United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1980
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President instruct the Attorney General to prosecute all persons who violate the Logan Act and the executive order prohibiting travel to Iran, thereby giving color of right to illegal actions by the Government of Iran.
United States · United States Congress · 9 June 1980
Extends the congratulations of the Congress to the Order of the Sons of Italy in America for their 75th anniversary. Proclaims Sunday, June 22, 1980, as "National Italian-American Day."
United States · United States Congress · 5 June 1980
Limitation on Government Recordkeeping Requirements and Actions Act of 1980 - Prohibits any Federal agency from: (1) requiring any person to maintain, prepare, or produce any record (other than a record relating to a dangerous material) of an event after four years have expired since the event occurred; and (2) commencing an action against a person who violated a regulation if four years or more have expired since such violation occurred, except as otherwise provided by the Internal Revenue Code or a regulation promulgated thereunder.
United States · United States Congress · 4 June 1980
Authorizes the President to present a gold-plated medal, on behalf of the Congress, to those athletes selected through the Olympic trial process to be members of the United States Summer Olympic Team of 1980. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to cause to be stricken 650 such medals with suitable emblems. Declares that such medals are national medals and that funds to carry out this Act shall be made available under the Amateur Sports Act of 1978.
United States · United States Congress · 30 May 1980
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Research and Development Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to prepare a comprehensive program management plan of research, development, and demonstration of ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) systems. Directs the President to submit to Congress annually the most recent revision of the plan giving justification for any changes. Directs the Secretary to initiate research or accelerate existing research in areas in which the lack of knowledge limits development of OTEC in order to achieve the purposes of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to initiate a program to design, construct, and operate well instrumental OTEC facilities of sufficient size to demonstrate the technical feasibility of utilizing the various forms of OTEC to displace nonrenewable fuels. Directs the Secretary to conduct evaluations, arrange for tests, and disseminate information to support such design efforts. Provides for the competitive selection of at least two independent parallel pilot demonstration projects. Establishes goals for the demonstration program which shall include: (1) the demonstration of OTEC technical feasibility through multiple pilot demonstration plants with a combined capacity of at least 50 megawatts of electrical capacity or energy product equivalent by 1987; (2) the delivery of baseload electricity to utilities located on land or the production of commercially attractive quantities of energy products; and (3) the continuous operation of each pilot demonstration facility for a sufficient period of time to collect and analyze system performance and reliability data. Directs the Secretary to prepare a comprehensive technology application and market development plan that will permit the realization of the national goal set forth in this Act of 2,500 megawatts of electrical capacity or energy product equivalent from OTEC systems by 2000. Directs the Secretary to set priorities consistent with several criteria including: (1) the realization of competitive energy costs for OTEC; (2) private cost-sharing; and (3) the promotion of OTEC in areas vulnerable to interruptions in the supply of fossil fuel. Establishes the OTEC Advisory Committee to advise and report to the Secretary. Requires the Committee to meet at least four times annually until the demonstration goals are met. Authorizes appropriations for operating expenses for fiscal year 1982. Authorizes appropriations for the conceptual and preliminary design of demonstration plants with a combined capacity of at least 50 megawatts electrical or energy product equivalent.
United States · United States Congress · 29 May 1980
Extends the congratulations of the House of Representatives to members of the 1980 handicapped Olympic team and recognizes specified organizations for their efforts in producing the second winter Olympics for the physically handicapped.
United States · United States Congress · 28 May 1980
Prohibits a Federal agency from fixing the maximum age limit for original appointments to a position as a law enforcement officer whose duties primarily involve detention activities at less than 40 years of age. Increases from 55 to 60 years the age at which such an officer who is eligible for immediate retirement must be separated from the service.
United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1980
Family Protection Act - States as the purpose of this Act the strengthening of the American family and the reversal of governmental policies which hinder its strength and prosperity. Title I: Education - Amends the General Education Provisions Act to prohibit payments under such Act to States or State or local educational agencies, which: (1) prohibit voluntary prayer in public buildings; (2) lack procedures for the involvement of parents and representatives of the community in decisions relating to the establishment or continuation of religious studies; (3) limit parental visits to public schools or classes or the right of parents to inspect their children's school records; (4) require the payment of dues or fees as a condition of employment for teachers; or (5) lack procedures for parental review of textbooks prior to their use in the classroom. Stipulates that no Federal funds may be made available for curricula which promote values contradictory to the demonstrated beliefs of the community or for textbooks which tend to deny the role differences between the sexes. Guarantees the right of any State or local educational agency to set qualifications for teachers, set attendance requirements for students, and to limit or prohibit the intermingling of sexes in sports or other school-related activities. Amends the National Labor Relations Act to exclude from the definition of employer any corporation or association operating a school. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax deduction for cash contributions to a savings account established to pay the expenses of a dependent child under the age of 22 at an educational institution (pre-school through college). Limits the amount of such deduction to $2,500 for a taxable year and permits only one account to be established on behalf of any individual. Exempts from income taxation, distributions from such accounts which are used exclusively to meet the educational expenses of the dependent child. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for the payment of allotments to States for the financing of elementary and secondary school programs. Directs the Commissioner of Education to terminate the payment of such allotments if the programs for which funds are paid no longer comply with specified requirements. Permits judicial review of any finding of the Commissioner with respect to applications for funding or termination of payments to a State. Prohibits the exercise of Federal control over the curriculum, administration, or personnel of any State or local school system. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to grant tax-exempt status to an educational institution controlled by the parents of students enrolled in such institution. Provides for the termination of the tax exemption of a school which is found to discriminate in the hiring of teachers or the admission of students on the basis of race, nationality, or ethnic background. Denies jurisdiction to the U.S. Supreme Court to review any case arising out of a State statute or regulation which relates to voluntary prayer in public schools or buildings or to qualifications imposed by a State for the hiring of public school teachers. Title II: Welfare - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals who maintain a household which includes a dependent who has reached age 65 a nonrefundable income tax credit not in excess of $250 for the taxable year. Allows such individuals to take an income tax deduction in lieu of the credit. Limits the amount of such deduction to $1,000 for the taxable year. Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to disqualify students enrolled in post-secondary educational institutions from participation in the food stamp program if such enrollment is equivalent to full-time employment. Grants tax-exempt status to organizations providing day care for children. Allows contributors to a tax- exempt day care center to claim a business expense deduction for contributions not deductible as a charitable contribution. Directs the Secretary of the branch of the Armed Forces concerned to deduct from the monthly pay and allowances of a member of such Armed Forces, who is living separate from his or her dependents, an amount sufficient to provide for the support of such dependents. Title III: First Amendment Guarantees - Prohibits the Federal Government from imposing legal requirements upon the operation of a church organization which sponsors a child care center, orphanage, foster home, social action training program, emergency shelter for abused children or spouses, school, or juvenile delinquency or drug abuse treatment center or home. Amends provisions of the United States Code relating to judicial procedure to establish a legal presumption in favor of an expansive interpretation of a parent's role in supervising and determining the religious or moral formation of his child, in cases involving such issue. Title IV: Taxation - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit married individuals to compute on a separate basis the maximum retirement savings deduction to which each individual is entitled. Permits a maximum deduction of $3,000 for a spouse who is handicapped. Increases the zero bracket amount for married individuals filing separately to $2,300 (the same as for unmarried individuals). Imposes the same income tax rates upon married individuals filing separately as are imposed upon unmarried individuals. Specifies that an individual who works without compensation for a charitable, civic, religious, or political activity shall be considered to be gainfully employed for purposes of eligibility for the child care credit. Allows an additional personal tax exemption of $1,000 for each child born to, or adopted by, a taxpayer during the taxable year. Permits an exemption of $3,000 for the adoption of a handicapped child over the age of three whose parents are not of the same race. Allows an income tax deduction for contributions to a trust established by a taxpayer to provide care to such taxpayer's parents or handicapped relatives. Limits the amount of such deduction to $3,000 for a taxable year. Provides for the tax exemption of such trusts. Title V: Domestic Relations - Prohibits Federal preemption of State laws relating to child or spousal abuse, or juvenile delinquency. Prohibits the expenditure of Federal funds for such programs in any State unless the legislature of such State has specifically authorized such programs. Defines "child abuse" as physical maltreatment or psychological or emotional neglect. Excludes from such definition discipline or corporal punishment applied by a responsible parent or an individual authorized to act in the place of such parent. Grants tax-exempt status to organizations which provide for the treatment and care of individuals who suffer physical or psychological abuse from a spouse, parent, or other family member and to organizations which provide shelter, care, and medical treatment for individuals under the age of 18 who have run away from their homes. Requires federally-funded abortion and venereal disease treatment centers to notify parents of unmarried minors that such minors have requested an abortion, contraceptives, or are undergoing treatment for a venereal disease. Amends the Legal Service Corporation Act to place restrictions on the classes of individuals to whom legal assistance may be given and the circumstances under which such assistance may be given. Prohibits the expenditure of Federal funds to any organization which presents male or female homosexuality as an acceptable alternative life style or which suggests that it can be an acceptable life style. Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide that any action taken by an employer against a homosexual shall not be considered an unlawful employment practice. Prohibits any instrumentality of the Federal Government from seeking to enforce nondiscrimination with respect to homosexuals. Title VI: Miscellaneous - Grants jurisdiction to U.S. district courts to hear any cases arising under this Act. Provides for a six-year statute of limitation. Provides a civil penalty for persons violating any provision or regulation promulgated pursuant to this Act. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the administration of this Act and the progress of the States in effectuating its provisions. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the provisions of this Act. Provides for the separability of provisions of this Act if any provisions are declared invalid.
United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1980
National Defense Compensation Act of 1980 - Increases the pay and allowances, and certain special and incentive pays, of members of the uniformed services for pay periods beginning after December 31, 1981, 1982, and 1983. Directs the President, in any year in which an alternative pay plan is transmitted to the Congress, to include in such plan a statement specifying the adjustments which would have been made but for such alternative plan.
