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102nd Congress |
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PL 102-22 Performance Management and Recognition System Amendments of 1991 (enacted 3/28/91) |
Section 2(a) amends Title 5 of the USC to provide
for the use of a written statement of work objectives detailing position
performance requirements and assisting in employee evaluation; effective 4/1/91. Section 2(b) allows for the use of employment awards for certain employees; effective 4/1/91. Section 3 directs OPM to establish a Committee to review the Performance Management and Recognition System created by these amendments with members to include representatives of organizations that include in their membership employees who are covered under the Performance Management and Recognition System, and representatives of agencies employing such employees; and to submit a report with its recommendations to the Director of the Office on 11/5/91, or such other date as the Director may determine. |
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PL 102-25 Persian Gulf Conflict Supplemental Authorization and Personnel Benefits Act of 1991 (enacted 4/6/91) |
Section 361 establishes a leave bank program for
all Federal civilian employees in Reserves who were activated during Persian
Gulf War. Within 30 days after date of enactment, OPM shall prescribe regulations necessary. |
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PL 102-27 Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Consequences of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Food Stamps, Unemployment Compensation Administration, Veterans Compensation and Pensions, and Urgent Needs for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 1991 and For Other Purposes. (enacted 4/10/91) |
Title II, Chapter V provides for $232 million for
SSI to be paid into the Trust Fund for administrative purposes and to remain
available until 9/30/93; provides for an additional amount for the limitation
on administrative expenses as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social
Security Act. |
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PL 102-84 To designate the Federal building being constructed at 77 West Jackson Boulevard in Chicago, Illinois as the “Ralph H. Metcalfe Federal Building”. (enacted 8/10/91) |
Sections 1 and 2 designate this new building as
the Ralph H. Metcalfe Federal Building, where a Social Security office will
be located. |
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PL 102-107 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991 (enacted 8/17/91) |
Section 5 directs funds in unemployment compensation
accounts (established under section 905 of the Social Security Act) to be
used to make payments to States pursuant to this Act; requires the Sec.
of Treasury to make payments to States from this account; authorizes appropriations
of necessary funds as provided under Title III of the Social Security Act
to States to assist in administration of agreement under the Act. Section 9 amends section 908 of the Social Security Act to establish a council on unemployment compensation to evaluate program goals, performance, effectiveness, etc. |
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Continuing Appropriations Resolutions |
PL 102-109 (10/1/91 - 10/29/91) (enacted 9/30/91) PL 102-145 (10/29/91 - 11/14/91) (enacted 10/28/91) PL 102-163 (11/14/91 - 11/26/91) (enacted 11/15/91) Making continuing appropriations for FY 1992 at FY 1991 levels until enactment of permanent FY 1992 appropriations. |
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PL 102-119 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1991(enacted 10/7/91) |
Section 21 requires the creation of the Federal
Interagency Coordinating Council to assist in the implementation of provision
in the Act
and minimize program duplication; members shall include representatives
from appropriate Federal agencies including SSA. |
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PL 102-141 Making Appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and Certain Independent Agencies, for the Fiscal Year Ending September 1992, and for Other Purposes. (enacted 10/28/91) |
Title VI, section 602 directs that agencies receiving
funds under this Act (or any other Act for FY 1992) must have in place drug-free
workplace policies. |
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PL 102-154 Supplemental Appropriations (enacted 11/13/91) |
Provides appropriations for HHS Indian Health Service,
provided the amounts collected by the Sec will be available for 2 FYs
after the FY in which they were collected. |
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PL 102-164 To Provide a Program of Federal Supplemental Compensation and for Other Purposes. (enacted 11/15/91) |
Section 606 amends Title IV of the Social Security
Act to permit the Sec. of Education to obtain information, upon request
and on a reimbursable basis, from the files and records maintained by any
department, agency or instrumentality of the US concerning the most recent
address and current employer of any individual who has defaulted on repayment
of a Federally-sponsored loan or owing a refund on any O/P under PL 89-329,
the Higher Education Act. |
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PL 102-170 Making Appropriations for the Department of Labor, Heath and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, for the Fiscal Year ending September 1992 and for Other Purposes. (enacted 11/26/91) |
Title II provides funding for SSA for FY 1992 including
payments to the Federal OASI and Federal DI Trust Funds; allots $13 billion
for SSI program costs; provides additional funds for the SSA LAE Account;
appropriates funding for the administration of Title IV of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act, including payment for travel expenses incident to
medical examinations, reconsideration interviews and proceedings before
ALJs. |
