Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 677 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 October 1974
Declares that the present controlled price of $5.25 per barrel of oil is sufficient to encourage secondary recovery methods; and the proposed decontrol of the price of oil produced domestically by secondary recovery methods is opposed by the Congress. Expresses the sense of the Congress that such proposal should be withdrawn forthwith.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 668 (93rd)passed
United States · United States Congress · 10 October 1974
Authorizes the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 11510, to reorganize and consolidate various functions of the Federal Government in a new Energy Research and Development Administration and in a new Nuclear Regulatory Commission in order to promote more efficient management of such functions.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 662 (93rd)passed
United States · United States Congress · 9 October 1974
Authorizes the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 11510, to reorganize and consolidate certain functions of the Federal Government in a new Energy Research and Development Administration and in a new Nuclear Regulatory Commission in order to promote more efficient management of such functions.
Bill· HRH.R. 17145 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 October 1974
Provides, under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, that, for a period of eighteen months following the termination of a trusteeship of a subordinate labor organization, it shall be unlawful for any individual to stand for election as an officer of such subordinate labor organization unless such individual was, before the establishment of such trusteeship: (1) a bona fide member; and (2) eligible for election as an officer of such subordinate labor organization.
Bill· HRH.R. 16700 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1974
States that the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards shall review safety studies, facility license applications, and site permit applications, and shall advise the Commission with regard to the hazards of proposed or existing reactor facilities and the adequacy of proposed reactor safety standards. Authorizes the Atomic Energy Commission to cooperate with persons proposing to construct and/or operate atomic power plants in advance planning for the selection of power production sites. Directs the Commission to require approval of the preliminary or final design of a production or utilization facility for industrial or commercial purposes. Directs the Commission to undertake a national survey to locate and designate possible nuclear energy center sites, and specifies the factors to be evaluated in the process of selection of such sites. Provides that the terms and conditions of all licenses and site permits shall be subject to amendment, revision, or modification to conform with rules and regulations issued under this Act. Authorizes the Atomic Energy Commission to take specified measures to expedite the conduct of administrative proceedings under this Act and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, including coordination with State agencies in the overall regulatory decision process.
Bill· HRH.R. 16550 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 August 1974
Expresses the findings of Congress, including that Federal information reporting requirements have placed an unprecedented paperwork burden upon private citizens, recipients of Federal assistance, businesses, governmental contractors, and State and local governments. Establishes a Commission on Federal Paperwork to study procedures and practices of the Federal Government relating to information gathering, dissemination, and the management and control of information activities. Enumerates the areas to be considered by the Commission in its studies. Directs the Commission to make a final report to the Congress and the President within two years of the date of its first meeting. Sets forth the membership composition of the Commission and their compensation. Details the administrative powers of the Commission. Calls for cooperation between Federal agencies and the Commission. Authorizes to be appropriated to the Commission such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 16437 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 August 1974
Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring, under the Clean Air Act, an indirect source emission review as a part of any applicable implementation plan. States that any rules or regulations with respect to the requirement of such review as a part of any such plan previously promulgated by the Administrator shall be void on the date of the enactment of this Act.
