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100-s-2922 100 s 2922 Government Securities Fair Competition Act of 1988 Finance and Financial Sector 1988-10-21 1988-10-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. Senate Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] NY R D000018 0 Government Securities Fair Competition Act of 1988 - Prohibits the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from designating any person of a foreign country as a primary dealer in governmental debt instruments if such country does not accord to U.S. companies the same competitive opportunities in the underwriting and distribution of instruments issued by such country as are accorded to domestic companies. Exempts from such prohibition: (1) any company designated as a primary dealer and acquired by a person of a foreign country before July 31, 1987; and (2) any person of a foreign country if such country, as of January 1, 1987, was negotiating, or had entered into, a bilateral free trade agreement with the United States. Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit any person of a foreign country which does not accord to U.S. brokers and dealers the same competitive opportunities accorded to domestic brokers and dealers from acquiring any registered broker or dealer unless the Securities and Exchange Commission has been given 45 days' advance notice of the proposed acquisition and has not prohibited such acquisition. Authorizes the Commission to deny any application for registration filed by any person of such country and to prohibit any acquisition of a broker or dealer by any person of such country. 2025-08-28T20:07:31Z  
100-s-2923 100 s 2923 Presidential Election Issues Access Act Government Operations and Politics 1988-10-21 1988-10-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN] TN D G000321 0 Presidential Election Issues Access Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission to issue rules requiring each radio and television licensee to make six and one half hours of free broadcast time available to the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates during the eight-week period preceding the election. Describes how and when the broadcast stations shall make the time available. 2025-08-28T20:07:13Z  
100-s-2924 100 s 2924 A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify that medically necessary procedures related to atrophic and weakened jaws are covered under such title. Social Welfare 1988-10-21 1988-10-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] MI D L000261 1 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the inclusion of jaw reconstruction surgery within Medicare coverage. 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z  
100-s-2919 100 s 2919 Hydroelectric Fairness Act of 1988 Energy 1988-10-20 1988-10-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] ID R M000346 1 Hydroelectric Fairness Act of 1988 - Amends the Federal Power Act to prohibit the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from issuing a license for the operation of any existing hydroelectric project located on non-navigable waters and unimproved since August 26, 1935, to anyone but the project's owner. 2025-08-28T20:06:56Z  
100-s-2920 100 s 2920 International Volunteer Military Training Act International Affairs 1988-10-20 1988-10-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] IN R L000504 0 International Volunteer Military Training Act - Amends the Arms Export Control Act to authorize the President to enter into agreements with foreign governments purchasing defense articles under such Act by which the United States will make available certain Federal retirees to provide training and advice to such countries regarding the maintenance, management, or technology skills needed by the countries as a result of the acquisition of such articles. Requires such programs to be implemented through existing procedures, including the use of Department of Defense and host country personnel in identifying and implementing such programs. Requires each host country to pay the United States for the travel expenses, health insurance, and a per diem for each Government retiree utilized in such a program, together with a fee to cover the administrative expenses incurred with respect to such retiree by the sponsoring private and voluntary organization. Allows certain credits allotted under such Act or certain funds made available under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to such countries to be utilized in lieu of such payment. Requires the Federal Government to reimburse each retiree the amounts paid or credited with respect to each such individual. Authorizes the President to reimburse private and voluntary organizations for the expenses incurred in establishing and administering the retiree programs. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-28T20:05:20Z  
100-s-2921 100 s 2921 Older Women's Cancer Prevention Act of 1988 Social Welfare 1988-10-20 1988-10-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CT D D000388 0 Older Women's Cancer Prevention Act of 1988 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the cap on coverage of screening mammography. 2025-08-28T20:07:36Z  
100-s-2914 100 s 2914 Social Security Sanctity Act Social Welfare 1988-10-19 1988-10-19 Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of of August 4, 1977. Senate Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] NY D M001054 0 Social Security Sanctity Act - Title I: Exclusion of Receipts and Disbursements of Social Security Trust Funds When Calculating Maximum Deficit Amounts - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to exclude, beginning with FY 1990, Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund receipts and outlays in Federal deficit determinations for purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act). Title II: Social Security Administration Reorganization Act - Social Security Administrative Reorganization Act - Amends title VII (Administration) of the Social Security Act to establish as an independent executive agency a Social Security Agency. Provides that the Agency shall be headed by a Social Security Board which shall: (1) govern the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance program under title II, the Supplemental Security Income program under title XVI, and the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act; (2) appoint a Commissioner of Social Security to act as the chief operating officer of the Agency responsible for administering such programs; (3) make annual budgetary recommendations relating to the Agency to the Congress; (4) make recommendations to the Congress and the President with respect to the administration of such programs; (5) provide the Congress and the President with all information relating to such programs; and (6) conduct policy analysis and research relating to such programs. Requires that the Office of the Board include an Office of the Actuary, an Office of Policy and Legislation, an Office of General Counsel, and an Ombudsman. Sets forth the Board's authority with respect to the appointment of employees and the organization of the Agency. Establishes an Office of the Inspector General within the Agency. Requires coordination between the Board, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of the Treasury in the administration of titles… 2025-08-28T20:05:00Z  
100-s-2915 100 s 2915 A bill to make certain minor and technical amendments to the Child Abuse Prevention, Adoption, and Family Services Act of 1988. Families 1988-10-19 1988-10-21 Message on House action received in Senate and held at desk: House amendment to Senate bill. Senate Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CT D D000388 0 (Measure passed House, amended) Makes technical and other amendments to the Child Abuse Prevention, Adoption, and Family Services Act of 1988. Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require that priority for discretionary research and demonstration grants be given to activities related to the identification and prevention of child abuse and neglect. Makes technical revisions to such Act with respect to specified provisions for grants and contracts, extensions of waivers of certain requirements for States, grants and technical assistance to States for programs for disabled infants with life-threatening conditions, and authorizations of appropriations. Replaces a reference to the Office of Human Development Services with a reference to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Department responsible for administration of the program under such Act. Amends title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 to provide that such title may be cited as the Adoption Opportunities Act. Amends the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act to raise from $150,000 to $200,000 the maximum amount which any one family violence shelter may receive under a demonstration grants program. 2021-06-10T22:30:41Z  
100-s-2916 100 s 2916 Congressional Scholarships for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Act Education 1988-10-19 1988-10-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] OH D G000236 0 Congressional Scholarships for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Act - Instructs the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish and implement a merit-based competitive program for awarding a four-year Congressional Scholarship for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering to one female and one male from each U.S. congressional district. Requires the Director: (1) annually to notify secondary schools and colleges of the program; and (2) to establish nominating committees for each congressional district. Prescribes eligibility, nomination, and selection criteria, as well as conditions to be met by recipients in order to maintain eligibility. Limits each scholarship to $5,000 per year, to be used solely for tuition, fees, and room and board expenses. Requires the NSF Director to ensure that both students and nominating committees are selected on a nondiscriminatory basis. Authorizes FY 1989 through 1992 appropriations. 2025-08-28T20:07:37Z  
100-s-2917 100 s 2917 Fire Safe Cigarette Implementation Act of 1988 Congress 1988-10-19 1988-10-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN] TN D G000321 1 Fire Safe Cigarette Implementation Act of 1988 - Reestablishes the Interagency Committee on Cigarette and Little Cigar Fire Safety to oversee the work of the Implementation Task Force. Establishes an Implementation Task Force to continue the work specified by the Cigarette Safety Act of 1984, including: (1) development of a validated test method to determine the ignition propensity of cigarettes and little cigars when in contact with upholstered furniture or mattresses; (2) development of performance data for current cigarettes, using the validated test method, so as to compare future cigarette performance; (3) study and computer modeling of ignition physics relating to cigarettes, little cigars, soft furnishings, and fabrics; (4) collection of data regarding the characteristics of cigarettes and little cigars, products ignited, and smokers involved in smoking-related fires as well as changes in the composition of smoke from modified cigarettes and little cigars, and societal costs from smoking-related fire injuries; and (5) commercial feasibility and economic impact of cigarettes and little cigars having reduced ignition propensity. Protects the confidentiality of trade secrets and confidential information provided to the Interagency Committee or the Task Force. Sets forth reporting requirements. Terminates the Task Force within three years and three months of this Act's enactment. 2025-08-28T20:05:17Z  
100-s-2918 100 s 2918 National High-Performance Computer Technology Act of 1988 Science, Technology, Communications 1988-10-19 1988-10-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN] TN D G000321 0 National High-Performance Computer Technology Act of 1988 - Title I: National High-Performance Computer Technology Plan - Directs the President, through the Office of Science and Technology Policy, to develop and implement a National High-Performance Computer Technology Plan, to be submitted to the Congress within one year of this title's enactment and revised at least biennially. Requires the plan to recommend a five-year proposal of goals and priorities for a Federal high-performance computer technology program. Describes required plan contents, including funding requirements and suggested roles for various Federal agencies. Designates the National Research Council as the lead entity in connection with the plan, directing it to coordinate related activities among the agencies, review budget estimates, and work with both researchers and potential users of the research. Suggests responsibilities appropriate to specified Federal agencies. Directs each Federal entity involved in high-performance computing to submit, as part of its annual request budget, a report to the Office of Management and Budget on the role of its activities with regard to the plan and relevant budget requests. Instructs the Chairman of the National Research Council to submit to the President and to the Congress, by January 31 annually, a report on plan achievements and progress. Title II: National Research Computer Network - Directs the National Science Foundation to: (1) work for the development of a three gigabit per second national research computer network to link government, industry, and education communities to; (2) convene a committee to advise on network user needs; and (3) determine the most efficient mechanism for assuring operating funds for the long-term maintenance and use of such a network. Directs the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to determine the effect of current telecommunications regulations on private industry participation in the data transmission field and to report its findings to the C… 2025-08-28T20:08:04Z  
100-s-2906 100 s 2906 Boxing Labor Standards Act Labor and Employment 1988-10-18 1988-10-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] NV D R000146 0 Boxing Labor Standards Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) to establish an advisory council on occupational safety and health respecting the safety of boxing. Directs the council to advise, consult with, and, within one year after enactment of this Act, make recommendations to the Secretary concerning a Federal occupational safety and health standard respecting the safety of boxing. Directs the Secretary to promulgate such standard pursuant to specified provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the Act). Subjects violators of such standard to specified penalties under the Act. Provides that such Federal standard shall not preempt a State standard if the State: (1) has a State Occupational Safety and Health Plan approved under the Act or has some other standard certified by the Secretary, either of which is more effective with respect to the safety of boxing than the Federal standard; (2) has a State boxing commission to regulate and enforce such standard; and (3) submits an inspection program to the Secretary for certification and the Secretary certifies such program. Directs the Secretary to establish the Office of Boxing Standards Compliance within the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and appoint a Director of such Office. Grants such Office authority to enforce the Federal occupational safety and health standard relating to boxing, including authority to conduct inspections and investigations under the Act and to establish a passport system of boxer registration and tracking. Establishes a nonprofit corporation, the Fighters Institute for Support and Training, Incorporated (FIST) with a principal office in Washington, D.C., to: (1) provide counseling and financial support (to or for the benefit of prizefighters who lack the resources to obtain career and psychological counseling), educational scholarships, vocational training, substance abuse assistance, job placement counseling, or related assistance to prepare for and effect a successful transition to pro… 2025-08-28T20:06:49Z  
