United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1979
State and Local Government Cost Estimate Act of 1979 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act to require the Congressional Budget Office, for every bill or resolution reported in the House or Senate, to prepare and submit (along with its regular estimate of the Federal cost involved) an estimate of the costs which would be incurred by State and local governments in carrying out or complying with such bill or resolution.
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1979
Amends the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 to extend the effective period of ceiling prices established by the President and applicable to any first sale of crude oil produced in the United States. Extends the President's authority under such Act to December 31, 1982.
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1979
Food Security Act of 1979 - Declares it to be the policy of the United States to develop a wheat reserve solely to provide for emergency food needs in developing countries. Directs the President to establish a reserve stock of wheat of up to 4,000,000 metric tons. Authorizes the President to release such stocks on a donation or concessional sale basis to provide emergency food assistance to developing countries at any time that the domestic supply of wheat in the United States is so limited that quantities cannot be made available except for urgent humanitarian purposes. Exempts such reserve stock from limitations which may be imposed pursuant to the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 and the Export Administration Act of 1969.
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1979
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to tax income of married individuals filing tax returns separate from their spouses at the same rates applicable to unmarried individuals.
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1979
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide that disability insurance benefits for an individual having a terminal illness shall begin with the first month during all of which such individual has such illness. Defines the term "terminal illness" to mean, a medically determinable physical impairment which is expected to result in death within the next 12 months.
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1979
Food Security Act of 1979 - Declares it to be the policy of the United States to develop a wheat reserve solely to provide for emergency food needs in developing countries. Directs the President to establish a reserve stock of wheat of up to 4,000,000 metric tons. Authorizes the President to release such stocks on a donation or concessional sale basis to provide emergency food assistance to developing countries at any time that the domestic supply of wheat in the United States is so limited that quantities cannot be made available except for urgent humanitarian purposes. Exempts such reserve stock from limitations which may be imposed pursuant to the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 and the Export Administration Act of 1969.
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1979
Soft Drink Interbrand Competition Act - Declares that exclusive territorial arrangements made as a part of a licensing agreement for the manufacture, distribution, or sale of a trademarked soft drink product are lawful under the antitrust laws provided such product is in substantial and effective competition with other products of the same general class. Prohibits recovery in private actions under the Clayton Act based on territorial provisions in a trademark licensing agreement prior to a final determination that such provisions are unlawful.
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1979
Amends existing Federal law to change the date for celebrating "National Safe Boating Week" to the week beginning June 1 (presently the week which includes July 4).
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1979
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress should approve supplemental appropriations in specified amounts to provide sufficient funds for programs under the Older Americans Act of 1965.
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1979
Amends the Small Business Act of 1958 to authorize the Small Business Administration to purchase development investments (nonvoting equity interests) in small businesses which are engaged in high growth industries and to finance such small businesses in a manner commensurate with preserving or creating substantial job opportunities. Requires such small businesses to be located in areas of high unemployment or owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. Limits such financial assistance to qualified small business concerns as determined by the Development Investment Committee. Lists determinations the Committee must ascertain in order to qualify a small business concern with respect to any financial assistance including, but not limited to, the maintenance of at least one full-time job for each $15,000 of such assistance received. Stipulates that the amount of development investments purchased by the Administration and outstanding at any one time from any qualified small business concern (including its affiliates) shall not exceed $2,000,000. Defines terms for purposes of this Act. Establishes in the Small Business Administration the Development Investment Committee. Requires that the Committee meet at least once a month to evaluate applications pending before it. Stipulates that each determination made by the Committee shall be a majority vote and be provided in writing to the small business to which such determinations pertain. Authorizes the Administration to provide financial assistance to public or private organizations to pay the cost of feasibility studies, planning or marketing research, as the Committee deems necessary to make determinations. Establishes a revolving fund within the Treasury which shall be available to the Administration, without fiscal year limitation, for financing functions performed pursuant to this Act. Authorizes Administration to make issue notes to the Secretary of the Treasury for the purpose of obtaining funds necessary for discharging obligations under the revolving fund and for authorized expenditures out of the fund. States that all redemptions, purchases, and sales by the Secretary of such notes shall be treated as public debt transactions of the United States. Limits the amount of notes issued by the Administration in fiscal year 1980 to $500,000,000.
