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United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1979
Designates the square dance as the national folk dance of the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1979
Establishes in the House of Representatives a Select Committee on Inflation to investigate and study the causes of inflation in the United States, particularly the effect of wages and prices on the cost of goods and services.
United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1978
Directs the Civil Aeronautics Board to immediately dissolve the Airlines Mutual Aid Pact. Directs the Board to study the collective bargaining process within the airline industry and to make recommendations to Congress within six months on methods of alleviating the occurrence of protracted airline strikes.
United States · United States Congress · 4 October 1978
Authorizes and requests the President to designate the seven-day period beginning on May 28, 1979, as "Vietnam Veterans Week."
United States · United States Congress · 25 September 1978
Amends Title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exclude from inpatient hospital services provided under such Title the services of a physician in a teaching hospital only if: (1) the hospital elects to receive any payment due under Medicare for reasonable costs of such services; and (2) all physicians in the hospital agree not to bill charges for professional services rendered in such hospital to individuals covered by Medicare.
United States · United States Congress · 22 September 1978
Recognizes the great contribution of Bernardo de Galvez to the independence of the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 20 September 1978
Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States by exempting from duty certain watches and watch movements produced in insular possessions of the United States only if such articles contain no products of Communist countries.
United States · United States Congress · 8 September 1978
Provides for an official memorial flag to honor war veterans to be displayed in all national cemeteries on Memorial Day in lieu of small flags at individual gravesites. Describes such memorial flag.
United States · United States Congress · 8 September 1978
Authorizes and requests the President to designate the month of March, 1979, as "Youth Art Month."
United States · United States Congress · 7 September 1978
Court Interpreters Act - Establishes, through the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, a program to: (1) compile and make available lists of qualified interpreters for non-English speakers and hearing impaired persons (whether or not also speech impaired) and; (2) provide the services of such interpreters free in criminal actions and civil actions initiated by the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 6 September 1978
Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to change the measure of unemployment from the rate of insured unemployment, as determined by the number of unemployment claims filed, to the unemployment rate, as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for the purpose of establishing the beginning of an extended benefit period for receipt of unemployment compensation.
United States · United States Congress · 17 August 1978
Free and Fair Trade in Procurement Act - States the purposes of this Act to be to provide preference for domestic goods in government procurement with Federal funds, and to provide an additional preference for such procurement over foreign goods not freely and fairly traded. Defines "domestic article" for purposes of this Act to be any final good delivered to the government of which at least 75 percent of the total cost is attributable to United States sources. Includes within the definition of "Federal agency" for purposes of this Act AMTRAK and Conrail. Requires that domestic articles and materials be purchased for (1) procurements by Federal agencies or with Federal funds; (2) public buildings or public works involving Federal funds; and (3) State and local procurements at least 50 percent of which are federally funded. Allows for exceptions to such preference if the domestic product can not be obtained in sufficient quantity or quality, or if the cost of such product is excessive. Directs that no product may be procured with Federal funds from nonmembers or violators of an international government code to which the United States is a party. Allows for exceptions to such preference due to insufficient quantity, quality, or excessive cost. Extends the preference for domestic goods to subcontracts which form ten percent or more of the total delivered price of the procured product. Stipulates that the procurement preferences provided for in this Act shall not apply to the procurement of goods to be used outside the United States, or for purchases inconsistent with the public interest. States that the cost of a domestic product is to be considered excessive if the cost of the domestic product is (1) more than ten percent higher than a foreign equivalent product which is freely and fairly traded; or (2) not less than nor more than 40 percent higher than a foreign equivalent product which is not freely and fairly traded. Sets forth the guidelines for determining whether a foreign product is freely and fairly traded for purposes of this Act. Provides that a person in violation of certain unfair import practices under the Tariff Act of 1930 shall be barred from participating in any government procurements for three years. Requires a contractor supplying foreign products for government procurements to certify that he has written assurance from any foreign supplier that such foreign products are not being supplied at below their production cost, and that such foreign supplier is not in violation of United States antitrust laws. Provides that a contractor falsely certifying shall be barred from participating in any government procurements for three years. Repeals the "Buy American Act."