100-s-2907 100 s 2907 A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide relief from certain inequities remaining in the crediting of National Guard technician service in connection with civil service retirement, and for other purposes. Government Operations and Politics 1988-10-18 1988-10-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] SC R T000254 0 Eliminates post-1968 service in the National Guard as a prerequisite to civil service retirement credit for former National Guard technicians. Amends the National Guard Technicians Act of 1968 to eliminate post-1968 service as a prerequisite for National Guard technicians to receiving credit in the determination of length of Federal civil service for purposes of leave, Federal employees' death and disability compensation, group life and health insurance, severance pay, tenure, and status. Sets forth rules for applying provisions of this Act to affected individuals. 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z  
100-s-2908 100 s 2908 A bill to prevent retroactive change in tax treatment of a qualified intermodal cargo container of a United States person and to clarify existing tax law by providing a general rule of nondiscriminatory application for investment tax credit and cost recovery purposes. Taxation 1988-10-18 1988-10-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] NY R D000018 1 Prohibits the retroactive application of any interpretation or recordkeeping requirement pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code in connection with any investment tax credit or cost recovery deduction claimed by a taxpayer with respect to a qualified intermodal cargo container. Treats such containers as used in the transportation of property to and from the United States. Permits changes in the tax treatment of such containers only by future regulations that must: (1) apply prospectively only; and (2) treat these containers at least as favorably as other specified types of equipment used in international transportation. 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z  
100-s-2909 100 s 2909 Novel Organism Release Act Environmental Protection 1988-10-18 1988-10-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MT D B000243 0 Novel Organism Release Act - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to regulate the release of novel organisms. Defines "novel organism" as any living organism, including nucleic acid, or a plasmid, virus, bacterium, fungus, blue-green algae, or protist or algae, or plant or animal, the genetic material of which has been deliberately manipulated or altered by human intervention through methods including gene amplification, conjugation, transformation, transduction, transposition, cell fusion, or methods of genetic engineering. Requires the publication of an Instruction Manual for Notification of Proposed Releases of Novel Organisms to be made available to biotechnology research organizations and firms. Establishes within the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances a Division for Biotechnology Assistance. Calls for the establishment of a toll-free telephone information service on laws regulating biotechnology. Establishes categories of releases of novel organisms based upon factors that contribute to risk to health and the environment, requiring notification or a permit. Creates within the National Library of Medicine a Biotechnology Environmental Release Database to coordinate the accumulation of information concerning the interactions and impacts of novel organisms with the environment. Establishes a general framework for the coordination of regulatory efforts of governmental agencies for the release of novel organisms. Requires persons submitting notification of a proposed release of a novel organism to initially contact the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Requires that an Internal Environmental Biosafety Committee (IEBC) be established whenever the release of a novel organism is proposed, to review the release and recommend tentative categorization. Sets forth other IEBC duties, requires public hearings on the release, and describes authorities to withhold confidential business information regarding the release. Details procedures for petition… 2025-08-28T20:08:26Z  
100-s-2910 100 s 2910 A bill for the relief of Lea Gelb, Chaim Morris Gelb, and Sidney Gelb. Private Legislation 1988-10-18 1988-10-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] NY R D000018 0 Deems specified claims of three named individuals, for purposes of the Czechoslovakian Claims Settlement Act of 1981, to be claims for losses resulting from the nationalization of property by the Government of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic on August 9, 1958. Directs the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States to redetermine the validity of the claims. 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z  
100-s-2911 100 s 2911 Parks, Preservation and Recreation Reorganization Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 1988-10-18 1988-10-20 Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Senate Sen. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA] GA D F000329 0 Parks, Preservation and Recreation Reorganization Act - Provides for the appointment by the President and with the advice and consent of the Senate of an additional Assistant Secretary for Conservation, Preservation, and Recreation within the Department of the Interior. Makes the Assistant Secretary responsible for the conservation and preservation of the Nation's natural and historic resources. Requires the Assistant Secretary to appoint a Director of the National Park Service, a Director of Preservation, and a Director of Recreation. Transfers specified functions of the Secretary of the Interior to such Directors. 2025-08-28T20:09:03Z  
100-s-2912 100 s 2912 Comprehensive Preservation Act of 1988 Public Lands and Natural Resources 1988-10-18 1988-10-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA] GA D F000329 0 Comprehensive Preservation Act of 1988 - Title I: Historic Preservation Agency - Establishes a Historic Preservation Agency to preserve U.S. historic resources. Provides that the Preservation Agency shall be headed by an Administrator, to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Transfers all functions and authorities contained in the National Historic Preservation Act of the Secretary of the Interior and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation to the Preservation Agency. Sets forth such transferred responsibilities. Prohibits the Preservation Agency from owning or managing land. Provides that any real property acquired by the Preservation Agency shall be transferred to an owner who will ensure the preservation of such historic property. Requires proceeds from such property to be deposited in a specified trust fund. Establishes the Federal Preservation Coordinating Committee to assist the Preservation Agency in coordinating Federal preservation activities. Establishes the Archeology Advisory Board to advise the Preservation Agency on Federal archaeology policies and to define the standards for federally sponsored archaeology. Creates the Preservation Advisory Committee to advise the Administrator on national preservation policy. Establishes a National Center for Preservation Technology as a private, nonprofit subsidiary of the Preservation Agency for the development and transfer of preservation technologies for the evaluation and conservation of prehistoric and historic resources. Provides that the Center shall be headed by an Executive Director, to be appointed by the Administrator. Outlines the responsibilities of the Board of Trustees of the Center, including the submission of an annual report to the President and the Congress. Authorizes the Center to establish Preservation Technology Centers, which are analytical or technical research laboratories and service facilities, to further the purpose of the Center. Requires the Center to select Preservation Technol… 2025-08-28T20:08:15Z  
100-s-2913 100 s 2913 A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to modify the calculation of Federal deficits and maximum deficit amounts under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to modify the maximum deficit amounts set by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Economics and Public Finance 1988-10-18 1988-10-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] PA R H000456 0 Amends Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 provisions concerning the way in which Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and Federal Disability Trust Fund receipts and outlays are treated when making Federal deficit determinations for FY 1990 through 1993. Includes in such calculations the excess of receipts and taxes over disbursements of the trust funds for FY 1989. Increases the permissible maximum deficit amounts for FY 1989 through 1993. Establishes allowable maximum deficits for FY 1994 and 1995, to reach zero with respect to FY 1996. 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z  
100-s-2894 100 s 2894 A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands in Idaho to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Blevins of Kuna, Idaho. Private Legislation 1988-10-14 1988-10-17 Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Senate Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID] ID R S001138 1 Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands in Idaho to named individuals. 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
100-s-2895 100 s 2895 A bill to transfer certain lands of the South Carolina Commission of Forestry, an agency of the State of South Carolina. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1988-10-14 1988-10-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] SC R T000254 1 Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer certain lands designated as the Carolina Sandhills Wildlife Management Area to the South Carolina Commission of Forestry. Conditions such transfer upon the Commission: (1) managing such lands for the benefit of endangered species of plants or animals in accordance with the Recovery Plan for the Red Cockaded Woodpecker; (2) consulting with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the impact of its management practices on such endangered species; and (3) entering into an agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to provide to such lands basic forest fire protection and certain burning and reforestation services for specified periods of time after the date of such transfer. Provides that such lands shall revert to the United States if: (1) the Secretary determines that the Commission is not in compliance with the terms of such transfer; (2) the lands cease to be used for public purposes; or (3) the Commission no longer desires to operate such lands. Authorizes the Commission to acquire lands within or adjacent to the transferred lands by exchange or sale of such land. Provides that the Commission, prior to such acquisition, shall: (1) notify the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and (2) determine that the acquisition is in the best interest of the public purposes of South Carolina and is necessary for efficient management administration of the transferred lands. Repeals a certain executive order concerning the Sand Hills State Forest. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
100-s-2896 100 s 2896 National Plumbing Fixtures Efficiency Act of 1988 Water Resources Development 1988-10-14 1988-10-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA] GA D F000329 0 National Plumbing Fixtures Efficiency Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish water use performance standards for plumbing products classified as covered products. Requires such standards to be designed to achieve the maximum water efficiency which the Secretary determines is technologically feasible and economically justified. Sets forth maximum water use standards for the following products: (1) water closets; (2) urinals; (3) showerheads; and (4) faucets. Requires the Secretary to prescribe water use standards for the following products which are manufactured or sold on or after January 1, 1992: (1) drinking fountains; (2) lawn sprinklers; (3) clothes washers; (4) dishwashers; (5) water cooled air conditioning systems and associated cooling equipment; and (6) decorative water fountains. Directs the Secretary to prescribe water use standards for any product that is classified as a covered product and manufactured and sold on or after the date that is three years after such product receives its classification. Describes the procedure for prescribing water use standards. Directs the Secretary to reevaluate such standards at the end of each five-year period after the date of enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary to prescribe test procedures for classified products. Directs the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe labeling and marking rules for each classified product. Directs the Secretary to study the feasibility of determining coverage for additional consumer products. Establishes a procedure for testing plumbing products and for maintaining test data. Directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology to assist the Secretary as necessary. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe rules for any covered product offered for importation. Sets forth provisions for prohibited acts, enforcement procedures, and the commencement of civil action under this Act. Declares that standards, procedures, or rules under this Act supersede State regulations. Directs the Secretary … 2025-08-28T20:06:46Z  
100-s-2897 100 s 2897 A bill to provide financial assistance to the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles, California, for the education programs of the Museum of Tolerance. Education 1988-10-14 1988-10-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] MA D K000105 1 Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide financial assistance to the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles, California, for the operation of education programs concerning the Holocaust at the Museum of Tolerance of such Center. Sets forth an application requirement. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
100-s-2898 100 s 2898 Farm Conservation and Water Protection Act of 1988 Agriculture and Food 1988-10-14 1988-10-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Senate Sen. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA] GA D F000329 0 Farm Conservation and Water Protection Act of 1988 - Title I: Low-Input Agriculture - Subtitle A: General Provisions - Sets forth the policy of the Congress and the United States regarding low-input agriculture. Defines low-input agriculture as agricultural production practices designed to improve farm profitability and minimize off-farm environmental and health risks by reducing the need for production inputs with known or potentially adverse impacts on human health and the environment. Subtitle B: Low-Input Program - Directs: (1) the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a low-input farm program whereby producers are encouraged through low-interest loans, crop insurance premium reductions, and deficiency payment adjustments to use low-input farming methods. Directs the Soil Conservation Service (Service) to develop: (1) individual farm management plans; and (2) a technical guide for low-input agriculture. Subtitle C: Low-Input Transition Demonstration Program - Directs the Secretary to establish a low-input transition demonstration program to assist producers of the 1989 through 1992 crops in adopting such systems for their farms. Provides with regard to such program for: (1) five-year producer participation; (2) special low-interest transition loans to help defray participants' capital costs; (3) increased deficiency payments for participants; and (4) permitted adjustments in acreage limitation or set-asides for participants. Directs the Service to develop individual participant low-input transition plans. Title II: Conservation - Subtitle A: Wetland Restoration Program - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary to establish a wetland restoration program under which the Secretary may purchase permanent easements on eligible lands and place such lands in a wetland reserve. Sets forth program provisions. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle B: Amendments to Title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 and to the Water Bank Program - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to extend the c… 2025-08-28T20:05:51Z  