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1979
Declares it to be the sense of the Congress that crude oil, natural gas, coal, uranium, and all other components of energy costs to industrial, commercial, and residential consumers be explicitly covered by the price and profit margin guidelines established in the President's anti-inflation program, and that the President take all possible measures to slow the rising costs of energy, a major contributor to the inflationary pressures on our economy.
United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1979
Arms Transportation Security Act of 1979 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Treasury, to conduct a study of: (1) the prevalent causes of losses of firearms, ammunition, and explosives (including the components thereof) being transported in interstate commerce by private persons or government agencies; (2) the standards of security necessary to provide adequate protection from losses of such items; and (3) the appropriate measures necessary to achieve such standards. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress within one year regarding the results of such study.
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1979
Stipulates that the procedure established pursuant to the Trade Act of 1974 for congressional consideration of bills implementing trade agreements on tariff barriers and resolutions approving commercial agreements with communist countries shall not apply to bills affecting programs under the Small Business Act or requirements of the Buy American Act.
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1979
Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled) of the Social Security Act to provide that an individual who applies for supplemental security income benefits on the basis of disability shall be considered presumptively disabled if he has received disability insurance benefits under title II (Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act or supplemental security income benefits as a disabled individual within five years of his most recent application for supplementary security income benefits. Provides that benefits paid to an individual who is considered presumptively disabled under this Act will be considered overpayments if such individual is ultimately determined not to be disabled in fact.
United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1979
Outstanding Americans Gold Medallion Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell gold medallions to the general public commemorating Doctor Martin Luther King, Junior, George Washington Carver, Albert Einstein, and Thomas Alva Edison.
United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1979
Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include discrimination of the physically handicapped as an unlawful employment practice. Permits such discrimination pursuant to a bona fide seniority or merit system or as a bona fide occupational qualification.
United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1979
Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend the period from 24 to 36 months that funds allotted to a State for construction of treatment works shall remain available for obligation by the State.
United States · United States Congress · 27 March 1979
Independent Contractor Tax Status Clarification Act of 1979 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to specify standards for determining whether certain individuals qualify as independent contractors for purposes of social security taxation. Treats an individual as an independent contractor if such individual: (1) controls the total number of his work hours; (2) does not maintain a principal place of business, or if he does, such place of business is not provided, or provided rent-free, by the person for whom such individual performs services; (3) has substantial investment in his business and earns income based upon sales or output rather than upon number of hours worked; and (4) performs services pursuant to a written contract and is provided written notice of his responsibility with respect to income and self-employment taxes. Amends Title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for service performed by an individual who qualifies as an independent contractor under the standards established by this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1979
Export Administration Reform Act of 1979 - Amends the Export Administration Act of 1969 to make the Secretary of Defense responsible for identifying technologies and goods which shall be controlled for national security purposes. Directs the Secretary to establish an Office of Technology Export to assist the Secretary. Directs the President to issue rules and regulations limiting the export of critical technologies and goods and significant technologies and goods. Prohibits the President from restricting the export of significant technologies or goods which are available from foreign sources. Directs the President to negotiate with foreign countries to eliminate the availability for export of technologies and goods detrimental to U.S. national security. Prohibits the President from modifying the Secretary's classification of technologies and goods and findings as to availability unless (1) the President submits a national security impact statement to Congress and (2) Congress does not disapprove. Requires the appropriate Federal agency to submit national security impact statements upon the request of Congress. Provides for the appointment of technical advisory committees by the Secretary of Defense (instead of the Secretary of Commerce).
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1979
Requires the United States to reduce its contribution to the United Nations by a specified percent of the amount budgeted by the United Nations for certain Palestinian organizations.
