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United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1976
Establishes the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe as a standing committee of the Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1976
Diplomatic Relations Act - Authorizes the President to regulate the privileges and immunities of foreign diplomatic missions and their personnel in a manner consistent with international agreements. Defines "foreign diplomatic mission and personnel thereof" for purposes of this Act. Requires the President to periodically publish a list of permanent foreign diplomatic missions and the personnel thereof. Declares void any judicial writ or process against a person or the property of any person entitled to immunity from suit or process under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1976
Diplomatic Relations Act - Authorizes the President to regulate the privileges and immunities of foreign diplomatic missions and their personnel in a manner consistent with international agreements. Defines "foreign diplomatic mission and personnel thereof" for purposes of this Act. Requires the President to periodically publish a list of permanent foreign diplomatic missions and the personnel thereof. Declares void any judicial writ or process against a person or the property of any person entitled to immunity from suit or process under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
United States · United States Congress · 1 September 1976
Amends the Export Administration Act of 1969 to extend the authority granted by such Act to September 30, 1977. Increases the fine for violations of such Act to $25,000 for the first offense and to $50,000 for a subsequent offense. Increases the fine for prohibited exports to Communist-dominated nations to $50,000. Increases the civil penalty for such violation of such Act to $10,000. Permits suspension of the payment of export licensing penalties for a probationary period. Requires that appropriations to carry out the Export Administration Act of 1969 be specifically authorized by Congress for each fiscal year after October 1, 1977. Eliminates authority for Presidential removal of unilateral export controls and assignment of priority to such controls by the Secretary of Commerce. Revises the authority of the President to impose export controls for national security purposes without regard to the availability of such articles from sources other than the United States in order to require the President to predicate the imposition of controls on articles available from other sources upon a determination that absence of such a control would be detrimental to the national security of the United States. Requires the President to include, in semiannual reports to Congress, the nature of the evidence of such detriment. Specifies that any export license application under such Act shall be deemed approved within 90 days of its receipt unless disapproved or unless the applicant is notified that additional time is required for the decision. Amends the Export Administration Act of 1969 to stipulate that such Act shall not be construed as authority for withholding information from Congress. Sets forth confidentiality standards for information acquired under such Act. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to account for technical assistance and technical advisory committees in semiannual reports to Congress under such Act. Requires the Secretary to review regulations under such Act in order to report to Congress on simplification of such regulations. Revises the policy for control of exports for national security purposes under such Act to redefine "controlled country" as a country to which exports are restricted for national security or foreign policy purposes, rather than as a Communist country. Repeals the requirement that all United States foreign military, economic, and financial assistance be terminated when the President determines that the recipient country is not effectively cooperating with the United States pursuant to the policy that export of commodities to nations threatening the security of the United States (including the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and all countries under its domination) be regulated. Amends the Export Administration Act of 1969 to require persons agreeing to transfer technical data or other information to any controlled country to furnish information with respect to such agreement to the Secretary of Commerce, under regulations promulgated to monitor the effects of such transfers. Directs the Secretary to study technical data exports and their effects upon the national security or foreign policy of the United States, and to submit a report of such study to Congress. Amends the requirements for reports to Congress and to the President under such Act by appropriate departments or agencies to specify information to be included in such reports and to require semiannual rather than quarterly reports. Requires a special report to Congress by the President on multilateral export controls. Revises the policy of the United States with respect to boycotts by foreign countries against nations friendly to the United States to require domestic exporting concerns to refuse to support such boycotts, under the Export Administration Act of 1969. Requires any United States person receiving a request for such support to report such request to the Secretary of Commerce. Prohibits support of such boycott by any United States person and specifies actions which shall be considered indicative of such support, under the Export Administration Act of 1969. Permits any United States person aggrieved by violation of such prohibitions to bring a civil action in a United States district court, without regard to the amount in controversy, for treble damages, attorney's fees, and costs, under such Act. Amends such Act to exclude petroleum products refined in United States Foreign-Trade Zones from foreign crude oil export controls to prevent excessive drain of scarce materials and to reduce the inflationary impact of abnormal foreign demand, except if the Secretary of Commerce finds that such products are in short supply and issues regulations herein authorized to limit such exports. Amends such Act to permit agricultural commodities purchased by or for a foreign country to remain in the United States free of quantitative limitations on exports relating to domestic supply and inflationary impact, upon approval by the Scretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, and under regulations for such export which the Secretary of Commerce is herein authorized to issue. Prohibits the use of funds authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the construction of, operation of, maintenance of, or the supply of fuel for, any nuclear powerplant under an agreement for cooperation between the United States and any other country.