100-s-2899 100 s 2899 A bill to require the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to construct a medical research center for the Veteran's Administration and the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. Armed Forces and National Security 1988-10-14 1988-10-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. Senate Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] SC R T000254 0 Requires the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to construct a medical research center at the Veterans Administration Medical Center and the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. Provides that such construction may be carried out only if the Administrator, the President of the Medical University, and the Governor of South Carolina enter into a funding agreement to require the Administrator to pay one-half of the cost of constructing and equipping the center and the State of South Carolina and the Medical University to pay the other half of such cost. Authorizes the Administrator to accept payments from the State of South Carolina and the Medical University to defray such costs. Authorizes the Administrator to enter into an agreement with the President of the Medical University that provides for joint ownership, management, and use of the center. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z  
100-s-2900 100 s 2900 Defense Acquisition Improvement Amendments of 1988 Armed Forces and National Security 1988-10-14 1988-10-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] NM D B000468 1 Defense Acquisition Improvement Amendments of 1988 - Requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition to establish an annual program for review, revision, and implementation of regulations affecting the Department of Defense (DOD) acquisition process. Requires the first annual program to commence by February 1, 1989. Directs the Under Secretary to ensure that final regulations on the following matters are prescribed by June 1, 1989: (1) controls over advisory and assistance services acquired by contract; (2) standards and procedures to ensure that audits of DOD contractors' internal operations are complete and independently-conducted; (3) procedures that eliminate duplicative oversight actions and requirements; (4) revised Defense Acquisition Regulation Council procedures to ensure that primary council actions are assigned to employees of the Office of the Under Secretary, that completion dates are specified for such actions, and that the Under Secretary is informed of delays in actions; (5) appropriate coverage of subcontractors under suspension and debarment procedures; (6) requirements for verification of contractors' assertions of a catalog pricing exemption for contracts in excess of $1,000,000 and authority for a price adjustment in such contracts if such assertions are invalid; (7) implementation of revised work measurement standards to improve productivity and efficiency of contractor operations; (8) implementation of revised cost estimating systems; and (9) guidance to ensure that DOD obtains cost data in connection with split-source procurement contracts and that a defective pricing recovery clause is included in such contracts. Declares that the Under Secretary is the principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense on the resource allocation implications of all acquisition programs. Requires the Secretary to prescribe regulations which require each person submitting a bid for a covered contract to certify that no information relating to such bid was obtained from a Federal employee which: (1) wa… 2025-08-28T20:06:02Z  
100-s-2901 100 s 2901 A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to permit industrial homework except with respect to an individual employer to be in violation of such Act, and for other purposes. Labor and Employment 1988-10-14 1988-10-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO] CO R A000219 7 Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (the Act) to permit industrial homework, except with respect to an individual employer violating minimum wage and maximum hour requirements of such Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor (current law authorizes the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor) to make regulations and orders regulating and restricting industrial homework. Provides that the Secretary may not make any regulation or order under the Act that would prohibit an individual from engaging in homework as an employee of an employer subject to the Act, except that the Secretary may make such an order with respect to an individual employer found to be in violation of the Act. Directs the Secretary, within one year after enactment of this Act and each year thereafter, to report to the Congress on: (1) the impact on industries and employers of the Secretary's regulations and restrictions on industrial homework; and (2) the economic effect on industries and employees of permitting industrial homework. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
100-s-2902 100 s 2902 Medicare Ambulance Service Improvement Act of 1988 Social Welfare 1988-10-14 1988-10-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] MN R D000566 0 Medicare Ambulance Service Improvement Act of 1988 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover ambulance services where other methods of transportation are either unavailable or medically inappropriate. Requires the Office of Technology Assessment to: (1) conduct a study and report to the Congress, within six months of this Act's enactment, on ambulance service costs and charges; and (2) develop a recommended fee schedule for such services. 2025-08-28T20:07:38Z  
100-s-2903 100 s 2903 Trademark Protection Act of 1988 Commerce 1988-10-14 1988-10-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 3 Trademark Protection Act of 1988 - Amends the Lanham Trademark Act to prohibit the importation or sale within the United States of goods manufactured outside the United States and bearing a trademark that is identical to a trademark owned by a U.S. citizen, corporation, or other entity and registered under U.S. trademark laws unless such owner consents to the importation for sale. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to exclude such goods from entry into the United States upon the request of a U.S. trademark owner who has filed a trademark registered certificate with the Secretary. Authorizes the trademark owner to bring an action against importers in any Federal district court to enjoin such importation and to obtain money damages and lost profits for the wrongful use of a trademark. Authorizes the Secretary to promulgate regulations to enforce this Act. 2025-08-28T20:07:47Z  
100-s-2904 100 s 2904 National Water Conservation Act of 1988 Water Resources Development 1988-10-14 1988-10-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA] GA D F000329 0 National Water Conservation Act of 1988 - Title I: Federal Water Conservation Policies - Declares that the following Federal agencies substantially affect the supply, management, or use of water resources: (1) the Department of Agriculture, primarily the Farmers Home Administration and the Soil Conservation Service; (2) the Department of the Army, primarily the Army Corps of Engineers; (3) the Department of Commerce, primarily the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; (4) the Environmental Protection Agency; (5) the Department of Housing and Urban Development; (6) the Department of the Interior, primarily the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the U.S. Geological Survey; and (7) the Tennessee Valley Authority. Requires the top official of each agency to study that agency's policies with respect to water conservation, including the interactions of such policies with other Federal or State agencies. Requires each study specifically to examine the mechanisms by which such policies promote or discourage the economically and environmentally efficient and sustainable use of water. Requires a report to the Congress by January 1, 1990, on each study. Requires such agencies, by January 1, 1990, to implement a plan of action for administratively bringing the agency's policies into conformance with the national policy of water conservation for sustainable use. Title II: Federal Consideration of Water Conservation - Directs the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Agriculture, jointly and separately, to consider specified water conservation activities and programs whenever they are involved in water supply studies. Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Corps of Engineers, to study the management of water levels in those federally managed reservoirs experiencing more than 1,000,000 estimated visitor-days of recreation use in any of the last five years. Requires a report to the Cong… 2025-08-28T20:06:20Z  
100-s-2905 100 s 2905 A bill to authorize the exchange of certain public lands in California and Nevada. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1988-10-14 1988-10-17 Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Senate Sen. Hecht, Chic [R-NV] NV R H000439 0 Amends the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to authorize the exchange of certain Federal lands in California and Nevada for lands owned by the city of Los Angeles, California. Establishes a right-of-way corridor along the existing Navajo-McCullough electrical transmission line, to be designated and administered by the Secretary of the Interior. Authorizes the Secretary to grant rights-of-way for non-Federal electric transmission lines. Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to immediately complete negotiations for the exchange of lands, execute the exchange, and report to specified congressional committees. Declares that such exchange shall not be subject to the preliminary injunction entered by the U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, on December 4, 1985, as amended. Provides for the filing of legal descriptions and maps of lands exchanged and the right-of-way corridor by the city of Los Angeles with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, who shall file such information with the designated congressional committees. Makes such legal descriptions and maps available for public inspection. Declares that the Sunrise Wilderness Study Area has been adequately studied for wilderness designation and is no longer subject to the requirement that the Secretary of the Interior manage such Area in a manner so as not to impair the suitability of such area for preservation as wilderness. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer certain lands to the National Park System as an addition to the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Withdraws such lands, subject to valid existing rights, from: (1) disposition under the public land laws; (2) entry or appropriation under U.S. mining laws; (3) the operation of U.S. mineral leasing laws; and (4) the operation of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970. Requires the city of Los Angeles and the Secretary of Agriculture to immediately establish a trust fund for the purpose of acquiring lands for addition to or enh… 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
100-s-2886 100 s 2886 A bill to provide a method under which the State of New Mexico can continue certain highway road work. Energy 1988-10-13 1988-10-18 Message on Senate action sent to the House. Senate Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] NM R D000407 1 Directs the Secretary of Energy to enter into an agreement with the State of New Mexico to reimburse it for costs incurred for the construction of certain transportation routes for radioactive waste generated during defense-related activities. 2021-06-10T22:30:32Z  
100-s-2887 100 s 2887 A bill for the relief of Rita Luz Juarez. Private Legislation 1988-10-13 1988-10-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] OR R H000343 0 Declares a named individual to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
100-s-2888 100 s 2888 Southeast Lighthouse Preservation Act of 1988 Government Operations and Politics 1988-10-13 1988-10-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] RI R C000269 1 Southeast Lighthouse Preservation Act of 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to convey the Block Island Southeast Lighthouse to the Block Island Southeast Lighthouse Foundation of the town of New Shoreham, Rhode Island. Provides for the United States to continue to operate and maintain navigation aids in the lighthouse. 2025-08-28T20:06:23Z  
100-s-2889 100 s 2889 Health Omnibus Extension of 1988 Health 1988-10-13 1988-11-04 Became Public Law No: 100-607. Senate Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] MA D K000105 1 Health Omnibus Programs Extension of 1988 - Title I: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communcation Disorders and Health Research Extension Act of 1988 - National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders and Health Research Extension Act of 1988 - Subtitle A: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders - Amends title IV (National Research Institutes) of the Public Health Service Act to establish the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (Institute) as an agency of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Removes communicative disorders from the title and purpose of the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke. Requires the Director of the Institute, with the advice of the Institute's advisory council, to establish a National Deafness and Other Communications Disorders Program (Program). Requires the Director to prepare and transmit to the Director of NIH a plan to initiate, expand, intensify, and coordinate activities of the Institute respecting disorders of hearing, balance, voice, speech, language, taste, and smell. Describes the minimum activities of the Program. Requires the Director to establish a National Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Data System for the collection, storage, analysis, retrieval, and dissemination of data and a National Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Information Clearinghouse. Requires the Director, after consultation with the advisory council, to provide for the development, modernization, and operation of new and existing centers for studies of disorders of hearing and other communication processes. Sets forth requirements for the centers, including conducting research and training programs and information and continuing education programs for health professionals, and public information programs. Authorizes centers to provide stipends for health professionals in their training programs. Describes other programs the centers may undertake. Requires the Direct… 2022-12-13T14:57:19Z  
