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| 101-hr-5962 | 101 | hr | 5962 | Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1990 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-10-27 | 1990-10-27 | An objection was heard to the unanimous consent request to consider the measure. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 3 | Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1990 - Title I: Compensation Rate Increases - Increases the rates of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and the clothing allowance payable to veterans with service-connected disabilities and their survivors. Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to adjust administratively the rates of disability compensation payable to persons who are not in receipt of compensation for service-connected disability or death. Title II: Technical Corrections and Extensions of Veterans Housing Loan Authorities - Revises the amount of veterans home loans for certain purposes exceeding $144,000 that is automatically guaranteed by the Government. Applies such revisions to loans guaranteed beginning December 18, 1989. Repeals the expiration date of the Secretary's property management authority with respect to property acquired by the Secretary as a result of defaults on veterans' housing loans. Title III: Extension of Certain Health-Care Authorities - Extends: (1) veterans' health-care eligibility based on Agent Orange or ionizing radiation exposure: (2) the authority to make contracts and grants to the Veterans Memorial Medical Center in the Philippines; and (3) the authorization for a pilot program of mobile health-care clinics under the Veterans' Benefits and Services Act of 1988. Title IV: Miscellaneous - Extends the date until which a veteran may be considered to be a veteran of the Vietnam Era for purposes of disabled veterans' employment and training benefits. Increases the limitation on pension payments from $60 to $90 a month to or for a veteran having neither spouse nor child for any period after the month in which such veteran is readmitted for hospital or institutionalized care by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out administrative reorganizations with respect to the realignment of management responsibility for: (1) the Department of Veterans Affairs Data Processing Centers; and (2) Information Resourc… | 2025-08-26T17:26:47Z | |
| 101-hr-5945 | 101 | hr | 5945 | Combat Merchant Mariners Benefit Act of 1990 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-10-26 | 1990-10-26 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Hochbrueckner, George J. [D-NY-1] | NY | D | H000670 | 0 | Combat Merchant Mariners Benefit Act of 1990 - Provides that: (1) service in the U.S. merchant marine during a period of war for a total period equal to at least 12 months shall be considered active duty in determining eligibility for veterans benefits; and (2) such service may be verified by entries in a continuous discharge book, a certificate of discharge to merchant seamen, a certificate of substantially continuous service, or other documentation available from the Secretary of Transportation or the head of any other Federal agency. Limits eligibility to: (1) service on a U.S. vessel on ocean, coastwise, or intercoastal voyages, during a period of war in a combat zone (where such service was rendered to the armed forces in a capacity considered civilian employment or contractual service); (2) any period of forcible detention or internment by an enemy government or hostile force as a result of hostile action against a U.S. vessel while performing such service on the vessel; and (3) any period (up to six months) of service in the War Shipping Administration, the U.S. Maritime Service, or a maritime training program conducted or recognized by the armed forces. Specifies that: (1) the minimum active-duty service requirement of any law administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs shall apply in determining eligibility for veterans benefits under this Act; (2) the 12-month requirement under this Act shall not apply to an individual who is permanently disabled in the performance of such service while the vessel is subjected to hostile action; and (3) such service may have been rendered before the date of enactment of this Act, but an individual who has performed service before such date shall not be paid veterans benefits that accrue as a result of the enactment of this Act for any period of accrual before such date. | 2025-08-26T17:27:04Z | |
| 101-s-3251 | 101 | s | 3251 | Counterintelligence Improvements Act of 1990 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-10-26 | 1990-10-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Intelligence. | Senate | Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK] | OK | D | B000639 | 1 | Counterintelligence Improvements Act of 1990 - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to establish requirements for access to "top secret" information (access). Entitles the President and Vice President, Members of the Congress, Justices of the Supreme Court, and Article III judges to access needed for the performance of their governmental functions without regard to the other provisions of this Act. Restricts access among Government employees to those who are U.S. citizens who require routine access for the performance of official governmental functions and who have been determined to be trustworthy based upon background investigations. Permits access by others only as permitted in accordance with regulations issued by the President which shall provide that: (1) no Government employee shall be given access unless such person has been subject to an appropriate background investigation and has consented to granting the responsible investigative agency authority, for the period of access and five years thereafter, to examine specified financial records, consumer reports, and records maintained by commercial entities within the United States pertaining to foreign travel, has agreed to report travel to foreign countries not authorized as part of the subject's official duties, and has agreed to report to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or other appropriate investigative authorities any unauthorized contacts with foreign nationals or persons representing foreign nationals attempting to acquire classified information; (2) all employees granted access shall be subject to additional background investigations at least every five years and to investigation by an appropriate governmental authority at any time during the period of access; (3) access by persons who do not meet such requirements shall be permitted only where the President determines that such access is essential to protect or further U.S. national security interests; and (4) a single office shall be designated to monitor implementation of such pro… | 2025-08-26T17:27:08Z | |
| 101-s-3259 | 101 | s | 3259 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the formula for payments to States for care furnished to veterans in State homes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-10-26 | 1990-10-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 0 | Revises the formula for payments made by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to States for nursing home, domiciliary, and hospital care furnished to veterans who are eligible to receive such care in a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs, but who instead receive such care in a State home. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 101-s-3248 | 101 | s | 3248 | Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act Amendments of 1990 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-10-25 | 1990-10-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 8 | Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act Amendments of 1990 - Amends the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 (the Act) to prohibit an eviction or distress from being made during a period of military service with respect to a premise for which the agreed rent does not exceed $1,200 (currently, $150) per month, when such premises is occupied chiefly by the dependents of the person in military service, except upon leave of the court granted upon application or in a proceeding affecting the rights of possession. Extends the power of attorney coverage under the Act to include a power of attorney that by its terms expires after August 2, 1990. Provides professional liability protection for persons ordered to active duty after August 1, 1990, who, prior to such date, were engaged in the furnishing of health care services or other services determined by the Secretary of Defense to be professional services and who had in effect a professional liability insurance policy that does not continue coverage during the period of active duty. Specifies that an insurance carrier shall have no liability with respect to any claim that is based on professional conduct of a person that occurs during a period of suspension of such person's professional liability insurance under this Act. Requires an insurance carrier to suspend and to reinstate coverage of such affected person upon receipt of a written request from such person. Requires such person to request reinstatement within 30 days after release from active duty. Provides a minimum period of required coverage by the carrier following reinstatement, without an increase in the insurance premiums charged. Provides for the stay of a civil or administrative action for damages on the basis of professional liability of a person whose insurance has been suspended under these provisions if: (1) the action is based on an act or omission that occurred before the suspension was effective; and (2) the suspended insurance would, on its face, cover the alleged professional miscond… | 2025-08-26T17:27:06Z | |
| 101-sjres-384 | 101 | sjres | 384 | A joint resolution to designate May 17, 1991, as "High School Reserve Officer Training Corps Recognition Day". | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-10-23 | 1990-10-26 | Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 51 | Designates May 17, 1991, as High School Reserve Officer Training Corps Recognition Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-hr-5896 | 101 | hr | 5896 | To provide eligibility to members of the Selected Reserve who served in the Persian Gulf area in connection with Operation Desert Shield for benefits under the veterans home loan program. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-10-22 | 1990-10-22 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4] | WV | D | R000011 | 4 | Makes members of the Selected Reserve who served in the Persian Gulf area in connection with Operation Desert Shield eligible for benefits under the veterans' home loan program. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 101-hr-5875 | 101 | hr | 5875 | To transfer a portion of Fort Sheridan, Illinois, to the Department of Veterans Affairs for use as a National Cemetary. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-10-19 | 1990-10-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-12] | IL | R | C000873 | 2 | Directs the Secretary of the Army to transfer to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs a portion of Fort Sheridan, Illinois, for use as a national cemetery. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 101-hr-5879 | 101 | hr | 5879 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the formula for payments to States for care furnished to veterans in State homes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-10-19 | 1990-10-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Hochbrueckner, George J. [D-NY-1] | NY | D | H000670 | 2 | Revises the formula for payments made by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to States for nursing home, domiciliary, and hospital care furnished to veterans who are eligible to receive such care in a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs, but who instead receive such care in a State home. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 101-s-3215 | 101 | s | 3215 | A bill to authorize the transfer by lease of a specified naval landing ship dock to the Government of Brazil. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-10-18 | 1990-11-15 | Became Public Law No: 101-568. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to lease the naval landing ship dock Alamo to the Governmment of Brazil under leasing authority provided in the Arms Export Control Act. Requires lease costs to be charged to the Government of Brazil. Terminates such leasing authority if such lease is not entered into within two years after enactment of this Act. Bars the Secretary from exercising the authority granted under this Act unless and until the Brazilian Government has provided written assurances to the Secretary of State that Brazil is in compliance with the United Nations sanctions against Iraq and has discontinued the export to Iraq of all military equipment, materials, and technologies. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 101-s-3216 | 101 | s | 3216 | A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Charleston, South Carolina, as the "Ralph H. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center". | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-10-18 | 1990-10-31 | Became Public Law No: 101-488. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 1 | Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Charleston, South Carolina, as the Ralph H. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. | 2022-12-13T14:27:04Z | |
| 101-hjres-673 | 101 | hjres | 673 | To designate November 2, 1990, as a national day of prayer for members of American military forces and American citizens stationed or held in the Middle East, and for their families. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-10-17 | 1990-11-14 | Became Public Law No: 101-547. | House | Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] | TN | R | D000533 | 225 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should declare November 2, 1990, a national day of prayer for: (1) members of American military forces and American citizens stationed or held hostage in the Middle East, and for their families; and (2) American and Iraqi authorities to bring about a just resolution of the Persian Gulf crisis. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-hr-5814 | 101 | hr | 5814 | Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act Amendments of 1990 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-10-11 | 1990-10-22 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 33 | Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act Amendments of 1990 - Amends the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 (the Act) to provide that an application for a stay of proceedings in a court action involving the military service of an individual shall not constitute an appearance for any purpose. Prohibits an eviction or distress from being made during a period of military service with respect to a premise for which the agreed rent does not exceed $1,200 (currently, $150) per month, when such premises is occupied chiefly by the dependents of the person in military service, except upon leave of the court granted upon application or in a proceeding affecting the rights of possession. Extends the power of attorney coverage under the Act to include a power of attorney that by its terms expires after August 2, 1990. Provides professional liability protection for persons ordered to active duty after August 1, 1990, who, prior to such date, were engaged in the furnishing of health care services or other services determined by the Secretary of Defense to be professional services and who had in effect a professional liability insurance policy that does not continue coverage during the period of active duty. Requires an insurance carrier to suspend and to reinstate coverage of such affected person upon receipt of a written request from such person. Requires such person to request reinstatement within 30 days after release from active duty. Provides a minimum period of required coverage by the carrier following reinstatement, without an increase in the insurance premiums. Provides for the stay of a civil or administrative action for damages on the basis of professional liability of a person whose insurance has been suspended under these provisions if: (1) the action is based on an act or omission that occurred before the suspension was effective; and (2) the suspended insurance would, on its face, cover the alleged professional misconduct. States that the period of such stay shall not be included in any statute… | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 101-hr-5816 | 101 | hr | 5816 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide the same health benefits as are provided to former prisoners of war to veterans who while in active military, naval, or service evaded enemy capture while behind enemy lines. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-10-11 | 1990-10-11 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29] | NY | R | H000797 | 7 | Revises the definition of "former prisoner of war," for purposes of eligibility for veterans' health benefits, to include veterans who evaded enemy capture while behind enemy lines for not less than 30 days during a period of war. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 101-s-3189 | 101 | s | 3189 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1991 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-10-11 | 1990-10-16 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 0 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1991 - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY 1991 for military and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. Title II: Operation and Maintenance - Appropriates funds for FY 1991 for the operation and maintenance of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, the defense agencies, the respective reserve components, and the Army and Air National Guards. Appropriates funds for the Army's National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, the Court of Military Appeals, environmental restoration (including a transfer of funds), and humanitarian assistance. Title III: Procurement - Appropriates funds for FY 1991 for the procurement by the Army of aircraft, missiles, weapons, tracked combat vehicles, and ammunition and for other procurement. Appropriates funds to the Navy for the procurement of aircraft, weapons, and shipbuilding and conversion and for other procurement. Appropriates funds for Marine Corps procurement. Appropriates funds for procurement by the Air Force of aircraft and missiles and for other procurement. Appropriates funds for: (1) National Guard and Reserve equipment; (2) procurement by the defense agencies; and (3) Defense Production Act purchases. Title IV: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Appropriates funds for FY 1991 for research, development, test, and evaluation by the Army, Navy (including a transfer of funds), Air Force, and defense agencies. Appropriates funds for the expenses of the Deputy Director of Defense Research and Engineering (Test and Evaluation) and the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation. Title V: Revolving and Management Funds - Appropriates funds for the Army, Air Force and Defense stock funds and for the Army, Navy, and Defense industrial funds. Title VI: Other Department of Defense Appropriations - Appropriates funds for: (1) the destruction of the U.S. stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions; (2) drug … | 2025-01-14T18:18:18Z | |