Law· HRH.R. 16424 (93rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 14 August 1974
Expresses the findings of Congress, including that Federal information reporting requirements have placed an unprecedented paperwork burden upon private citizens, recipients of Federal assistance, businesses, governmental contractors, and State and local governments. Establishes a Commission on Federal Paperwork to study procedures and practices of the Federal Government relating to information gathering, dissemination, and the management and control of information activities. Enumerates the areas to be considered by the Commission in its studies. Directs the Commission to make a final report to the Congress and the President within two years of the date of its first meeting. Sets forth the membership composition of the Commission and their compensation. Details the administrative powers of the Commission. Calls for cooperation between Federal agencies and the Commission. Authorizes to be appropriated to the Commission such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 16423 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 August 1974
Contract Disputes Act - Applies the provisions of this Act to any contract entered into by an executive agency for the procurement of: (1) property other than real property in being, (2) services, or (3) construction, alteration, repair, or maintenance of real property. Authorizes each executive agency to settle, compromise, pay, or otherwise adjust claims by or against, or disputes with, a contractor relating to a contract entered into by it or another agency on its behalf, including claims or disputes, initiated after award of a contract, based on mistake, misrepresentation, or other cause for contract modification or rescission, but excluding claims or disputes for penalties or forfeitures prescribed by statute or regulation which another agency is specifically authorized to administer, settle, or determine. Provides that when a claim by a contractor against the Government or by the Government against a contractor is not resolved by mutual agreement, the contracting officer shall promptly issue a decision in writing and shall mail or otherwise furnish a copy of the decision to the contractor. Provides that the decision shall state the reasons for denying the claim, in whole or in part, and shall inform the contractor of his rights as provided in this Act. States that the decision shall be final and conclusive unless it is fraudulent or the contractor appeals or sues as provided in this Act. Provides that, within thirty days from receipt of a contracting officer's decision under this Act, an informal conference to review the decision shall be held by one or more designees of the agency head. Provides that such conference shall not be required when waived by written agreement between the contractor and the executive agency or when the decision under this Act is made by the agency head. Requires the conference to be conducted for the purpose of considering the further possibliity of disposing of the claim by agreement between the contractor and the executive agency. Provides that, within ninety days from the date of receipt of a contracting officer's decision under this Act, the contractor may appeal such decision to the Small Claims Board of Contract Appeals or an agency board of contract appeals. Establishes in the executive branch of the Government a Small Claims Board of Contract Appeals to be composed of a Chairman, two Vice Chairmen, and such additional members as may be required. Provides that the Small Claims Board shall have jurisdiction, concurrent with the agency boards of contract appeals provided for under this Act, the United States district courts, and the United States Court of Claims, to decide any appeal from a final decision of a contracting officer on a claim or dispute where the amount involved is $25,000 or less. Authorizes any agency head to establish within his agency a board of contract appeals when the volume of procurement by the agency justifies a full-time board of at least three members who will have no other duties. Provides that the members of agency boards of contract appeals shall be selected and appointed in the same manner as hearing examiners under the Administrative Procedure Act, except that present members of the existing boards of contract appeals shall be considered qualified. Provides that any payment in discharge of or in compliance with an award to a contractor by the Small Claims Board of Contract Appeals or an agency board of contract appeals, and any judgment against the United States on a claim under this Act, shall be made by the agency by whom or on whose behalf the contract was executed, out of any unobligated funds or from appropriations specifically enacted for the purpose. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 15687 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1974
Harry S. Truman Memorial Scholarship Act - Expresses the findings of Congress and declares that it is especially appropriate to honor former President Harry S. Truman through the creation of a perpetual educational scholarship program to develop increased opportunities for young Americans to prepare and pursue careers in public service. Establishes as an independent establishment of the executive branch of the United States Government, the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, to be subject to the supervision and direction of the Board of Trustees. Authorizes the Foundation to award fifty-one scholarships in any fiscal year beginning after June 30, 1973, for undergraduate study for persons who plan to pursue a career in public service. States that each recipient shall be knows as a Truman scholar. Sets forth provisions governing: (1) the scholarship requirements; (2) the procedures for selection of Truman scholars; (3) stipends and institutional allowances; and (4) the scholarship conditions. Establishes in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the Harry S. Truman Memorial Scholarship Trust Fund. Prescribes the procedures for expenditures from the fund. Directs that there shall be an Executive Secretary of the Foundation, appointed by the Board, who shall be the chief executive officer and shall carry out the functions of the Foundation subject to the supervision and direction of the Board. Authorizes to be appropriated $30,000,000 to the fund. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for administrative expenses incident to carrying out the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 15582 (93rd)passed
United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1974
Provides that any proposed agreement for cooperation in the (1) sale, lease, or loan to other nations of nuclear reactors or materials for military applications, (2) communication to foreign countries of restricted data concerning nuclear reactors or materials by the Department of Defense, (3) exchange of information concerning weapons, or research, development, or design of nuclear reactors, (4) domestic or foreign distribution of nuclear materials, and (5) the granting of licenses for commerical or medical activities necessitating the utilization or production of atomic energy shall be subject to the disapproval of Congress, provided that such disapproval is registered within 60 days of submission of the agreement to the Congress.
