United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1979
Veterans' Obligated Period of Service Completion Act - Redefines "veteran" for veterans' benefits purposes to mean an individual who served in, and was not dishonorably discharged from, the active armed services before the period ending 90 days after enactment of this Act, or who entered the active armed services on or after such 90-day period and: (1) served the entire term of duty and was other than dishonorably discharged; (2) was discharged from active duty for a service-connected disability; or (3) before the completion of such term of duty was discharged other-than dishonorably for a satisfactory reason (including joining a reserve unit or enrolling in an educational program). Redefines "eligible veteran" for post-Vietnam era educational assistance to mean an individual who initially entered the armed services on or after January 1, 1977, and: (1) if active service was before such 90-day period under this Act, served more than 180 consecutive days and was discharged other than dishonorably or for a service-connected disability; and (2) if active service was on or after such 90-day period, served more than 180 consecutive days.
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1979
Requires the President to insure the satisfactory resolution of the certified claims of United States nationals against the Cuban Government before considering normalizing relations with Cuba. Requires the provision of tax credits to United States certified claimants should the President enter into any agreement involving counterclaims made by the Cuban Government. Directs the President to urge the Cuban Government to establish a fund for the payment of claims of U.S. nationals to be administered by the International Monetary Fund or some similar international agency.
United States · United States Congress · 5 June 1979
Terminates the Department of Energy on January 15, 1982, unless prior to such date a law is enacted continuing such Department. Requires the President, within 60 days after termination, to submit to Congress a plan for transferring the functions of such Department to other Federal agencies. States that such plan shall take effect unless disapproved within 30 days by either House of Congress. Requires submission of successive reorganization plans until one is not disapproved by either House. Prohibits any such reorganization plan from creating a new executive department.
United States · United States Congress · 5 June 1979
Congratulates the men and women of the Apollo program upon the tenth anniversary of the first manned landing on the Moon and requests the President to designate the period of July 16 through July 24, 1979, as "United States Space Observance" in honor of such event.
United States · United States Congress · 31 May 1979
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow homeowners a nonrefundable income tax credit for expenses paid or incurred to make alterations to their residences for the purpose of making such residences more accessible to, and usable by, a handicapped individual who is either the taxpayer, his spouse, or a dependent of the taxpayer. Limits the amount of such credit, for each such handicapped individual, to the lesser of $1,000 or an amount which, when added to previous year's credits, does not exceed $5,000. Reduces the amount of such credit by one-half of the amount by which the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer exceeds $20,000 ($35,000 in the case of married individuals filing jointly). Defines "handicapped individual" as any individual who has a medically identifiable mental or physical impairment which can be expected to result in death or which can be expected to last for a continuous period of at least 12 months, and which substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of such individual. Requires the handicapped individual to live in the principal residence for which the alterations are made for not less than a nine month period during the taxable year.
United States · United States Congress · 30 May 1979
Expresses the sense of Congress that the President, at the Tokyo Summit, should request those nations dependent on Middle East stability to cooperate with the United States in financing the Israeli-Egyptian Peace Treaty.
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1979
Directs the President to furnish to the House of Representatives certain information related to the current oil situation, including data on: (1) shortages, supplies, demand, and allocation of crude oil; and (2) refinery yield reductions and capacity utilization.
United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1979
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend for one additional year (until January 1, 1981) provisions which allow taxpayers to treat as deductible expenses expenditures to remove architectural and transportation barriers to the handicapped and elderly.
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1979
Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act to prohibit any benefit check issued under such title from being honored for payment after 180 days have elapsed following the day on which it was issued. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to investigate the eligibility of any individual whose check was not presented for payment within the 180 days. Authorizes payment of a cash advance of up to $100.00 in the case of an individual who has lost his or her benefits as a result of this Act, who is presumptively eligible for SSI benefits, and who is faced with financial emergency.
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1979
Farm Water Act of 1979 - Replaces the existing acreage limitation of 160 acres of reclaimed land per individual with a limitation of 320 acres. Permits larger acreages where the land is less productive or other factors make it less valuable for agriculture. Lists specified lands to which the acreage limitations shall not apply including land within a water district which has paid construction charges of the reclamation project relating to the delivery of water to such landholding. Prevents the delivery of water to irrigable land in excess of 320 acres held in private ownership by a single landowner if such landowner refuses to execute a valid contract for the sale of such excess land. States that the provisions of this Act shall not effect existing contracts between the United States and excess landowners relating to the disposal of such excess lands. Permits the delivery of project water to excess land after the effective date of this Act only if the title to such land is made subject to a condition that the land shall not be sold at a price greater than the landowner's costs increased only by the rate increase of the consumer price index for the period between the dates of purchase and sale. Abolishes the requirement that a qualified recipient must reside on or near a landholding in order for such landholding to be eligible to receive water. Permits charitable or religious nonprofit organizations to continue to receive water supplies under contracts executed prior to January 1, 1978. Waives the sovereign immunity of the United States to State law claims and other contractual actions brought in the Federal district courts.