| 101-hr-5803 | 101 | hr | 5803 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1991 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-10-09 | 1990-11-05 | Became Public Law No: 101-511. | House | Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12] | PA | D | M001120 | 0 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1991- Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY 1991 for military and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. Prohibits a specified amount of funds appropriated under Title I from being obligated or expended until authorized by law. Title II: Operation and Maintenance - Appropriates funds for FY 1991 for the operation and maintenance of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, the defense agencies (including a transfer of funds), the respective reserve components, and the Army and Air National Guards. Appropriates funds for the Army's National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, the Court of Military Appeals, environmental restoration (including a transfer of funds), and for humanitarian assistance. Prohibits a specified amount of funds appropriated under Title II from being obligated or expended until authorized by law. Title III: Procurement - Appropriates funds for FY 1991 for the procurement by the Army of aircraft, missiles, weapons, tracked combat vehicles and ammunition and for other procurement. Appropriates funds to the Navy for the procurement of aircraft, weapons, and shipbuilding and conversion and for other procurement. Appropriates funds for Marine Corps procurement. Appropriates funds for procurement by the Air Force of aircraft and missiles and for other procurement. Appropriates funds for: (1) National Guard and Reserve equipment; (2) procurement by the defense agencies; and (3) Defense Production Act purchases. Prohibits a specified amount of funds appropriated under Title III from being obligated or expended until authorized by law. Title IV: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Appropriates funds for FY 1991 for research, development, test, and evaluation by the Army, Navy, Air Force, and defense agencies. Appropriates funds for the expenses of the Deputy Director of Defense Research and Engineering (Test and Evaluation) and the Dire… | 2024-02-05T11:50:03Z | |
| 101-hr-5793 | 101 | hr | 5793 | Veterans' Claims Administrative Equity Act of 1990 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-10-04 | 1990-10-04 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6] | OH | R | M000432 | 0 | Veterans' Claims Administrative Equity Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, if a claim for compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, or pension is not decided by the Secretary within 180 days of the date on which the claim is filed, to pay benefits in accordance with the claim until the claim is adjudicated. Requires the Secretary, in cases in which a claim is denied, the claimant files a Notice of Disagreement with the Secretary, and the Secretary does not certify the case to the Board of Veterans' Appeals within 180 days of the date of the filing of the Notice, to pay the benefits for which the claim was filed. Directs the Secretary, whenever the Board or the Court of Veterans Appeals remands a case to the Secretary involving a claim for benefits, to pay benefits in accordance with the claim retroactive to the first day of the first month after the month in which the decision appealed from was made. Requires the Secretary, whenever a veteran is determined to be eligible for vocational rehabilitation and counseling services and is not interviewed by the Secretary within 60 days of such determination, to arrange for such services to be provided through an accredited agency on a fee basis. Sets forth provisions applying this Act to claims filed before this Act's enactment. | 2025-08-26T17:27:42Z | |
| 101-s-3155 | 101 | s | 3155 | A bill to extend the expiration date of the Defense Production Act of 1950 to October 20, 1990. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-10-03 | 1990-10-06 | Became Public Law No: 101-411. | Senate | Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] | MI | D | R000249 | 0 | Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to extend its expiration date to October 20, 1990. | 2022-12-13T13:56:56Z | |
| 101-hr-5754 | 101 | hr | 5754 | To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Charleston, South Carolina, as the "Ralph H. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center". | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-09-28 | 1990-09-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Ravenel, Arthur, Jr. [R-SC-1] | SC | R | R000072 | 5 | Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Charleston, South Carolina, as the Ralph H. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 101-s-3144 | 101 | s | 3144 | Department of Defense Supplemental Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1990 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-09-28 | 1990-09-28 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 886. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | Department of Defense Supplemental Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1990 - Title I: Supplemental Authorization of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1990 - Authorizes supplemental appropriations for FY 1990 for: (1) the armed forces and other agencies and activities of the Department of Defense (DOD); (2) the Defense Stock Fund; and (3) military personnel. Allows the Secretary of Defense to: (1) transfer a specified amount of funds authorized for FY 1988 for procurement of ammunition for the Army to amounts authorized for operation and maintenance of the Army; and (2) transfer a specified amount from the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund to the Defense Stock Fund. Reduces the amount required to be obligated from the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 by the amount transferred by this Act. Makes funds authorized to be appropriated by this title available only for DOD obligations incurred during FY 1990. Title II: Military Personnel Benefits - Authorizes the President to permit letter mail or sound- or video-recorded communications having the character of personal correspondence to be carried to a U.S. location, at no cost, if mailed by a member of the armed forces serving overseas under arduous conditions pursuant to Operation Desert Shield. Permits the Secretary of Defense to allow such members to: (1) make deposits of unallotted current pay and allowances and to earn interest; and (2) be paid imminent danger pay. Makes a specified provision limiting payments for unused accrued leave to 60 days of leave inapplicable to leave accrued by certain retired or reserve members of the armed forces serving on active duty in connection with Operation Desert Shield. Permits members of the armed forces who would lose any accumulated leave in excess of 60 days at the end of FY 1991 and 1992 to retain such leave until the end of the following fiscal year. Prohibits the accumulation of leave in excess of 90 days. Directs the Secreta… | 2025-08-26T17:26:56Z | |
| 101-hr-5730 | 101 | hr | 5730 | To award a congressional gold medal in recognition of Edward Vernon ("Eddie") Rickenbacker in the centenary year of his birth. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-09-27 | 1990-10-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage. | House | Rep. Wylie, Chalmers P. [R-OH-15] | OH | R | W000781 | 0 | Authorizes the President, on behalf of the Congress, to present a gold medal posthumously to Edward Vernon (Eddie) Rickenbacker in recognition of his: (1) success as an internationally famous race car driver; (2) service in his country as a pilot (with the first U.S. flying unit to participate actively at the front during the First World War); (3) service as a commercial aviation pioneer; and (4) service to his country in the Pacific theater in the Second World War. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell bronze duplicates of such medal at a price sufficient to cover costs. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 101-hr-5739 | 101 | hr | 5739 | To redesignate the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center located at 113 Holland Avenue in Albany, New York, as the "Samuel S. Stratton Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center". | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-09-27 | 1990-10-15 | Laid on the table. See S. 3127 for further action. | House | Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23] | NY | D | M000590 | 66 | Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center located at 113 Holland Avenue in Albany, New York, as the Samuel S. Stratton Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 101-hr-5740 | 101 | hr | 5740 | Veterans' Health-Care Amendments of 1990 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-09-27 | 1990-10-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 34 | Veterans' Health-Care Amendments of 1990 - Title I: Health-Care Benefits - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to contract with non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities for the treatment of any veteran who has a total and permanent service-connected disability. Amends the Veterans' Health Care Amendments of 1986 to extend through FY 1992 an annual report requirement under such Act concerning the furnishing of non-service-connected health care to veterans. Extends through FY 1991 the authority for the operation of the Veterans Memorial Medical Center in the Philippines. Title II: Health-Care Personnel - Provides the qualifications required for social workers employed by the Veterans Health Services and Research Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Requires a minimum two-year service requirement in the Department for graduates of the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professional Scholarship Program. Authorizes the Secretary to purchase promotional items of nominal value for recruitment purposes. Authorizes a person appointed as a part-time employee of the Administration to receive and retain amounts paid for appearances, speeches, and articles that do not create a conflict of interests. Title III: Health-Care Management - Requires a 60-day congressional notification period before the Secretary may undertake an administrative reorganization within the Department. Revises the definition of "administrative reorganization" for purposes of such provision to include a reduction in force during any fiscal year at a covered field office or facility of 15 percent or more, or of a percentage which, when added to other reductions at such field office or facility, is 25 percent or more of the total number of employees at such office or facility. Revises reporting requirements and definitions with respect to such administrative reorganizations. Prohibits funds from being appropriated for any fiscal year, and prohibits the Secretary from obli… | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 101-s-3119 | 101 | s | 3119 | A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Defense from transporting chemical munitions to Johnston Atoll for the demilitarization or storage of such munitions. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-09-27 | 1990-09-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | A000069 | 1 | Prohibits the Secretary of Defense from transporting chemical munitions to the Johnston Atoll for storage or demilitarization. Makes such prohibition inapplicable to: (1) chemical munitions withdrawn from the Federal Republic of Germany under a European retrograde program; or (2) any obsolete World War II U.S. chemical munition found in the Pacific theater of operations. Authorizes the President to suspend such prohibition during a period of war. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 101-s-3127 | 101 | s | 3127 | A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Albany, New York, as the "Samuel S. Stratton Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center". | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-09-27 | 1990-10-24 | Became Public Law No: 101-457. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 1 | Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Albany, New York, as the Samuel S. Stratton Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 101-hr-5725 | 101 | hr | 5725 | To extend the expiration date of the Defense Production Act of 1950. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-09-26 | 1990-10-04 | Became Public Law No: 101-407. | House | Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20] | OH | D | O000001 | 3 | Extends from September 30, 1990, to October 5, 1990, the expiration date of the Defense Production Act of 1950. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 101-s-3087 | 101 | s | 3087 | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to accept gifts of money and property for use by the Department of Defense. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-09-20 | 1990-10-01 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 891. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 4 | Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to accept contributions of money or real or personal property for use by the Department of Defense (DOD) for its programs, projects, and activities. Establishes in the Treasury the Defense Cooperation Account for the deposit of such contributions. States that contributions of property received under this Act may be: (1) retained and used by DOD in its donated form; (2) sold or otherwise disposed of upon acceptance by the Secretary; or (3) converted into a form usable by DOD. Requires the Secretary to report quarterly to the Congress on contributions received, including a description of all property received having a value of more than $1,000,000. Authorizes the Secretary to use donated property without specific authorization, with a specified condition. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to invest money contributions deposited into the Account and to deposit interest on such money into the Account. Requires the Secretary of Defense to notify the Congress of any condition imposed on the use of any contributions accepted. Directs the Comptroller General to conduct an annual audit of money and property accepted and to report the results to the Congress. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 101-hr-5672 | 101 | hr | 5672 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that members of the Armed Forces who are Sikhs shall be allowed to wear turbans, and to have beards and hair lengths, in accordance with the dictates of the Sikh faith. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-09-19 | 1990-09-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation. | House | Rep. Hastert, J. Dennis [R-IL-14] | IL | R | H000323 | 2 | Prohibits the Secretary of the military department concerned from: (1) regulating the length of hair or the appearance of facial hair of a member of the armed forces who is a Sikh, if such regulation would abridge the exercise of the religious faith of such member; and (2) determining that a turban worn as an item of religious apparel by a member who is a Sikh is not neat and conservative. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 101-s-3080 | 101 | s | 3080 | Act to Eliminate Revolving-Door Prison Terms for Drug Dealers and Other Convicted Criminals | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-09-19 | 1990-09-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 0 | Act to Eliminate Revolving-Door Prison Terms for Drug Dealers and Other Convicted Criminals - Amends the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act to require the Secretary of Defense to transfer real property or facilities located at a military installation to be closed or realigned in the following order of priority: (1) to the Department of Justice, for use as a prison or other correctional institution; (2) to the States, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. possession or territory for such use; and (3) to any other transferee pursuant to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949. Requires the Secretary, before making any decision about transferring any such property or facility, to consult with the Governor of the State and the heads of the local governments in which the real property or facility is located and consider any plan by the local government concerned for the use of such property. Directs the Administrator of the General Services Administration to identify and make a list of not less than 20 parcels of surplus Federal property which the Attorney General has certified are not needed for Federal correctional facilities but which may be suitable for State or local correctional facilities. Authorizes the Attorney General to use tent housing, on a temporary basis, for Federal prisoners at the military facilities acquired under such Act and at any other Federal prison faciity, with the length of use of such housing at the Attorney General's discretion. Authorizes and encourages the States to consider using temporary tent housing to house prisoners instead of releasing them before they have completed their full sentence. Amends the Federal criminal code to bar Federal courts from holding the use of temporary tent housing unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment except to the extent that an individual plaintiff proves that such housing causes the infliction of cruel and unusual punishment of that particular inmate. Requires the Director of the Federal B… | 2025-08-26T17:25:09Z | |
