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102-hr-6212 102 hr 6212 To eliminate foreign shipbuilding subsidy practices and to enhance the competitiveness of the United States merchant marine. Transportation and Public Works 1992-10-09 1992-10-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. House Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11] MI R D000131 1 Title I: Fair Trade for the Commercial Shipbuilding and Repair Industry - Subtitle A: Subsidized Shipyard List and Required Vessel Entry Documentation Regarding Construction and Repair Subsidies - Shipbuilding Trade Reform Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to maintain a list of all foreign shipyards that receive or benefit from, directly or indirectly, a subsidy for the construction or repair of vessels. Requires a vessel master to deposit with appropriate customs officers a construction subsidy certification for the vessel at the time of making formal entry under the Tariff Act of 1930. Requires the master at, or before, the time of formal entry, to deposit with such customs officer a subsidy declaration for repairs made to such vessel since the last time it entered the United States. Subtitle B: Treatment of Vessels Under the Countervailing and Antidumping Duty Laws - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to establish special rules in applying countervailing and antidumping laws to foreign-made vessels. Title II: Contingency Retainer Fleet Program - Maritime Reform Act of 1992 - Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to encourage the establishment of a fleet of active, militarily useful, vessels to meet Department of Defense and other security requirements, while also maintaining an American presence in international commercial shipping, to be known as the Contingency Retainer Fleet, to consist of privately owned, U.S.-flag vessels for which there are in effect operating agreements. Sets forth requirements for the operating agreement and restrictions on noncontiguous trade. Authorizes appropriations. Prohibits new operating-differential subsidy contracts. Allows the trade-in of obsolete vessels. Limits construction loan guarantees to vessels built in the United States or vessels built in a foreign shipyard that is not included on the subsidized foreign shipyard list. Sets forth reemployment rights for merchant seamen who are members of the Armed Forces Reserves… 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
102-hr-6211 102 hr 6211 Act to Implement the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks Commerce 1992-10-08 1992-10-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration. House Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] NJ D H000930 1 Act to Implement the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks - Amends the Trademark Act of 1946 to set forth the Madrid Protocol. Authorizes the owner of an application for mark registration pending before the Patent and Trademark Office or of a U.S. registration to file an international application with the Office. Requires the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to certify that particulars appearing in the international application correspond to those appearing in the basic registration and to transmit the application to the International Bureau of the World International Property Organization. Authorizes holders of international registrations based on U.S. registrations to request extensions of protection from the International Bureau or the Office. Entitles holders of international registrations to extensions of protection to the United States. Bars protection for an international registration if the Office is the office of origin. Entitles holders of such registrations to a right of priority under the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, subject to certain conditions. Subjects requests for extension of protection to opposition. Bars extension of protection to any mark not registrable on the Principal Register. Sets forth procedures for notifications of refusal of protection by the Commissioner. Grants extensions of protection for international registrations the same effect and validity as registrations on the Principal Register and extends corresponding rights and remedies to holders of such registrations. Cancels or invalidates an extension of protection to the United States for goods and services under an international registration that has been cancelled or is not renewed. Authorizes holders of cancelled international registrations to file applications for registration for a mark for cancelled goods and services with the Office (allowing transformation into a U.S. application). Requires an extension of protection to remain i… 2025-08-26T15:15:29Z  
102-s-3372 102 s 3372 A bill to provide graduates of the Small Business Administration's Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development Program with opportunities to compete for certain contracts under limited circumstances. Commerce 1992-10-08 1992-10-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business. Senate Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [D-AL] AL D S000320 0 Provides that a contract to furnish products or services to a participating agency shall be competed for if: (1) there is a reasonable expectation of receiving offers from two or more eligible small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals who are capable of performing the contract; (2) a contract to furnish the same (or substantially similar) products or services is being performed under a contract competitively awarded pursuant to provisions of the Small Business Act (the Act); and (3) the contractor currently performing such contract will have graduated from the Small Business Administration's Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development Program prior to the issuance of the solicitation for the new contract. Requires the head of a participating agency to restrict the competition for the award of such a contract to small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. Makes a small business concern, where the contractor currently performing the contract will have graduated from the Program prior to the issuance of the solicitation for such contract, ineligible for award of a contract resulting from a restricted competition unless such concern furnishes (and the contracting officer accepts) a plan to subcontract not less than 25 percent of the contract value to one or more small business concerns in the developmental stage of the Program. Directs the head of a Federal agency awarding a contract pursuant to a restricted competition under this Act to cooperate with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to have any subsequent requirement for the product or service furnished pursuant to a contract awarded under the authority of the Act. Revises provisions of the Act regarding business activity targets to require that: (1) during the developmental stage of its participation in the Program, a Program participant take all reasonable efforts within its control to attain the targets contain… 2025-01-14T17:16:56Z  
102-s-3373 102 s 3373 Bullet Death, Injury, and Family Dissolution Control Act Crime and Law Enforcement 1992-10-08 1992-10-23 Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 102-1061. Senate Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] NY D M001054 0 Bullet Death, Injury, and Family Dissolution Control Act - Title I: National Center for Bullet Death and Injury Control - Establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services a National Center for Bullet Death and Injury Control. Directs the Center to conduct research into, and provide leadership and coordination for: (1) the understanding and promotion of knowledge about the epidemiologic basis for bullet-related death and injury within the United States; (2) developing technically sound approaches for controlling and eliminating bullet-related deaths and injuries; (3) building the capacity for implementing the options and for expanding the approaches to controlling death and disease from bullet-related trauma; and (4) educating the public about the nature and extent of bullet-related violence. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) the functions of the Center (including conducting research and preparing statistics on bullet-related death and injury, making recommendations to the Congress, Federal, State, and local agencies about options for actions to eradicate or reduce the incidence of such death and injury, and providing training and technical assistance to Federal, State, and local agencies regarding the collection and interpretation of bullet-related data); and (2) establishment of an independent advisory board to assist in setting the policies for and directing the Center. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Increase in Excise Tax on Certain Bullets - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set the excise tax rate on .25 and .32 caliber and nine millimeter ammunition at 1,000 percent, with an exemption for law enforcement agencies. 2025-08-26T15:16:13Z  
102-s-3374 102 s 3374 Lake Tahoe Water Quality Protection Act of 1992 Environmental Protection 1992-10-08 1992-10-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Seymour, John [R-CA] CA R S000269 0 Lake Tahoe Water Quality Protection Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) establish a continuing comprehensive water quality assessment and management program for Lake Tahoe (California and Nevada); and (2) enter into an agreement with, and award a grant to, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to carry out such program. Requires the Administrator, as part of the program, to establish an ongoing research program for Lake Tahoe and the associated basin by entering into an agreement with, and awarding a grant to, Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village, Nevada. Requires the research program to provide for water quality monitoring and assessment. Directs the Administrator, with the approval of the Governors of California and Nevada, to award water pollution control and prevention grants to political subdivisions located within the Lake Tahoe basin. Authorizes grants for the planning and construction of treatment works and facilities to control or prevent pollution from stormwater and other nonpoint source discharges to Lake Tahoe. Requires grant recipients to pay 25 percent of the costs of such projects. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-26T15:16:33Z  
102-s-3375 102 s 3375 Justice for Permanently Displaced Striking Workers Act of 1992 Labor and Employment 1992-10-08 1992-10-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] MN R D000566 0 Justice for Permanently Displaced Striking Workers Act of 1992 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to require expedited investigation and adjudication of unfair labor practice charges cases where: (1) a collective bargaining agreement has expired; (2) it is alleged that a party to the agreement has failed to negotiate in good faith; and (3) permanent replacements have been hired. Sets forth a timetable for such expedited adjudication procedure. 2025-08-26T15:14:56Z  
102-s-3376 102 s 3376 Consumer Mail Fraud Protection Act of 1992 Government Operations and Politics 1992-10-08 1992-10-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR] AR D P000556 0 Consumer Mail Fraud Protection Act of 1992 - Amends Federal law to prohibit the mailing of matter otherwise legally acceptable that could be interpreted as a bill, invoice, or statement of account due but, in fact, constitutes a solicitation for a contribution. Applies authorities of the Postal Service to issue certain orders concerning persons obtaining money or property through the mail by false representations to persons who have, within three years of the commencement of proceedings, used the mail for such purposes. Requires a mailed solicitation for funds or for the sale of goods or services to disclose the name and business address of the person making the solicitation. Provides that any use of the mail to attempt to obtain consideration for arranging, or providing assistance in securing, a loan of money, a credit card, or a line of credit shall constitute a prima facie violation, unless such activity is performed by an entity that is licensed by and subject to regulation of a Federal agency. Authorizes the issuance of injunctions or restraining orders to restrict individuals from using the mail in furtherance of a scheme, lottery, or gift enterprise. Permits the Postmaster General to serve civil investigative demands to compel the production of documents pertaining to investigations concerning nonmailable matter. Sets forth provisions governing the service of demands, production of documents, answering of interrogatories, and examination of witnesses. Authorizes the Postal Service to petition a district court for enforcement orders against persons who fail to comply with civil investigative demands. Applies Federal criminal penalties for obstruction of proceedings concerning civil investigative demands under the Antitrust Civil Process Act to obstruction concerning demands made by the Postal Service. Provides for civil penalties against persons who use any instrumentality of interstate commerce to evade certain orders to restrict their use of the mails to further schemes, lotteries, or gift enterprises. S… 2025-08-26T15:17:01Z  
102-s-3377 102 s 3377 Social Security Bill of Rights Social Welfare 1992-10-08 1992-10-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] MI D R000249 0 Social Security Bill of Rights - Title I: Service Improvements - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for the restitution of funds misappropriated by representative payees. Amends SSA title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an ongoing program of outreach to individuals who have attained age 65 and are potentially eligibile for SSI benefits by reason of disability or blindness. Amends the SSA title XI (General Provisions and Peer Review) to direct the Secretary to provide for: (1) the use of Social Security Administration offices to apply for Medicaid (SSA title XIX) and certain other benefits (one stop shopping); (2) training for office employees assisting in the application process for such benefits; and (3) the use of bilingual personnel and printed material in the administration of SSA programs where appropriate. Title II: Work Incentive for Individuals with Disabilities - Amends SSA title II (OASDI) to provide that individuals receiving social security disability benefits who return to work and perform substantial gainful activity despite a severe medical impairment other than blindness shall receive reduced benefits under such title until such time as the individual is no longer disabled and ceases to meet all other nondisability-related requirements for benefits under such title. Makes conforming amendments to trial work period provisions. Amends SSA title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) to: (1) provide for SSI benefits for individuals who lose social security disability benefits after a trial work period; and (2) revise provisions concerning SSI benefits for individuals who perform substantial gainful activity despite severe medical impairment. Title III: Demonstration Projects to Provide for Improved Procedures with Respect to Disability Determinations, Continuing Disability Reviews, and Rehabilitation Services - Directs the Secretary to prov… 2025-08-26T15:14:55Z  
102-s-3378 102 s 3378 Homelessness Outreach Act of 1992 Social Welfare 1992-10-08 1992-10-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] MI D R000249 0 Homelessness Outreach Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish within the Social Security Administration an Office of Outreach Coordination to coordinate outreach efforts directed toward securing Federal assistance for eligible homeless individuals; (2) provide grants to local governments and nonprofit organizations for homeless outreach activities; and (3) prepare an evaluation for the Congress of the activities carried out under this Act. Sets forth special procedures governing the administration of social security benefits for homeless individuals. 2025-08-26T15:16:17Z  
