United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1974
Food Commodity Program Amendment - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to use funds for the exportation and domestic consumption of agricultural products to purchase, without regard to the provisions of existing law governing the expenditure of public funds, agricultural commodities and their products to maintain the 1973 level of assistance for food assistance programs as are authorized by law, including but not limited to school lunch, institutions, Indian reservations not requesting a food stamp program, supplemental feeding, and domestic relief distribution. Provides that if the stocks of the Commodity Credit Corporation are not available, the Secretary may use the funds of the Corporation to purchase agricultural commodities and the products thereof under the Agricultural Act of 1949 to meet such requirements.
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1974
Impoundment Prohibition Act - Provides that in apportioning any appropriation, reserves may be established solely to provide for contingencies, or to effect savings whenever savings are made possible by or through changes in requirements or greater efficiency of operations. States that reserves shall not be established for fiscal policy purposes or to achieve less than the full objectives and scope of programs enacted and funded by Congress. Authorizes the Comptroller General to bring a civil action in the United States Court for the District of Columbia to enforce the provisions of this Act. Provides that nothing contained in this Act shall be interpreted as constituting a ratification or approval of any reservation of budget authority by the President or any other Federal employee, in the past or in the future, unless done pursuant to statutory authority in effect at the time of such reservation. (Amends 31 U.S.C. 665)
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1974
Establishes in the executive branch the Department of Social, Economic, and Natural Resources Planning, to be headed by an Administrator. Requires the Department to report annually to the Congress and the President on the status of resources and social programs and goals for better utilization of resources and social programs.
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1974
Food Commodity Program Amendment - Allows the Secretary of Agriculture, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to purchase agricultural commodities and their products to maintain the 1973 level of assistance to food assistance programs. Authorizes the use of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation for such purposes.
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1974
Provides seminars to freshmen Members of the Congress. Requires the Librarian of Congress, acting through the Director of the Congressional Research Service in consultation with senior specialists and other staff of the Library of Congress, to prepare a curriculum for the series of siminars conducted under this Act. Provides for the reimbursement of expenses incurred in travel to, attendance at, and travel from such a series of seminars to those eligible for the seminars. Authorizes each freshman Member to employ an interim staff during the period beginning on the day such freshman Member is declared elected and ending on the first day of the next regular session of the House of Congress to which such freshman Member was elected in the last general election prior to such session. States that the total salaries paid such interim staff during such period shall not exceed one-half the clerk hire allowance to which such freshman Member would be entitled by law if such Member were a Member of the Congress. Authorizes expenditures for stationery in the interim period up to one-tenth of the allowance for a regular session of the Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1974
Eliminates the prohibition against dealers removing pollution control emission devices under the National Emissions Standards Act. Provides that the motor vehicle emission standards prescribed under such Act shall not apply to any motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine manufactured during any model year beginning with model year 1974 and ending with model year 1980.
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1974
Automobile Fuel Consumption Tax Act - Imposes, under the Internal Revenue Code, a tax on all passenger automobiles equipped with an internal combustion engine, to be based on each automobile's fuel economy deficiency. Defines the fuel economy deficiency as the rate of fuel consumption which is below the fuel economy standard applicable for the period during which such automobile is sold. Sets forth the fuel economy standards. Imposes a floor stock tax on new automobiles held by a dealer for sale. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to determine the fuel consumption rate of each new automobile and provides that this rate and the tax paid pursuant to this Act be posted on a label affixed to the automobile pursuant to the Automobile Information Disclosure Act. Establishes in the Treasury of the United States the "Energy Research and Development Trust Fund." Provides that there shall be appropriated to the Trust Fund any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated which is equal to the amount attributable to revenue received under this Act. Sets forth regulations for investment of the Trust Fund and provides that amounts in the Trust Fund shall be available for: (1) research and development to increase supplies of, and efficient use of, fossil fuels, and (2) exploration, research, and development to obtain and utilize new sources of energy.