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PL 102-171 Aroostook Band of Micmacs Settlement Act (enacted 11/26/91) |
Section 9 excludes payments to be made to the Aroostook
Band of Micmacs from consideration by any Federal agency or department for
purposes of determining eligibility for or calculating payments under any
Federal financial aid program, including SSI. |
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PL 102-175 Senior Service Improvement Act (enacted 12/2/91) |
Amends the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 relating
to the Senior Executive Service (SES). |
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PL 102-194 High Performance Computing Act of 1991(enacted 12/9/91) |
Section 101 creates a High Performance Computing
Program which provides for greater interagency coordination of computing
research, development and networking; the Director of Science and Technology
Policy shall submit an annual report and budget requests to Congress describing
implementation of the program, including information relating to relevant
programs and activities of each Federal agency. |
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PL 102-227 Tax Extension Act of 1991 (enacted 12/11/91) |
Section 103 extends exclusion from income tax
and Social Security purposes expenses incurred by employer for qualified
educational assistance programs; apply to taxable year beginning after 12/31/91. Section 104 extends exclusion of amounts contributed by employer to, or received by an employee from, a qualified group legal services plan; apply to taxable year beginning after 12/31/91. |
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PL 102-237 Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act Amendments of 1991(enacted 12/13/91) |
Section 905 amends the Food Stamp Act to provide
that individuals receiving SSI will automatically be deemed to have satisfied
resource limitations. |
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PL 102-265 An Act to Amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977, to Make Technical Correction Relating to Exclusions from Income Under Food Stamp Program and for Other Purposes. (enacted 3/26/92) |
Section 1 amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to
include blind Social Security recipients as individuals whose benefits are
allocated to self-support accounts and not considered income. Amendments in subsection (a) take effect the earlier of(A) 12/13/91; (B) 10/1/90 for food stamp households for which the State agency knew, or had notice that a member of house had a plan for achieving self-support; or (C) beginning on date fair hearing requested. |
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PL 102-312 To designate the Federal building located at 1520 Market Street, St. Louis, Missouri, as the "L. Douglas Abram Federal Building". (enacted 7/2/92) |
This Act changes the name of the Federal building
where the downtown St. Louis Social Security office is located. |
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PL 102-313 To designate the Federal building located at 78 Center Street in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, as the `Silvio O. Conte Federal Building', and for other purposes. (enacted 7/2/92) |
Sections 1 – 3 change the name of the Federal
building where this Social Security office is located. |
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PL 102-325 Higher Education Amendments of 1992 (enacted 7/23/92) |
Section 484 directs the Education Sec. to cooperate
with the COSS to verify the SSN of all students of eligible institutions
under the Act. |
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PL 102-354 Administrative Procedure Technical Amendments Act of 1991 (enacted 8/26/92) |
This Act recodifies provisions of the Administrative
Conference Act and the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990; amends the Administrative
Dispute Resolution Act to redefine "issue in controversy" to include
an issue in dispute between persons who would be substantially affected
by an agency's decision on the matter. |
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PL 102-368 Supplemental Appropriations, Transfers, and Rescissions Act of 1992(enacted 9/23/92) |
Section 901 permits Federal agencies to accept
gifts from non-governmental sources for unanticipated expenses incurred
by agency employees in regions designated as disaster areas resulting from
Hurricane Andrew and Typhoon Omar; requires agencies to establish written
procedures to implement this provision. |
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PL 102-375 Older Americans Act Amendments of 1992 (enacted 9/30/92) |
Title 2 Administration Section 202 directs Administration on Aging (AOA) Commissioner to encourage State and local agencies to carry out outreach programs to inform older individuals of eligibility for SSI, Medicaid and Food Stamp programs. Section 203 requires the head of any Federal agency administering programs similar to those outlined in this Act to cooperate and consult with AOA Commissioner. |
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Continuing Appropriations Resolution (enacted 10/1/92) |
PL 102-376 (10/1/92 - 10/5/92) Making continuing appropriations for FY 1993 at FY 1992 levels until enactment of permanent FY 1993 appropriations. |
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PL 102-378 Technical and Miscellaneous Civil Service Amendments Act of 1992 (enacted 10/2/92) |
Makes technical amendments to PL 101-105, the Federal
Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990; PL 91-656, the Federal Pay Comparability
Act of 1970; and PL 95-521, the Ethics and Government Act of 1978. |
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PL 102-386 Federal Facility Compliance Act of 1992 (enacted 10/2/92) |
Title II requires Federal agencies to separate
waste materials for purposes of recycling; permits those agencies to use
funds received from their efforts to promote additional recycling; effective 5/20/92. |
