back ten years. Establishes special rules with respect to the sale of perishable personal property during the pendency of any action or proceeding to recover debts owed to the United States. Allows U.S. district courts to assign their duties in proceedings under this Act to U.S. magistrates. Grants the court power to modify the use of any enforcement procedure. Authorizes:  (1) an individual debtor to elect to exempt specified property from the enforcement procedures of this Act, including property that is exempt under Federal, State, or local law on the date of the filing of the application for a remedy, subject to certain restrictions, and any interest in property in which the debtor had an interest as a tenant or in a community estate, to the extent that such interest is exempt from process under applicable nonbankruptcy law; (2) a court to order the debtor to file a statement with respect to any claimed exemption; and (3) the United States or the debtor to request a hearing on the applicability of any exemption claimed by the debtor. Specifies that the assertion of an exemption shall prevent the United States from selling or otherwise disposing of the property for which such exemption is claimed until the court determines whether the debtor has a substantial nonexempt interest in such property.  Bars the United States from taking possession of, disposing of, selling, or otherwise interfering with the debtor's normal use and enjoyment of an interest in property the United States knows or has reason to know is exempt. Authorizes the United States to have discovery regarding the financial condition of the debtor in the manner in which discovery is authorized by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in an action on a claim for a debt, except with respect to an action or proceeding under provisions regarding prejudgment remedies where there is a reasonable likelihood that the debt involved exceeds $50,000. Permits the United States to seek any prejudgment remedy.  Sets forth procedures to be followed by the United States under such circumstances.  Establishes additional procedural requirements with respect to the attachment of property.  Prohibits a U.S. marshal from selling property unless ordered by the court. Allows a court to appoint a receiver for property in which the debtor has a substantial nonexempt interest only if the United States shows reasonable cause to believe that there is a substantial danger that the property will be removed from the jurisdiction of the court, lost, materially injured or damaged, or mismanaged.  Sets forth the powers of the receiver. Authorizes a court to issue a writ of garnishment against property (excluding earnings) in which the debtor has a substantial nonexempt interest and which is in the possession, custody, or control of a person other than the debtor in order to satisfy a claim for a debt, if specified conditions are met and subject to specified limitations. Sets forth similar provisions with respect to a writ of sequestration. States that a judgment in a civil action creates a lien upon all the real property of a judgment debtor.  Makes a debtor who is the subject of such a lien ineligible for Federal grants and loans. Allows the district court to order the United States to sell any real property subject to such a lien.  States that such liens are effective for a period of 20 years and renewable for a longer period. Sets forth procedures with respect to:  (1) the issuance of notices; (2) the sale of real and personal property subject to a levy pursuant to a writ of execution; (3) installment payments; and (4) garnishment. Provides remedies for the fraudulent transfer of an asset by a debtor. Subtitle B:  Amendments to Other Provisions of Law - Makes technical and conforming amendments to various provisions of Federal law. Allows the court to order that criminal appearance bail bonds be applied to the payment of any assessment, fine, restitution, or penalty imposed upon the defendant. Subtitle C:  Miscellaneous - Sets forth the effective date of this Act. Title XXXVII - National Child Search Assistance Act of 1990 - Requires each Federal, State, and local law enforcement agency to report each case of a missing child under age 18 to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) of the Department of Justice.  Directs the Attorney General to publish an annual summary of such reports. Requires States reporting under this Act to:  (1) ensure that no State law enforcement agency establishes a policy which requires a waiting period before accepting a missing child or unidentified person report; (2) provide that each such report and all necessary and available information is entered into the State law enforcement system and the NCIC computer networks and made available to the Missing Children Information Clearinghouse of other designated agency within the State; and (3) require the law enforcement agency that entered the report into the NCIC to verify and update such record with any additional information (including, where available, medical and dental records), institute or assist with appropriate search and investigative procedures, and maintain close liaison with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for the exchange of information and technical assistance in the missing children cases.",2022-12-13T13:56:36Z,
101-s-3267,101,s,3267,Employee Retirement Income Security Act Amendments of 1990,Labor and Employment,1990-10-27,1990-10-27,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS]",KS,R,D000401,0,"Employee Retirement Income Security Act Amendments of 1990 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require each multiple employer welfare arrangement (MEWA) to file with the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) an annual registration statement beginning in 1991.  Requires that copies of such statements be transmitted to the Insurance Commissioners of States in which the MEWA currently conducts, or intends to conduct, business.  Makes specified persons responsible for such filing.  Repeals the limited scope audit exemption for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 1992.  Requires under conditions for being considered a qualified public accountant for ERISA purposes, after January 1, 1994, that such a person has undergone a peer review of his or her accounting and auditing practice with respect to employee benefit plans during the three-year period immediately preceding an engagement to conduct an audit under specified ERISA provisions.  Requires the following to have a written policy governing the voting of any securities held by the plan and to provide a copy of such policy to the plan administrator: (1) investment managers (for the securities they manage); (2) named fiduciaries who have the authority to direct a trustee in matters related to the exercise of any such voting rights; and (3) trustees, to the extent they retain the power to exercise any such voting rights. Requires plan administrators, upon request of any participant or beneficiary and for a reasonable charge, to furnish a copy of the voting policy of any person responsible for exercising, or directing the exercise of, any voting rights of securities held by the plan.  Requires a court, in a civil action brought by a participant or beneficiary with respect to certain benefit claims, to review the fiduciary's decision without according any deference to any of the fiduciary's findings or conclusions, if the action involves a matter previously decided by a named fiduciary who has a significant interest which would be adversely affected by a decision in favor of the participant or beneficiary.  Allows deference to be accorded such findings and conclusions to the extent that they affirm those of a party who did not have such an interest.  Requires the court, in any action brought by a participant, beneficiary, or fiduciary under fiduciary responsibility provisions of ERISA in which a judgment is awarded in his or her favor, to award such a plaintiff reasonable attorney and expert witness fees and costs. Makes such requirement inapplicable to actions arising from claims for failure to pay benefits or to approve requests for clarification of rights to future benefits.  Allows the court in its discretion to award fees and costs to a party who is not entitled to such mandatory fees and costs.  Amends both ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code to double (from five percent to ten percent) the amount of the civil penalty and excise tax for a plan's engaging in a prohibited transaction.  Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to make a discretionary award of up to ten percent of the civil penalty collected to persons who provide information leading to the initiation of an investigation or the bringing of an action which resulted in the collection of any civil penalties for violations by fiduciaries under ERISA.",2025-08-26T17:25:12Z,
101-s-3268,101,s,3268,A bill granting the consent of Congress to States to enter into the Interstate Compact on Industrialized/Modular Buildings.,Government Operations and Politics,1990-10-27,1990-10-27,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ]",AZ,D,D000185,0,"Interstate Compact - Grants the consent of the Congress to the Interstate Compact on Industrialized/Modular Buildings. Requires the President, when three States enact such Compact, to appoint a nonvoting member to the Interstate Industrialized/Modular Buildings Commission. Directs the Commission to submit annual reports to the President and to the Congress.  Requires the General Accounting Office to audit the financial transactions of the Commission at least every four years and to report the results to the Congress. Requires the Congress, if, after two years, fewer than three States have enacted such Compact, to consider adopting and implementing a preemptive Federal regulatory system for modular construction. Provides that if at least three States enter into the Compact within two years after enactment of this Act, noncompacting States that have not entered into an interim reciprocal agreement with the Commission shall not be eligible for:  (1) Federal guarantees under the veterans' home loan program; (2) the farm housing program under the Housing Act of 1949; and (3) the national housing partnership program under the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968.",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
101-s-3269,101,s,3269,A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to proscribe indecent material transmitted by means of interstate communications by amending sections 223 of the Communications Act of 1934.,Government Operations and Politics,1990-10-27,1990-10-27,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.,Senate,"Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA]",PA,R,S000709,1,"Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to define ""indecent communication"" as any communication in which any discussion or reference is made to the genitals, breasts, or buttocks, actual or simulated sexual intercourse or contact, bestiality, masturbation, or sado-masochistic sexual abuse which is patently offensive as measured by contemporary community standards. Requires common carriers to make available, to the extent technically feasible, a separate, easily distinguishable telephone prefix number for providers who offer access to specified indecent or obscene communications and require every provider to designate which prefix corresponds to the type of messages it proposes to provide.  Specifies that any provider who offers access to such a communication through any telephone number other than one within the prefix assigned is in violation of such Act.",2025-01-14T18:51:33Z,
101-s-3270,101,s,3270,Natural Gas Competition Act of 1990,Energy,1990-10-27,1990-10-27,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM]",NM,R,D000407,0,"Natural Gas Competition Act of 1990 - Requires, upon issuing a certificate for construction or operation of natural gas importation facilities, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission immediately to: (1) determine if the rates and practices of domestic pipelines confer a competitive disadvantage upon domestic producers of natural gas; and (2) establish by Commission order rates and practices which do not confer such competitive disadvantage upon such producers if it finds that a competitive disadvantage does in fact exist.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
101-s-3271,101,s,3271,"A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, to clarify the application of such act, and for other purposes.",Labor and Employment,1990-10-27,1990-10-27,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR]",AR,D,B001057,16,"Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to revise its application. Revises minimum wage and maximum hours provisions (as well as provisions for special industry committees for American Samoa) to apply such requirements specifically to employers of employees who in any workweek are engaged in industrial homework and who are either engaged in commerce or in the production of goods in commerce. Revises the scope of the application of requirements relating to wage rate orders for employers in American Samoa, prohibition of sex discrimination in wage rates, and handicapped workers.",2025-04-21T12:24:17Z,
101-sjres-388,101,sjres,388,"A joint resolution waiving certain enrollment requirements with respect to S. 2830, the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990.",Congress,1990-10-27,1990-10-31,Became Public Law No: 101-497.,Senate,"Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]",VT,D,L000174,1,"Waives provisions of Federal law with respect to the printing (on parchment or otherwise) of the enrollment of S. 2830 (the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990).  Requires the Secretary of the Senate to certify the enrollment of the bill as a true enrollment. Sets forth procedures for subsequent preparation and certification of a printed enrollment of the bill if it is enacted.",2022-12-13T14:27:08Z,
101-sres-348,101,sres,348,A resolution to establish the sense of Congress regarding petroleum prices and to request that the President develop a plan to prevent the prices of petroleum and petroleum products from rising beyond levels reflecting actual supply and demand and for other purposes.,Energy,1990-10-27,1990-10-27,"Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Over, Under the Rule.",Senate,"Sen. Sanford, Terry [D-NC]",NC,D,S000055,0,Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should develop a petroleum product price plan which includes:  (1) steps to prevent prices from rising beyond actual supply and demand levels; (2) ceiling prices based upon acquisition and production costs as well as reasonable profit margins; (3) measures to discourage speculative spot market price variations; (4) civil remedies and penalties for exceeding the established ceiling prices; and (5) use of the sums collected through civil remedies to reduce the Federal deficit. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Senate should enact legislation to implement such a plan if the President has not developed one by a specified deadline.,2021-07-01T15:02:42Z,
101-sres-349,101,sres,349,A resolution expressing the gratitude of the Senate for the service of Douglas B. Hester,Congress,1990-10-27,1990-10-27,"Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.",Senate,"Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME]",ME,D,M000811,0,"Extends the appreciation and gratitude of the Senate to Douglas B. Hester, the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, for his long and faithful service.",2021-07-01T15:02:42Z,
