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United States of America - - Law, Act

Drive for Teen Employment Act (Public Law 105-334 [H.R. 2327]).

Adoption: 1998-10-31 | USA-1998-L-52829

Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (USC 213(c)) to allow employees who are 17 years of age to drive automobiles or trucks for work purposes under certain conditions. Inter alia, driving by such young employees must take place during daylight hours, the truck may not exceed 6,000 pounds, and the driving may not involve towing, route deliveries, transportation of passengers, and urgent or time-sensitive deliveries.

United States of America - - Law, Act

Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-339) [S. 1021].

Adoption: 1998-10-31 | USA-1998-L-52830

Amends Title 5 of the United States Code to provide that consideration may not be denied to preference eligibles for certain positions in the competitive service.

United States of America - - Law, Act

Federal Employees Life Insurance Improvement Act (Public Law 105-311) [H.R. 2675].

Adoption: 1998-10-30 | USA-1998-L-52824

Amends sections of Chapter 87 of the United States Code with regard to direct payment of insurance contributions, additional optional life insurance continuation and portability, optional life insurance on family members, and related matters.

United States of America - - Law, Act

Protection of Children from Sexual Predators Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-314) [H.R. 3494].

Adoption: 1998-10-30 | USA-1998-L-52825

Provides for enhanced penalties, including capital punishment, for sexual offenses against minors, e.g. sexual abuse of minors and production and trafficking of child pornography. S. 203 provides for "zero tolerance" for child pornography, making it an offense to possess one or more items containing visual depictions of proscribed pornography.

United States of America - - Law, Act

Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-320 [H.R. 4309]).

Adoption: 1998-10-30 | USA-1998-L-52826

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act 1961 (22 USC 2151 et seq.) to provide for funding and support for torture victim assistance programmes in the United States and abroad, and for related specialized training for foreign service officers.

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Occupational Radiation Protection Rules (10 CFR Part 835).

Adoption: 1998-10-29 | Date of entry into force: 1998-12-04 | USA-1998-R-51167

Codifies requirements previously established in the Department of Energy contractually-based standards for adoption into a system of regulatory-based requirements. The requirements cover exposure doses, monitoring of radiation areas and workers, safety training, and maintenance of records.

United States of America - - Law, Act

Crime Victims with Disabilities Awareness Act (Public Law 105-301 [S. 1976]).

Adoption: 1998-10-27 | USA-1998-L-52823

Commissions a study on the nature and extent of crimes committed against persons with developmental disabilities.

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Application of State Law in Determining Child Relationship Rule (20 CFR Part 404).

Adoption: 1998-10-20 | Date of entry into force: 1998-11-27 | USA-1998-R-50998

Revises Social Security Administration Rules on determining whether a natural child has inheritance rights under appropriate State law and therefore may be entitled to Social Security benefits as the child of an insured worker. In particular, the revision specifies which version of State law will apply with regard to determining inheritance rights and court determination of paternity.

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Listening-In to or Recording Telephone Conversations Rules (20 CFR Part 422).

Adoption: 1998-10-13 | Date of entry into force: 1998-11-25 | USA-1998-R-51161

Provides for limited circumstances in which Social Security Administration employees may listen in to or record telephone conversations.

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Visas: Grounds for Ineligibility Rule (22 CFR Part 40).

Adoption: 1998-10-05 | USA-1998-R-51497

Implements sections of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act which provide grounds for inadmissability for certain aliens who are not innoculated against specified diseases, aliens who have been subject to certain civil penalties, alien student visa abusers, aliens present in the United States without permission, unlawful alien voters, and former U.S. citizens of the U.S. who renounced their citizenship to avoid tax obligations.

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Experienced Miner and Supervisor Training Rule (30 CFR Parts 48, 75, and 77).

Adoption: 1998-09-29 | Date of entry into force: 1999-02-03 | USA-1998-R-50973

Revises the Mine Safety and Health Administration Training regulations so as to require essential health and safety training for certain supervisors, to eliminate new miner training for experienced miners, and to promote flexibility in experienced miner training to meet the specific needs of miners and operators.

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Methylene Chloride; Final Rule (29 CFR Part 1910).

