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Bill· HRH.R. 13251 (95th)referred

A bill to promote and coordinate amateur athletic activity in the United States, to recognize certain rights for United States amateur athletes, to provide for the resolution of disputes involving national governing bodies, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 22 June 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.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 649 (95th)referred

A resolution denouncing the planned American Nazi Party march in Skokie, Illinois.

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.

Bill· HRH.R. 13230 (95th)referred

National Development Bank Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 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.

Bill· HRH.R. 13007 (95th)open

Electronic Funds Transfer Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1978

Electronic Fund Transfer Act - Requires the issuers of debit instruments designed to make payments and effect transfers through electronic terminals to do the following: (1) disclose a customer's rights and obligations when an account is opened and when there is a change of terms; (2) make available to the customer a written receipt of every transaction at electronic funds transfer terminals; and (3) furnish a monthly statement to each customer identifying all transactions. Provides a procedure for the correction of account errors. Excuses a customer of liability for unauthorized use of his debit instrument unless the debit instrument issuer can establish customer fraud or negligence. Sets forth liability for system malfunction. Provides civil liability for willful violation of this Act and criminal liability for fraudulent use of debit instruments. Makes bank regulatory agencies and the Federal Trade Commission responsible for administrative enforcement of the terms of this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 12730 (95th)referred

Safe Bridge Act

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.