102-s-3379 102 s 3379 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the production of certain bio-additive and ethanol fuels, and for other purposes. Taxation 1992-10-08 1992-10-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] SD D D000064 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a portion of the alcohol fuels credit to offset the tentative minimum tax. Allows an alcohol fuels credit for bio-additives (liquids derived from biological sources) used to produce diesel fuel. Excludes from gross income the alcohol fuel credit attributable to bio-additives and certain ethanol-based ethers. 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z  
102-s-3380 102 s 3380 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to remove a restriction on the requirement for the Secretary of the Air Force to dispose of real property at deactivated intercontinental ballistic missile facilities to adjacent landowners.   1992-10-08 1992-10-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] SD D D000064 0 Directs the Secretary of the Air Force to dispose of the interest of the United States in any tract of real property at a missile site that is surrounded by one or more tracts of land that are owned by one or more owners (currently, surrounded by lands that are adjacent to tracts of land owned by the Air Force that are owned in fee simple by one owner or by more than one owner jointly, in common, or by the entirety). 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z  
102-s-3381 102 s 3381 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that certain disabled taxpayers may compute their medical expense deduction without regard to income from the forced sale of assets to pay medical bills. Taxation 1992-10-08 1992-10-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR] OR R P000009 1 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an eligible taxpayer to exclude from gross income the gain from the sale of real property to the extent such gain does not exceed $250,000. Makes a taxpayer eligible if: (1) the taxpayer or the taxpayer's spouse or dependent is physically or mentally incapable of caring for himself or herself; (2) the expenses for medical care of such an individual exceed 25 percent of the taxpayer's adjusted gross income (reduced by the gain from the sale of property); and (3) the taxpayer elects the exclusion from gross income. 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z  
102-s-3382 102 s 3382 Civilian Technology Act of 1992 Science, Technology, Communications 1992-10-08 1992-10-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] SC D H000725 0 Civilian Technology Act of 1992 - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to establish as an independent instrumentality the Civilian Technology Corporation (CTC). States that the CTC shall: (1) assist industry to develop and commercialize within the United States new critical civilian technologies; (2) assist industry-led technology development proposals; and (3) ensure project cost-sharing between itself and industry. Provides assistance in the forms of: (1) technology development grants; (2) loans, guarantees, and equity investments; (3) financial support for venture capital firms (critical technology investment companies) that would invest in the development of critical civilian technologies; and (4) assistance to State technology development programs. Sets forth criminal provisions. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-26T15:17:44Z  
102-s-3383 102 s 3383 A bill to provide for enhanced Federal hazard mitigation assistance. Emergency Management 1992-10-08 1992-10-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. Senate Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL] FL R M000019 1 Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to: (1) increase and make mandatory Federal hazard mitigation assistance in major disasters; and (2) require the President in carrying out such Act to seek to carry out mitigation activities on an individual and reimbursable basis, subject to any non-Federal contribution required by the Act. 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z  
102-s-3384 102 s 3384 International Population Stabilization and Reproductive Choice Act of 1992 International Affairs 1992-10-08 1992-10-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO] CO D W000647 1 International Population Stabilization and Reproductive Choice Act of 1992 - Title I: United States Population Assistance - Sets forth congressional findings with respect to population assistance. Declares that it shall be a principal objective of U.S. foreign policy to achieve universal availability of high quality fertility control services. Requires all family planning activities receiving support under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide a broad range of fertility control methods permitted by individual country policy. Prohibits funds from being used to coerce any person to undergo sterilization or involuntary abortion or to accept any method of fertility control. Requires the U.S. Government to support the expansion of reproductive rights in countries receiving foreign assistance. Prohibits subjecting nongovernmental and multilateral organizations to requirements which are more restrictive than requirements applicable to foreign governments for such assistance. Requires population assistance to provide increased support for special programs to reach young adults before they begin childbearing. Provides that funds shall be allocated to countries meeting at least one of the following criteria: (1) countries accounting for a substantial proportion of the world's annual population increment; (2) countries having significant unmet needs for fertility control and that require foreign assistance to implement, expand, or sustain family planning services; and (3) countries which demonstrate a strong policy commitment to population stabilization through the expansion of reproductive choice. Makes funds available for: (1) the United Nations Population Fund; and (2) the Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction. Prohibits assistance for the United Nations Population Fund from being obligated if China is denied most-favored-nation trading status. Prohibits U.S. population assistance for programs in China. Applies prohibitions on funding for abortions or invol… 2025-08-26T15:14:55Z  
102-s-3385 102 s 3385 Small Business Technology Transfer Act of 1992 Science, Technology, Communications 1992-10-08 1992-10-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] NM D B000468 0 Small Business Technology Transfer Act of 1992 - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to require: (1) any non-Federal entity that operated a laboratory pursuant to a contract with a Federal agency to submit to the agency any cooperative research and development agreement that the entity proposes to enter into with a small business firm and the joint work statement (JWS) required with respect to that agreement; (2) a Federal agency that receives such a proposed agreement and JWS to review and approve, request specific modifications to, or disapprove the proposed agreement and JWS within 30 days after submission (and prohibits an agreement from being entered into by a Government-owned, contractor-operated laboratory before both approval of the agreement and JWS); and (3) an agency which has contracted with such an entity that disapproves or requests the modification of an agreement or JWS to transmit a written explanation of such disapproval or modification to the head of the laboratory concerned. Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to facilitate and encourage the transfer of technology to small businesses and issue guidelines relating to the program by May 1, 1993. Makes funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy and made available for laboratory directed research and development available for agreements or other arrangements for technology transfer. 2025-08-26T15:15:51Z  
102-s-3386 102 s 3386 Small Business Opportunity and Fair Competition Act of 1992 Commerce 1992-10-08 1992-10-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business. Senate Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] CT D L000304 1 Small Business Opportunity and Fair Competition Act of 1992 - Amends the Small Business Act to include among the functions of the Office of Advocacy to identify and make annual reports to the Congress concerning activities that are performed by Federal agencies or by State or local government agencies utilizing a grant, loan cooperative agreement, or other Federal assistance and that: (1) duplicate or compete with private enterprise and can be performed by private firms (including small business concerns and small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals) at lower overall cost to Federal, State, or local government; and (2) are not inherently governmental in nature and, if performed by private firms, would not impede the mission of the governmental agency. Authorizes breakout procurement center representatives to identify and make recommendations concerning Federal procurements of supplies (including equipment) or services that may result in the performance by a Federal department or agency of activities which: (1) duplicate or compete with private firms and can be performed by private firms (including small business concerns and small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals) at lower overall costs to the United States; and (2) are not inherently governmental in nature and, if performed by private firms, would not impede the mission of the department or agency. Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to: (1) conduct a surveying and mapping demonstration program to demonstrate the capability of private firms to provide quality services to Federal departments and agencies at fair and reasonable fees; and (2) publish an inventory of survey and mapping activities of Federal departments and agencies and State or local government agencies utilizing a grant, loan cooperative agreement, or other Federal assistance with are performed by employees of such departments and agencies and by privat… 2025-08-26T15:16:54Z  
102-s-3387 102 s 3387 Health Care Liability Reform and Quality of Care Improvement Act of 1992 Health 1992-10-08 1992-10-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 3 Health Care Liability Reform and Quality of Care Improvement Act of 1992 - Title I: Findings and Purpose - Sets forth: (1) findings regarding this Act; and (2) the purpose of this Act. Title II: Health Care Liability Reforms - Requires, in order to be eligible to participate in the incentive program provided for in this title, that States have in effect the health care liability reforms set forth in this title. Requires, in any health care liability action, the liability of each defendant for non-economic damages to be several and not joint, with each defendant liable only for the proportion of that defendant's fault and a separate judgment against that defendant in that amount. Prohibits awarding non-economic damages over a certain dollar amount in any health care liability action, subject to waiver. Reduces the total damages received by a plaintiff by the amount of any collateral source benefits. Allows: (1) future economic damage awards to be paid periodically, based on when the damages are likely to occur or at the time the damages accrue; and (2) in certain circumstances, the court to require the health care provider to purchase an annuity or fund a reversionary trust to make such periodic payments. Prohibits reopening a judgment awarding periodic payments to contest, amend, or modify the schedule or amount in the absence of fraud or any ground permitting relief after entry of a final judgment. Declares it U.S. policy to encourage alternative dispute resolution (ADR). Requires a State to establish at least one ADR mechanism. Requires a State to: (1) cooperate with Federal research efforts regarding patient outcomes, clinical effectiveness, and clinical practice guidelines; (2) collect, analyze, and supply the Secretary of Health and Human Services with information regarding the performance of State medical boards; and (3) impose continuing education requirements on a disciplined physician. Allows alternatives to these requirements regarding medical boards and continuing education if the Secretary find… 2025-08-26T15:15:29Z  
102-s-3388 102 s 3388 A bill to provide graduates of the Small Business Administration's Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development Program with opportunities to compete for certain contracts under limited circumstances. Commerce 1992-10-08 1992-10-09 Referred jointly to the House Committee on Small Business. Senate Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [D-AL] AL D S000320 0 Provides that a contract to furnish products or services to a participating agency shall be competed for if: (1) there is a reasonable expectation of receiving offers from two or more eligible small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals who are capable of performing the contract; (2) a contract to furnish the same (or substantially similar) products or services is being performed under a contract competitively awarded pursuant to provisions of the Small Business Act (the Act); and (3) the contractor currently performing such contract will have graduated from the Small Business Administration's Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development Program prior to the issuance of the solicitation for the new contract. Requires the head of a participating agency to restrict the competition for the award of such a contract to small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. Makes a small business concern, where the contractor currently performing the contract will have graduated from the Program prior to the issuance of the solicitation for such contract, ineligible for award of a contract resulting from a restricted competition unless such concern furnishes (and the contracting officer accepts) a plan to subcontract not less than 25 percent of the contract value to one or more small business concerns in the developmental stage of the Program. Directs the head of a Federal agency awarding a contract pursuant to a restricted competition under this Act to cooperate with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to have any subsequent requirement for the product or service furnished pursuant to a contract awarded under the authority of the Act. Revises provisions of the Act regarding business activity targets to require that: (1) during the developmental stage of its participation in the Program, a Program participant take all reasonable efforts within its control to attain the targets contain… 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z  
102-s-3389 102 s 3389 A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit certain transactions with respect to managed accounts. Finance and Financial Sector 1992-10-08 1992-12-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance. Senate Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] MA D K000148 0 Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to cite conditions under which it shall not be unlawful for members of exchanges and associated persons to effect a transaction for an account with respect to which they exercise investment discretion. Permits transactions for such a managed account (without the involvement of an independent floor broker) if the member or associated person: (1) has obtained express authorization from the person or persons authorized to transact business for the account before engaging in the practice of effecting such transactions; (2) furnishes the persons authorized to transact business for the account with a statement at least annually disclosing the aggregate compensation received by the exchange member in effecting such transactions; and (3) complies with any rules the Securities and Exchange Commission has prescribed with respect to such requirements. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