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1974
States that all returns made with respect to taxes imposed under the Internal Revenue Code are confidential and private records; but they may be opened to inspection by the following persons at such times and in such manner as the Commissioner of Internal Revenue by regulation may prescribe: (1) the taxpayer for whom the return was made or his attorney in fact; (2) officers and employees of the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Justice for tax administration and economic stabilization purposes; (3) shareholders of record owning 1 percent or more of the outstanding stock of any corporation; (4) tax officials of the States; (5) the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, the Finance Committee of the Senate, and the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue and Taxation; (6) the Attorney General, Assistant Attorneys General, and United States attorneys; and (7) officers and employees of executive departments and other establishments of the Federal Government upon written request of the head of such department or establishment naming the taxpayer whose return is to be inspected and provided that the inspection is necessary in the enforcement of Federal statutes. States that whenever a return is open to the inspection of any person, a certified copy thereof shall, upon request, be furnished to such person under regulations prescribed by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue who may prescribe a reasonable fee for furnishing such copy. Provides that all regulations issued by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue pursuant to this Act must have written approval of the Chief of Staff of the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation. States that this Act shall be effective upon enactment. Allows the Commissioner of Internal Revenue a period of ninety days after enactment to issue the regulations required herein.
United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1974
Makes it the sense of the House that: (1) all agencies of the Federal Government, which have any responsibility for establishing priorities for the allocation of materials and facilities utilized in the production or distribution of fertilizer, give the highest priority to the fertilizer industry regarding the allocation of such materials and facilities; (2) the Federal Power Commission and appropriate State regulatory agencies do everything within their power, in the establishment of priorities for the allocation of natural gas (including gas sold under interruptible contracts), to insure producers of nitrogen with supplies of natural gas sufficient to maintain maximum production levels; (3) the Federal Energy Office include all of the energy and fuel requirements of the fertilizer industry, including local dealer requirements, in its highest priority category regarding allocation of gasoline, middle-distillates, and other liquid fuels utilized by this indsutry in the production, distribution, and application of fertilizer supplies; (4) the Cost of Living Council and the Departments of Agriculture and Commerce continue their monitoring and reporting of fertilizer supply availabilities, wholesale and retail prices, and export shipments; (5) the Cost of Living Council establish an investigatory program through the field offices of the Internal Revenue Service to monitor and analyze any reports of fertilizer price gouging at either wholesale or retail levels, and any changes in manufacturer marketing operations or relationships between manufacturers and local dealers and between local dealers and their customers which may affect continued availability or pricing of fertilizer supplies to farmers; and (6) the manufacturers of phosphate acid give the highest priority to supplying such material to producers and users of feed phosphate, which is essential to livestock and poultry.
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1974
Provides, under the provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, that it shall be an unlawful employment practice to discriminate against individuals who are physically disabled because of such disability.
United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1974
Revises the Federal Election Campaign Act by requiring every candidate in a Federal election to designate one national or State bank as his campaign depository. Provides that every candidate shall designate two individuals who shall be authorized to make expenditures from the campaign depository of such candidate. Provides that it shall be unlawful for any person to make any contribution to or for the benefit of any candidate unless such contribution is deposited by such person directly into the campaign depository required by this Act. Requires any individual receiving a contribution for a candidate to deposit such contribution for a candidate to deposit such contribution in the campaign depository of the candidate within ten days. Provides that any expenditure made with respect to a candidate shall be drawn from the campaign depository of such candidate. Provides that any person to whom an expenditure is made under this Act shall, in order to receive payment from the campaign depository of the candidate involved, present a written order to such depository. Enumerates the information to be contained in such order. Prescribes reporting requirements for campaign depositories. Prohibits the contribution of money in excess of $500 after the close of the sixth day before any election for the purpose of influencing the outcome of such election. Provides that no individual shall make contributions to any candidate for Federal office in any calendar year which, in the aggregate, exceed $3,000. Sets forth various technical and conforming amendments.