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1979
Vietnam Veterans Act - Title I: Employment - Provides that Vietnam veterans eligible for specified veterans' educational benefits may use up to 12 months of such benefits for employment assistance payments to non-Federal Government employers hiring such veterans. Establishes eligibility requirements and guidelines for participating veterans and employers. Title II: Health and Psychological Care - Authorizes the Veterans' Administration to provide outpatient mental health services to Vietnam veterans with emotional or psychological civilian readjustment problems. Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to establish a program of treatment for Vietnam-era veterans or members of their immediate families with alcohol or drug abuse problems. Provides that any individual eligible for treatment in either the readjustment or alcohol drug program may elect to have such treatment at any community health center providing such services under the Community Mental Health Centers Act. Directs the Administrator to reimburse such centers for such treatment. Authorizes an employee of the General Accounting Office assigned to duty in a Veterans' Administration health facility to act as ombudsman for the patients of such facility. Title III: GI Bill Education Assistance - Extends the ten year delimiting period for veterans' educational assistance eligibility to January 1, 1985, for veterans discharged before December 31, 1969. Removes the requirement of State matching funds for veterans' accelerated payment of educational assistance allowances. Title IV: Administrative Costs for State Home Loan Programs - Authorizes the Administrator to provide grants to States for administrative expenses for the start- up costs veterans' home loan programs. Title V: Commission to Study Veterans' Benefits - Establishes the Commission on Veterans' Benefits to make a comprehensive study of United States laws providing benefits to veterans and their dependents, with particular attention to the needs of Vietnam veterans.
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1979
Authorizes the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a bust or statue of Martin Luther King, Junior, to be placed in a suitable location in the Capitol. Authorizes appropriations not to exceed $25,000 for such purpose
United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1979
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include displaced homemakers as a targeted group for whom the new employee credit is available. Defines "displaced homemaker" as an individual who: (1) has not worked in the labor force for a substantial number of years but has provided unpaid services in the home for family members; (2) has been dependent on public assistance or the income of another family member but is no longer supported by that income; and (3) is unemployed or underemployed and has encountered difficulty in obtaining suitable employment.
United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1979
National Infant Screening Act of 1979 - Amends title XI of the Public Health Service Act (Genetic Diseases, Hemophilia Programs, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) to authorize the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to provide financial assistance to public and nonprofit entities to acquire the automated equipment, supplies, and personnel required to conduct multiple screening of blood specimens routinely collected from newborn infants for metabolic disorders.
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1979
Domestic Violence Prevention and Services Act - Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to designate a Coordinator of programs to be responsible for: (1) the operation of a national clearinghouse to collect and disseminate information relating to domestic violence; (2) the development of a national media campaign to increase public awareness of the problems of domestic violence and the availability of services for its victims; and (3) making recommendations to Congress with respect to modification of Federal programs. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States to assist them in supporting programs and projects to prevent incidents of domestic violence and to assist the victims and their dependents. Stipulates that such funds may not be used for direct payment to any victim of domestic violence or to a dependent of such victim, and that no income eligibility standard may be imposed for anyone seeking services under this Act. Requires the Secretary to make annual reports to Congress and to evaluate and report on the effectiveness of such programs no later than three years after enactment. Requires that the records of any person subject to any program, project, or activity assisted under this Act be subjected to the confidentiality provisions of the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972. Establishes an Interagency Domestic Violence Council to assist the Director in coordinating all Federal programs regarding the prevention of domestic violence and the provision of assistance to victims and their dependents.
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1979
Health Service Act - Declares it to be the purpose of this Act to create a United States Health Service to provide without charge to all residents comprehensive health care services delivered by salaried health workers and emphasizing the promotion and maintenance of health as well as the treatment of illness. Title I: Establishment and Operation of the United States Health Service - Establishes as an independent agency of the executive branch the United States Health Service. Directs the President to appoint a 21-member Interim National Health Board of the Service. Directs the Board to establish, within six months of such appointment, health care delivery regions throughout the United States. Requires each region to: (1) be appropriate for the effective planning and delivery of health care and supplemental services for its residents; (2) have a population between 500,000 and 3,000,000 (with specified exceptions); and (3) take into account economic or geographic barriers and differences in needs between nonmetropolitan and metropolitan areas. Directs the Board to appoint a nine- member interim regional board for each region. Limits to three the members of such board who are or have been health workers or indirect providers. Directs each board to establish, within six months of such appointment, health care delivery districts and health care delivery communities throughout its region. Specifies requirements for such districts and communities. Sets forth the procedures for: (1) the election of health care delivery community boards, including that such boards consist of user members