102-s-3390 102 s 3390 National Child Protection Act of 1992 Crime and Law Enforcement 1992-10-08 1992-10-09 Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] DE D B000444 0 National Child Protection Act of 1992 - Establishes a national criminal background check system to which a designated criminal justice agency in each State is required to report or index child abuse crime information, for purposes of background checks of child care providers. Directs the Attorney General to establish: (1) guidelines for the reporting or indexing of such information; and (2) timetables for each State to provide such information to such system (with a three-year deadline for all States to be reporting at a specified level of currency). Requires State agencies to maintain close liaison for the exchange of technical assistance in cases of child abuse with the National Centers: (1) on Child Abuse and Neglect; (2) for Missing and Exploited Children; and (3) for the Prosecution of Child Abuse. Directs the Attorney General to publish annually: (1) a statistical summary of the child abuse crime information reported under this Act; and (2) a summary of each State's progress in reporting child abuse crime information to the national criminal background check system. Requires the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to conduct a study to determine various factors relating to potential child abuse crimes and offenders, based on a statistically significant sample of convicted child abuse offenders and other relevant information. Requires a report on such study to be submitted to specified congressional committee officials. Provides for background check procedures. Allows entities that provide child care or child care placement services (including businesses or organizations that license or certify others to provide such services) to request State agencies to review State and Federal records through the national system to determine if a child care provider is under indictment for, or has been convicted of, a background check crime. Directs the Attorney General to establish guidelines for such State background check procedures, permitting equivalent procedures under spe… 2025-08-26T15:18:29Z  
102-sconres-142 102 sconres 142 A concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make additional corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 429. Congress 1992-10-08 1992-10-09 Held at the desk. Senate Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] LA D J000189 0 Makes corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 429 (amending certain Federal reclamation laws). 2021-06-02T15:13:53Z  
102-sconres-143 102 sconres 143 A concurrent resolution to correct the enrollment of S. 1671. Congress 1992-10-08 1992-10-09 Held at the desk. Senate Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] LA D J000189 0 Makes corrections in the enrollment of S. 1671 (withdrawing public lands for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant demonstration project). 2021-06-02T15:13:53Z  
102-sres-357 102 sres 357 A resolution to amend the Standing Rules of the Senate to require that a financial impact statement be included in the report accompanying each bill or joint resolution reported by any committee (except those by the Committee on Appropriations), showing the financial impact that any Federal mandates in the bill or joint resolution would have on States and local governments. Congress 1992-10-08 1992-10-08 Referred to the Committee on Rules. Senate Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL] AL D H000445 0 Amends rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate to require each report accompanying a bill or joint resolution reported by a committee (except those by the Committee on Appropriations) to contain: (1) an evaluation of the financial impact that Federal mandates in the bill or resolution would have on State and local governments; or (2) in lieu of such evaluation, a statement of the reasons why compliance with such requirement is impracticable. 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z  
102-sres-358 102 sres 358 Senate GATT Negotiations Observer Group Resolution Congress 1992-10-08 1992-10-08 Referred to the Committee on Rules. Senate Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] KS R D000401 0 Senate GATT Negotiations Observer Group Resolution - Establishes a bipartisan group of Senators to be known as the Senate GATT Negotiations Observer Group to monitor the conclusion of the Uruguay round of GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) negotiations. Terminates the Group upon the adjournment sine die of the 103d Congress. 2025-08-26T15:15:50Z  
102-sres-359 102 sres 359 A resolution tendering the thanks of the Senate to the Vice President for the courteous, dignified, and impartial manner in which he has presided over the deliberations of the Senate. Congress 1992-10-08 1992-10-08 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] KS R D000401 1 Thanks the Honorable Dan Quayle, Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate, for the manner in which he has presided over the Senate during the second session of the 102d Congress. 2021-06-02T15:14:58Z  
102-sres-360 102 sres 360 A resolution tendering the thanks of the Senate to the President pro tempore for the courteous, dignified, and impartial manner in which he has presided over the deliberations of the Senate. Congress 1992-10-08 1992-10-08 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] ME D M000811 1 Thanks the Honorable Robert C. Byrd, President pro tempore, for the manner in which he presided over the Senate during the second session of the 102d Congress. 2021-06-02T15:14:59Z  
102-sres-361 102 sres 361 A resolution to commend the exemplary leadership of the Majority Leader. Congress 1992-10-08 1992-10-08 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] KS R D000401 0 Thanks George J. Mitchell, Majority Leader, for his exemplary leadership during the second session of the 102d Congress. 2021-06-02T15:14:59Z  
102-sres-362 102 sres 362 A resolution to commend the exemplary leadership of the Republican Leader. Congress 1992-10-08 1992-10-08 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] ME D M000811 0 Thanks the Honorable Robert Dole, Republican Leader, for his exemplary leadership during the second session of the 102d Congress. 2021-06-02T15:14:59Z  
102-sres-363 102 sres 363 A resolution to amend paragraph 5 of Rule XXIX of the Standing Rules of the Senate relating to confidential business and proceedings. Congress 1992-10-08 1992-10-08 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] ME D M000811 1 Amends rule XXIX of the Standing Rules of the Senate to make Senators liable to expulsion and officers and employees of the Senate liable to dismissal and punishment for contempt if such a person discloses the secret or confidential business or proceedings of the Senate, its committees, subcommittees, or offices. 2021-06-02T15:14:59Z  
102-sres-364 102 sres 364 A resolution to authorize document production by and representation of committee, Member, and employees of the Senate in United States v. John M. Kent, Sr., et al. Congress 1992-10-08 1992-10-08 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] ME D M000811 1 Authorizes: (1) the Committee on the Judiciary to produce documents in United States v. John M. Kent, Sr., et al., except concerning matters for which a privilege is asserted; and (2) the Senate Legal Counsel to represent the Committee, any of its employees, and Senator Biden in connection with the subpoenas in such case. 2021-06-02T15:14:59Z  
102-sres-365 102 sres 365 A resolution extending the provisions of Senate Resolution 105 of the One Hundred First Congress, the Senate Arms Control Observer Group Resolution. Congress 1992-10-08 1992-10-08 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] ME D M000811 1 Amends Senate Resolution 105, 101st Congress (reconstituting and reauthorizing the Senate Arms Control Observer Group), to extend the Group through March 31, 1993. 2021-06-02T15:14:59Z  
102-sres-366 102 sres 366 A resolution extending the provisions of Senate Resolution 106 of the One Hundred First Congress (agreed to April 13, 1989). Congress 1992-10-08 1992-10-08 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] ME D M000811 1 Amends Senate Resolution 106, 101st Congress (establishing the Senate Central American Negotiations Observer Group), to extend the Group through March 31, 1993. 2021-06-02T15:14:59Z  
102-s-3362 102 s 3362 A bill to provide that the Georgia Baptist Hospital College of Nursing shall be deemed as satisfying, for academic year 1992-1993, the accreditation requirements described in section 1201(a)(5) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Education 1992-10-07 1992-10-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. Senate Sen. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA] GA D F000329 0 Provides that the Georgia Baptist Hospital College of Nursing shall be deemed as satisfying, for academic year 1992-1993, the accreditation requirements described in specified provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
102-s-3363 102 s 3363 John F. Kennedy Center Act Amendments of 1992 Arts, Culture, Religion 1992-10-07 1992-10-09 Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation. Senate Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] ME D M000811 0 John F. Kennedy Center Act Amendments of 1992 - Amends the John F. Kennedy Center Act (the Act) to extend the authorization of appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (the Center). Revises provisions for the Center's Board of Trustees (the Board). Provides for the appointment (as ex officio members of the Board) of: (1) the Secretary of State (to replace the Secretary of Health and Human Services); and (2) the Superintendent of Schools of the District of Columbia (to replace the Chairman of the District of Columbia Recreation Board). Shortens the length of terms of general trustees (who are appointed by the President) from ten to six years. Revises Board duties to include: (1) a leadership role in national performing arts policies and programs; (2) a comprehensive and broad program for national and community outreach; (3) joint initiatives with the affiliated Very Special Arts for model programs in the arts for disabled individuals; (4) ensuring excellence and cultural diversity in the Center's education and outreach programs and policies; and (5) annual comprehensive Center building needs planning. Authorizes the Board to enter into contracts and other arrangements and make payments to public agencies or private organizations or persons to carry out its functions under the Act. Authorizes the Board to negotiate any contract for any capital improvement to the Center with selected contractors, and to award the contract on the basis of contractor qualifications as well as price. Revises Board powers to provide for appointment of a Center chairperson (rather than a director and assistant director). Directs the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) and the Board to enter into a cooperative agreement regarding major capital projects for the Center. Requires that the Board or its designated representative plan, design, and construct all such projects, with the approval of the Secretary (or designee) before commencement of such activities. Requires the Secretary to transfer funds fo… 2025-08-26T15:16:40Z  
102-s-3364 102 s 3364 A bill to amend certain provisions of law relating to establishment, in the District of Columbia or its environs, of a memorial to honor Thomas Paine. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1992-10-07 1992-10-08 Message on Senate action sent to the House. Senate Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID] ID R S001138 0 Amends Federal law to authorize the Thomas Paine National Historical Association to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor Thomas Paine. Makes the Association solely responsible for expenses for the establishment of the memorial. Requires excess funds for the memorial to be remitted to the Secretary of the Treasury. 2021-06-02T15:40:53Z  
102-s-3365 102 s 3365 Central Valley Project Fish and Wildlife Act of 1992 Water Resources Development 1992-10-07 1992-10-08 Message on Senate action sent to the House. Senate Sen. Seymour, John [R-CA] CA R S000269 0 Central Valley Project Fish and Wildlife Act of 1992 - Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from entering into any new short-term, temporary, or long-term contracts or agreements for water supply from the Central Valley Project (CVP), California (a Bureau of Reclamation facility) for any purpose other than fish and wildlife before certain requirements have been met. Provides an exception to such prohibition for certain contracts. Requires the Secretary to renew any existing long-term repayment or water service contract for the delivery of CVP water for a period of 25 years, with additional 25-year renewals, subject to reclamation law pricing requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts with: (1) the Tuolumne Regional Water District for delivery of water from the New Melones project to the county's water distribution system; (2) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the delivery in perpetuity of water to meet the needs of the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery; and (3) the Watsonville subarea of the San Felipe Division of the CVP upon completion of a specified plan of study. Requires all CVP repayment contracts providing for water service and water service contracts for agricultural, municipal, or industrial purposes that are renewed after this Act's enactment date to make water available to contracting entities pursuant to a system of tiered water pricing. Sets forth requirements for such system. Directs the Secretary to develop, select, and implement specified actions with respect to fish and wildlife habitat issues in the California Central Valley. Includes among initial actions that the Secretary shall take by specified dates: (1) negotiation and execution of agreements with the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) to mitigate the direct fishery losses associated with the operation of the Tracy Pumping Plant and the Contra Costa Canal Pumping Plant numbered one and to eliminate, to the extent practicable, losses of salmon and steelhead trout due to flow fluctuations caused b… 2025-08-26T15:14:30Z  
102-s-3366 102 s 3366 ADAMHA Reorganization Technical Amendments Act of 1992 Health 1992-10-07 1992-11-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. Senate Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] MA D K000105 1 ADAMHA Reorganization Technical Amendments Act of 1992 - Makes technical amendments to the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), as amended by P.L. 102-321 (ADAMHA Reorganization Act). Amends the PHSA to exclude grants under the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act from certain grant requirements under PHSA provisions relating to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Requires maintenance of a clearinghouse for substance abuse information and a clearinghouse for mental health information (currently, requires a clearinghouse for substance abuse and mental health information). Mandates appointment of an Associate Administrator for AIDS Policy and Programs to promote, monitor, and evaluate SAMHSA activities relating to transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Excludes contracts for program resources from a requirement of peer review for grants through the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, and the Center for Mental Health Services. Modifies peer review requirements for the Centers. Allows grants for mental health and substance abuse treatment services for homeless individuals to be made to States as well as to community-based entities. Requires any such grants to States to be expended solely to make grants to political subdivisions and to private nonprofit entities. Allows funds from grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts for substance abuse treatment for pregnant and postpartum women to be used for services to women with dependent children who are neither pregnant nor postpartum. Makes violation of confidentiality of records provisions a class A misdemeanor and require a fine in accordance with the Federal criminal code. (Current law requires a fine in accordance with that code, but makes no classification of the offense.) Authorizes the Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (currently, authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through such Institute) to de… 2025-08-26T15:16:24Z  