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1974
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act - Title I: Commodity Futures Trading Commission - Establishes a Commodity Futures Trading Commission to be composed of five Commissioners consisting of the Secretary of Agriculture and four members selected from the general public, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Authorizes to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this Act such sums as may be required for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1977, and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1978. Makes changes in the Commodity Exchange Act by striking the word "Secretary" and the words "Secretary of Agriculture" wherever such words appear therein and by inserting in lieu thereof the word "Commission"; and by striking the words "United States Department of Agriculture" wherever they appear therein and by inserting in lieu thereof the word "Commission". Provides that if, after a hearing on a complaint made by any person or upon failure of the party complained against to answer a complaint duly served within the time prescribed, or to appear at a hearing after being duly notified, the Commission determines that the respondent has violated any provision of this Act, or any rule, regulation, or order thereunder the Commission shall, unless the offender has already made reparation to the person complaining, determine the amount of damage, if any, to which such person is entitled as a result of such violation and shall make an order directing the offender to pay to such person complaining such amount on or before the date fixed in the order. Provides that unless the registrant against whom a reparation order has been issued shows to the satisfaction of the Commission within five days from the expiration of the period allowed for compliance with such order that he has either taken an appeal as herein authorized or has made payment in full as required by such order, he shall be prohibited from trading on all contract markets and his registration shall be suspended automatically at the expiration of such five-day period until he shows to the satisfaction of the Commission that he has paid the amount therein specified with interest thereon to date of payment. Title II: Regulation of Trading and Exchange Activities - Deletes onions from the definition list of commodities and includes "all services, rights, and interests in which contracts for future delivery are presently or in the future dealt in. Requires the Commission, within six months after the effective date of this Act, and subsequently when it determines that changes are required, to make a determination, after notice and opportunity for hearing, whether or not a floor broker may trade for his own account or any account in which such broker has trading discretion (and also execute a customer's order for future delivery) and whether or not a futures commission merchant may trade for its own account or any proprietary account, and, if the Commission determines that such trades and executions shall be permitted, the Commission shall, after notice and opportunity for hearing, further determine the terms, conditions, and circumstances under which such trades shall be conducted. Declares it unlawful for any person to be associated with any futures commission merchant or with any agent of a futures commission merchant as a partner, officer, or employee in any capacity which involves the solicitation or acceptance of customer's orders or the supervision of any person or persons so engaged unless such person shall have registered, under this Act with the Commission. Declares it unlawful for any commodity trading adviser or commodity pool operator, unless registered under this Act, to make use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce in connection with his business as such commodity trading adviser or commodity pool operator. Requires every commodity trading adviser and commodity pool operator registered under this Act to maintain books and records and file such reports in such form and manner as may be prescribed by the Commission. Requires every commodity pool operator to regularly furnish statements of account to each participant in his operations. Declares it unlawful for any commodity trading advisor or community pool operator registered under this Act, by use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce, directly or indirectly to employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud any client or participant or perspective client or participant. Allows the Commission to specify by rules and regulations appropriate standards with respect to training, experience, and such other qualifications as the Commission finds necessary or desirable to insure the fitness of futures commission merchants, floor brokers, and those persons associated with futures commission merchants or floor brokers. Requires each contract market to submit to the Commission for its approval bylaws, rules, regulations, and resolutions made or issued by such contract market. States that whenever it shall appear to the Commission that any contract market or other person has engaged, is engaging, or is about to engage in any act or practice constituting a violation of any provision of this Act or any rule, regulation, or order thereunder, or is in a position to effectuate a 'squeeze' or corner or otherwise restrain trading in any commodity for future delivery, the Commission may notify the Attorney General, and the Attorney General may bring an action in the proper district court of the United States to enjoin such act or practice. Establishes a $100,000 civil penalty for violations of this Act. Authorizes the Commission to direct the Commission to direct the contract market, whenever it has reason to believe that a market factor creates a condition which threatens orderly trading in, or liquidation of, any futures contract, to take such action as in the Commission's judgment is necessary to maintain or restore orderly trading in, or liquidation of, any futures contract. Title III: Enabling Authority for Creation of National Futures Associations - Allows any association of persons to be registered with the Commission as a registered futures association by filing with the Commission for review and approval a registration statement in such form as the Commission may prescribe. Requires the rules of such an association to provide that no person shall be admitted to or continued in membership in such an association if such person has been and is suspended or expelled from a registered futures association or from a contract market. Requires the rules of such an association to be designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and equitable principles of trade, in general, to protect the public interest, and to remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of free and open futures trading. Allows the Commission, after notice and opportunity for hearing to suspend the registration of any futures association if it finds that the rules thereof do not conform to the requirements of the Commission. Authorizes the Commission to suspend for a period not exceeding twelve months or to expel from a registered futures association any member thereof, or to suspend for a period not exceeding twelve months or to bar any person from being associated with a member if such member or person has violated any provision of this title. Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - Declares it a felony punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both, together with the costs of prosecution, for any Commissioner of the Commission or any employee or agent thereof, to participate, directly or indirectly, in any transaction in commodity futures; any privilege, indemnity, bid, offer, put, call, advance, guaranty, or decline guaranty; or for any such person to participate, directly or indirectly, in any transaction in an actual commodity. Declares it a felony punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both, together with the costs of prosecution, for any Commissioner of the Commission or any employee or agent thereof who, by virtue of his employment or position, acquires information which may affect or tend to affect the price of any commodity futures or commodity and which information has not been made public to impart such information with intent to assist another person, directly or indirectly, to participate in any transaction in commodity futures, any transaction in an actual commodity.
