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United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1981
Requests the President to designate the week beginning October 4, 1981, as "National Port Week."
United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1981
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to state that a food intended for human consumption shall be deemed misbranded unless it is labeled to show the amount of sodium and potassium it contains when in excess of a certain amount of milligrams. Permits the Secretary of Health and Human Services to exempt a food from such requirement by requiring the information to be prominently displayed in close proximity to the place of display or sale of such food. Exempts from such labeling requirements any manufacturer of such foods whose total annual sale are less than a specified amount.
United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1981
Rail Passenger Systems Act of 1981 - Amends the Rail Passenger Service Act to direct the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to acquire the rights-of-way necessary for the operation of high-speed rail passenger service in accordance with this Act. Directs Amtrak to establish high-speed rail passenger service on 20 specified rail corridors. Encourages the provision of such rail passenger service by Amtrak employees, with Amtrak facilities and equipment. Directs Amtrak to implement a grade-crossing separation program in cooperation with private rail carriers. Directs Amtrak to use centrally generated electrical power produced by local electric utilities whenever possible. Directs the President to appoint a Presidential Rail Corridor Development Expediter to assist Amtrak in providing rail service under this Act. Authorizes Amtrak to guarantee loans for the purposes of this Act. Deletes appropriations for payments of loan principal for fiscal year 1982. Increases the sum available for loan guarantees under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1981
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat as long-term capital gain amounts actually paid to a taxpayer with respect to a small business participating debenture (SBPD) which constitute the distribution of a share of the earnings of the issuer. Defines "small business participating debenture" (SBPD) as a written debt instrument issued by a qualified small business which: (1) is a general obligation of such business; (2) bears interest at not less than specified by the Secretary of the Treasury; (3) has a fixed maturity; (4) grants no voting or conversion rights in the business to the purchaser; and (5) provides for the payment of a share of the issuer's total earnings. Defines "qualified small business" as one: (1) whose equity capital does not exceed $10,000,000; (2) the face value of all of whose outstanding SBPD's does not exceed $1,000,000; and (3) which has no outstanding securities subject to regulation by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Treats members of a controlled group of corporations as a single taxpayer. Denies capital gains treatment where the taxpayer is a "related party" to the SBPD issuer. Treats losses on small business participating debentures as ordinary losses. Allows an interest expense deduction for interest and share-of-earnings payments made on such debentures.
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1981
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the nonconventional source fuel production income tax credit to any solid fuel in pellet form produced from biomass (other than wood or wood products) which has a Btu content per unit of volume or weight, determined without regard to any nonbiomass elements, which is at least 40 percent greater per unit of volume or weight than the Btu content of the biomass from which it is produced. Requires the taxpayer to elect whether to determine Btu content by volume or by weight. Limits application of such credit to pellets: (1) produced in a facility placed in service between January 1, 1980, and September 30, 1983, or for the construction of which the taxpayer was obligated under a binding contract on September 30, 1983; and (2) sold before January 1, 1990. Extends the time for start up of wood fuel facilities until October 1, 1983, for purposes of the nonconventional source fuel tax credit.
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1981
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Justice should continue to provide the sums required to insure the operation and success of the seven regional criminal intelligence projects assisted through the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration.
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1981
Requests the President to designate the second Saturday of August, 1981, as "National Volunteer Firefighters' Day."
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1981
Directs the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a bust or statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior, for placement in a suitable location in the Capitol.
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1981
Requests the President to designate the week of September 6 through September 12, 1981, as "Older Americans Employment Opportunity Week."
