HR 4570 · 102th Congress · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Civil Liberties Act Amendments of 1992

Introduced 1992-03-25· Sponsored by Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(1992-03-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Civil Liberties Act Amendments of 1992 - Amends the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 to: (1) increase the authorization of appropriations to the Civil Liberties Public Education Fund (Fund); (2) constitute payments to eligible individuals from such Fund as direct spending for purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act); (3) terminate the duties of the Attorney General under the Act within a specified period after the Fund terminates (currently, when the Fund terminates); (4) include any individual who was interned with his or her spouse or child of Japanese ancestry within the definition of "Japanese ancestry"; (5) modify requirements regarding payments made in the case of deceased persons; (6) provide for judicial review in the U.S. Claims Court of a denial of compensation under the Act; (7) revise the conditional date for termination of the Fund; and (8) repeal provisions establishing the Civil Liberties Public Education Fund Board of Directors and providing authorized Fund uses.…

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