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1974
Repeals the Emergency Daylight Saving Time Energy Conservation Act of 1973, effective at 2 o'clock ante-meridian on the fourth Sunday which occurs after the date of enactment of this Act, except that if such Sunday is in March or April this Act shall take effect at 2 o'clock ante-meridian on the last Sunday of April.
United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1974
Provides, under the provisions of the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973, for a roll back of the wholesale and retail prices of propane gas. Requires that the President shall, in the administration of the pricing authority under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973, provide for the equitable allocation of costs among different petroleum products covered by such Act.
United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1974
Provides, under the Internal Revenue Code, that if an individual files his return for a taxable year before March 1 and if the refund of any overpayment of such tax is not made within 30 days after filing then interest shall be allowed on such overpayment for the period beginning on the date he filed such return and ending on whichever of the following is the earlier: (1) the date the refund check is mailed, or (2) the first date on which interest on such overpayment is allowed. Requires that whenever any refund is made to a taxpayer, the taxpayer shall be notified of: (1) the tax and the taxable period to which such refund is attributable, and (2) the reason for making such refund.
United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1974
Automobile Fuel Consumption Tax Act - Imposes, under the Internal Revenue Code, a tax on all passenger automobiles equipped with an internal combustion engine, to be based on each automobile's fuel economy deficiency. Defines the fuel economy deficiency as the rate of fuel consumption which is below the fuel economy standard applicable for the period during which such automobile is sold. Sets forth the fuel economy standards. Imposes a floor stock tax on new automobiles held by a dealer for sale. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to determine the fuel consumption rate of each new automobile and provides that this rate and the tax paid pursuant to this Act be posted on a label affixed to the automobile pursuant to the Automobile Information Disclosure Act. Establishes in the Treasury of the United States the "Energy Research and Development Trust Fund." Provides that there shall be appropriated to the Trust Fund any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated which is equal to the amount attributable to revenue received under this Act. Sets forth regulations for investment of the Trust Fund and provides that amounts in the Trust Fund shall be available for: (1) research and development to increase supplies of, and efficient use of, fossil fuels, and (2) exploration, research, and development to obtain and utilize new sources of energy.
United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1974
Prohibits the use of United States petroleum products to train commercial airline and military pilots who are nationals of any foreign country which places an embargo on its shipment of petroleum products to the United States. Imposes a ten-dollar per gallon fine on petroleum products used in violation of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 14 February 1974
Provides, under the provisions of the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973, for a roll back of the wholesale and retail prices of propane gas. Requires that the President shall, in the administration of the pricing authority under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973, provide for the equitable allocation of costs among different petroleum products covered by such Act.