and health worker members, as defined by this Act; (2) the appointment of district health boards by the community boards; (3) the appointment of regional health boards by the district boards; (4) the appointment of the National Health Board; and (5) the subsequent certification of health boards. Sets forth the procedures for the modification of the boundaries of health care delivery areas by the National Health Board. Specifies requirements with respect to the membership, meetings, and records of the health boards established by this Act. Directs the National Health Board to establish guidelines and standards to facilitate the implementation of the objectives of this Act. Title II: Delivery of Health Care and Supplemental Services - Enumerates the basic health rights which the Service shall ensure in the delivery of health care services to users, including: (1) the right to receive high quality health care and supplemental services without charge and without discrimination; (2) the right to choose the health workers from whom, and the health facilities in which, health care services are received; (3) the right of access to all health information and the right to have such information translated into the individual's primary language; (4) the right to an explanation of the benefits and risks involved in the delivery of health services; (5) the right to have all documents treated confidentially; (6) the right, in the event of terminal illness, to die with a maximum degree of dignity; and (7) the right to legal assistance to enforce these rights. Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act to entitle each employee of an employer subject to such Act to compensation for one hour at regular pay for each 35 hours of employment for the purpose of receiving necessary health care services. Provides that all individuals while within the United States and its territories are eligible to receive health care and supplemental services under this Act. Specifies the services which the Health Service shall provide, including: (1) health education programs; (2) preventive services; (3) emergency medical services; (4) comprehensive outpatient and inpatient services; (5) occupational and mental health services; (6) dental care, long-term care, and home health services; (7) specialized therapies; and (8) the provision of drugs, therapeutic devices, and other medical equipment and supplies. Enumerates the supplemental services to be provided by the Service, including: (1) ambulance and other transportation services; (2) child care services; (3) home health services; and (4) counseling and social service assistance. Requires each community board to establish community health care facilities to provide (to the greatest extent feasible through a single comprehensive health center) specified primary and specialized health care services. Requires each district board to establish, within its district, a general hospital for the delivery of general health care services and those specialized services which may be provided most effectively at the district level. Requires each regional board to establish a regional medical facility for the delivery of highly specialized health care services to individuals residing in the district. Enumerates additional duties for each regional, district, and community health board, including: (1) education on personal health matters; (2) referral services; (3) environmental monitoring services; (4) research and data-gathering; and (5) follow-up services. Sets forth requirements for the operation and inspection of health care facilities. Prohibits any individual employed by a health board from engaging in the private delivery of health care services. Enumerates services relating to reproduction and childbearing which regional, district, and community health boards shall provide. Title III: Health Labor Force - Declares that the Health Service shall be the sole judge of the qualifications of its employees, notwithstanding any State or local law to the contrary. Directs the National Health Board to establish guidelines for the classification, certification, and employment of health workers by job category. Requires each regional board to establish a health team school to provide programs of initial and continuing basic and specialized education in health care delivery for health workers in all job categories. Prohibits any individual from enrolling in any area health board school or specialized program unless the individual agrees to perform health care services as an employee of the service for a specified period of time in the job category for which training is being provided. Applies specified Federal standards to labor-management relations within the service including provisions relating to: (1) employment and promotion in the service; (2) adverse actions against employees; (3) compensation for work-related injuries; and (4) collective-bargaining procedures and agreements. Sets forth procedures with respect to the defense of malpractice and negligence suits brought against employees of the Service. Title IV: Other Functions of Health Boards - Requires each regional, district, and community health board to establish a program of health advocacy to ensure the full realization of patients' rights provided for by this Act. Directs the National Board to establish a health rights legal service program to ensure that users and health workers receive free, high quality legal service for legal problems related to health rights and health care services. Establishes a grievance procedure before a regional board or the National Board for any user, health worker, or any user association having a demonstrated interest in health care. Directs the National Board to oversee occupational safety and health programs at the regional level and to participate in the establishment and administration of occupational safety and health standards under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. Directs each community board to provide for the organization and operation of a community occupational safety and health action council (OSHAC). Directs each regional board to establish an occupational health and safety program. Requires the employer in each workplace having 25 or more employees to establish and maintain a health facility in or near the workplace to provide occupational and emergency health care service for employees. Gives employees in such workplaces the right to establish workplace occupational safety and health committees to monitor safety and health conditions. Directs the Health Service to conduct a program of research concerning health and health care delivery which conforms to specified principles. Transfers the National Institutes of Health established under the Public Health Service Act to the National Health Board, and