101-sres-350,101,sres,350,A resolution to support improvements to the Federal statistical database.,Government Operations and Politics,1990-10-27,1990-10-27,Referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY]",NY,D,M001054,1,"Expresses the Senate's support for:  (1) an efficient, up-to-date Federal statistical system with the ability to provide reliable data on pertinent topics and to effectively set priorities to best use its resources; (2) adequate funding and qualified personnel for the Federal statistical agencies and offices; and (3) efforts to improve economic statistics so that both government and business users can make sound business and economic policy decisions. Expresses the Senate's belief that:  (1) a sound statistical system is essential to the U.S. effort to compete in international markets; and (2) a sustained effort is necessary to bring the Federal statistical database up to the necessary level of performance.",2025-01-14T19:03:55Z,
101-sres-351,101,sres,351,"A resolution extending the provisions of Senate Resolution 106 of the 101st Congress (agreed to April 13, 1989).",Congress,1990-10-27,1990-10-27,"Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote.",Senate,"Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME]",ME,D,M000811,1,"Amends Senate Resolution 106, 101st Congress (establishing the Senate Central American Negotiations Observer Group), to extend the Group through the 102d Congress.",2021-07-01T15:02:43Z,
101-sres-352,101,sres,352,A resolution to extend the authorization of the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Senate through the 102nd Congress.,Congress,1990-10-27,1990-10-27,"Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote.",Senate,"Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME]",ME,D,M000811,1,"Amends Senate Resolution 144, 101st Congress (establishing a Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Senate), to extend the Commission through the 102d Congress.",2021-07-01T15:02:43Z,
101-hconres-392,101,hconres,392,To correct technical errors in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 4653.,Congress,1990-10-26,1990-10-30,Message on Senate action sent to the House.,House,"Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-19]",FL,D,F000041,0,Corrects technical errors in the enrollment of H.R. 4653 (export of U.S. goods and technology to foreign countries).,2021-07-01T13:14:27Z,
101-hconres-393,101,hconres,393,To correct a technical error in the enrollment of the bill S. 459.,Congress,1990-10-26,1990-10-30,Message on Senate action sent to the House.,House,"Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8]",NJ,D,R000383,0,Makes a technical correction in the enrollment of S. 459 (inventions made or used in outer space on an aeronautical and space vehicle under the jurisdiction or control of the United States).,2021-07-01T13:14:27Z,
101-hconres-394,101,hconres,394,Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make corrections in the enrollment of the bill S. 358.,Congress,1990-10-26,1990-10-27,Message on Senate action sent to the House.,House,"Rep. Morrison, Bruce A. [D-CT-3]",CT,D,M000992,0,Makes corrections in the enrollment of S. 358 (immigration amendments) with regard to:  (1) a pilot program to use drivers' licenses as documents establishing employability and identity; and (2) excludability of Palestine Liberation Organization officials on the grounds of terrorist activity.,2024-02-07T11:39:48Z,
101-hconres-395,101,hconres,395,Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the awarding of concessions at units of the National Park System.,Public Lands and Natural Resources,1990-10-26,1990-12-03,Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.,House,"Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-21]",CA,R,G000021,0,Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of the Interior should not award concessions at units of the National Park System to foreign-owned companies.,2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
101-hconres-396,101,hconres,396,"Recognizing the sesquicentennial of the Treaty of Waitangi, which is New Zealand's principal founding document, and the 151st anniversary of the establishment of relations between the United States and New Zealand.",International Affairs,1990-10-26,1990-10-26,Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.,House,"Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13]",NY,D,S000673,4,"Congratulates the Government and the people of New Zealand during the sesquicentennial of the Treaty of Waitangi (New Zealand's principal founding document), and pays tribute to the 151st anniversary of the United States-New Zealand relationship.",2024-02-07T11:38:03Z,
101-hconres-397,101,hconres,397,"Expressing the sense of the Congress that the 1981 Israeli preemptive strike against the Iraqi nuclear reactor at Osirak was a legitimate and justifiable exercise of self-defense, and that the United States should seek the repeal of United Nations Security Council Resolution 487 which condemned that 1981 Israeli preemptive strike.",International Affairs,1990-10-26,1990-10-26,Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.,House,"Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9]",NJ,D,T000317,5,Expresses the sense of the Congress that:  (1) the 1981 Israeli preemptive strike against the Iraqi nuclear reactor at Osirak was` a legitimate and justifiable exercise of self-defense which also reduced the threat of Iraqi nuclear aggression against countries bordering Iraq; and (2) the United States should seek the repeal of United Nations Security Council Resolution 487 which condemned the strike.,2024-02-07T11:38:03Z,
101-hjres-685,101,hjres,685,Calling for the immediate removal of United States Armed Forces from the Middle East.,International Affairs,1990-10-26,1990-10-26,Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.,House,"Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]",TX,D,G000272,0,"Declares that:  (1) the deployment of U.S. armed forces into certain hostilities in the Middle East is subject to the War Powers Resolution; (2) there has been no declaration of war, specific statutory authorization, or national emergency created by an attack on the United States, its territories, or armed forces justifying the President's deployment of U.S. troops; and (3) this deployment shall be ceased immediately and all U.S. forces deployed to the Middle East in connection with Operation Desert Shield shall be withdrawn immediately.",2024-02-07T11:38:03Z,
101-hjres-686,101,hjres,686,To require that the United States Postal Service prescribe regulations under which the National League of Families POW/MIA flag may be displayed at facilities under the control of the United States Postal Service.,Government Operations and Politics,1990-10-26,1990-10-26,Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-22]",NY,R,G000212,0,Requires the U.S. Postal Service to prescribe regulations under which the National League of Families POW/MIA flag may be displayed at its facilities.,2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
101-hr-5932,101,hr,5932,Educational Equity and Excellence Act of 1990,Education,1990-10-26,1990-10-26,Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1025.,House,"Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29]",CA,D,H000367,1,"Educational Equity and Excellence Act of 1990 - Title I:  National Goals - Sets forth national goals for education in the following categories:  (1) disadvantaged children's readiness for school; (2) school completion; (3) student achievement; (4) mathematics and science; (5) family literacy and lifelong learning; (6) safe, disciplined, and drug-free schools; (7) teacher recruitment and retention; and (8) equal opportunity for postsecondary education. Title II:  The President's Education Programs - Part A: Presidential Schools of Distinction - Presidential Schools of Distinction Act - Amends chapter 1 (Financial Assistance to Meet Special Educational Needs of Children) of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA chapter 1 programs) to establish a Presidential Schools of Distinction Award program.  Authorizes appropriations. Part B:  Nontraditional Routes to Teacher Certification and Licensure - Alternative Routes to Teacher Certification and Licensure Act of 1990 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to establish a program for alternative routes to elementary and secondary school teacher certification and licensure.  Authorizes appropriations. Part C:  Presidential Awards for Excellence in Education - Amends ESEA title II (renamed as Critical Skills Improvement and Presidential Teacher Awards) to establish a Presidential Awards for Excellence in Education Program for elementary and secondary school teachers.  Authorizes appropriations. Part D:  Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Amends HEA to authorize appropriations for awards to qualified historically Black colleges and universities.  Declares that an institution that receives such an award shall not be eligible for another type of award under other provisions. Title III:  Literacy - National Literacy Act of 1990 - Part A: Literacy:  Strategic Planning, Research, and Coordination - Establishes an Interagency Task Force on Literacy. Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to direct the Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education to coordinate literacy-related programs. Establishes the National Institute for Literacy and the National Institute Board.  Authorizes the Institute to award Literacy Leader Fellowships.  Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Adult Education Act (AEA) to authorize the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to make grants to establish a network of State or regional adult literacy resource centers.  Authorizes appropriations. Part B:  Workforce Literacy - Establishes in the Department of Labor a National Workforce Literacy Assistance Collaborative. Authorizes appropriations. Provides for national workforce literacy strategies grants business, industry, labor, and education partnerships for workplace literacy.  Requires the Secretary of Education, in awarding grants for exemplary demonstration partnerships for workplace literacy, to:  (1) give priority to partnerships which include small businesses; and (2) limit such grant awards to not more than three years. Directs the Secretary to reserve a specified amount, whenever appropriations for workforce literacy partnership grants exceed a certain level, to establish a program of grants for large-scale national workforce literacy strategies.  Authorizes appropriations for AEA workforce literacy programs. Part C:  Investment in Literacy - Extends through FY 1995 the authorization of appropriations for programs under the Adult Education Act (AEA). Revises the use of funds under the basic State grants program. Requires that basic grants to States also be used for competitive two-year Gateway Grants to public housing authorities for literacy programs and related activities.  Requires biennial evaluations and reports on such Gateway Grants. Revises AEA to give advisory councils, plans, and evaluations literacy-related responsibilities.  Requires States to report biennially to the Interagency Task Force on meeting literacy goals, coordinating workplace literacy services, and building a high quality delivery system for adult literacy programs.  Provides for training educators to recognize and serve illiterate individuals more effectively. Revises targeted assistance programs under ESEA to include training programs to enhance the ability of teachers and school counselors to identify, particularly in the early grades, students with reading and related problems which place them at risk for adult illiteracy. Renames the Even Start program under ESEA as the Even Start Family Literacy Program.  Revises the program to expand eligibility to include community-based organizations, or other nonprofit organizations of demonstrated quality applying in collaboration with a local educational agency (LEA) (as well as LEAs and LEA consortia).  Sets minimum grant amounts.  Makes individual children eligible from birth through age seven (currently from age one through age seven).  Provides for continuation of eligibility for certain participants until the parents become ineligible due to educational achievement, or until all children in the family attain age eight.  Gives priority to applicants demonstrating that the area to be served has a high percentage or a large number of children and adults in need of program services.  Authorizes appropriations for the Even Start Family Literacy Program. Establishes a Family Literacy Public Broadcasting Program.  Authorizes the Secretary of Education, subject to availability of appropriations, to contract with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) for production and dissemination of family literacy programming and accompanying materials to assist parents in improving family literacy skills and languages development.  Requires CPB to:  (1) cooperate with local public broadcasting stations; (2) arrange for distribution of audio and video instructional media materials for use, and distribution on loan, to families at sites chosen from among State and local libraries with literacy programs and nonprofit entities serving hard-to-serve populations; and (3) report to the Congress.  Authorizes appropriations. Part D:  Business Leadership for Employment Skills - Amends AEA to provide for education programs for commercial drivers.  Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make competitive matching grants for adult education programs which increase the literacy skills of eligible commercial drivers so that they may successfully complete the knowledge test requirements under the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986. Requires grantees to refer individuals identified as having literacy skill problems to appropriate adult education programs.  Authorizes appropriations. Part E:  Books for Families - Revises the ESEA inexpensive book distribution program to require that priority be given in selection of additional local programs to those which serve children and students with special needs.  Requires the program contractor (Reading is Fundamental) to report to the Secretary of Education annually on such additional programs. Amends the Library Services and Construction Act to direct the Secretary of Education, in awarding grants for library literacy programs and services, to give priority to those that:  (1) will be delivered in areas of greatest need with highest concentrations of adults without secondary education or its equivalent, and which either have few community or financial resources or have low per capita income, unemployment, or underemployment; and (2) coordinate with literacy organizations and community-based organizations providing literacy services. Part F:  Students for Literacy - Amends HEA to authorize appropriations for Student Literacy Corps programs.  Requires individual students in such programs, as a condition of course credit, to perform at least 60 hours of voluntary, uncompensated service as tutors in a public community agency's educational or literacy program. Part G:  Volunteers for Literacy - Amends the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to establish a Literacy Challenge Grants program. Authorizes the Director of the ACTION Agency to award such grants to eligible public and private entities to pay the Federal share of costs of establishing, operating, or expanding community or employee literacy programs that include the use of full- or part-time volunteers. Authorizes appropriations for Literacy Challenge Grants, but only if there are specified levels of funding for the VISTA Program and the VISTA Literacy Corps. Part H:  Literacy for Incarcerated Individuals - Amends the Adult Education Act (AEA) to establish requirements for mandatory functional literacy programs for incarcerated adults in State correctional systems and local jails or detention centers.  