100-s-2890 100 s 2890 A bill to allow for the use of certain lands in Alaska for small hydropower power projects. Energy 1988-10-13 1988-10-14 Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power. Senate Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] AK R M001085 1 Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to facilitate the construction of small hydroelectric power projects at Lake Clark and Grace Lake in Alaska. 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
100-s-2891 100 s 2891 A bill to enhance the prospects for economic development in rural areas by allowing municipal corporations to acquire through eminent domain utility facilities of rural water supply or sewer service corporations. Agriculture and Food 1988-10-13 1988-10-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Senate Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] TX D B000401 0 Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to permit a municipal corporation or utility to use eminent domain to acquire rural water or sewer associations under specified conditions. 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z  
100-s-2892 100 s 2892 A bill to prohibit the disposal of solid waste in any State other than the State in which the waste was generated. Environmental Protection 1988-10-13 1988-10-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] MI D R000249 0 Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit the disposal of solid waste in excess of 100 pounds in any State or political subdivision other than the State in which the waste was generated, unless the State or subdivision has consented to the disposal. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
100-s-2893 100 s 2893 United States Coast Guard Act of 1988 Government Operations and Politics 1988-10-13 1988-10-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] RI D P000193 0 United States Coast Guard Act of 1988 - Amends Federal law to declare that the Coast Guard shall be: (1) a military service and a branch of the U.S. armed forces at all times; and (2) treated as an independent establishment for purposes of all Federal laws. Requires the Coast Guard to operate as a service in the Navy upon the declaration of war or when the President directs. Transfers to the Commandant of the Coast Guard all functions which the Secretary of Transportation exercised before enactment of this Act. Authorizes the Commandant to take certain personnel actions, delegate authority, reorganize functions within the Coast Guard, and prescribe rules. Provides for transfer and allocations of appropriations and personnel. Terminates, on the effective date of this Act, the positions of individuals appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Sets forth savings and separability provisions. Authorizes the Commandant, with the consent of the Secretary of Transportation, to use: (1) personnel of the Department of Transportation; and (2) for a reasonable time, funds appropriated to transferred functions. 2025-08-28T20:05:04Z  
100-s-2881 100 s 2881 A bill to amend the copyright laws to permit the unlicensed viewing of videos under certain conditions. Commerce 1988-10-12 1988-10-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] DE R R000460 0 Amends Federal copyright law to provide that the performance or display of a work by means of a video cassette recorder and television set of a kind commonly used in private homes is not an infringement of copyright if: (1) the display occurs in a health-care (or health-related) facility; (2) no charge is made for such display; and (3) the display is not further transmitted to the public. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
100-s-2882 100 s 2882 A bill to authorize a land exchange in South Dakota and Colorado. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1988-10-12 1988-10-13 Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Senate Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO] CO D W000647 2 Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands in Routt County, Colorado, in exchange for certain lands in Pennington County, South Dakota, which shall become part of the Black Hills National Forest. Provides that if the values of such lands are not equal, they shall be equalized by the payment of cash as provided in the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, without regard to the provision in such Act which limits such payments to 25 percent of the total value of the lands transferred out of Federal ownership. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, if the United States owes cash equalization moneys, to convey lands adjacent to the Colorado property to satisfy the U.S. obligation in such exchange. 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
100-s-2883 100 s 2883 Tech-Prep Education Act Education 1988-10-12 1988-10-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] RI D P000193 0 Tech-Prep Education Act - Directs the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to make grants to pay the Federal share of the cost of activities carried out under this Act to consortia of: (1) local educational agencies or area vocational schools serving secondary school students; and (2) community colleges (including postsecondary vocational technical schools). Sets the Federal share at: (1) 80 percent of first year planning costs; (2) 60 percent of second year implementation and operation costs; (3) 40 percent of third year operating costs; and (4) 20 percent of fourth and fifth year operating costs. Requires each grant recipient to use the grant funds to develop and operate a four-year technical preparation education program. Requires such program to consist of the two years of secondary school preceding higher education, with a common core of required proficiency in mathematics, science, communications, and technologies designed to lead to an associate degree in a specified career field. Requires such program to include development of appropriate curriculum and in-service teacher training. Allows any such program to provide for counselor training and equipment acquisition. Sets forth grant application requirements. Requires applications to include five-year plans for development and implementation. Directs the Secretary to ensure an equitable distribution of assistance among States and among urban and rural consortium participants but to give special consideration to applications which: (1) provide for effective employment placement activities or transfer of students to four-year baccalaureate degree programs; (2) demonstrate commitment to continue the program after termination of assistance under this Act; and (3) are developed in consultation with business, industry, and labor unions. Sets forth reporting requirements. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1993 to carry out this Act. 2025-08-28T20:08:41Z  
100-s-2884 100 s 2884 Hazardous Materials Rail Transportation Safety Act of 1988 Transportation and Public Works 1988-10-12 1988-10-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] PA R S000709 0 Hazardous Materials Rail Transportation Safety Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations regarding emergency response procedures for rail carriers in accident or emergency situations involving the transportation and storage of hazardous materials. Prescribes the contents of such requirements, including a prohibition on the use of railroad tank cars built before November 6, 1971, in hazardous materials transportation unless they meet all safety and design requirements imposed by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to enter into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences for a study of railroad tank car design, and to report the results of such study to the Congress. Requires the Secretary to promulgate regulations requiring training courses, certified by the Secretary, to be given by any person engaged in hazardous waste transportation. Directs the Federal Railroad Administration (the Administration) to increase the number of inspections it conducts on trains, tracks, and bridges used in connection with hazardous materials transportation. Mandates that each train carrying hazardous materials be inspected by Administration inspectors at its point of origin. Prescribes an inspection schedule for track and major signal systems associated with hazardous materials shipments. Requires the Secretary to employ and maintain a specified additional number of safety inspectors to implement the inspections required by this Act and to focus their activities upon the transportation of high-level nuclear waste and spent fuels (with remaining time spent upon the transportation of all other hazardous materials). Requires the Administration to hire one professional engineer to specialize in the development of improved tank car specifications, regulations, and inspections. Amends the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to impose criminal penalties upon persons who deface or remove hazardous materials transportation placards. Directs the Administration to inspect bridges on hazardous mate… 2025-08-28T20:07:48Z  
100-s-2885 100 s 2885 A bill to amend the Hunger Prevention Act of 1988 to make a technical correction. Agriculture and Food 1988-10-12 1988-11-05 Became Public Law No: 100-619. Senate Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] IN R L000504 2 Amends the Hunger Prevention Act of 1988 to make the provisions regarding civil penalties against food stores for food stamp program abuse effective on October 1, 1988. (The effective date under current law is the earlier of July 1, 1989, or the date the Secretary of Agriculture issues implementing regulations.) 2022-12-13T14:57:24Z  
100-s-2879 100 s 2879 A bill to provide a method under which the state of New Mexico can continue certain federal highway road work. Energy 1988-10-11 1988-10-12 Referred to Subcommittee on Energy Research and Development. Senate Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] NM R D000407 1 Directs the Secretary of Energy to enter into an agreement with the State of New Mexico to reimburse it for costs incurred for the construction of certain transportation routes for radioactive waste generated during defense-related activities. 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
100-s-2880 100 s 2880 National Health Promotion Act of 1988 Health 1988-10-11 1988-10-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] NM D B000468 0 National Health Promotion Act of 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to pay the Federal share of the cost of health promotion campaigns. Provides for allotment to each State of any sums appropriated. Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide for the collection of data that measure and evaluate the impact of the campaigns; (2) publish an annual report on the activities under this Act; and (3) submit the report to the appropriate committees of the Congress. Sets forth application requirements. Mandates the creation of an Advisory Board by each State. Directs the Secretary to pay to each State with an approved application the Federal share of the cost of the activities described in the application. Sets forth the Federal share for each year of participation. Declares that each State shall be eligible for Federal funding for any three consecutive years of the five-year period during which the Federal program shall operate. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. 2025-08-28T20:07:28Z  
100-s-2873 100 s 2873 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for farmers who realize capital gain on the transfer of property to satisfy an indebtedness, and for other purposes. Taxation 1988-10-07 1988-10-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] ND D C000705 1 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income up to $350,000 (lifetime total) of capital gain from the transfer of property in complete or partial satisfaction of qualified farm indebtedness of a taxpayer: (1) whose modified gross income is below the relevant statewide median; (2) whose gross receipts for three of the preceding five years are at least 80 percent attributable to farming; and (3) whose equity in all property held after the transfer in question is less than either $25,000 or 150 percent of income tax liability. Applies a comparable exclusion with respect to the discharge of qualified farm indebtedness of solvent farmers: (1) who meet the first two criteria listed above; (2) whose indebtedness both before and after the transfer equals at least 70 percent or more of equity; and (3) whose equity in all property after the discharge equals less than $100,000. Permits both tax exclusions retroactively with respect to taxable years 1987 and thereafter. Treats the estate and not the individual as the taxpayer with respect to the reduction of tax attributes in cases of bankruptcy relating to adjustment of the debts of family farmers (chapter 12 cases). Treats the abandonment of property by a chapter 7 (liquidation) bankruptcy estate as a taxable transfer, thus placing any resulting tax liability with the estate rather than the individual debtor. 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z  
100-s-2874 100 s 2874 Wetland Enhancement and Construction Cost Reduction Act of 1988 Water Resources Development 1988-10-07 1988-10-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Hecht, Chic [R-NV] NV R H000439 0 Wetland Enhancement and Construction Cost Reduction Act of 1988 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to the extent feasible and consistent with public health considerations, to give preference to water treatment systems involving wetlands when it is determined, in consultation with the affected State and local governments, that application of treated effluent waters may be used to enhance fish and wildlife wetland habitats. Requires the Administrator to consult with the National League of Cities and the National League of Counties to develop guidelines to assess the financial and environmental advantages of application of effluent water to wetlands. 2025-08-28T20:09:08Z  
100-s-2875 100 s 2875 Food Safety Amendments of 1988 Agriculture and Food 1988-10-07 1988-10-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] MA D K000105 1 Food Safety Amendments of 1988 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) to revise the definition of "pesticide chemical" by including pesticide chemical residues in processed foods, inert ingredients of pesticide chemicals, and substances resulting from the metabolism or degradation of a pesticide chemical. Specifies that pesticide chemical residues in or on a raw agricultural commodity or processed food (defined as any food other than a raw agricultural commodity that has been subject to processing) and pesticide chemicals used in the production, storage, or transportation of processed food (currently, does not cover residues or apply to processed foods) are not food additives. Specifies that pesticide chemical residues in processed food, if within the tolerances set under this Act, do not make the food "adulterated" within the meaning of the FDCA. Establishes the general rule that any pesticide chemical residue in or on food, and any pesticide chemical added to food, requires either a tolerance or an exemption, and that the residue remaining on food must be within the tolerance limit or consistent with the exemption. Specifies that: (1) pesticide chemical residues in or on processed food which do not have a separate tolerance are lawful if those residues have been removed to the extent possible in good manufacturing practice and are within the tolerance for the raw agricultural commodity from which the processed food was made; and (2) raw agricultural commodities and processed food that contain pesticide chemicals or their residues pursuant to such a tolerance or exemption shall not be considered adulterated. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) promulgate regulations that establish, modify or revoke tolerances either in response to a petition or on the Administrator's initiative; and (2) establish expiration dates for such tolerances. Provides that a tolerance may be established for a pesticide chemical or pesticide chemical residue only if the risk to … 2025-08-28T20:08:54Z  