Bill· HRH.R. 12648 (95th)referred

Surface Transportation Assistance Act

United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1978

Surface Transportation Assistance Act - Title I: Federal Aid Highway Act - Amends the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 to revise and extend the authorization for appropriations for the Interstate Highway System through fiscal year 1992. Sets forth a formula for the apportionment of a portion of such funds for fiscal years 1980 through 1983. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to apportion such amounts in a specified manner for fiscal year 1980. Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 1982 for specified highway programs. Stipulates that the Federal share of railroad-highway crossing demonstration projects under the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973 shall be 95 percent of the cost of such a project. Establishes a cutoff date for the designation and completion of the Interstate Highway System. Authorizes the Secretary to approve projects for resurfacing, restoring, and rehabilitating lanes on the Interstate System which have been in use for more than five years. Sets forth the Federal share of the costs of such projects. Increases the Federal share for specified highway programs. Authorizes the Secretary to approve a State's request for the retention of certain outdoor advertising where the sign or display was in existence on May 5, 1976. Authorizes the Secretary to approve Federal participation in State projects for replacing unsafe highway bridges which are not on the Federal-aid system. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States for traffic control signalization projects designed to conserve motor fuel and decrease traffic congestion. Directs the Secretary to allocate funds made available for pavement marking demonstration programs in a manner deemed by the Secretary most appropriate to expedite the completion of pavement markings on all highways. Increases the amount of appropriations authorized for the construction of bridges across Federal dams which may be expended as an emergency fund to meet additional costs. Amends the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 to increase the Federal share for construction projects on the Appalachian development highway system and to increase the authorized mileage for such system. Establishes a ceiling on obligations for Federal- aid highways and highway construction projects for fiscal year 1979. Amends the Energency Highway Emergy Conservation Act to authorize the Secretary to approve carpool projects in urbanized areas. Authorizes the reapportionment of funds not used by a State for the Interstate System to another State which has obligated all of its apportionment. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out access control demonstration projects designed to demonstrate whether preserving the capacity of existing highways to move traffic safely by acquiring and controlling the right of access to such highways is a cost effective alternative to the construction of additional highways. Bikeway Transportation Act - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States and municipalities for the construction of bikeways in urbanized areas. Stipulates that the Federal share of such a project shall be 80 percent of its cost. Authorizes appropriations for such grants for fiscal years 1979 through 1982. Stipulates that upon repayment of a specified sum by the State of Indiana to the Treasurer of the United States, Interstate Route 80/90 shall be free of all restrictions with respect to the imposition and collection of tolls. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct a demonstration project in a metropolitan area of 500,000 or more population to restrict the access of motor vehicles to the central business district during peak traffic hours in order to determine the practicability of this method in reducing motor vehicle congestion. Directs the Secretary to conduct a demonstration project on the Interstate System to place vending machines in rest and recreation areas located on the rights-of-way of such System. Directs the Secretary to designate a portion of State Highway Numbered 17 in Richmond, California as part of the Interstate System. Exempts the facility owned by the Thousand Islands Bridge Authority on the right-of-way of interstate route I-81 in New York State from certain restrictions prohibiting commercial establishments on such a right-of-way. Authorizes the Secretary to approve certain construction projects with respect to interstate route I-90 in New York State. Authorizes the Secretary to provide for the construction of spur highways to connect the Great River Road with existing bridges across the Mississippi River. Directs the Secretary to reimburse the Federal share of the cost of constructing a new toll bridge across the Ohio River at Huntington, West Virginia. Prohibits the expenditure of Federal funds to erect or modify road signs solely using the metric system unless specifically authorized by Congress. Requires each State to annually report to the Secretary regarding State enforcement of its vehicle weight limitations on the Federal-aid system. Amends the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973 to authorize appropriations to the State of New Hampshire for expenditure on Federal-aid highways (other than Interstate System highways) which serve as alternative routes to the Franconia Notch Parkway. Directs the Secretary to carry out a demonstration project permitting a State to sell State lottery tickets at publicly owned rest and recreation areas on the rights-of-way of the Interstate System in such State. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out a demonstration project on the Federal-aid primary system for the construction of a bypass highway around Prairie Creek Redwood State Park in Humbolt County, California. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study on the feasibility of an additional bridge across the Columbia River between Vancouver, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. Directs the Secretary to carry out a rural highway public transportation demonstration project in the Sherman, Texas - Denison, Texas area. Title II: Highway Safety Act - Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 1982 for specified highway safety programs. Amends the Highway Safety Act of 1973 to authorize appropriations through fiscal year 1982 for projects to eliminate hazards relating to rail-highway crossings. Requires each State to annually certify to the Secretary that it is enforcing the national maximum speed limit. Directs the Secretary to reduce a State's apportionment for Federal-aid highway funds if the percentage of motor vehicles exceeding 55 miles per hour exceeds a specified percentage. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1979 through 1982 to the Secretary of Transportation for the acquisition, storage, and retrieval of highway accident data and for establishing procedures for reporting accidents on a nationwide basis. Abolishes the National Highway Safety Advisory Committee. Authorizes the Secretary to waive State highway safety program standards for projects to identify highway accident causes and to reduce accidents. Directs the Secretary to carry out six pilot projects designed, through the use of television and radio, to develop and evaluate methods to achieve maximum measurable effectiveness in reducing traffic accidents, injuries, and death. Authorizes appropriations for such purpose. Title III: Urban Mass Transportation Act Amendments - Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act to repeal the provision which allows States or local public bodies to use Federal urban mass transportation assistance for the payment of operating expenses for mass transportation services. Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 1982 for specified projects under such Act. Requires that a specified portion of such appropriations be used for grants for intercity bus service. Directs the Secretary to apportion authorizations for the urban mass transit program according to a specified formula for fiscal years 1979 through 1982. Removes specified restrictions regarding the availability of fellowships for public transportation training programs. Authorizes general appropriations to carry out the provisions of the Urban Mass Transportation Act through fiscal year 1982. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress monthly regarding the funding of projects under such Act. Revises the Federal operating assistance program for the provision of rail passenger service under such Act. Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 1982 for such program. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States and local bodies to acquire, construct, or alter facilities for use in providing intercity bus service and in coordinating such service with other modes of transportation. Stipulates that the Federal share of such a project shall be 80 percent of its net cost. Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 1982 to carry out such program. Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 1982 for the liquidation of obligations incurred for public mass transit projects substituted for routes on the Interstate Highway System. Authorizes the Secretary to convert specified mass transportation equipment and facilities loans to grants under specified conditions. Directs the Secretary to make a full and complete investigation and study of establishing and operating a mass transportation system which would provide basic services with a minimum of amenities at low costs and to report the results of such study to Congress. Directs the Secretary to carry out a demonstration project using high speed jetfoil transportation facilities and operating between the Long Branch, New Jersey area, Sandy Hook State Park, and New York, New York to determine the feasibility of utilizing this technology in providing certain public mass transportation service. Authorizes appropriations to carry out such project. Title IV: Prohibits the awarding of grants of more than $5,000,000 for the acquisition of any steel or rolling stock for fixed rail service unless substantially all the steel to be acquired has been domestically produced. Sets forth exceptions to this requirement. Provides for Congressional review of certain rules and regulations relating to highways or urban mass transportation.