United States · United States Congress · 17 August 1978
Provides for an official memorial flag to honor war veterans to be displayed in all national cemeteries on Memorial Day in lieu of small flags at individual gravesites. Describes such memorial flag.
United States · United States Congress · 11 August 1978
International Sugar Agreement Act - Title I: International Sugar Agreement, 1977 - Authorizes the President to limit the entry into the United States of sugar from foreign countries, territories, and areas not members of the International Sugar Organization, and to prohibit the entry of any quantity of sugar without a valid certificate of contribution, in order to enforce the provisions of the International Sugar Agreement, 1977. Requires the President to report annually to Congress: (1) information about the general level of world and domestic prices of sugar and their relationship to any domestic United States sugar support program; and (2) a summary of domestic and international actions taken under the Agreement to protect the interests of United States consumers and producers. Title II: Sugar Import Adjustments - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to determine the price per pound, raw value, (but not less than 14.5 cents per pound, raw value) below which he has reason to believe that sugar should not be sold in the domestic market during each sugar supply year (October 1-September 30). Authorizes the Secretary to impose import fees on the entry of sugar in any recognized commercial form in that amount (not exceeding 20 cents per pound, raw value) determined necessary to achieve the price objective. Requires the Secretary to review the effect on such fees on a supply year quarter basis, and to adjust them, if appropriate, in order to achieve the price objective. Directs the President to establish any global quotas recommended by the Secretary, with which he concurs. Authorizes the President to suspend any fees or quotas, or any other operation of this Title, in the event of a national economic or other emergency with respect to sugar. Prohibits officials engaged in the administration of this Title from investing in sugar. Establishes criminal and civil penalties for violations of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 8 August 1978
Free and Fair Trade in Procurement Act - States the purposes of this Act to be to provide preference for domestic goods in government procurement with Federal funds, and to provide an additional preference for such procurement over foreign goods not freely and fairly traded. Defines "domestic article" for purposes of this Act to be any final good delivered to the government of which at least 75 percent of the total cost is attributable to United States sources. Includes within the definition of "Federal agency" for purposes of this Act AMTRAK and Conrail. Requires that domestic articles and materials be purchased for (1) procurements by Federal agencies or with Federal funds; (2) public buildings or public works involving Federal funds; and (3) State and local procurements at least 50 percent of which are federally funded. Allows for exceptions to such preference if the domestic product can not be obtained in sufficient quantity or quality, or if the cost of such product is excessive. Directs that no product may be procured with Federal funds from nonmembers or violators of an international government code to which the United States is a party. Allows for exceptions to such preference due to insufficient quantity, quality, or excessive cost. Extends the preference for domestic goods to subcontracts which form ten percent or more of the total delivered price of the procured product. Stipulates that the procurement preferences provided for in this Act shall not apply to the procurement of goods to be used outside the United States, or for purchases inconsistent with the public interest. States that the cost of a domestic product is to be considered excessive if the cost of the domestic product is (1) more than ten percent higher than a foreign equivalent product which is freely and fairly traded; or (2) not less than nor more than 40 percent higher than a foreign equivalent product which is not freely and fairly traded. Sets forth the guidelines for determining whether a foreign product is freely and fairly traded for purposes of this Act. Provides that a person in violation of certain unfair import practices under the Tariff Act of 1930 shall be barred from participating in any government procurements for three years. Requires a contractor supplying foreign products for government procurements to certify that he has written assurance from any foreign supplier that such foreign products are not being supplied at below their production cost, and that such foreign supplier is not in violation of United States antitrust laws. Provides that a contractor falsely certifying shall be barred from participating in any government procurements for three years. Repeals the "Buy American Act."
United States · United States Congress · 7 August 1978
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide the same tax treatment, with respect to determination of sources of income, to interest paid by foreign branches of domestic banks and interest paid by foreign branches of domestic savings and loan institutions.
United States · United States Congress · 7 August 1978
States that the Territory of American Samoa shall be represented in the United States Congress by a nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives. Sets forth the procedure for the election of such delegate.
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1978
Amends Title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to disregard renewal commissions received by an insurance salesman from life insurance policies which such salesman sold before reaching age 65, for purposes of determining eligibility based on income for social security benefits.