United States · United States Congress · 31 August 1976
Expresses the sense of the Congress that Georgi Vins should be released from imprisonment and that the Government of the Soviet Union should allow him and all other religious believers within its borders to worship God freely, as the Soviet Union is committed to do by the provisions of its constitution and by the provisions of the United Nations Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
United States · United States Congress · 26 August 1976
Authorizes the President to issue a proclamation designating the week beginning October 3, 1976, and ending October 9, 1976, as "National Volunteer Firemen Week."
United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1976
Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1977 to carry out the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between the United States and Spain, January 24, 1976, including $15,000,000 for military assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $7,000,000 for security supporting assistance under such Act, $2,000,000 for international military education and training under such Act, and $12,000,000 for guaranties under the Foreign Military Sales Act. Declares such assistance exempt from restrictions upon grants to an economically developed nation capable of sustaining its own defense burden and economic growth, under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Stipulates the scope and policy with respect to such Treaty. Directs that the United States contribution toward modernization and maintenance of the aircraft control and warning network in Spain be financed from Department of Defense appropriations. Authorizes the President to apply the proceeds from the lease of aircraft to Spain to the purchase of aircraft for such country, notwithstanding restrictions regarding the application of such proceeds.
United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1976
Diplomatic Relations Act - Authorizes the President to regulate the privileges and immunities of foreign diplomatic missions and their personnel in a manner consistent with international agreements. Defines "foreign diplomatic mission and personnel thereof" for purposes of this Act. Requires the President to periodically publish a list of permanent foreign diplomatic missions and the personnel thereof. Declares void any judicial writ or process against a person or the property of any person entitled to immunity from suit or process under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
United States · United States Congress · 20 July 1976
Establishes within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare the Office of Inspector General comprised of an Inspector General and a Deputy Inspector General appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Provides that the Inspector General and Deputy shall be removed from office only by impeachment or by the President but only for malfeasance, criminal conduct, incompetence, gross neglect of duty, or disability. States that they shall be subject only to the general supervision of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Sets forth the duties of the Office which include promoting economy and efficiency and preventing and detecting fraud and abuse of the programs and operations of the Department. Requires the Office to report to the Secretary and Congress with respect to its findings and activities quarterly or whenever the Office becomes aware of particularly serious or flagrant problems or abuse. Transfers to the Office the functions of the HEW Audit Agency and the Department's Office of Investigations.
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1976
Allegheny County Bridge Emergency Assistance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to initiate projects to assist in the construction and replacement of bridge structures in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Stipulates that the Federal share of such projects shall equal 80 percent of the total project costs. Authorizes the appropriation of $125,000,000 from the Highway Trust Fund, to be divided equally over the five-year period from fiscal year 1977 through fiscal year 1981, inclusive, to pay such share.
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1976
Establishes in the House of Representatives a select committee to be known as the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control. Provides that the select committee shall conduct a continuing comprehensive study and review of the problems of narcotics abuse and control and shall review any recommendations made by the President, or by any department or agency of the executive branch of the Federal Government, relating to programs or policies affecting narcotics abuse or control. Authorizes the select committee to conduct field investigations or inspections. Requires the select committee to submit an annual report to the House which shall include a summary of the activities of the select committee during the calendar year to which such report applies.
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1976
Authorizes and requests the President to issue a proclamation designating the fourth Sunday in September of each year as "National Good Neighbor Day."
United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1976
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service shall not close or suspend the operation of any post offices, unless there is a clear and compelling need to do so. Encourages the service to continue cost-cutting programs which do not affect levels of service.
