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United States · United States Congress · 12 November 1980
Declares a named individual to have been admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1980
Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should not increase the number of digits of the zip code until: (1) the Service and the Congress have fully examined the costs, social consequences, and technical issues associated with such action; and (2) the Service has fully examined other means of improving productivity in the sorting of mail.
United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1980
Alaska Lands Amendments Act - Title I: Findings and Purposes - Declares it the purpose of this Act to amend the provisions of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act so as: (1) to preserve the geological, scientific, wilderness, cultural, recreational, and wildlife values of remaining Federal lands in Alaska; and (2) to provide authorities and guidelines for the administration of the provisions of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. Title II - Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to increase the acreage of: (1) West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness; (2) Misty Fjords National Monument Wilderness; (3) Russel Fjord Wilderness; (4) Renali Wilderness; (5) Gates of the Artic Wilderness; (6) Glacier Bay Wilderness; (7) Katmai Wilderness; (8) Artic Wildlife Refuge Wilderness; (9) Koyukak Wilderness; (10) Yukon Wilderness; (11) Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge; and (12) Artic National Wildlife Refuge. Decreases the acreage of: (1) Wrangell-Saint Elicis Wilderness; (2) Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park; and (3) Lake Clark National Preserve. Increases the acreage of Wrangell-Saint Elias National Preserve and Lake Clark National Preserve. Establishes: (1) Yukon Charley Wilderness; (2) Devilnaw Wilderness; (3) Copper River Wilderness; (4) Copper River National Wildlife Refuge; and (5) Tetlin Wilderness. Establishes the Teshekpuk National Wildlife Refuge and the Utukok National Wildlife Refuge with a program for the issuance of exploration permits and lease sales. Increases the acreage of Wild and Scenic River Corridors and designates portions of the Yukon (Ramparts section) as a scenic river area. Designates certain planning areas within the Tongass National Forest. Provides that no timber within designated planning areas be sold except pursuant to the Tongass land management plan. Provides that all National Forest System lands in specified planning areas be withdrawn from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, subject to valid existing rights. Requires the Secretary of Agriculutre to report to Congress findings as to whether specified planning areas should be: (A) designated a wilderness; (B) continued in planning status; or (C) made available for multiple uses. Exempts specified planning areas from the second roadless area review and evaluation. Provides that funds necessary to maintain the timber supply from the Tongass National Forest shall be drawn from the total sums collected as receipts from oil, gas, timber and coal which are deposited in the Treasury and credited as miscellaneous receipts. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to designate alternative lands of equal or greater timber value other than within Admiralty Island and Misty Fjords National Monuments in the satisfaction of the rights of the Natives of Sitka. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to permit limited development within Misty Fjords National Monument to the extent U.S. Borax and Chemical is presently entitled. Provides that Monument McKinley shall retain its name. Removes Stiese National Conservation Area from coverage of the Act. Places certain restrictions on state selections and conveyances. Sets forth procedures for the conveyance of public lands to certain Village Corporations and Regional Corporations. Permits local residents and others aggrieved by a failure of the State or Federal government to provide for the priority for subsistence uses to file a civil action in the Federal Court for the District of Alaska. Provides that nothing in the Act shall preclude the renewal or continuation of valid leases or permits for cabins, homesites or similar structures. Extends the length of time required for the Secretary to complete certain studies and reports to the Congress. Provides that the executive may not withdraw more than 5,000 acres without the approval of the Congress by joint resolution within one year of notice of such withdrawal. Requires the Secretary to establish an oil and gas leasing program on public lands not included in the Federal North Slope Oil and Gas leasing program or the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska unless prohibited by applicable law. Permits the Secretary to refuse to renew a permit for an existing cabin if the Secretary determines that such renewal would not be in the public interest. Prohibits any fees from being charged for entrance or admission to any unit of the National Park System located in Alaska. Makes additional technical, conforming and perfecting amendments.
United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1980
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the energy percentage of the investment tax credit for cogeneration equipment to 20 percent (currently ten percent ) for the period beginning on January 1, 1981 and ending on December 31, 1990. Includes shaft power as a form of cogeneration energy. Exempts specified systems at cogeneration facilities from the limitation on the use of oil or natural gas by cogeneration equipment.
United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1980
National Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act of 1980 - Directs the Administrator of General Services to make payments in lieu of taxes to local governments for property that is exempt from real property taxation under Federal law and which is located within the jurisdiction of the local government and owned by the United States, a foreign government, or international organization. Sets forth information to be included in an application by the local government for such payments. Specifies procedures governing the review of such applications and the determination of the amounts of such payments.
United States · United States Congress · 18 September 1980
Amends the National Capital Transportation Act of 1969 to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to finance construction of a rail rapid transit line extension to Dulles International Airport in Virginia. Requires local governments to provide matching grants for construction on non-Federal land.