Requires such a program to be in effect in at least one major correctional facility, for each State correctional system and each local jail or detention center with an inmate population, within two years after enactment of this Act.  Requires, if adequate funds are available, each State correctional system and each local jail or detention center with over 150 inmates to have such a program in effect within five years after enactment of this Act.  Sets forth required components of such programs, including inmate mandatory  participation penalties and incentives.  Exempts from participation (except for any individual who is serving a life sentence without parole, or terminally ill, or under a sentence of death).  Requires annual reports.  Encourages:  (1) parole agencies to make educational recommendations for those being released who do not have a marketable job skill or a high school diploma; and (2) jails with less than 150 inmates to develop such mandatory functional literacy programs. Title IV:  Teacher Training - Teachers Act - Part A:  Perkins Loans and Douglas Teacher Scholarships - Amends HEA to add special rules for Perkins student loan cancellation for teachers who perform service in specified types of schools. Authorizes appropriations for the Douglas Teacher Scholarship program under HEA. Part B:  Financial Assistance for Teacher Corps and for Other Institutional Recruitment and Retention of Individuals Preparing to Enter the Teacher Force - Directs the Secretary of Education to allocate funds to State agencies to:  (1) establish a Teacher Corps with scholarships and LEA induction and mentor programs; (2) make grants to institutions of higher education for new and innovative programs for recruitment and retention of students seeking teaching careers, with priority on individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds and individuals needing financial assistance who demonstrate academic achievement and potential for success in teaching. Provides for allocation of funds to State agencies.  Directs the State agency to award grants from such funds as follows:  (1) 80 percent to institutions of higher education, in accordance with specified priorities, and (2) 20 percent to LEAs for induction and mentor programs, with priority for LEAs with the greatest proportion of disadvantaged students. Sets forth requirements for higher education institution applications, plans, and uses of such funds, including specific recruitment and retention strategies and coordination with Teacher Corps and other related activities.  Requires that at least 35 percent of an institution's grant be used for a Teacher Corps Scholarship program. Sets forth requirements for Teacher Corps scholarship recipients (members).  Sets forth limitations on scholarship amount and duration.  Provides for eligibility, special consideration, and institution-established criteria. Sets forth Teacher Corps scholarship conditions, including agreement to work for five years in one of specified types of schools. Requires scholarship repayment in cases of noncompliance. Sets forth requirements for LEAs receiving grants for Teacher Corps induction programs, including applications and use of funds.  Allows such programs to be developed in cooperation with higher education institutions. Sets forth the Secretary's responsibilities for Teacher Corps programs, including scholarship information dissemination to individuals leaving the armed services and assistance to foster communications among Teacher Corps members. Sets forth reporting and evaluation requirements. Authorizes appropriations. Part C:  Academic Areas of National Importance - Subpart 1: Foreign Languages - Amends the Star Schools Program Assistance Act to authorize appropriations in necessary amounts for FY 1993 to carry out Star Schools program assistance.  Requires applications for such assistance for instructional programming to provide assurances that such programming will be designed in consultation with teachers of the applicable subject matter and grade level. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make demonstration grants to eligible consortia to:  (1) operate critical languages and area studies programs; (2) develop and acquire educational equipment and materials; and (3) develop teacher training programs, texts, curricula, and other activities designed to improve and expand the instruction of foreign languages at elementary and secondary schools.  Limits the maximum amount of such a demonstration grant to an eligible consortium in any single fiscal year. Requires that a consortium eligible for such demonstration grants consist of a cooperative effort between entities in one or more States that must include at least:  (1) one institution of higher education;(2) one secondary school with experience in teaching critical foreign languages; and (3) one secondary school in which at least 25 percent of the students are eligible to be counted under certain provisions for education of disadvantaged students (under Chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965).  Allows such consortia to include a not-for-profit organization to provide services not otherwise available from the other entities.  Authorizes appropriations. Subpart 2:  Training and Instructional Materials - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to higher education institutions or nonprofit organizations to develop innovative and model programs that integrate foreign language and culture, democracy and civic education, geography, and international studies into practicing and preservice elementary school teacher education (and, after elementary school teacher needs have been met, into secondary school teacher education).  Sets forth grant proposal requirements.  Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make competitive grants to various educational entities and consortia to enable them to act as a resource center for:  (1) coordinating development and dissemination of foreign language and culture instructional materials; and (2) encourage expanded use of technology in teaching foreign languages and culture at the elementary school level (and, when those needs are met, at the secondary school level). Requires coordination with materials and technologies developed under the Star Schools Assistance Program.  Authorizes appropriations. Part D:  National Foundation for Excellence - National Foundation for Excellence Act - Establishes a National Foundation for Excellence. Establishes within the Treasury a National Foundation for Excellence Trust Fund. Establishes a National Foundation for Excellence Board. Directs the Foundation to pay the Federal share (50 percent) of awarding scholarships to eligible individuals to pursue teaching careers.  Sets forth merit and need requirements for eligibility, and priorities for awards to disadvantaged individuals.  Limits such scholarships to a maximum of four years of undergraduate and two years of graduate study.  Sets scholarship conditions, including a teaching commitment agreement. Authorizes appropriations. Part E:  National Writing Project - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to contract with the National Writing Project (a nonprofit educational organization) to support costs of programs of teacher training and classroom research to improve the teaching of writing and the quality of student writing and learning.  Directs the Project to establish a National Advisory Board. Directs the Secretary, through the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, to make grants to individuals and higher education institutions for research on the teaching of writing, giving priority to junior researchers. Authorizes appropriations. Part F:  Professional Development Academies - Establishes a program of Augustus F. Hawkins Professional Development Academies to provide in-service training and other activities to teachers and school administrators.  Allows such academies to include preservice training and to serve specified other educational workers as well as teachers. Provides for allocation of 85 percent of funds under this part to State educational agencies (SEAs) on the basis of number of disadvantaged children and school-aged population.  Sets the Federal share at 75 percent, but provides for 100 percent in hardship cases.  Allows the non-Federal share to be provided by LEAs in cash or in kind, including teacher sabbaticals.  Sets the term of each academy grant at five years, renewable. Sets forth authorized local uses of funds, including:  (1) providing specified types of professional development programs for teachers; (2) paying costs of release time, stipends, college or university credit, curricular materials and other necessities; and (3) providing sabbaticals for experienced teachers in accordance with specified requirements for membership in the Career Teacher Corps. Directs the Secretary to reserve five percent of funds under this part to make competitive five-year (renewable) grants to eligible recipients to establish and operate up to four National Professional Development Academies (each in one of specified subject areas). Directs the Secretary to reserve ten percent of funds under this part in each fiscal year to carry out any one or more of the following demonstration programs:  (1) class size research; (2) new careers for teachers; (3) restructuring of schools/school-based management; (4) middle school teaching; (5) national Teacher Job Bank Clearinghouse; and (6) school year extension study commission. School Year Study Commission Act - Establishes a School Year Study Commission, to study and report to the President and the Congress on the advisability of lengthening the school day and the academic year in U.S. public elementary and secondary schools.  Terminates the Commission after its final report. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this part. Part G:  National Board for Professional Teaching Standards - National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of Education to provide financial assistance to the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (the Board) to pay the Federal share (50 percent) of authorized activities.  Authorizes appropriations.  Sets forth terms and conditions for such assistance. Requires the Board to consult at least twice annually with the Fund for Improvement and Reform of Schools and Teaching Board. Requires that Federal funds under this part be used only for research and development activities directly related to the development of teacher assessment and certification procedures for public elementary and secondary school teachers.  Requires the Board, in such activities, to give priority to:  (1) mathematics, sciences, foreign languages, and literacy; and (2) certification of teachers and the need and ability of teachers to teach special educational populations. Amends the General Education Provisions Act to authorize the Secretary of Education to conduct research on the professional preservice and inservice development of teachers, in order to develop models for the successful attainment of professional licensure and certification, to be used by the States or for national voluntary examinations. Declares that voluntary participation in certification assessments by the Board should be open to home school, private school, and public school teachers. Part H:  Miscellaneous Provisions - Amends ESEA with respect to authorized uses of magnet schools assistance to include payment or subsidization of compensation of teacher aides. Amends GEPA to authorize the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) to carry out FY 1991 planning activities in preparation for conducting a specified type of assessment in FY 1994, subject to the enactment of legislation authorizing such assessment.  Authorizes appropriations for specified administrative expenses and functions of the National Assessment Board. Revises the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Act with regard to the President of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation. Title V:  Postsecondary Education Provisions - Amends HEA to revise the Pell Grant program with respect to:  (1) number of academic years of eligibility; and (2) program funding from the next succeeding fiscal year's appropriation whenever current year funds are insufficient to fully satisfy all entitlements. Modifies the method of computation of contributions under Pell Grant needs analysis and general needs analysis for other student assistance programs. Redefines ""independent student"" for Pell Grant and for other student assistance programs. Prohibits guaranty agencies from selling lists of student borrowers under the Stafford guaranteed student loan (GSL) program. Authorizes a State guaranty agency to request from the State licensing board the address of a student borrower whose location is unknown or unavailable to the agency. Revises provisions for reports to credit bureaus and institutions of higher education. Sets forth special disclosure rules on Supplemental Loans to Students (SLS loans) and parent loans (PLUS loans).  Revises the computation of repayment periods. Revises Work-Study Program provisions to add a Student Mentor Pilot Program, to test the feasibility of using work-study funds to provide incentives to eligible students at institutions of higher education to engage in mentor activities to help disadvantaged youths who are at risk of dropping out of elementary or secondary school. Requires financial aid applications for student assistance to disclose the identity of the preparer. Requires student loan borrowers to disclose to the lender their driver's license number and the name and address of their next of kin. Provides that students attending public or nonprofit institutions of higher education located in the freely associated states, rather than a State, are eligible for specified student assistance programs, as are such institutions.  Revises provisions for the territorial teacher training assistance program. Suspends an individual student's eligibility for student assistance for specified periods upon conviction for certain drug-related offenses. Directs the Secretary of Education to maintain and publicize a toll-free consumer telephone hotline for students to report alleged fraud or unfair practices in student aid by eligible institutions. Authorizes the Secretary to require institutions to refund the student's tuition and fees, upon determination of specified violations, failures, or misrepresentation, in accordance with specified procedures. Directs the Secretary, in advance of the 1991-1992 academic year, to provide institutions information specifying the legal restrictions and the requirements of eligible institutions relating to loan counseling and reporting requirements, including disclosure of borrower records to third parties, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and any other applicable Federal law. Title VI:  Miscellaneous - Part A:  Law-Related Education - Amends ESEA to direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a program to educate elementary and secondary school students about the history and principles of the U.S. Constitution, including the Bill of Rights, and to foster civic competence and responsibility.  Authorizes the Secretary to contract with the Center for Civic Education to carry out such program, to be known as ""We the People...The Citizen and the Constitution.""  