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1981
Postal Service Amendments of 1981 - Authorizes the United States Postal Service to issue written demands requiring access to books, records, documents, or other objects believed to relate to any postal offense or civil matter under investigation by the Postal Service. Provides for the enforcement of such a demand by the appropriate district court. Authorizes the Postal Service to issue an order requiring any person to cease and desist from conducting a lottery or scheme for obtaining money or property by false representations through the mail. Declares that the resumption of such an activity through the use of any instrumentality of interstate commerce shall be considered to be a failure to comply with such order. Permits the Postal Service, in investigating whether a person is conducting such an activity, to tender the price of any article or service that such person has offered for sale. Declares that failure by such person to provide such article or service, or failure to comply with a written demand of the Postal Service for access to materials, shall constitute probable cause to believe such person is engaged in such activities, warranting the detention of such person's incoming mail. Establishes a civil penalty to be assessed by the Postal Service, after an opportunity for an agency hearing, against any person who: (1) attempts to evade an order directing the postmaster to return mail addressed to such person; (2) fails to comply with a cease and desist; or (3) assists another person in evading such an order.
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1981
Directs the Comptroller General to assign employees of the General Accounting Office to serve as ombudsmen for patients in Veterans' Administration facilities. Requires the Comptroller General to report at least annually to Congress on the activities and investigations carried out by such ombudsmen.
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1981
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income interest accrued on savings certificates held for at least three years which bear a rate of interest equal to the rate of inflation. Limits the income tax exclusion to $1,500 for unmarried individuals, $2,000 for married individuals filing joint returns and $1,000 in the case of married individuals filing separate returns. Doubles the allowed exclusion for individual taxpayers 65 years and over. Provides for an inflation adjustment in the amount of the exclusion beginning after 1982.
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1981
Olympic Coin Act of 1981 - Declares the purposes of this Act to be: (1) to provide for the minting of coins to commemorate the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games; and (2) to help finance those games without the use of tax revenues. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint: (1) not more than 30,000,000 copper-nickel clad coins with a face value of one dollar; (2) not more than 22,400,000 silver coins with a face value of ten dollars; (3) not more than 2,400,000 gold coins with a face value of fifty dollars; and (4) not more than 1,400,000 gold coins with a face value of one hundred dollars. Specifies the size and weight of such coins. Specifies that the designs of such coins shall be determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. Sets certain minting specifications for such coins. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee which shall provide for the implementation of the purposes of this Act. Directs the Secretary to furnish such coins to the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee at a price agreed to pursuant to such implementation agreement. Provides that all coins minted shall be delivered to the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee for distribution and sale to the public in accordance with the terms of the implementation agreement. Sets the delivery date for each series of coins. Provides that all proceeds received by the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee from the commercial sale of such coins shall be used for the purpose of staging and promoting the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games and assisting the U.S. Olympic Committee and amateur athletics. Provides that all coins authorized by this Act shall be legal tender. Directs that no coins shall be minted pursuant to this Act after December 31, 1984.
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1981
Requests the President to designate March 19, 1982, as "National Energy Education Day."
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1981
Expresses the sense of the Congress that nuclear war represents a great hazard and should be prevented. Urges the President to propose: (1) that the United States and the Soviet Union begin negotiations to reduce substantially their nuclear arsenals; and (2) that conferences should be held among all nuclear nations to propose annual reductions and gradual elimination of all nuclear weapons.
United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1981
Prohibits the construction of a naval vessel in a foreign shipyard.
United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1981
Requests the President to designate July, 1981, as "National Peach Month."
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1981
Amends title XVIII (Medicare ) of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare coverage of "personal emergency response services" provided by a "personal emergency monitoring agency." Defines "personal emergency response services" as the maintenance of digital electronic communication equipment in the home which signals a "personal emergency monitoring agency" for help.
United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1981
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to qualify for the investment tax credit any specially defined energy property installed in connection with any building which is depreciable residential real property. Revises the definition of "specially defined energy property," for purposes of such credit, to: (1) include specified additional equipment and devices; and (2) include among uses qualifying such property for the credit any building or facility at least 50 percent of which was constructed before or any process or activity carried on as of January 1, 1981. Increase the energy percentage, for purposes of the credit, in the case of specially defined energy property and provides a further increase in the case of property installed in connection with residential buildings which is qualified for the credit under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1981
Expresses the dismay of the Congress at the U.S. vote against the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes. Urges the administration to notify the World Health Organization that the United States will cooperate in implementing the Code. Urges the U.S. infant formula industry to abide by the Code's guidelines. Reaffirms U.S. dedication to protect the lives of all children and to support efforts to improve world health.