Bill· HRH.R. 12433 (95th)open

Housing and Community Development Amendments

United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1978

Housing and Community Development Amendments - Title I: Community and Neighborhood Development and Conservation - Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend the rehabilitation loan program through fiscal year 1979. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend the Urban Homesteading program through fiscal year 1979. Changes the requirements for application and eligibility for assistance under the Community Development Block Grant program. Title II: Housing Assistance Programs - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make, and contract to make, assistance payments to owners of housing projects insured under the National Housing Act and assisted under rent supplement programs on an annual basis. Permits payments to be made only if such payments are necessary to restore or maintain the economic soundess of the project and to maintain its low-to-moderate-income character. Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to set aside a specified amount of the funds appropriated for housing for the handicapped to be made available for loans for the development of rented housing and related facilities specifically designed to meet the needs of handicapped (primarily non-elderly) persons. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize funds to be appropriated for annual contributions for low-income housing projects through fiscal year 1978. Authorizes the Secretary to make assistance payment to low-income families for the rental of real property on which is located a mobile home which is owned by such family and used by it as a principal residence. Title III: Program Amendments and Extensions - Amends the National Housing Act to extend specified Federal Housing Administration insurance programs including the following: (1) housing renovation and modernization; (2) general insurance authorization; (3) housing for moderate income and displaced families; (4) membership in cooperative associations for lower income families; (5) rental housing for low-income families; (6) coinsurance of mortgages; (7) experimental housing; (8) armed services housing; (9) group practice facilities and medical practice facilities; (10) new communities; and (11) crime and riot reinsurance. Permits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to insure, on a permanent basis, mortgages and loans with provisions for varying rates of amortization through fiscal year 1979. Extends the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance program through fiscal year 1979. Amends the Housing Act of 1954 to authorize appropriations for comprehensive planning for urban and rural development through fiscal year 1979. Calls for triennial, instead of biennial, review of the comprehensive plans developed by recipients of assistance under such Act. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to extend research authorizations through fiscal year 1979. Authorizes the Secretary of such Department to conduct demonstrations to determine the feasiblity of expanding home ownership opportunities in urban areas including encouraging the conversion of multifamily housing properties to cooperative or condominium ownership by individuals and families. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act to extend the National Flood Insurance program and flood insurance through fiscal year 1979. Authorizes the Secretary to bid on specified properties which are not insured under the National Housing Act at foreclosure sales. Amends the National Housing Act to extend mortgage insurance to nonresident care facilities. Changes the eligiblity requirements for condominium mortgage insurance under the National Housing Act. Amends the National Housing Act to increase the authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 1979 for losses sustained by the General Insurance fund. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to insure loans for the acquisition of fee simple title to residential property from lessors beyond limits established by the National Housing Act, if such property is located in Hawaii. Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to authorize the establishment of more than one day care facility for the children of employees of such Department. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1969 to remove certain restrictions on the purchase or lease of surplus real property for use in providing housing for low- and moderate-income families and individuals. Amends the National Housing Act to increase: (1) the total amount of purchase authority of the Government National Mortgage Association; and (2) the limits on the amounts of principal obligations of various classes of mortgages which such Association may purchase. Title IV: Rural Housing - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend the following housing programs until September 30, 1979: (1) low-income repair loans and grants; (2) low rent housing for domestic farm labor; (3) rural rental housing loans; (4) rural housing loans; and (5) mutual self-help housing loans and grants. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study of housing which is available for migrant and settled farmworkers. Requires the adequate written notification of the reasons for which such assistance was denied be given to anyone who has applied for and been denied rural housing assistance. Removes the limitation on the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the low-income repair program and the mutual self-help housing program. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to provide additional assistance to persons receiving aid for rural housing under the interest credit program who are unable to afford a dwelling. Prescribes the formula for determining the amount of such additional assistance. Provides for the recapture of all or a portion of the assistance rendered upon the disposition or nonoccupancy of the property by the borrower. Title V: Congregate Services - Congregate Housing Services Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to enter into contracts with public housing agencies for the establishment of congregate housing projects which are supplemented by supportive services for frail and physically impaired residents. Requires assisted public housing authorities to maintain any financial effort they are making in furtherance of congregate services prior to contract authority approval, unless the Secretary waives such requirement. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to permit the provisions of congregate services in existing public housing. Makes provisions for the administration of services and requires assisted public housing agencies to employ elderly and physically disabled residents to the maximum extent practicable. Sets forth application procedures, requirements for eligibility for services, and rules for the setting of fees for congregate services. Directs assisted public housing agencies to review this program with eligible residents and with the professional assessment committee within the 12-month period prior to the submission of an application for renewed funding. Title VI: Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation - Establishes the National Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. Opens all meetings of the board to public observation unless a board majority votes to close a specific meeting. Empowers the Corporation to continue the work of the Urban Reinvestment Task Force in establishing neighborhood housing services programs, in providing grants and technical assistance to selected neighborhood preservation projects, and in supporting Neighborhood Housing Services of America. Requires the Corporation, in making grants, to determine reporting and management restrictions or requirements on recipients and to assure that recipients make information necessary to determine compliance with Federal laws available to the Corporation. Authorizes specified Federal departments and Federal banks to provide services to the Corporation with or without reimbursement. Directs the Corporation to publish an annual report to the President and the Congress. Requires an annual audit of the Corporation. Requires the Corporation to prepare annual business-type budgets for submission to the Office of Management and Budget. Requires inclusion of such budget as part of the President's annual budget to Congress.