United States · United States Congress · 18 September 1980
Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency to permit small community-operated public water systems to give notice, in lieu of publication in a newspaper of general circulation, in another appropriate manner, if a system does not meet contaminant level requirements.
United States · United States Congress · 18 September 1980
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from liability for income tax on investments in the United States any foreign pension plan maintained under the laws of such foreign country primarily for the benefit of employees. Requires the participation in any such plan of at least ten employees, a majority of whom are nonresident alien individuals. Applies such exemption only to amounts received in the United States between December 31, 1980 and December 31, 1985.
United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1980
Small Business Investment Act of 1980 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from 15 to 25 the maximum number of shareholders a subchapter S corporation may have. Ends the requirement that an employer furnish a W-2 wage report upon termination to any employee whose employment is terminated before the close of the calendar year. Requires issuance of such interim report only upon timely request by such employee, and then within 30 days after receipt of such request. Applies long-term capital gains treatment to amounts actually paid to a taxpayer in respect of a small business participating debenture, 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 the business; (2) bears interest at not less than the rate prescribed 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 earnings. Limits "qualified small business" to one (whether or not incorporated): (1) whose equity capital does not exceed $25,000,000; (2) the face value of all of whose outstanding SBPDs 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 companies as a single taxpayer. Denies capital gains treatment where the taxpayer is "related" to the SBPD-issuing company, having at least a ten percent interest in it. Treats losses on such debentures as ordinary losses. Allows an interest expense deduction for interest and share-of-earnings payments made on such a debenture. Creates a category of incentive stock options for employees, who would not be required to pay tax at the time such an option is exercised and would receive capital gains treatment on the proceeds of any subsequent sale of such stock. Denies the employer any deduction with respect to such stock either at the time of option exercise or at the time of subsequent sale. Requires the issuance of any such option, with shareholder approval, at 100 percent of fair market value. Accepts any stock later determined to be undervalued if issued with a good faith effort to make such issue at not less than fair market value. Allows exercise of such option up to ten years after issuance, and in any sequence. Limits long-term capital gain treatment to the sale of incentive stock held by the employee at least two years after the grant of the option and one year after exercise. Subjects any such stock sold within two years after option grant to ordinary income treatment. Requires an employee to remain an employee continuously from grant to exercise. Prohibits the employee from owning more than ten percent of the voting power or value of the stock of the company unless the option price is at least 110 percent of fair market value. Increases from $150,000 to $250,000 ($200,000 for 1981) the minimum credit against the accumulated earnings tax for corporations. Increases the cost of used equipment eligible for the investment tax credit: (1) in general, from $100,000 to $200,000 ($150,000 for 1981); and (2) for a married individual filing a separate return, from $50,000 to $100,000 ($75,000 for 1981). Permits a taxpayer who is required to change his or her method of accounting pursuant to Revenue Ruling 80-60 (inventory valuation) and Revenue Procedure 80-5 to effect such change only for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1979. Exempts from the excise taxes on gasoline, diesel, and special motor fuels any such fuels used in connection with intercity, local, and school buses. Allows a taxpayer to elect not to recognize a certain amount of gain from the sale of small business stock, if the proceeds of such sale are used to purchase other small business stock within 18 months. Limits recognition to that portion of any gain in excess of the cost of such other stock. Requires the reduction of the basis of any such subsequently purchased stock by the amount of gain not recognized. Limits small business stock to stock in businesses whose equity capital does not exceed $15,000,000. Reduces corporate tax rates to the following structure: (1) 15 percent of taxable income not exceeding $50,000; (2) 30 percent of such income between $50,000 and $100,000; (3) 45 percent of income over $100,000. Prescribes transitional rates for the period December 31, 1980, through December 31, 1981.
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1980
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax deduction for expenses incurred in the rental of a dwelling unit as a residence to a member of the taxpayer's family. Provides that this Act shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1975.
United States · United States Congress · 3 September 1980
Grants relief to a named individual for all liability to the United States for an amount claimed to have been overpaid due to administrative oversight. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay such individual a specified sum in satisfaction of such liability.
United States · United States Congress · 21 August 1980
Title I: Short Title, Etc. - Tax Reduction Act of 1980 - States that the effective date for the provisions of such Act shall be taxable years beginning after December 31, 1980. Title II: Tax Treatment of Individuals - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the allowable amount of the income tax credit for the elderly. Increases the amount of the income tax exclusion for dividends and interest income. Allows married couples filing joint returns an income tax deduction from gross income equal to ten percent of the earned income of the lower income spouse. Limits the amount of such deduction to $1,000 for a taxable year. Extends the income tax deduction for charitable contributions to taxpayers who do not itemize individual income tax deductions. Title III: Social Security and Other Pension Contribution Tax Credit - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable income tax credit for ten percent of a taxpayer's social security taxes in 1981 or 1982 or for such taxpayer's contribution to a tax-qualified pension plan for such years. Limits the amount of such credit to $200. Increases the allowable amount of the income tax deduction for contributions to a retirement savings plan. Extends eligibility for such tax deduction to individuals who are active participants in tax-qualified pension plans, annuities, bond purchase plans, and government retirement plans. Title IV: Capital Cost Recovery System - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the method for determining useful lives of business assets for purposes of computing allowable depreciation deductions. Replaces the asset depreciation range (ADR) system with a schedule of capital cost recovery periods for four classes of business property. Disallows the deduction for additional first-year depreciation with respect to recovery cost property. Classifies excess amounts of depreciation under the recovery cost method as an item of tax preference for purposes of calculating the minimum tax. Title V: Tax Changes Primarily Affecting Corporations - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce corporate tax rates. Allows an accelerated investment tax credit for research and experimental expenditures in connection with the taxpayer's trade or business. Title VI: Tax Impact Study - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury and the Council of Economic Advisors to study the impact of Federal, State, and local taxation on the American economy.
