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United States · United States Congress · 13 February 1979
Authorizes appropriations for the use by the Phelps-Stokes Fund for the acquisition of a monument to Doctor Ralph J. Bunche and its erection in United Nations Plaza Park in New York City.
United States · United States Congress · 8 February 1979
Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that the duty to bargain collectively includes bargaining with respect to retirement benefits for retired employees.
United States · United States Congress · 8 February 1979
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow handicapped individuals an income tax deduction for expenses incurred in commuting between their residence and their principal place of employment.
United States · United States Congress · 8 February 1979
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide payment for optometric and medical vision care under the supplementary medical insurance program.
United States · United States Congress · 8 February 1979
Biennial Budgeting Act - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to establish a two-year cycle for the congressional budget process. Requires each standing committee of Congress to review the laws and programs under its jurisdiction every other year and to consider the desirability of new legislation in such areas. Requires separate consideration for authorizing legislation, budget resolutions, and appropriation bills.
United States · United States Congress · 8 February 1979
Amends the Administrative Procedure Act to require Federal agencies to prepare and publish in the Federal Register an economic impact analysis of all proposed and final rules subject to the provisions of the Act.
United States · United States Congress · 8 February 1979
Requires the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay a monthly pension at a rate not to exceed $150 to: (1) each veteran of World War I who meets specified service requirements and whose annual income does not exceed $10,000; (2) certain qualified surviving spouses of each such veteran (whose own annual income does not exceed $10,000); or (3) the child or children of each such veteran.
United States · United States Congress · 8 February 1979
Expresses the disapproval of the House of Representatives with respect to the Secretary of Transportation's recommendations designating the basic route system of Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, as submitted to the Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1979
Directs the Federal Communications Commission to examine the use of the AM radio broadcasting band and to assign such spectrum and distribute licenses so as to ensure that each community, regardless of size, is provided with the maximum local full-time radio broadcasting service.
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1979
Zero-Based Paperwork Act of 1979 - Requires a biennial justification for the continued use of any form used to solicit information from private sources and State and local government agencies.
United States · United States Congress · 1 February 1979
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit taxpayers who do not itemize income tax deductions to claim a deduction from gross income for charitable contributions.
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1979
National Digestive Diseases Prevention, Cure, and Control Act - Amends title IV of the Public Health Service Act (National Research Institutes) to establish a National Digestive Diseases Education and Information Clearinghouse to collect and disseminate information respecting digestive diseases and to serve as a national educational resource for patients with digestive diseases. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants to medical schools for education and training programs in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of digestive diseases. Establishes a 24-member part-time National Digestive Diseases Advisory Board to advise on the coordination of Federal agencies' efforts in the implementation of the long- range plan of the National Commission on Digestive Diseases, among other specified functions. Terminates such Board on September 30, 1982.
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1979
Small Business Regulatory Relief Act - Amends the Small Business Act to direct each Federal department, agency, and instrumentality engaged in rulemaking to prepare a written analysis of whether it is legal, feasible, and desirable to exempt small businesses (or classes thereof) from a rule or whether the agency should promulgate a rule with lesser compliance standards for small businesses. Sets forth information which must be present in such analysis.
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1979
Amends the Tank Vessel Act, differentiating the minimum safety standards required for the design, construction, alteration, and repair of self-propelled and non-self-propelled vessels covered by such Act. Requires such non-self-propelled vessels to be equipped with full double hulls.
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1979
Product Liability Tax Assistance Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax deduction for amounts contributed to a product liability trust, up to the fair market value of product liability insurance for the taxpayer. Sets forth the requirements such a product liability trust must meet to be tax-exempt. Includes distributions from such a trust other than for payment of product liability claims in the recipient's gross income. Imposes excise taxes on such trusts for self-dealing, unqualified expenditures, and contributions in excess of the fair market value of product liability insurance.