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1976
Consumer Communications Reform Act - States that Congress finds that the revenues from integrated interstate and foreign common carrier telecommunications services helped maintain a level of charges for telephone exchange service which is lower than otherwise would be required. Expresses the sense of Congress that the authorization of lines, facilities, or services of specialized carriers which duplicate the lines, facilities, or services of other telecommunications common carriers is contrary to the public interest. Reaffirms the intent of Congress that the complete authority to regulate terminal and station equipment used for telephone exchange service shall rest with the States even though such terminal and station equipment also may be used in connection with interstate services. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that no compensatory charges for or in connection with such communication service may be found to be unjust or unreasonable on the ground that it is to low. Prohibits the Federal Communications Commission from holding the charge of a carrier up to a particular level to protect the traffic or revenues from a communication service offered or provided by another carrier if such charge proposed by the carrier is compensatory. Grants the Commission jurisdiction to approve the acquisition of control by a domestic common carrier of any other domestic common carrier or to approve the acquisition by a person which is not a common carrier of control of any domestic common carrier or the acquisition of the whole or any part of the property of a domestic common carrier after determining that the acquisition is in the public interest. Provides that the Commission shall not grant or authorize any construction permit, station license, or certificate, for the construction, acquisition, or operation of any communication or transmission line or facility, or extension thereof, or any modification or renewal thereof, unless the Commission shall find, after full opportunity for evidentiary hearing on the record, that such permit, license, or certificate will not result in increased charges or unnecessary duplication of communication lines.
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1976
Consumer Communications Reform Act - States that Congress finds that the revenues from integrated interstate and foreign common carrier telecommunications services helped maintain a level of charges for telephone exchange service which is lower than otherwise would be required. Expresses the sense of Congress that the authorization of lines, facilities, or services of specialized carriers which duplicate the lines, facilities, or services of other telecommunications common carriers is contrary to the public interest. Reaffirms the intent of Congress that the complete authority to regulate terminal and station equipment used for telephone exchange service shall rest with the States even though such terminal and station equipment also may be used in connection with interstate services. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that no compensatory charges for or in connection with such communication service may be found to be unjust or unreasonable on the ground that it is to low. Prohibits the Federal Communications Commission from holding the charge of a carrier up to a particular level to protect the traffic or revenues from a communication service offered or provided by another carrier if such charge proposed by the carrier is compensatory. Grants the Commission jurisdiction to approve the acquisition of control by a domestic common carrier of any other domestic common carrier or to approve the acquisition by a person which is not a common carrier of control of any domestic common carrier or the acquisition of the whole or any part of the property of a domestic common carrier after determining that the acquisition is in the public interest. Provides that the Commission shall not grant or authorize any construction permit, station license, or certificate, for the construction, acquisition, or operation of any communication or transmission line or facility, or extension thereof, or any modification or renewal thereof, unless the Commission shall find, after full opportunity for evidentiary hearing on the record, that such permit, license, or certificate will not result in increased charges or unnecessary duplication of communication lines.