| 101-hr-5646 | 101 | hr | 5646 | To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to complete the study required by law of the long-term adverse health effects in humans of exposure to Agent Orange. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-09-18 | 1990-09-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Gaydos, Joseph M. [D-PA-20] | PA | D | G000105 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to expeditiously complete the study required under the Veterans Health Programs Extension and Improvement Act of 1979 concerning the long-term health effects in humans of exposure to Agent Orange. Requires cooperation from the Secretary of Defense in providing necessary assistance and access to military and medical records. Requires annual reports from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the study. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 101-hr-5657 | 101 | hr | 5657 | Veterans' Judicial Review Amendments of 1990 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-09-18 | 1990-10-18 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 32 | Veterans' Judicial Review Amendments of 1990 - Repeals certain provisions relating to decisions made by the Court of Veterans Appeals in veterans' benefits determinations. Authorizes the Chief Judge of the Court to annually summon the judges of such Court to a judicial conference in order to consider business of the Court and to improve the administration of justice within the Court's jurisdiction. Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to release veterans' medical records to the U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals and any other Federal court for use in connection with veterans' appeals under the jurisdiction of such courts. | 2025-08-26T17:29:22Z | |
| 101-hr-5659 | 101 | hr | 5659 | Operation Desert Shield Reserve Forces Health Care Act of 1990 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-09-18 | 1990-09-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation. | House | Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] | NJ | R | S000522 | 0 | Operation Desert Shield Reserve Forces Health Care Act of 1990 - Entitles Reserve members called to active duty for more than 30 days in connection with Operation Desert Shield, no matter where such duty is performed, to medical and dental care and other health care benefits currently authorized under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) for dependents of active-duty personnel serving on active duty for more than 30 days. Provides such Reserve personnel with such coverage for 30 days after release from such active duty, unless such member is covered by a private insurance plan prior to the end of such period. States that health care coverage for a condition incurred by an eligible Reserve member or his or her dependent before or during the period of active duty or the 30-day transitional period may not be prohibited under an insurance plan solely on the grounds that the condition is a preexisting condition if such care would have been provided had the Reserve member not been called or ordered to active duty. Authorizes the dependents of such Reserve member, during the period of active duty and the 30-day transitional period, to participate in the Uniformed Services Active Duty Dependents Dental Plan, notwithstanding a current requirement under such Plan that the member accept an active-duty commitment of not less than two years. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to define and provide a tax credit for employer health plan contributions for coverage of Operation Desert Shield reservists and their dependents. Makes such credit part of the general business credit of an employer for tax purposes. | 2025-08-26T17:25:18Z | |
| 101-hr-5631 | 101 | hr | 5631 | To authorize the disposal and acquisition of certain strategic and critical materials from the National Defense Stockpile and to amend the Strategic and Critical Materials Stockpiling Act to remove a limitation on the disposal of materials and to expand the authority of the President to rotate materials in the stockpile. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-09-17 | 1990-09-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and Critical Materials. | House | Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3] | FL | D | B000371 | 1 | Authorizes the National Defense Stockpile (NDS) Manager, during FY 1992, to dispose of specified excess quantities of materials in the NDS previously authorized for disposal by law or listed in this Act. Authorizes the NDS Manager, during FY 1991 and 1992, to obligate specified funds from the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund to acquire materials as authorized under the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (the Act). Amends the Act to remove a prohibition on disposals from the stockpile if such disposals would result in an unobligated balance in the Fund in excess of $100,000,000. Authorizes the President to rotate materials in the stockpile in order to prevent technological obsolescence. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 101-hr-5624 | 101 | hr | 5624 | To amend title 38, United States Code, with respect to benefits for veterans who may have been exposed to ionizing radiation during military service, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-09-14 | 1990-09-14 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Machtley, Ronald K. [R-RI-1] | RI | R | M000015 | 0 | Extends the presumption of service-connection, for purposes of eligibility for veterans' benefits and medical care, in the case of exposure to ionizing radiation, to include reserve members exposed to such radiation during active duty training and inactive duty training. Expands the list of diseases presumed to be service-connected in the case of exposure to ionizing radiation to include cancer of the salivary tract and cancer of the urinary tract. Terminates the current presumptive period (the maximum period allowed before manifestation of the illness or disease occurs in order to be presumed to be service-connected and, therefore, covered as a veterans' benefit) of 40 years after participation in the radiation-related activity (30 years in the case of leukemia). Amends the Veterans' Dioxin and Radiation Exposure Compensation Standards Act to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish guidelines and standards for the resolution of claims for benefits where a claim is based on a veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation. Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, to identify not less than three activities in which individuals serving on active duty, or active or inactive duty training, have participated and which likely would have exposed such individuals to levels of ionizing radiation above background levels. Requires the Secretary to identify at least three additional activities no later than October 1 of each of the years 1991 through 1993. Requires the Secretary, immediately after identifying such an activity, to direct the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Environmental Hazards to evaluate and make a finding as to whether participation in such activity resulted in exposure to ionizing radiation comparable to that of veterans who participated in a radiation-risk activity as defined under current veterans' benefits provisions. Requires reports from the Committee and the Secretary concerning such activities. Directs the Secretary to list each ionizing radiation exposure … | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 101-hr-5616 | 101 | hr | 5616 | Veterans Entrepreneurship Promotion Act of 1990 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-09-13 | 1990-11-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on SBA, the General Economy, and Minority Enterprise Development. | House | Rep. McDade, Joseph M. [R-PA-10] | PA | R | M000399 | 14 | Veterans Entrepreneurship Promotion Act of 1990 - Title I: Definitions - Defines terms used in this Act. Title II: Procurement Assistance - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the President to establish Government-wide goals annually for procurement contracts awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans. Increases the Government-wide goals for small business participation (including veteran-owned small businesses) from 20 percent to 25 percent of the total value of all prime contract awards for each fiscal year. Mandates that: (1) the Government-wide goal for participation by small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans be at least five percent of such contract and subcontract awards; and (2) that certain reports submitted to the Small Business Administration (SBA) and to the Congress include the extent of participation in the Federal procurement process by small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans. Declares it the policy of the United States to grant small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans the maximum opportunity to participate in the performance of Federal contracts and subcontracts. Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (the Administrator) to implement an outreach and information dissemination program for small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans. Title III: Financing Assistance - Outlines the parameters of a loan assistance program implemented by the SBA for small businesses owned and controlled by veterans. Requires the Administrator to study and report to the Congress and the President on methods to reduce costs incurred by veterans during the loan application process. Title IV: Other Assistance - Directs the Administrator to take steps to ensure that small businesses owned by veterans have access to SBA programs providing entrepreneurial training, business development assistance, counseling, and management assistance. Authorizes the SBA to make g… | 2025-08-26T17:25:23Z | |
| 101-hr-5588 | 101 | hr | 5588 | Intelligence Search Procedures Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-09-12 | 1990-10-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice. | House | Rep. McHugh, Matthew F. [D-NY-28] | NY | D | M000473 | 0 | Intelligence Search Procedures Act - Authorizes: (1) applications for a court order for a physical search of certain premises, property, information, or material of a foreign agent or power under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 if the President has, in writing, empowered the Attorney General to approve applications to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court; and (2) a judge of such court to whom application is made to grant an order approving such a search in the United States. Grants jurisdiction to such Court to hear applications for, and grant orders approving, physical searches for the purpose of obtaining foreign intelligence information anywhere within the United States. Bars judges from hearing the same application which has been denied previously by another judge. Requires judges denying applications to provide a written statement for the record of each reason for such decision and, on motion of the United States, to transmit such record to the Court of Review. Grants jurisdiction to the Court of Review to review application denials. Sets forth application procedures for such an order. Requires the approval of the Attorney General based upon a finding that such application satisfies specified criteria and requirements, including: (1) the identity, if known, or a description of the target of the search; (2) the identity of the Federal officer making the application and a detailed description of the premises to be searched and of the information, material, or property to be seized; (3) a statement of the facts and circumstances relied upon to justify the applicant's belief that the target is a foreign agent or power, the premises contains foreign intelligence information, and the premises or property is owned, used, or possessed by, or is in transit to or from, a foreign power or agent; and (4) a statement that the purpose of the search is to obtain foreign intelligence information. Sets forth criteria for the judge to consider before entering an ex parte order authorizing such a s… | 2025-08-26T17:25:52Z | |
| 101-hr-5594 | 101 | hr | 5594 | To make Reserve members called or ordered to active duty in connection with Operation Desert Shield eligible for a variable housing allowance. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-09-12 | 1990-09-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation. | House | Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17] | PA | R | G000121 | 3 | Makes Reserve members of the armed forces called or ordered to active duty in connection with Operation Desert Shield eligible for a variable housing allowance, notwithstanding the prohibition on such payment to a reserve member called to active duty for a period of less than 140 days. Provides that the total limitation on the amount of variable housing allowances to be paid during a fiscal year shall not apply to FY 1991. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 101-hr-5604 | 101 | hr | 5604 | To provide for the payment of special pay to members of the Armed Forces assigned to duty in the Persian Gulf area in connection with Operation Desert Shield. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-09-12 | 1990-09-17 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Rep. Thomas, Lindsay [D-GA-1] | GA | D | T000184 | 0 | Provides for the payment of special pay to military personnel assigned to the Persian Gulf area in connection with Operation Desert Shield. Outlines special pay limitations. Requires a report from the Secretary of Defense to the Congress on the administration of such special pay. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 101-hr-5605 | 101 | hr | 5605 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount of insurance available under the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-09-12 | 1990-09-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Thomas, Lindsay [D-GA-1] | GA | D | T000184 | 0 | Increases from $50,000 to $100,000 the maximum amount of life insurance available to veterans under the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance program. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 101-s-3032 | 101 | s | 3032 | A bill to designate the planned Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, as the "Spark M. Matsunaga Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center". | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-09-12 | 1990-10-31 | Became Public Law No: 101-487. | Senate | Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | A000069 | 2 | Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center to be constructed in Honolulu, Hawaii, as the Spark M. Matsunaga Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, in honor of the late U.S. Senator from Hawaii. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 101-hr-5569 | 101 | hr | 5569 | Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act Amendments of 1990 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-09-11 | 1990-09-11 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-22] | NY | R | G000212 | 16 | Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act Amendments of 1990 - Amends the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to increase from $150 to $600 per month the maximum rental amount of premises from which the dependents of a member of the armed forces in military service may not be evicted or distressed, except upon a court action concerning the right of possession to such rented housing. Authorizes the rent maximum to be increased yearly by the same percentage by which retired pay of members and former members of the armed forces is increased for such year. Provides for a stay of such a court action in the case of a member of the reserves called to active duty for a period of more than 30 days. Requires such reserve member to pay as rent an amount equal to the sum of any basic allowance for quarters and variable housing allowance received for such period of active duty. Provides for the repayment of agreed rent that is unpaid during the period of active duty after such period is completed. | 2025-08-26T17:27:54Z | |