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1978
Expresses the disapproval of the Congress of the denial by the Government of the Soviet Union of the right to emigrate and the harassment and imprisonment of individuals, including Mrs. Ida Nudel, who desire to emigrate.
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1978
Authorizes and requests the President to designate October 7, 1978, as "National Guard Day."
United States · United States Congress · 18 July 1978
Provides that where two or more Members of the House of Representatives pay the basic pay of an individual from the clerk-hire allowance of each such Member, such individual shall be considered to be on the payroll of only one such Member for purposes of determining the number of individuals employed by such Members under the clerk-hire allowance. Requires such Members to designate who shall be considered the employer for the month involved and to report such designation to the Office of Finance.
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 1978
Amends Title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code to include Members of Congress, the President, the Vice-President, and Federal judges, under the Federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance system.
United States · United States Congress · 14 July 1978
Foreign Earned Income Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit the tax exclusion for income earned outside the United States to such income as is earned in a "qualified foreign country." Defines "qualified foreign country." Limits the amount of excludable income to $20,000 for United States citizens who establish bona fide residency in a qualified foreign country for at least one taxable year and for United States citizens or resident aliens who work in such a country during a period of 18 consecutive months. Limits the excludable amount to $25,000 for United States citizens who establish bona fide residency in a qualified foreign country for an uninterrupted period of three consecutive years. Treats presence on certain North Sea equipment used in exploring natural resources as presence in a qualified foreign country. Repeals the requirement that income earned outside the United States must be received in the country in which it is earned. Allows a tax deduction for United States citizens or residents working abroad for the sum of the qualified cost-of-living differential (difference between the cost-of-living in a particular foreign country and the Washington metropolitan area), housing, schooling, and home leave travel expenses. Limits the amount of the deduction to the amount earned abroad by an individual reduced by the amount excludable under the foreign earned income exclusion plus the amount of the exclusion for meals and lodging provided by an employer and the amount of specified allocable deductions. Specifies that the deductions for such living expenses be taken from gross income, thus permitting taxpayers who do not itemize deductions to claim such expenses as deductions in computing adjusted gross income. Sets forth definitions for qualified housing, schooling, and home leave travel expenses and rules for computing allowable deductions for such expenses. Permits an individual to maintain a separate household for spouse and dependents and still claim tax deductions for living expenses, if the living conditions in which such individual works are dangerous, unhealthy, or otherwise adverse. Increases the time and amount limitations for moving expenses for the relocation of a taxpayer at a new principal place of work outside the United States. Permits deductions for the moving expenses of a taxpayer due to retirement or for the expenses of a survivor upon the death of such taxpayer. Includes the storage fees incurred for the duration of a foreign assignment within the expenses qualifying for the moving expense deduction. Excludes from gross income meals and lodging furnished to the taxpayer, a spouse, and dependents by the employer outside the United States in a "camp style" or communal setting. Provides taxpayers working abroad the same extended repurchase time limitations as are presently provided servicemen stationed overseas for the nonrecognition of gain on the sale or exchange of a principal residence. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to submit a report to Congress indicating the number and characteristics of individuals claiming tax benefits under this Act, the economic impact of such benefits, and the manner in which such benefits have been administered.
United States · United States Congress · 12 July 1978
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow public utilities to exclude from gross income, as contributions to capital, all amounts received in aid of construction of electric energy, steam, or gas facilities.
United States · United States Congress · 12 July 1978
Steel Trade Negotiations Act - Lists products the manufacture of which shall constitute the "steel sector" for purposes of determining the appropriate product sector with respect to import restriction authority under the Trade Act of 1974.