Bill· HRH.R. 15233 (93rd)passed
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1974
Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act - Establishes in the executive branch of the Government an agency to be known as the Office of Federal Procurement Policy. Directs the Administrator of such Office to provide overall guidance and direction of procurement policy, and to the extent he considers appropriate, to prescribe policies, regulations, procedures, and forms which shall be followed by executive agencies in the area of procurement. States that the functions of the Administrator shall include the following: (1) establishing a system of coordinated uniform procurement regulations for executive agencies; (2) establishing criteria and procedures for an effective method of soliciting the viewpoints of interested parties in the development of procurement policies; (3) monitoring and revising policies, regulations, procedures, and forms concerning reliance on the private sector to provide needed property and services; (4) promoting and conducting research in procurement policies, regulations, procedures, and forms; (5) establishing a system for collecting and developing procurement data; and (6) recommending programs for recruitment, training, development, and performance evaluation of procurement personnel. Directs the Administrator to submit a report to Congress annually, and at such other times as he deems desirable, with appropriate legislative recommendations. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 15056 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 May 1974
Makes it unlawful, under the Interstate Commerce Act, for any railroad to refuse to transport any refrigerator car because of the fact that such car is owned or controlled by a shipper or a nonrailroad owner. Makes it the duty of every carrier by railroad to handle all refrigerator equipment in the same manner and subject to the same rules and regulations, regardless of whether such equipment is owned or controlled by railroad or nonrailroad interests.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1122 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1974
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that (1) it most strongly condemns all acts of terrorism in the Middle East; (2) the President and the Secretary of State should and are hereby urged and requested to (a) call upon all governments to condemn this inhuman act of violence against innocent victims; and (b) strongly urge the governments who harbor these groups and individuals to take appropriate action to rid their countries of those who subvert the peace through terrorism and senseless violence; and (3) the President should request the American Ambassador to the United Nations to take appropriate action before that body in order to have introduced a Security Council resolution condemning this brutal act of violence.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 1016 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1974
Designates the premises occupied by the Chief of Naval Operations as the official residence of the Vice President, effective upon the termination of service of the incumbent Chief of Naval Operations. Authorizes the Administrator of General Services to provide for the care, maintenance, repair, improvement, alteration, and furnishing of the official residence and grounds. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary from time to time to carry out the foregoing purposes. Expresses the sense of Congress that living accommodations, generally equivalent to those available to the highest ranking officer on active duty in each of the other military services, should be provided for the Chief of Naval Operations. Repeals the Federal law authorizing the planning, design, construction, furnishing, and maintenance of an official residence for the Vice President of the United States.
Law· HRH.R. 14718 (93rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1974
Repeals the requirements of reports from more than one agency on specified subjects. Repeals the requirement of submission of enumerated reports by designated Federal departments and agencies. Reduces the presently required frequency of submission of specified reports.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 485 (93rd)passed
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1974
Requests the President of the United States to return to the House of Representatives the enrolled bill (H.R. 11793) to reorganize and consolidate certain functions of the Federal Government in a new Federal Energy Administration in order to promote more efficient management of such functions. States that if and when said bill is returned by the President, the action of the Presiding Officers of the two Houses in signing the bill shall be deemed rescinded; and the Clerk of the House is authorized and directed to make a correction in the re-enrollment of said bill.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 999 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1974
Prohibits the Bureau of Labor Statistics from instituting any revision in the method of calculating the Consumer Price Index until such revision has been approved by resolution by either the Senate or the House of Representatives of the United States of America.
Bill· HRH.R. 14494 (93rd)passed
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1974
Increases, under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 and other specified statutes, to $10,000 the maximum amount eligible for use of simplified procedures in procurement of property and services by the Government.
