Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report that appropriates $1.08 billion for emergency disaster relief in response to flooding in Chicago and the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles.

Highlights:

- $500 million to the Department of Labor for training and employment services. - $300 million to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for emergency disaster relief assistance, including a $22 million increase in the cap on the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster assistance direct loan program. - $169.65 million to the Small Business Administration to contribute to $350 million in disaster loans, and an additional $25 million for the administrative costs of carrying out the disaster loan program. - $70.32 million to the Small Business Administration for business loans (Sec. 1). - $5.5 million to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms for administrative costs associated with violent crime task forces. - $1.5 million to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for administrative costs. - Amends prior appropriations to the Federal Bureau of Investigation so as to authorize up to an additional $4.5 million for expenses related to terrorism, violent crime, and drug investigations. - Amends prior appropriations for foreign operations to allow up to $5 million to be made available for humanitarian assistance to Bosnia-Herzegovina, provided that such assistance be made available through private voluntary organizations. - Grants the president the authority to issue $755 million in emergency appropriations for agricultural disasters during the 1990 through 1992 crop years and recommends the president exercise that authority. - Endorses federal enterprise zones for inner-city and urban development and recommends Congress adopt additional enterprise zone legislation that includes tax incentives to address capital and labor costs, attract business and investment, and encourage the hiring and training of economically disadvantaged individuals. - Prohibits the issuance of any funds authorized by this Act to any person who is arrested, charged, or convicted of committing a riot-related crime in Los Angeles during the period of unrest (Sec. 12). - Rescinds $7.47 million in prior appropriations to the United States Customs Service, the United States Mint, the Bureau of Public Debt, the United States Secret Service, and the Office of National Drug Control Policy (Sec. 2).

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Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that appropriates $1.95 billion for emergency disaster relief in response to flooding in Chicago and the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles.

Highlights:

- $675 million to the Department of Labor for training and employment services, including emergency summer youth employment programs. - $300 million to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for emergency disaster relief assistance, including a $22 million increase in the cap on the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster assistance direct loan program. - $250 million to the Department of Justice for the "Weed and Seed" Program Fund to implement anti-drug and anti-crime activities in high-risk neighborhoods. - $250 million to the Department of Health and Human Services to carry out Head Start programs. - $250 million to the Department of Education for summer programs that provide compensatory educational opportunities for the disadvantaged. - $118.8 million to the Small Business Administration to contribute to $350 million in disaster loans, and an additional $20 million for the administrative costs of carrying out the disaster loan program. - $46.9 million to the Small Business Administration for business loans. - $5.5 million to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms for administrative costs associated with violent crime task forces. - $1.5 million to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for administrative costs. - Amends prior appropriations to the Federal Bureau of Investigation so as to authorize up to an additional $4.5 million for expenses related to terrorism, violent crime, and drug investigations. - Amends prior appropriations for foreign operations to allow up to $5 million to be made available for humanitarian assistance to Bosnia-Herzegovina, provided that such assistance be made available through private voluntary organizations. - Grants the president the authority to issue $755 million in emergency appropriations for agricultural disasters during the 1990 through 1992 crop years and recommends the president exercise that authority. - Endorses federal enterprise zones for inner-city and urban development and recommends Congress adopt additional enterprise zone legislation that includes tax incentives to address capital and labor costs, attract business and investment, and encourage the hiring and training of economically disadvantaged individuals. - Prohibits the issuance of any funds authorized by this Act to any person who is arrested, charged, or convicted of committing a riot-related crime in Los Angeles during the period of unrest. - Rescinds $7.47 million in prior appropriations to the United States Customs Service, the United States Mint, the Bureau of Public Debt, the United States Secret Service, and the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

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Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that appropriates $494.65 million for emergency disaster relief and assistance in response to flooding in Chicago and the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles.

Highlights:

- $300 million to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for emergency disaster relief assistance, including a $22 million increase in the cap on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster assistance direct loan program. - $169.65 million to the Small Business Administration to contribute to $500 million in disaster loans, and an additional $25 million for the administrative costs of carrying out the disaster loan program. - Amends prior appropriations to the Federal Bureau of Investigation so as to authorize up to an additional $4.5 million for expenses related to terrorism, violent crime and drug investigations.

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