Adoption: 1998-09-16 | Date of entry into force: 1998-10-22 | USA-1998-R-50975

Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Administration standard (29 CFR 1910.1052) by adding a provision for temporary medical removal protection benefits for employees who are removed or transferred to another job because of medical determination that exposure to methylene chloride may aggravate or contribute to the employee's existing skin, heart, liver, or neurological disease.

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Prohibition of "Gag Clauses" in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Rule (48 CFR Part 1609).

Adoption: 1998-09-09 | Date of entry into force: 1998-09-09 | USA-1998-R-50634

Amends the Federal Employees Health Benefits Acquisition Regulations (FEHBR) to prohibit health benefit carriers participating in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program from entering into contracts or employment agreements with health care providers, provider groups, or health care workers that would include provisions or incentives that limit or restrict communication of medically necessary services to FEHB enrolees.

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits Rule (29 CFR Part 4044).

Adoption: 1998-09-03 | Date of entry into force: 1998-10-01 | USA-1998-R-50976

Amends the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulation on Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans so as to adopt interest assumptions for plans with valuation dates in October 1998.

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Medicaid and Title IV-E Programs; Revision and Definition of an Unemployed Parent Rule (45 CFR Part 233).

Adoption: 1998-08-07 | Date of entry into force: 1998-08-07 | USA-1998-R-50633

Amends requirements for eligibility for Medicaid for two parent families (who previously could only be eligible if they were unemployed). Regulates Medicaid coverage for two parent families, coordination of Medicaid with Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, and increases incentives for full-time work. Made under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act 1996.

United States of America - - Law, Act

Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Public Law 105-220 [H.R. 1385] (29 U.S.C., Chapter 30). -

Adoption: 1998-08-07 | USA-1998-L-51003

Consolidates legislation regarding vocational training and rehabilitation. Title I establishes workforce investment systems. These include State workforce investment boards and local workforce investment boards which shall be responsible for formulating training policy at the state and local level. The States shall designate so-called "local service delivery areas", where "one-stop delivery systems" shall provide a multitude of unemployment and training services, including core services (outreach, initial assessment of skills), intensive services (diagnostic testing, identification of employment barriers), and training. Post-secondary educational institutions, employment service agencies, private and non-profit organizations may act as one-stop delivery systems. Other training programmes established by the Act include Native American programmes, migrant and seasonal farmworker programmes, and veterans' programmes. Sections 141-161 establish the Job Corps, which shall provide training and work experience to persons between the ages of 16 and 21. Access to training services shall be granted through the use of Individual Training Vouchers, which may be used by beneficiaries to choose services suited to their needs. States shall have flexibility in determining how the vouchers will be distributed. Sections 331-339 create a Twenty-First Century Workforce Commission which shall study matters related to information technology workers.

United States of America - - Law, Act

Occupational Safety and Health Administration Compliance Assistance Authorization Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-197 [H.R. 2864]).

Adoption: 1998-07-16 | USA-1998-L-50971

Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide for a compliance assistance programme. Such a programme shall provide education and training for employees and employers in occupational safety and health matters, and optional on-site consultation for employers wishing to maintain a safe working environment.

United States of America - - Law, Act

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 Amendment (Public Law 105-198 [H.R. 2877]).

Adoption: 1998-07-16 | USA-1998-L-50972

Amends s. 8 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1970 to provide that the Secretary of Labour shall not impose quotas or goals with respect to fines or penalties for persons who are involved in the enforcement of the Act.

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Occupational Exposure to Asbestos Rule (29 CFR Parts 1915 and 1926).

Adoption: 1998-06-22 | Date of entry into force: 1997-07-24 | USA-1998-R-50138

Revises the Construction and Shipyard occupational exposure to asbestos standards to conform the standards to the Court of Appeals decision in "Asbestos Information Association/North America v. Reich", 117 F. 3d 891 (5th Cir., 24 July 1997).

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Rules to permit the Department of State (DOS) and the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to Collect Information Needed to Assign Social Security Numbers (SSNs) to Aliens (20 CFR Part 422).