United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1981
Requests the President to designate the week of October 5 through October 11, 1981, as "National Productivity Improvement Week."
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1981
National Infant Screening Act of 1981 - Amends title XI (Genetic Diseases, Hemophilia Programs, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) of the Public Health Service Act to provide grants for infant screening programs to detect metabolic disorders.
United States · United States Congress · 8 June 1981
Social Security Administration Act - Title I: Social Security Administration - Amends title VII (Administration) of the Social Security Act to establish as an independent executive agency the Social Security Administration (the Administration). Provides that the Administration shall administer the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance program under title II of the Social Security Act, the supplemental security income program under title XVI of such Act, the Medicare program under title XVIII of such Act, and the Black Lung benefits program under title IV of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969. Requires that the Administration study and make recommendations as to methods of providing economic security through social insurance and submit to Congress an annual report on its activities. Provides for the appointment of an Executive Director and a General Counsel for the Administration. Amends part B (Professional Standards Review) of title XI of the Social Security Act to authorize the Administration to waive any or all of the reviews, certification, or similar activities required under title XVIII with respect to health care services if it finds such activities are not needed based on substantial evidence of the effective performance of review and control activities by Professional Standards Review Organizations (PSRO's). Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consult with the Administration in correlating the functions of the PSRO's and other agencies and in determining the amount of funds for administration of part B of title XI of the Social Security Act payable from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund. Abolishes the position of Commissioner of Social Security. Provides that all orders, rules, regulations, permits, and contracts already issued or made, pending proceedings, causes of action, and criminal prosecutions or penalties shall continue in effect. Subjects the orders and actions of the Administration to judicial review, and transfers to the Administration the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services with respect to the exercise of its functions. Title II: Miscellaneous and Conforming Amendments - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the enclosure of material unrelated to title II or title XVIII of such Act or containing the name, signature, or title of an officer of the U.S. Government with any benefit check. Amends the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921, to require that the Budget set forth separately items attributable to receipts of, and expenditures from, the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund.
United States · United States Congress · 4 June 1981
Transfer Tax Reform Act of 1981 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the unified credit against the estate and gift taxes from $47,000 to $155,800 by specified annual increments through 1985. Increases from $175,000 to $500,000, by specified annual increments through 1985, the minimum gross estate requirement for filing of a return. Increases from $3,000 to $10,000 the annual gift tax exclusion. States that gifts made within three years of a decedent's death shall be valued as of the time of transfer rather than as of the date of death. Allows an individual to elect to pay a gift tax rather than use the unified tax-credit. Revises the formula for computation of the estate tax to value gifts for preceding calendar years and quarters at their value used in computing the tax for the last preceding calendar year or quarter for which a gift tax was payable. Revises the definition of "qualified real property," for purposes of the special use valuation, to: (1) eliminate the requirement that the property be used on the date of the decedent's death for a qualified use; and (2) allow such valuation for real property which is put to a qualified use by a member of the decedent's family. Qualifies estates of decedents who were disabled or retired for the special valuation of certain farms based on use if such decedents materially participated in the operation of the farm for five out of eight years preceding the year in which they became disabled or eligible for disability benefits, under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act. Permits the spouse of a decedent to use such valuation if the spouse has managed the farm or business for ten years preceding the decedent's death or takes over active management upon the decedent's death. Qualifies the owner of a woodland for the special use valuation if the owner or a member of the owner's family actively managed the property for ten years prior to the owner's death. Includes as property qualified for the valuation certain future and partial interests. Reduces from 15 to ten years the length of time a qualified property must be held and put to a qualified use following the