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1978
Amateur Sports Act - Title I: Declaration of Policy - Makes findings and states that the policy of Congress is to promote amateur athletics and protect the right of amateur athletes to participate in athletic competition. Title II: Olympic Committee Reorganization - Amends the corporate charter of the Olympic Committee to (1) provide for a principal place of business of the United States Olympic Committee (Corporation); (2) set forth the objectives and purposes of the Corporation; (3) set forth the powers of the Corporation; (4) provide reasonable representation for specified individuals and organizations in establishing and maintaining provisions for the governance and conduct of its affairs; and (5) subject to civil liability any person who uses an Olympic designation without authority to promote a private financial interest. Permits contributors or suppliers of goods or services to use the name of the United States Olympic Committee or its designation to advertise that such goods or services have been furnished to, approved, or selected by the Corporation. Requires the Corporation to establish in its constitution and bylaws provisions for the resolution of disputes involving the opportunity of an amateur athlete or other specified individuals to participate in sanctioned athletic competitions. Authorizes the Corporation to recognize as a national governing body any amateur sports organization (but only one for each sport) which submits an application for recognition and complies with eligibility requirements. Sets forth such eligibility requirements. Sets forth the duties and powers of a national governing body and the requirements which an amateur sports organization must meet to hold an athletic competition or sponsor athletes in competition and be sanctioned by a national governing body. Grants to the Corporation the power of review over the actions of any national governing body and invests a United States district court with jurisdiction to enjoin any action of a national governing body inconsistent with the terms of the Corporate charter. Sets forth procedures for the Corporation in (1) processing a complaint against a national governing body by an individual athlete or an amateur sports organization; (2) revoking recognition of a national governing body; and (3) replacing an incumbent national governing body. Provides for arbitration of a determination of the Corporation. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to lend financial assistance to the Corporation in developing amateur athletics in the United States. Authorizes appropriations for carrying out the work of the national governing bodies. Directs the Secretary to conduct a feasibility study to determine the most appropriate means of providing funding to the Corporation for the construction and operation of training centers and sports medicine research facilities.
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1978
Designates July 18, 1979, as "National P.O.W.-M.I.A. Recognition Day."
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1978
Amends Title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to reduce the number of quarters of coverage which a blind individual must have in order to qualify for benefits to one-half the number of quarters required of a non-blind individual, provided the minimum requirement of six quarters is met. Increases to $1,250 per month the amount which a blind person may earn and remain eligible for disability insurance under such Title. Provides for automatic increases in such amount related to increases in the cost-of-living index.
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1978
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the use of the percentage method in computing the depletion allowance for proven oil or gas properties which are transferred by an individual to a corporation if, as a result of such transfer, the individual does not own any interest in an oil or gas property and, immediately after such transfer, owns all of the outstanding stock of such corporation.
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1978
National Development Bank Act - Title I: Congressional Findings and Statement of Purpose - Sets forth findings and purposes of this Act. Title II: Definitions - Defines terms used in this Act. Defines "distressed area" as a geographical area encompassed by a local government which is characterized by at least three of the following conditions: (1) an above average unemployment rate; (2) a below average growth rate in employment; (3) a below average growth rate in per capita income; and (4) a below average growth rate in population. Includes, within the definition of "distressed area," without qualification, Puerto Rico, specified territories of the United States, and any area under the sovereignty or governance of an Indian tribe. Title III: Establishment of Bank - Establishes the National Development Bank as an agency and instrumentality of the United States under the direction of the President. States that the only office of such Bank shall be located in Washington, D. C. Declares the purpose of the Bank to be to facilitate private businesses in locating, expanding, and maintaining development projects in distressed areas. Vests management of the Bank in a Board consisting of the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and the Secretary of the Treasury with the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development serving in alternate years as Chairperson of the Board. Provides for the appointment of alternate members to the Board. Sets forth requirements for the meetings and proceedings of the Board. Directs the President to appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, a President and Vice-President to serve as executive officers of the Bank. Provides for the appointment, by the President of the United States, of a nine-member Advisory Committee. Provides for the protection of confidential material submitted to the Board or Advisory Committee. Requires the Bank to report to the President and the Congress