100-s-2876 100 s 2876 Controller Performance Research Act Transportation and Public Works 1988-10-07 1988-10-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] MO R D000030 0 Controller Performance Research Act - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to research the effects of automation on the performance of the next generation of air traffic controllers and the air traffic control system and to report to the Congress regarding such research. Authorizes the Administrator to enter into an agreement with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) regarding the use of NASA facilities to study the human factor aspects of a highly automated environment upon air traffic controllers. Prescribes the contents of such research. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-28T20:05:40Z  
100-s-2877 100 s 2877 Business Incubator Review Act of 1988 Commerce 1988-10-07 1988-10-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] NM D B000468 1 Business Incubator Review Act of 1988 - Declares it to be U.S. policy that the Federal Government should encourage the development and operation of business incubators as an economic development tool. Directs the President to create a Business Incubator Review Group, including certain cabinet officers and other appropriate individuals, to review Federal policies and programs relating to business incubators and to report to appropriate congressional committees describing current programs and recommending improvements and changes. Terminates the Group 30 days after submission of the required report. Directs Group members to review business development regulations promulgated by their respective agencies and to take action to assure that business incubators are eligible for relevant grants and loans. Instructs the Secretary of Commerce, through the Clearinghouse for State and Local Initiatives on Productivity, Technology, and Innovation, to study and report to appropriate congressional committees on business incubators, including descriptions of State and local programs. Authorizes appropriations for this undertaking. Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to assign to the Clearinghouse for State and Local Initiatives on Productivity, Technology, and Innovation the duty to collect information on Federal programs supporting business incubators and to assist and advise State and local governments with respect to such programs. 2025-08-28T20:06:45Z  
100-s-2878 100 s 2878 A bill for the relief of Charlotte S. Neal. Private Legislation 1988-10-07 1988-10-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] VA R W000154 0 Deems a named decedent to have made an election to provide an annuity to his former spouse in accordance with their separation agreement, for purposes of determining the spouse's eligibility for an annuity under the military Survivor Benefit Plan. Provides for a lump sum payment of such amount. 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z  
100-s-2866 100 s 2866 A bill to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to strengthen the registration and enforcement requirements of that Act. International Affairs 1988-10-06 1988-10-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] PA R H000456 0 Amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to declare that a foreign principal shall be considered to control a person in major part if: (1) such principal holds 50 percent or more of equitable ownership in such person; or (2) such principal, subject to rebuttal evidence, holds at least 20 percent but less than 50 percent of equitable ownership in such person. Requires agents of foreign principals who have filed registration statements to file supplements to such statements with the Attorney General on January 15 and July 15 of each year. Repeals a provision exempting agents of foreign principals who are qualified to practice law from filing registration statements. Imposes civil penalties upon persons who: (1) have failed to file such registration statements; or (2) have omitted a material fact or made false statements on such registration statements. 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z  
100-s-2867 100 s 2867 Global Warming Prevention Act of 1988 Energy 1988-10-06 1988-10-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] RI R C000269 5 Global Warming Prevention Act of 1988 - Establishes as national goals: (1) that the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere be reduced from 1987 levels by at least 20 percent by the year 2005 through a mix of Federal and State energy policies; and (2) the establishment of an International Global Agreement on the Atmosphere by 1992. Requires the Secretary of Energy (the Secretary) and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to report to the Congress within two years regarding whether a higher level of carbon dioxide emissions reduction is desirable after 2005, together with any necessary policy actions and their costs and benefits. Title I: National Least-Cost Energy Plan - Requires the Secretary to prepare for the President, and transmit to the Congress, a new National Energy Least-Cost Policy Plan in lieu of other authorized national energy plans. Prescribes plan contents. Directs the Secretary to implement such plan immediately following its submission to the Congress. Outlines a program for public involvement in the formulation of the Plan. Directs the Secretary to establish an intervenor funding mechanism based upon certain State models. Grants the Secretary final discretion concerning the commitment of funds. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1992. Requires the Secretary to submit a review of all government subsidies for energy-related expenditures to determine if they are consistent with the National Least-Cost Energy Plan. Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to repeal the National Energy Policy Plan. Title II: Energy Efficiency - Directs the Secretary to grant the highest priority to energy efficiency improvements in: (1) energy-consuming devices; (2) federally owned and leased buildings and equipment; (3) federally assisted housing; and (4) the Federal vehicle fleet. Mandates that the President's budget request for FY 1990 through 1994 include the Secretary's recommendations regarding the increased efficiency of energy-consuming devices. Directs the Se… 2025-08-28T20:08:24Z  
100-s-2868 100 s 2868 A bill for the relief of Hoar Construction, Inc. of Birmingham, Alabama to settle certain claims filed against the Small Business Administration. Private Legislation 1988-10-06 1988-10-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL] AL D H000445 0 Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay a certain sum to a named Alabama corporation to settle claims filed against the Small Business Administration. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
100-s-2869 100 s 2869 A bill to authorize appropriations for the completion of certain walls of the Internal Revenue Service Building located in Washington, D.C. Government Operations and Politics 1988-10-06 1988-10-21 Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] ND D B001077 0 (Measure passed Senate, amended) Authorizes appropriations for the completion of existing external walls of the Internal Revenue Service Building, located at 1111 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. Designates the Federal building and United States Courthouse at 301 West Main Street, Benton, Illinois, as the Kenneth J. Gray Federal Building and United States Courthouse. Authorizes appropriations: (1) to the Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, for renovations of Federal Center Buildings 63 and 64 in Jeffersonville, Indiana; and (2) to the United States Tax Court for renovations of its building in Washington, D.C. Authorizes the Administrator of the General Services Administration, on a reimbursable basis, to perform such renovations. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
100-s-2870 100 s 2870 Fairness in American Health Care Act Social Welfare 1988-10-06 1988-10-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Hecht, Chic [R-NV] NV R H000439 0 Fairness in American Health Care Act - Imposes a one-year delay in the implementation of the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study and report to the Congress within the year on: (1) the proportional distribution of potential beneficiaries under the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act in terms of age, income, and type of illness; (2) the distribution, in terms of age, of the funding burden; and (3) detected problems, deficiencies, and inadequacies relating to the Act's coverage of various illness, medications, and treatments. Requires the report to include program costs and legislative solutions to correct problems. 2025-08-28T20:07:26Z  
100-s-2871 100 s 2871 A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act to provide that no reclamation fee is owed on surface coal mining activities involving culm bank material produced before August 3, 1977. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1988-10-06 1988-10-07 Referred to Subcommittee on Mineral Resources and Development. Senate Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] PA R H000456 0 Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act to declare that surface coal mining and reclamation operations do not include activities involving culm bank materials produced before August 3, 1977 (thus eliminating any obligation to pay reclamation fees for such operations). 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
100-s-2872 100 s 2872 A bill to provide for the establishment of White Haven National Historic Site in the State of Missouri, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1988-10-06 1988-10-07 Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Senate Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] MO R D000030 1 Establishes the White Haven National Historic Site near St. Louis, Missouri. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire by donation the property, improvements thereon, and associated personal property of such Site. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
100-s-2863 100 s 2863 A bill to establish constitutional procedures for the imposition of the death penalty for certain Federal offenses. Crime and Law Enforcement 1988-10-05 1988-10-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] PA R S000709 0 Amends the Federal criminal code to establish criteria for the imposition of the death penalty for Federal crimes. Requires the Government, for any offense punishable by death, to serve notice upon the defendant a reasonable time before trial or acceptance of a plea, that it intends to seek the death penalty and the aggravating factors upon which it will rely. Requires a separate sentencing hearing before a jury, or the court upon motion by the defendant, when the defendant is found guilty or pleads guilty to an offense punishable by death. Waives the requirement for a presentence report when a defendant is found guilty of or pleads guilty to an offense for which the sentence provided is death. Allows the defendant and the Government to present any information relevant to sentencing, without regard to the rules of evidence, but permits information to be excluded where its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, or misleading of the jury. Specifies mitigating factors which the defendant must establish by a preponderance of the evidence and aggravating factors which the Government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt. Includes as threshold aggravating factors for homicide that the defendant: (1) intentionally killed the victim; (2) intentionally inflicted serious bodily injury which resulted in death of the victim; (3) intentionally engaged in conduct intending that the victim be killed or that lethal force be employed against the victim, which resulted in the victim's death; or (4) intentionally engaged in conduct which he knew would create a grave risk of death to a person and resulted in the victim's death. Sets forth special aggravating factors with respect to the crimes of treason, espionage, homicide, attempted murder of the President, and murder committed by a Federal prisoner. Directs the court, or the jury by unanimous vote, to impose the death penalty upon a finding that such sentence is justified based on consideration of both the aggravati… 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
100-s-2864 100 s 2864 Kids and Infants Deductible Care Act of 1988 Families 1988-10-05 1988-10-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Karnes, David K. [R-NE] NE R K000011 0 Kids and Infants Deductible Care Act of 1988 - Title I: Kidcare Refundable Tax Credit - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual a refundable income tax credit of up to $2,400 per dependent per year for child care expenses with respect to each dependent child under the age of six residing in the household. Establishes the credit percentage at 50 percent, progressively reduced (but not below 20 percent) as a taxpayer's adjusted gross income exceeds $10,000. Increases the credit to 65 percent in the case of an unmarried working parent. Limits the amount of child care expenses subject to the credit to one-third of the taxpayer's earned income. Disallows application of the credit: (1) in connection with child care expenses at overnight camps; and (2) with respect to taxpayers eligible for the earned income credit. Title II: Child Care Liability - Part A: Child Care Liability Reform - Applies this part to any civil action, except for intentional torts, in any State or Federal court, against any child care provider complying with the licensing or accreditation requirements of the State in which the provider is located. Makes joint and several liability inapplicable, except for concerted actions. Provides for the reduction of damages awards when there are collateral sources of compensation. Sets forth standards and procedures for awarding punitive damages. Provides that nonprofit corporations or local educational agencies are not liable for damages in any civil action (to which this part applies) brought against a separate child care-providing corporation or business organization of which they are the parent or majority owners. Encourages States to establish expedited and simplified procedures under which nonprofit organizations and local educational agencies may inexpensively and quickly incorporate or otherwise organize such entities as separate child care providers. Part B: Child Care Liability Risk Retention Group - Authorizes any State to assist in the establishment and operation of a chi… 2025-08-28T20:08:04Z  
100-s-2865 100 s 2865 A bill to enroll 20 individuals under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Private Legislation 1988-10-05 1988-10-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] AK R M001085 0 Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Interior to enroll certain individuals as Natives under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and entitles such individuals to receive shares of stock in the Kenai Natives Association and Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated. 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