Adoption: 1998-06-22 | Date of entry into force: 1998-11-23 | USA-1998-R-51162

Regulates the provision of information by the DOS and INS to the Social Security Administration to allow for the issuance of social security numbers and social security cards to legally admitted aliens. Also amends existing rules regarding the assignment of social security numbers and cards.

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Claims based on Exposure to Ionizing Radiation (Prostate Cancer and any other Cancer) (38 CFR Part 3).

Adoption: 1998-06-15 | USA-1998-R-50974

Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs adjudication regulations concerning compensation for diseases claimed to be the result of exposure to ionizing radiation. Implements a decision of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs which allows that prostate cancer and other cancers may be induced through ionizing radiation, thus relieving claimants of the burden of having to prove that certain cancers may have been caused by ionizing radiation.

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Temporary Protected Status, Exception to Registration Deadlines Rule (8 CFR Parts 103, 244, 274a, and 299).

Adoption: 1998-06-15 | Date of entry into force: 1998-11-16 | USA-1998-R-51194

Amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service Regulations by providing additional exceptions to the deadlines for initial registration for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Eligible persons who did not register for TPS because they are or were in a condition that made it unecessary or discouraged registration during the initial registration period may now apply for late registration.

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Child Care and Development Fund Rule (45 CFR Parts 98 and 99).

Adoption: 1998-06-10 | Date of entry into force: 1998-08-24 | USA-1998-R-50602

Implements child care provisions of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act 1996. Child care funds previously provided under the Social Security Act are placed under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act. The combined funds from these previous programmes are administered by the Administration for Children and Families and have been named the Child Care and Development Fund. The Rule provides regulations for the Child Care and Development Fund. Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services.

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Waiver of Rights and Claims Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) Rule (29 CFR Part 1625).

Adoption: 1998-05-29 | Date of entry into force: 1998-06-06 | USA-1998-R-50031

Promulgated by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regarding agreements waiving rights and claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act in order to set forth procedures for complying with the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990.

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Procedures for the handling of discrimination complaints under federal employee protection statutes, final rule (29 CFR Part 24).

Adoption: 1998-03-11 | USA-1998-R-49398

Final text of revised regulations governing the employee protection ("whistleblower") provisions of Section 211 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, to implement the changes enacted by the Energy Policy Act of 1992.

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Determining Disability, final rule (20 CFR Part 220).

Adoption: 1998-02-14 | Date of entry into force: 1998-02-13 | USA-1998-R-49397

United States of America - - Law, Act

Higher Education Amendments of 1998 (P.L. 105-244). -

Adoption: 1998-01-27 | USA-1998-L-77738

Makes various amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965.

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Respiratory Protection Rule (29 CFR Parts 1910 and 1926).

Adoption: 1998-01-08 | Date of entry into force: 1998-04-08 | USA-1998-R-48576

Replaces the protection standards adopted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in 1971 (29 CFR 1910.134 and 29 CFR CFR 1926.103). Requires employers to establish or maintain a respiratory protection programme for respirator-wearing employees. Also provides for employee training, fit testing, medical evaluation, and respirator use and cleaning. Also requires the use of a self-contained breathing apparatus during interior structural firefighting; furthermore, two firefighters must be on standby to provide assistance or perform rescue when two firefighters are inside a burning building.

United States of America - - International agreement

Accord de coopération scientifique et technologique entre la Communauté européenne et le gouvernement des Etats-Unis d'Amérique.

Adoption: 1997-12-05 | INT-1997-IA-51070

Prévoit notamment les domaines d'activité de coopération, leurs modalités, coordination et facilitation, l'entrée et la sortie du personnel et des équipements.

United States of America - - Law, Act

Veterans' Benefits Act of 1997, Public Law 105-114 [S. 714]. -

Adoption: 1997-11-21 | Date of entry into force: 1997-10-01 | USA-1997-L-49097

Amends title 38 of the United States Code. Provides for the establishment of an employment discrimination complaint resolution system in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Also extends the outreach program of the Native American veteran housing loan program, and codifies provisions relating to treatment and rehabilitation of serioulsy mentally ill and homeless veterans, and veterans addicted to drugs or alcohol. Sec. 208 provides for the development of mammography screening for female veterans. S. 209 provides for demonstration projects on Persian Gulf illness; s. 210 requires the President to submit a report to Congress on preparation of a national response to medical emergencies arising from the terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction.