102-s-3367 102 s 3367 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Lease Settlements Act of 1992 Labor and Employment 1992-10-07 1992-10-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. Senate Sen. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT] VT R J000072 0 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Lease Settlements Act of 1992 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for the treatment of certain settlement agreements reached with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation as leases. 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z  
102-s-3368 102 s 3368 A bill to provide for the establishment of the Brown versus Board of Education National Historic Site in the State of Kansas, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1992-10-07 1992-10-08 Message on Senate action sent to the House. Senate Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] KS R D000401 0 Title I: Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site - Establishes the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in Kansas. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to prepare and submit a general management plan for the historic site to specified congressional committees. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Dry Tortugas National Park - Establishes the Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida. Abolishes the Fort Jefferson National Monument. Specifies that the park shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a unit of the National Park Service and managed for specified purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) acquire lands and interests in land within the park by donation or exchange; (2) exchange those Federal lands which were deleted from the park by specified boundary modifications and which are directly adjacent to lands owned by the State of Florida outside the park, for lands owned by Florida within the park boundary; and (3) lease or acquire, by purchase, donation, or exchange, and to operate incidental administrative and support facilities in Key West, Florida. Provides for the transfer to the Secretary of jurisdiction over lands within the park boundaries determined by the U.S. Coast Guard to be excess to its needs, subject to specified requirements. Authorizes appropriations. 2021-06-02T15:40:54Z  
102-s-3369 102 s 3369 A bill to allow certain political subdivisions of the State of Arizona continued access to FBI identification records for a period of 180 days pending restoration of statutory authorization by the legislature of the State of Arizona. Crime and Law Enforcement 1992-10-07 1992-10-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. Senate Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] AZ D D000185 0 Allows certain political subdivisions of the State of Arizona continued access to Federal Bureau of Investigation identification records for a period of 180 days pending restoration of statutory authorization by the Arizona legislature. 2021-06-02T15:40:55Z  
102-s-3370 102 s 3370 Swain County Settlement Act of 1992 Economics and Public Finance 1992-10-07 1992-10-08 Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Senate Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] NC R H000463 1 Swain County Settlement Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to make unappropriated funds for FY 1993 available for the completion of the road along the north shore of the Fontana Reservoir, North Carolina, pursuant to a specified agreement. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay, out of unappropriated funds for FY 1993, a specified sum to Swain County, North Carolina, in full and complete settlement of all claims against the United States, the Department of the Interior, and the Tennessee Valley Authority arising out of such agreement to compensate the county for the loss of a highway. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act if necessary funds are not made available for FY 1993. Requires the Secretary to allocate funds and personnel to place a suitable historical marker at or near the approach to the Cherokee Qualls Reservation at Soco Gap, North Carolina, in recognition of Soco Gap and the contribution of the Cherokee Nation to North Carolina and the United States. 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z  
102-s-3371 102 s 3371 Juvenile Arthritis Research Excellence Act Health 1992-10-07 1992-12-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. Senate Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [D-AL] AL D S000320 0 Juvenile Arthritis Research Excellence Act - Amends provisions of the Public Health Service Act relating to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMSD) to provide for planning, research, and other matters focusing on such diseases (especially arthritis) in children, including providing for the establishment of a multipurpose arthritis and musculoskeletal disease center for children. Makes related changes in the National Arthritis Advisory Board. 2025-08-26T15:18:05Z  
102-sres-356 102 sres 356 John Heinz Senate Fellowship Program Resolution Congress 1992-10-07 1992-10-07 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Wofford, Harris [D-PA] PA D W000665 2 John Heinz Senate Fellowship Program Resolution - Establishes the John Heinz Senate Fellowship Program to: (1) encourage identification and training of new leadership in issues affecting children; and (2) advance development of public policy with respect to such issues. Authorizes the Heinz Family Foundation to select such Senate fellowship participants. Sets forth requirements for such selection process. Authorizes the Secretary of the Senate to appoint and fix the compensation of each eligible participant selected, for a period determined by the Secretary. Limits to two the number of fellowship participants so employed. Directs the Secretary to place eligible participants in positions in the Senate that are, within practical considerations, supportive of the fellowship participants' areas of expertise. Requires that a limited amount of funds to compensate eligible participants for FY 1993 be paid from the Senate contingent fund. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-26T15:13:34Z  
102-hconres-382 102 hconres 382 Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 429. Congress 1992-10-06 1992-10-13 Message on Senate action sent to the House. House Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] CA D M000725 0 Makes corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 429 (amending certain Federal reclamation laws). 2021-06-07T13:19:46Z  
102-hconres-383 102 hconres 383 Concerning United States participation in a Cascadia Corridor commission. International Affairs 1992-10-06 1992-10-09 Message on Senate action sent to the House. House Rep. Miller, John R. [R-WA-1] WA R M000736 7 Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should continue negotiations with the Government of Canada and State, provincial, and local governments in the urbanized Cascadia corridor along Interstate 5/Highway 99 from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Eugene, Oregon, to establish a Cascadia Corridor Commission to: (1) act as a forum to coordinate consideration of regional issues in the Cascadia area; (2) develop a strategy for environmentally sound economic development in the region; and (3) submit a plan, developed by the Commission and incorporating such strategy to the Congress, the Canadian Parliament, the legislature of British Columbia, and the State legislatures of Oregon and Washington. 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z  
102-hconres-384 102 hconres 384 Providing for the sine die adjournment of the second session of the One Hundred Second Congress. Congress 1992-10-06 1992-10-09 Message on Senate action sent to the House. House Rep. Gephardt, Richard A. [D-MO-3] MO D G000132 0 Provides for the sine die adjournment of the 102d Congress on October 8 or 9, 1992. 2021-06-02T13:57:40Z  
102-hjres-563 102 hjres 563 Providing for the convening of the First Session of the One Hundred Third Congress. Congress 1992-10-06 1992-10-23 Became Public Law No: 102-475. House Rep. Gephardt, Richard A. [D-MO-3] MO D G000132 0 Provides for the convening of the first session of the 103d Congress at noon on January 5, 1993. 2021-09-25T05:34:10Z  
102-hr-6179 102 hr 6179 To amend the Wild and Scenic River Act. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1992-10-06 1992-10-23 Became Public Law No: 102-460. House Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8] PA D K000319 0 Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Delaware River and tributaries in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for study as potential additions to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to undertake a river conservation plan for a specified segment of the Delaware River in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. States that the designation of such segments made by this Act and any subsequent management or development plans associated with, or added to, the Gilbert Generating Station, the Point Pleasant Pumping Station, the Portland Generating Station, the Martins Creek Steam Electric Station, or the Merrill Creek Reservoir Project shall not be used in any proceeding to restrict or interfere with their: (1) completion; (2) continued or changed operation; (3) maintenance; (4) repair; (5) construction; (6) reconstruction; (7) replacement; (8) modification; (9) licensing; (10) permitting; (11) relicensing; or (12) repermitting. Provides that such designation and any subsequent management or development plans shall not be used in any proceeding to restrict or interfere with the present or future access to or operation, maintenance, or construction of electric or gas transmission or distribution lines across such segments, with specified exceptions. Authorizes appropriations. 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
102-hr-6180 102 hr 6180 Telecommunications Authorization Act of 1992 Government Operations and Politics 1992-10-06 1992-10-27 Became Public Law No: 102-538. House Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] MA D M000133 0 Telecommunications Authorization Act of 1992 - Title I: National Telecommunications and Information Administration - Part A: Organization and Functions - National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act - Provides statutory authorization for the establishment within the Department of Commerce (DOC) of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). Directs the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) assign to the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information (of DOC) and NTIA responsibility for the performance of the Secretary's communications and information functions; and (2) submit annual reports to the President pursuant to the Communications Satellite Act of 1962. Requires the Secretary and the NTIA to amend the Department of Commerce spectrum management document entitled "Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency Management" to improve Federal spectrum management activities and publish any changes in regulations in the Federal Register. Sets forth requirements for such amendments, including requirements that provide for availability of information to the public. Requires the Secretary to certify compliance with such requirement to the Congress. Directs the Secretary, in assigning frequencies for mobile and other radio services, to promote efficient and cost-effective use of the spectrum. Authorizes the Secretary to withhold or refuse to assign frequencies for such services to further the goals of efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Requires the Secretary to implement and report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on a plan requiring Federal agencies with mobile radio systems to use more spectrum-efficient technologies. Authorizes the Secretary to reassign to another DOC unit a function required to be assigned to NTIA by this Act, subject to specified limitations. Part B: Special and Temporary Provisions - Authorizes appropriations for NTIA administration f… 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
102-hr-6181 102 hr 6181 To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize human drug application, prescription drug establishment, and prescription drug product fees and for other purposes. Health 1992-10-06 1992-10-29 Became Public Law No: 102-571. House Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16] MI D D000355 1 Title I: User Fees - Prescription Drug User Fee Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide authority for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to assess and collect fees from manufacturers of prescription drugs beginning in FY 1993. Establishes a schedule for prescription drug application and supplement fees, prescription drug establishment fees, and prescription drug product fees. Provides for the annual adjustment of such fees to reflect increases in the Consumer Price Index for urban consumers or increases in Federal pay. Authorizes the Secretary to waive or reduce fees. Prohibits the assessment of fees for a fiscal year after FY 1993 unless appropriations for salaries and expenses of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are equal or greater than such appropriations for FY 1992. Credits such fees to the appropriation account for salaries and expenses of the FDA. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1993 through 1997. Provides a mechanism for collecting unpaid fees. Requires the FDA to make annual reports to the Congress on this Act. Requires the Secretary to conduct a study to evaluate whether to impose user fees to supplement appropriated funds to improve the process of reviewing applications for new animal drugs. Requires a report to specified congressional committees on the results of such study. Title II: Dietary Supplements - Dietary Supplement Act of 1992 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue final regulations with respect to dietary supplements of vitamins, minerals, herbs, or other similar nutritional substances under the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 by December 15, 1993. Prohibits the implementation of such Act prior to the issuance of such regulations. Prohibits the promulgation of regulations that require the use of, or are based upon, recommended daily allowances of vitamins or minerals before November 8, 1993. Requires the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees on enforcement practices of the FDA wi… 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
102-hr-6182 102 hr 6182 Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992 Health 1992-10-06 1992-10-27 Became Public Law No: 102-539. House Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16] MI D D000355 4 Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require certification (or provisional certification) in order for a facility to perform or interpret mammograms, inspect equipment, or provide for the processing of mammography film. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue and renew certificates for a specified period of time. Provides for administrative appeals of certification denials. Allows the Secretary to approve a private nonprofit organization or State agency to be an accreditation body if it meets certain standards and provides certain assurances. Mandates standards to assure the safety and accuracy of mammograms, including regarding: (1) quality assurance and control programs; (2)radiation dose; (3) equipment used; (4) licensing, certification, and training of personnel; and (5) recordkeeping and retention. Directs the Secretary to conduct annual inspections of certified facilities during regular hours of operation. Requires notice of certain inspections. Provides for waiver of certain inspection requirements. Provides for: (1) directed plans of correction, on site monitoring costs payment, and civil money penalties; (2) suspension and revocation certificates; and (3) injunctions. Requires annual publication of a list of facilities convicted of fraud and abuse, false billings, or kickbacks, facilities that have had certificates revoked or suspended, and facilities that have been the subject of a sanction or other similar matters. Establishes the National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee. Mandates grants to establish surveillance systems to evaluate breast cancer screening programs. Authorizes grants for research on such systems. Empowers the Secretary to authorize a State to carry out certain certification program requirements and standards. Mandates fees to cover the costs of inspections. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act. Mandates a study of the certification program. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