Sets forth required program contents, including simulated congressional hearings. Authorizes appropriations. Revises ESEA law-related education programs, including priority for statewide programs, grant award period, and application requirements. Part B:  Assessment - Amends the National Summit Conference on Education Act of 1984 with respect to executive committee membership, regional meetings, and agenda. Authorizes the Secretary of Education, through the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, to make grants to establish demonstration projects to develop exemplary and innovative diagnostic assessment systems policies, and practices.  Sets forth eligibility and application requirements and grant award priorities, for LEAs, SEAs, higher education institutions, and consortia.  Requires the Secretary to report biennially to the Congress on such grant programs.  Authorizes appropriations. Amends GEPA with respect to the National Center for Education Statistics.  Requires a specified report of such Center to contain nationally comparable and uniform data by State. Part C:  Amendments to the General Education Provisions Act - Amends the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) with respect to: (1) the responsibility of State educational agencies (SEAs) to furnish certain information to the Secretary of Education; and (2) enforcement, including administrative law judges, recovery of funds, measure of recovery, and use of recovered funds. Part D:  Amendments to Existing Programs - Amends the Bilingual Education Act to authorize the Secretary of Education to reserve funds for developmental bilingual education projects and special alternative instructional projects in middle school grades.  Requires such programs to feature developmental bilingual approaches for fostering academic achievement and retention by emphasizing the arts and humanities, site-based decisionmaking, magnet schools community involvement, and collaboration with local colleges. Amends ESEA with respect to the Secretary's fund for innovation in education to authorize the Secretary to establish programs for improving the educational performance of and employment opportunities available for elementary and secondary students who are not performing to their educational potential.  Sets forth grant priorities. Amends the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 to provide for drug abuse resistance education programs. Amends the following Federal laws with respect to treatment of U.S. territories and the freely associated states:  (1) ESEA; (2) AEA; (3) the Star Schools Program Assistance Act; (4) the Education of the Handicapped Act; and (5) the Library Services and Construction Act. Part E:  Planning Grants for Innovative Demonstration Projects and Research - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make three-year grants to SEAs, LEAs, and consortia to plan for the development and expansion of policies, programs, and projects that:  (1) increase opportunities of parents to select their children's school or program, especially parents of disadvantaged, minority, or rural children; (2) advance equity in methods used by States and LEAs to support public elementary and secondary education systems; (3) further parent involvement in education of their children, especially the economically disadvantaged; and (4) further business and community involvement in public education. Authorizes the Secretary, through the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, to conduct research, and disseminate its results, on open enrollment systems, parental involvement, school finance equalization, and business involvement in public education.  Requires each recipient of research funds to submit a copy of its final research results to the Educational Resources Information Center.  Provides for Federal dissemination of exemplary programs. Authorizes appropriations. Part F:  Educational Peformance Agreements for School Restructuring - Directs the Secretary of Education to enter into State and local performance agreements for up to 35 local schools nationwide, in order to grant authority to combine Federal and State special needs education, drug education, and training programs.  Grants authority for other Federal agencies to enter into such agreements.  Sets limitations on such agreements, and terminates combination authority after six years, absent subsequent legislation to the contrary.  Provides for:  (1) State assurances and educational performance agreements; (2) local performance agreements; (3) local review and assessment; and (4) evaluations and reports. Directs the Secretary of Education, by January 1, 1992, to prepare a report on the public schools of each State. Part G:  Definitions - Sets forth definitions of certain terms used in this Act. Title VII:  Science Scholarships - Part A:  National Science Scholars Program - Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Education for awards to National Science Scholars as well as for scholarship continuation awards. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to carry out a National Science Scholars Program of scholarships to students for the study of the physical, life, or computer sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Requires that such students:  (1) be selected by the President; (2) have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement in such fields; and (3) show promise of continued outstanding academic performance in such fields.  Provides for an initial award for first undergraduate year, and continuation awards for remaining undergraduate years.  Permits National Science Scholars to use their scholarships at any institution of higher education.  Provides for selection of such scholars.  Gives such scholarship recipients, to the extent they are otherwise qualified, priority consideration for federally financed summer employment in federally funded research and development centers that complements and reinforces their educational program. Part B:  Robert Noyce Scholarships - Establishes a Robert Noyce Mathematics and Science Teacher Corps scholarship program for students in a baccalaureate degree program in physical, life, or computer sciences, mathematics, or engineering who are willing to commit themselves to teaching elementary or secondary school science or mathematics. Provides for initial awards for one year of undergraduate study, a first continuation award for one year to complete undergraduate study, and a second continuation award for additional educational courses for teacher certification.  Provides for the selection process. Requires recipients to serve as elementary or secondary mathematics or science teachers at a school receiving ESEA assistance for the special educational needs of disadvantaged children. Requires such service to be at least two years for every year of scholarship assistance, up to a total of four years, and to be within six years of graduation or the end of scholarship assistance.  Provides for a repayment alternative in the event of failure to complete such service, with specified exceptions.  Authorizes appropriations to the National Science Foundation, for transfer to the Department of Education to carry out this part. Part C:  Additional Provisions - Makes any person who is convicted of certain controlled substance violations or any felony ineligible for, and liable for repayment of, awards under this title. Provides for good cause exemptions. Directs the National Science Foundation to report to the Congress, within one year after enactment of this Act, on current efforts to improve the quality of elementary and secondary mathematics and science education and career potential for the underprivileged through joint efforts of business, school districts, and institutions of higher education, with recommendations for ways the Federal Government may encourage such efforts.",2025-08-26T17:28:38Z,
101-hr-5933,101,hr,5933,To provide for the temporary extension of the certain laws relating to housing and community development.,Housing and Community Development,1990-10-26,1990-10-31,Became Public Law No: 101-494.,House,"Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]",TX,D,G000272,0,"Deems:  (1) Public Law 101-402 (housing and community development extensions) to have taken effect  as if such law was enacted on September 29, 1990; (2) the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 to have been in effect on and after September 29, 1990, as if Public Law 101-402 had been enacted on September 29, 1990; and (3) the provisions of such Act, other than section 203, to be amended to read as such provisions were in effect on September 29, 1990. States that if the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (S. 566) is enacted before this Act, the above provisions shall be deemed to have taken effect immediately before its enactment. (This Act was signed into law October 31, 1990; the Cranston-Gonzalez Act was signed into law November 28, 1990.) Amends the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 to extend such Act through the earlier of November 30, 1990, or the enactment of S. 566. Extends through November 30, 1990, under specified conditions:  (1) the Interagency Council on the Homeless; and (2) the Federal Housing Administration mortgage loan limit. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to allocate section 8 and public housing assistance so that each State shall receive annually at least one-half of one percent of the available funds for such programs.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
101-hr-5934,101,hr,5934,Micro Enterprise Loans for the Poor Act,International Affairs,1990-10-26,1990-10-26,Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.,House,"Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-22]",NY,R,G000212,0,"Micro Enterprise Loans for the Poor Act - Requires the Administrator of the agency responsible for administering the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to make assistance available to financial intermediaries in developing countries to enable them to provide loans and other assistance for micro enterprises, with particular emphasis on loans for self-employment.  Specifies that such assistance may be made available for use by such financial intermediaries:  (1) in extending credit for micro enterprises; (2) in extending credit for such purposes as food processing and production of cloth and clothing; (3) for the start-up costs incurred by a nongovernmental organization in becoming a financial intermediary; (4) for expenses incurred by financial intermediaries in providing training and technical assistance for micro enterprises; and (5) to provide other assistance necessary to the successful functioning of micro enterprises.  Requires the Administrator to issue guidelines for financial intermediaries providing such assistance. Requires the Administrator to place primary emphasis on:  (1) making assistance available to the poorest people in the least developed countries; and (2) the development of the capacity of and use of indigenous nongovernmental organizations (especially those representing women, tribal people, and other minorities) which will provide credit  and other assistance to micro enterprises. Sets forth the total amounts of assistance to be provided for such programs for FY 1992 and 1993.  Specifies that such amounts shall be made available from:  (1) funds made available under provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 relating to development assistance and economic support; (2) foreign currencies generated from specified sources; and (3) amounts paid to the United States on loans made to financial intermediaries. Specifies that at least 75 percent of such amount shall be used for direct credit support of micro enterprises. Authorizes the Administrator to use development and economic assistance funds to provide assistance to the governments of devleoping countries on a loan basis repayable in foreign currencies. Requires notification to the Congress of the reprogramming of economic assistance funds made available to financial intermediaries under this Act. Requires the Administrator to encourage economic policies which promote micro enterprises in policy dialogues concerning economic policies with, and efforts to reform economic policies of, countries receiving economic assistance from the United States.",2025-08-26T17:25:55Z,
101-hr-5935,101,hr,5935,"To amend certain Federal laws to provide the same rights and privileges to deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals who depend on hearing dogs as are provided to blind individuals who depend on guide dogs, and for other purposes.","Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues",1990-10-26,1990-10-26,Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.,House,"Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7]",NY,D,A000022,0,Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to include the costs of securing and maintaining a hearing dog trained to assist a deaf or hard-of-hearing individual as allowable medical expenses for the purpose of income-related calculations to determine eligibility for the food stamp program. Amends Federal law to:  (1) include as a benefit to certain veterans the provision of hearing dogs trained to assist deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals; (2) permit hearing dogs trained to assist a deaf or hard-of-hearing individual to be admitted to public buildings and other properties owned by the United States; and (3) permit certain common carriers to continue to establish a special rate for transportation of a hearing-impaired individual when accompanied by a dog trained to assist the individual. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a commission regarding measures that should be taken to provide rights regarding the use of guide dogs by deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals.,2024-02-07T16:12:44Z,
101-hr-5936,101,hr,5936,To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to require that certain revenues attributable to tariffs levied on imports of textile machinery and parts thereof be applied to support research for the modernization of the American textile machinery industry.,Foreign Trade and International Finance,1990-10-26,1990-12-03,Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization.,House,"Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10]",NC,R,B000104,0,Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to establish in the Treasury the Textile Machinery Modernization Fund.  Appropriates to such fund revenues from customs duties imposed on textile machinery and parts imported into the United States for grants to qualified organizations for research projects for the modernization of the U.S. textile machinery industry.,2024-02-07T16:32:33Z,
101-hr-5937,101,hr,5937,"To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow Federal employees to take time off from duty to serve as bone marrow donors.",Government Operations and Politics,1990-10-26,1990-10-26,Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Byron, Beverly B. [D-MD-6]",MD,D,B001220,0,Allows executive agency employees to take up to five days of leave each year without a reduction in pay or leave to which otherwise entitled in order to donate bone marrow.,2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
101-hr-5938,101,hr,5938,To temporarily suspend the duty on certain lead fuel test assemblies.,Foreign Trade and International Finance,1990-10-26,1990-10-27,Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.,House,"Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14]",PA,D,C000846,0,"Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to:  (1) liquidate or reliquidate as free of duty any partially assembled lead fuel assembly that was or is imported on March 9, 1990, on September 9, 1990, or before December 31, 1993; and (2) refund any duties paid with respect to such imports if a specified certification is made and submitted to the appropriate customs officer. Describes such an assembly as composed of nuclear fuel rods of zircaloy tubes filled with slightly enriched uranium dioxide pellets.",2024-02-07T16:32:33Z,