Bill· HRH.R. 14173 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1974
Empowers the Atomic Energy Commission to enter into an agreement with any State agency or regional agency under which such State or regional agency shall conduct an environmental review of and shall issue or deny an application for a site certificate for any proposed nuclear power reactor site in the State or region with respect to which such agency has jurisdiction. States that any such agreement shall expire five years from its effective date and the parties may agree to enter into subsequent five-year agreements. Directs the Atomic Energy Commission to, in consultation with the Council on Environmental Quality, formulate any requirements to be imposed in any such agreement. Provides that such an agreement shall provide that a State or regional agency may issue a site certificate for a proposed nuclear power reactor only if such agency finds, after having considered and balanced the environmental and economic costs and benefits of the nuclear power reactor if constructed on the site proposed, the need for electric power, and other relevant factors, that the construction and operation of the nuclear power reactor on the proposed site is in the public interest. States that any such agreement shall provide that in making site certification decisions the State or regional agency which is a party to the agreement shall, on its own motion or on application of any person proposing to construct a nuclear power reactor: (1) hold public hearings and offer to consider comments from any affected Federal, State, or local agency; and (2) prepare a detailed environmental impact statement on the proposed site. Requires such an agency to issue, within one year after submission of an application for a site certificate by a person proposing to construct one or more nuclear power reactors, a final decision granting or denying a site certificate to the applicant. States that in any proceeding under this Act concerning a license or construction permit, or application to transfer control, and in any proceeding dealing with the activities of licenses, or for the payment of compensation, the Commission shall grant a hearing upon the request of any person whose interest may be affected by the proceeding. Provides that, unless a State or regional agency is party to such an agreement at the time site approval is sought for one or more nuclear power reactors, the Commission is authorized to consider and grant or deny by order an application by any person for approval of a site for one of more nuclear power reactors, except that such construction permit or operating license or amendment to a construction permit or operating license for a nuclear power reactor shall not be issued unless all site-related restrictions in the site approval are complied with. Authorizes the Commission to consider and grant or deny petitions for the issuance of a rule or on its own initiative issue a rule approving the preliminary or final design of part of a nuclear power reactor. States that Congress finds that it is in the national interest to minimize the environmental impact of nuclear powerplants by locating and designating sites for nuclear power parks in each region of the Nation. States that such parks may be the site for locating several nuclear powerplants serving the region in which they are located, and may include nuclear fuel fabricating and reprocessing facilities, and all other facilities required for a complete fuel cycle. Directs the Atomic Energy Commission to make or cause to be made a national survey to locate and designate a nuclear power park site in each of the existing nine electric reliability regions.
Bill· HRH.R. 13919 (93rd)passed
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1974
Authorizes appropriations to the Atomic Energy Commission in accordance with the Atomic Energy Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 13705 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1974
Empowers the Atomic Energy Commission to enter into an agreement with any State agency or regional agency under which such State or regional agency shall conduct an environmental review of and shall issue or deny an application for a site certificate for any proposed nuclear power reactor site in the State or region with respect to which such agency has jurisdiction. States that any such agreement shall expire five years from its effective date and the parties may agree to enter into subsequent five-year agreements. Directs the Atomic Energy Commission to, in consultation with the Council on Environmental Quality, formulate any requirements to be imposed in any such agreement. Provides that such an agreement shall provide that a State or regional agency may issue a site certificate for a proposed nuclear power reactor only if such agency finds, after having considered and balanced the environmental and economic costs and benefits of the nuclear power reactor if constructed on the site proposed, the need for electric power, and other relevant factors, that the construction and operation of the nuclear power reactor on the proposed site is in the public interest. States that any such agreement shall provide that in making site certification decisions the State or regional agency which is a party to the agreement shall, on its own motion or on application of any person proposing to construct a nuclear power reactor: (1) hold public hearings and offer to consider comments from any affected Federal, State, or local agency; and (2) prepare a detailed environmental impact statement on the proposed site. Requires such an agency to issue, within one year after submission of an application for a site certificate by a person proposing to construct one or more nuclear power reactors, a final decision granting or denying a site certificate to the applicant. States that in any proceeding under this Act concerning a license or construction permit, or application to transfer control, and in any proceeding dealing with the activities of licenses, or for the payment of compensation, the Commission shall grant a hearing upon the request of any person whose interest may be affected by the proceeding. Provides that, unless a State or regional agency is party to such an agreement at the time site approval is sought for one or more nuclear power reactors, the Commission is authorized to consider and grant or deny by order an application by any person for approval of a site for one of more nuclear power reactors, except that such construction permit or operating license or amendment to a construction permit or operating license for a nuclear power reactor shall not be issued unless all site-related restrictions in the site approval are complied with. Authorizes the Commission to consider and grant or deny petitions for the issuance of a rule or on its own initiative issue a rule approving the preliminary or final design of part of a nuclear power reactor. States that Congress finds that it is in the national interest to minimize the environmental impact of nuclear powerplants by locating and designating sites for nuclear power parks in each region of the Nation. States that such parks may be the site for locating several nuclear powerplants serving the region in which they are located, and may include nuclear fuel fabricating and reprocessing facilities, and all other facilities required for a complete fuel cycle. Directs the Atomic Energy Commission to make or cause to be made a national survey to locate and designate a nuclear power park site in each of the existing nine electric reliability regions.