decedent's death before it can be disposed of without incurring a recapture of estate tax benefits. Permits active management rather than material participation as a test for qualification of the estate for spouses, children under 21, students, and disabled individuals who receive property from a decedent who qualified for special use valuation. Modifies the formula for recapture upon partial disposition of qualified property to include in the calculation of the additional tax imposed the adjusted tax difference attributable to the property disposed of or ceased to be used for a qualified use. Increases from $500,000 to $1,000,000, by specified annual increments through 1986, the limitation on the aggregate decrease in the value of property to which the special use valuation is applied. Allows the like kind exchange of property without loss of special use valuation eligibility. Permits, for purposes of calculating the five-year period required for qualification of real property, the aggregation of periods with respect to exchange property with those with respect to property included in the gross estate. Repeals the requirement that an heir elect special treatment for involuntary conversions of qualified real property, thus making such treatment automatic upon such conversion. Alters the method of valuing farms and woodlands and provides an alternate discount method of valuation. Allows the election of the step-up in basis in the case of recapture upon disposition or cessation of the qualified use of property. Imposes interest upon the recapture tax in the event of such election. Expands the definition of "member of the family," for purposes of determining special use valuation eligibility, to include members of a spouse's family. Permits a parent or legal representative of a person under a legal disability to sign an agreement to the application of recapture provisions on behalf of such person. Applies the special use valuation provisions to property held in trust as through the decedent or heir had a direct interest in the property. Expands the conditions under which such property is deemed to have been acquired from the decedent to include: (1) exercise of purchase options; (2) payments by the terms of the will or trust; or (3) purchase from the estate or trust. Specifies that the estate tax deductions for indebtedness shall not be reduced if the value of the property is determined by applying the special use valuation. Modifies the alternate extension of time for payment of the estate tax where the estate consists largely of an interest in a closely held business to: (1) allow an installment payment election if the value of the interest in the closely held business is either 35 percent of the value of the gross estate or 50 percent of the taxable estate; (2) increase to 50 percent the value of an interest disposed of which will accelerate the payment of tax; and (3) permit payment, but with a penalty, of an installment within six months after the due date. Revises rules for determining whether property qualifies as an interest in a closely held business with respect to property included in the gross estate which is transferred prior to death and ownership of assets leased to or used by a family-owned business. Revises disclaimer rules with respect to: (1) notice and acceptance of the interest or its benefits; (2) partial disclaimers; (3) powers of appointment; and (4) disclaimers which are ineffective under State law.
United States · United States Congress · 4 June 1981
Requests the President to designate the week beginning June 14, 1981, as "National Softball Week."
United States · United States Congress · 3 June 1981
Missing Children Act - Directs the Attorney General to collect and preserve information which would assist in: (1) the identification of any deceased individual who has not been identified within 30 days of his or her death; and (2) the location of any missing child who is under the age of 17, does not have a history of running away, and has been missing for at least 48 hours.
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 1981
Authorizes the classification of two individuals as children for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 1981
Requests the President to designate the week of April 4 through April 10, 1982, as National Medic Alert Week.
United States · United States Congress · 2 June 1981
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the week commencing on June 7, 1981, should be designated as "National Italian-American Heritage Week."
United States · United States Congress · 28 May 1981
Prohibits the Federal Trade Commission from investigating or taking any action concerning any State regulated profession until Congress enacts legislation which expressly provides that the Commission has authority over professions and that the Commission's authority preempts State authority. Vacates any such action taken during the period beginning on May 28, 1981, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 28 May 1981
Postpones until after the issuance of final regulations the effective date of an Internal Revenue Code provision regarding the treatment of employees of an affiliated service group for purposes of the qualification of pension, profit-sharing, and stock bonus plans as tax-deferred compensation plans.
United States · United States Congress · 28 May 1981
Requests the President to designate October 23, 1981, as "Hungarian Freedom Fighters Day."