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1979
Congressional Oversight Improvement Act - Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to direct any Government agency, when it finds it may not be administering a law according to legislative intent, to consult the standing committee having jurisdiction over the subject matter of the law. Requires an agency, at the request of such committee, to furnish the committee, the Comptroller General, and the Directors of the Congressional Budget Office, the Congressional Research Service, and the Office of Technology Assessment with a report containing: (1) a summary of the rules such agency issued in administering a law; (2) an assessment of the impact of such rules; and (3) recommendations for modifying such law. Requires the Directors and the Comptroller General to submit an evaluation of such report to the standing committee. Provides for the establishment of a strike force to investigate any failure of an agency to file such report. Requires that each report accompanying a measure reported by a standing or conference committee of Congress must contain a Congressional Oversight Statement which: (1) identifies the agency which will administer any law; and (2) indicates ways such agency may assist the committee which is responsible for overseeing the administration of such law. Stipulates that any such report which does not contain such statement must contain an explanation of why the inclusion of such a statement is impracticable.
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1979
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize payment for specified services performed by chiropractors, including x-rays and for physical examinations, and for related routine laboratory tests.
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1979
Small Business Tax Relief Act of 1979 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit recognition on the gain from the sale or exchange of an unincorporated trade or business prior to the time that the taxpayer attains age 55 by providing that such gain shall be recognized only to the extent that it exceeds the cost of reinvesting in replacement property for another small business venture. Provides for the taxation of such gain, after age 55, as ordinary income according to the ten year averaging rules applicable to lump sum distributions from employee benefit plans. Increases the additional first year depreciation allowance for small businesses. Permits a taxpayer election to amortize over a 36 month period expenses for depreciable property which is acquired to put a small business in compliance with Federal regulations and which does not have any economic usefulness for the business. Exempts domestic international sales corporations (DISC) which have adjusted taxable income of $1,000,000 or less from the limitations on deferral of base period export gross receipts which are applicable to larger corporations. Permits businesses with gross receipts of less than $1,000,000 to elect the cash method of accounting in reporting income. Allows a refund to employers of their proportionate share of excess social security payments made on behalf of employees who were employed by two or more employers during the taxable year. Permits an income tax credit of $5 for each form or document which a small business is required to file pursuant to Federal law.
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1979
Amends the Federal Mine Safety and Health Amendments Act of 1977 to provide that provisions of such Act shall not apply to stone mining or sand and gravel mining operations.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1979
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain individuals to compute the amount of the income tax deduction for retirement savings on the basis of the earned income of their spouses.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1979
Terminates the authorization for duplicate locks on the Illinois River, Illinois. Terminates the flood control projects authorized for: (1) Salt Creek Lake, Ohio; (2) Trexler Lake, Pennsylvania; (3) Spewrell Bluff Lake, Georgia; (4) Lincoln Dam and Reservoir, Illinois; (5) Pattonsburg Lake, Missouri; (6) Helm Lake, Illinois; (7) Mill Creek Lake, Ohio; (8) Salem Church Dam and Reservoir, Virginia; and (9) Big Darby Lake, Ohio. Directs the Secretary of Army to convey certain lands acquired for the Big Darby Lake flood control project to the State of Ohio to be administered as a wildlife refuge. Terminates the authorization for further construction of the Cross-Florida Barge Canal. Extends the boundaries of the Ocala National Forest, Florida, to include land owned by the United States as part of the Cross-Florida Barge Canal project. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire lands owned by the State of Florida within the extended boundaries of the Forest. Terminates the Meramec Park Lake flood control project, Missouri. Requires the Secretary of the Army, through the Chief of Engineers to study and report to Congress concerning the manner of disposition and future utilization of the project's land and structures which best serves the public interest.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1979
Directs the President to inform Congress of any dangers to Taiwan. Declares the policy of the United States to safeguard its interest and meet any dangers to Taiwan.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1979
Transportation Users Equity Act of 1979 - Directs the Secretary of the Army to promulgate regulations establishing a user charge for shallow-draft cargo vessels for the use by such vessel of any navigation project on any inland or intracoastal waterway of the United States. Stipulates that such charges shall be structured to recover 25 percent of the Federal costs of the operation and maintenance of all navigation projects maintained by the Secretary five years after the enactment of this Act and that in five years such charges shall be structured to recover 25 percent of the Federal costs of the construction and rehabilitation of such navigation projects. Sets forth the methods by which such user charges may be collected. Establishes civil penalties for owners or operators of shallow-draft cargo vessels who fail to pay such charges.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1979