Law· HRH.R. 12426 (95th)open

New York City Loan Guarantee Act of 1978

United States · United States Congress · 27 April 1978

New York City Financial Assistance Act - Title I: Emergency Assistance - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to guarantee, under stated conditions, obligations of the City of New York or of its financing agent. Limits the total amount of guarantees that may be outstanding at any time to $2,000,000,000. Title II: Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 - Makes interest income received on any obligation guaranteed under Title I of this Act after the date of the enactment of this title taxable under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.

Bill· HRH.R. 12413 (95th)referred

Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Act

United States · United States Congress · 27 April 1978

Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Act - Title I: Temporary Storage of Spent Fuel - Directs the Secretary of Energy in consultation with other agencies to conduct a study and issue a preliminary report on the amount of spent nuclear fuel which can be stored at temporary spent fuel storage facilities currently in operation or under construction and whether any additional storage facilities should be acquired by the Federal Government. Requires that a final report be evaluated by the President. Directs that within 60 days after the receipt of such report, the President issue a plan for the temporary storage of spent nuclear fuel. Stipulates that any such plan take effect at the end of 60 calendar days of continuous session of Congress after the date on which copies of such plan are transmitted to each House of Congress. Permits the Congress to reject such plan by the adoption of a concurrent resolution. Sets forth the legislative procedure for the consideration of any such resolution. Title II: Permanent Storage of Radioactive Waste - Directs the Secretary in consultation with other Federal agencies to conduct a study to evaluate methods of providing permanent storage of radioactive waste and to determine the amount of storage capacity required to permanently store all radioactive waste. Requires the Secretary within two years from the date of enactment of this Act to issue a preliminary report on the results of such study. Directs the President to evaluate the final report and issue a plan for the permanent storage of radioactive waste. Stipulates that the plan shall take effect after 60 calendar days of Congressional session unless rejected by the adoption of a concurrent resolution. Sets forth the legislative procedure for the consideration of any such resolution.