100-s-2856 100 s 2856 Age Discrimination in Employment Waiver Protection Act of 1988 Labor and Employment 1988-10-04 1988-10-04 Introduced in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1060. Senate Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] OH D M000678 4 Age Discrimination in Employment Waiver Protection Act of 1988 - Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (the Act) to prohibit an individual from waiving any right under the Act without the supervision of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or a court, except in settlement of a bona fide claim alleging a certain kind of prohibited age discrimination. Allows an individual who makes a bona fide claim arising from an early retirement incentive or other employment termination program that involves an offer of enhanced benefits to a group or class of individuals to settle the claim in accordance with specified conditions, but only if represented by counsel and the consideration received for settlement is additional to the enhanced benefit. Allows a settlement of a bona fide claim to occur only if the settlement is knowing and voluntary and only if: (1) a settlement agreement applicable to such claim is in writing and specifically refers to rights or claims arising under the Act; (2) the agreement does not waive rights or claims that may arise after the date the agreement is entered into; (3) the rights or claims are waived in exchange for consideration other than benefits to which the individual already is entitled; (4) the individual is given a reasonable period of time in which to consider the agreement; and (5) the individual is advised in writing to consult an attorney prior to entering into the agreement. Defines "bona fide claim," for such purposes, as: (1) a charge of age discrimination filed with the EEOC; or (2) a specific allegation of age discrimination communicated in writing by the individual or the individual's representative directly to the employer, employment agency, or their representatives. Directs the EEOC, on January 1, 1990, to issue a rule or interpretative regulation relating to the prohibition against discrimination on the basis of age in early retirement incentive or other employment termination programs that involve an offer of enhanced benefits to a group or … 2025-08-28T20:09:16Z  
100-s-2857 100 s 2857 A bill to award a congressional gold medal to the family of Arnold Raphel in honor of the late Arnold Raphel, the former United States Ambassador to Pakistan. International Affairs 1988-10-04 1988-10-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. Senate Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] NY R D000018 1 Authorizes the President, on behalf of the Congress, to present a gold medal to the family of the late Arnold Raphel, the U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, in recognition of his dedicated public service. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for the sale of bronze duplicates of the medal. 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z  
100-s-2858 100 s 2858 A bill entitled the "Rural Development Amendments of 1988". Agriculture and Food 1988-10-04 1988-10-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Senate Sen. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA] GA D F000329 0 Title I: Capacity Building - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to public and private nonprofit organizations to stimulate rural economic growth and diversification. Limits grants to 75 percent of project costs, with exceptions for small, poor, or minority communities. Title II: State Incentive Grants - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States and State departments of agriculture to promote rural development and agricultural diversification. Limits fiscal year assistance to any one State or department of agriculture to not more than ten percent of total fiscal year assistance. Title III: Rural Development Loan Fund - Includes agricultural diversification among the purposes of the Rural Development Loan Fund. Title IV: Definitions - Defines "agricultural diversification" for purposes of this Act. Title V: Programs to Promote Agricultural Diversification - Subtitle A: Agricultural Diversification Loan Fund - Authorizes the Secretary to make and insure loans to States and State departments of agriculture to establish revolving loan funds to promote agricultural diversification. Directs States and departments of agriculture to make loans to private business ventures, including family farms, to diversify the local agricultural economy. Authorizes specified appropriations. Subtitle B: Guaranteed Loans for Alternative Crops - Authorizes the Secretary to guarantee loans for alternative crop production. Authorizes FY 1989 through 1991 appropriations. 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z  
100-s-2859 100 s 2859 A bill to clarify the rules concerning the unconventional fuels credit with respect to gas produced from a tight formation. Taxation 1988-10-04 1988-10-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] NM R D000407 2 Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the income tax credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source, revising special qualifying rules for gas from tight formations to repeal a requirement that the price of such gas be regulated by the United States. Applies this amendment retroactively with respect to taxable years 1985 and thereafter. 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z  
100-s-2860 100 s 2860 Bangladesh Disaster Assistance Act of 1988 International Affairs 1988-10-04 1988-10-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] NC R H000463 3 Bangladesh Disaster Assistance Act of 1988 - Expresses support for assistance programs for the people of Bangladesh in response to the 1988 floods. Amends the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to permit funds generated from the sale of U.S. agricultural commodities to be used, with U.S. approval, for disaster relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance in any area of a country participating in the Food for Development Program that is affected by a serious natural disaster. Provides for the retroactive application of this Act. Calls for: (1) a specified amount of the local currencies generated under Food for Development agreements with Bangladesh to be used for assistance for victims of the 1988 floods; and (2) an extension of the period during which such currencies must be used. Requires the President, with the assistance of the Office of Technology Assessment, to report to the Congress on efforts by the international community to develop regional programs for the Ganges and Brahmaputra basins that are designed to ensure a predictable water supply in the dry season and to promote flood control. 2025-08-28T20:08:47Z  
100-s-2861 100 s 2861 To prohibit the Federal Asset Disposition Association from making certain payments. Finance and Financial Sector 1988-10-04 1988-10-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. Senate Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR] AR D P000556 0 Requires the Federal Home Loan Bank Board to issue a regulation prohibiting the payment of severance pay by the Federal Asset Disposition Association. 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z  
100-s-2862 100 s 2862 A bill to extend the temporary duty suspension on certain television picture tubes for an additional year. Foreign Trade and International Finance 1988-10-04 1988-10-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] NY D M001054 0 Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to extend, through September 30, 1989, the suspension of duty on certain television picture tubes. 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z  
100-s-2852 100 s 2852 Omnibus Anti-Substance Abuse Act of 1988 Health 1988-10-03 1988-10-22 H.R. 5210 passed in Senate relating to this measure. Senate Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] GA D N000171 50 Omnibus Anti-Substance Abuse Act of 1988 - Title I: Organization - Subtitle A: National Drug Control Program - National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 - Establishes within the Executive Office of the President the Office of National Drug Control Policy to prepare a national drug control strategy, to direct and coordinate Federal drug control efforts, and to be headed by a Director of National Drug Control Policy (DNDCP) and two Deputy Directors. Specifies the duties and responsibilities of the heads of executive branch departments and agencies. Authorizes the Director to designate certain areas of the country as high intensity drug areas and to reassign personnel on a temporary basis and provide funds for programs in such areas. Terminates the National Drug Enforcement Policy Board, the National Narcotics Border Interdiction System, and the White House Drug Abuse Policy Office. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle B: Department of Justice Civil Enforcement Enhancement - Justice Department Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Enhancement Act of 1988 - Directs the Attorney General to ensure that each component of the Department of Justice (DOJ) having criminal law enforcement responsibilities with respect to the prosecution of organized crime and controlled substances violations attaches a high priority to civil enforcement for such violations. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Crimes and Penalties and Law Enforcement - Subtitle A: Career Criminals - Sets a mandatory penalty of life imprisonment after two or more prior convictions for a felony drug offense. Subtitle B: Public Corruption - Makes it a felony for a public official to seek or accept (or an individual to offer or promise to give) anything of value in exchange for influence to commit an offense against the United States or any State (or with intent to influence such official). Subtitle C: Importation - Requires the U.S. Sentencing Commission (Commission) to promulgate guidelines providing for specified penalties for the importation by aircr… 2025-08-28T20:09:03Z  
100-s-2853 100 s 2853 Ground Water Safety Act of 1988 Environmental Protection 1988-10-03 1988-10-03 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1054. Senate Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] ND D B001077 0 Ground Water Safety Act of 1988 - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to require a pesticide registrant or reregistrant to submit information to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the pesticide's potential for groundwater leaching. (Directs the Administrator, upon such registration, to determine a pesticide's leaching potential.) Requires registrants, in the case of a positive leaching potential, to: (1) develop management practices to minimize such leaching; (2) disseminate such management information to applicators; and (3) conduct groundwater monitoring. Requires a registrant, upon detection of groundwater contamination, to notify EPA, the State, the owner of the property, and any other person(s) relying on the underground source for drinking water or household needs. States that if such contamination reaches or is likely to reach 25 percent of the EPA-established groundwater residue guidance level, the Administrator shall amend the registration to impose further restrictions on the pesticide's use. Authorizes the Administrator to consider the health effects of alternative pesticides in setting such restrictions. States that if contamination reaches 50 percent of the groundwater residue guidance level, the Administrator shall notify and provide relevant information to the affected State(s). Directs the Administrator, if an affected State fails to act, to prohibit the pesticide's use in the vicinity of the underground source of drinking water. Directs the Administrator to: (1) collect and make available to the public information on groundwater pesticide contamination; (2) provide technical assistance to States for groundwater protection programs; (3) conduct research activities to monitor the presence of pesticides in the unsaturated zone; and (4) enter into agreements with the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to develop information systems for State and local officials, farmers, and applicators regarding soil, cli… 2025-08-28T20:07:33Z  
100-s-2854 100 s 2854 A bill to authorize the Environmental Protection Agency to take certain action to protect the environment; to mitigate water pollution; to reduce solid waste and the cost in connection with the disposal of such waste through recycling; and for other purposes. Environmental Protection 1988-10-03 1988-10-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] OR R H000343 0 Prohibits the sale of beer, mineral water, soda water, carbonated soft drinks, and other beverages in beverage containers by retailers and distributors unless such containers carry a refund value of not less than five cents. Requires the retailers and distributors pay the refund on refund containers of brands sold by such retailers or distributors. Prohibits distributors and retailers from selling beverages in metal beverage containers with detachable openings. Preempts inconsistent State or local laws. Prohibits State and local governments from imposing any tax on the collection or return of refund values. Imposes penalties of up to $1,000 for violations. 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z  
100-s-2855 100 s 2855 A bill to designate Lock and Dam 7 on the Monongahela River in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania the "Albert Gallatin Lock and Dam". Water Resources Development 1988-10-03 1988-10-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] PA R H000456 0 Designates the Lock and Dam 7, sometimes referred to as Grays Landing Lock and Dam, on the Monongahela River in Pennsylvania as the Albert Gallatin Lock and Dam. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
100-s-2847 100 s 2847 A bill to transfer certain real property to the City of North Las Vegas, Nevada. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1988-09-30 1988-10-03 Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Senate Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] NV D R000146 0 Withdraws all public lands within the city limits of North Las Vegas, Nevada, from all forms of entry and appropriation under the public land and mining laws, and from operation of the mineral and geothermal leasing laws. Terminates such withdrawal ten years after the enactment of this Act. Sets forth notification and sale periods for the exclusive purchase of such lands by the city of North Las Vegas. Subjects the sale of such lands to a determination by the Secretary of the Interior that disposition of such lands is compatible with proper management by the Bureau of Land Management of any lands within the city limits which remain in Federal ownership. Requires the city to purchase such lands in compact and contiguous parcels. Authorizes the Secretary, after the expiration of the exclusive right to purchase provided to the city, to sell such public lands. Allows the city to meet the highest bid. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) retain such lands within the city limits which are determined to best serve the public interest in Federal ownership; and (2) attach such conditions to any sale which are determined to be appropriate. 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