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1974
States that all returns made with respect to taxes imposed under the Internal Revenue Code are confidential and private records; but they may be opened to inspection by the following persons at such times and in such manner as the Commissioner of Internal Revenue by regulation may prescribe: (1) the taxpayer for whom the return was made or his attorney in fact; (2) officers and employees of the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Justice for tax administration and economic stabilization purposes; (3) shareholders of record owning 1 percent or more of the outstanding stock of any corporation; (4) tax officials of the States; (5) the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, the Finance Committee of the Senate, and the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue and Taxation; (6) the Attorney General, Assistant Attorneys General, and United States attorneys; and (7) officers and employees of executive departments and other establishments of the Federal Government upon written request of the head of such department or establishment naming the taxpayer whose return is to be inspected and provided that the inspection is necessary in the enforcement of Federal statutes. States that whenever a return is open to the inspection of any person, a certified copy thereof shall, upon request, be furnished to such person under regulations prescribed by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue who may prescribe a reasonable fee for furnishing such copy. Provides that all regulations issued by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue pursuant to this Act must have written approval of the Chief of Staff of the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation. States that this Act shall be effective upon enactment. Allows the Commissioner of Internal Revenue a period of ninety days after enactment to issue the regulations required herein.
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1974
Creates a select committee to be composed of nine Members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker, one of whom he shall designate as chairman. Directs the committee to conduct a full investigation of the role of the oil and gas industry in contributing to the current energy crisis. Provides that the committee shall report to the House as soon as practicable during the present Congress the results of its investigation and study, together with such recommendations as it deems advisable.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1974
Prohibits the use of United States petroleum products to train commercial airline and military pilots who are nationals of any foreign country which places an embargo on its shipment of petroleum products to the United States. Imposes a ten-dollar per gallon fine on petroleum products used in violation of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1974
Federal Paperwork Burden Relief Act - Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a study of the reporting requirements of Federal regulatory programs to determine the extent to which these requirements may be revised to lessen the burden upon small and independent business establishments. Requires the Comptroller General to report the results of such study to the Congress one year from the date of enactment of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 18 December 1973
Automobile Fuel Consumption Tax Act - Imposes, under the Internal Revenue Code, a tax on all passenger automobiles equipped with an internal combustion engine, to be based on each automobile's fuel economy deficiency. Defines the fuel economy deficiency as the rate of fuel consumption which is below the fuel economy standard applicable for the period during which such automobile is sold. Sets forth the fuel economy standards. Imposes a floor stocks tax on new automobiles held by a dealer for sale. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to determine the fuel consumption rate of each new automobile and provides that this rate and the tax paid pursuant to this Act be posted on a label affixed to the automobile pursuant to the Automobile Information Disclosure Act. Establishes in the Treasury of the United States the "Energy Research and Development Trust Fund." Provides that there shall be appropriated to the Trust Fund any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated which is equal to the amount attributable to revenues received under this Act. Sets forth regulations for investment of the Trust Fund and provides that amounts in the Trust Fund shall be available for: (1) research and development to increase supplies of, and efficient use of, fossil fuels, and (2) exploration, research, and development to obtain and utilize new sources of energy.
United States · United States Congress · 17 December 1973
Makes it an unlawful employment practice, under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, to discriminate against individuals who are physically handicapped because of such handicap. (Amends 42 U.S.C. 2000e-2)
United States · United States Congress · 12 December 1973
Revises the National Emissions Standards Act by rescinding the prohibition against motor vehicle dealers to knowingly remove air pollution control devices from vehicles. Prohibits any State from prohibiting the removal of air pollution control devices from motor vehicles as part of an implementation plan under the Clean Air Act except as otherwise provided under this Act. Provides that motor vehicle emission standards prescribed under this Act shall not apply to any motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine manufactured in model year 1974 through model year 1980.
United States · United States Congress · 11 December 1973
Provides that the tax on the amounts paid for communication services shall not apply to the amount of the State and local taxes paid for such services under the Internal Revenue Code.
United States · United States Congress · 10 December 1973
Animal Health Research Act - Sets forth the purpose of this Act and authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to cooperate with the several States for the purpose of encouraging and assisting them in carrying out programs of animal health research at eligible institutions. Authorizes the Congress to appropriate such funds as it may determine to be necessary, not to exceed $20,000,000 annually to, support such research programs. Specifies the formula by which funds appropriated under this Act shall be apportioned. Authorizes to be appropriated such funds as may be necessary, not to exceed $15,000,000 annually to support research on specific national or regional animal health problems. Provides that in developing plans for the use of such funds the Secretary shall consult the Advisory Board created by this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary, not to exceed $10,000,000 annually to support costs of providing veterinary medical science research facilities. Provides that such funds shall be apportioned in accordance with the formula set forth in this Act. States that each dean or director of an eligible institution shall submit a brief annual report of research accomplishments on a project-by-project basis. Directs the Secretary to appoint a Veterinary Medical Science Research Advisory Board which shall consist of not less than nine nor more than twelve members. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. States that the amount paid by the Federal Government to any eligible institution for assistance under this Act, exclusive of the funds paid for research on specific national or regional animal health problems, shall be in an amount not to exceed $100,000 in addition to an amount not to exceed during any fiscal year the amount available to and budgeted for expenditure by such institution during the same fiscal year for animal health research from non-Federal sources.