United States · United States Congress · 20 May 1981
Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act Amendments of 1981 - Amends the Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act of 1963 to exempt from the definition of "farm labor contractor": (1) any agricultural employer who recruits and hires migrant workers for such person's own agricultural operation (currently the employer must personally engage in such hiring); (2) bona fide employees who perform such activity for their employer (currently full-time or regular employees who engage only incidentally in such activity); (3) any person who supplies students or other persons whose principal occupation is nonagricultural to perform certain seed industry work (currently only applies to corn and sorghum with a maximum four-week work period); and (4) nonprofit or cooperative associations of farmers, growers, or ranchers and their employees. Defines the terms "for such person's own operation" and "bona fide employee" for purposes of such Act. Redefines "migrant worker" to mean a seasonal or temporary agricultural worker who cannot normally return to his or her domicile after each working day (currently anyone employed in agriculture).
United States · United States Congress · 20 May 1981
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should confer the Presidential Medal of Freedom upon Kathryn Elizabeth (Kate) Smith.
United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1981
Amends the Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act to eliminate the limitation on the amount of leave that may accumulate to the credit of a teacher employed by the Department of Defense (DOD) in a school located overseas. Requires that any person appointed to such a teaching position receive credit for any sick leave accumulated at a prior job with the Federal Government or the District of Columbia government, or at a job which is determined to have been a teaching position, provided the break in service does not exceed three years. Declares that any DOD teacher who is reappointed to another agency without a break in service exceeding three years shall receive credit for any sick leave or teacher's leave earned while the teacher worked for DOD.
United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1981
Floral Research and Consumer Information Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to issue research and promotion orders applicable to persons engaged in the production, sale, importation, or handling of flowers and plants. Prescribes administrative procedures for the issuance of such orders. Requires the Secretary, for the purpose of administering each order, to appoint a "Floraboard" composed of not more than 75 producers and importers nominated by certified organizations. Requires such Floraboards to develop plans and projects subject to the Secretary's approval. Provides for assessments on the sale of flowers and plants to defray administrative costs. Describes the permissive terms an order may contain. Conditions the effectiveness of any order upon its approval by a supermajority of producers voting in a referendum. Requires the Secretary to suspend or terminate an order on his own initiative, or at the behest of a referendum, under certain circumstances. Exempts certain producers and importers from coverage by such orders. Provides for refund of assessments and review of orders upon petition. Vests the district courts of the United States with jurisdiction to enforce such orders. Prescribes civil penalties for their violation. Sets forth criteria for the certification of organizations claiming to represent producers and importers. Enumerates investigative and legal powers of the Secretary with respect to Floraboard orders. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1981
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise requirements for the exclusion of interest on mortgage subsidy bonds. Repeals provisions which allow tax-exempt status for such bonds if 95 percent of the mortgages financed by such issues are in compliance with stated requirements. Provides that a showing that the issuing authority has tried in good faith to satisfy all requirements will cure a failure to meet any particular requirement if such failure is corrected within a reasonable time after its discovery. Allows bondholders to rely upon an issuer's good faith covenant as to a compliance. Revises the new homeowner requirements to allow eligibility for bond-financed mortgages for persons who are residing in substandard housing or who have lost their homes because of natural disasters or governmental action. Changes the method of determining the average area purchase price for purposes of the purchase price requirements for bond-financed mortgages. Specifies that the average area purchase price shall not include residences which are not typically financed through normal real estate mortgage loans and that such price may be determined separately for new and previously occupied homes. Revises the arbitrage requirements to increase the amount by which interest rates on tax-exempt mortgage subsidy bonds may exceed the interest rates on mortgages financed with such bonds. Changes the method of determining the yield on an issue. Specifies that issuers are not required to dispose of any investment and realize a loss in order to satisfy arbitrage restrictions. Allows two or more qualified mortgage bond issues of a single issuer to be combined for purposes of determining compliance with arbitrage requirements. Permits issuers to maintain a reasonable reserve against investment losses and to allocate credits or payments between eligible mortgagors. Exempts mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration or guaranteed by the Veterans Administration from certain mortgage assumption requirements. Includes energy impacted areas within the definition of targeted areas for purposes of the special treatment of targeted area residences. Repeals the requirement that the designation of areas of chronic economic distress be approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Limits the designation of areas of chronic economic distress to 25 percent of the geographic area within a State. Redefines statistical areas to include two or more statistical areas combined. Repeals the registration requirements for bond issues.