Declares that a named individual be deemed, under the Immigration and Nationality Act, to have been in the United States at the time of his enlistment in the military forces of the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1979
Declares an individual lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence, under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1979
Declares an individual lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence, under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1979
Citizen Protection Act of 1978 - Requires a subpoena duces tecum for the search and seizure of evidence when anyone acting under color of law has probable cause to believe evidence of a crime is located on or about premises in which the person in possession of the evidence has a reasonable expectation of privacy. Permits issuance of a search warrant instead of a subpoena duces tecum only if there is probable cause to believe: (1) the person in possession of the evidence may be involved in the crime under investigation; or (2) the evidence sought to be seized would be destroyed, hidden, or moved if the subpoena duces tecum procedures set out in this Act were followed. Creates a cause of action for any person injured by a violation of this Act. Allows punitive damages of up to $10,000 for each violation.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1979
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to remove the requirements that contributions terminate, and distributions commence, from individual retirement accounts and retirement plans for the self-employed when the covered individual attains the age of 70 1/2 years.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1979
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to disallow the income tax deduction for depreciation to a landlord who has been convicted of violating a housing code.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1979
Amends title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to remove the limitation on the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving benefits.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1979
Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 to require any public bill or joint resolution reported by a Senate or House of Representatives committee (other than the Committee on Appropriations of either House) to contain any new forms and reports, and revisions of existing forms required by the enactment of such bill or joint resolution, or a statement of reasons why the enactment of such legislation would not result in any new forms or reports or any revisions of existing forms.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1979
Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide that eligible drugs, requiring a physician's prescription or certification, shall be included among the items and services covered under the hospital insurance program for the aged at a specified amount of payment. States that the reasonable allowance for eligible drugs furnished an individual pursuant to any one prescription and purchased by such individual at any one time shall be reduced by an amount equal to the applicable prescription copayment obligation which shall be $1. Establishes, within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, a Medicare Formulary Committee to compile and publish a Formulary listing the drugs deemed qualified for benefits under this Act, together with maximum allowable costs and additional information concerning such drugs. Makes provision for selecting drugs for the Formulary.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1979
Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to include as "medical and other health services" for which coverage will be provided under Medicare, and as "medical assistance" for which coverage will be provided under Medicaid, that medical or other remedial care furnished by licensed registered nurses which is within the scope of their practices as defined by State law.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1979
Amends title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide to Federal public safety officers the same benefits accorded to State and local public safety officers.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1979
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a nonrefundable income tax credit to taxpayers who maintain a household in which individuals age 61 or older reside as their principal place of residence. Limits the credits to $250 multiplied by the number of aged individuals residing in the household.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1979
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit taxpayers an election to treat expenditures for making buildings or public transportation vehicles accessible to the handicapped and elderly as current expenses and thus deductible from gross income in the current taxable year.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1979
Nurse Training Amendments of 1979 - Amends title VIII of the Public Health Service Act to extend the assistance program for nurse training and students, generally at current levels of authorization through fiscal year 1980. Increases and extends the authorization for special project grants and contracts for nurse training programs from $15,000,000 per fiscal year to $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1979 and 1980. Increases from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 the sums which may be obligated in fiscal years 1978 and 1979 for schools of medicine and other types of health care which are financially distressed or unaccredited, from the total authorizations for start-up assistance, financial distress training, and curriculum development of medical schools.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1979
Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to determine and promulgate each year the inpatient hospital deductible applicable under the hospital insurance for the aged and disabled provisions of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act. Promulgates a formula for the determination of such deductible. Requires such deductible to be increased by a percentage equal to one-half of the average percentage of any general or cost-of-living increases in the social security cash benefits for the year.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1979
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals who rent their principal residence an income tax deduction for a portion of the real property taxes paid or accrued by their landlord.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1979