within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year. Sets forth the information to be included in such report. Title IV: Powers - Enumerates the corporate powers of the Bank. Title V: Role of Local Development Authorities - States that there shall be only one local development authority for each distressed area. States that such authority may be: (1) the local government; (2) an entity of the local government; or (3) with respect to a specific project, a State, State agency or nonprofit entity designated by the local government. Requires such authorities to act as the principal negotiators for private companies seeking financial assistance from the Bank for projects in distressed areas. Directs that all applications for financial assistance be submitted by such authorities. Establishes procedures for review of the status of projects granted financial assistance by the Bank. Authorizes ownership of a project by a local development authority and allows for payments by such authority in lieu of taxes that would be paid by a private owner. Permits a member of a local development authority to be affiliated with a company seeking assistance under this Act, provided such person: (1) files a statement of such affiliation with the Bank and the local development authority; and (2) does not participate in any activities of the local development authority regarding such company. Prohibits assistance by the Bank when such an affiliation raises a significant issue concerning the independence of a local development authority. Limits the assistance which may be provided by the Bank to distressed portions of areas encompassed by local governments which are not, as a whole, distressed areas, to ten percent of the total amount of all financial assistance provided by the Bank in any fiscal year. Title VI: Restrictions on Financial Assistance - Requires a finding by the Bank, before providing assistance to a project, that such assistance is a necessary or dominant factor in inducing a company to undertake the project. Requires such findings to be submitted in writing, to the General Accounting Office. Directs the Bank, in deciding among applications for assistance, to give primary consideration to: (1) the proposed project's provision of private sector employment opportunities; and (2) the contribution of the project to the economic and fiscal base of the distressed area. Sets forth other factors to be considered by the Bank in approving applications. Title VII: Guarantees - Authorizes the Bank to guarantee the principal and interest of up to 75 percent of the long-term debt (other than publicly-distributed securities and tax-exempt bonds) for any eligible project in a distressed area up to a maximum amount of $15,000,000. Conditions the extension of a guarantee upon contractual arrangements among the Bank, the eligible company, the lenders extending all of the long-term debt, and, the appropriate local development authority. Sets forth the required provisions of such contracts. Requires the terms of the guaranteed long term debt to be at least as favorable to the lender of such debt as those terms applicable to the nonguaranteed debt for a project. Prohibits the guarantee of long-term debts that bear interest at rates that the bank, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, determines are excessive, taking into account the rates for similar debt securities in the private market and the risk assumed by the United States. Conditions the extension of a guarantee on a determination by the Bank that the lender is responsible and the the financial interests of the United States shall be protected. Permits the Bank to require its prior consent to the resale of a guaranteed debt. Restricts the resale of the non-guaranteed debt of a project to the Bank, to private financial institutions, or through public distributions. Prohibits the extension of a guarantee where the nonguaranteed portion of a debt bears an excessive rate of interest. Prohibits the extension of any nonguaranteed long-term debt which is guaranteed or otherwise assisted by any government program other than: (1) the tax exemption for industrial development bonds; (2) the subsidies provided by this Act; or (3) the taxable bond option of the Internal Revenue Code or which is extended by any person who is affiliated with the eligible company. Directs that an amount equal to up to 25 percent of the total outstanding loans guaranteed under this title be maintained as a reserve to enable the Bank to honor its guarantees. Title VIII: Interest Rate Subsidies - Authorizes the Bank to subsidize the interest payments on the guaranteed portion of a long-term debt provided the borrower's effective annual interest remains above two and one-half percent. Authorizes interest subsidies for nonguaranteed debts provided such subsidies do not exceed 35 percent of the interest costs for 1979 or 1980, and 40 percent for each year thereafter. Restricts the subsidies for nonguaranteed loans. Limits the total principal amount of a long-term debt subsidized, plus the aggregate principal amount of a all outstanding industrial development bonds eligible for tax exempt status that were issued by the borrower or related persons for projects in the same distressed area, to $20,000,000. Prohibits subsidies for tax-exempt industrial development bonds or other long term debts guaranteed, subsidized or otherwise assisted by any Federal, State or municipal government entity. Terminates the Bank's responsibility to make subsidy payments if the borrower defaults in the payment of the underlying interest obligation. Prohibits subsidizing interest payable to affiliates of the borrower except in the case of publicly- issued debt securities where 40 percent of the face amount of such securities is acquired by persons not affiliated with the issuer. Title IX: Grants - Authorizes the Bank to provide grants to assist projects in distressed areas for which it has extended a guarantee or interest subsidy, or in connection with which a local development entity has issued tax exempt industrial development bonds. Directs that such grants be drawn from funds appropriated specifically for use by the Bank under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 and the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. Limits such grants: (1) to the lesser of $3,000,000 or 15 percent of the applicable project cost; (2) to projects which the Bank finds consistent with the statute through which the funds are appropriated; and (3) to eligible companies under contract to assure the prior or simultaneous incurrence of the related debt transaction or to refund the grant if the project does not reach fruition. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce or the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, depending upon the statute from which the funds are drawn, to waive the requirements otherwise applicable in specific cases. Authorizes the respective Secretary to waive requirements relating to specified other urban development and economic grant programs which the Secretary and the Bank determine are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act. Title X: Liquidity Facility - Authorizes the Bank to purchase a long-term debt extended by private financial institutions to finance projects in distressed areas. Prohibits the purchase any part of a loan which is; (1) guaranteed or subsidized under this Act; (2) tax exempt under the Internal Revenue Code; or (3) extended, guaranteed or subsidized by any Federal, State or municipal government entity. Requires the seller of a loan to assign all its rights under such loan to the Bank with full recourse to the seller in the event of default. Requires the seller to repurchase the loan upon default at a price equal to the unpaid principal and interest and to secure such obligation with a pledge of marketable debt securities equal to at least 25 percent of the price paid by the Bank. Requires the seller to reinvest the proceeds of a purchase by the Bank in new loans, approved by the local development authority, for projects in distressed areas within six months. Authorizes the Bank: (1) to purchase such loans at a limited premium; (2) to arrange for the servicing of such loans by other financial institutions; and (3) to resell such loans to the Federal Financing Bank. Directs that an amount equal to up to 25 percent of the total outstanding loans guaranteed under this title be maintained as a reserve to enable the Bank to honor its guarantees. Title XI: Designation of Eligible Areas - Establishes the procedure and criteria for an annual designation of distressed areas by the Bank. Defines the statistics and methods to be used in designating distressed areas. Authorizes the Bank to designate as distressed areas, certain areas that would not otherwise qualify if such areas: (1) are composed of contiguous territory and have a population of at least 10,000; and (2) would qualify if they were encompassed by a local government. Title XII: Appropriations - Authorizes the appropriation of specified sums to carry out the provisions of this Act during fiscal years 1979, 1980, and 1981. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 and the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide for the allocation of funds appropriated under such Acts to the purposes of this Act during fiscal years 1979, 1980, and 1981. Title XIII: Miscellaneous - Authorizes the Bank to waive its priority in judgments involving claims against a debtor. Makes the Bank priority of lien secondary to State and local taxes on debts secured by property. Sets forth other provisions regarding service fees, tax exemptions, Federal jurisdiction and the authority of the Attorney General to bring suits involving the Bank.
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1978
Press Protection Act - Prohibits any person acting under color of law, without a prior adversary court proceeding, from searching any place or seizing any things in the possession, custody, or control of any person engaged in the gathering or dissemination of news for the print or broadcast media, unless with a warrant issued by a court upon probable cause that such person has committed or is committing a criminal offense. Establishes a criminal fine of not more than $10,000 for violation of this Act, and creates a civil cause of action for any person aggrieved by a violation. Allows punitive damages of up to $10,000, and reasonable attorneys fees.
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1978
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President, in carrying out his duties under the Trade Act, should seek the adoption and application of trade agreements which include environmental and safety and health standards among the international fair labor standards to be adopted.
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1978
Authorizes and requests the President to designate the third week of June of 1979 as "National Veterans' Hospital Week."
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1978
Benjamin Franklin National Memorial Assistance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to preserve the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial. Authorizes the appropriation of $500,000 for fiscal year 1979; $250,000 for fiscal year 1980; and such sums as may be necessary for succeeding fiscal years to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1978
Amends Title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code to include Members of Congress, the President, and the Vice President under the Federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance system.
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1978
Citizens Postal Rate Relief Act - Sets the postal rate for personal domestic letter mail of individuals sealed against inspection at 13 cents for the first ounce of each piece and 11 cents for each additional ounce for each piece. Requires the Postal Service to maintain the rate for the class of mail established by this Act at not more than 80 percent of the rate for the transmission of ordinary letters sealed against inspection.
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1978
Designates June 25, 1978, as "National Brotherhood Day."