101-hr-5939,101,hr,5939,Shareholder Protection Act of 1990,Finance and Financial Sector,1990-10-26,1990-12-03,Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.,House,"Rep. Douglas, Chuck [R-NH-2]",NH,R,D000451,1,"Shareholder Protection Act of 1990 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require that the beneficial owner of a short position of more than five percent of any class of certain equity securities disclose specified identifying information to:  (1) the issuer of the securities; (2) each exchange where the securities are traded; (3) each registered securities association; and (4) the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Exempts from such disclosure requirements market makers and specialists if the short sales they effect are transacted solely for bona fide market-making purposes. Prohibits the use of an interdealer quotation system to execute transactions relating to puts, calls, straddles, or options in violations of SEC regulations. Grants the issuer of registered securities standing to bring legal action for equitable relief against violators of SEC regulations concerning market manipulation practices.",2025-08-26T17:24:23Z,
101-hr-5940,101,hr,5940,"To amend the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 for the purpose of protecting residential tenants from unnecessary eviction by the Resolution Trust Corporation.",Finance and Financial Sector,1990-10-26,1990-12-03,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance.",House,"Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-19]",NY,D,E000179,0,"Amends the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 to provide that a conservator or receiver of any insured depository institution shall not disaffirm or repudiate residential contracts or leases that are required by State law.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
101-hr-5941,101,hr,5941,To exclude from income amounts received under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act for the purposes of determining the amount of benefits to be provided under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 and the United States Housing Act of 1937.,Social Welfare,1990-10-26,1990-12-03,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]",MA,D,F000339,0,Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to exclude aid to families with dependent children assistance (part A of title IV of the Social Security Act) from inclusion as income for purposes of food stamp eligibility. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to make a similar exclusion for purposes of rental assistance eligibility.,2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
101-hr-5942,101,hr,5942,"To provide for the establishment of industrial recapitalization funds by industries which were injured by unfair import competition, and for other purposes.",Taxation,1990-10-26,1990-10-27,Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.,House,"Rep. Gephardt, Richard A. [D-MO-3]",MO,D,G000132,0,"Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a corporation to establish an industrial recapitalization fund if such corporation has been injured by subsidized sales of imported merchandise or forced sales of less than fair value.  Requires such corporation to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Commerce to use such fund to acquire new, or to modernize, plant and equipment in the United States for an essential industry.  Allows non-taxable deposits to be made to such fund during the five years after entering into an agreement.  Makes certain gains, earnings, and profits non-taxable if related to the fund. Allows qualified withdrawals for the 12 years after formation of the fund and provide for the tax treatment of such fund after the close of the tenth year. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to set forth reporting requirements for the Secretary of Commerce concerning the collection of antidumping and countervailing duties. Requires the appropriate Customs Service officer to reliquidate any entry necessary to correct the failure to assess and collect an antidumping or countervailing duty.",2024-02-07T16:32:33Z,
101-hr-5943,101,hr,5943,Youth Apprenticeship Act of 1990,Labor and Employment,1990-10-26,1990-10-26,Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.,House,"Rep. Gephardt, Richard A. [D-MO-3]",MO,D,G000132,1,"Youth Apprenticeship Act of 1990 - Establishes an Institute for Youth Apprenticeship (the Institute) as an independent establishment to administer youth apprenticeship programs set up under this Act. Directs the Institute Board of Directors to study youth apprenticeship programs; and (2) report findings and conclusions to the Secretaries of Labor and of Education and the appropriate congressional committees. Directs the Board Chairperson to establish guidelines, criteria, and procedures for youth apprenticeship programs, based on such report, including curriculum guidelines, criteria for demonstration program sites and for apprenticeship occupations, and competency criteria and certification procedures for apprentices and trainers. Directs the Institute Executive Director to enter into contracts with public and nonprofit private organizations to develop and evaluate youth apprenticeship demonstration programs that establish partnerships between schools and employers. Requires each eligible entity entering into such a contract to establish partnerships between secondary and postsecondary schools and employers to provide apprenticeship training to students. Allows an entity to incorporate into the partnership representatives of organized labor, employment and training agencies, and State education and labor departments.  Makes such partnerships responsible for program and curriculum development, coordination and quality assurances, and assessment and evaluation of apprentices and training programs.  Sets forth requirements for partnership training for various levels of secondary school students and for postsecondary students and current workers.  Sets forth requirements for employers to pay:  (1) up to 100 percent of the apprentice's stipend, depending on the secondary school program level; (2) wages and employee benefits for apprentices in postsecondary programs; and (3) costs of on-the-job training.  States that employers shall not be required to hire apprentices upon completion of the apprenticeships.  Requires participating schools to make in-kind contributions and to allocate resources to meet new demands as young people become more involved in apprenticeship during school. Directs the Institute to coordinate programs by:  (1) providing technical assistance to partnerships; (2) operating an apprenticeship clearinghouse for the partnerships; (3) disseminating model programs and practices to the partnerships; and (4) gathering input from all sources on proposals for the labor mobility of apprentices. Authorizes appropriations. Abolishes the Board and Institute, terminates all programs established by this Act, and repeals this Act and the amendments it makes not later than 69 months after the initiation of the youth apprenticeship demonstration programs.",2025-08-26T17:24:58Z,
101-hr-5944,101,hr,5944,"To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to operate and maintain recreation activities at the East Park and Stony Gorge Reservoirs, Orland Project, California.",Water Resources Development,1990-10-26,1990-12-03,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources.",House,"Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2]",CA,R,H000528,0,"Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to activities at the East Park and Stony Gorge Reservoirs, Orland Project, California, to:  (1) develop, operate, and maintain public recreation resources; (2) manage natural, cultural, historic, environmental, and fish and wildlife resources; and (3) prepare a resource management plan. Authorizes appropriations.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
101-hr-5945,101,hr,5945,Combat Merchant Mariners Benefit Act of 1990,Armed Forces and National Security,1990-10-26,1990-10-26,Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.,House,"Rep. Hochbrueckner, George J. [D-NY-1]",NY,D,H000670,0,"Combat Merchant Mariners Benefit Act of 1990 - Provides that:  (1) service in the U.S. merchant marine during a period of war for a total period equal to at least 12 months shall be considered active duty in determining eligibility for veterans benefits; and (2) such service may be verified by entries in a continuous discharge book, a certificate of discharge to merchant seamen, a certificate of substantially continuous service, or other documentation available from the Secretary of Transportation or the head of any other Federal agency. Limits eligibility to:  (1) service on a U.S. vessel on ocean, coastwise, or intercoastal voyages, during a period of war in a combat zone (where such service was rendered to the armed forces in a capacity considered civilian employment or contractual service); (2) any period of forcible detention or internment by an enemy government or hostile force as a result of hostile action against a U.S. vessel while performing such service on the vessel; and (3) any period (up to six months) of service in the War Shipping Administration, the U.S. Maritime Service, or a maritime training program conducted or recognized by the armed forces. Specifies that:  (1) the minimum active-duty service requirement of any law administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs shall apply in determining eligibility for veterans benefits under this Act; (2) the 12-month requirement under this Act shall not apply to an individual who is permanently disabled in the performance of such service while the vessel is subjected to hostile action; and (3) such service may have been rendered before the date of enactment of this Act, but an individual who has performed service before such date shall not be paid veterans benefits that accrue as a result of the enactment of this Act for any period of accrual before such date.",2025-08-26T17:27:04Z,
101-hr-5946,101,hr,5946,"To provide for the establishment of a national park program for children, and for other purposes.",Public Lands and Natural Resources,1990-10-26,1990-12-03,Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.,House,"Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8]",PA,D,K000319,0,"Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to provide the opportunity for children to learn about recycling, conservation, animals, and the operations of the National Park System in an educational camp setting at units of the System. Appropriates specified funds for the program.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
101-hr-5947,101,hr,5947,Exhibition Animal Protection Act,Animals,1990-10-26,1990-10-26,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.",House,"Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8]",PA,D,K000319,4,"Exhibition Animal Protection Act - Makes it unlawful for a person who uses, exhibits, or trains an animal to be used or exhibited at a carnival, circus, animal act, zoo, rodeo, educational exhibit, or for making of a film to:  (1) handle such animal in a manner which would tend to injure, kill, or otherwise cause it suffering; (2) fail to maintain an animal population control program to avoid overbreeding of animals and ensure that such animals are not sold to persons to be used for hunting, experimentation, testing, or other practice which would jeopardize their health; (3) fail to provide animals with a physical environment adequate to promote the animal's psychological well-being; or (4) elude any prohibition in this Act by leaving the United states. Sets forth provisions with respect to:  (1) notification requirements before moving such animals; and (2) inspections for violations committed under this Act. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate rules establishing standards for a physical environment adequate to promote the psychological well-being of animals protected under this Act.  Directs the Secretary to establish an advisory board to make recommendations with respect to such regulations. Sets forth both civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act.  Sets forth specified exemptions.",2025-08-26T17:27:44Z,
101-hr-5948,101,hr,5948,"To establish the Manzanar National Historic site in the State of California, and for other purposes.",Public Lands and Natural Resources,1990-10-26,1990-12-03,Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.,House,"Rep. Levine, Mel [D-CA-27]",CA,D,L000264,3,"Establishes the Manzanar National Historic Site in California to protect historical and cultural resources associated with the relocation of Japanese-Americans during World War II.  Establishes the Manzanar National Historic Site Advisory Commission to consult with the Secretary of the Interior on matters relating to the development, management, and interpretation of the site. Authorizes appropriations.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
101-hr-5949,101,hr,5949,To deem the Florida Panther to be an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.,Environmental Protection,1990-10-26,1990-10-27,Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.,House,"Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-5]",FL,R,M000350,15,Makes the Florida panther an endangered species for purposes of the Endangered Species Act of 1973.,2021-07-01T14:58:39Z,
101-hr-5950,101,hr,5950,"To deem the Strategic Target System program conducted at Kauai, Hawaii, to be a major Federal action for the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act.",Environmental Protection,1990-10-26,1990-10-27,Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2]",HI,D,M000797,0,"Deems the Strategic Target System program conducted by the Sandia National Laboratories of the Department of Energy at the Kauai Test Facility on the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii, to be a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.",2025-06-06T14:17:56Z,
101-hr-5951,101,hr,5951,To provide that a period of service on active duty by a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces shall not be considered as a break in service for purposes of determining eligibility to participate in a group health plan.,Taxation,1990-10-26,1990-10-26,Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. Pease, Donald J. [D-OH-13]",OH,D,P000170,0,"Provides that no deduction shall be allowed under the Internal Revenue Code for expenses paid or incurred by an employer for any group health plan if the service on active duty of an eligible Reserve member is considered a break in service for purposes of determining the eligibility of such member, and his or her dependents, to participate in any such plan. Defines ""eligible Reserve member"" as a member of a reserve component of the armed forces who:  (1) after August 2, 1990, is called or ordered to active duty for a period  of more than 30 days; (2) is an employee of an employer on the date of such call or order; and (3) resumes employment with such employer within 60 days after being released from active duty.",2024-02-07T16:32:33Z,