National Commission on Regulatory Reform Act of 1979 - Establishes the National Commission on Regulatory Reform to study the regulatory activities of the independent regulatory agencies of the Federal Government which have a significant economic impact on transportation, communication, financial institutions, or energy resources. Directs the Commission to: (1) determine the economic consequences of such activities; and (2) analyze the structure, effectiveness, and efficiency of each agency and the relationship of each agency's activities to those of State and local regulatory agencies. Requires the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to Congress and the President within one year. Terminates the Commission 90 days after submission of its final report.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1979
Provides for the payment of supplemental veterans' tuition allowances to offset State differences in educational costs. Stipulates that such supplemental allowance to an eligible veteran shall not exceed $800 per school year, with the veteran paying the first $400 and the Veterans Administration paying 80 percent of the next $1,000. Establish procedures for the payment of such tuition allowance.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1979
Amends title II (Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to reduce the requirements for eligibility for disability benefits for blind persons. Requires that a blind individual have at least six quarters of coverage to be eligible for disability benefits. Sets forth a method of computing the average monthly wage of a blind individual for the purpose of determining such individual's primary insurance amount. Provides that in no case shall such amount be less than the amount which would be determined without regard to an individual's blindness. States that no reductions will be made from the benefits to which a person is entitled because of such person's refusal to accept State-approved rehabilitative services under the Vocational Rehabilitation Act. Continues the payment of such benefits as long as blindness lasts, the amount of an individual's earnings notwithstanding.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1979
Amends the Buy American Act to require the heads of departments or independent establishments, before determining whether the bid or offered price of a foreign product is reasonable, to adjust such price in accordance with the instructions set forth in this Act. Sets such adjusted price at 150 percent of the bid or offered price excluding duty or 106 percent of such price including duty, whichever is greater.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1979
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue obligations in order to acquire waterfowl nesting and breeding grounds (wetlands and pothole areas). Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase any such obligations. States that all obligations issued by the Secretary of the Interior shall be lawful investments, and shall be deemed to be exempt securities. Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Treasury to determine the amount of revenues anticipated to be received from the sale of Federal migratory bird hunting stamps, and to determine whether such revenues will be sufficient, together with other revenues in the migratory bird conservation fund, to pay the principal of and interest on any obligations issued under this Act and the premium, if any, upon redemption. Authorizes necessary appropriations to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1979
Designates February 15, the birthday of Susan B. Anthony, as a legal public holiday.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1979
Authorizes the Administrator of General Services to dispose of approximately 139,500,000 troy ounces of silver presently held in the national stockpile.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1979
Makes it a violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act for any retailer to increase the price of a consumer commodity after the retailer has marked the price on that item.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1979
Hobbs Act Amendment of 1979 - Establishes maximum criminal penalties of 25 years imprisonment and/or a $10,000 fine for anyone who obstructs, affects, or interferes with commerce by willfully injuring, damaging, burning, or destroying to the value of $2,000 or more any real or personal property of any person at or near any place where work or business of an employer or owner is carried on, or where such employer or owner transports, stores, or maintains property for business or other purposes. Stipulates that such violation, as well as the offense of interfering with commerce by extortion, may be committed in the course of a legitimate labor dispute.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1979
Tertiary Eye Center Act of 1979 - Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to identify tertiary eye care centers that need upgrading and to make grants to public and nonprofit private centers for such purpose. Defines "tertiary eye center" to mean an institution that provides primary, secondary, and tertiary visual system care and teaching and research on the visual system. Establishes a 14-member, part-time Tertiary Eye Commission to advise the Secretary on matters pertaining to the state of eye care services throughout the United States. Directs the Commission to submit to the Secretary and the President a final report within two years of enactment, and to submit such interim reports as are necessary, with respect to its activities.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1979
Amends the Social Security Act to set forth standards relating to the rights of patients to be met by intermediate care facilities participating in programs under title XVIII (Medicare) and title XIX (Medicaid) of such Act. States that the statement of rights required to be adopted by such facilities shall include guarantees: (1) that the Patient's civil and religious liberties will not be infringed; (2) that the patient has the right to private communications with his physician, attorney, or any other person; and (3) that the patient has the right to have privacy in treatment and in caring for personal needs and confidentiality in the treatment of personnel and medical records.