United States · United States Congress · 10 December 1973
Requires the Civil Aeronautics Board to disapprove certain pooling and other agreements between air carriers unless the Board finds that no party to any such agreement will, by reason of payments received under such agreement, continue to earn a profit during any period of labor dispute between such party and its employees.
United States · United States Congress · 4 December 1973
Revises the National Emissions Standards Act by rescinding the prohibition against motor vehicle dealers to knowingly remove air pollution control devices from vehicles. Prohibits any State from prohibiting the removal of air pollution control devices from motor vehicles as part of an implementation plan under the Clean Air Act except as otherwise provided under this Act. Provides that motor vehicle emission standards prescribed under this Act shall not apply to any motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine manufactured in model year 1974 through model year 1980.
United States · United States Congress · 23 October 1973
Permits loans under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to a rural investment company where the proceeds of the loan are to be used to purchase loans or participations in loans guaranteed under such Act or guaranteed by an agency of the United States if such loans were made for purposes for which loans could have been made under such Act to the borrowers.
United States · United States Congress · 18 October 1973
Declares it to be the sense of the House that the President, acting in accordance with the announced policy of the United States Government to maintain Israel's deterrent strength, and under existing authority, should continue to transfer to Israel the Phantom aircraft and other equipment in the quantities needed by Israel to repel the attack and to offset the military equipment and supplies furnished to the Arab States by the Soviet Union.
United States · United States Congress · 17 October 1973
States that all tax returns are confidential and private records, but that they may be opened to inspection by the following persons at such times and in such manner as the Commissioner of Internal Revenue by regulation shall prescribe: (1) the taxpayer or his attorney; (2) officers and employees of the Internal Revenue Service, the Treasury Department, and the Justice Department for tax administration and economic stabilization purposes; (3) shareholders of record owning 1 percent or more of a corporation; (4) tax officials of the States, District of Columbia, territories and possessions; (5) the Ways and Means Committee of the House, Finance Committee of the Senate, and Joint Committee on Internal Revenue and Taxation, or by other specifically authorized committees and persons; (6) the Attorney General, his assistants, and United States attorneys in the performance of official duties or for litigation; and (7) officers and employees of the executive department if necessary to enforcement of Federal statutes. Prescribes acceptable reasons for inspecting tax returns and authorizes the Internal Revenue Service to establish the manner in which they shall be inspected. Repeals the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 that prescribed the manner in and the extent to which unemployment tax returns may be inspected by State officials, shareholders and committees of Congress. Adds State employees and shareholders to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code prohibiting Federal employees from disclosing tax return information, and prescribing penalties for such disclosure.
United States · United States Congress · 15 October 1973
Directs the Postal Service to maintain a rural delivery service for the free delivery of mail serving, as nearly as may be practicable, the entire rural population of the United States and its territories and possessions. Provides for the conditions to be met in the providing of such service. (Amends 39 U.S.C. 403, 3661)
United States · United States Congress · 12 October 1973
States that all moneys received from the sale of stamps, under the Duck Stamp Act, shall be available until expended, and no action of any kind may be taken to withhold, delay, or otherwise preclude the obligation or expenditure of such moneys except to the extent specifically authorized or required by law on the basis of circumstances or considerations having particular application to such moneys. (Amends 16 U.S.C. 718d)
United States · United States Congress · 10 October 1973
Provides, under the Internal Revenue Code, that in the case of an employer with 50 or fewer employees, old-age, survivors, and disability insurance, and Federal income tax withholding payments shall not be required more than one time. (Adds 26 U.S.C. 6302 (d))
United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1973
Provides, under the Internal Revenue Code, that no Federal Agency may inspect any income tax return except upon an order of the President which identifies by name the person who filed such return. Makes it an offense to make unauthorized disclosures to divulge or publish any name, address or occupation.