101-hr-5952,101,hr,5952,National Literacy Act of 1990,Education,1990-10-26,1990-10-26,Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.,House,"Rep. Sawyer, Tom [D-OH-14]",OH,D,S000094,1,"National Literacy Act of 1990 - Title I:  Literacy:  Strategic Planning, Research, and Coordination - Establishes an Interagency Task Force on Literacy (the Task Force), consisting of the Secretaries of Education, of Labor, and of Health and Human Services, the Director of the ACTION Agency, and any other head of an agency that the President considers appropriate.  Requires the Task Force to report biennially to the Congress. Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to give the Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education responsibility for coordinating:  (1) all literacy related programs and policy initiatives in the Department of Education; and (2) the staff resources and assistance provided to the Task Force. Directs the Assistant Secretary to assist:  (1) in coordinating the related activities and programs of other Federal departments and agencies; and (2) in carrying out the Secretary's responsibilities as a Task Force member. Establishes the National Institute for Literacy (the Institute), to be administered under the terms of an interagency agreement entered into by the Secretaries of Education, of Labor, and of Health and Human Services (the Interagency Group).  Authorizes the Secretary of Education to include in the Institute any research or development center supported under specified provisions of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) and any other related center, institute, or clearinghouse within the Department of Education.  Requires the Interagency Group to consider seriously the recommendations of the National Institute Board (the Board) in planning Institute goals and implementing programs.  Authorizes the Institute to:  (1) conduct specified research and demonstrations; (2) assist Federal, State, and local agencies in developing, implementing, and evaluating literacy policy by establishing a national data base and providing technical and policy assistance and development model systems; (3) provide program assistance, training, and technical assistance for literacy programs throughout the United States; (4) collect and disseminate information on a variety of promising methods; (5) review and make recommendations on uniform reporting, performance measures, and program standards; and (6) provide a toll-free long-distance telephone line for literacy providers and volunteers. Authorizes the Institute to award fellowships to Literacy Leader Fellows, i.e. outstanding individuals pursuing careers in adult education or literacy instruction, management, research, or innovation in adult education or literacy. Establishes the National Institute Board (the Board) (Presidential appointees who are not Federal officers or employees) to:  (1) make recommendations concerning the appointment of the Institute's Director and staff; (2) provide independent advice on Institute operation; and (3) receive reports from the Interagency Group and the Institute's Director. Directs the Institute to report annually to the Congress for its first two years and then biennially. Authorizes appropriations for the Institute. Amends the Adult Education Act (AEA) to establish a new program of State literacy resource center grants to:  (1) stimulate coordination of literacy services; (2) enhance State and local organizations' capacity to provide literacy services; and (3) serve as a reciprocal link between the Institute and service providers for sharing information data, research, expertise, and literacy resources.  Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make such grants to establish a network of State or regional adult literacy resource centers.  Allows each State to use up to five percent of its grant funds for a State advisory council on adult education and literacy. Allows a group of States to develop and operate a regional adult literacy resource center if they determine that this is a more appropriate approach.  Authorizes appropriations. Title II:  Workforce Literacy - Establishes in the Department of Labor a National Workforce Literacy Assistance Collaborative (the Collaborative) to improve basic skills of individuals, especially those marginally employed or unemployed with low basic skills and limited opportunity for long-term employment and advancement.  Requires the Collaborative to assist small and medium-sized businesses, associations representing such businesses, and labor organizations to develop and implement literacy programs tailored to workforce needs.  Sets forth various functions of the Collaborative, including planning and technical assistance, program monitoring, and information.  Authorizes appropriations. Revises AEA provisions for workplace literacy grants to require the Secretary of Education to:  (1) consult with the Secretary of Labor and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration; and (2) give priority to applications from partnerships that include small businesses.  Limits such grant period to not more than three years. Establishes a new AEA program of grants for national workforce literacy strategies.  Requires that such grant funds facilitate design and implementation of national strategies to assist small and medium-sized businesses and unions to provide literacy and basic skills training to workers.  Limits annual awards to not more than ten such grants. Authorizes appropriations. Title III:  Investment in Literacy - Amends the Adult Education Act (AEA) to extend through FY 1995 and increase the authorization of appropriations for various AEA programs. Provides that a required preference for certain adult education grant applicants with demonstrated capability to recruit and serve educationally disadvantaged adults is to be applied particularly in areas with a high proportion of adults without secondary school diplomas or their equivalent. Requires that AEA grants to States be used for competitive, two-year Gateway Grants to public housing authorities for literacy programs and related activities.  Directs the Secretary of Education to evaluate Gateway Grants at least biennially and report the results to specified congressional committees. Renames State advisory councils, under AEA, State advisory councils on adult education and literacy.  Makes each council responsible to its State Governor.  Revises council procedures and adds specified new duties regarding review of State plans. Revises components of State plans under AEA.  Requires such plans to:  (1) describe and provide for fulfillment of the literacy needs of individuals in the State; (2) set forth measurable goals for improving literacy levels, retention in literacy programs, and long-term individual learning gains, as well as a comprehensive approach for achieving such goals; (3) report the amount of administrative funds spent on program improvements; and (4) assure that such financial assistance will be used to assist and expand existing programs, and to develop new programs for adults whose lack of basic skills makes them unemployable, keeps them from functioning independently, or severely reduces their ability to help their children achieve literacy. Requires the State agency to evaluate 15 percent of grant recipients each year so that 60 percent shall have been evaluated at the end of the four-year period.  Requires such evaluations to consider the recipient's projected goals and success in recruiting, retaining, and assisting participants in reaching desired literacy goals and obtaining subsequent work experience. Requires the State agency to report biennially to the Task Force on the State's progress in meeting its State plan literacy goals. Revises teacher training under AEA to provide for training professional teachers, volunteers, and administrators, emphasizing: (1) full-time professional adult educators; (2) minority adult educators; (3) educators of adults with limited English proficiency; and (4) teachers to recognize and more effectively serve illiterate individuals with learning disabilities and with a reading ability below fifth-grade level. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to revise targeted assistance programs to include training programs to enhance the ability of teachers and school counselors to identify, particularly in the early grades, students with reading and related problems which place them at risk for adult illiteracy. Renames the Even Start program the Even Start Family Literacy (ESFL) program.  Makes eligible for ESFL program grants:  (1) a local educational agency (LEA) applying in collaboration with a community-based organization, public agency, higher education institution, or other nonprofit organization; or (2) a community-based organization, or other nonprofit organization of demonstrated quality, applying in collaboration with an LEA.  (Current law provides that LEAs or consortia of LEAs are eligible to receive such grants.) Prohibits a State, with respect to grants for Even Start programs, from:  (1) awarding a grant which is less than a specified amount; and (2) using more than five percent of such funds for administrative costs and technical assistance for program improvement and replication. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to reserve up to two percent of Even Start funds for program evaluation and for technical assistance for program improvement and replication. Changes the period of a child's Even Start eligibility to from birth through age seven (currently,from age one through age seven), if current parental and residential eligibility requirements are met. Provides for continuation of eligibility to participate in the Even Start program until all children in a family attain age eight and the eligible parent or parents attain the appropriate educational advancement. Revises the Even Start grant award selection process to require applicant proposals to demonstrate that the area to be served has a high percentage or a large number of children and adults who need such services, as indicated by high levels of poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, limited English proficiency, or other factors.  Requires the review panel to give grant priority to proposals that demonstrate such an ability to operate an effective program. Requires a representative distribution of Even Start assistance among the States, among urban and rural areas of the United States, and within a State. Increases the authorization of appropriations for Even Start programs. Authorizes the Secretary to contract with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to arrange for production and dissemination of family literacy programming and accompanying materials to assist parents in improving family literacy skills and language development.  Directs the CPB to:  (1) arrange to have audio and video instructional media materials for distribution at sites chosen from among libraries operating literacy programs and nonprofit entities serving hard-to-serve populations; and (2) report to the Congress on distribution and use of such materials.  Authorizes appropriations. Title IV:  Business Leadership for Employment Skills - Amends the Adult Education Act (AEA) to authorize the Secretary of Education to make competitive grants to pay half of the costs of establishing and operating adult education programs which increase the skills of eligible commercial drivers so that they may successfully complete the knowledge test requirements under the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986.  Makes eligible to receive such grants:  (1) private employers employing commercial drivers, in partnership with educational agencies, colleges, or universities; (2) local or State educational agencies, colleges, universities, or community colleges; (3) approved apprentice training programs; and (4) labor organizations whose memberships include commercial drivers.  Requires grantees to refer individuals with literacy skill problems to appropriate adult education programs. Authorizes appropriations. Title V:  Books for Families - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require the Reading is Fundamental organization (RIF), as contractor for the inexpensive book distribution program for reading motivation, to give priority in the selection of additional local programs to programs and projects which serve children and students with certain special needs.  Directs RIF to report annually to the Secretary of Education on the number and description of such additional programs. Amends the Library Services and Construction Act to direct the Secretary of Education, in awarding grants for State and local public library literacy programs, to give priority to programs and services which:  (1) will be delivered in areas of greatest need with highest concentrations of adults without secondary education or its equivalent, and which have either few community or financial resources to establish the program or low per capita income, unemployment, or underemployment; and (2) coordinate with literacy organizations and community-based organizations providing literacy services. Title VI:  Students for Literacy - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for the Student Literacy Corps program. Requires an individual, as a condition for receiving credit in courses under such program, to perform at least 60 hours voluntary service during the academic term as a tutor in an educational or literacy program.  (Current law requires six hours of such service in each week of such academic term.) Title VII:  Volunteers for Literacy - Amends the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to establish a Literacy Challenge Grants program. Authorizes the Director of the ACTION Agency (the Director) to award such challenge grants to eligible public agencies and private organizations to pay the Federal share of the costs of establishing, operating, or expanding community or employee literacy programs or projects that include the use of full-time or part-time volunteers. Authorizes appropriations. Title VIII:  Literacy for Incarcerated Individuals - Amends the Adult Education Act (AEA) to establish requirements for mandatory functional literacy programs for incarcerated adults in State correctional systems and local jails or detention centers. Requires such a program to be in effect within two years in at least one major correctional faility, for each State correctional system and each local jail or detention center with an inmate population. Requires each State correctional system and each local jail or detention center with an over 150 inmate population to have such a program in effect within five years, if funds are available.  Sets forth required components of such programs.  Exempts from required participation any individual who is serving a life sentence without parole, or terminally ill, or under a sentence of death.  Requires annual reports on such mandatory literacy programs.",2025-08-26T17:29:11Z,
101-hr-5953,101,hr,5953,Defense Nuclear Workers' Compensation Act,Labor and Employment,1990-10-26,1990-10-26,Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.,House,"Rep. Skaggs, David E. [D-CO-2]",CO,D,S000462,5,"Defense Nuclear Workers' Compensation Act - Provides that, except as modified by this Act, an employee at any Department of Energy defense nuclear facility (facility) shall be considered an employee for purposes of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA).  Sets forth special rules for LHWCA coverage of such facility employees. Provides that compensation shall be payable if disability or death results from an injury arising out of and in the course of employment at such a facility. Establishes, in such compensation claim proceedings, a rebuttable presumption that a specified disease (i.e., one of various forms of cancer) is such a compensable injury, if the injured employee has suffered from the described disease, and either:  (1) was employed for ten or more years in a building or facility of such a facility in which radioactive materials were regularly stored, handled, or disposed of; or (2) while employed at such building or facility, received ten REM or more total exposure to ionizing radiation or ten percent or more of the maximum permissible body burden exposure to ionizing radiation. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to extend compensation districts established under the LHWCA, or establish new compensation districts, to include any area to which this Act applies, and to assign to each such district one or more deputy commissioners. Includes among the Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities the following facilities under the control or jurisdiction of the Secretary of Energy:  (1) production or utilization facilities operated for national security purposes; (2) nuclear waste storage or disposal facilities; (3) testing and assembly facilities operated for national security purposes; and (4) nuclear weapons research facilities.",2025-08-26T17:24:26Z,