United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1979
Urges the Iranian government to: (1) honor its pledges to safeguard minorities; and (2) provide adequate legal protection to religious minorities. Condemns: (1) the revolutionary tribunals' use of summary justice in Iran; and (2) the execution of an Iranian Jew based on his contacts with Israel and Zionism. Calls upon the President to: (1) apply the U.S. human rights policy to Iran; and (2) work through international forums to encourage the Iranian government to insure the rights of religious minorities.
United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1979
Suisun Marsh Preservation and Restoration Act of 1979 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, to enter into a cooperative agreement with California to mitigate the adverse effects of the Central Valley project on the fish and wildlife resources of the Suisun Marsh and for the preservation and restoration of such resources. Specifies the requirements of such agreement and stipulates that the Federal share of the costs of implementing such agreement shall be 50 percent. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for the Federal share of the construction and the initial operation and maintenance of facilities in the Marsh.
United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1979
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Iranian leaders should: (1) respect the human rights of religious minorities; and (2) stop the harassment of those who wish to practice their religion.
United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1979
Federal Automobile Mileage Reduction Act of 1979 - Directs the President to reduce the aggregate miles traveled by automobiles owned or leased for more than six months by Federal agencies according to a timetable which phases in a 20 percent reduction from the total miles traveled in fiscal year 1978 by fiscal year 1994. Requires the President to estimate what would have been the total miles traveled in fiscal year 1978 by an agency not in existence at that time in order to implement such reductions. Freezes the reimbursement for use of employee-owned vehicles by Federal agencies at the levels of fiscal year 1978. Authorizes the President to provide exemptions from such reductions: (1) for any executive agency during a national emergency or disaster; (2) for the United States Postal Service; or (3) for any executive agency for a single year, provided the total mileage traveled by such agency does not exceed the mileage traveled during the previous year. Requires the President to submit a written report to the Congress if such an exemption is made. Directs the President to promote the use of gasohol by executive agencies.
United States · United States Congress · 4 May 1979
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit Federal officers or employees from refusing to issue or renew airman certificates or from requiring air carriers to terminate the employment of, or refuse to employ, airline pilots solely by the reason of the age of such person, if such person is less than 70 years of age. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation, upon a determination that it is in the interests of safety, to require airline pilots over the age of 60 to pass more frequent or more comprehensive medical exams than pilots who are less than 60 years of age. Requires the Director of the National Institute of Health, in consultation with the Secretaries of Transportation and Labor, to review available medical data to determine whether an age limitation for aircraft pilots is medically warranted. Requires the Director to submit a report regarding such study to Congress by January 1, 1982.
United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1979
Open House Amendments of 1979 - Amends the Rules of the House of Representatives to: (1) direct each standing committee to establish a subcommittee on oversight; (2) direct standing committees to develop an oversight agenda and timetable; (3) direct representatives of the membership of the Committee on Government Operations to meet with majority and minority Members of each House committee to coordinate all of the oversight activities of the House; (4) require the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to file a written report containing its findings and recommendations for action on each investigation it undertakes; (5) allow the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to undertake investigations by direction of the House on adoption of a resolution; (6) limit the number of subcommittees that may be established by standing committees to at least four but no more than six (excluding the Committee on Appropriations); (7) require the maintenance of complete public records of all committee action; (8) prohibit proxy votes in committees and subcommittees; (9) provide for open committee meetings unless such meetings are closed by a rollcall vote of a majority of committee Members; (10) permit any committee Member to demand a rollcall vote on any question in committee; (11) require an affirmative rollcall vote of a majority of committee Members to report a measure or recommendation to the House; and (12) require the maintenance of complete public records of all conference committee actions.
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1979
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional investment tax credit for equipment used to produce electrical energy from hydroelectric power at existing small dams.
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1979
Intelligence Officer Identity Act of 1979 - Establishes maximum criminal penalties of ten years imprisonment and/or a $100,000 fine for: (1) past or present employees of the United States or members of the uniformed services; and (2) anyone having lawful access to information identifying individuals as associated with a United States agency engaged in foreign intelligence or counterintelligence activities, who discloses classified information concerning any such association to anyone not authorized to receive it. Establishes additional penalties for any disclosure or false assertion which prejudices the safety of the individual indentified or damages the foreign affairs functions of the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1979
Electric Vehicle Act of 1979 - Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to establish a formula for calculating the corporate average fuel economy standards for motor vehicle manufacturers which include electric vehicles in their fleets.