United States · United States Congress · 20 August 1980
Declares that the people of Poland should be allowed to settle their own affairs, including the formation of independent trade unions and the right to strike, without foreign interference.
United States · United States Congress · 18 August 1980
Authorizes and requests the President to designate September 18, 1980, as "Constantino Brumidi Day."
United States · United States Congress · 18 August 1980
Establishes the Sunday after the first Monday in November in 1982, 1984, 1986, and 1988 as the day for election of Representatives and Delegates to the Congress. Requires electors of the President and Vice President for 1984 and 1988 to be appointed on the Sunday after the first Monday in November. Specifies the hours during which polling places shall be opened for such presidential elections. Requires the Federal Election Commission to report to Congress and the President on the amendments made by this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1980
Small Business Participating Debentures Act of 1980 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to apply long-term capital gains treatment to amounts actually paid to a taxpayer in respect to a small business participating debenture 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. Limits "qualified small business" to one (whether or not incorporated): (1) whose equity capital does not exceed $25,000,000; (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 issuing corporation. 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 · 28 July 1980
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall adopt a policy and implement regulations to manage the growth of commercial jet air traffic in the Metropolitan Washington, D.C., area and establish a rational balance in the use of Washington National Airport and Dulles International Airport.
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1980
Amends Title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to revise the amounts of moneys appropriated annually from the Treasury to the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund.
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1980
Designates June 4, 1981, as "Jack Jouett Day."
United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1980
Expresses the sense of Congress that the present level of the trade deficit with Japan is intolerable and threatens the future of trade between our nations. Urges Japan to cooperate in correcting such deficit.
United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1980
Amends the National Capital Transportation Act of 1969 to require the Secretary of Transportation to contract with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority for a comprehensive study of extending the rail rapid transit line specified in the Adopted Regional System and within the District of Columbia. Requires such study to take into consideration estimated demand for each proposed rail rapid transit line extension, projected population growth along each proposed extension, and the engineering feasibility of each proposed extension. Requires the Transit Authority to submit to the Secretary and the Congress, not later than 18 months after the date the contract is entered into, a report on such study which shall contain proposed routes for each proposed rail rapid transit line extension. Requires such contract to provide for a Federal contribution, not to exceed 80 percent and to be paid by the Secretary to the Transit Authority, to pay for the costs of the contract.
United States · United States Congress · 12 June 1980
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to compare quarterly tax returns filed on July 15 of each calendar year with dividend and interest income informational returns (form 1099) filed by corporations and financial institutions for the preceding calendar year to determine whether a taxpayer is fully complying with reporting requirements for dividend and interest income. Requires the IRS, in the case of unreported dividend and interest income, to mail a notice to a noncomplying taxpayer within 60 days of a determination of tax deficiency. Requires such notice to state: (1) that the IRS has determined that there is unreported dividend or interest income and the amount of the tax deficiency; and (2) that failure to pay such tax deficiency within 45 days will result in a tax penalty equal to 100 percent of the deficiency unless the taxpayer proves that the tax deficiency does not exist. Requires the IRS, in the case of taxpayers with unreported dividend and interest income who have not filed a timely return, to mail a notice to such taxpayer stating: (1) that the IRS has received informational returns indicating that the taxpayer has received dividend and interest income; (2) that failure to pay tax on such income within 45 days will result in a tax penalty equal to 100 percent of the tax deficiency; and (3) failure to file an income tax return or an exemption certificate within 45 days will result in an addition to tax equal to 14 percent of the unreported dividend and interest income. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the procedures for monitoring dividend and interest income established by this Act, if adequately funded, will substantially improve compliance with the income tax imposed on such income; and (2) adequate funding of such procedures is necessary to maintain the existing high level of voluntary compliance with the Federal income tax.
United States · United States Congress · 12 June 1980
Authorizes and requests the President to designate October 12 through October 19, 1980, as "Italian-American Heritage Week."
United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1980
Expresses the sense of Congress that the provisions of law requiring twice a year cost of living adjustments for Federal civil service and military retirees should not be changed.
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