United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1981
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to require a blind person to have at least six quarters of coverage in order to be eligible for disability benefits. Specifies the method of computing the average indexed monthly earnings of a blind individual for purposes of determining such individual's primary insurance amount. Provides that the benefits of a blind person shall not be reduced because of such person's refusal to accept State-approved rehabilitative services under the Vocational Rehabilitation Act. Requires recomputation of the disability insurance benefit of a blind individual who applies for a recomputation if such recomputation would result in a higher primary insurance amount.
United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1981
Recognizes the Pause for the Pledge as part of National Flag Day and encourages all Americans to participate in National Flag Day by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance on June 14, 1981. Directs Congress to transmit a copy of this resolution to the Star-Spangled Flag House in Baltimore, Maryland.
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1981
Directs the Postmaster General to issue a postage stamp to honor the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America.
United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1981
Piracy and Counterfeiting Amendments Act of 1982 - Increases the criminal penalties for the transportation, sale, or receipt of phonograph records bearing forged or counterfeit labels. Increases criminal penalties for the willful infringement of a copyright for commercial advantage or private financial gain involving a specified number of phonorecords, motion pictures or audiovisual works, or sound recordings.
United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1981
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to remove "sexual deviation" as a category of immigration admissions ineligibility.
United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1981
Steel Industry Compliance Extension Act of 1981 - Amends the Clean Air Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to extend the date for compliance with emission limitation requirements by owners or operators of a stationary source in an iron- and steel-producing operation if: (1) the compliance date extension is necessary to allow the applicant to make capital investments in its operations to improve efficiency and productivity; (2) the funds freed by such extension will be used within two years for additional capital investments in the applicant's operations; (3) the Administrator and the applicant agree to a phased compliance program for each of the applicant's stationary sources; (4) the applicant has sufficient funds to comply with such program; (5) the applicant is in compliance with any existing Federal decrees applicable to its operations; and (6) the compliance date extension will not result in the degradation of air quality during the extension term. Prohibits the imposition of a noncompliance penalty under the Clean Air Act upon an owner or operator with a compliance date extension provided their stationary source remains in compliance with all the requirements of such extensions. Makes available to the public all information obtained by the Administrator under this Act, subject to a specified exception. Directs the Administrator to publish notice of receipt of an application for extension of time in the Federal Register and to notify the appropriate State and local officials. Directs the Administrator to publish in the Federal Register notice of any finding made or other action taken, or failure or refusal to take action, by the Administrator in connection with consent decrees. Provides that such findings, actions, refusals, or failures shall be reviewable only by a court in which a specified civil action under such Act is brought against the stationary source owner or operator. States that revision of a State implementation plan is not required because a compliance date extension has been granted if such plan would have met Clean Air Act requirements prior to the granting of such extension.
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1981
Sales Representatives Protection Act - Title I: Contracts Between Sales Representatives and Principals - Requires a principal who enters into a contract with a sales representative for the solicitation of orders for merchandise of the principal to furnish specified information to the representative, including monthly commission statements. Enumerates items to be included in any written contract between a principal and sales representative in order to conform with this Act. Title II: Indemnification - Exempts principals who have entered into a written contract in conformity with title I from the indemnification requirements of this title. Requires any principal to indemnify a sales representative in accordance with this title if such principal: (1) without good cause terminates a representative's assignment or reduces the geographical territory assigned to a representative; (2) reduces the rate of commission paid to a representative; or (3) reduces the number of accounts assigned within a geographical territory. Sets forth a formula for the indemnification of such representatives. Title III: Miscellaneous - Permits actions to be brought in Federal district court to enforce the rights or liabilities of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1981
Delinquent Payments Act of 1981 - Requires Federal agencies to pay interest on overdue payments to businesses for property or services. Specifies the procedure for computing such interest. Requires an agency to pay any such interest charges out of funds made available for administration of its programs. Allows an agency to take advantage of an early payment discount only if payment is made within the time specified by the business. Directs each agency to report to Congress annually on interest payments made during the fiscal year.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1981
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income interest earned on certificates of deposit issued by banks, certain savings institutions, or credit unions. Requires such certificates to be issued between June 30, 1981 and July 31, 1982, to have a one year maturity, and to bear interest at a rate not greater than 70 percent of the average yield of U.S. Treasury bills. Limits the amount of such exclusion to $1,000 ($2,000 for joint returns).