Bill· HRH.R. 11999 (95th)referred

Youth Employment Act

United States · United States Congress · 11 April 1978

Youth Employment Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a program to (1) provide financial assistance, through the Youth Job Guarantee Office created under this Act, to States, local governments, private organizations, and prime sponsor planning councils established under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 for training and employment programs for eligible youths in jobs on public service and private employment projects, and (2) provide special assistance to those eligible youths who apply for such aid. Makes eligible for programs and assistance under this Act those individuals age 16 to 24, inclusive, who are able and willing to work but who are not employed and who are unable to obtain employment through other means. Establishes in the Department of Labor a National Youth Full Employment Board to assist the Secretary in carrying out the provisions of this Act. Directs the Secretary to carry out his functions under this Act so as to (1) within one year after the enactment of this Act, reduce the number of unemployed youths in each political subdivision of every State to not more than ten percent of the total labor force in such subdivision; (2) within two years, reduce the number of unemployed youths in each subdivision to not more than three percent of the total labor force; and (3) within three years, reduce the number of unemployed youths to effectively zero. Establishes a Youth Job Guarantee Office within the Department of Labor, with regional offices to be located in each State. Directs the Secretary, through the Office, to do the following in carrying out the assistance programs established under this Act: (1) insure that among projects planned adequate consideration be given to such individuals and groups as face special obstacles in finding and holding useful employment; (2) enter into agreements containing specified assurances with agencies and organizations for public service and private employment projects to be administered by such agency or organization; (3) refer eligible youths who apply for assistance to private and public employment placement facilities, to employment projects established under this Act, or, under certain circumstances, to the Job Corps; and (4) declare any youth unwilling or unable to work ineligible for assistance. Amends the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 to require prime sponsor planning councils to select and plan projects for assistance under this Act and to monitor and evaluate such projects.

Bill· HRH.R. 11753 (95th)referred

New York City Financial Assistance Act

United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1978

New York City Financial Assistance Act - Title I: Emergency Assistance - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to guarantee, under stated conditions, obligations of the City of New York or of its financing agent. Limits the total amount of guarantees that may be outstanding at any time to $2,000,000,000. Title II: Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 - Makes interest income received on any obligation guaranteed under Title I of this Act after the date of the enactment of this title taxable under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.

Bill· HRH.R. 11767 (95th)referred

A bill to expand and facilitate urban lending investment by Federal savings and loan associations, and to simplify section 5(c) of the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933.

United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1978

Amends the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 to authorize Federal savings and loan associations to invest in cooperative housing. Removes the limitation on the percentage of its assets which a savings and loan association may invest in the following: (1) commercial real estate loans; (2) loans for home improvement and mobile homes; and (3) State and local government bonds to raise revenue for the rehabilitation, financing, or construction of residential real estate.

Bill· HRH.R. 11668 (95th)referred

A bill to expand and facilitate urban lending investment by Federal savings and loan associations, and to simplify section 5(c) of the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933.

United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1978

Amends the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 to authorize Federal savings and loan associations to invest in cooperative housing. Removes the limitation on the percentage of its assets which a savings and loan association may invest in the following: (1) commercial real estate loans; (2) loans for home improvement and mobile homes; and (3) State and local government bonds to raise revenue for the rehabilitation, financing, or construction of residential real estate.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1086 (95th)referred

A resolution expressing condemnation of the recent terrorist kidnapping of Aldo Moro.

United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1978

Expresses the condemnation of the House of Representatives of the kidnapping of Aldo Moro. Declares it the sense of the House of Representatives that (1) Italy deserves the support of the United States, and (2) the President should instruct the Permanent Representative to the United Nations to press for consideration of solutions to the problem of terrorism in all appropriate forums.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 524 (95th)referred

A resolution condemning terrorist activities of the PLO.

United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1978

Expresses the condemnation by the Congress of the March 11, 1978, attack on Israel by the Palestine Liberation Organization, and the expressed intention of the PLO to continue such attacks and to disrupt the peace efforts between Israel and Egypt. Requests the President to make the disapproval of the Congress known to governments approving the PLO attack. Expresses Congressional approval of the peace efforts between Israel and Egypt. Urges other Middle East countries to join such efforts. Declares negotiation to be the best way to bring peace to the Middle East.

Bill· HRH.R. 11532 (95th)referred

Social Security Refinancing Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1978

Social Security Refinancing Act - Amends Title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to finance the payment of disability insurance benefits and hospital insurance benefits through general tax revenues, rather than through employment and self-employment tax revenues. Reduces employment and self-employment tax rates below the rates established by the Social Security Financing Amendments of 1977.

Bill· HRH.R. 11413 (95th)referred

Anti-Inflation Tax Reduction and Reform Act

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1978

Anti-Inflation Tax Reduction and Reform Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide cost-of-living adjustments for the individual income tax rates and withholding tables.