United States of America - - Law, Act

Savings are vital to everyone's retirement Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-92 [H.R.1377]).

Adoption: 1997-11-19 | USA-1997-L-49096

Provides for the public promotion of retirement income savings programmes through educational materials, public events, an Internet site devoted to the topic at the Department of Labor, and a National Summit on Retirement Income Savings to be held at the White House.

United States of America - - Law, Act

Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 amendment (Public Law 105-72 [S. 1227]).

Adoption: 1997-11-10 | Date of entry into force: 1997-07-08 | USA-1997-L-49095

Amends section 3(38)(B) to clarify treatment of investment managers under the Act.

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Opportunities to Enroll and Change Enrollment Rule (5 CFR Part 890).

Adoption: 1997-08-18 | USA-1997-R-47360

Simplifies and clarifies existing Federal Employees Health Benefits Program regulations concerning opportunities to enroll and change enrollment.

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Deeming in the Supplementary Security Income (SSI) Program When an Ineligible Spouse or Parent is Absent From the Household Due Solely to Active Military Service Rule.

Adoption: 1997-07-28 | Date of entry into force: 1997-09-08 | USA-1997-R-47416

Regulates how the income or resources of ineligible spouses or parents affect the eligibility and benefit amounts of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) claimants and recipients when those spouses or parents are absent from their households because of duty in the armed forces.

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Unfair Labor Practice Proceedings: Miscellaneous and General Requirements Rule (5 CFR Parts 2423 and 2429).

Adoption: 1997-07-25 | Date of entry into force: 1997-10-01 | USA-1997-R-47387

Amends the ULP proceedings so as to facilitate dispute resolution, clarify certain matters, and provide more flexibility to participants in the ULP process.

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Longshoring and Marine Terminals Rule (29 CFR Parts 1910, 1917, and 1918).

Adoption: 1997-07-18 | Date of entry into force: 1998-01-21 | USA-1997-R-47376

Revises the Safety and Health Regulations for Longshoring and parallel sections of the Marine Terminals Standard. The revised text requires testing and certification of specific types of cargo lifting appliances and associated auxiliary gear. Regulates access to vessels, entry into hazardous atmospheres, working surfaces, and use of protective equipment. Also regulates specialized longshoring operations such as containerized cargo, logging, and roll-on/roll off.

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Federal Law Enforcement Dependents Assistance Program Rule (28 CFR Part 32).

Adoption: 1997-07-10 | Date of entry into force: 1997-07-15 | USA-1997-R-47358

Implements the Federal Law Enforcement Dependents Assistance Act of 1996, which provides for awards to spouses and dependents of Federal civilian law enforcement officers who suffer death or total disability in the line of duty. The awards shall defray costs of higher education.

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Career Transition Assistance for Surplus and Displaced Federal Employees Rule (5 CFR Part 330).

Adoption: 1997-07-09 | Date of entry into force: 1997-07-09 | USA-1997-R-47000

Final regulations to implement the President's memorandum of 12 September 1995. Requires Federal agencies to develop career transition assistance programmes to help their employees affected by downsizing obtain other employment.

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Acquisition of Citizenship; Equal Treatment of Women in Conferring Citizenship on Children Born Abroad Rule (8 CFR Part 301).

Adoption: 1997-06-10 | Date of entry into force: 1997-08-25 | USA-1997-R-47375

Amends Immigration and Naturalization Service Regulations to allow issuance of certificates of citizenship to certain foreign-born children previously ineligible to acquire citizenship from US citizen mothers.

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Welfare Reform Rule (45 CFR Part 1639).

Adoption: 1997-05-30 | Date of entry into force: 1997-07-07 | USA-1997-R-47001

Implements a provision in the Legal Services Corporation FY 1996 Appropriations Act which restricts recipients from initiating legal representation or challenging or participating in litigation, lobbying, or rulemaking involving an effort to reform a federal or state welfare system.

United States of America - - Law, Act

Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-12 [H.R. 1003]).