| 101-hr-5584 | 101 | hr | 5584 | To amend title 37, United States Code, to expand the eligibility of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces to receive a variable housing allowance and to amend the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to expand the protections for members of the Armed Forces on active duty who occupy rental housing. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-09-11 | 1990-09-14 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Rep. Lowery, Bill [R-CA-41] | CA | R | L000479 | 12 | Reduces from less than 140 days to 30 days or less the period of active duty required before a member of a reserve component of the armed forces is entitled to a variable housing allowance. Amends the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to prohibit an eviction or distress of the dependents of any person who, after the execution of a lease, enters military service, for the period of active military service, regardless of the agreed rental amount, except upon a court action. Strikes the current three-month limitation on the staying of proceedings for eviction or distress. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 101-s-3025 | 101 | s | 3025 | A bill to amend titles 10 and 37, United States Code, to make members of the Armed Forces involved in Operation Desert Shield or similar operations eligible for certain benefits and to make members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces and retired members of the Armed Forces eligible for certain benefits when ordered to active duty in connection with a mobilization; and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-09-11 | 1990-09-25 | Committee on Armed Services. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held. | Senate | Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] | OH | D | G000236 | 15 | Provides the following services or benefits for members of the armed forces serving under arduous conditions (as determined by the Secretary of Defense) pursuant to a temporary deployment for an operational emergency: (1) the deposit of pay and other allowances as part of a savings program for overseas personnel; (2) special pay relating to imminent danger; (3) exemption from payment for military meals sold at mess to personnel and their dependents; (4) mailing privileges; and (5) a basic allowance for subsistence. Authorizes the provision of a variable housing allowance for members of the reserves called to active duty for a period of less than 140 days under specific conditions other than during a war or national emergency. Removes the limitation on the payment allowed for unused accrued leave in the case of members, reserve members, or retired members called to active duty under specific conditions other than during a war or national emergency. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income payments received for active military service during any part of which such member: (1) served in a dangerous foreign area; or (2) was hospitalized as a result of wounds, a disease, or an injury incurred while serving in a dangerous foreign area. States that such exclusion shall not apply to compensation exceeding $2,000 received by a commissioned officer in any month. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 101-s-3026 | 101 | s | 3026 | A bill to amend titles 10 and 37, United States Code, to make members of the Armed Forces involved in Operation Desert Shield or similar operations eligible for certain benefits and to make members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces and retired members of the Armed Forces eligible for certain benefits when ordered to active duty in connection with mobilization. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-09-11 | 1990-10-01 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 890. | Senate | Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] | OH | D | G000236 | 3 | Provides the following services or benefits for members of the armed forces serving under arduous conditions (as determined by the Secretary of Defense) outside of the United States pursuant to an assignment or detail as part of Operation Desert Shield: (1) free mailing privileges of letters or sound or video communications having the characteristics of a personal letter; (2) the deposit of pay and other allowances as part of a savings program; and (3) special pay relating to imminent danger. Removes the limitation on the payment allowed for unused accrued leave in the case of members, reserve members, or retired members of the armed forces called to active duty in connection with Operation Desert Shield. Requires the Secretary of Defense to report on various options for reforming the basic allowance for subsistence entitlement, addressing specifically the problems resulting from termination of the allowance upon deployment for field or sea duty. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 101-hr-5550 | 101 | hr | 5550 | To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a satellite outpatient clinic in northeast Wisconsin. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-09-05 | 1990-09-05 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Roth, Toby [R-WI-8] | WI | R | R000459 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and maintain a satellite outpatient clinic in northeast Wisconsin. Directs the Secretary to seek to locate such clinic at an existing medical facility that is vacant or underutilized if such facility meets the requirements of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Directs the Secretary to begin providing medical services at such clinic no later than October 1, 1991. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 101-hconres-363 | 101 | hconres | 363 | Expressing the sense of Congress concerning future defense contracting with the Northrop Corporation. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-08-03 | 1990-08-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems. | House | Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] | CT | R | S001144 | 1 | Calls for the Secretary of Defense to withhold the granting of any new contract to the Northrop Corporation until it cooperates in ongoing congressional investigations. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 101-hr-5458 | 101 | hr | 5458 | To amend title 32, United States Code, to authorize enlistment of certain non-resident aliens in certain under-strength National Guard units during a three-year test period and to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for adjustment of status of aliens so enlisting. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-08-03 | 1990-08-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation. | House | Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-22] | NY | R | G000212 | 10 | Authorizes the Secretary of each military department concerned to accept for original enlistment in the Army or Air National Guard of six States chosen by the Secretary of Defense certain aliens not already admitted for permanent residence in the United States during a three-year test period if the total personnel strength of the Guard is less than 95 percent of its total authorized strength as of September 30, 1990. Requires such aliens, in addition to taking a military-service oath, to declare an intention to become citizens of the United States. Voids such an enlistment under certain conditions. Limits the number of aliens permitted to be so enlisted to 1,000 during any fiscal year. Authorizes the President to increase such number as appropriate. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Attorney General to adjust to a temporary lawfully-admitted status any alien who: (1) is an enlisted member of the Army or Air National Guard; (2) is otherwise admissible as an immigrant; (3) has not been convicted of any felony or three or more misdemeanors in the United States; (4) has not assisted in the persecution of any person on account of race, religion, nationality, or membership in a particular social group; and (5) was in the United States as of the enactment of this Act and has resided continuously in the United States since such date. Requires any spouse or child of such alien to satisfy such requirements (except for the enlistment requirement) in order to have his or her status adjusted. Provides for the termination of the temporary lawfully-admitted status of such aliens under specified conditions. Authorizes an alien who completes at least six years of honorable service in the Guard to apply for a certificate of adjustment to permanent resident of the United States. Provides identical adjustment for the spouse and child of such alien if the alien so qualifies. Provides for the waiver of: (1) the six-year service requirement under certain conditions; and (2) numerical limitations and cert… | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 101-hr-5461 | 101 | hr | 5461 | To provide for the disposal of Government-owned contractor-operated industrial facilities under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-08-03 | 1990-08-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation. | House | Rep. Bates, Jim [D-CA-44] | CA | D | B000236 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Defense to dispose, through each of the secretaries of the military departments concerned, of all Government-owned contractor-operated industrial facilities, and all plant equipment contained therein, under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 101-hr-5463 | 101 | hr | 5463 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit the reimbursement of expenses incurred by a medical facility of the uniformed services or the Department of Veterans Affairs in providing health care to persons eligible for care under the Medicare Program or the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-08-03 | 1990-08-31 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Bates, Jim [D-CA-44] | CA | D | B000236 | 1 | Revises provisions concerning health care for members and certain former members of the armed forces to entitle members or former members who are eligible for retired or retainer pay and for Medicare to medical and dental care in any uniformed service medical facility. Provides that such facilities will recover the costs of such care from Medicare Subvention funding. Provides that the costs of care for members or former members who are not eligible for Medicare will be recovered from the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) Subvention funding. Revises provisions concerning health care for military dependents to provide that the uniformed services facilities providing such care will recover costs from Medicare or CHAMPUS, as appropriate. Authorizes the commanding officer of a military installation operating a treatment facility to make determinations of whether the facility can provide treatment to a dependent. Provides that the administering Secretary will be advised when a determination to deny treatment is made, with a verifiable date as to when the restriction will be removed. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to make Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs treatment facilities eligible for Medicare payments as long as they meet requirements applicable to hospitals and skilled nursing facilities under such title. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 101-hr-5502 | 101 | hr | 5502 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the service obligation for graduates of a military service academy to four years. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-08-03 | 1990-08-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation. | House | Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6] | OH | R | M000432 | 0 | Reduces to four years the active-duty service obligation for graduates of the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, and the U.S. Air Force Academy. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 101-hr-5506 | 101 | hr | 5506 | To provide for the transfer of an existing United States memorial erected under the auspices of The American Legion, Inc., for use and benefit of all American officers and enlisted personnel who served in World War I to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-08-03 | 1990-10-18 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 33 | Transfers custody and control of Pershing Hall, a memorial in Paris, France, owned by the United States, to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to administer, develop, and improve Pershing Hall and its site, as appropriate. Directs the Secretary, after consultation with the American Battle Monuments Commission, to dedicate a portion of the Hall to the memory of the commander-in-chief, men, and services of the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I. Requires the establishment and continuing supervision of the memorial to be carried out by the Commission. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into leases for the operation, development, and improvement of the Hall and its site. Outlines lease terms and conditions. Establishes the Pershing Hall Revolving Fund. Provides for the transfer of monies to the Fund for the construction of major projects. Abolishes the Pershing Hall Memorial Fund and transfers the corpus of the Memorial Fund to the Revolving Fund. Limits the amount that may be expended from the Fund in any fiscal year. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 101-hr-5523 | 101 | hr | 5523 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide enhanced authority for members of the Armed Forces in drug interdiction activities. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-08-03 | 1990-08-16 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-15] | FL | R | S000303 | 8 | Authorizes the Secretary of Defense (upon request from the head of a Federal agency with jurisdiction to enforce the Controlled Substances Act or the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act) to assign members of the armed forces to assist drug enforcement officials in drug searches, seizures, or arrests outside the land area of the United States. Allows such assistance only if: (1) the Attorney General certifies that there are insufficient law enforcement resources available to ensure the success of the operation; (2) the assistance is approved by the Secretary with the concurrence of the Secretary of State; and (3) Federal drug enforcement officials maintain ultimate control over the activities and direction of any drug enforcement operation. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 101-hr-5432 | 101 | hr | 5432 | To extend the expiration date of the Defense Production Act of 1950. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-08-02 | 1990-08-09 | Became Public Law No: 101-351. | House | Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20] | TX | D | G000272 | 3 | Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to extend its expiration date to September 30, 1990. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 101-hr-5422 | 101 | hr | 5422 | Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-08-01 | 1990-10-17 | Laid on the table. See S. 2834 for further action. | House | Rep. Beilenson, Anthony C. [D-CA-23] | CA | D | B000318 | 0 | Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 - Title I: Intelligence Activities - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities in specified departments and agencies of the U.S. Government, including the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Department of Defense (DOD), and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Declares that the authorized amounts and personnel ceilings for such intelligence activities are those specified in the classified schedule of authorizations. Authorizes the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) to employ civilian personnel in excess of the ceiling for such personnel when necessary to the performance of important intelligence functions. Title II: Intelligence Community Staff - Authorizes appropriations for the Intelligence Community Staff for FY 1991. Establishes an end strength ceiling of 240 full-time Intelligence Community Staff employees. Provides that such staff shall be administered in the same manner as the CIA. Title III: Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System and Related Provisions - Authorizes appropriations for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund for FY 1991. Amends the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain Employees to eliminate provisions requiring a 15-year career review and an election option for participants in the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System (CIARDS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) Special Category and provisions requiring such participants to remain under CIARDS or in FERS Special Category status for the duration of their CIA service. Specifies that the five years of marriage spent outside the United States required to qualify for former spouse status must have been during periods of the participant's service with the CIA. Permits a retiree under CIARDS who was unmarried at the time of retirement to: (1) elect a survivor benefit upon marriage after retirement (currently, an election for a c… | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 101-hr-5386 | 101 | hr | 5386 | Military Personnel Transition Benefits Act of 1990 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-07-27 | 1990-09-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. | House | Rep. Byron, Beverly B. [D-MD-6] | MD | D | B001220 | 1 | Military Personnel Transition Benefits Act of 1990 - Title I: Department of Defense Transition Benefits - Provides separation pay for a regular enlisted member of the armed forces who is discharged involuntarily or as the result of the denial of reenlistment if such member has completed at least six but less than 20 years of active service, unless the Secretary concerned determines that the conditions of discharge do not warrant such pay. Repeals the limitation on the amount of separation pay inapplicable to a member of the armed forces who is serving on active duty as of September 30, 1990, is discharged or released, and who has at least five but less than six years of active service. Makes ineligible for separation pay a member who is discharged or released from active duty during an initial term of enlistment or an initial period of obligated service. Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a Military Personnel Readjustment Assistance Office to develop and coordinate programs to assist members of the armed forces and their dependents in readjusting to civilian life after discharge or release from active duty. Sets forth matters to be covered by preseparation counseling provided for members discharged or released from active duty. Directs the Secretary of Defense to: (1) provide to discharged or released members a certification or verification of any job skills and experience acquired while on active duty that may have application to employment in the private sector; (2) establish permanent employment assistance centers at appropriate military installations; and (3) provide involuntarily separated members and their dependents with a preference in hiring by nonappropriated fund instrumentalities of the Department of Defense (DOD). Requires the Secretary of Labor to establish and maintain a program to furnish transition counseling, employment, and placement assistance training and other information and services to members who are being separated from active duty and their spouses. Provides such services t… | 2025-08-26T17:24:44Z | |