100-s-2848 100 s 2848 Sanctions Against Iraqi Chemical Weapons Use Act International Affairs 1988-09-30 1988-09-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] RI D P000193 0 Sanctions Against Iraqi Chemical Weapons Use Act - Sets forth congressional findings concerning Iraq's use of chemical weapons and the treatment of the Kurdish people in Iraq. Prohibits: (1) the sale to Iraq of any item on the U.S. Munitions list; (2) the issuance of any license for the export to Iraq of any item on the U.S. Munitions list; (3) the export to Iraq of any goods or technology on the Export Administration Act control list; and (4) the issuance of licenses for the export to Iraq of any chemical, facility, or technology that the President determines may be used primarily in the production of chemical weapons or devoted to chemical warfare purposes. Requires the United States to oppose any loan or financial or technical assistance to Iraq by all international financial institutions. Requires the President to impose at least one of the following additional sanctions against Iraq: (1) prohibiting or restricting the importation of oil, petroleum products, or other goods from Iraq; (2) prohibiting or restricting the export to Iraq of nonagricultural commodities and other goods and technology under authority of the Export Administration Act; or (3) denying credit, guarantees of credit, and Government insurance to Iraq. Specifies that contract sanctity shall apply for contracts signed before September 15, 1988, with an exception. Requires the President to report to the Congress periodically on any such actions taken. Allows the President to lift any sanctions imposed pursuant to this Act if the President determines and certifies to the Congress that Iraq: (1) is not using chemical weapons; (2) has provided reliable assurances that it will not use chemical weapons in the future; (3) is willing to allow on-site inspections by the United Nations or other impartial observers, or other means exist to ensure that Iraq is not using chemical weapons; and (4) is not engaged in a consistent pattern of gross violations of human rights of its Kurdish population. Urges Turkey to cooperate with any United Nations or othe… 2025-08-28T20:06:47Z  
100-s-2849 100 s 2849 A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to stiffen the penalties for bank fraud. Crime and Law Enforcement 1988-09-30 1988-09-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. Senate Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] MO R B000611 1 Amends the Federal criminal code to increase the penalties for bank fraud. 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z  
100-s-2850 100 s 2850 Egg Research and Consumer Information Act Amendments of 1988 Agriculture and Food 1988-09-30 1988-09-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Senate Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR] AR D P000556 10 Egg Research and Consumer Information Act Amendments of 1988 - Amends the Egg Research and Consumer Information Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to limit fiscal year assessment collection and administrative costs incurred by the Egg Board. Eliminates egg producer assessment refunds subject to the following stipulations: (1) an 18-month delay of any refund referendum; (2) creation by the Egg Board of a ten percent assessment refund escrow account; and (3) assessment refund (prorated if necessary) to an eligible requesting producer upon (refund elimination) referendum disapproval. 2025-08-28T20:07:46Z  
100-s-2851 100 s 2851 Forest Ecosystems and Atmospheric Pollution Research Act of 1988 Public Lands and Natural Resources 1988-09-30 1988-09-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Senate Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] VT D L000174 3 Forest Ecosystems and Atmospheric Pollution Research Act of 1988 - Amends the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a ten-year program to evaluate and research the effects of atmospheric pollutants on forest ecosystems, including recommendations for solving problems affecting health and productivity. Calls for the enlargement of the Eastern Hardwood Cooperative. Requires the Secretary to appoint an advisory committee to assist in developing the program, which shall be coordinated with other governmental and private efforts. Directs the Secretary to report to the President and the Congress initially and annually on the status of the forest ecosystems, the program, and the costs of implementing the program. Requires the Secretary to submit a final report within ten years. 2025-08-28T20:08:51Z  
100-s-2844 100 s 2844 Department of Housing and Urban Development Radon Policy Act Housing and Community Development 1988-09-29 1988-09-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. Senate Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] NJ D L000123 1 Department of Housing and Urban Development Radon Policy Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in coordination with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to develop a radon contamination program which provides programs for education research, testing, and mitigation measures. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a schedule for, and conduct testing of, HUD-assisted housing; (2) coordinate activities with other Federal, State, and local agencies and industry, professional, and consumer groups; (3) report to the Congress; (4) make radon information available to the public; and (5) cooperate with the Administrator. Authorizes program funds from the FY 1989 budget of HUD's Office of Community Planning. 2025-08-28T20:06:50Z  
100-s-2845 100 s 2845 A bill to provide for the transfer of a certain parcel of land located in Clark County, Nevada. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1988-09-29 1988-09-30 Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Senate Sen. Hecht, Chic [R-NV] NV R H000439 1 Requires the Secretary of the Interior to transfer certain Nevada lands to Clark County, Nevada, for the purpose of establishing a heavy industry use area. Withdraws all public lands within such area from entry and appropriation under the public land laws. Exempts any conveyance executed pursuant to this Act from judicial review with respect to complaints alleging a failure by the Secretary to comply with any law other than this Act. 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
100-s-2846 100 s 2846 A bill to provide for the awarding of grants for the purchase of drugs used in the treatment of AIDS. Health 1988-09-29 1988-10-04 Became Public Law No: 100-471. Senate Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT] CT R W000253 6 Amends title III (General Powers and Duties of Public Health Service) of the Public Health Service Act to add provisions authorizing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States to assist in the provision of drugs determined to prolong the lives of individuals with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and related conditions. Authorizes appropriations. Prohibits grants from being made after March 31, 1989. Declares that the provisions added by this Act shall cease to exist on March 31, 1989. 2022-12-13T14:56:22Z  
100-s-2842 100 s 2842 A bill to amend the Small Business Act to make non-profit organizations eligible for disaster loans at the same rate of interest as for-profit entities. Commerce 1988-09-28 1988-09-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business. Senate Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN] MN R B000647 0 Amends the Small Business Act to apply the same interest rate ceilings in connection with disaster loans to both non-profit and for-profit small business concerns unable to obtain credit elsewhere. 2025-01-14T17:16:56Z  
100-s-2843 100 s 2843 Generic Animal Drug and Patent Term Restoration Act Health 1988-09-28 1988-11-16 Became Public Law No: 100-670. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 1 (Measure passed Senate, amended) Generic Animal Drug and Patent Term Restoration Act - Subtitle A: New Animal Drug Applications - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize abbreviated applications for the approval of a new animal drug. Requires such application to show that permitted uses, ingredients, dosages, labeling, and other factors are the same as or bioequivalent to a new animal drug already approved. Requires such application to contain a certification relating to patents covering the approved drug. Requires an applicant who makes such a certification to state in the application that a specified notice has been given to each owner of the patent (or owner-representative) and the holder (or holder-representative) of the approved application for the drug or drug use claimed by the patent. Requires the permission of the Secretary of Health and Human Services before an abbreviated application may be submitted for a new drug whose route of administration, dosage form, or strength differ from that of an approved new animal drug or whose use with other animal drugs in animal feed differs from that of an approved new animal drug. Requires the Secretary to publish and update a list of the official and proprietary name of each new animal drug which has been approved and continues to be approved for safety and effectiveness, including patent information as it comes in. Directs the Secretary to approve an application for a drug unless the Secretary makes specified findings, such as faulty manufacture or insufficient information, or that the conditions of use prescribed, recommended, or suggested in the proposed labeling are not reasonably certain to be followed in practice. Sets forth a formula for determining when an approved application becomes effective, based upon the nature of the certification relating to patents. Prohibits an abbreviated application for a new animal drug based upon a nonabbreviated application approved after this Act's enactment until five years after the nonabbreviated a… 2022-12-13T14:41:20Z  
100-s-2833 100 s 2833 Education Savings Act of 1988 Taxation 1988-09-27 1988-09-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE] NE D E000284 0 Education Savings Act of 1988 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit an income tax exclusion to a taxpayer who transfers a qualified U.S. savings bond to an eligible institution of higher education or vocational school to pay the higher education expenses (tuition, fees, books, supplies, and equipment) of the taxpayer or any other individual. Excludes from gross income the lesser of: (1) the otherwise taxable amount involved in the transfer; or (2) the amount of the relevant higher education expenses. Phases out the permissible exclusion in the case of taxpayers having adjusted gross income of $60,000 or more, disallowing it entirely when income exceeds $80,000. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to advise the general public of the program established by this Act. Amends Federal law to permit: (1) the type of transfer of U.S. savings bonds that would be necessary to effect the tax exclusions described in this Act; and (2) redemption of such bonds by recipient institutions. 2025-08-28T20:07:06Z  
100-s-2834 100 s 2834 A bill to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Act to establish a program of grants for vocational-technical training and to encourage tribal economic development, to provide for the designation of the National Indian Center for Research in Vocational-Technical Training, and for other purposes. Native Americans 1988-09-27 1988-09-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Senate Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] NM D B000468 3 Amends the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act to increase the percentage of amounts reserved for vocational education programs for Indians and Native Hawaiians under funds for State vocational education assistance. Prohibits the Secretary of Education from placing restrictions upon grants or contracts entered into for such programs relating to rates of placement of students and adults served by such programs. Requires the Secretary to give special consideration to grants which encourage tribal economic development plans. Earmarks specified amounts for vocational-technical training grants to the Crownpoint Institute of Technology in New Mexico and the United Tribes Technical College in North Dakota. Requires the Secretary, if extra funds for vocational education grants are available under the reserved amounts, to first make grants to institutions of higher education that are eligible for assistance under the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978 for developing programs for tribal economic development. Authorizes the Secretary to approve a single application from the American Indian Higher Education Consortium if no such institution submits a grant application. Directs the Secretary to transfer to the Secretary of the Interior a portion of the funds reserved under this Act to be used for activities (other than construction or alteration of facilities) for the benefit of students attending schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to provide an amount equal to such transferred amount for the purpose of such activities. Establishes the National Indian Center for Research in Vocational-Technical Training. Requires the Secretary to support the Center through an annual grant. Directs the Secretary to designate the entity to be the Center for a period of five years. Sets forth grant application criteria. Requires the Center to conduct research and developmental programs on: (1) the involvement of the private sector in vocational-technical tra… 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z  
100-s-2835 100 s 2835 An original bill to designate the United States Post Office and Courthouse located at 151 West Street in Rutland, Vermont, as the "Robert T. Stafford United States Courthouse and Post Office". Government Operations and Politics 1988-09-27 1988-11-03 Became Public Law No: 100-599. Senate Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] ND D B001077 0 Designates the United States Post Office and Courthouse at 151 West Street, Rutland, Vermont, as the Robert T. Stafford United States Courthouse and Post Office. 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z  
100-s-2836 100 s 2836 Delta Development Act Commerce 1988-09-27 1988-09-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR] AR D B001057 16 Delta Development Act - Establishes the Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission to study and make recommendations concerning the economic needs and economic development of the Lower Mississippi Delta, defined to include areas in Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. Directs the Commission, among other things, to: (1) study the projected ten-year economic needs of the region; (2) review existing Federal, State, local, and private programs for business development and financing; (3) develop inventories of the region's business resources and natural resources; (4) study the role of small business in creating jobs in the region; and (5) make recommendations to the Congress regarding tax policies, business development programs, investment incentives, infrastructure development, and a number of other economic development issues. Requires the Commission to submit: (1) an interim report on its activities to specified congressional leadership, the President, and the Governors of the affected States, within nine months of its first meeting; and (2) its final report of required findings and recommendations to these same parties, within 18 months of the same meeting. Terminates the Commission 120 days after submission of its final report. Authorizes FY 1989 and 1990 appropriations. 2025-08-28T20:07:55Z  
100-s-2837 100 s 2837 A bill to make nonmailable any plant, fruit, vegetable, or other matter, the movement of which in interstate commerce has been prohibited or restricted by the Secretary of Agriculture in order to prevent the dissemination of dangerous plant diseases or pests, and for other purposes. Government Operations and Politics 1988-09-27 1988-09-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] CA D C000877 0 Declares as nonmailable matter any plant, fruit, vegetable, root, bulb, seed, or other plant product subject to interstate quarantine under the Plant Quarantine Act. Directs the Postal Service to prescribe rules and regulations permitting the mailing of such plants consistent with procedures relating to the inspection, disinfection, and certification of, and other conditions for, the delivery and shipment of plants otherwise subject to quarantine. Sets forth criminal penalties for: (1) whoever knowingly mails or causes to be mailed a nonmailable plant; or (2) whoever forges or counterfeits agricultural certifications. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Postal Service and the Department of Agriculture should engage in a joint effort to educate the public to the types of harm which can result from the transmission to different parts of the country of plants, fruits, vegetables, and other matter which may be carrying dangerous plant diseases or pests. 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z  