Bill· HRH.R. 13456 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1974
Consumer Protection Act - Establishes as an independent agency within the executive branch of the Government the Consumer Protection Agency. States that the Agency shall be headed by an Administrator who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Requires the Administrator to transmit to the Congress and the President in January of each year a report which shall include a comprehensive statement of the activities and accomplishments of the Agency during the preceding calendar year including a summary of consumer complaints received and actions taken thereon and such recommendations for additional legislation as he may determine to be necessary or desirable to protect the interests of consumers within the United States. Directs the Agency, in the performance of its functions, to advise the Congress and the President as to matters affecting the interests of consumers; and to protect and promote the interests of the people of the United States as consumers of goods and services made available to them through the trade and commerce of the United States. States that the functions of the Agency shall be to: (1) represent the interests of consumers before Federal agencies and courts to the extent authorized by this Act; (2) encourage and support research, studies, and testing leading to a better understanding of consumer products and improved products, services, and consumer information; and (3) submit recommendations annually to the Congress and the President on measures to improve the operation of the Federal Government in the protection and promotion of the interests of consumers. Directs the Agency to receive, evaluate, develop, act on, and transmit complaints to the appropriate Federal or non-Federal entities concerning actions or practices which may be detrimental to the interests of consumers. Requires the Agency to maintain a public document room containing an up-to-date listing of all signed consumer complaints of any significance for public inspection and copying which the Agency has received, arranged in meaningful and useful categories, together with annotations of actions taken by it. Directs the Agency to investigate and report to Congress on the desirability and feasibility of establishing a National Consumer Information Foundation which would administer a voluntary, self-supporting, information tag program. Authorizes the Administrator to propose to any Federal agency, for submission to specified persons, written interrogatories or requests for reports and other related information, within such agency's authority. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be required to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 13484 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1974
Expands, under the Atomic Energy Act, the scope of review of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards to include site permit applications and directs the Committee to advise the Atomic Energy Commission with regard to the hazards of proposed or existing reactor facilities. (Amends 42 U.S.C. 2039). States that the antitrust provisions governing atomic energy licenses shall not apply to an application for a license to construct and/or operate a utilization or production facility under specified circumstances. (Formerly provision limited to "construct or operate.") (Amends 42 U.S.C. 2135(2)). Expands the powers of the Commission with respect to the requiring of reports and the keeping of records. (Amends 42 U.S.C. 2201(o)). Limits the review authority of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards to cases specifically requested by the Commission. (Amends 42 U.S.C. 2232(b)). Enumerates the procedures for the issuing of licenses to construct or modify production or utilization facilities and for revocation of licenses. Makes a technical and conforming amendments to procedures for modification of licenses. (Amends 42 U.S.C. 2235-37). Authorizes the Commission to establish one or more atomic safety and licensing boards. Outlines the scope of their duties. Provides that any person may file with the Commission an application for approval of a site for one or more utilization or production facilities notwithstanding the fact that no application for a construction permit or a combined construction permit and operating license has been filed with the Commission. Sets out the procedures for making such application and issuance of permits.
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