102-hr-6183 102 hr 6183 Federally Supported Health Centers Assistance Act of 1992 Health 1992-10-06 1992-10-24 Became Public Law No: 102-501. House Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3] OR D W000779 0 Federally Supported Health Centers Assistance Act of 1992 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include entities receiving Federal funds under provisions relating to migrant health centers, community health centers, or health services for the homeless, or health services for residents of public housing, and officers, employees, or certain contractors of such entities who are licensed or certified health practitioners, in the coverage of provisions regulating civil actions for injury resulting from medical or related functions against commissioned officers or employees of the Public Health Service. Makes such actions the exclusive remedy against such entities and individuals. Subrogates to the United States any insurance claim such an entity or person has. Terminates such inclusion after a specified date. Prohibits deeming such an entity to be an employee of the Public Health Service unless the entity has: (1) implemented policies and procedures to assure against malpractice and the risk of lawsuits; (2) reviewed the professional credentials, claims history, and other information regarding its licensed health care practitioners; (3) no history of claims against the United States under these provisions, or has cooperated with the Attorney General in defending against such claims and has taken corrective action; and (4) has cooperated with the Attorney General in providing information relating to an estimate of expected claims. Empowers the Attorney General, if certain conditions are met, to determine that an individual physician or other practitioner not be deemed a Public Health Service employee for purposes of these provisions. Prohibits hospitals from denying admitting privileges to an otherwise qualified health care provider who is an officer, employee, or contractor of such an entity. Mandates an annual estimate of the amount of claims expected to be paid and, subject to appropriations and a dollar maximum, establishment of a fund of that amount. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
102-hr-6184 102 hr 6184 To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the American Discovery Trail for study to determine the feasibility and desirability of its designation as a national trail. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1992-10-06 1992-10-23 Became Public Law No: 102-461. House Rep. Byron, Beverly B. [D-MD-6] MD D B001220 11 Amends the National Trails System Act to designate the American Discovery Trail extending from Pt. Reyes, California, to Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware, and the Ala Kahakai Trail in Hawaii for study for potential addition to the National Trails System. 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
102-hr-6185 102 hr 6185 Federal Courts Administration Act of 1992 Law 1992-10-06 1992-10-30 Pocket Vetoed by President. House Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] NJ D H000930 1 Federal Courts Administration Act of 1992 - Title I: Implementation of Federal Courts Study Committee Recommendations - Amends the Federal judicial code to authorize the Supreme Court to prescribe rules for appeal of interlocutory decisions to the courts of appeals. Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize a magistrate judge to: (1) revoke, modify, or reinstate (currently, revoke or reinstate) the probation of a defendant that such judge has sentenced; and (2) modify, revoke, or terminate supervised release of any person sentenced to a term of supervised release by a magistrate judge. Permits a district judge to designate a magistrate judge to conduct hearings to modify, revoke, or terminate supervised release, including evidentiary hearings, and to submit to the judge proposed findings of fact and recommendations for such modification, revocation, or termination by the judge (including, in the case of revocation, a recommended sentence). Directs the magistrate judge to file his or her proposed findings and recommendations. Amends the Federal judicial code to authorize the Chief Justice of the United States, in the public interest, to designate and assign temporarily any circuit judge to act as circuit judge in another circuit upon request by the chief judge or circuit justice of such circuit. (Current law makes no mention of the public interest and authorizes such action upon presentation of a certificate of necessity by the chief judge or circuit justice of the circuit where the need arises.) Title II: Judicial Survivors' Annuities Improvements - Amends the Federal judicial code to authorize judicial officials of the United States (officials) to elect to contribute 2.2 percent of their salary and 3.5 percent of their retirement salary (under current law, five percent of their salary) to the Judicial Survivors' Annuities Fund. Requires an official who is not entitled to receive an immediate retirement salary upon leaving office but who is eligible to receive a deferred retirement salary at a later date… 2025-08-26T15:14:50Z  
102-hr-6186 102 hr 6186 To establish the Jemez National Recreation Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1992-10-06 1992-10-07 See H.R.2502. House Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] NM D R000229 0 Establishes the Jemez National Recreational Area in New Mexico. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a management plan for the Area as an amendment to the Santa Fe National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan. Requires the Secretary to: (1) protect religious and cultural sites in the Area; and (2) provide access to such sites by Indian peoples for traditional cultural and religious purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to permit timber harvesting in the Area for commercial purposes as long as it is compatible with the Area's purposes. Continues: (1) timber sales already under contract on enactment of this Act; and (2) the Los Griegos timber sale in a specified area of the Santa Fe National Forest. Directs the Secretary to manage the Los Griegos timber sale by using uneven aged management including the individual tree selection method. Requires the Secretary to prepare a transportation plan to provide for the most efficient use of existing roads and trails, including a comprehensive system for dispersed recreation which minimizes its impact on significant archaeological and religious sites. Directs the Secretary to provide for recreational facilities within the Area and establish a visitor center. Authorizes the Secretary to permit under certain conditions: (1) a utility corridor for high power electric transmission lines; and (2) scientific investigations. Prohibits the issuance of any mining location or claim patents after May 30, 1991, with respect to the area. Permits any party who has been deprived of any property rights by such prohibition to file a compensation claim against the United States in the U.S. Claims Court within one year after enactment. Withdraws lands within the Area from U.S. mining, mineral leasing, and related laws. Declares that any requirements imposed by the Secretary on certain mining activities within the Area shall include requirements for reasonable reclamation of disturbed lands to a visual and hydrological condition as close as practicable to their premining cond… 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
102-hr-6187 102 hr 6187 International Narcotics Control Act of 1992 International Affairs 1992-10-06 1992-11-02 Became Public Law No: 102-583. House Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-19] FL D F000041 9 International Narcotics Control Act of 1992 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize appropriations for international narcotics control for FY 1993 and 1994. Exempts maritime law enforcement operations in archipelagic waters from a prohibition on U.S. participation in foreign police actions. Makes a prohibition on the use of narcotics control funds for the procurement of weapons or ammunition inapplicable (subject to congressional notification requirements) to: (1) weapons or ammunition for the defensive arming of aircraft used for narcotics control purposes; or (2) firearms and related ammunition provided to Department of State employees for narcotics control activities. Requires the President (currently, the Secretary of State) to maintain records on aircraft use under this title. Authorizes foreign military financing assistance under the Arms Export Control Act to be made available to finance the leasing of aircraft. Permits the use of narcotics control assistance to acquire land or real property for foreign military or law enforcement forces through leases of up to two years. (Current law prohibits the use of such assistance for such acquisitions by any means.) Prohibits the use of such funds (over a specified amount) for construction of facilities for use by such forces unless the President notifies the appropriate congressional committees. Revises congressional reporting and certification requirements with respect to international narcotics control. Amends the International Narcotics Control Act of 1989 to make certain dollar limitations on law enforcement assistance for Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru inapplicable on this Act's enactment date. Repeals obsolete provisions of specified Acts. Makes prohibitions on the provision of assistance to foreign law enforcement agencies inapplicable, during FY 1993 and 1994, to: (1) transfers of defense articles and services for counternarcotics purposes; and (2) foreign military financing and international military education and training for narcotics… 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z  
102-hr-6188 102 hr 6188 Lower Mississippi Delta Development Financing Corporation Act Finance and Financial Sector 1992-10-06 1992-10-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization. House Rep. Espy, Mike [D-MS-2] MS D E000218 1 Lower Mississippi Delta Development Financing Corporation Act - Establishes the Lower Mississippi Delta Development Financing Corporation (the Corporation) as a federally chartered private corporation, under the management of a board of directors appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Lower Mississippi Delta Region congressional delegation. Requires the Corporation to develop strategies and provide financial and technical assistance for building and expanding the economic base of the lower Mississippi delta region and communities within it. Sets forth the Corporation's powers, including acquiring the shares of insured depository institutions and holding companies located in the lower Mississippi delta region (passive investments). Authorizes appropriations to the President to make grants to the Corporation to implement this Act. Requires the Corporation to: (1) establish an advisory committee; and (2) report annually to the Congress. 2025-08-26T15:16:40Z  
102-hr-6189 102 hr 6189 Equal Human Rights for All American Children Act of 1992 Immigration 1992-10-06 1992-10-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. House Rep. Alexander, Bill [D-AR-1] AR D A000103 0 Equal Human Rights for All American Children Act of 1992 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make any child born outside of the United States and its outlying possessions to a U.S. citizen parent a U.S. citizen at birth (without prior U.S. residence of the citizen parent). Reduces from 21 years old to six years old the maximum age at which a person of unknown parentage found in the United States can be shown to have been born outside the United States and thus lose his or her U.S. citizenship. 2025-08-26T15:15:34Z  
102-hr-6190 102 hr 6190 To amend the Stock Raising Homestead Act to provide certain procedures for entry onto Stock Raising Homestead Act lands, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 1992-10-06 1992-10-07 See H.R.450. House Rep. Lehman, Richard H. [D-CA-18] CA D L000225 1 Amends Federal law regarding stock-raising homesteads to require a written notice to the surface owner before a person may enter lands for exploration purposes or to locate a mining claim. Provides for an authorized exploration period during which exploring and locating a mining claim may be conducted with minimal surface disruption, but no road construction, use of explosives, mechanical earth moving equipment, or hazardous materials. Limits the total acreage that may be covered at any time by notices of intention to locate a claim. Prohibits any mineral exploration or development activities without the surface owner's written consent unless the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) has authorized them according to prescribed guidelines which include posting a surety bond to ensure: (1) completion of surface reclamation; (2) compensation to the surface owner for permanent damages to crops and tangible improvements; and (3) compensation for permanent loss of income by the surface owner due to impaired land use. Prohibits the Secretary from authorizing any mineral activities unless a plan of operations has been submitted meeting specified criteria, including: (1) minimization of damages to crops and tangible improvements of the surface owner, and of disruption to grazing or other land use by the surface owner; and (2) payment of a fee to the surface owner, equivalent to the loss of income to the ranch operation. Directs the Secretary to submit such plan of operations for the surface owner's comments and modifications before determining whether the plan complies with this Act. Requires reclamation of land to return it, as contemporaneously as practicable with the conduct of mineral activities, to a condition capable of supporting the uses which it was capable of supporting before surface disturbance. Authorizes any surface owner to request an inspection if such owner has reason to believe that he may be adversely affected due to any violation of an approved plan of operations. Authorizes a surface owner to… 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
102-hr-6191 102 hr 6191 Telephone Disclosure and Dispute Resolution Act Government Operations and Politics 1992-10-06 1992-10-28 Became Public Law No: 102-556. House Rep. Swift, Al [D-WA-2] WA D S001115 1 Telephone Disclosure and Dispute Resolution Act - Title I: Carrier Obligations and Consumer Rights Concerning Pay-Per-Call Transactions - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a system for the oversight and regulation of pay-per-call services. Requires the FCC's final rules to: (1) include measures that provide a consumer of pay-per-call services with adequate and clear descriptions of the rights of the caller; (2) define the obligations of common carriers with respect to the provision of such services; (3) include requirements on such carriers to protect against abusive practices by service providers; (4) identify procedures by which common carriers and providers may take affirmative steps to protect against nonpayment of legitimate charges; and (5) include requirements that such services be offered only through the use of certain telephone number prefixes and area codes. Directs common carriers that contract with a provider of pay-per-call services to make available on request: (1) a list of telephone numbers, a description, and a statement of fees for each service it carries; and (2) other information the FCC considers necessary. Requires common carriers contracting with providers to terminate services if the service is not in compliance with this Act. Prohibits common carriers from disconnecting or interrupting a subscriber's local or long distance service because of nonpayment for any pay-per-call service. Authorizes common carriers that provide local exchange service to offer subscribers the option of blocking access to pay-per-call service. Permits the cost of blocking to be recovered by contract or tariff but bars recovery of costs from local or long distance ratepayers. Directs common carriers to prohibit by tariff or contract the use of any toll-free number in a manner that would result in the calling party being: (1) assessed a charge for the call; (2) connected to a pay-per-call service; (3) charged for information conveyed durin… 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