Bill· HRH.R. 11369 (95th)referred

Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1978

Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act - Title I: Establishment of Goals and General Economic Policies - Amends the Employment Act of 1946 to declare full employment as a national goal. Declares further that inflation is a national problem requiring improvement of government policies, reform of outmoded government rules, and correction of structural defects in the economy. States that (1) nothing in this Act shall independently authorize production, wage, or price controls and (2) the effort to expand jobs under this Act shall focus on the private sector and shall use subsidized public employment only as a last resort. Directs the President to recommend in each annual Economic Report numerical goals for five years for employment, production, real income, and productivity. Designates as a goal to be achieved within five years of the enactment of this Act three percent unemployment for the civilian labor force age 20 and over and of four percent unemployment for the civilian labor force age 16 and over. Directs that, in reducing unemployment, every effort be made to reduce differences in unemployment rates among teenagers, women, minorities, the elderly and groups in the labor force. Requires inclusion in each Economic Report of priority policies and programs to assure productive nonwasteful jobs. Specifies among such priorities (1) development of energy, transportation, small business and environmental improvement; (2) attention to the needs of rural America; (3) attention to the relationship between Federal policies and urban needs; and (4) improvement of the quality and quantity of health care, education, child care, and housing. Requires that the President's Budget and Economic Report include projections of outlays and receipts which are consistent with the goals of this Act. Directs the Federal Reserve Board to transmit to Congress an independent annual report setting forth its intended policies and the relationship between such policies and short-term goals contained in the Economic Report. Directs the President to initiate structural policies to reduce inflation, including policies relative to (1) more effective monitoring and analysis of inflationary trends, (2) stockpiling of critical commodities, (3) strengthening of antitrust laws, and (4) modification of government regulation. Directs the President to establish an advisory board or boards to advise with respect to this Act and other matters related to national economic programs and policies. Directs the Council of Economic Advisers to consult with such board or boards and to cooperate with other Federal agencies with respect to its work in connection with this Act. Title II: Structural Economic Policies and Programs, Including Treatment of Resource Restraints - Requires the President to initiate supplementary programs and policies to facilitate achievement of the full employment and balanced growth goals and timetables set forth in Title I. States that any countercyclical employment programs so initiated shall (1) consider for inclusion specified activities, including standby public works projects and community development programs, and a trigger mechanism geared to times of rising unemployment and (2) contain policies to facilitate coordinated action among the Federal Government, State and local governments, and the private sector. Directs the President to improve and expand existing youth employment programs, recommending legislation where required. Directs the Secretary of Labor, in furtherance of the full employment policies contained in this Act, and after full utilization of programs under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 (CETA) and other laws, to undertake job training, counseling, and referral activities. Directs the President to establish reservoirs of public employment and private nonprofit employment projects, to be approved by the Secretary, through expansion of CETA projects or through other existing or new employment and training programs. Stipulates that such projects which require authorizations under this Act shall not be put into operation less than two years after the enactment of this Act nor without a Presidential finding that other means of employment are not yielding enough jobs to meet goals and timetables. Requires that the Economic Report review and assess (1) existing Federal programs which affect business investment decisions, (2) the effect of the overall economic policy environment and the inflation rate on business investment, and (3) Federal policies and programs which directly or indirectly affect public investments. Directs the President to make recommendations based upon such assessments. Title III: Policies and Procedures for Congressional Review - Directs the appropriate Congressional committees to review and revise goals, priorities, policies, and programs proposed by the President and the Federal Reserve Board under this Act and the Employment Act of 1946. Specifies the oversight duties of the Joint Economic Committee under this Act, including the reporting of a concurrent resolution approving, disapproving, or modifying the policies, goals, and programs of the Economic Report. Sets forth procedures for the consideration of such a concurrent resolution. Directs the Committees on the Budget of both Houses, after receiving the recommendation of the Joint Economic Committee, to review and make recommendations with respect to the annual numerical goals formulated pursuant to this Act. Title IV: General Provisions - Makes general provisions with respect to nondiscrimination, labor standards, and authorizations of appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 11310 (95th)referred

National Credit Union Central Liquidity Facility Act

United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1978

National Credit Union Central Liquidity Facility Act - Establishes the National Credit Union Central Liquidity Facility to provide funds to meet the liquidity needs of credit unions. Vests management of the Facility in the National Credit Union Administration. Declares the initial capitalization of the Facility shall be by stock subscription consisting of shares having par value of $50 each. Entitles any member of the Facility to apply on a form prescribed by regulations for advances. Authorizes the Administration to deny or grant any application upon such terms as it may prescribe by regulations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to lend the Facility up to $500,000,000 to enable it to meet the obligations arising under this Act. Directs the Administration to prepare and submit to the President and to the Congress annually a full report on the activities of the Facility for the previous year. Directs the Comptroller General to audit the Central Liquidity Facility.