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PL 102-393 Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1993 (enacted 10/6/92) |
Title VII Social Security Notch Fairness Section 702 establishes the Commission on Social Security Notch Fairness Investigatory Commission, comprised of 12 members. Section 703 authorizes the Commission to conduct a study of all matters relating to disparity under the Social Security Act known as the notch problem. Section 704 requires the Commission to submit a report to the President and Congress no later than 90 days from first meeting. Section 705 allows the Commission to hold hearings, take testimony and receive evidence necessary for carrying out the provisions in this title. Section 709 provides that the Commission will be dissolved not more than 60 days after submitting its report to Congress. |
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PL 102-394 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 1993. (enacted 10/6/92) |
Title II provides $35 million for Federal OASI
and Federal DI Trust Funds; provides $601 million for continued implementation
of Title IV of the Federal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1977; provides
$14 billion to SSA for carrying out Titles XI and XVI, including payments
to the Trust Funds for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section
201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, for making necessary benefit payments
to individuals under Title XVI for unanticipated costs; provides $7 billion
for carrying out Title XVI for the first quarter of FY 1994; provides $4.2
billion for the LAE account. |
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PL 102-426 Community Environmental Response Facilitation Act (enacted 10/19/92) |
Section 3 requires the head of any Federal agency
to identify portions of its property where neither hazardous waste nor petroleum
products have been stored, released or disposed of, prior to terminating
government use of such property. |
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PL 102-434 To designate the building located at 60 North Hughey Avenue in Orlando, Florida as the "George C. Young United States Courthouse and Federal Building". (enacted 10/23/92) |
Section 1 changes the name of the Federal building
where this Social Security office is located. |
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PL 102-445 To designated the Federal building Located at 200 Federal Plaza in Paterson, New Jersey as the "Robert A. Roe Federal Building". (enacted 10/23/92) |
Section 1 changes the name of the Federal building
where this Social Security office is located. |
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PL 102-486 Energy Policy of 1992 (enacted 10/24/92) |
Section 19143 amends the IRC by adding Subtitle
J; establishes the United Mine Workers Combined Benefit Plan; requires SSA
and other agencies provide to the HHS Sec. upon request such information
as might be required to assist in the implementation of this provision. |
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PL 102-496 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (enacted 10/24/92) |
Title VIII - Restatement of CIARDS Statute,
Section 802 amends the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 by adding the following sections: Section 211 offsets Social Security taxes for participants under CIARDS. Section 221 requires information from SSA to compute annuities under CIARDS. Section 252 limits the effect of entitlement on Social Security benefits by excluding military service after 1956 from determining the period of service on which an annuity is based if the participant (his or her family, children, etc.) is entitled at the time of determination to old-age or survivor’s benefits; requires redetermination of benefits for individuals with military service not excludable under this section upon reaching age 62 (redetermination is not required where individual became eligible prior to 1982). |
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PL 102-539 Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992 (enacted 10/27/92) |
This Act creates procedures for the certification
of mammography facilities; authorizes a study by GAO to determine if certification
leads to greater quality of, and/or accessibility to, mammography facilities. No facility may conduct mammography exam procedures after 10/1/94 without certification or provisional certificates. Section 354(d)(2) provides that if the Sec. denies an application for certification of a facility, then the Sec. shall provide opportunity for an appeal in accordance with procedures set forth in regulations published at 42 CFR 498. |
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PL 102-550 Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (enacted 10/28/92) |
Section 1404 amends Title IV of PL 100-77, the
Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, by inserting subtitle D, including
section 439 which prohibits SSA from reducing SSI benefits of homeless individuals
participating in “Safe Havens” demonstration programs; prevents
such individuals from being considered an inmate of a public institution. |
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PL 102-569 Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992 (enacted 10/29/92) |
Section 122 requires that, wherever possible, existing information
from other programs and providers (including SSA) be used to determine a
candidate’s eligibility for vocational rehabilitation. Section 137 directs the Sec. of HHS to enter into a MOU with Rehabilitative Services Administration (RSA) and SSA providing for the exchange of data regarding clients of State vocational rehabilitation agencies and the protection of such information; requires Secs. of Education and HHS to enter into a MOU providing for the exchange of data between the RSA and SSA. |
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