Adoption: 1997-04-30 | Date of entry into force: 1997-04-30 | USA-1997-L-47044

Prohibits the use of Federal funds to pay for services which relate to assisted suicide, mercy killing, or euthanasia. Also prohibits the use of Federal funds for advocacy or legal activities which support assisted suicide. Section 7 specifies that Medicare and Medicaid rules pertaining to advance directives would not require a health care provider or organization to inform or counsel any individual about assisted suicide. Furthermore, this section clarifies that Federal law does not require providers or organizations to follow the provisions of an advance directive which directs the purposeful causing of death.

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Qualification for Tankermen and for Persons in Charge of Transfers of Dangerous Liquids and Liquified Gases Rule (33 CFR Parts 154, 155, 156) (46 CFR Parts 13, 15, 30, 35, 98, 105).

Adoption: 1997-04-25 | Date of entry into force: 1997-06-09 | USA-1997-R-46836

Sets forth qualifications for tankermen and for persons in charge of handling, transfer, and transport of oil and certain hazardous liquid cargoes in bulk on board vessels.

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Exceptions to the Educational Requirements for Naturalization for Certain Applicants Rule (8 CFR Parts 229, 312 and 499).

Adoption: 1997-03-02 | USA-1997-R-46397

Provides exceptions for applicants for US citizenship who have a physical or mental disability or impairment from the requirements of understanding English, principles of US government, and fundamentals of US history. Mental impairment due to illegal drug use shall not be considered.

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Foreign Employers Seeking To Employ Temporary Alien Workers in the H, O, and P Nonimmigrant Classifications Rule (8CFR Parts 214 and 274a).

Adoption: 1997-02-13 | Date of entry into force: 1997-04-16 | USA-1997-R-46594

Amends Immigration and Naturalization Service regulations by precluding foreign employers from directly filing petitions for O and P nonimmigrant aliens. Prospective foreign employers seeking to file petitions in these two classifications will be required to use the services of an agent in the United States. Also requires employers seeking petition for H-2B nonimmigrant aliens to use the services of an agent in the US. Brings H, O and P nonimmigrant regulations into conformity with the employer sanctions provisions of section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Reemployment Rights of Certain Merchant Seamen Rule (46 CFR Part 349).

Adoption: 1997-01-30 | Date of entry into force: 1997-02-06 | USA-1997-R-45987

Amends provisions of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to grant reemployment rights and other benefits to certain merchant seamen serving on vessels used by the United States for war, armed conflict, national emergency or maritime mobilization. Made under the Maritime Security Act of 1996.

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Privacy and Disclosure of Official Records and Information; Availability of Information and Records to the Public Rule (20 CFR Parts 401, 402, and 422).

Adoption: 1997-01-29 | Date of entry into force: 1997-01-29 | USA-1997-R-45959

Sets forth the Social Security Administration's regulations regarding privacy and disclosure of information.

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Reporting Occupational Injury and Illness Data to OSHA Rule (29 CFR Part 1904).

Adoption: 1997-01-07 | Date of entry into force: 1997-03-13 | USA-1997-R-45988

Requires employers to report information to OSHA contained in certain records that employers are required to create and maintain, and information regarding number of workers employed and hours worked.

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Occupational Exposure to Methylene Chloride Rule (29 CFR Parts 1910, 1915 and 1926).

Adoption: 1996-12-31 | Date of entry into force: 1997-04-10 | USA-1996-R-45805

Amends existing regulations governing employee exposure to methylene chloride. Reduces existing 8-hour time-weighted average exposure limits and short-term exposure limits. Also provides for exposure control, protective equipment, exposure monitoring, training, health surveillance, hazard communication and record keeping.

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Training Rule (5 CFR Part 410).

Adoption: 1996-12-17 | Date of entry into force: 1996-12-17 | USA-1996-R-45802

Regulations governing training of Federal employees. Implements Federal Workforce Restructuring Act (30 March 1994) and provisions of the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act (12 December 1995).

United States of America - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Roadway Worker Protection Rule (49 CFR 214).

Adoption: 1996-12-06 | Date of entry into force: 1997-01-15 | USA-1996-R-45656

Requires railroads to devise and adopt a programme of on-track safety to provide employees working on railroad tracks with protection from being struck by trains.