Bill· HRH.R. 11298 (95th)referred

A bill to extend title II of the Public work Employment Act of 1976 for one year and to reduce the termination percentage to 5.5 percent.

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1978

Extends the antirecession provisions of the Public Works Employment Act of 1976, which provide financial assistance to state and local governments for the maintenance of basic services. Reduces the minimum unemployment rate which must exist to trigger appropriation authorizations under such provisions.

Bill· HRH.R. 11200 (95th)referred

Middle Income Student Assistance Act

United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1978

Middle Income Student Assistance Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a $250 minimum basic educational opportunity grant for college students whose adjusted family income does not exceed $25,000. Sets forth new guidelines for determining the assets of independent students for purposes of eligibility for basic educational opportunity grants. Revises certain provisions regarding Federal payments to reduce student loan interest costs under such Act including raising the maximum allowable adjusted family income requirement to $40,000.

Bill· HRH.R. 10995 (95th)referred

A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require the Commissioner on Aging to establish a special grant program to enable States to establish community long-term care initiatives to assess the needs of chronically ill or disabled older persons for services and to provide for the efficient delivery of such services to such older persons.

United States · United States Congress · 16 February 1978

Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to direct the Commissioner on Aging to establish a special grant program to enable States to establish community long-term care initiatives designed to assess the needs of chronically ill or disabled older persons for services and to assist in the efficient operation of a comprehensive and coordinated system for the delivery of services to older persons. Authorizes the Commissioner to permit certain agencies to apply for, and if qualified, reserve grants to develop such community long-term care initiatives. Authorizes grants made under this Act to cover up to 90 percent of the cost of a program established pursuant to this Act. Permits adversely affected grant applicants to obtain judicial review. Establishes guidelines for each agency to follow in establishing programs. Requires each administering agency to submit an annual report to the Commissioner.

Bill· HRH.R. 10986 (95th)referred

A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish requirements with respect to the broadcasting of certain professional sports clubs' games.

United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1978

Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to invalidate agreements preventing the broadcast of a professional sports game, by means of television, at the same time and in the same area in which the game is to be played if all tickets to such game have been sold 72 hours before gametime. Repeals this amendment effective February 1, 1981.

Bill· HRH.R. 10960 (95th)referred

A bill to regulate and restrict the use of fuel adjustment clauses by federally regulated, and State regulated, electric and gas utilities, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1978

Amends the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Power Commission to hold an evidentiary hearing before approving public utility rate increases due to fuel adjustment clauses. Requires a showing that the clause effectively provides incentives for the economical purchase and use of fuel. Requires further that the clause is necessary to enable the utility to pay for the added fuel costs which are by nature short-term fluctuations and therefore not capable of determination in proceedings before such costs are incurred. Sets a one-year limit on approved fuel adjustment clauses and requires an evidentiary hearing before their renewal. Requires the Commission to examine and, if appropriate, to audit the practices of public utilities using fuel adjustment clauses. Requires relevant utilities to supply information as the Commission may require and makes such information available to the public. Grants to any purchaser of electric energy produced for resale and subject to a fuel adjustment clause, the right to examine the records of the relevant utility to insure compliance with applicable schedules and Commission rules. Requires the Commission, after affording the opportunity for an evidentiary hearing, to order the cessation or modification of any practice which does not constitute the most economical purchase and use of fuel. Amends the National Gas Act to impose similar restrictions on rate increases of natural gas companies pursuant to automatic adjustment clauses. Prohibits State regulated utilities from making rate increases pursuant to an automatic adjustment clause unless such clause has been determined to effectively provide incentives for the economical purchase and use of the fuel involved. Requires further that such clauses be necessary to enable the utility to pay for short-term fluctuations in fuel costs that are not susceptible to determination in proceedings held prior to such costs being incurred. Limits automatic adjustment clauses to one-year in duration, and requires an evidentiary hearing before their renewal. Requires the reviewing authority to examine and, if appropriate, to audit the practices of utilities with respect to fuel adjustment clauses. Requires that utilities supply such relevant information as is required by the State regulatory body and makes such information available to the public. Sets procedures for the certification of State regulatory bodies with respect to this Act. Requires the Commission to enforce the Act in the absence of State certification and upon the request of any State regulated utility. Amends the Federal Power Act to expand the scope of businesses forbidden from having interlocking directorates without Commission approval. Makes such approval no defense to actions under specified provisions of the Clayton Act. Amends the Natural Gas Act to expand the scope of natural gas companies forbidden from having interlocking directorates without Commission approval. Makes such approval no defense to actions under specified provisions of the Clayton Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 10951 (95th)referred