United States · United States Congress · 20 May 1980
National Intelligence Strengthening Act of 1980 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to define "special activity" to mean activity conducted abroad to further official United States programs and policies which is planned and executed so that the role of the Government is not apparent or acknowledged publicly, but excluding diplomatic activity and the collection of intelligence or related support functions. Prohibits the expenditure of funds by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for a special activity unless: (1) the President finds that the activity is important to the national security and reports such activity to the congressional select intelligence committees (current law requires such reporting to the "appropriate" congressional committees); or (2) the National Security Council (NSC) determines that the activity does not involve substantial resources or risks and falls within a category of special activities which (A) have been found by the President to be important to the national security, and (B) have been reported to the congressional select intelligence committees. Amends the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 to exempt information in files maintained by an intelligence agency or component of the Government from the provisions of any law requiring publication or disclosure, if such files have been specifically designated by the Director of Central Intelligence to be concerned with: (1) scientific or technical systems for the collection of foreign intelligence; (2) special activities and foreign intelligence operations; (3) investigations to determine the suitability of potential foreign intelligence sources; and (4) intelligence liaison arrangements with foreign governments. Requires requests by U.S. citizens and permanent resident aliens for information concerning themselves to be processed in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act. Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to add a new title V, "Protection of Certain National Security Information." Establishes a maximum criminal penalty of twenty years' imprisonment and/or a $100,000 fine for anyone who, having had authorized access to classified information, intentionally discloses to any individual not authorized to receive classified information any information that identifies an individual as an employee of an intelligence agency or as an agent, informant, or source of assistance to an intelligence agency, where the actor knows or has reason to know that the information so identifies such individual and that the United States is taking affirmative measures to conceal such individual's intelligence relationship to the U.S. Establishes a maximum criminal penalty of one year imprisonment and/or a $5,000 fine for anyone who with intent to impair the foreign intelligence activities of the U.S. discloses such information with such knowledge. Makes it a defense to such crimes that before the commission of the offense the United States had publicly acknowledged or revealed the intelligence relationship of the individual to the United States. Stipulates that it shall not be an offense to transmit such information directly to the congressional intelligence committees. Defines "intelligence agency" for the purposes of such offenses to mean the CIA, any intelligence component of the Department of Defense, and any foreign intelligence component of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1980
Uniformed Services Health Professionals Special Pay Act of 1980 - Provides special and additional pay for dental officers of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or the Public Health Service who are on active duty for a period of not less than one year. Sets forth a schedule for such pay providing that: (1) dental officers below pay grade 0-7 are to receive between $1,200 and $9,000 per year based on years of creditable service; and (2) such officers above pay grade 0-6 are to receive $1,000 per year. Entitles an officer eligible for special pay to an additional $6,000 to $10,000 per year based on years of creditable service, during which such officer is not undergoing medical internship or initial residency training, upon the execution of a written agreement under which the officer agrees to remain on active duty for not less than one year. Authorizes additional special pay from ($2,000 to $4,000 based on years of creditable service) for those dental officers eligible for special pay who are board certified under regulations prescribed under this Act. Includes, in computing years of creditable service for such officers, all periods of internship or residency training during which such officers were not on active duty and all periods of active service in the Armed Forces or the Public Health Service. Entitles an optometry officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or the Public Health Service on active duty for a period of not less than one year to variable special pay from $1,000 to $3,000 based on years of creditable service. Entitles such an officer with at least three years of creditable service who is entitled to such special pay to an additional $1,000 for any 12-month period during which the officer is not undergoing optometry residency training, upon the execution of a written agreement to remain on active duty for a period of not less than one year. Computes years of creditable service for such officers by adding all periods the officer spent in optometry residency training while not on active duty together with all periods of active service as an optometry officer. Entitles podiatry officers of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or the Public Health Service on active duty for a period of not less than one year to special pay of $100 per month, if such officer has three or more years of creditable service. Computes such officer's years of creditable service by adding all periods the officer spent in podiatry residency training while not on active duty together with all periods of active service as a podiatry officer. Entitles medical officers of the Public Health Service on active duty for a period of not less than one year to special pay at the following rates: (1) officers below pay grade 0-7 are to receive variable special pay between $1,200 to $10,000 based on years of creditable service; and (2) officers above pay grade 0-6 are to receive $1,000 per year. Entitles such officers with less than ten years of creditable service to additional special pay of $9,000 for any 12-month period during which the officer is undergoing medical internship or initial residency training (under regulations prescribed by this Act). Entitles such officers with ten years or more of creditable service to additional special pay of $10,000 for the same period of residency or internship training. Authorizes any such officer who is entitled to variable special pay and who is board certified to additional pay between $2,000 and $5,000 based on years of creditable service. Entitles such officers below the pay grade 0-7 to incentive special pay in an amount not to exceed $8,000 for any 12-month during which the officer is not undergoing medical internship or initial residency training. Declares that such officers shall not be eligible for such incentive pay unless the Secretary concerned determines such officer to be qualified in the medical profession. Limits such incentive pay not more than six percent of any special pay the officer receives in any fiscal year. Prohibits the payment of additional special pay or incentive special pay unless the officer executes a written agreement to remain on active duty for a period of not less than one year. Computes periods of creditable service for medical officers of the Public Health Service by adding all periods such officer spent in medical internship or residency training while not on active duty together with all periods of active service in the Medical Corps of the Army, or Navy, as a medical officer of the Air Force or the Service. Eliminates provisions of existing law limiting special pay to September 1980. Directs the Secretary concerned to prescribe regulations for the administration of provisions of this Act. Prohibits the amount of special pay to which an officer is entitled from being included in computing the amount of any increase in pay, retirement pay, severance pay, or readjustment pay. Provides that any officer entitled to additional special pay or incentive special pay under this Act who terminates active duty before the end of the period for which payment was made, shall reimburse to the United States any amount applicable to the unserved portion of such duty. Directs the Secretary of Defense to review every two years the special pay for health professionals. Requires a report to Congress of the results of such review. Makes technical and conforming amendments.