100-s-2838 100 s 2838 Sipsey Wild and Scenic River and Alabama Wilderness Addition Act of 1988 Public Lands and Natural Resources 1988-09-27 1988-10-06 Message on Senate action sent to the House. Senate Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL] AL D H000445 1 (Measure passed Senate, amended) Sipsey Wild and Scenic River and Alabama Wilderness Addition Act of 1988 - Title I: Wild and Scenic River Designation - Amends the Wild and Scenic River Act to designate specified segments of the Sipsey Fork River, Alabama, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to do a study to determine the feasibility of constructing a dam to establish a lake for recreational use within the Bankhead National Forest. Directs the Secretary to monitor waters flowing into Lewis Smith Lake and to take appropriate actions to control any conditions causing injurious water quality. Title II: Wilderness Designation - Designates the following lands in Alabama as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) the Sipsey Wilderness in the William B. Bankhead National Forest; and (2) the Cheaha Wilderness in the Talladega National Forest. Authorizes the Secretary to take measures to control fire, insects, and diseases within the Sipsey Wilderness. Requires the Secretary, at his discretion, to convert existing roads within the Sipsey Wilderness Addition into hiking or horse trails. Requires the Secretary to permit continued use of horse drawn vehicles on routes designated by the Secretary in the Addition. Provides that the RARE II (second roadless area review and evaluation) final environmental statement (dated January 1979) with respect to national forest system lands in Alabama shall not be subject to judicial review. Releases national forest system lands in Alabama which were reviewed in the RARE II program from further review by the Department of Agriculture, pending the revision of initial national forest management plans. Releases lands in Alabama reviewed in the RARE II program and not designated as wilderness from management as wilderness areas. Prohibits the Department of Agriculture from conducting any further statewide roadless area review and evaluation of national forest system lands in Alabama without express cong… 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z  
100-s-2839 100 s 2839 Teachers' Professional Development Act Education 1988-09-27 1988-09-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] RI D P000193 0 Teachers' Professional Development Act - Authorizes appropriations for the following programs established by this Act: (1) teaching professions pilot grants, for FY 1989 through 1991; (2) teacher recruitment incentive grants, for FY 1989 through 1995; (3) inservice teacher training grants, for FY 1989 through 1995; (4) the National Academy for Teaching, for FY 1989 through 1995; (5) a study of school teacher and administrator pension portability; and (6) student loan forgiveness for teachers in public schools with substantial enrollments of minority students, for FY 1989 through 1995. Establishes the teaching professions pilot grants program. Directs the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to make grants, on a competitive basis, to local educational agencies (LEAs) to plan and implement pilot programs to enhance the professional status, governance role, and professional satisfaction of teachers. Requires such funding to be distributed equitably by geographic area, but only to programs of sufficient size, scope, and quality to be of value as a demonstration. Allows such pilot programs to include: (1) differential staffing, such as career ladders and job-sharing; (2) incentive pay; (3) mentor or master teachers; (4) increased teacher involvement in policy and governance decisions, such as those related to curriculum, class size, staff hiring, and role of teacher aides; (5) decentralizing management so decisions are made at school level and with teacher participation; (6) research on techniques to recruit, train, and reward teachers; and (7) coordination of activities with teacher associations or higher education institutions. Limits such grants to not more than three years. Sets forth evaluation and application requirements. Establishes the teacher recruitment incentive grants program. Directs the Secretary to make program grants, on a competitive basis to qualifying applicants, to: (1) eligible LEAs for local recruitment programs; and (2) eligible LEAs (or LEA consortia) and eligible institutions of high… 2025-08-28T20:06:19Z  
100-s-2840 100 s 2840 Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 1988 Public Lands and Natural Resources 1988-09-27 1988-11-18 Became Public Law No: 100-696. Senate Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] LA D J000189 0 (Measure passed House, amended, roll call #454 (316-32)) Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 1988 - Title I: San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area - Establishes the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area, Arizona. Reserves a quantity of water sufficient to fulfill the purposes of such area. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop, within two years, a comprehensive management plan for such area to protect the natural riparian, wildlife, cultural, and recreational resources. Directs the Secretary to establish a San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area Advisory Committee. Permits the Secretary to acquire land interests within the Area. Requires the Secretary to report within five years, and every ten years thereafter, to the House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on the implementation of this Act. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: City of Rocks National Reserve - Establishes the City of Rocks National Reserve, Idaho, for natural and historic preservation and recreational use. Requires the Secretary, acting through the National Park Service, to formulate a comprehensive management plan for the Reserve, to be transmitted to specified congressional and State officials. Requires the Secretary to: (1) pass control of any or all of such lands to a State or local government agency with adequate protective regulations; (2) provide technical and financial assistance to such agencies; and (3) make grants to pay up to 50 percent of the annual operation costs. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire lands only with the consent of the owner. Transfers Federal land and water interests in such Reserve to the jurisdiction of the Secretary to be administered by the National Park Service. Requires the Secretary to withdraw upon notice any transfer of lands if such lands are not being managed in accordance with this Act. Authorizes the United States to acquire certain water rights. Withdraws Federal lands within the Reserve from entry or dispo… 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
100-s-2841 100 s 2841 A bill to provide that the Secretary of Transportation may not issue regulations reclassifying anhydrous ammonia under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act. Transportation and Public Works 1988-09-27 1988-09-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Karnes, David K. [R-NE] NE R K000011 13 Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation from issuing regulations under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act that characterize anhydrous ammonia as a poisonous gas. 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z  
100-s-2829 100 s 2829 Uniform Federal Crime Reporting Act of 1988 Crime and Law Enforcement 1988-09-26 1988-09-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] NM D B000468 2 Uniform Federal Crime Reporting Act of 1988 - Requires the Attorney General to collect and preserve national data on Federal criminal offenses as part of the Uniform Crime Reports. Directs all Federal agencies which routinely investigate complaints of criminal activity to report details about such crimes to the Attorney General in a uniform manner and on a form prescribed by the Attorney General. Requires the Attorney General to distribute such details in the form of annual Uniform Crime Reports for the United States to the President, the Congress, State governments, and officials of localities and institutions participating in the Uniform Crime Reports program. Authorizes the Attorney General to designate the Federal Bureau of Investigation as the lead agency for performing the functions authorized by this Act and to establish such advisory boards as may be necessary to assist the Bureau. Requires the Director of the Bureau to classify offenses involving illegal drugs and drug trafficking as a part I crime in the Uniform Crime Reports. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-28T20:05:37Z  
100-s-2830 100 s 2830 Federal Crop Insurance Commission Act of 1988 Agriculture and Food 1988-09-26 1988-09-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Senate Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] MT D M000635 16 Federal Crop Insurance Commission Act of 1988 - States that the purpose of this Act is: (1) to ensure the review of the Federal crop insurance program; and (2) to recommend changes necessary to lessen or eliminate the need for additional disaster payment programs in order to reduce Federal costs and provide farmers with equitable and predictable natural disaster protection. Establishes the Commission for the Improvement of the Federal Crop Insurance Program. Sets forth membership and operating provisions. Directs the Commission to: (1) determine why crop insurance program participation is lower than anticipated; (2) identify States and commodities with low participation; and (3) recommend program improvements. Sets forth particular areas to be examined, including: (1) program insurance coverage; (2) use of crop field information; (3) related government subsidies; (4) sales commission rates; (5) claims adjustment services; (6) information collection; (7) compliance efforts; and (8) premium pools. Requires the Commission to submit: (1) an interim report to the appropriate congressional committees by April 1, 1989; (2) a final report to such committees by July 1, 1989; and (3) monthly reports to such committees from the period beginning July 1, 1989, through December 31, 1990. Terminates the Commission as of December 31, 1990, except that the Secretary of Agriculture may extend the Commission's life beyond such date. Directs the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to make specified FY 1989 funds available to the Commission. 2025-08-28T20:05:35Z  
100-s-2831 100 s 2831 A bill to require that the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers be utilized by a Federal officer or agency in determining certain cost-of-living increases in benefits and allowances, and for other purposes. Economics and Public Finance 1988-09-26 1988-09-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] MT D M000635 3 Requires that the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers be used by Federal officers and agencies in determining certain cost-of-living increases in benefits and allowances. 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z  
100-s-2832 100 s 2832 A bill to provide that the Bureau of Labor Statistics conduct a study to examine inflation with respect to spending by social security beneficiaries, and for other purposes. Social Welfare 1988-09-26 1988-09-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] MT D M000635 2 Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor to conduct a study examining the spending on goods and services of persons receiving Social Security benefits and the inflation rate with respect to those goods. Requires the Social Security Administration to provide assistance in the study. Requires a report to the Congress by 1992 which includes a cost estimate on implementing a new consumer price index that would more accurately reflect inflation with respect to consumer spending by social security beneficiaries. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
100-s-2826 100 s 2826 Wildfire Suppression Assistance Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 1988-09-23 1988-09-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Senate Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] MT D M000635 1 Wildfire Suppression Assistance Act - Amends the Temporary Emergency Wildfire Suppression Act to repeal the termination date of December 31, 1988, for the authority of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into agreements with foreign fire organizations for wildfire protection, to furnish or accept emergency wildfire protection resources from foreign fire organizations, or to incur obligations for reimbursement to Canada or Canadian organizations in furnishing U.S. wildfire protection resources. 2025-08-28T20:08:22Z  
100-s-2827 100 s 2827 A bill to amend the United States Institute of Peace Act to provide an authorization of appropriations for the Institute without regard to fiscal year limitations, and for other purposes. International Affairs 1988-09-23 1988-09-23 Introduced in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 986. Senate Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] HI D M000250 63 Amends the United States Institute of Peace Act to provide a permanent authorization of appropriations for the United States Institute of Peace. Repeals a provision prohibiting the use of Federal funds to pay for private fringe benefit programs. 2021-06-10T22:30:12Z  
100-s-2828 100 s 2828 Prescribed Fire Relief Act of 1988 Public Lands and Natural Resources 1988-09-23 1988-09-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business. Senate Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MT D B000243 0 Prescribed Fire Relief Act of 1988 - Establishes a Prescribed Fire Relief Commission, chaired by the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, to study and report to the Congress and the President on: (1) which fires occurring in 1988 in national parks, national forests, and other U.S. public lands were permitted to burn under the Forest Service's wilderness fire policy, the National Park Service's prescribed natural fire policy, or the Bureau of Land Management's prescribed fire policy; and (2) whether substantial economic or physical injury resulted. Amends the Small Business Act to authorize compensatory grants to homeowners or businesses for losses incurred as a result of injurious fires identified by the Commission. Sets the amount of such grants. Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize grants for loans for losses incurred as a result of injurious fires identified by the Commission. Sets the amount of such grants. 2025-08-28T20:07:33Z  
100-s-2813 100 s 2813 A bill to designate the United States Post Office Building located in Nashville, Tennessee, as the "Lewis E. Moore, Sr., Post Office Building". Government Operations and Politics 1988-09-22 1988-09-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN] TN D S000068 1 Designates the United States Post Office building at 525 Royal Parkway, Nashville, Tennessee, as the Lewis E. Moore, Sr., Post Office Building. 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z  

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