United States · United States Congress · 13 September 1973
Provides that future appointments to the offices of Director and Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate.
United States · United States Congress · 11 September 1973
Right to Financial Privacy Act - States that the purposes of this Act are to protect and preserve the confidential relationship between financial institutions and their customers and the constitutional rights of those customers, and to promote commerce by prescribing policies and procedures to insure that customers have the same right to protect against unwarranted disclosure of customer records as if the records were in their possession. Prohibits any Federal agency or employee, or any State or local government from obtaining copies of, access to, or the information contained in, the financial records of any customer from a financial institution unless the financial records are described with particularity and : (1) such customer has authorized such disclosure in accordance with this Act; (2) such financial records are disclosed in response to an administrative subpena or summons; (3) such financial records are disclosed in response to a court order; or (4) such financial records are disclosed in response to a judicial subpena. States that no financial institution may provide to a Federal agency or employee, or to any State or local government, copies of or the information contained in the financial records of any customer except in accordance with the requirements of this Act. Provides that a customer may authorize disclosure if he or those seeking disclosure furnish to the financial institution a signed and dated statement by which the customer: (1) authorizes such disclosure for a period not in excess of one year; (2) identifies the financial records which are authorized to be disclosed; and (3) specifies the purposes for which, and the agencies to which, such records may be disclosed. Requires the financial institution to keep a record of all examinations of the customer's financial records and to notify the customer that he has the right at any time to revoke any authorization of disclosure and to obtain a copy of the aforementioned record of examinations. Sets forth provisions governing customer authorization, administrative subpenas and summons, and judicial subpenas. Prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury from requiring an institution to maintain financial records or to transmit reports on customers, unless such records are required by a supervisory agency or the Internal Revenue Service. Prescribes civil and criminal penalties for violation of the provisions of this Act. Provides for injunctive relief for persons aggrieved by violation or threatened violation of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1973
Provides, under the Internal Revenue Code, that no Federal Agency may inspect any income tax return except upon an order of the President which identifies by name the person who filed such return. Makes it an offense to make unauthorized disclosures to divulge or publish any name, address or occupation.
United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1973
Provides, under the Internal Revenue Code, that no Federal Agency may inspect any income tax return except upon an order of the President which identifies by name the person who filed such return. Makes it an offense to make unauthorized disclosures to divulge or publish any name, address or occupation.
United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1973
Authorizes the Librarian of Congress to establish and conduct seminars for freshman members of the Congress in two similar series. Schedules the first one for November 15 until Thanksgiving in each year that a general election for the House of Representative is held. Schedules the second series for between December 1 and December 15. Authorizes the Librarian of Congress acting through the Director of the Congressional Research Service, to prepare a curriculum for the series of seminars under this Act. Allows each person attending seminars expenses for travel, accomodations food. Authorizes necessary appropriations to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1973
Provides, under the Internal Revenue Code, that no Federal Agency may inspect any income tax return except upon an order of the President which identifies by name the person who filed such return. Makes it an offense to make unauthorized disclosures to divulge or publish any name, address or occupation.
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1973
Provides, under the Internal Revenue Code, that no Federal Agency may inspect any income tax return except upon an order of the President which identifies by name the person who filed such return. Makes it an offense to make unauthorized disclosures to divulge or publish any name, address or occupation.
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1973
Authorizes the Librarian of Congress to establish and conduct seminars for freshman members of the Congress in two similar series. Schedules the first one for November 15 until Thanksgiving in each year that a general election for the House of Representative is held. Schedules the second series for between December 1 and December 15. Authorizes the Librarian of Congress acting through the Director of the Congressional Research Service, to prepare a curriculum for the series of seminars under this Act. Allows each person attending seminars expenses for travel, accomodations food. Authorizes necessary appropriations to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1973
Provides, under the Internal Revenue Code, that no Federal agency or instrumentality may inspect any income tax return except upon an order of the President which identifies by name the person who filed such return.
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