101-hr-5954,101,hr,5954,"To provide for publication of a thorough, accurate, and reliable documentary record of major United States foreign policy activities through the ""Foreign Relations of the United States"" historical series of the Department of State.",International Affairs,1990-10-26,1990-10-26,Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.,House,"Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13]",NY,D,S000673,3,"Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to set forth provisions concerning the ""Foreign Relations of the United States"" historical series, a documentary record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and diplomatic activity. Requires all Federal agencies engaged in foreign policy to develop procedures for their historical offices to coordinate with the Department of State's Office of the Historian in selecting materials for inclusion in the series. Directs the Advisory Committee on the Foreign Relations of the United States Historical Series for the Department of State to review and make recommendations concerning the documents to be included.  Requires selected documents to be selected for declassification review.  Directs Federal agencies, if a document is not declassifiable because of a need to protect sources, methods, or sensitive national security information, to make deletions in the text to make the document declassifiable.  Requires Federal agencies, if the meaning of a document is so altered by such deletions that it would be misleading, to prepare an unclassified summary of the document.  Sets forth congressional reporting requirements for agencies that refuse to prepare declassified documents or unclassified summaries. Establishes the Advisory Committee on the Foreign Relations of the United States Historical Series for the Department of State. Authorizes the Advisory Committee to approve the withholding of a document or a portion of a document from publication in the historical series if necessary to:  (1) avoid publication of matters which would impede current diplomatic negotiations or official activities of the U.S. Government; or (2) condense the record and avoid repetition of details. Directs the Secretary of State to ensure that the historical series is published within 30 years after the events documented. Requires all Department of State documents to be automatically declassified 30 years after the events documented and made available to the public at the National Archives unless such documents would: (1) compromise weapons technology important to the U.S. national defense or provide access by other nations to weapons design information or to cryptologic systems or codes; (2) disclose the names of living persons who provided confidential information to the United States where disclosure would result in harm to such persons; or (3) impede current diplomatic negotiations or official activities of the U.S. Government. Directs the Advisory Committee to review and report annually to the Information Security Oversight Office, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the State Department's declassification procedures and documents representative of State Department documents that remain classified after 30 years.",2024-02-07T11:38:03Z,
101-hr-5955,101,hr,5955,National Fishery Resource Conservation System Act of 1990,Public Lands and Natural Resources,1990-10-26,1990-10-27,Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Unsoeld, Jolene [D-WA-3]",WA,D,U000017,0,"National Fishery Resource Conservation System Act of 1990 - Establishes within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service the National Fishery Resource Conservation System (NFRCS) consisting of discrete units of fish habitat that are to be provided protection, conservation, and management by appropriate entities. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to:  (1) encourage the States to use specified Federal grants to acquire fish habitat; and (2) promulgate regulations to govern administration of the NFRCS. Establishes the Fishery Resource Conservation Board to:  (1) advise the Secretary regarding essential fish habitat; (2) coordinate activities with Federal, State, tribal, local, and other organizations regarding fish habitat; and (3) submit annual recommendations to the Secretary regarding fish habitat areas which should be protected. Requires the Secretary to submit an annual status report, including a habitat priority acquisition list, to the Congress. Authorizes the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to annually sell a series of collectible fishery artwork, and to use the funds generated for fishery resources conservation.  Authorizes the Service and the Foundation to use contributions for fishery conservation purposes.  Authorizes appropriations from the Land and Water Conservation Fund.",2025-08-26T17:25:30Z,
101-hr-5956,101,hr,5956,Alaska Peninsula Wilderness Designation Act of 1990,Public Lands and Natural Resources,1990-10-26,1990-12-03,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources.",House,"Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]",AK,R,Y000033,1,"Alaska Peninsula Wilderness Designation Act of 1990 - Designates the following lands in Alaska as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:  (1) the Aniakchak Wilderness within the Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve; (2) the Alaska Peninsula Wilderness within the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge; and (3) the addition of specified lands within the Becharof National Wildlife Refuge to the Becharof Wilderness. Provides for the relinquishment of Koniag, Inc., Selection Rights (oil and gas rights) to specified lands in Alaska.",2025-08-26T17:28:19Z,
101-hr-5957,101,hr,5957,To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable credit for adoption expenses for individuals adopting children.,Taxation,1990-10-26,1990-10-26,Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]",NJ,R,S000522,2,"Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for qualified adoption expenses.  Disallows such credit for any expense for which a deduction or credit is allowable under other provisions of the Code or for any expenses paid from Federal, State, or local funds.",2024-02-07T16:32:33Z,
101-hr-5958,101,hr,5958,Tropical Forest Consumer Information and Protection Act of 1990,Public Lands and Natural Resources,1990-10-26,1990-12-03,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness.",House,"Rep. Walgren, Doug [D-PA-18]",PA,D,W000044,0,Tropical Forest Consumer Information and Protection Act of 1990 - Prohibits manufacturing or distributing any tropical wood or tropical wood product unless it bears a label or mark indicating the country in which the wood was grown.  Requires sellers through a catalog or communications media to disclose the country of origin.  Allows the Secretary of Commerce to assess civil penalties or order compliance.,2025-08-26T17:24:19Z,
101-hres-535,101,hres,535,"Waiving certain points of order against consideration of the Conference Report on the bill (S. 1630) to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for attainment and maintenance of health protective national ambient air quality standards, and for other purposes, and against its consideration.",Congress,1990-10-26,1990-10-26,Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.,House,"Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-12]",MI,D,B000619,0,Waives points of order against the consideration of the conference report on S. 1630 (air quality).,2024-02-07T14:47:33Z,
101-hres-536,101,hres,536,"Waiving certain points of order against consideration of the conference report on the bill (H.R. 5311) making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991, and for other purposes, and against its consideration.",Congress,1990-10-26,1990-10-26,Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.,House,"Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3]",OH,D,H000074,0,Waives points of order against the consideration of the conference report on H.R. 5311 (appropriations for the District of Columbia).,2024-02-07T14:47:33Z,
101-hres-537,101,hres,537,"Waiving certain points of order against consideration of the conference report on the bill (H.R. 5835) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 4 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1991, and against its consideration.",Congress,1990-10-26,1990-10-27,Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.,House,"Rep. Derrick, Butler C. [D-SC-3]",SC,D,D000267,0,Waives points of order against the consideration of the conference report on H.R. 5835 (budget reconciliation).,2024-02-07T14:47:33Z,
101-hres-538,101,hres,538,"Waiving certain points of order against consideration of the conference report on the bill (S. 358) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to change the level, and preference system for admission, of immigrants to the United States, and to provide for administrative naturalization, and for other purposes, and against its consideration.",Congress,1990-10-26,1990-10-27,Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.,House,"Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9]",MA,D,M000834,0,Deems H. Con.Res. 394 to have been passed by the House.  Waives points of order against the consideration of the conference report on S. 358 (immigration and aliens).,2024-02-07T14:47:33Z,
101-hres-539,101,hres,539,Amending clause 2(n) of rule XI of the Rules of the House.,Congress,1990-10-26,1990-10-26,Referred to the House Committee on Rules.,House,"Rep. Carr, Bob [D-MI-6]",MI,D,C000178,0,"Amends rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide that committee funds shall not be used for travel unless its official nature is established by a specific travel resolution approved by majority vote of the committee involved.  Requires such vote to be taken by a rollcall vote of the committee in public session.  Gives the committee chairman, under an emergency, the power to approve travel proposals. Requires a complete travel report to be filed with the pertinent committee within ten working days of the completed travel.  Defines the contents of such report. Requires that each committee keep on file and available for public inspection all approved travel resolutions and reports.",2024-02-07T14:47:33Z,
101-s-3249,101,s,3249,"A bill to deem the Strategic Target System program conducted at Kauai, Hawaii, to be a major Federal action for the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act.",Environmental Protection,1990-10-26,1990-10-26,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]",HI,D,A000069,0,"Deems the Strategic Target System program conducted by the Sandia National Laboratories of the Department of Energy at the Kauai Test Facility on the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii, to be a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.",2025-01-14T17:12:38Z,
101-s-3250,101,s,3250,Alaska Land Status Technical Corrections Act of 1990,Public Lands and Natural Resources,1990-10-26,1990-10-26,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK]",AK,R,M001085,1,"Alaska Land Status Technical Corrections Act of 1990 - Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to:  (1) modify the Fort Davis land allotment; and (2) subject such land to valid existing rights and an easement for the Iditarod National Historic Trail. Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) to authorize an allotment applicant, who had a valid application pending before the Department of the Interior on December 18, 1971, and whose application remains pending as of the date of the enactment of this Act, to amend the land description to describe land other than that the applicant originally intended to claim if:  (1) the applicant filed an allotment application which described land selected by, tentatively approved to, or patented to the State of Alaska; (2) the amended land description describes land selected by, tentatively approved to, or patented to Alaska of approximately equal acreage to substitute for the land originally described in the application; and (3) the Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources for Alaska, acting under the authority of State law, has agreed to reconvey or relinquish the land described in the amended application to the United States. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to:  (1) accept conveyance or relinquishment of the land described in the amended application from Alaska as an allotment for the benefit of the allotment application; (2) upon such acceptance, to cause the allotment to be surveyed (if it has not already been surveyed) and issue a trust certificate; and (3) adjust his computation of the acreage charged against Alaska's land entitlement. Ratifies certain conveyances to the Montana Creek and Caswell Native Associations and declares that such Associations have received their full entitlement of lands pursuant to ANCSA. Withdraws specified lands, for a period of one year, for selection by the Elim Native Corporation.  Authorizes such Corporation to select such lands in partial satisfaction of its entitlement under ANCSA. Bars selections from lands within the Iditarod National Historic Trail corridor. Requires the Secretary to receive and adjudicate such selections as though they were filed in a timely manner and to convey such lands to such Corporation. Specifies that a real property interest distributed by a Native Corporation to a shareholder of such corporation pursuant to a program to provide homesites to its shareholders shall be deemed conveyed and received under ANCSA, provided that certain conditions are met, including that alienability of the Corporation's Settlement Common Stock has not yet been terminated under provisions of such Act. Directs the Secretary to execute such instruments as necessary to release the condition on specified lands (including Beaver Airport) that such lands revert to the United States if such lands are not developed, or cease to be used, for airport purposes. Modifies the boundary of the Chugach National Forest, Alaska. Authorizes and directs the Secretary to convey specified land in Alaska to the Rabbit Creek Lions Club. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the University of Alaska all U.S. interests in the lands of the University of Alaska's Agricultural Experiment Station and Fur Farm Experiment Station.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