| 101-hr-5389 | 101 | hr | 5389 | Troubled Defense Programs Accountability Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-07-27 | 1990-08-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Investigations. | House | Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6] | CA | D | B000711 | 18 | Troubled Defense Programs Accountability Act - Prohibits funds appropriated for a major system from being released to the Secretary of the military department concerned until the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition finds, and the Comptroller of the Department of Defense concurs, that the system meets established requirements and criteria (in terms of cost, schedule, technical specifications, and testing). Authorizes the Comptroller to release funds for a major system to the extent necessary to enable the system to meet such requirements and criteria. Requires the Secretary of each military department, at the beginning of each fiscal year, to establish a funding schedule (expressed as projected costs for meeting requirements and criteria) for each major system. Directs each Secretary to maintain and update such schedules to reflect changes in requirements, criteria, and projected costs. Requires the Comptroller to review such schedules. | 2025-08-26T17:25:01Z | |
| 101-s-2905 | 101 | s | 2905 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-07-25 | 1990-09-05 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Part A: Funding Authorizations - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force for the procurement of aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement. Authorizes appropriations for such fiscal year for the defense agencies, the Defense Inspector General, the reserve components for procurement, and for the destruction of lethal chemical weapons under the chemical demilitarization program. Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 to increase or decrease the authorizations for various procurement programs and to increase the authorizations for specified research, development, test, and evaluation (R&D) programs. Earmarks specified FY 1990 Marine Corps funds for procurement of M1A1 main battle tanks. Prohibits the further procurement of Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines with funds appropriated to the Department of Defense (DOD) for any fiscal year including FY 1991, other than those submarines currently authorized by law. Requires a report from the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to the defense committees on the need to maintain competition in submarine construction. Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 to extend a deadline for full integration of fixed-wing aircraft into the range instrumentation system of the National Test Center. Prohibits funds appropriated under this Act from being obligated or expended for the procurement of the Airborne Self Protection Jammer or any of its components. Prohibits proceeding with low-rate production of such Jammer before the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation has made certain certifications to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees (the defense committees) concerning such testing. Part B: B-2 Bomber Program - Limits the obligation of FY… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 101-s-2906 | 101 | s | 2906 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-07-25 | 1990-09-05 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Part A: Funding Authorizations - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force for the procurement of aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement. Authorizes appropriations for such fiscal year for the defense agencies, the Defense Inspector General, the reserve components for procurement, and for the destruction of lethal chemical weapons under the chemical demilitarization program. Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 to increase or decrease the authorizations for various procurement programs and to increase the authorizations for specified research, development, test, and evaluation (R&D) programs. Earmarks specified FY 1990 Marine Corps funds for procurement of M1A1 main battle tanks. Prohibits the further procurement of Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines with funds appropriated to the Department of Defense (DOD) for any fiscal year including FY 1991, other than those submarines currently authorized by law. Requires a report from the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to the defense committees on the need to maintain competition in submarine construction. Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 to extend a deadline for full integration of fixed-wing aircraft into the range instrumentation system of the National Test Center. Prohibits funds appropriated under this Act from being obligated or expended for the procurement of the Airborne Self Protection Jammer or any of its components. Prohibits proceeding with low-rate production of such Jammer before the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation has made certain certifications to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees (the defense committees) concerning such testing. Part B: B-2 Bomber Program - Limits the obligation of FY … | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 101-s-2907 | 101 | s | 2907 | National Guard and Reserve Initiative Act of 1990 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-07-25 | 1990-09-05 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | National Guard and Reserve Initiative Act -Title I: Utilization of Reserve Components - Declares that: (1) the structure and strength of the current reserve components should be preserved; (2) the equipment levels in such components should be increased to match their active-duty counterparts; (3) selective missions of active duty forces should be transferred to the reserve components; (4) equipment available to the reserves should be modernized; and (5) integration of active and reserve components should be promoted. Title II: Force Structure - Directs the Secretary of Defense to ensure that the force structure of the Selected Reserve components during FY 1991 is equivalent to the force structure of such components on January 1, 1990. Authorizes the Secretary to change the present force structure of the Selected Reserve in the interests of national security. Directs the Secretary of the Air Force to ensure, through the transfer of aircraft from regular to reserve squadrons, that the average number of aircraft assigned to aircraft squadrons of the Air National Guard or the Air Reserve is equal to aircraft squadron amounts in the active duty components of the Air Force. Authorizes the Secretary to temporarily waive such requirement if its implementation would be detrimental to the national security interest. Provides similar requirements for the Secretary of the Navy, requiring the average number of aircraft assigned to a P-3 aircraft squadron in the Naval Reserve to be equal to such number assigned in the regular Navy. Provides similar waiver authority. Directs the Secretary of Defense to assign the tactical airlift mission of DOD to the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard. Directs the Secretary of the Air Force to develop a plan for the transfer of all tactical airlift transport aircraft to the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard at the earliest practicable date and to submit such plan to the defense committees by June 1, 1991. Prohibits any funds appropriated for fiscal years after FY 1996 from… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 101-s-2908 | 101 | s | 2908 | Military Personnel Transition Assistance Act of 1990 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-07-25 | 1990-09-05 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | Military Personnel Transition Assistance Act of 1990 - Revises provisions concerning travel and transportation allowances for persons discharged or released from armed forces active duty to authorize (current law requires) such allowances even if such a member is not entitled to separation or readjustment pay. Provides an allowance for dependents and baggage and household goods for members who are involuntarily discharged or released from active duty or who are not accepted for an additional tour of duty. Authorizes the payment of separation pay for a regular enlisted member of the armed forces who is discharged involuntarily or as the result of a denial of reenlistment, who has completed five or more, but less than 20, years of active service, and who is serving on at least a second enlistment. Repeals certain current limitations on the amount of separation pay authorized. Directs the Secretary concerned to pay the premiums for health insurance provided on a voluntary basis to a member of the uniformed services upon discharge or release from active duty for the month in which such member is discharged or released and the six months after such release or discharge in the case of any member who is involuntarily discharged or released from active duty and who has completed two or more years of continuous service. Covers the member and his or her dependents. Covers preexisting health conditions for one year following such discharge or release. Provides an exception for coverage of premiums if the Secretary determines that conditions under which the person was discharged or released do not warrant such benefits. Terminates such authority after September 30, 1995. Provides eligibility for basic educational assistance under the armed forces or veterans' educational assistance programs for persons involuntarily discharged or released from active duty. Provides conditions and limitations to such program. Directs the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of Labor and Veterans Affairs and the hea… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 101-s-2910 | 101 | s | 2910 | Department of Defense Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 1991 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-07-25 | 1990-09-05 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | Department of Defense Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 1991 - Earmarks specified drug interdiction and counterdrug activities funds authorized for FY 1991 for activities in the following areas: (1) operations and maintenance; (2) procurement; (3) National Guard Bureau pay and allowances; (4) research, development, test, and evaluation; and (5) minor construction. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to provide support to such activities in other Federal departments and agencies if requested and if funds are available. Provides purposes and activities for which such funding is to be utilized. Authorizes the Secretary to plan and execute otherwise valid military training or operations in order to aid civilian agencies in drug interdiction and counterdrug activities. Directs the Secretary to review the availability of equipment resulting from the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Europe and Asia in order to identify excess equipment that may be suitable for drug enforcement activities for transfer to State and local civilian law enforcement authorities. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff must continue to emphasize the Department of Defense's (DOD) commitment to combating illegal drugs so that the entire chain of command ensures that available funds are utilized fully and effectively to maximize the military's contribution to the national counter-drug efforts. Requires a report from the General Accounting Office to the defense committees on DOD's counternarcotics budget. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study on the feasibility and effectiveness of utilizing OH-58D Scout helicopters for detecting, monitoring, and conducting surveillance of the ground movements of drug smugglers along the southwest border of the United States. Requires the Secretary to consult with the Commissioner of the U.S. Customs Service in conducting such study. Requires the Secretaries of State and Defense, in consultation with t… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 101-s-2911 | 101 | s | 2911 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-07-25 | 1990-09-05 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Part A: Funding Authorizations - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force for the procurement of aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement. Authorizes appropriations for such fiscal year for the defense agencies, the Defense Inspector General, the reserve components for procurement, and for the destruction of lethal chemical weapons under the chemical demilitarization program. Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 to increase or decrease the authorizations for various procurement programs and to increase the authorizations for specified research, development, test, and evaluation (R&D) programs. Earmarks specified FY 1990 Marine Corps funds for procurement of M1A1 main battle tanks. Prohibits the further procurement of Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines with funds appropriated to the Department of Defense (DOD) for any fiscal year including FY 1991, other than those submarines currently authorized by law. Requires a report from the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to the defense committees on the need to maintain competition in submarine construction. Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 to extend a deadline for full integration of fixed-wing aircraft into the range instrumentation system of the National Test Center. Prohibits funds appropriated under this Act from being obligated or expended for the procurement of the Airborne Self Protection Jammer or any of its components. Prohibits proceeding with low-rate production of such Jammer before the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation has made certain certifications to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees (the defense committees) concerning such testing. Part B: B-2 Bomber Program - Limits the obligation of FY… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 101-s-2912 | 101 | s | 2912 | Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-07-25 | 1990-09-05 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 - Title I: Procurement - Part A: Funding Authorizations - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force for the procurement of aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement. Authorizes appropriations for such fiscal year for the defense agencies, the Defense Inspector General, the reserve components for procurement, and for the destruction of lethal chemical weapons under the chemical demilitarization program. Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 to increase or decrease the authorizations for various procurement programs and to increase the authorizations for specified research, development, test, and evaluation (R&D) programs. Earmarks specified FY 1990 Marine Corps funds for procurement of M1A1 main battle tanks. Prohibits the further procurement of Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines with funds appropriated to the Department of Defense (DOD) for any fiscal year including FY 1991, other than those submarines currently authorized by law. Requires a report from the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to the defense committees on the need to maintain competition in submarine construction. Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 to extend a deadline for full integration of fixed-wing aircraft into the range instrumentation system of the National Test Center. Prohibits funds appropriated under this Act from being obligated or expended for the procurement of the Airborne Self Protection Jammer or any of its components. Prohibits proceeding with low-rate production of such Jammer before the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation has made certain certifications to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees (the defense committees) concerning such testing. Part B: B-2 Bomber Program - Limits the obligation of FY 1991 funds for procurement and advance procure… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 101-s-2913 | 101 | s | 2913 | Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-07-25 | 1990-09-05 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 - Title I: Army - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing units, to carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design, and to improve existing military family housing units in specified amounts at specified installations. Authorizes appropriations to the Army for fiscal years beginning after FY 1990 for military construction projects, unspecified minor construction projects, architectural and engineering design services, the construction of defense access roads, military family housing functions, and the homeowners assistance program. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this title. Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1989 to increase the amount authorized for a military construction project at the Tooele Army Depot, Utah. Extends certain prior-year military construction projects. Title II: Navy - Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing units, to carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design, and to improve existing military family housing units in specified amounts at specified installations. Authorizes appropriations to the Navy for fiscal years beginning after FY 1990 for military construction projects, unspecified minor construction projects, architectural and engineering design services, the construction of defense access roads, and military family housing functions within the Department. Extends certain prior-year military construction projects. Title III: Air Force - Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to acquire real property and carry out milit… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 101-s-2914 | 101 | s | 2914 | National Defense Programs Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-07-25 | 1990-09-05 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | National Defense Programs Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 - Title I: Department of Energy National Security Programs - Part A: National Security Programs Authorizations - Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Energy (DOE) for FY 1991 for operating expenses incurred and for plant and capital equipment necessary in carrying out national security programs in the following areas: (1) weapons activities; (2) defense nuclear materials production; (3) environmental restoration and management of defense waste and transportation; (4) verification and control technology; (5) nuclear materials safeguards and security technology development program; (6) security investigations; (7) new production reactors; (8) naval reactors development; (9) safeguards and security construction; (10) site management construction; and (11) capital equipment not related to construction. Earmarks specified DOE operating expenses funds for payment of the second installment of a settlement entered into by DOE in a specified court suit. Prohibits the reprogramming of funds appropriated to DOE for FY 1991 for atomic energy defense activities if such reprogramming would reduce the amount made available to DOE for the defense inertial confinement fusion program for FY 1991. Limits the manner in which funds authorized for special isotope separation may be used to program phaseout only. Part B: General Provisions - Prohibits the use of funds appropriated pursuant to this title for: (1) the cost of a program exceeding 105 percent of the program authorization or $10,000,000 more than the amount authorized, whichever is the lesser; or (2) programs which have not been presented to, or requested of, the Congress, unless the Secretary of Energy transmits to the appropriate committees a full and complete statement of the action proposed and 30 days have elapsed since such statement was submitted. Prohibits the total funds obligated pursuant to this title from exceeding the total amount authorized to be appropriated by this title. Authorize… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 101-s-2915 | 101 | s | 2915 | Strategic Environmental Research Program Act of 1990 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-07-25 | 1990-09-05 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | Strategic Environmental Research Program Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish the Strategic Environmental Research Program to address environmental concerns in the Departments of Defense and Energy, identify energy and environmental technologies, and provide information on such concerns and technology development. Establishes a Joint Strategic Environmental Research Program Council to prescribe policies and procedures to implement the Program and to enter into contracts, prepare research plans, promote the exchange of information, and ensure nonduplication of efforts with other Federal programs. Requires Council reports and a five-year strategic environmental research plan. Places an Executive Director at the head of the Council. Requires such Director be responsible for the management of the Program and to enter into appropriate contracts. Requires the Secretaries of Defense and Energy to jointly appoint a Strategic Environmental Research Program Scientific Advisory Board. Requires the Council to refer to the Board each proposed environmental research project and each budget proposal for research and development (R&D) of technologies related to such activities which are in excess of $1,000,000. Requires the Board to then make recommendations with respect to the efficacy and justification of each such project and budget proposal. Requires Board reports. Provides due dates for Council and Board reports. Earmarks specified R&D funds authorized under this Act for the Program and its activities. Provides that whenever a DOD facility is proposed to be listed on the National Priorities List pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, the Secretary of Defense shall enter into an interagency agreement with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for a procedural framework and a schedule for developing, implementing, and monitoring appropriate environmental response actions in accordance with such Act. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 101-s-2916 | 101 | s | 2916 | Defense Acquisition Improvement Act of 1990 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-07-25 | 1990-09-05 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | Defense Acquisition Improvement Act of 1990 - Title I: Defense Industrial and Technology Base - Requires the inclusion in the annual critical technologies plan of information on each program element for which funds are budgeted for the support of the development of any critical technology identified. Establishes the Critical Technologies Institute (Institute) as a federally-funded research and development center operated via a nonprofit membership corporation. Requires the Institute to: (1) survey private and Government views on each critical technology identified in the most recent report of the National Critical Technologies Panel, as well as each technology that the Institute considers critical; (2) on the basis of such surveys, identify national objectives for the research, development, and production capability of the United States with respect to such technologies, as well as the preparation of possible strategies for achieving the identified objectives; and (3) publish reports discussing such national strategies as well as their implementation. Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology to sponsor the Institute to enter into an agreement with the Institute's Board of Directors to perform such functions as the Director may specify, and to permit the Institute to perform functions for member agencies of the Federal Coordinating Council on Science, Engineering, and Technology Policy that are consistent with their functions. Provides deadlines and funding. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, to: (1) provide centralized DOD policy guidance and direction to the military departments and defense agencies on all matters relating to manufacturing technology; and (2) direct the development and implementation of Department of Defense (DOD) plans and policies promoting the development and application of advanced technologies to manufacturing processes, tools, and equipment. Requires the Secretary to develo… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 101-hjres-630 | 101 | hjres | 630 | To recognize and commend the efforts being made to create a gallery in the United States Army Museum, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, to commemorate the Battle of the Bulge. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-07-24 | 1990-07-24 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Michel, Robert H. [R-IL-18] | IL | R | M000692 | 0 | Declares that the Congress recognizes and commends efforts to provide for the installation of a special gallery at the United States Army Museum at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, devoted to the collection, preservation, and exhibition of military artifacts relating to the Battle of the Bulge. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 101-hr-5357 | 101 | hr | 5357 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to allow eligible entities under the Department of Defense procurement technical assistance program to furnish technical assistance relating to procurement with other Federal departments and agencies. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-07-24 | 1990-07-31 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Rep. Hochbrueckner, George J. [D-NY-1] | NY | D | H000670 | 0 | Permits procurement technical assistance furnished by eligible entities assisted by the Department of Defense to include technical assistance with respect to procurement with other Federal agencies. Limits the amount available to the Defense Logistics Agency for administering such assistance. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 101-hr-5343 | 101 | hr | 5343 | To amend section 3104 of title 38, United States Code, to permit certain service-connected disabled veterans who are retired members of the Armed Forces to receive compensation concurrently with retired pay without reduction in the amount of the compensation and retired pay. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-07-23 | 1990-07-23 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9] | FL | R | B000463 | 0 | Permits retired members of the armed forces to be paid retirement pay concurrently with compensation for any service-connected disability if the person's entitlement to such retirement pay is based solely on: (1) age; (2) length of service; or (3) both. Reduces the amount of retirement pay, in the case of individuals receiving both types of pay, by a specified percentage of the disability compensation which decreases as the disability rating increases. Prohibits any reduction in the retirement pay of a disabled person when the disability rating is total. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 101-hr-5326 | 101 | hr | 5326 | Veterans' Compensation Amendments of 1990 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-07-20 | 1990-10-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | House | Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18] | OH | D | A000214 | 22 | Veterans' Compensation Amendments of 1990 - Title I: Compensation Rate Increases - Increases the rates of: (1) veterans' disability compensation; (2) additional compensation for veterans' dependents; (3) the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans; (4) dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children; and (5) supplemental dependency and indemnity compensation for disabled adult children. Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to adjust administratively the rates of disability compensation payable to persons who are not in receipt of compensation for service-connected disability or death. Title II: Miscellaneous Program Amendments - Authorizes the Secretary to accept gifts, devises, and bequests which enhance the Secretary's ability to provide services and benefits. Allows the payment of parents dependency and indemnity compensation less frequently than monthly if the amount of the annual benefit is less than four percent of the maximum annual rate payable. Prohibits a readjustment in the rating schedule from causing a veteran's compensation amount to be reduced unless an improvement in the veteran's disability is shown to have occurred. Makes the presumptive period (the period after service in a radiation-risk activity during which a disease must become manifest in order to be considered service-connected and, therefore, compensable as disability compensation) for leukemia 40 years (currently, 30). Creates a 40-year presumptive period for members of the reserves who were exposed to atmospheric detonation of a nuclear device during active duty or inactive duty for training and who contract specified diseases or illnesses within such period. Increases the amount of Veterans' Mortgage Life Insurance available to a veteran owning a home to the lesser of $90,000 or the amount of the loan outstanding on the home. (Currently, the amount is the lesser of $40,000 or such amount.) Increases from one to two years the required time after discharge or release permitted to qualify for… | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 101-hr-5333 | 101 | hr | 5333 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the active-duty service obligation for graduates of the United States Military Academy to four years and to extend the service obligation in the Ready Reserve. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-07-20 | 1990-07-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation. | House | Rep. Laughlin, Greg [D-TX-14] | TX | D | L000119 | 0 | Reduces from six to four years the active-duty service obligation for graduates of the U.S. Military Academy. Increases from two to four years the service obligation in the Ready Reserve of such graduates following completion of their tour of active duty. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 101-hr-5335 | 101 | hr | 5335 | Defense Budgeting and Full-Cost Disclosure Act of 1990 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-07-20 | 1990-07-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Investigations. | House | Rep. McCloskey, Frank [D-IN-8] | IN | D | M000342 | 36 | Defense Budgeting and Full-Cost Disclosure Act of 1990 - Requires the total life-cycle cost (costs of development, procurement, construction, operation, maintenance, and support) of a major defense acquisition program to be included in Selected Acquisition Reports required for such programs. Requires the Secretary of Defense to implement such cost criteria in a uniform manner throughout the Department of Defense. Allows a defense funds restoral (a restoration of funds to an appropriation account of the Department) to be carried out only during the first fiscal year following the end of the period of availability for obligation of the funds to be restored. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on the feasibility of the periodic submission of reports on anticipated termination costs of major defense acquisition programs. | 2025-08-26T17:28:32Z | |
| 101-s-2884 | 101 | s | 2884 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-07-20 | 1990-09-25 | Senate passed companion measure H.R. 4739 in lieu of this measure by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Part A: Funding Authorizations - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force for the procurement of aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement. Authorizes appropriations for such fiscal year for the defense agencies, the Defense Inspector General, the reserve components for procurement, and for the destruction of lethal chemical weapons under the chemical demilitarization program. Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 to increase or decrease the authorizations for various procurement programs and to increase the authorizations for specified research, development, test, and evaluation (R&D) programs. Earmarks specified FY 1990 Marine Corps funds for procurement of M1A1 main battle tanks. Prohibits the further procurement of Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines with funds appropriated to the Department of Defense (DOD) for any fiscal year including FY 1991, other than those submarines currently authorized by law. Requires a report from the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to the defense committees on the need to maintain competition in submarine construction. Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 to extend a deadline for full integration of fixed-wing aircraft into the range instrumentation system of the National Test Center. Prohibits funds appropriated under this Act from being obligated or expended for the procurement of the Airborne Self Protection Jammer or any of its components. Prohibits proceeding with low-rate production of such Jammer before the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation has made certain certifications to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees (the defense committees) concerning such testing. Part B: B-2 Bomber Program - Limits the obligation of FY… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 101-hr-5313 | 101 | hr | 5313 | Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1991 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-07-19 | 1990-11-05 | Became Public Law No: 101-519. | House | Rep. Hefner, W. G. (Bill) [D-NC-8] | NC | D | H000448 | 0 | Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1991 - Appropriates funds for FY 1991 for military construction functions administered by the Department of Defense (DOD) in specified amounts for: (1) military construction, Army (including rescissions of such funds under prior law); (2) military construction, Navy (including a rescission); (3) military construction, Air Force (including rescissions); (4) military construction, defense agencies (including rescissions and a specified transfer of funds); (5) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Infrastructure; (6) military construction, Army National Guard; (7) military construction, Air National Guard; (8) military construction, Army Reserve; (9) military construction, Naval Reserve; (10) military construction, Air Force Reserve; (11) family housing, Army (including a rescission of funds); (12) family housing, Navy and Marine Corps (including a rescission); (13) family housing, Air Force (including rescissions); (14) family housing, defense agencies (including rescissions); (15) the homeowners assistance fund, defense; and (16) the Department Base Closure Account. Prohibits funds appropriated in this Act from being used for payments under certain cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contracts without specific approval by the Secretary of Defense. Authorizes funds appropriated in this Act to be used for: (1) the hire of passenger motor vehicles; and (2) advances to the Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, for the construction of defense access roads. Prohibits funds appropriated in this Act from being used for: (1) construction of new bases inside the continental United States for which specific appropriations have not been made; (2) the purchase of certain lands or easements for amounts in excess of 100 percent of their value as determined by the Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, except under specified conditions; (3) acquisition, site preparation, or the installation of any utilities for family housing, except for housing f… | 2025-01-14T18:18:18Z | |