United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1980
Establishes the Public Debt Retirement Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United States. Appropriates to such Trust Fund amounts equivalent to the crude oil windfall profit tax and the oil import fees imposed by the President under Proclamation 4744 on April 2, 1980. Requires the transfer of such amounts at least monthly from the general fund of the Treasury to the Trust Fund. Limits the use of such Trust Fund amounts to the payment, purchase before maturity, or redemption of any obligations included in the public debt. Requires cancellation and retirement of all obligations so paid for, purchased, or redeemed. Repeals provisions of the Crude Oil Windfall Profit Tax Act of 1980 which set up the Windfall Profit Tax Account in the Treasury and direct the allocation of amounts deposited therein.
United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1980
Authorizes and requests the President to designate the seven-day period beginning October 5, 1980, as "National Port Week." Directs the Secretary of Commerce to report annually to Congress on the conditions of U.S. public ports.
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1980
Title I: American Samoa - Transfers to the American Samoa government all rights, titles, and interest of the United States in personal property in American Samoa that is not used by the Government. Title II: Guam - Terminates the liability of Guam for the repayment of specified Federal assistance which was not repaid before the effective date of this Act. Title III: Northern Mariana Islands - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 to the Secretary of the Interior for grants to the government of the Northern Mariana Islands for the rehabilitation, upgrading, and construction of public facilities. Title IV: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years after fiscal year 1980 for the installation, operation, and maintenance of communications systems and for developing the use of renewable sources of energy for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Trust Territory). Authorizes the appropriation to the Secretary of 50 percent of the sums necessary to pay all adjudicated claims and final awards made before the enactment of this Act by the Micronesia Claims Commission. Transfers to the governments of the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, the Marshall Islands, or the Federated States of Micronesia, without reimbursement, all rights, titles, and interest of: (1) the United States in personal property in the Trust Territory that is not used by the Government; and (2) the Trust Territory in personal property anywhere which is not used by the Trust Territory government. Title V: Virgin Islands - Transfers specified Federal lands on Saint Croix to the Virgin Islands government without any cost to such government. Title VI: Miscellaneous - Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance to the governments of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands on subjects within the responsibility of each government. Directs all Federal departments to waive any requirements for local matching funds when making grants-in-aid to American Samoa or the Northern Mariana Islands. Directs the Government to assure that there will be no diminution of any rights or entitlements of the Territory of Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and no adverse effect on any funds authorized or appropriated for such areas if such areas form a political union. Requires that funds appropriated under the Emergency School Aid Act for fiscal year 1980 remain available for the purpose of eliminating segregation and discrimination in the schools of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Virgin Islands as provided by such Act immediately before September 30, 1979. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary to be expended for developing renewable sources of energy in the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Declares that authorizations of appropriations under this Act shall be effective on October 1, 1980.
United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1980
Authorizes and requests the President to present, on behalf of the Congress, a national medal to each athlete selected to be a member of the 1980 United States Olympic Team to the Olympic Games. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to cause to be struck such medals in bronze with gold plating, and with such emblems as shall be determined by the Secretary in consultation with the United States Olympic Committee. Authorizes the Secretary to strike duplicates and replicas of such medal in bronze for sale to the general public.
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1980
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to extend from five to ten years the period during which a spouse becoming eligible for a government pension may qualify for an exemption from the provisions of the Social Security Amendments of 1977 requiring a reduction in such spouse's OASDI benefits based on receipt of a government pension.
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1980
Prohibits any Federal court (excluding the Supreme Court) from issuing injunctive relief in any case arising out of Federal, State, or local law that prohibits, limits, or regulates abortion or the provision of public assistance for the performance of abortions.
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1980
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the windfall profit tax: (1) independent producer oil; and (2) royalty interests attributable to ownership of the property from which such oil is produced.
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1980
Expresses a congressional tribute to the members of the Armed Forces who participated in the mission to rescue the Americans held hostage in Iran and urges the President to dedicate May 17, 1980, Armed Forces Day, to such military personnel.
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1980
Export Promotion and Export Trading Company Act of 1980 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to encourage the formation of export trading companies by providing information and advice to interested persons. Requires the Secretary to provide a referral service to facilitate contacts between producers of exportable goods and services and concerns offering export trade services. Permits State and local governments to participate in such export trading companies. Amends the Webb-Pomerene Act to exempt trading companies, solely with respect to their export trade activities, from antitrust restrictions. Directs the President, five years after enactment, to appoint a task force to study and report any recommendations to the President concerning the effect of this Act on domestic competition and the U.S. trade deficit.
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1980
Extends the commendation of the Congress to the military personnel who took part in the attempt to rescue the hostages in Iran and recommends that the President consider awarding appropriate military decorations to such personnel. Extends congressional condolences to the families of the men who died during the attempted rescue. Recommends that Iranian assets frozen in the United States be made available to certain American claimants for damages against Iran.
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1980
Prohibits any Act of Congress to provide for the transfer of public lands to the Department of Defense for use as sites for the deployment of the MX missile system until a complete written plan is provided to Congress which details: (1) the social, economic, and environmental impacts of such system on the proposed Utah-Nevada site; (2) the feasibility of basing such site in more than two States; (3) alternative basing modes for the MX system which would best serve national defense needs through the 1990's if the SALT II Treaty is or is not ratified; (4) the security requirements, including the amount of public lands to be closed to the public; (5) cost-effectiveness and appropriateness of such system; and (6) substantiation of the survivability of such system with respect to national defense strategy.
United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1980
Peremptory Challenge Act of 1980 - Requires that a civil or criminal case which is to be tried in Federal district court or bankruptcy court shall be reassigned to another appropriate judicial officer if all parties on one side of such case file an application requesting reassignment.