United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1979
State and Local Government Cost Estimate Act of 1979 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act to require the Congressional Budget Office, for every bill or resolution reported in the House or Senate, to prepare and submit (along with its regular estimate of the Federal cost involved) an estimate of the costs which would be incurred by State and local governments in carrying out or complying with such bill or resolution.
United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1979
Amends the Occupational; Safety and Health Act of 1970 to direct the Secretary of Labor to prepare an economic impact analysis in connection with the promulgation of occupational safety and health standards.
United States · United States Congress · 23 April 1979
Truth in Taxation Act of 1979 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to include the following information on individual income tax returns: (1) the total U.S. tax revenues received for the two most recent fiscal years; (2) the total revenues received for each such year; (3) the total outlays of agencies of the Federal Government; (4) the public debt at the close of each such fiscal year; and (5) the Interest paid during each such fiscal year on outstanding obligations of the public debt.
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1979
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to tax income of married individuals filing tax returns separate from their spouses at the same rates applicable to unmarried individuals.
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1979
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide that disability insurance benefits for an individual having a terminal illness shall begin with the first month during all of which such individual has such illness. Defines the term "terminal illness" to mean, a medically determinable physical impairment which is expected to result in death within the next 12 months.
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1979
Soft Drink Interbrand Competition Act - Declares that exclusive territorial arrangements made as a part of a licensing agreement for the manufacture, distribution, or sale of a trademarked soft drink product are lawful under the antitrust laws provided such product is in substantial and effective competition with other products of the same general class. Prohibits recovery in private actions under the Clayton Act based on territorial provisions in a trademark licensing agreement prior to a final determination that such provisions are unlawful.
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1979
Declares the sense of Congress that the President shall take steps to: (1) call upon the Soviet Union to permit the resurrection of the Ukrainian churches of various denominations; (2) contact the officials of the Soviet Union to secure freedom of worship in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe; and (3) raise the question of Stalin's liquidation of such churches in the United Nations.
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1979
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow certain aliens applying as immigrants to be given preference visas as children of United States citizens provided such an alien: (1) requests such treatment; (2) was born after 1950 in Korea, Vietnam, Laos, or Thailand; (3) was fathered by an American serviceman; and (4) provides a guarantee of financial support. Stipulates that such guarantee must: (1) be signed by a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident who is at least 21 years old; and (2) provide that such signing sponsor will provide necessary financial support for five years. Allows the Attorney General to enforce such guarantee against the sponsor in a civil suit unless such sponsor dies or is adjudicated bankrupt.
United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1979
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the Government of the United States from incurring direct or indirect debt without an affirmative vote of two-thirds of both Houses of Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1979
Prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury from implementing the proposed revenue procedure published in the Federal Register on February 13, 1979, which sets forth guidelines for determining whether private schools have forfeited their tax-exempt status through the adoption of racially discriminatory policies until Congress enacts specific guidelines for making such determinations.
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1979
Disability Tax Surcharge and Rollback Act of 1979 - Title I: Increase in Excise Taxes on Cigarettes and Alcoholic Beverages - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose upon producers of alcoholic beverages a surtax of nine percent of the amount of alcohol tax presently imposed on alcoholic beverages. Increases the excise tax on small and large cigarettes. Title II: Use of New Excise Tax Revenues in Financing of Disability Insurance Program - Allocates revenue from the taxes imposed upon alcoholic beverages by this Act and revenues from 20 percent of the taxes imposed upon the sale of cigarettes to the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund. Makes reductions in employment taxes after 1980.
United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1979
Amends the Rules of the House of Representatives to add a new Rule XLIX to require that remarks made by Members on the floor must be related to governmental matters to be printed in the Congressional Record. Exempts remarks on the death of a present or former Federal official from such standard.
United States · United States Congress · 27 March 1979
Authorizes the United States Navy Memorial Foundation to erect a monument on public grounds in the District of Columbia in honor of the men and women who have served in the United States Navy.