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1978
Declares that the Congress denounces the planned American Nazi Party march in Skokie, Illinois, as an affront to American Jews and an act that deserves the fullest condemnation. Extends the sympathy and support of the Congress to the citizens of Skokie and to all American Jews.
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1978
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exclude aliens affiliated with terrorist organizations from: (1) visa eligibility and admission into the United States; (2) temporary parole admission; and (3) transit through the United States as foreign officials. Authorizes the Attorney General to deport such aliens, and prohibits the Attorney General from allowing such aliens to voluntarily depart rather than being deported. Removes specified diplomatic and semidiplomatic immunities from such aliens. Makes it a felony under such Act to knowingly aid such an alien to enter the United States. Defines terrorist organization for purposes of such Act. Amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to: (1) define terrorist organization for purposes of such Act; (2) direct the Attorney General to investigate the activities of any person registered under such Act as an agent of a terrorist organization; and (3) make such an agent who knowingly receives funds from such an organization criminally liable.
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1978
Press Protection Act - Prohibits any person acting under color of law, without a prior adversary court proceeding, from searching any place or seizing any things in the possession, custody, or control of any person engaged in the gathering or dissemination of news for the print or broadcast media, unless with a warrant issued by a court upon probable cause that such person has committed or is committing a criminal offense. Establishes a criminal fine of not more than $10,000 for violation of this Act, and creates a civil cause of action for any person aggrieved by a violation. Allows punitive damages of up to $10,000, and reasonable attorneys fees.
United States · United States Congress · 12 June 1978
Authorizes and directs the President to designate May 21, 1978 as "Firefighters' Memorial Sunday."
United States · United States Congress · 12 June 1978
Authorizes the President of the United States to designate the week of September 17 through 23, 1978, as "National Lupus Week."
United States · United States Congress · 9 June 1978
Rehabilitation Amendments - Amends the formula for allocating funds among the States for basic vocational rehabilitation services under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1978
Voluntary Job Preservation and Community Stabilization Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a continuing investigation to identify those industrial, business, agricultural, and service organizations (1) which are in danger of ceasing operation or of outmigration and (2) whose closing or relocation would result in substantial unemployment and economic dislocation in the community. Provides, through the Secretary, loans for technical assistance and status and operating costs to an employee or employee/community corporation which meets certain requirements in order that it may assume ownership and operation of an organization so identified. Conditions loans, among other factors, upon certification that the corporation will allow new employees to participate and will adopt a method for acquisition of stock of persons no longer associated with the organization for the purpose of making it available to all employees on a nondiscriminatory basis. Authorizes loans of up to $15,000 to an employee who wishes to purchase stock in a purchasing corporation and who is unable to secure financing elsewhere.
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1978
Designates the week of September 10 through September 17 of 1978 as "National Rehabilitation Week."
United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1978
Authorizes and requests the President to designate the week of June 4, 1978 as "National Neighborhood Week."
United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1978
Small Business Regulatory Relief Act - Amends the Small Business Act to direct each Federal department, agency, and instrumentality engaged in rulemaking to prepare a written analysis of whether it is legal, feasible, and desirable to exempt small businesses (or classes thereof) from a rule or whether the agency should promulgate a rule with lesser compliance standards for businesses. Sets forth information which must be present in such analysis.
United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1978
Authorizes and requests the President to designate the first Sunday of September after Labor Day of each year as "National Grandparents Day."
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1978
Safe Bridge Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) inventory all bridges which are not located on any of the Federal-aid systems; (2) classify them according to serviceability, safety, and essentiality for public use; and (3) assign each bridge a priority for replacement or rehabilitation based on such classification. Authorizes Federal participation in State projects to repair or replace such bridges. Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund for bridge replacement or rehabilitation programs through fiscal year 1982. Amends the Highway Revenue Act of 1956 to extend the transfers of specified taxes collected in the general Treasury to the Highway Trust Fund through 1984. Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to extend the transfers of specified nonhighway gasoline taxes from such fund to the Treasury through 1984. Postpones specified transportation related excise tax reductions under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.
United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1978
Authorizes the President of the United States to designate September 8 of each year as "National Cancer Day."