directs the National Board to establish National Institutes of: (1) Epidemiology; (2) Evaluative Clinical Research; (3) Health Care Services; (4) Pharmacy and Medical Supply; and (5) Sociology of Health and Health Care. Requires each regional, district, and community health board to collect and evaluate data on health care delivery. Directs the National Board to formulate a one-year and five-year national health plan budget, taking into account such data and evaluations. Directs the National Health Board to publish and disseminate to regional, district, and community boards a National Pharmacy and Medical Supply Formulary which shall contain a listing of drugs, therapeutic devices and other medical equipment and quality standards and other information with respect to such items. Directs the National Board to prepare and disseminate to regional, district, and community boards a comprehensive dictionary of health care terms for use by users. Title V: Financing of the Service - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an additional income tax on every individual to finance the health service program established by this Act. Imposes a tax on every employer equal to 4.5 percent of wages paid. Excludes from gross income amounts paid by employers on behalf of their employees to accident and health plans which provide insurance for medical expenses not covered by this Act. Repeals provisions which allow income tax deductions for certain health care expenses and charitable contributions to medical and hospital facilities. Repeals existing tax rate schedules for hospital insurance under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act. Creates in the Treasury the Health Service Trust Fund. Transfers to the Fund all the assets and liabilities of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. Directs each regional, district, and community board to submit annually to the appropriate board a plan and budget. Directs the National Board to prepare a national health budget for each fiscal year, taking into consideration the area board budgets. Directs the Board to incorporate into the budget a fund for special operating expenses associated with specified health care needs. Title VI: Miscellaneous Provisions - Repeals and transfers to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare authority under specified laws relating to health care services provided by this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1979
Mobile Teachers' Retirement Assistance Act - Establishes a Federal-State program to permit teachers to perform out-of-State educational service without loss of retirement benefits for such service. Entitles a qualified State retirement system which credits a teacher for out-of-State service, to Federal aid of 50 percent of the total cost to the system of such out-of-State credit. Specifies the requirements which a State retirement system must meet in order to qualify for Federal aid under this program. Limits the amount of the Federal aid to a State retirement system to provide not more than ten years of out-of-State service credit. Directs the Commissioner of Education to make a grant to each qualified State retirement system of an amount equal to two percent of such system's Federal aid received under this Act for the costs of administration.
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1979
Amends the Small Business Act to restrict the authority of the Small Business Administration to deny financial assistance to a small business concern solely because the primary business operation of such concern is the publication or distribution of published materials, broadcasting, instruction or tutoring academic subjects, or any other similar operations. Permits denial of financial assistance to any small business if the Administration determines, on the basis of a hearing on the record, that such assistance will be: (1) adverse to a legitimate public interest; or (2) used primarily to promote or criticize political or religious ideas.
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1979
Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to direct the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to notify the Governor and other State officials, or the Tribal Council of any affected Indian tribe, of its intent to explore a site for a radioactive waste storage and disposal facility to be selected within such State or tribal lands. Directs the Chairman to establish a Federal and State Radioactive Materials Management Commission, upon the request of such Governor or Tribal Council, to allow for State or Tribal participation and to obtain concurrence with the Department of Energy regarding site selection and construction of such facilities. Prohibits any Federal agency from proceeding with any such project without resolution of any objections of a State or Tribal Council.
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1979
Alcohol Production Incentive Act of 1979 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer to elect an income tax deduction with respect to the amortization, based on a 60-month period, of any qualified facility producing alcohol from coal or biomass for primary use as a substitute for fuel.
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1979
Amends the Clean Air Act to direct that any regulations which require a gasoline station to offer unleaded gasoline be amended to require the sale of a blend of unleaded gasoline and alcohol which contains not less than ten percent alcohol. Provides that such requirement shall apply only if it is determined that supplies of such a blend are reasonably available to filling stations. Directs the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to take cooperative action to facilitate expanded production and distribution of alcohol for use as a motor vehicle fuel and fuel additive.
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1979
Authorizes and requests the President to encourage the American people to turn off electric lights in their homes for a "Minute of Tribute" to Thomas A. Edison on October 21, 1979.
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1979
Senior Citizens Health Insurance Reform Act of 1979 - Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to institute a program of voluntary certification for health insurance policies sold in supplementation of medicare. Sets forth minimum standards for such certification with respect to liability, cancellation, reasonableness of premium charge, and economic benefit to the insured. Establishes criminal penalties for: (1) misrepresentations in connection with such certification; (2) the sale of specified types of duplicate insurance; and (3) certain activities in connection with the sale of insurance policies in States which have not approved such policies.