United States · United States Congress · 23 April 1980
Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act - Disclaims extraterritorial sovereignty by the United States over deep seabed resources. Encourages the Secretary of State to negotiate a comprehensive Law of the Sea Treaty. Encourages the Secretary of State to promote international action to protect the environment from the adverse impacts of exploration for or commercial recovery of hard minerals until such a treaty is concluded. Title I: Regulation of Exploration and Commercial Recovery by United States Citizens - Prohibits any United States citizen from engaging in exploration or commercial recovery unless authorized: (1) under a license or permit issued pursuant to this Act; (2) under a license or permit issued by a reciprocating state; or (3) pursuant to an international agreement. Exempts specified activities from such prohibitions. Permits the continuation of existing exploration upon timely application for such license, unless the President or Secretary of Commerce issues an emergency order to suspend such activities for specified reasons. Entitles applicants continuing existing exploration to priority of right for the issuance of such license. Prohibits interference with the activities of a licensee or permittee under this Act. Entitles the holder of a valid existing license for exploration to priority of right for a commercial recovery permit. Specifies that such permit recognizes the right of the holder to recover, own, take away, use, and sell the hard mineral resources. Provides that in the event of interference with the exploration or commercial recovery of a licensee or permittee by nationals of other states, the Secretary of State shall use all peaceful means to resolve the controversy. Sets forth procedures for the issuance or transfer of, and limitations upon, licenses for exploration and permits for commercial recovery under this Act. Declares any United States citizen to be eligible for such licenses or permits. Requires applicants for licenses or permits to submit an exploration or recovery plan which sets forth the activities to be carried out. Specifies that such exploration plan should include a description of the area to be explored, the exploration schedule, the methods to be used, an estimate of minimum expenditures, and measures to protect the environment. Specifies that such recovery plan shall include the schedule for commercial recovery, environmental safeguards and monitoring systems, details of the area proposed for such recovery, a resource assessment, the methods and technology to be used, and the methods for disposal of wastes. Allows the applicant to select the size and location of the work plan area which shall be approved unless the Secretary of Commerce finds that: (1) the size of the area is not a logical mining unit; or (2) commercial recovery activities would have a significant adverse impact on the environment which cannot be avoided. Establishes a formula for the determination of priority of right for issuance to applicants other than those continuing exploration or already holding a valid license. Provides for an antitrust review by the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission of any license or permit application. Requires the Secretary to provide by regulations for full consultation and cooperation with other Federal agencies or departments which have programs or activities which would be affected by activities carried out under a license or permit. Requires notice, an opportunity for public comments, and hearings on all applications for issuance or transfer of a license or permit. Sets forth findings which must be made prior to issuance of a license for exploration or permit for commercial recovery. Provides that the Secretary shall propose terms, conditions, and restrictions on the exploration or commercial recovery proposed in the application. Permits the licensee or permittee to object to such terms, conditions, and restrictions if such licensee or permittee believes they are inconsistent with this Act. Subjects any final determination made by the Secretary to judicial review. Requires the Secretary to consult with any affected Regional Fishery Management Council prior to taking any action on a license or permit. Permits modifications or suspension of operations upon order of the Secretary of Commerce. Sets forth procedures and effects of denial, suspension, or revocation of a license. Allows the President to issue an emergency order suspending or modifying particular activities, if he determines that such action is necessary to avoid international conflict. Permits the Secretary to issue such emergency orders in certain circumstances. Requires that the exploration or recovery plan and the terms, conditions, and restrictions of each license and permit be designed to assure diligent development. Provides that each license shall require such expenditures for exploration as the Secretary shall establish. Stipulates that such expenditures shall not be established at a level which would discourage exploration by persons with less costly technology. Permits the Secretary to require the permittee to maintain commercial recovery throughout the period of the permit. Directs the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to expand and accelerate the program assessing the environmental effects of exploration and commercial recovery activities. Requires the Administrator to conduct a continuing program of ocean research to support environmental assessment activity. Requires the Administrator to prepare a plan to carry out the program and submit such plan to the Congress. Directs the Secretary to prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement with respect to the areas likely to be developed by United States citizens. States that the issuance of any license or permit shall be deemed to be a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Directs the Secretary to issue regulations for the implementation of this Act. Requires that each license and permit contain terms, conditions, and restrictions which have due regard for the conservation of natural resources. Prohibits licensees or permittees from interfering with reasonable uses of the seas. Requires certain recordkeeping, environmental impact statements, navigational safety procedures, and disclosures by licensees and permittees. Stipulates that the Secretary shall withhold data or information the disclosure of which is prohibited by the Trade Secrets Act. Permits the Secretary to monitor exploration or commercial recovery operations. Permits relinquishment or surrender of such licenses or permits. Requires that the public shall have notice of, and opportunity for comment and hearings on, any promulgation of rules and regulations or action on licenses or permits by the Secretary. Allows a person to commence a civil action for equitable relief against any person in violation of this Act or against the Secretary when the Secretary has failed to perform nondiscretionary duties or acts. Permits the Secretary to designate "reciprocating states" as defined by this Act. Authorizes the President to negotiate international agreements to provide for such designations. Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the heads of other appropriate departments and agencies, to consult with foreign nations which enact or are preparing to enact domestic legislation establishing a legal framework for exploration or recovery of hard mineral resources for the purpose of establishing reciprocity. Directs the Secretary to provide such foreign nations with information on environmental impacts of exploration and commercial recovery activities, and to provide technical assistance in designing regulatory measures to protect the environment. Title II: Transition to International Agreement - Declares the intent of Congress regarding any international seabed agreements to which the United States may become a party to be: (1) to provide reasonable access to the deep seabed mineral resources for United States citizens; and (2) to recognize certain continuing mining rights of United States citizens who have begun such mining operations prior to any such international agreement. Sets forth the effect upon specified provisions of this Act resulting from subsequent international agreements. Disclaims any legal or moral obligation on the part of the United States Government to compensate any person for any impairment of the value of investment in any exploration or commercial recovery activities which might occur in connection with an international agreement. Title III: Enforcement, and Miscellaneous Provisions - Declares violations of this Act to be unlawful. Establishes civil and criminal penalties for such violations. Directs the Secretary to enforce this Act. Stipulates that the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall have exclusive responsibility for enforcement measures carried out at sea. Sets forth the powers of enforcement of officers authorized by such Secretary. Makes vessels in violation of this Act liable in rem for such violation. Provides that any vessel and its cargo used in connection with any prohibited act may be subject to forfeiture to the United States. Gives the district courts exclusive jurisdiction over any case or controversy arising under this Act. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to issue regulations for the implementation of this Act. Permits the Secretary to amend such regulations at any time. Stipulates that such amended regulations shall apply to any activities under an existing permit unless the Secretary determines that economic hardship to the licensee or permittee significantly outweighs the conservation of natural resources or protection of the environment to be achieved. Requires that such regulations be consistent with the requirements of specified Acts. Directs the Secretary to submit to the Congress biennial reports on the administration of this Act. Title IV: Tax - Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Removal Tax Act of 1979 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to impose a tax on the removal of hard mineral resources from the deep seabed. Establishes in the United States Treasury a Deep Seabed Revenue Sharing Trust Fund.
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1980
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt a certain portion of royalty owner oil production from the windfall profit tax. Limits the amount so exempted per quarter to ten barrels per day. Requires proportionate allocation of any production in excess of ten barrels per day between tier 1 oil, tier 2, and tier 3 oil, and within any tier on the basis of removal prices. Requires allocation of the ten barrel amount among royalty owners who are members of the same related group.
United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1980
Hostage Relief Act of 1980 - Title I: Amendments to Title 5 of the United States Code - Amends title 5 of the United States Code to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a savings fund to which the head of an agency may allot all or a portion of the pay and allowances of any employee who is in a missing status on or after November 4, 1979, as the result of a hostile action against the United States. Requires interest on such fund to be compounded quarterly at the average rate paid on United States Treasury bills with three-month maturities issued during the calendar quarter immediately preceding the first day of the applicable pay period. Directs the President to issue regulations to authorize agency heads to reimburse (up to $25,000 in any calendar year) any such employee, or dependent of such an employee, for necessary travel, rest and recuperation, private medical car, and other expenses related to the ordeal which are incurred on or after such date. Entitles the spouse of such an employee to reimbursement, for a certain time, for expenses incurred for tuition, books, fees, and subsistence while attending an educational or training institution. Extends to such employees the provisions of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, deferring civil actions that affect property rights of such persons until their missing status is ended. Applies the provisions of this Title to all citizens and resident aliens of the United States held hostage in Teheran at any time during November, 1979, and to their dependents and spouses, regardless of whether they are Federal employees. Title II: Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of such an employee compensation received for active service for any month during the period of his or her missing status, or during which such employee was hospitalized as a result of wounds, injury, disease, or partial or total physical or mental disablement incurred during a hostile action against the United States. Cancels the income taxes for any such employee who dies as a result of such hostile action, for the year in which death occurs and for all prior years during which the employee was in missing status. Authorizes spouses of such employees to file a joint income tax return. Defers the filing of an income tax return by such an employee until after 180 days following the termination of his or her missing status. Applies the provisions of this Title to all citizens and resident aliens of the United States held hostage in Teheran at any time during November, 1979, regardless of whether they are Federal employees. Applies the tax exclusion to non-employees only to the extent of the daily equivalent of the annual basic rate of pay in effect for level V of the Executive Schedule.
United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1980
Authorizes the President to redesignate the week of May 11, 1980, as "National Small Business Survival Week" rather than "National Small Business Week".
United States · United States Congress · 16 April 1980
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income compensation received by members of the Armed Forces of the United States and Federal employees while held hostage in a foreign country. Specifies that such detention must be in connection with a serious international incident which the President designates as such by Executive Order. Disqualifies individuals who are officially determined to be absent from their post of duty without authority.
United States · United States Congress · 16 April 1980
Directs the President to utilize the forum of the Venice Economic Summit to urge the development of an International Code of Business Conduct. Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should negotiate and report to Congress concerning agreements to establish standards of ethical and equitable conduct of international business and mechanisms to resolve problems. Requires the Joint Economic Committee to report to Congress concerning its recommendations regarding such negotiations.
United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1980
Supports the President's actions towards Iran to secure the release of the hostages. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that it is necessary to obtain international cooperation in imposing sanctions on Iran.
United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1980
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System should immediately take steps to reduce interest rates.
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1980
Expresses the sense of Congress that effective monitoring and enforcement of the export control measures taken in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan should receive highest priority. Requires any removal or relaxation of any such export control or any approval of licenses for exports to the Soviet Union to be reported to Congress. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to report quarterly to Congress concerning the effectiveness of such export controls. Directs other Federal agencies to cooperate with the Department in the preparation of such report. Requires the Joint Economic Committee of the Congress to review such report with regard to the assessment of the economic effects of such controls on the Soviet Union and to provide an evaluation to specified congressional committees.