United States · United States Congress · 27 March 1979
Independent Contractor Tax Status Clarification Act of 1979 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to specify standards for determining whether certain individuals qualify as independent contractors for purposes of social security taxation. Treats an individual as an independent contractor if such individual: (1) controls the total number of his work hours; (2) does not maintain a principal place of business, or if he does, such place of business is not provided, or provided rent-free, by the person for whom such individual performs services; (3) has substantial investment in his business and earns income based upon sales or output rather than upon number of hours worked; and (4) performs services pursuant to a written contract and is provided written notice of his responsibility with respect to income and self-employment taxes. Amends Title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for service performed by an individual who qualifies as an independent contractor under the standards established by this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 27 March 1979
Repeals specified defense contract requirements regarding the purchase of aircraft or naval vessels including: (1) auditing requirements; (2) return of excess profits; and (3) subcontracting prohibitions. Repeals the requirement that at least ten percent of naval aircraft and aircraft engines be manufactured in plants owned and operated by the United States. Removes the President's power to manufacture naval aircraft or aircraft parts in United States owned plants.
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1979
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the total amount of money expended by the United States in any fiscal year from exceeding the total amount of revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year, except in time of war as declared by the Congress. Allows the suspension of the amendment by a joint resolution approved by a vote of three-fifths of the Members of each House of the Congress and approved and signed by the President, or by a vote of two-thirds of the Members of each House of the Congress. Requires tax rates to be reduced to offset the effects of inflation. Establishes a procedure for the approval of bills or joint resolutions affecting taxes.
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1979
Fair Rights for Women Act of 1979 - Title I: Discrimination In Public Places, In Federally Assisted Programs, and In Federal Employment - Amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit sex discrimination with respect to (1) public accommodations, (2) federally assisted programs, and (3) discrimination purportedly required by State law or regulation. Authorizes the Attorney General to institute legal proceedings for the relief of sex discrimination in the public facilities of a state, other than schools or colleges. Requires Federal agencies to apply any employment right or benefit equally to both sexes. Empowers the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission to enforce such requirement. Title II: Discrimination in Military and Veterans' Affairs - Prohibits the establishment of any requirement with respect to the dependency of a spouse of a female member of an armed force, or a female veteran, which is not applied to the spouse of a male member of an armed force, or a male veteran. Redefines "dependent," for purposes of armed forces benefits, to repeal the requirement that husbands and unremarried widowers of armed forces personnel, receive or did receive at least one half support from their spouse. Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit annual reports to Congress on the status of women in the armed forces. Title III: Social Security Act Amendments - Amends Title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to eliminate gender-based distinctions in awarding certain benefits under such Title. Extends social security benefits under Title II of such Act to divorced husbands, surviving divorced husbands, and widowers with minor children on the same bases that such benefits are presently extended to similarly situated females. Reduces the monthly insurance benefits payable to husbands and parents of minor children under Title II by the monthly amounts such individuals receive from a Federal or State retirement plan. Defines "divorced wife" or "divorced husband" for purposes of this Act and reduces from 20 to 10 the number of years a divorced spouse must have been married to claim benefits under the former spouse. Permits payment of social security benefits to a husband and wife on the basis of their combined average indexed monthly earnings. Establishes a formula for determining the amount of such benefits and limits that amount to no more than the amount payable to an individual with a maximum benefit and contribution base. Amends Title IV, part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) of the Social Security Act to eliminate gender-based distinctions; (1) in awarding certain benefits under such Title and (2) in determining exclusions from the requirement that recipients of aid under such program register for manpower services, training, and employment programs established by such Title. Title IV: Discrimination in Certain Income Tax Provisions - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow married individuals to base their deduction for contributions to an individual retirement account upon their spouse's compensation if the spouse's compensation is greater than their own earnings. Title V: Study and Review of Sex Discrimination - Requires the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to study and make recommendations to Congress concerning women's social security and civil service retirement benefits, Federal assistance to "non-public assistance" child care services, and tax deductions for child and disabled parent care services.
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1979
Domestic Oil Production Policy Act of 1979 - Amends the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act to exempt the first sale of new crude oil, and the first sale of market incentive crude oil, from regulation under such Act. Sets forth provisions for the establishment of a ceiling price on old crude oil. Exempts the first sale of tertiary crude oil from regulation under such Act. Exempts the first sale of: (1) deep stripper well crude oil; (2) stripper well crude oil; (3) high water cut crude oil; and (4) marginal offshore crude oil from regulation under such Act. Stipulates that to qualify for such exemptions a property must be producing crude oil at a maximum feasible rate throughout a 12-month qualifying period.
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1979
Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) of title IV of the Social Security Act to permit States to require any individual to work if such individual's needs are taken into account in determining eligibility for AFDC benefits.
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1979
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to subject nonresident aliens and foreign corporations to a tax on the gain from the sale or exchange of farm or rural lands situated in the United States. Requires foreign corporations which hold United States farm lands comprising 20 percent of their assets to make reports on such holdings as the Secretary of the Treasury may require.
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