102-hr-6192 102 hr 6192 To designate the United States Federal building and United States courthouse to be located at Fifth and Ross Streets in Santa Ana, California, as the "Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse". Government Operations and Politics 1992-10-06 1992-10-06 Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation. House Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-40] CA R C000830 4 Designates the Federal building and U.S. courthouse to be constructed at Fifth and Ross Streets in Santa Ana, California, as the Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
102-hr-6193 102 hr 6193 To designate the United States Federal building and United States courthouse to be located at Fifth and Ross Streets in Santa Ana, California, as the "Ronald Reagan Building", and to designate the Gallipolis Locks and Dam, Ohio River and West Virginia, as the "Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam". Government Operations and Politics 1992-10-06 1992-10-06 Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation. House Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-40] CA R C000830 0 Designates: (1) the Federal building and U.S. courthouse to be constructed at Fifth and Ross Streets in Santa Ana, California, as the Ronald Reagan Building; and (2) the Gallipolis Locks and Dam, Ohio River, Ohio and West Virginia, as the Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
102-hr-6194 102 hr 6194 Worker Protection Warnings Act of 1992 Labor and Employment 1992-10-06 1992-10-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Safety. House Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] NJ D A000210 1 Worker Protection Warnings Act of 1992 - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act to direct the Secretary of Labor to issue a final regulation establishing, as occupational safety and health standards, uniform warnings for personal protective equipment for occupational use. Requires such regulation to be issued within 12 months after enactment of this Act, meet certain conditions, and incorporate specified considerations. Preempts State and local law with respect to such standards. 2025-08-26T15:17:42Z  
102-hr-6195 102 hr 6195 Income Averaging Restoration Act of 1992 Taxation 1992-10-06 1992-10-06 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Carr, Bob [D-MI-6] MI D C000178 0 Income Averaging Restoration Act of 1992 - Repeals provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 to restore Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to income averaging. 2025-08-26T15:17:41Z  
102-hr-6196 102 hr 6196 Tax Fairness Restoration and Economic Growth Act Taxation 1992-10-06 1992-10-06 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-40] CA R C000830 50 Tax Fairness Restoration and Economic Growth Act - Title I: Tax Reductions - Subtitle A: Capital Gains Provisions - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude capital gain from gross income and exempt capital gain from tax. Makes such exemption applicable to computing the alternative minimum tax. Subtitle B: Restoration of Income Averaging - Sets forth provisions to restore income averaging. Subtitle C: Elimination of Double Tax on Dividends - Allows a shareholder credit (for taxpayers other than corporations) for dividends from domestic corporations. Provides for determining such credit based on the corporation's post-1992 Federal income taxes and post-1992 undistributed earnings. Includes such credit in the determination of gross income. Allows corporations a 100 percent deduction for amounts received as dividends from domestic corporations. Revises computations on dividends received by corporations on the preferred stock of a public utility. Subtitle D: Permanent Extension of Research Credit - Makes permanent law the credit for increasing research activities. Subtitle E: Reduction of Individual Tax Rate - Reduces individual income tax rates by eliminating the highest tax bracket. Subtitle F: Retirement Savings Incentives - Part I Restoration of IRA Deduction - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to remove the limitations on deductions for individual retirement plans and provides a cost-of-living adjustment for deductible amounts. Part II: Nondeductible Tax-Free IRAs - Establishes special individual retirement accounts that are nondeductible. Makes such accounts nontaxable if earnings on contributions are held for at least five years. Applies the early withdrawal penalty to distributions made before the end of the five year-period. Part III: Penalty-Free Distributions - Provides exemptions from the ten-percent penalty on early withdrawals from individual retirement plans for: (1) first home purchases; (2) higher education expenses; and (3) financially devastating medical expenses. Subtitle G: Repe… 2025-08-26T15:13:58Z  
102-hr-6197 102 hr 6197 Employment Dispute Resolution Act Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1992-10-06 1992-10-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. House Rep. Gunderson, Steve [R-WI-3] WI R G000524 0 Employment Dispute Resolution Act - Amends title VII (Equal Employment Opportunities) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide for pre-litigation mediation by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) or another mediator. Prohibits suit while mediation is pending. Sets forth procedures and requirements. Amends Federal law to provide for pre-suit mediation, by the FMCS or another mediator, of disputes involving enforcement of employment-related contracts under provisions relating to equal rights under the law. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-26T15:13:50Z  
102-hr-6198 102 hr 6198 National Stalker Reduction Act of 1992 Crime and Law Enforcement 1992-10-06 1992-10-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. House Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8] MA D K000110 0 National Stalker Reduction Act of 1992 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to States which include programs that increase awareness, reporting, and prevention of stalking. Directs each State which receives drug control and system improvement formula grants under the Act in a fiscal year to allocate not less than five percent of such funds for the development of records regarding stalking and other forms of domestic violence, including: (1) the development or expansion of maintaining records regarding the dispositions of all complaints and arrests for stalking and other forms of domestic violence; (2) the full automation of such records; and (3) the frequency and quality of reports sent to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Authorizes the Director to waive compliance with such allocation requirement by a State, or to authorize a State to reduce the minimum amount such State is required to allocate, if the Director finds that the quality of the States' records regarding stalking and domestic violence complaints and arrests does not warrant expending the amount allocated. Requires the Bureau of Justice Statistics to: (1) define terms that relate to stalking and make such definitions available to individuals and groups that request such information; and (2) compile a national database regarding stalking and other forms of domestic violence. 2025-08-26T15:18:09Z  
102-hr-6199 102 hr 6199 Voluntary Environmental Response Act of 1992 Environmental Protection 1992-10-06 1992-11-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. House Rep. Lent, Norman F. [R-NY-4] NY R L000243 0 Voluntary Environmental Response Act of 1992 - Applies this Act to any facility where there has been a release or threat of release of a hazardous substance into the environment. Makes this Act inapplicable to: (1) any portion of a facility with respect to which a Record of Decision has been issued by the President under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA); (2) any portion of a facility with respect to which an administrative or judicial order or consent decree requiring remedial action has been issued under CERCLA, the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Clean Water Act, or the Safe Drinking Water Act; (3) any land disposal unit for which a closure notification under RCRA has been submitted and closure requirements have been specified; or (4) any portion of a facility with respect to which a corrective action permit or order has been issued, modified, or amended. Authorizes States to apply to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to administer the voluntary response program under this Act, subject to certain requirements. Permits any person to submit a notification of intent to conduct a voluntary response and requires such person to agree to pay the direct costs incurred by the Administrator or the State in reviewing the response action plan overseeing the response. Directs the Administrator to establish procedures for arbitration of disputes concerning reimbursement of costs. Requires persons intending to perform responses to: (1) conduct a facility investigation which assesses specified factors that are necessary to determine an appropriate response to a release; and (2) set forth such response in a response action plan to be submitted with the facility investigation report to the Administrator or the State. Sets forth response action plan approval procedures. Provides for waivers of response requirements if: (1) compliance with response standards under this Act will result … 2025-08-26T15:14:27Z  
102-hr-6200 102 hr 6200 National Child Protection Act of 1991 Crime and Law Enforcement 1992-10-06 1992-10-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10] NY D S000148 0 Title I: Child Protection - National Child Protection Act of 1991 - Establishes a national criminal background check system to which a designated criminal justice agency in each State is required to report or index child abuse crime information, for purposes of background checks of child care providers. Directs the Attorney General to establish: (1) guidelines for the reporting or indexing of such information; and (2) timetables for each State to provide such information to such system (with a three-year deadline for all States to be reporting at a specified level of currency). Requires State agencies to maintain close liason for the exchange of technical assistance in cases of child abuse with the National Centers: (1) on Child Abuse and Neglect; (2) for Missing and Exploited Children; and (3) for the Prosecution of Child Abuse. Directs the Attorney General to publish annually: (1) a statistical summary of the child abuse crime information reported under this Act; and (2) a summary of each State's progress in reporting child abuse crime information to the national criminal background check system. Requires the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to conduct a study to determine various factors relating to potential child abuse crimes and offenders, based on a statistically significant sample of convicted child abuse offenders and other relevant information. Requires a report on such study to be submitted to specified congressional committee officials. Provides for background check procedures. Allows entities that provide child care or child care placement services (including business or organizations that license or certify others to provide such services) to request State agencies to review State and Federal records through the national system to determine if a child care provider is under indictment for, or has been convicted of, a background check crime. (Defines "provider" as one who is now or seeks to be: (1) employed by, or a volunteer with, a qualified entity;… 2025-08-26T15:16:53Z  
102-hr-6201 102 hr 6201 Biden-Thurmond Justice Improvements Act Crime and Law Enforcement 1992-10-06 1992-12-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10] NY D S000148 0 Title I: Child Protection - National Child Protection Act of 1992 - Establishes a national criminal background check system (system) to which a designated agency in each State is required to report child abuse crime information, or index such information in the system, for purposes of background checks of child care providers. Directs the Attorney General to establish: (1) guidelines for the reporting of such information; and (2) timetables for each State to report such information to the system (with a three-year deadline for all States to be reporting at a specified level of currency). Requires State agencies to maintain close liaison for the exchange of technical assistance in cases of child abuse with the National Center: (1) on Child Abuse and Neglect; (2) for Missing and Exploited Children; and (3) for the Prosecution of Child Abuse. Directs the Attorney General to publish annually: (1) a statistical summary of the child abuse crime information reported under this title; and (2) a summary of each State's progress in reporting child abuse crime information to the system. Requires the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to conduct a study to determine various factors relating to potential child abuse crimes and offenders, based on a statistically significant sample of convicted child abuse offenders and other relevant information. Requires a report on such study to be submitted to specified congressional committee officials. Authorizes a State to have in effect procedures to permit a qualified entity (i.e., a business or organization that provides child care or child care placement services, or that certifies others to provide such care or services) to contact a State agency to request a nationwide background check to determine if a child care provider is under indictment for, or has been convicted of, a background check crime. Directs the Attorney General to establish: (1) guidelines for State background check procedures, but permits the Attorney General to certif… 2025-08-26T15:18:04Z  
102-hr-6202 102 hr 6202 Medicaid and Department of Veterans Affairs Drug Rebate Amendments of 1992 Health 1992-10-06 1992-11-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Slattery, Jim [D-KS-2] KS D S000477 0 Medicaid and Department of Veterans Affairs Drug Rebate Amendments of 1992 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to exclude the prices charged for prescription drugs purchased by the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, the Indian and Public Health Services, or certain federally-funded clinics and public or private nonprofit hospitals from the calculation of best price procurement for purposes of application of Medicaid rebate agreements. Requires an agreement between the Secretary of Health and Human Services and a covered drug manufacturer limiting the purchase price of drugs procured by covered entities (the federally-funded clinics and public or private nonprofit hospitals referred to above). Provides that if the Secretary does not establish a certain mechanism under the Public Health Service Act below: (1) each covered entity must inform the applicable State agency when it seeks reimbursement under Medicaid for covered drugs subject to an agreement (described below); and (2) such State agency must provide a means by which the entity must indicate on any claims form that the drug is subject to such agreement, and not submit to any manufacturer a claim for a rebate payment under Medicaid. Outlines requirements relating to master agreements for drugs procured by the Department of Veterans Affairs and certain other Federal agencies. Revises provisions respecting rebate agreement termination. Provides a new determination of the basic Medicaid rebate for single source and innovator multiple source drugs for specified calendar quarters beginning after September 30, 1992. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress specified information relating to Medicaid best price changes and rebate payments. Prohibits such reports from containing information or any prescription drug unless the Secretary finds that expenditures for the drug are significant expenditures under the Medicaid drug purchase and rebate program. Amends the Public Health Service Act to require an agreement between the Sec… 2025-08-26T15:18:25Z  