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1980
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (formerly, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare) to conduct a clinical investigation of the safety and efficacy of dimethyl sulfoxide as a drug to be used by persons with arthritis.
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1980
Proclaims October 19, 1981, a national day of celebration as the two hundredth anniversary of the victory of General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia.
United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1980
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an employee, in the case of an employee annuity, to elect to exclude from gross income all amounts received by such employee under the annuity until the employee recovers his consideration, without regard to whether such consideration is recovered during the first three years of such annuity. Authorizes revocation of such election only with the consent of the Secretary of the Treasury.
United States · United States Congress · 27 March 1980
Authorizes the President to impose a $25,000,000 fine against the Iranian government for each day after a date designated by the President that U.S. citizens continue to be held hostage. Authorizes the President to collect such fine from the Iranian assets blocked by the President.
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1980
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States should increase the power of the transmitters and improve the quality and quantity of foreign language programs of the Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, and Radio Liberty; and (2) research should be undertaken to speed progress in the area of international mass communication media.
United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1980
Alcohol Farm Fuel Use Tax Act of 1980 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow, in the case of a taxpayer engaged in the trade or business of farming, a credit against income tax in an amount equal to the annual expenditures (not to exceed $2,000) for conversion of qualified farm equipment to the fuel use of either: (1) pure alcohol; or (2) a mixture not less than 20 percent of which is alcohol. Requires that such equipment use an internal combustion engine for power and that it be used on a farm in the United States. States that the increase in the basis of such farm equipment which would otherwise result from such an expenditure shall be reduced by the amount of credit so allowed.
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1980
Vietnam Veterans Comprehensive Readjustment and Rehabilitation Act - Title I: Interagency Coordination and Veterans Outreach Services - Requires the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to coordinate all programs and activities affecting veterans and their dependents with other departments and agencies. Directs the Administrator to initiate a comprehensive outreach and information program to inform and assist eligible veterans and eligible persons to understand and utilize such programs. Title II: Compensation and Treatment for Diseases and Disabilities caused by Toxic Substances and Radiation Exposure - Entitles a veteran who suffers from a personal injury or disease contracted in the line of duty, or a disabled child with birth defects resulting from genetic damage to a veteran, to compensation and medical care. Authorizes the Administrator to establish and carry out a comprehensive program of screening veterans who may have been exposed to toxic substances, chemical or biological agents, or radiation during their military, naval, or air service to determine whether such veterans have incurred any disease or disability as a result of such exposure. Provides for outreach services to inform and assist such veterans in adjusting to such diseases or disabilities. Permits the Administrator to establish a centralized registry of claims made before the Veterans' Administration (VA) or other appropriate agency arising out of exposure or possible exposure to toxic substances, chemical or biological agents, or radiation, and of the disabilities, diseases, genetic damage, or symptoms associated with such exposure. Title III: Readjustment Counseling Improvement and Expansion - Authorizes the Administrator to arrange for or assist the veteran or the veteran's dependent, or both, in obtaining readjustment counseling or mental health services. Allows for the Administrator to conduct or contract for comprehensive studies of the psychological and sociological effects of the Vietnam Conflict, military service, and the readjustment process upon veterans and dependents. Title IV: Vocational Rehabilitation - Defines for purposes of this Act: (1) medical condition; (2) program of education; (3) program of independent living services and assistance; (4) rehabilitated; (5) rehabilitation program; (6) serious employment handicap; (7) vocational goal; (8) vocational rehabilitation program. Sets forth the provisions regarding basic entitlement and periods of eligibility for eligible veterans. Sets forth the scope of services and assistance, including: (1) evaluation for rehabilitation potential; (2) educational, vocational, psychological, employment, and personal adjustment counseling; (3) allowance and other appropriate assistance; (4) work study allowance; (5) placement services; (6) personal adjustment and work adjustment training assistance, tuition, fees, books, supplies, and other training materials; (8) loans; (9) treatment care, and services; (10) prosthetic appliances and other corrective devices; (11) services to a veterans' family; (12) essential employment equipment and supplies for severely disabled veterans requiring homebound training and for self-employment; (13) travel and incidental expenses; (14) special rehabilitation services, including services for the blind and the deaf. Provides for the duration of rehabilitative programs. Requires extended evaluations of veterans with service-connected disabilities to determine whether such veteran may have or has a serious employment handicap. Allows the Administrator to formulate an individualized written plan of vocational rehabilitation for a veteran. Provides for the payment of a subsistence allowance to eligible veterans. Entitles severely disabled veterans to a program of independent living services, and assistance designed to enable such veteran to achieve maximum independence in the functions of daily living. Authorizes the Administrator to prescribe regulations regarding leaves of absences, conduct, and cooperation. Releases to eligible veterans all books, supplies, and equipment furnished to such veteran under this Act, unless the Administrator determines that such veteran must return the resources. Allows for vocational rehabilitation to hospitalized members of the Armed Forces and veterans. Provides that any Federal agency's facilities may be used to provide unpaid training or work experience as part of a veteran's vocational rehabilitation program. States that such a veteran shall be deemed a Federal employee for workmen's compensation purposes but not for the purposes of laws administered by the Office of Personnel Management. Directs the Veterans Administration (VA) to: (1) provide employment assistance, including direct employment placement, utilization of Federal, State, and nonprofit private employment services and securing loans and paying business