101-s-3251,101,s,3251,Counterintelligence Improvements Act of 1990,Armed Forces and National Security,1990-10-26,1990-10-26,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Intelligence.,Senate,"Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK]",OK,D,B000639,1,"Counterintelligence Improvements Act of 1990 - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to establish requirements for access to ""top secret"" information (access).  Entitles the President and Vice President, Members of the Congress, Justices of the Supreme Court, and Article III judges to access needed for the performance of their governmental functions without regard to the other provisions of this Act. Restricts access among Government employees to those who are U.S. citizens who require routine access for the performance of official governmental functions and who have been determined to be trustworthy based upon background investigations. Permits access by others only as permitted in accordance with regulations issued by the President which shall provide that:  (1) no Government employee shall be given access unless such person has been subject to an appropriate background investigation and has consented to granting the responsible investigative agency authority, for the period of access and five years thereafter, to examine specified financial records, consumer reports, and records maintained by commercial entities within the United States pertaining to foreign travel, has agreed to report travel to foreign countries not authorized as part of the subject's official duties, and has agreed to report to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or other appropriate investigative authorities any unauthorized contacts with foreign nationals or persons representing foreign nationals attempting to acquire classified information; (2) all employees granted access shall be subject to additional background investigations at least every five years and to investigation by an appropriate governmental authority at any time during the period of access; (3) access by persons who do not meet such requirements shall be permitted only where the President determines that such access is essential to protect or further U.S. national security interests; and (4) a single office shall be designated to monitor implementation of such provisions and to submit annual reports and implementing regulations to the appropriate congressional committees. Sets forth provisions authorizing waivers of such provisions or regulations in extraordinary circumstances when essential for national security interests in cases involving U.S. citizens or persons admitted for permanent residence.  Requires that such waivers be made a matter of record and reported to such designated office. Requires, as conditions of access to classified cryptographic information, that persons:  (1) meet the requirements applicable to those having access to top secret information; and (2) be subject, during the period of such access, to periodic polygraph examinations limited in scope to questions of a counterintelligence nature. Precludes the removal of individuals from access to cryptographic information based solely upon the results produced by a polygraph instrument measuring physiological resources unless, after further investigation, the head of the department or agency concerned determines the risk to national security in permitting such access to be so potentially grave that access must be denied. Amends the Right to Financial Privacy Act to permit a customer who is the subject of a personnel security investigation conducted by an authorized investigative Government agency as a condition of being granted or maintaining access to authorize nonrevocable disclosure of all financial records maintained by financial institutions to the appropriate governmental authorities for the period of the customer's access and for up to five years after such access has been terminated. (Under current law, a person may consent to access to his financial records for a period of three months.)  Requires the designated office to inform the House and Senate intelligence committees annually concerning the number of requests for financial records made pursuant to this Act. Makes it a crime to possess espionage devices with intent to violate the espionage statutes and to sell top secret documents or materials to foreign governments, with exceptions.  Allows, as a defense, that the information or document in question has been officially released to the public by an authorized representative of the United States prior to the sale or transfer in question.  Makes it a misdemeanor for a U.S.  officer, employer, or contractor to knowingly remove top secret documents and retain them at an unauthorized location. Amends the Federal criminal code to:  (1) grant specified U.S. courts jurisdiction to try cases involving espionage and related offenses begun or committed outside the United States; and (2) extend coverage of the special forfeiture provision (permitting the Attorney General to file suit to recover the profits of certain crimes) to additional crimes of espionage and to espionage convictions in foreign courts for misconduct that would constitute offenses under U.S. espionage laws. Permits the Government to deny retirement pay to U.S. retirees in the civil service, Foreign Service, and Central Intelligence Agency retirement and disability systems who are convicted of espionage in foreign courts which involve U.S. national defense information, subject to certification by the Attorney General to the agency employing or formerly employing the person concerned that the conviction had been obtained by an impartial court of appropriate jurisdiction, that the conviction is not being appealed or that final action has been taken on such appeal, and that the conviction was obtained under procedures which accorded the U.S. retiree due process rights comparable to those under the Constitution.  Subjects such denial determinations to review by the U.S. Court of Claims. Amends the Consumer Credit Protection Act to require consumer reporting agencies, upon request, to furnish:  (1) consumer reports to the FBI pursuant to a written certification by the Director of the FBI that the records are sought for an authorized foreign counterintelligence investigation and that the person to whom such reports relate is believed to be a foreign agent; and (2) identifying information respecting any consumer at the Director's request when necessary to the conduct of an authorized counterintelligence investigation.  Prohibits such agencies from divulging to the consumer that the FBI has sought or obtained such information.  Requires the Director to inform the House and Senate intelligence committees annually concerning all such requests. Amends the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 to authorize the Director of the FBI to request from wire or electronic communications service providers subscriber information concerning a person or entity where the Director certifies that the information sought is relevant to an authorized foreign counterintelligence investigation and there is reason to believe that communications facilities registered in the name of the person or entity have been used, through the services of such provider, in communication with a foreign agent or power, or a foreign diplomatic establishment. Prohibits the FBI from conducting any investigation of a person or entity on the basis of nonpublishable information received pursuant to such request unless there is reason to believe that such person or entity is involved, or is seeking to become involved, in clandestine intelligence or international terrorism activities on behalf of a foreign agent or power, or is in a position to provide assistance to the FBI in countering such activities. Authorizes the FBI to:  (1) conduct a limited inquiry to determine whether there is a basis for such an investigation, subject to guidelines issued by the Attorney General and submitted to the House and Senate intelligence committees; and (2) disseminate information and records so obtained only as provided in such guidelines and, with respect to dissemination to another Federal agency, only if such information is clearly relevant to the authorized responsibilities of such agency.  Bars the dissemination of information concerning a communication of a U.S. person so obtained outside the FBI except for authorized counterintelligence or law enforcement purposes. Authorizes the Attorney General to pay rewards of up to $1,000,000 for information leading to:  (1) the arrest or conviction of any individual for committing, or conspiring or attempting to commit, espionage; or (2) the prevention or frustration of an act of espionage against the United States. Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide a court order process, similar to that required for electronic surveillance, for physical searches for foreign intelligence purposes. Empowers the special courts established under such Act, upon appropriate application and with appropriate certification, to issue an order authorizing such a search.  Sets forth:  (1) reporting requirements; (2) penalties for intentional violations of search or nondisclosure requirements; and (3) provisions for civil actions, including punitive damages, for violations with respect to an unauthorized search or the disclosure of information arising out of an unauthorized search.",2025-08-26T17:27:08Z,
101-s-3252,101,s,3252,"Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act",Environmental Protection,1990-10-26,1990-10-26,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA]",LA,D,B000780,0,"Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army to convene the Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Task Force to prepare a list of coastal wetlands restoration projects in Louisiana in order of priority based on the cost-effectiveness of such projects in creating, restoring, or protecting wetlands, taking into account the quality of such wetlands. Directs the Secretary to transmit the list annually to the Congress. Provides that such list (prior to the date a plan to identify such projects is prepared) shall only include restoration projects that can be substantially completed during the initial five-year period. Directs the Task Force to prepare a plan to identify priority coastal restoration projects.  Requires such plan to coordinate projects to ensure long-term conservation of Louisiana wetlands. Directs the Secretary to:  (1) submit such plan to the Congress; and (2) submit a triennial scientific evaluation of the effectiveness of such projects to the Congress. Deems ecological, aesthetic, cultural, and economic benefits to exceed the cost of any project which contributes significantly to wetlands restoration.  Allocates funding for such projects based on a project's priority. Limits the Federal share of projects to 75 percent of the total cost.  Raises such limit for States with approved coastal wetlands conservation plans.  Sets forth forms of State shares of such projects. Requires the Secretary, the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with the Governor of Louisiana if the Governor agrees, to enter into an agreement to:  (1) set forth a process by which the State of Louisiana agrees to develop and implement a Coastal Wetlands Conservation Plan; and (2) designate a State agency to develop and submit such Plan to the Administrator, the Director, and the Secretary for approval. Directs the Administrator to make grants (not to exceed 75 percent of development costs) to assist the agency in developing the Plan. Requires the Secretary, the Director, and the Administrator to provide technical assistance to the State for such Plan. Sets forth a goal for such Plan of no net loss of wetlands as a result of development activities.  Outlines the elements of the Plan. Provides for approval of the Plan if:  (1) the State has adequate authority to implement the Plan; and (2) the Plan is adequate to attain the goal of no net loss of wetlands and is in compliance with this Act.  Sets forth modification procedures in the case of noncompliance. Directs the Secretary, the Director, and the Administrator to report biennially to the Congress on such Plan. Requires the Director to make matching grants to coastal States to carry out coastal wetlands conservation projects.  Directs the Director, in awarding such grants, to give priority to projects that are:  (1) consistent with the National Wetlands Priority Conservation Plan developed under the Emergency Wetlands Resources Act; (2) in coastal States that have established dedicated funding for programs to acquire coastal wetlands, natural areas, and open spaces; and (3) in maritime forests on coastal barrier islands.  Subjects the provision of such grants to conditions that will ensure that real property interests acquired, enhanced, or restored with such moneys will be administered for the long-term conservation of lands, waters, and fish and wildlife. Limits such grants to 50 percent of the total cost of a project, except in cases where a State has established a trust fund. Authorizes the Director to:  (1) make progress payments on wetlands conservation projects; and (2) enter into agreements to make payments on portions of such projects, subject to the availability of Federal funds. Requires the Director to direct the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Wetland Inventory to update and digitize wetlands maps in Texas and to conduct an assessment of the wetlands in such State. Allocates funds to carry out this Act's activities, including an amount for allocation under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out projects for the protection, restoration, or enhancement of aquatic and associated ecosystems. Requires the Secretary to give such projects equal consideration with irrigation, navigation, or flood control projects. Directs the Secretary to study the feasibility of modifying the operation of existing navigation and flood control projects to allow for an increase in the share of Mississippi River flows and sediment sent down the Atchafalaya River for purposes of land building and wetlands nourishment.",2025-08-26T17:25:12Z,
101-s-3253,101,s,3253,"A bill to provide for the establishment of industrial recapitalization funds by industries which were injured by unfair import competition, and for other purposes.",Taxation,1990-10-26,1990-10-26,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT]",CT,D,L000304,0,"Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a corporation to establish an industrial recapitalization fund if such corporation has been injured by subsidized sales of imported merchandise or forced sales of less than fair value.  Requires such corporation to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Commerce to use such fund to acquire new, or to modernize, plant and equipment in the United States for an essential industry.  Allows non-taxable deposits to be made to such fund during the five years after entering into an agreement.  Makes certain gains, earnings, and profits non-taxable if related to the fund. Allows qualified withdrawals for the 12 years after formation of the fund and provides for the tax treatment of such fund after the close of the tenth year. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to set forth reporting requirements for the Secretary of Commerce concerning the collection of antidumping and countervailing duties. Requires the appropriate Customs Service officer to reliquidate any entry necessary to correct the failure to assess and collect an antidumping or countervailing duty.",2025-01-14T18:59:41Z,
101-s-3254,101,s,3254,Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1990,"Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues",1990-10-26,1990-10-26,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE]",DE,D,B000444,7,"Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1990 - Prohibits Federal, State, and local governments, and any person acting under color of law, from restricting any person's free exercise of religion unless:  (1) the restriction is in the form of a rule of general applicability that does not intentionally discriminate against religion or among religions; and (2) the government demonstrates that application of the restriction to a person is essential to furthering a compelling governmental interest and the least restrictive means of doing so.  Authorizes a party aggrieved by a violation of such prohibition to obtain relief, including attorney fees, in a civil action.",2025-08-26T17:28:07Z,