102-hr-6203 102 hr 6203 To extend supplemental security income benefits to all otherwise eligible children of military personnel stationed overseas. Social Welfare 1992-10-06 1992-10-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. House Rep. Slattery, Jim [D-KS-2] KS D S000477 0 Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act to extend supplemental security income benefits to all otherwise eligible children of military personnel stationed overseas. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
102-hr-6204 102 hr 6204 To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to allow an adult from each family applying for aid to families with dependent children to attest to the citizenship status of the members of the family. Social Welfare 1992-10-06 1992-10-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. House Rep. Slattery, Jim [D-KS-2] KS D S000477 0 Amends title XI of the Social Security Act to allow an adult from each family applying for benefits under part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) of title IV of the Social Security Act to attest to the citizenship status of other members of the family. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
102-hr-6205 102 hr 6205 To restore Federal services to the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians. Native Americans 1992-10-06 1992-10-06 Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. House Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-4] MI R U000031 1 Affirms Federal recognition of, and provides Federal services to, the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians. States that the Band's service area shall consist of specified counties in Michigan and Indiana. 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
102-hr-6206 102 hr 6206 Community Credit Improvement Act of 1992 Finance and Financial Sector 1992-10-06 1992-10-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance. House Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-29] CA D W000187 0 Community Credit Improvement Act of 1992 - Title I: Community Credit Availability Improvements - Amends the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (CRA) to direct the appropriate Federal financial supervisory agencies to jointly develop a format for collecting data from regulated financial institutions in connection with examinations of their record of meeting the credit needs of their local communities, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. Includes the following among the data required: (1) home mortgage lending; (2) small business lending; (3) community development; (4) consumer loans; and (5) branch closures. Prescribes guidelines under which the appropriate Federal financial supervisory agencies, as part of their written evaluations of the institutions under their purview, must actively solicit comments from affected community members, with particular emphasis upon low- and moderate-income and minority residents. Amends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 to include among the required public disclosures of depository institutions located in specified metropolitan statistical areas the number and total dollar amount by census tract of small business loans and of personal loans to consumers. Amends the CRA to require financial institutions to be rated on the adequacy of their record of meeting community credit needs. Precludes such institutions from receiving a rating unless they have actually extended significant amounts of credit in low-income neighborhoods, and not merely been in compliance with a plan for extending such credit in the future. Title II: Community Support Requirements - Sets forth certain community support requirements for private mortgage insurance companies, including a biennial report to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the Secretary) on the availability of, and underwriting guidelines for, mortgage insurance policies for low- and moderate-income families within those areas in which the companies write a significant number of mortgage insurance policies. Dir… 2025-08-26T15:14:34Z  
102-hr-6207 102 hr 6207 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish limitations on debt collection practices under that Act. Education 1992-10-06 1992-10-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. House Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-29] CA D W000187 0 Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to establish limitations on debt collection practices under HEA. Prohibits garnishment or other actions to collect on defaulted student loans unless the net income of the borrower and spouse (including any cash benefits received under a needs-based government assistance program) exceeds 150 percent of the poverty level for the relevant family size. Sets other procedural requirements for garnishments and for tax refund intercepts to collect such debts. Requires eligible lenders or loan servicing agents to provide student borrowers with information about their rights to forbearance or deferment. Provides for cure of delinquency and cessation of collection activity if a borrower eligible for forbearance or deferment was not adequately informed of his or her right to apply or was not given assistance in completing the application. Provides for removal from default status if the borrower is granted a forbearance or deferment. Directs the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to discharge the student borrower's liability and repay the loan in cases of where the institution has engaged in fraud, misrepresentation, or any violation of State or Federal law in connection with soliciting, offering, contracting for, or providing instruction. Subjects lenders, guaranty agencies, and any other persons involved in collecting a student loan under title IV of HEA to the same due process requirements that would apply to the Secretary if the Secretary were collecting the loan. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
102-hr-6208 102 hr 6208 Women in Enterprise Development Act of 1992 International Affairs 1992-10-06 1992-10-06 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. House Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-29] CA D W000187 0 Women in Enterprise Development Act of 1992 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the Administrator of the Agency for International Development to implement a Women in Enterprise Development Program. Requires the program to provide funding and support for projects having the following three components: (1) financial assistance to women to support the creation of businesses in which women can participate, foster investment in businesses owned by women, and enable women to further their education; (2) assistance to support efforts of educational institutions to encourage participation by women and prepare them for involvement in government and businesses; and (3) assistance to support local resource centers which offer courses, workshops, career counseling, and information to women interested in business or government careers. Urges the Administrator to use at least ten percent of funding made available for assistance for micro-enterprise development. 2025-08-26T15:15:02Z  
102-hr-6209 102 hr 6209 Impoverished Families Quality Service Act of 1992 Social Welfare 1992-10-06 1992-10-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. House Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-29] CA D W000187 0 Impoverished Families Quality Service Act of 1992 - Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) (AFDC) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) provide for expeditious replacement of lost or stolen AFDC benefit checks; (2) provide for supplemental payment of AFDC benefits for families subject to retrospective budgeting with suddenly reduced income; (3) revise provisions respecting aid to pregnant women; (4) change the period during which families are ineligible for AFDC benefits as a result of excess income; (5) place a limitation on waivers of SSA title IV requirements for certain demonstration projects; and (6) require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to contract with the National Academy of Sciences for the evaluation of the personal conduct of State employees toward AFDC applicants and recipients. 2025-08-26T15:15:35Z  
102-hr-6210 102 hr 6210 Comprehensive Services for Youth Act of 1992 Families 1992-10-06 1992-11-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-29] CA D W000187 0 Comprehensive Services for Youth Act of 1992 - Title I: School-Based or School-Linked Health and Social Services Center Grants - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) (the Secretary), acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (the Administrator), to award grants to eligible local community partnerships to coordinate and deliver comprehensive education, health, and social services to children or youth in school-based, school-linked, or community-based locations. Requires each such partnership to include: (1) a local health care provider with experience in delivering services to adolescents; (2) one or more local public schools; and (3) at least one community-based organization with a history of providing services to at-risk youth in the particular community. Requires broad-based community participation, through an expanded partnership or an advisory board, involving parents and youth to be served, teachers and other public school and school board personnel, community-based organizations (particularly those serving minority youth), youth development and service organizations and interested business leaders. Requires targeting of the partnership's location and service to a community in which youth are exposed to a high risk environment. Describes high risk environment as having high rates of: (1) children in poverty or lacking access to health care; (2) dropouts and students retained in grade; (3) alcohol or drug abuse; (4) sexually transmitted diseases (including HIV); (5) teen pregnancy; (6) suicide; (7) community or gang violence; (8) youth unemployment; or (9) juvenile justice involvement. Requires partnership use of grant funds for coordination and delivery of specified core services at a school-based, school-linked, or community-based location or locations accessible to and used by at-risk children, youth, and their families. Sets forth such core services under the categories of: (1) comprehensive health, mental health, and social services;… 2025-08-26T15:15:38Z  
102-hres-609 102 hres 609 Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 11) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the establishment of tax enterprise zones, and for other purposes, and against the consideration of such conference report. Congress 1992-10-06 1992-10-06 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. House Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9] MA D M000834 0 Waives points of order against the consideration of the conference report on H.R. 11 (tax legislation). 2024-02-07T14:47:33Z  
102-hres-610 102 hres 610 To provide for the consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 2130. Congress 1992-10-06 1992-10-06 The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H. Res. 610. House Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-10] MA D S001040 0 Considers H.R. 2130 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration authorization) to be taken from the Speaker's table and the Senate amendment agreed to with amendments. 2021-06-02T14:00:37Z  
102-hres-611 102 hres 611 Providing for the printing of a revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Third Congress. Congress 1992-10-06 1992-10-06 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. House Rep. Gephardt, Richard A. [D-MO-3] MO D G000132 0 Provides for the printing of a revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for the 103d Congress as a House document. 2021-06-02T14:00:37Z  
102-hres-612 102 hres 612 Relating to early organization of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Third Congress. Congress 1992-10-06 1992-10-06 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. House Rep. Gephardt, Richard A. [D-MO-3] MO D G000132 0 Authorizes any organizational caucus or conference in the House of Representatives for the 103d Congress to begin on or after December 7, 1992. 2021-06-02T14:00:37Z  
102-s-3351 102 s 3351 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to defer estate taxes on family farms and businesses. Taxation 1992-10-06 1992-10-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] LA D B000780 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to defer estate taxes on small family farms and businesses worth less than $50 million until six months after: (1) the disposition of 40 percent or more of the value of the farm or business to nonfamily members; (2) the disposition of 60 percent or more of the farm or business to a family member who is not a qualified heir; (3) the management or control of such assets belongs to a nonfamily member for 270 consecutive days or longer; or (4) the cessation of the use of the assets in a qualified farm, trade, or business. Limits such estate taxes to the present value of the assets. 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z  
102-s-3352 102 s 3352 Environmental Innovation Research Act of 1992 Environmental Protection 1992-10-06 1992-10-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] CT D L000304 0 Environmental Innovation Research Act of 1992 - Establishes an Office for the Development of Critical Environmental Technology in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Requires the EPA Administrator, acting through the Office Director, to: (1) carry out a critical environmental technology research program; and (2) conduct an environmental innovation research program. Requires the heads of covered Federal agencies (agencies for which more than $50,000,000 per fiscal year is made available for environmental research and development or cleanup) to establish research programs for the commercialization of critical environmental technology to: (1) further the progress of cleanup and pollution prevention activities; and (2) avoid future pollution and cleanup problems. Directs such agencies to set aside funding for such programs. Sets forth phases of such programs and authorizes agreements with private businesses to carry out such research. Requires the Office Director to compile an annotated list of critical environmental technologies and provide for periodic list updates. Establishes a Critical Environmental Technology Task Force to coordinate the distribution of critical environmental technology and data, review research proposals, and ensure complementary research efforts. Directs the heads of covered Federal agencies to report annually to the Director on funding agreements under the environmental technology program and the percentage of successful commercialization efforts in critical environmental technology. Requires the Administrator to promulgate guidelines for Federal environmental innovation research programs. Directs the Administrator to survey and monitor all phases of the research programs of covered agencies. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-26T15:13:41Z  