| 101-hr-5296 | 101 | hr | 5296 | Veterans' Compensation Amendments of 1990 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-07-18 | 1990-07-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation. | House | Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18] | OH | D | A000214 | 0 | Veterans' Compensation Amendments of 1990 - Title I: Compensation Rate Increases - Increases the rates of: (1) veterans' disability compensation; (2) additional compensation for veterans' dependents; (3) the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans; (4) dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children; and (5) supplemental dependency and indemnity compensation for disabled adult children. Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to adjust administratively the rates of disability compensation payable to persons who are not in receipt of compensation for service-connected disability or death. Title II: Miscellaneous Program Amendments - Increases from three to six months the period during which a veteran having neither spouse nor child and being furnished domiciliary care by the Department of Veterans Affairs will be paid a monthly pension by the Secretary. Requires that any amount of pension being withheld from a veteran due to the provision of domiciliary or nursing home care by the Department shall be paid in a lump sum after the veteran's discharge or release. Limits such payment to $5,000. Provides that in order to continue to receive payments of pension, compensation, or emergency officers' retirement pay after being rated incompetent, a veteran receiving Government hospital treatment or domiciliary care may not have an estate the value of which exceeds $4,500 (currently, $1,500). Authorizes the Secretary to accept gifts, devises, and bequests which enhance the Secretary's ability to provide services and benefits. Allows the payment of parents dependency and indemnity compensation less frequently than monthly if the amount of the annual benefit is less than four percent of the maximum annual rate payable. Prohibits a readjustment in the rating schedule from causing a veteran's compensation amount to be reduced unless an improvement in the veteran's disability is shown to have occurred. Makes the presumptive period (the period after service in a radiation-risk activity … | 2025-08-26T17:26:02Z | |
| 101-s-2871 | 101 | s | 2871 | A bill to amend section 3413 of title 12, United States Code, to add an exception authorizing financial institutions to disclose to the Department of Veterans Affairs the names and current addresses of their customers who are receiving payments, by direct deposit or Electronic Funds Transfer into their accounts, of compensation, Dependency and Indemnity Compensation or pension benefits under title 38, United States Code. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-07-18 | 1990-07-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 0 | Amends the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 to authorize the disclosure to the Department of Veterans Affairs of the names and addresses of those persons receiving payments, by means of direct deposit or electronic funds transfer, of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, or pension benefits, when such disclosure is necessary for proper administration of those programs. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 101-hr-5283 | 101 | hr | 5283 | To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1991 to implement the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-07-16 | 1990-09-19 | For Further Action See H.R.4739. | House | Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1] | CO | D | S000142 | 1 | Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 to carry out the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 101-hr-5276 | 101 | hr | 5276 | Defense Language Institute Act of 1990 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-07-13 | 1990-07-20 | Executive Comment Requested from OMB, OPM, DOD. | House | Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] | CA | D | P000047 | 0 | Defense Language Institute Act of 1990 - Establishes in the Department of Defense (DOD) a school to be known as the Defense Language Institute (Institute) to: (1) provide instruction in foreign languages to military and civilian personnel of DOD and other Government personnel as approved by the Secretary of Defense; and (2) encourage foreign language instruction throughout educational institutions in the United States in order to meet national defense requirements. Provides for a Commandant of the Institute. Requires the Secretary to assign military staff positions at the Institute. Authorizes the employment of civilians as faculty members. | 2025-08-26T17:26:34Z | |
| 101-sjres-348 | 101 | sjres | 348 | A joint resolution to recognize and commend the Battle of the Bulge Historical Foundation in its efforts to create a gallery in the United States Army Museum, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, to commemorate the Battle of the Bulge. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-07-13 | 1990-07-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 2 | Declares that the Congress recognizes and commends the efforts of the Battle of the Bulge Historical Foundation to provide for the installation of a special gallery at the United States Army Museum at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, devoted to the collection, preservation, and exhibition of military artifacts relating to the Battle of the Bulge. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 101-hr-5261 | 101 | hr | 5261 | To amend title 10, United States Code, with respect to certain agreements entered into by the Department of the Navy. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-07-12 | 1990-07-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. | House | Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-13] | NJ | R | S000097 | 2 | Deems the Department of the Navy to have had authority to enter into agreements with local governments before enactment of this Act for police, fire, and other civil services for the Department, notwithstanding Federal law prohibiting the Department of Defense from entering into contracts for the performance of firefighting and security-guard functions at any military installation or facility. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 101-s-2838 | 101 | s | 2838 | Small Business-National Defense Laboratory Technology Partnership Act of 1990 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-07-11 | 1990-07-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 0 | Small Business-National Defense Laboratory Technology Partnership Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretaries of Defense and of Energy to cooperate with the Secretary of Commerce in developing model programs involving national defense laboratories, small businesses, State and local government partnership intermediaries, the private sector, and universities for: (1) commercialization of federally funded research; (2) development of partnerships between Federal, State, and local government agencies in promoting economic growth in connection with technology commercialization; and (3) promotion of advanced manufacturing techniques for products having commercial and defense-related markets. Outlines the scope of the programs. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to submit progress reports as part of the triennial reports required under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980. | 2025-08-26T17:29:32Z | |
| 101-hr-5233 | 101 | hr | 5233 | To restrict the use of contributions by the Secretary of Defense to the NATO Infrastructure program. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-07-10 | 1990-07-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities. | House | Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1] | CO | D | S000142 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Defense to provide that any funds made available after September 30, 1990, for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Infrastructure program may be used only for: (1) verifying or implementing the terms of conventional arms control agreements; (2) environmental restoration of military installations or portions thereof previously used for military activities in connection with NATO; and (3) the completion of any construction project that began before October 1, 1990, if the Secretary makes certain cost determinations concerning such project and reports to the Armed Services Committees at least 21 days before obligating funds. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 101-s-2834 | 101 | s | 2834 | Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-07-10 | 1990-11-30 | Pocket Vetoed by President. | Senate | Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK] | OK | D | B000639 | 0 | Intelligence Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1991 - Title I: Intelligence Activities - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities in specified departments and agencies of the U.S. Government, including the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Department of Defense (DOD), and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Declares that the authorized amounts and personnel ceilings for such intelligence activities are those specified in the classified schedule of authorizations. Authorizes the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) to employ civilian personnel in excess of the ceiling for such personnel when necessary to the performance of important intelligence functions. Title II: Intelligence Community Staff - Authorizes appropriations for the Intelligence Community Staff for FY 1991. Establishes an end strength ceiling of 240 full-time Intelligence Community Staff employees. Provides that such staff shall be administered in the same manner as the CIA. Title III: Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System and Related Provisions - Authorizes appropriations for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund for FY 1991. Amends the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain Employees to eliminate provisions requiring a 15-year career review and an election option for participants in the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System (CIARDS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) Special Category and provisions requiring such participants to remain under CIARDS or in FERS Special Category status for the duration of their CIA service. Specifies that the five years of marriage spent outside the United States required to qualify for former spouse status must have been during periods of the participant's service with the CIA. Permits a retiree under CIARDS who was unmarried at the time of retirement to: (1) elect a survivor benefit upon marriage after retirement (currently, an election for a curr… | 2025-01-14T19:06:24Z | |
| 101-hr-5199 | 101 | hr | 5199 | To require the Secretary of Energy to provide contractors whose contracts for naval reactors are being terminated with assistance in using patents, designs, processes, and manufacturing data developed under the contract in civilian production. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-06-28 | 1990-07-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems. | House | Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2] | CT | D | G000120 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Energy to provide any naval reactor contractor with notice of contract termination as far in advance of the cessation of the work under the contract as is feasible. Directs the Secretary, in any case in which a contract is terminated, to: (1) allow the contractor to use, for other than military purposes, the patents, designs, processes, and manufacturing data developed under the contract; and (2) assist the contractor in identifying services and technologies which may be needed by the Department of Energy or other Government departments and agencies and for which such patents and information may be used. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 101-hr-5202 | 101 | hr | 5202 | Defense Environmental Activities Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-06-28 | 1990-07-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. | House | Rep. Hochbrueckner, George J. [D-NY-1] | NY | D | H000670 | 39 | Defense Environmental Activities Act - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 for the armed forces and other agencies and activities of the Department of Defense (DOD) for environmental restoration, defense. Earmarks a specified amount of other funds appropriated to DOD for FY 1991 for carrying out environmental activities, including research and development for environmental purposes. Directs the Secretary of Defense to create a major force program category for environmental activities carried out by DOD for its five-year defense program. Requires funding levels for environmental activities of DOD to be included in the budget request for each of the five years. Requires the Secretary to make a certification and certain reports regarding program recommendations and budget proposals for environmental activities included in the environmental major force program category. | 2025-08-26T17:27:31Z | |
| 101-hr-5210 | 101 | hr | 5210 | Defense Contractor Selection Improvement Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-06-28 | 1990-07-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Investigations. | House | Rep. Mavroules, Nicholas [D-MA-6] | MA | D | M000264 | 0 | Defense Contractor Selection Improvement Act - Amends Federal defense contract provisions to require a solicitation for competitive proposals to include either a statement that the proposals are intended to be evaluated after discussions with the offerors, or a statement that the proposals are intended to be evaluated without discussions with the offerors unless determined to be necessary. (Currently, only the former statement is required.) Requires the head of a defense agency to make an award based solely on the factors specified in the solicitation. Authorizes the head of a defense agency to evaluate competitive proposals and award a contract either with or without discussions with the offerors, depending on the statement included in the solicitation. | 2025-08-26T17:28:13Z | |
| 101-hr-5211 | 101 | hr | 5211 | Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-06-28 | 1990-07-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Investigations. | House | Rep. Mavroules, Nicholas [D-MA-6] | MA | D | M000264 | 5 | Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act - Revises Federal armed forces provisions relating to procurement personnel within the Department of Defense (DOD). Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish policies for the effective management (including accession, education, training, and career development) of persons serving in acquisition positions within DOD. Requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition to carry out all the powers, functions, and duties of the Secretary with respect to the acquisition workforce in DOD. Requires the service acquisition executive for each military department to carry out all the powers, functions, and duties of the Secretary of such military department with respect to the acquisition workforce within such department and ensure that all appropriate management policies are implemented in the department. Establishes within the Office of the Under Secretary a Director of Acquisition Education, Training, and Career Development, who shall: (1) formulate, implement, and oversee the training, education, and career development policies and programs for persons serving in acquisition positions within DOD; and (2) report to the Under Secretary on the effectiveness of such policy and program implementation. Establishes within the office of the service acquisition executive of each department a Director of Acquisition Career Management to monitor compliance and coordinate the management of the acquisition workforce and serve in a liaison capacity for acquisition career program functions. Directs the Secretary of each military department to establish an acquisition career program board to advise the service acquisition executive in managing the accession, training, education, and career development of military and civilian personnel in the acquisition workforce and in selecting individuals for appointment into the Acquisition Corps. Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish and implement policies for the effective management of persons serving in acquisition positions i… | 2025-08-26T17:28:29Z | |