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1981
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to construct a navigation project on the Sacramento River Deep Water Ship Channel, California, at an estimated Federal cost of $66,000,000. States that there shall be no requirement for a State share and that the non-Federal recreation interest shall be credited with the replacement value of existing recreation facilities.
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1981
Declares the sense of the Congress that the President shall take steps to: (1) call upon the Soviet Union to permit the resurrection of the Ukrainian Orthodox and Catholic Churches; (2) contact the officials of the Soviet Union to secure freedom of worship in the Ukraine and (3) bring to the attention of national and international religious councils Soviet violations of basic human rights.
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1981
Noninstitutional Long-Term Care Services for the Elderly and Disabled Act - Amends the Social Security Act by adding a new title, title XXI (Noninstitutional Acute and Long-Term Care Services for the Elderly and the Disabled), to provide a comprehensive system of noninstitutional health, developmental, and social services for individuals with chronic disabilities. Entitles an eligible individual to the following benefits: (1) home health services; (2) homemaker-home health aide services; (3) adult day services; (4) respite care services for up to 14 days, or 336 hours, in any year; (5) service coordination; (6) home help services; and (7) other services, provided on a demonstration basis, which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines may be of value. Sets forth definitions of such benefits. Provides benefits to every individual who: (1) has attained age 65; (2) is disabled and eligible for benefits under titles II (Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance), XVI (Supplemental Security Income), XVIII (Medicare), and XIX (Medicaid) of the Act; (3) was eligible for such benefits and ceased to be so eligible, but only if loss of benefits would seriously jeopardize such individual's ability to continue to live in a noninstitutional community residence and such individual's income is not sufficient to allow such individual to provide a reasonable equivalent of the services available under this Act; or (4) has been certified as eligible by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. States that no eligible individual shall be eligible to receive any benefits under title XXI or any long-term care benefits under titles XVIII, XIX, or XX (Grants to States for Services) of the Act unless such individual has a plan of care, as specified in this Act, and has been screened and assessed by a preadmission assessment and screening team (PAT) in order to determine the types and frequency of services required by such individual and in order to assure the maximum level of independence for such individual. Requires the Governor of each State to designate the State agency or agencies which shall administer or supervise the administration of the States' PAT program. Directs such agency or agencies to designate the PAT. Directs the Secretary to reimburse any PAT, and any State, for the reasonable costs incurred under this Act. Requires beneficiaries under title XXI to make copayments. Sets limits based on income for such copayments. Exempts those below the poverty line from copayments. Directs the Secretary to pay amounts for benefits incurred by an eligible individual in accordance with specified guidelines. Creates the Federal Long-Term Care Trust Fund into which specified funds will be deposited in order to make the payments required by this Act. Coordinates the provisions of this Act with titles XVIII, XIX, and XX of the Act by providing that no payment shall be made under such titles to or on behalf of an individual who is eligible under title XXI for services available under title XXI, unless the individual seeking coverage first undergoes a preadmission screening and assessment as provided in title XXI. States that this Act shall be effective between January 1, 1982, and December 31, 1987. Directs the Secretary to monitor the effects of this Act and report to Congress. Directs the Comptroller General to conduct an ongoing evaluation of the effects of this Act and to report to Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1981
Provides for payments in lieu of taxes to be made by the United States to local governments for property exempt from property taxation under Federal law which is located within the jurisdiction of the local government, and owned by the United States, a foreign government, or an international organization.