license fees; (2) provide vocational rehabilitation staff training and development; and (3) carry out an ongoing program of rehabilitation research and special projects, including grants and contracts with public and nonprofit agencies. Directs the Administrator to appoint a Veterans' Advisory Committee on Rehabilitation. Revises provisions concerning the limitation on periods of assistance under two or more veterans' educational assistance programs to include post-Vietnam era benefits within such limitation, and to provide a 48 month aggregate eligibility period for vocational rehabilitation and other educational assistance. Authorizes the Administrator to evaluate a veteran's employability in considering certain claims based on total disability and unemployability. Title V: Conditional Cost-of-Living Adjustment Educational Assistance Allowance - Authorizes the Administrator to provide a conditional cost-of-living adjust educational assistance to an eligible veteran or eligible person who makes an application and is eligible therefore. Stipulates that a cost-of-living adjustment allowance shall be in lieu of any authorized educational assistance or training allowance. Title VI: GI Bill Program Adjustments - Modifies the delimiting period for completing a program of education for veterans. Provides for the extension of the delimiting period for eligible veterans up to a period of two years. States that the Administrator shall provide educational, vocational, and personal adjustment counseling for veterans eligible for educational assistance. Limits the aggregate period during which any person may receive assistance under two or more programs of education administered by the Veterans' Administration. Declares that educational assistance allowances for institutionalized veterans after 30 days of institutionalization shall accrue and be withheld (and converted to securities), paid to dependents, and paid to such veteran upon discharge. Authorizes the Administrator, upon the request of such veteran, to pay to such veteran all or part of the monthly allowance to meet continuing financial obligations of such veteran. Provides for the payment of unused contributions to the education assistance fund to specified individuals upon death of the participant. Eliminates reporting requirements to Congress regarding default rates and experience with respect to loans made under this Act to eligible veterans. Discharges a veteran's liability on loans upon such veteran's successful completion of educational, professional, or vocational objective. Title VII: Interagency Task Force; Presidential Commission or Veterans' Affairs - Establishes an Interagency Veterans' Advisory Task Force. Sets forth the duties and responsibilities of such Task Force. Title VIII: Job Counseling, Training, and Placement Service for Veterans - Establishes within the Department of Labor an Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans Employment. Title IX: Employment and Training of Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans - Requires Federal contracts of $10,000 or more to require the contracting party to take affirmative steps to employ qualified disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam era and to make reasonable efforts to provide career development, advancement, and training opportunities to such veterans. Encourages veterans employment within the Federal Government. Title X: Veterans Career Development, Advancement, and Training Assistance - Establishes a program of career development, advancement, training, and related services for Vietnam-era veterans. Defines, for purposes of this Act: (1) eligible veteran; (2) eligible employer; and (3) dependent. Sets forth provisions regarding the entitlement to and the eligibility of a veteran for a career development and advancement or training allowance. Sets the duration of such eligibility. Requires the Administrator of the Veterans' Administration to provide occupational and vocational counseling. Permits an eligible veteran to select a program of career development and advancement, or a program of career development and training with an eligible employer in a chosen career field if the employer hires such veteran into its regular workforce with the expectation of permanent employment of the veteran after the training and career development assistance ends. Disallows approval of enrollment of a veteran for: (1) seasonal, intermittent or temporary jobs; (2) jobs paying less than $4.00 an hour, unless the Administrator determines in a particular case that the clause does not apply; (3) jobs outside the United States or its territories or possessions; (4) jobs under which commissions are the primary source of income; (5) employment which involves political or religious activities; (6) employment in an industry which a substantial number of experienced and able workers are unemployed; (7) jobs that are above entry level, except when applicable personnel procedures and collective bargaining procedures regarding the advancement of currently employed workers are complied with; (8) employment which would result in the displacement of any currently employed worker; (9) jobs which if filled would replace any worker who is on lay off, or on strike. Requires the Administrator to discontinue the career development and advancement allowance of an eligible veteran whose conduct or progress is unsatisfactory. Allows the Administrator to renew the veterans' allowance under certain conditions. Directs the Administrator to pay to each eligible veteran employer, on behalf of each eligible veteran, an allowance to meet in part the expenses of such veteran's wages, benefits, training, and any other necessary or appropriate costs. Sets forth the provisions for computation of career development, advancement, and training allowances and payment to eligible employers. Outlines the specifications for approval of career development and advancement programs. Provides for the issuance of certificates of approval to the eligible employers. Requires an employer who receives an overpayment as a result of: (1) willful or negligent failure to report a veteran's excessive absences from work or interruptions in a planned program; or (2) false certification to repay the amount of such overpayment to the United States. Allows the Administrator to make a complete report of the facts to the appropriate approving agency and, if considered advisable, to the Attorney General of the United States for appropriate action. Allows an eligible veteran to make one change of program, unless the Administrator finds sufficient reason to support further changes. Authorizes the Administrator to periodically conduct compliance surveys. Outlines the duties of the Secretary of Labor under this Act. Directs the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretaries of Labor, and of Health, Education, and Welfare, to provide for an outreach and public information program to inform eligible veterans of the program established by this Act. Title XI: Honorable Discharge (Limited) - Creates a discharge category of honorable discharge (limited) if the board determines that such individual has been rehabilitated, that such individual's conduct, activities, and habits since the individuals last discharge or dismissal have been exemplary for a reasonable period of time. Title XII: Effective Date - The amendments made by this Act shall take effect October 1, 1980.
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