| 101-hr-5221 | 101 | hr | 5221 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the social security offset applicable to certain annunities for surviving spouses paid under the Survivor Benefit Plan for retired members of the Armed Forces to the extent that such offset is due to social security benefits based on the surviving spouse's own earning or self-employment. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-06-28 | 1990-07-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation. | House | Rep. Sundquist, Don [R-TN-7] | TN | R | S001075 | 1 | Amends Federal armed forces provisions to repeal the social security offset applicable to certain annuities paid to surviving spouses under the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) for retired members of the armed forces, to the extent that such offset is due to social security benefits which are based on the surviving spouse's own earnings or self-employment. Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to recompute the existing annuities of certain individuals currently under the SBP or who have become eligible for such annuity by the date of enactment of this Act, in order to determine if such recomputation is more favorable due to changes made by this Act. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 101-hr-5225 | 101 | hr | 5225 | To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to clarify and strengthen provisions pertaining to national security takeovers. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-06-28 | 1990-09-18 | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House | Rep. Walgren, Doug [D-PA-18] | PA | D | W000044 | 10 | Amends the Defense Production Act to authorize the President or his designee to conduct a review to determine whether an investigation should be conducted to determine the effects on national security of certain mergers, acquisitions, and takeovers by foreign persons which could result in foreign control of persons or activities engaged in interstate commerce in the United States. (Currently, there is no review process prior to such investigation.) Authorizes the Secretaries of Commerce and Defense, if the President's designee is an interagency committee, to collect and analyze such takeover proposals, identify the plans of the acquiring foreign person with respect to the transfer of technology, and make recommendations to the committee concerning the need to conduct such an investigation. Authorizes the Secretaries to: (1) solicit assurances from the foreign person that their plans will not impair the national security; (2) conduct a review to determine if such assurances are being implemented and complied with; and (3) request that the interagency committee conduct an investigation if the Secretary of Commerce finds that a foreign person is not appropriately implementing or complying with the assurances. Requires a foreign person making a direct investment in a United States person (entity) to file with the President or his designee an advisement which discloses specified information with respect to such investment. Requires each agency serving on the interagency committee to identify technologies which are essential to the industrial and technological base of the United States, a list of which shall be published in the Federal Register. Requires the Secretaries to identify, in connection with any merger, acquisition, or takeover involving a foreign person, any essential technology which is involved. Requires an investigation to be commenced if an essential technology is found to be involved. Requires the foreign person, as part of such investigation, to make assurances that the involvement of such essent… | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 101-s-2825 | 101 | s | 2825 | Defense Manufacturing Technology Enhancement Act of 1990 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-06-28 | 1990-06-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 0 | Defense Manufacturing Technology Enhancement Act of 1990 - Amends Federal law to direct the Secretary of Defense, through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, to: (1) provide centralized policy guidance and direction to the military departments and the defense agencies on all matters relating to manufacturing technology; and (2) direct the development and implementation of Department of Defense (DOD) plans, programs, and policies that promote the development and application of advanced technologies to manufacturing. Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop and implement a National Defense Manufacturing Technology Plan; and (2) establish, within the DOD, a consolidated Joint Manufacturing Technology Project. Makes the Director of the Joint Manufacturing Technology Office responsible, subject to exception, for the planning and execution of all DOD manufacturing technology activities. Directs the Secretary, through the Under Secretary, to: (1) enhance basic research in manufacturing technology scientific disciplines; (2) promote the use of computer integrated "intelligent" manufacturing; (3) enhance DOD activities in concurrent engineering through manufacturing technology strategy, acquisition strategies, and education and training; and (4) promote the upgrading of subtier defense industry and Department of Energy suppliers. | 2025-08-26T17:28:49Z | |
| 101-hr-5169 | 101 | hr | 5169 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the limitations on the payment of attorneys' fees in connection with Department of Veterans Affairs benefits proceedings. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-06-27 | 1990-06-27 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Staggers, Harley O., Jr. [D-WV-2] | WV | D | S000779 | 10 | Provides that attorneys' fees may not be charged in the case of an individual applying for benefits under laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs before the date on which the Board of Veterans' Appeals first makes a final decision in the case. States that there shall be no limit upon attorneys' fees charged at any stage of a proceeding involving the Department in: (1) any case in which the United States is seeking to collect an indebtedness, which involves waiver of overpayments; or (2) proceedings before a court. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 101-hr-5174 | 101 | hr | 5174 | To provide improved funding for necessary environmental restoration projects at military installations scheduled to be closed. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-06-27 | 1990-07-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities. | House | Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-4] | CA | D | F000053 | 17 | Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 to the Department of Defense Base Closure Account to be used for environmental restoration at military installations scheduled to be closed under current law. Makes such Account the exclusive source of funding for such environmental restoration. Establishes an interagency task force and requires the Secretary of Defense to report to the Congress the findings and recommendations of the task force regarding ways to improve, coordinate, and streamline interagency action concerning environmental restoration activities at military installations that are being closed. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 101-hr-5154 | 101 | hr | 5154 | Military Personnel Readjustment Assistance Act of 1990 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-06-26 | 1990-08-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. | House | Rep. Byron, Beverly B. [D-MD-6] | MD | D | B001220 | 18 | Military Personnel Readjustment Assistance Act of 1990 - Title I: Military Personnel Readjustment Benefits - Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish within the Office of the Secretary of Defense a Military Personnel Readjustment Office to develop and coordinate Department of Defense (DOD) programs designed to assist military personnel and their dependents in readjusting to civilian life after discharge or release from active duty. Provides separation pay for a regular enlisted member of the armed forces who is discharged involuntarily or as the result of the denial of reenlistment if such member has completed at least six but less than 20 years of active service, unless the Secretary determines that the conditions of discharge do not warrant such pay. Repeals the limitation on the amount of separation pay for any individual. Makes the payment of such separation pay inapplicable to a member of the armed forces who is serving on active duty as of September 30, 1990, is discharged or released, and who has at least five but less than six years of active service. Entitles a member of the armed forces who is involuntarily separated from active duty during the five-year period beginning October 1, 1990, to medical and dental care and other health benefits provided while on active-duty service for a transitional period of 60 days for those separated with less than six years of active service, and 120 days for those with six or more years of active service. Directs the Secretary to inform each member involuntarily separated after October 1, 1990, of the availability for purchase of a conversion health policy for members and their dependents to pay the costs of health care for one year. Urges the Secretary of the military department concerned to consider, on an individual basis in cases of hardship, the provision of health care at a military facility for members separated during the five-year period beginning on October 1, 1990, and who are ineligible for transitional health care or who do not obtain a conversion h… | 2025-08-26T17:25:23Z | |
| 101-hr-5162 | 101 | hr | 5162 | To authorize the Secretary of the Army to reimburse contractors of the Department of the Army for certain damages to property in Panama caused by United States Armed Forces during Operation Just Cause in December 1989. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-06-26 | 1990-07-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Investigations. | House | Rep. Long, Jill L. [D-IN-4] | IN | D | L000420 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to reimburse contractors of the Department of the Army for damage to property on U.S. military installations in Panama caused by U.S. armed forces during Operation Just Cause in December 1989. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 101-hr-5163 | 101 | hr | 5163 | To establish a comprehensive program for reducing energy consumption in Department of Defense facilities and to establish incentives within the Department of Defense to save costs through energy conservation. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-06-26 | 1990-07-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. | House | Rep. Machtley, Ronald K. [R-RI-1] | RI | R | M000015 | 18 | Directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct a comprehensive survey to determine the potential for reducing energy consumption at Department of Defense facilities through the use of energy-saving measures. Directs the Secretary to implement the survey results by the year 2000. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to establish policies under which a military installation that achieves savings on energy costs may retain two-thirds of the savings realized during each of the first five years. Requires one half of any retained savings to be used for additional energy conservation measures and one-half for morale, welfare, or recreation facilities or for minor military construction projects that will enhance the quality of life for members at the installation involved. Directs the Secretary, in evaluating sealed bids or competitive proposals for a contract for an energy system for DOD, to take into account the manner in which the bidder or offeror carried out energy conservation measures in the performance of previous contracts. Directs the Secretary to require each military installation to participate in any programs conducted by publicly-regulated utility companies for the management of electricity demand or for energy conservation. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 101-hr-5164 | 101 | hr | 5164 | Act for the Use and Disposition of Designated VA Facilities | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-06-26 | 1990-06-26 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 1 | Act for the Use and Disposition of Designated VA Facilities - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into enhanced-use agreements (a written agreement for the use of a Department of Veterans Affairs facility consistent with the Department's mission in return for the payment of consideration to the Department) with respect to designated facilities and to direct the disposal of such facilities. Requires cash received as such consideration to be deposited into the Enhanced-Use Fund. Requires notice of designation to be provided by the Secretary to the Veterans' Affairs Committees 30 days prior to entering into such agreements. Authorizes the Secretary to direct the disposal of such a facility by requesting the Administrator of General Services to perform a special disposition. Terminates the authority to enter into enhanced-use agreements on September 30, 1993. | 2025-08-26T17:24:41Z | |
| 101-hr-5166 | 101 | hr | 5166 | Involuntarily Separated Military Personnel Benefits Act of 1990 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-06-26 | 1990-07-06 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Rep. Slattery, Jim [D-KS-2] | KS | D | S000477 | 9 | Involuntarily Separated Military Personnel Benefits Act of 1990 - Provides separation pay for all members of the armed forces who are involuntarily discharged or released from active duty or are denied reenlistment. (Under current law, regular members who were discharged from active duty after a specified date and who had completed five or more, but fewer than 20 years of active duty, were denied such separation pay and no separation pay was provided to enlisted members denied reenlistment.) Fixes the amount of separation pay at ten percent of the product of years of service and 12 times the monthly pay rate at the time of discharge or $60,000, whichever is less. Limits to $60,000 the total amount a member can receive in separation, severance, and readjustment pay based on service in the armed forces. Increases the aggregate amount of unemployment compensation payable to ex-servicemen in any benefit year to 26 times an individual's weekly benefit amount for total unemployment. Directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct a program to furnish employment and training information and services to members of the armed forces who serve on active duty more than 180 consecutive days and are denied reenlistment or involuntarily separated from active duty under honorable conditions in order to assist such members in assimilating to civilian life. Requires the Secretary, no later than 180 days before a separation, to notify the member of such separation and to brief him or her regarding the availability of potential retirement, employment, job preference, and other benefits. Authorizes the Secretary to utilize disabled veterans' outreach program specialists, local veterans' employment representatives, other employment service personnel, and representatives of veterans' service organizations in furnishing such employment and training information. Requires the Secretary, in preparation for the discharge or release from active duty of military personnel stationed outside the United States whose dependents were permitted to a… | 2025-08-26T17:25:39Z | |
| 101-sjres-340 | 101 | sjres | 340 | A joint resolution designating the week beginning November 11, 1990, as "National Disabled Veterans Week". | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-06-22 | 1990-10-01 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate | Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA] | CA | R | W000607 | 51 | Designates the week beginning November 11, 1990, as National Disabled Veterans Week, in recognition of the contributions that disabled veterans have made to the welfare of the United States. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 101-hr-5130 | 101 | hr | 5130 | Veterans' Judicial Review Amendments of 1990 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1990-06-21 | 1990-06-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 0 | Veterans' Judicial Review Amendments of 1990 - Repeals certain provisions relating to decisions made by the Court of Veterans Appeals in veterans' benefits determinations. Authorizes the Chief Judge of the Court to annually summon the judges of such Court to a judicial conference in order to consider business of the Court and to improve the administration of justice within the Court's jurisdiction. Makes discretionary (currently mandatory) the return by the Court of books, records, and diagrams submitted to the Court as part of an administrative determination. | 2025-08-26T17:25:26Z |
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