Alcohol Fuel Encouragement Act

United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1978

Alcohol Fuel Encouragement Act - Requires all gasoline stations, within three years of the passage of this Act, to sell a mixture of gasoline and alcohol in the same manner as they sell gasoline. Imposes a civil penalty for violations of such requirement. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow rapid amortization of facilities producing alcohol for use as a fuel in motor vehicles. Amends the Clean Air Act with respect to the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate the use of alcohol as a fuel additive.

Bill· HRH.R. 10423 (95th)referred

A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to eliminate racketeering in the sale and distribution of cigarettes, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 19 January 1978

Prohibits commerce in contraband cigarettes. Defines "contraband cigarettes" as a quantity of more than 20,000 cigarettes, bearing no evidence of payment of applicable State cigarette taxes, which are in the possession of any person other than (1) a person licensed by the State where the cigarettes are found or by the Internal Revenue Service, (2) a common or contract carrier, or (3) a government agent in the performance of duties. Subjects dealers in cigarettes to such reporting requirements as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe.

Bill· HRH.R. 10332 (95th)referred

Human Resources Development Act

United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1977

Human Resources Development Act - Directs the President or his delegate to carry out, through grants to, or contracts with private and public nonprofit institutions, a program consisting of projects which either (1) involve labor-management cooperation for the improvement of productivity and quality of work life, innovation in a major feature of employment, increased worker participation in decisionmaking, or profit sharing or (2) are designed to establish the efficacy of policies and practices maintaining normal employment levels during periods of cyclical downturns in demand through reassignment of workers to training and other specified types of programs. Directs the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and the National Center for Productivity and Quality of Working Life to assist in carrying out such program.

Bill· HRH.R. 10330 (95th)referred

Human Resources Development Act

United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1977

Human Resources Development Act - Directs the President or his delegate to carry out, through grants to, or contracts with private and public nonprofit institutions, a program consisting of projects which either (1) involve labor-management cooperation for the improvement of productivity and quality of work life, innovation in a major feature of employment, increased worker participation in decisionmaking, or profit sharing or (2) are designed to establish the efficacy of policies and practices maintaining normal employment levels during periods of cyclical downturns in demand through reassignment of workers to training and other specified types of programs. Directs the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and the National Center for Productivity and Quality of Working Life to assist in carrying out such program.

Bill· HRH.R. 10331 (95th)referred

Human Resources Development Act

United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1977

Human Resources Development Act - Directs the President or his delegate to carry out, through grants to, or contracts with private and public nonprofit institutions, a program consisting of projects which either (1) involve labor-management cooperation for the improvement of productivity and quality of work life, innovation in a major feature of employment, increased worker participation in decisionmaking, or profit sharing or (2) are designed to establish the efficacy of policies and practices maintaining normal employment levels during periods of cyclical downturns in demand through reassignment of workers to training and other specified types of programs. Directs the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and the National Center for Productivity and Quality of Working Life to assist in carrying out such program.

Bill· HRH.R. 10131 (95th)referred

Roberto Clemmente Sports City Act

United States · United States Congress · 29 November 1977

Roberto Clemente Sports City Act - Provides Federal assistance to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for the construction of a sports and recreation facility to be known as the Roberto Clemente Sports City.