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79 records where Rep. Hebert, F. Edward [D-LA-1] is listed as a sponsor, author, or other actor. Search with topics and years
United States · United States Congress · 16 October 1973
Provides, under the Internal Revenue Code, an individual tax credit for disaster evacuation expenses. Defines such expenses. States that in general the amount allowed for such a credit shall not exceed $200 for each natural disaster requiring evacuation.
United States · United States Congress · 3 October 1973
States that the purpose of this Act is to authorize and provide for the construction and operation of deepwater port facilities. Prohibits any person from constructing or operating to such a facility without a license. Authorizes the Deepwater Port Facilities Licensing Commission to issue such licenses if: (1) applicants are financially able and willing to comply with applicable requirements; (2) the facility will not unreasonably interfere with international navigation; and (3) the facility will be constructed and operated to minimize or prevent any adverse significant environmental effetcts. Provides that licenses may be issued for 30 years with right to renew. Prohibits granting of a lincene over the objection of a governor of an adjacent State. Exempts such licenses from antitrust laws. Establishes the Deepwater Port Facilities Licensing Commission and lists its members. Provides that license applications must meet all requirements of law. Requires the Commission to notify, upon license application, governors of adjacent States, Federal agencies, and interested persons and groups. Provides for public hearings concerning licenses. Establishes methods of appeal from a license application decision made by the Commission. Establishes penalties for license violators and violators of this title. Permits States to fix reasonable fees, tolls, and charges for the use of adjacent deepwater port facilities.
United States · United States Congress · 20 September 1973
Authorizes officers of flag rank to serve in the Medical Service Corps in the Navy and prescribes their numbers and the method of appointment of such officers.
United States · United States Congress · 19 September 1973
Authorizes round trip transportation to the home port of a member of the uniformed services on permanent duty aboard a ship being inactivated away from home port when the member's dependents are residing at the home port. (Amends 37 U.S.C. 406b)
United States · United States Congress · 19 September 1973
Removes the present four-year limitation on additional active duty that a nonregular officer of the Army or Air Force may be required to perform on completion of training at an educational institution. (Amends 10 U.S.C. 4301 (b), 9301 (b))
United States · United States Congress · 19 September 1973
Authorizes the voluntary assignment of specified Reserve members who are entitled to retired or retainer pay to the Ready Reserve. (Amends 10 U.S.C. 269 (d))
United States · United States Congress · 19 September 1973
Provides that the President will establish pay rates for the military. Establishes a subsistence allowance equal to the cost of the ration. Provides for allowance for quarters for those entitled to basic pay. Requires the President to adjust military pay upward each time pay for Federal employees is raised.
United States · United States Congress · 19 September 1973
Permits members of the Armed Services to elect, under the Surviors Benefit Plan, to have an annuity paid to their dependent children but not to a spouse. (Amends 10 U.S.C. 1448, 1450, 1451 and 1452)
United States · United States Congress · 19 September 1973
Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to receive for instruction at the U.S. Naval Academy within eighteen months after the date of enactment of the joint resolution, two persons, citizens and subjects of the Empire of Iran. Prohibits the United States from subjecting these persons to any expense on account of such instruction.
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1973
Provides, under the Merchant Marine Act, that the appropriate agencies take steps to assure that at least 20 per cent of the gross tonnage of all petroleum and petroleum products imported into the United States on ocean vessels be transported on privately owned United States flag commercial vessels. Requires that the quantity to be carried in United States-flag commercial vessels be at least 25 per cent after June 30, l975, and at least 30 per cent after June 30, l977. (Amends 46 U.S.C. 1241))
United States · United States Congress · 19 July 1973
Provides that the United States courthouse and Federal office building under construction in New Orleans, Louisiana be designated as the "Hale Boggs Federal Building".
United States · United States Congress · 19 July 1973
Authorizes the disposal of opium from the national stockpile.
United States · United States Congress · 16 July 1973
Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to convey specified lands of the United States to the State of Louisiana for the use of Louisiana State University.
United States · United States Congress · 16 July 1973
Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act - Authorizes appropriations during the fiscal year 1974 for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons, and research, development, test and evaluation for the Armed Forces. Prescribes the authorized personnel strength for each active duty component and of the Selected Reserve of each reserve component of the Armed Forces.
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1973
Military Construction Authorization Act - Authorizes the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force to establish or develop military installations and facilities by acquiring, constructing, converting, rehabilitating or installing permanent or temporary public works, appurtenances, utilities, and equipment at designated projects to the extent of the dollar amounts designated by this Act. Authorizes these Secretaries to establish and develop additional installation and facilities which: (1) the Secretary of Defense determines to be vital to the security of the United States; and (2) are made necessary by changes in the Services missions and responsibilities. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to construct family housing units and trailer court facilities, after consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in the locations designated by this Act. Authorizes the appropriation of funds needed to carry out the provisions of this Act. Reserve Forces Facilities Authorization Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to establish or develop additional facilities for the Reserve Forces of the Navy, Marine Corps, Air National Guard, and the Air Force Reserve.