United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1979
Regional Energy Development Act of 1979 - Chapter I: Introductory - Declares that energy shortages and the high cost of energy have created economic hardships in the Northeastern States, which would especially benefit from regional cooperation with the United States through an entity capable of financing and otherwise promoting increased energy supply and energy conservation. Defines "Northeastern States" as Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts. Chapter II: Organization, Management, Powers - Authorizes the creation of a corporation for profit, not an agency or establishment of the United States, to be known as the Energy Corporation of the Northeast. Directs the President to appoint incorporators who reside in the Northeastern States to serve as the initial Board of Directors of the Corporation, and to take whatever actions are necessary to establish the Corporation. Stipulates that a Northeastern State shall become a member of the Corporation when such State subscribes for State stock, contributes initial capital in the amount of $1 per capita, and enacts supporting legislation. Allows the Corporation to become operational if at least three States become members before December 31, 1978. Authorizes States that are contiguous to members to join the Corporation in the same manner. Authorizes the Corporation to participate in joint ventures with public or private groups and to operate through subsidiaries. Requires the Corporation to submit annual reports and audits to the President, Congress, Governors and legislatures of Member States. Directs the Governors, on a rotating basis, to designate independent persons to evaluate the performance of the Corporation every two years. Chapter III: Projects and Programs of the Corporation - Authorizes the Corporation to participate in financing any project related to solving the energy needs of the Northeast. Allows the Corporation to assist projects by loans, guarantees, or equity investments. Stipulates that before any financial assistance is provided, the Board of Directors of the Corporation must find that: (1) the project is expected to have a beneficial impact on the energy problems of the region; (2) the investment together with other Corporation activities will not materially impair the credit of the Corporation; (3) private capital is unavailable or insufficient; and (4) unless this limitation is specially waived, the Corporation will not operate the project on a continuing basis or invest more than 50 percent of the total cost. Authorizes rejection of each project by the Governor of the Member State in which it is located. Charges the Board with reviewing periodically the allocation of Corporation resources among the Member States to assure a measure of equity in the distribution of benefits. Limits the Corporation's investment in any one project to the greater of ten percent of its borrowing authority or $200,000,000. Chapter IV: Financing - Stipulates that capital subscriptions from the States ($1 per capita initial contribution) and private investors shall determine the borrowing authority of the Corporation according to a formula of $15 borrowing backed by Federal guarantees for each $1 capital contribution. Authorizes the contribution of additional capital by the States after the initial subscription. Authorizes the issuance of capital securities to States and private investors in a form determined by the Board. Permits the Corporation to issue its own obligations which shall be general obligations payable out of any revenues. Prohibits the Corporation from pledging the credit of the United States or the credit of Member States. Chapter V: Guarantee of Obligations - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to guarantee obligations of the Corporation. Stipulates that such obligations are not tax exempt. Prohibits purchase of such obligations by the United States. Establishes an administrative expense fund in the U.S. Treasury to provide for the administrative expense payments with respect to guaranteed obligations. Chapter VI: State Legislation - Requires Member States, upon joining the Corporation, to enact legislation: (1) assuring decisions within 90 days of application on request for permits required for Corporation projects; (2) exempting the property, income, and operations of the Corporation from State and local taxation; and (3) specifying that insofar as the provisions of any State, general, special, or local law may be inconsistent with this Act, the provisions of this Act and the legislation enacted under this Chapter are controlling. Chapter VII: Miscellaneous - Specifies terms of construction and separability of the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1979
Amends the Public Buildings Act of 1959 to require between one-half of one percent and one percent of the funds appropriated for public buildings to be used for the creation and acquisition of artwork for such buildings. Requires the establishment of ad hoc commissions for such building projects to recommend the type of artwork, placement of the artwork, and the artists.
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1979
Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to condition certain assistance to States, local governments, and agencies on the adoption of a law enforcement officers' bill of rights which includes as a minimum the following: (1) allowing off-duty officers' to engage in political activities; (2) granting officers specified procedural rights in connection with investigations of their conduct on duty which may lead to a personnel action; (3) requiring officer representation on any police complaint review board established in the jurisdiction; and (4) prohibiting mandatory disclosure of officers' finances.
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