102-s-3353 102 s 3353 A bill to amend section 848 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that certain noncancellable accident and health insurance policies of small insurance companies be treated in the same manner as group life insurance contracts. Taxation 1992-10-06 1992-10-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] PA R S000709 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for treating qualified accident and health insurance contracts of small insurance companies in the same manner as group life insurance contracts for purposes of capitalization of certain policy acquisition expenses. 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z  
102-s-3354 102 s 3354 A bill entitled "The Private Sector Whistleblowers' Protection Act of 1992". Government Operations and Politics 1992-10-06 1992-10-06 Referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY] WY R W000092 0 Provides persons subject to regulatory action with protection against reprisal for disclosing agency waste, mismanagement, abuse of authority, or other prohibited regulatory practices. 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z  
102-s-3355 102 s 3355 A bill to amend chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code, relating to regulatory flexibility analysis. Government Operations and Politics 1992-10-06 1992-10-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY] WY R W000092 0 Amends the Regulatory Flexibility Act to provide for: (1) judicial review of certain administrative certification decisions; and (2) regulatory flexibility analysis of Internal Revenue Service rules. Defines "impact" to mean the effects of a proposed or final rule which an agency can anticipate at the time of publication and includes the effects imposed by such rule. 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z  
102-s-3356 102 s 3356 Employment Dispute Resolution Act of 1992 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1992-10-06 1992-10-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] MO R D000030 0 Employment Dispute Resolution Act of 1992 - Amends title VII (Equal Employment Opportunities) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide for pre-litigation mediation by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) or another mediator. Prohibits suit while mediation is pending. Sets forth procedures and requirements. Amends Federal law to provide for pre-suit mediation, by the FMCS or another mediator, of disputes involving enforcement of employment-related contracts under provisions relating to equal rights under the law. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-26T15:13:52Z  
102-s-3357 102 s 3357 Punitive Damages Reform Act of 1992 Law 1992-10-06 1992-10-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] MO R D000030 0 Punitive Damages Reform Act of 1992 - Prohibits the award of punitive damages for any claim that arises under Federal law or that involves commerce within Federal jurisdiction, with respect to which a punitive fine is sought. Authorizes a court to assess a punitive fine with respect to a claim for which punitive damages were previously available, subject to the following requirements: (1) the plaintiff must plead that a punitive fine is sought; and (2) a prayer for such a fine shall be stricken prior to trial unless the plaintiff presents to the court, at least 30 days prior to trial, prima facie evidence sufficient to sustain the assessment of such a fine. Prohibits the assessment of a punitive fine unless: (1) the court finds that punishment and deterrence are warranted by the facts and circumstances of the case; (2) the plaintiff establishes by clear and convincing evidence that, relative to the act or omission on which the claim is based, the defendant (or, under specified circumstances, the defendant's agent) acted with malice; (3) the plaintiff establishes by clear and convincing evidence all other facts necessary to support the assessment of such a fine; and (4) economic damages, noneconomic damages, or a combination thereof, in excess of nominal damages, are awarded with respect to such claim. Requires: (1) the court to determine the liability of a defendant for a punitive fine unless the question of liability for punitive damages on a claim with respect to which the punitive fine is sought is one that was required to be referred to a jury prior to this Act's enactment, in which case the question shall be decided by a jury; and (2) any such jury to answer a special interrogatory as to whether the plaintiff has shown by clear and convincing evidence that the act or omission of the defendant on which the claim is based was performed with malice rather than being performed through mere negligence or gross negligence. Sets forth factors to be considered in determining the amount of a punitive fine to be as… 2025-08-26T15:14:20Z  
102-s-3358 102 s 3358 A bill to limit the amount of funds that may be used for administrative expenses under chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, to conduct a study regarding the share of Federal funds used for administrative expenses by State and local recipients under certain Federal education programs, and for other purposes. Education 1992-10-06 1992-10-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] NY R D000018 0 Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to limit the amount of funds which local educational agencies may use for administrative expenses under chapter 1 (Financial Assistance to Meet Special Educational Needs of Children) of title I (Basic Programs) of ESEA. Directs the Secretary of Education to conduct a study to determine the actual share of Federal funds used for administrative expenses by State and local recipients of funds under certain Federal programs of assistance for elementary and secondary school education. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
102-s-3359 102 s 3359 Manufacturing Application and Education Network Act of 1992 Commerce 1992-10-06 1992-10-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] CT D L000304 0 Manufacturing Application and Education Network Act of 1992 - Requires the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Conservation and Renewable Energy, and the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to comprise a selection committee which shall use competitive procedures to select a managing consortium to establish and administer the operations of the Manufacturing Application and Education Network (Network) Centers established in accordance with this Act. Outlines criteria for selection of a managing consortium, including having a primary mission of developing and deploying advanced manufacturing technologies and having the capacity to transfer such technologies to other areas. States that the first consortium so selected shall manage the Network Centers for five years, with each consortium selected thereafter managing such Centers for three years. Requires the consortium selected, with the support of a task force created later under this Act, to establish and oversee the administration of not less than 150 Network Centers within ten years after the date of enactment of this Act. Requires each consortium to develop a Network propagation plan that shall: (1) include a plan for the establishment of the Centers nationwide, upon the approval of the consortium; and (2) be based upon economic development and manufacturing profiles submitted to the consortium for approval by each of the 50 States. Requires: (1) the consortium to submit to the OSTP Director for distribution to all organizations involved in establishing the Centers a copy of establishment and business plans of each Center, as well as quarterly reports; and (2) the OSTP Director to report to the Senate and House Armed Services and Small Business Committees evaluating the progress and plans of the Network Centers. States that a Network Center may only be established and supported under this Act with the approval of the appropriate selected consortium, in consultati… 2025-08-26T15:18:08Z  
102-s-3360 102 s 3360 A bill to provide for a program for the diversification of the activities of certain Federal laboratories. Armed Forces and National Security 1992-10-06 1992-10-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] CT D L000304 1 Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish the Federal Defense Laboratory Diversification Program. Specifies that: (1) the laboratories covered by the Program shall include all Department of Defense (DOD) owned or operated laboratories and DOD federally funded research and development (R&D) centers that undertake more than $5 million in research (Defense laboratories); and (2) the Program shall be managed by Director of Defense Research and Engineering. Directs the Program to undertake cooperation between Defense laboratories and private industry to promote: (1) the development and application of dual-use manufacturing technologies to improve quality and efficiency in the manufacture of both civilian and defense-oriented products; (2) the development and commercialization of dual-use product technologies; (3) the transfer of defense or dual-use technologies from laboratories to the private sector for the purpose of commercialization through patent, royalty, and license agreements, cooperative R&D agreements, and other cooperative agreements and through symposia, meetings, and other mechanisms; and (4) the efficient adoption and adaptation of civilian manufacturing product and process technologies to defense needs in sectors critical to maintaining defense preparedness. Requires the Director of Research and Engineering to develop, for each category of diversification activity for each Defense laboratory covered by this Act, benchmarks which cover FY 1993-95 and include for each such fiscal year: (1) the budget resources, manpower, and facilities to be utilized by each laboratory; and (2) the dollar value of patents, royalties, and licenses broken down by product or SIC code to be sought and pursued by each laboratory, in implementing the Program. Requires the Director, with respect to the budget resources, manpower, and facilities to be utilized by each Defense laboratory covered by the Program to establish benchmarks concerning the number and value of cooperative R&D and other cooperative agreements to be… 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z  
102-s-3361 102 s 3361 Child Support Enforcement Amendments of 1992 Social Welfare 1992-10-06 1992-10-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] NY D M001054 0 Child Support Enforcement Amendments of 1992 - Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act to treat the Federal Government and the government of the District of Columbia (D.C.) as private employers for purposes of child support orders requiring enrollment for health insurance coverage of the dependent children of the employees of such governments or the custodial parents of such dependent children. Provides that if an absent parent fails to obtain health insurance coverage for a dependent child or a custodial parent, the absent parent's employer (whether Federal, D.C., or private) will be required to enroll the dependent child or custodial parent in a health insurance plan pursuant to a State child support order. Makes any such employer who fails to obtain or maintain such health insurance liable for any expenses incurred for health care provided to a dependent child or custodial parent after the employer has been served notice of a child support order. Authorizes sanctions against any employer who retaliates against any absent parent subject to a child support order providing for health insurance coverage of a dependent child or custodial parent. Prohibits certain restrictions in health insurance policies limiting coverage to: (1) children living with a parent insured under the policy; or (2) legitimate children. Delays child support order review and modification requirements until such time as the State has established an automated child support tracking system, but not later than October 1, 1995. Gives States more time to achieve substantial compliance with child support enforcement program requirements. Amends the Family Support Act of 1988 to provide that the level of Federal funding for automated child support tracking systems is available until FY 2001 for systems in place by 1995. Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide that State child support enforcement laws which require an employer to enroll an employee's … 2025-08-26T15:15:40Z  
102-sconres-141 102 sconres 141 A concurrent resolution to provide that each committee of the Congress that reports employee benefit legislation shall secure an objective analysis of the impact of such legislation on employment and international competitiveness, and include such analysis in the committee report. Congress 1992-10-06 1992-10-06 Referred to the Committee on Rules. Senate Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY] WY R W000092 0 Expresses the sense of the Congress that each congressional committee that reports legislation which requires employers to provide new employee benefits shall secure an objective analysis of the impact of the legislation on employment and international competitiveness and include such analysis in the committee's report on the legislation. 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z  
102-hconres-376 102 hconres 376 Providing for the preparation of official duplicates of certain legislative papers. Congress 1992-10-05 1992-10-05 Message on Senate action sent to the House. House Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9] MA D M000834 0 Requires the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate to prepare, sign, and furnish to the other official duplicates of the papers of the two Houses on the following bills of the 102d Congress: (1) H.R. 5400; (2) H.R. 5194; (3) H.R. 5427; (4) S. 2532; (5) S. 1985; (6) S. 1002; (7) S. 893; (8) S. 1569; (9) S. 225; (10) S. 758; (11) S. 759; (12) S. 1146; and (13) S. 2661. 2021-06-02T13:57:38Z  
102-hconres-377 102 hconres 377 Expressing the sense of the Congress that any health insurance reform bill that is enacted should require that family and temporary medical leave be incorporated as a basic or elective option for plan participants under certain circumstances. Health 1992-10-05 1992-11-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] OH D K000009 0 Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that any Act to address the health insurance needs of the U.S. people should require that paid or unpaid leave, as detailed in the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1992, be incorporated as a basic or elective option for specified events. 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z  
102-hconres-378 102 hconres 378 Concerning United States participation in a Cascadia Corridor Commission. International Affairs 1992-10-05 1992-10-05 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. House Rep. Miller, John R. [R-WA-1] WA R M000736 7 Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should continue negotiations with the Government of Canada and State, provincial, and local governments in the urbanized Cascadia corridor along Interstate 5/Highway 99 from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Eugene, Oregon, to establish a Cascadia Corridor Commission to: (1) act as a forum to coordinate consideration of regional issues in the Cascadia area; (2) develop a strategy for environmentally sound economic development in the region; and (3) submit a plan incorporating such strategy to the Congress, the Canadian Parliament, the legislature of British Columbia, and the State legislatures of Oregon and Washington. 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z  
102-hconres-379 102 hconres 379 Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make certain corrections in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 5006. Congress 1992-10-05 1992-10-13 Message on Senate action sent to the House. House Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] MS D M000865 0 Makes technical corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 5006 (defense authorization for FY 1993). 2021-06-02T13:57:38Z  

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