United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1973
Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to convey specified lands of the United States to the State of Louisiana for the use of Louisiana State University.
United States · United States Congress · 12 June 1973
Increases the rates of incentive pay for the performance of hazardous duty by members of the uniformed services in specified pay grades and for warrant officers. Increases incentive pay for qualified enlisted members and submarine and undersea exploration crew members. Provides that officers entitled to incentive pay on the day before the effective date of this Act are entitled, if otherwise qualified, to monthly incentive pay at specified rates dependent upon the number of years of aviation and active service.
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1973
Title I: Amendments to Make Permanent Certain Provisions of the Dependents Assistance Act of 1950, as amended - Permits, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Armed Forces concerned, a regular enlisted member of an Armed Force who has dependents to be discharged for hardship. Revises the definition of the word "parent" for purposes of determining the entitlement of quarters allowances. Sets forth the monthly basic allowance for quarter for enlisted members in specified pay grades. Permits the Secretary concerned to make any determination necessary to administer this title with regard to enlisted members, including determinations of dependency and relationship, and to reconsider and change or modify any such determination. Title II: Miscellaneous Provisions - Extends to June 30, 1975, those provisions of law authorizing special pay for physicians, dentists, optometrists and veterinarian ordered to active duty after June 30, 1973. Extends to June 30, 1975, those provisions of law providing for the payment of an enlistment bonus to a person who enlists in a combat element of an Armed Force for at least three years.
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1973
Permits non-Federal public bodies to repay in yearly installments cash payments due the Federal Government in connection with any resource water project undertaken by the Secretary of the Army. Sets forth the method for determing interest rates for such payments and the requirements for such an agreement to repay.
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1973
Authorizes the Administrator of General Services to dispose of, by negotiation or otherwise, specified materials held in the national stockpile and the supplemental stockpile, provided that the time and method of disposition shall be fixed with due regard for the protection of the United States against avoidable loss and the protection of producers, processors, and consumers against avoidable disruption of their usual markets. Permits disposition of these materials sixty days after publication in the Federal Register and transmission of a notice of the proposed disposition to the Congress and to the Armed Services Committee of the House and of the Senate. (Amends 50 U.S.C. 98b(e)).
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1973
Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act - Authorizes appropriations during the fiscal year 1974 for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes and other weapons, prescribes the authorized personnel strength for each active duty component and of the selected reserve of each reserve component of the Armed Forces. Authorizes average military training student loads for each component of the Armed Forces.
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1973
Grants Federal charter to the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, Incorporated.
United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1973
Permits individuals who claim title to specified land in the parish of Plaquemines, Louisiana, to bring an action against the United States to determine ownership of the land.
United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1973
States that the promotion of a member of an armed force, while he is in a missing status, is fully effective for all purposes even though it is later determined that the member died before the promotion was made. (Amends 37 U.S.C. 552(a))
United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1973
Provides for increasing the amount of interest paid on the permanent fund of the United States Soldiers' Home by an amount the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe after periodically considering the average yield on outstanding marketable long-term U.S. obligations.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1973
Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives specified information on the types of aircraft, missles and naval vessels being procured by the armed forces. Permits no appropriations for the procurement of aircraft, missles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, or naval torpedos unless the authorization for such appropriations meets the requirements of this Act. States that Congress shall authorize: (1) the personnel strength of the Selected Reserve; (2) the fiscal-year end strength for active-duty personnel for each component of the armed forces; and (3) average military training student loads. Stipulates that the Secretary of Defense shall, in a written report, recommend annual strength levels for active-duty personnel and support such recommendation with a detailed justification. Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress an annual report (and supplemental reports) detailing weapons development and procurement schedules. Specifies the information required with respect to each weapon system covered. (Adds 10 U.S.C. 133 (a)(b))
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1973
Authorizes the Committee on Armed Services to conduct full and complete studies and investigations and to make inquiries on any and all matters within its jurisdiction as set forth in the Rules of the House of Representatives. Requires the committee to report to the Congress, not later than January 2, 1975, on its activities during the 93rd Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1973
Authorizes funds not to exceed $450,000 to pay the expenses of investigations and studies to be conducted by the House Committee on Armed Services pursuant to H. Res. 185, 93rd Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1973
Provides for a gratuity to Corinne C. Boggs.