United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1976
International Security Assistance and Arms Exports Control Act - Title I: Military Assistance Program - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: (1) to authorize the appropriation of $196,700,000 for fiscal year 1976 and $209,000,000 for fiscal year 1977 for military assistance; and (2) to authorize the appropriation of $32,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 and $70,000,000 for fiscal year 1977 for administrative expenses under this Act. Limits the amounts of assistance to be made available during fiscal year 1976 to Greece, Indonesia, Jordan, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Thailand, Turkey, and Ethiopia. Restricts the use of such funds to extending military assistance to not more than 20 countries in 1976 and to not more than 12 countries in 1977. Prohibits the increase of such limitations by transfer between accounts or by Presidential determination that authorization of such increase is important to national security. Makes such limitations inapplicable to emergency assistance under special authority of the President to order defense articles and services. Conditions assistance to Turkey upon Presidential certification that Turkey has met certain conditions with respect to Cyprus. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to permit the President to order defense articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense for military assistance to a foreign country on a reimbursable basis upon certification to Congress that certain emergency conditions exist. Restricts the total value of such defense articles and services which may be ordered in a fiscal year. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit the reservation of any defense article for use by a foreign country unless such transfer has been specially authorized by legislation. Directs that the value of such reserved articles stockpiled in foreign countries may not exceed an amount greater than is specified in security assistance authorizing legislation. Limits the total value of such stockpile to $75,000,000 for fiscal year 1976, $18,750,000 for the period from July 1 to September 30, 1976, and $125,000,000 for fiscal year 1977. Limits the location of such foreign stockpiles to United States military bases and NATO countries. Prohibits the valuation of any such transferred defense article as an excess defense article. Requires the President to report to Congress each new stockpile or addition to stockpile of defense articles valued in excess of $10,000,000 in any fiscal year. Terminates, under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the operation of United States military assistance advisory groups and missions unless specifically authorized by Congress. Limits to three the number of Armed Forces personnel which the President may assign to the Chief of each United States Diplomatic Mission to perform such functions. Prohibits the performance of such functions by any defense attache assigned to a Diplomatic Mission. Limits to 34 the total number of such missions. Specifies that authority to furnish grant military assistance shall terminate on September 30, 1977, except when such assistance is authorized by Congress to specified countries. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to furnish education and training to military and related civilian personnel of foreign countries. Authorizes the appropriation of $27,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 and $30,200,000 for fiscal year 1977 for such purposes. Repeals restrictions on military assistance for training foreign military students. Makes the Secretary of State responsible for the general supervision of such programs. Makes the Secretary of Defense primarily responsible for such programs. Specifies administrative procedures for furnishing such assistance. Title II: Arms Export Controls - Changes the title of the "Foreign Military Sales Act" to the "Arms Export Control Act. Declares it the policy of the United States to encourage control and reduction of arms traffic. Requires the President to review the arms sales policies and practices of the United States. Amends the Foreign Military Sales Act to limit the authority of the President to transfer defense articles sold under this Act permitting Congressional disapproval except in emergency situations. Amends such Act to require that payment for articles or services sold from Defense stocks be made for the actual value, except that the cost of articles intended to be replaced shall be the production cost less depreciation. Permits the President to extend an additional time for payment in certain circumstances. Sets forth procedures for billing, interest charges, time for payment, charges for administrative services, use of equipment, and nonrecurring research costs. Requires that any contract under such Act be prepared in such a way as to be made available for public inspection to the fullest extent possible. Permits the President to enter into NATO standardization agreements for training if the financial principles of such agreements are based on reciprocity. Stipulates that the direct costs of such agreements shall be reimbursable. Amends the Foreign Military Sales Act to require that sales of defense articles and services which could have significant adverse effect on the combat readiness of the United States be kept to an absolute minimum. Sets forth procedures for such sales. Amends the Foreign Military Sales Act to require imposition of interest charges on amounts by which a country or international organization is in arrears pursuant to the procurement of defense articles or services from private industry. Permits the President to issue letters of offer for such articles or services which require payment 120 days after the date of billing, if: (1) it is in the national interest; (2) the emergency requirements of the purchaser exceed fund availability; and (3) a special emergency request is made to Congress for additional funds to finance such purchases. Extends from ten to 12 years the maximum payment period for credit sales after the delivery or rendering of defense articles or services under the Foreign Military Sales Act. Amends such Act to require the President to transmit to Congress a detailed annual estimate of military sales, including an explanation of the foreign policy and national security considerations involved in such sales, and an arms control impact statement for each purchasing country. Requires the President to make every effort to submit such information in an unclassified form. Amends the Foreign Military Sales Act to authorize the appropriation of $1,039,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 and $680,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, and to establish a ceiling of $2,374,700,000 on the aggregate amount of military sales credits that may be extended or loans that may be guaranteed for fiscal year 1976 and a ceiling of $2,059,600,000 for fiscal year 1977. Authorizes not less than $1,500,000,000 of such sums for Israel for fiscal year 1976 and $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1977. Limits to $100,000,000 the aggregate acquisition cost to the United States of excess defense articles ordered by the President after fiscal year 1976 for delivery to foreign countries or international organizations, exclusive of ships and their supplies. Amends the Foreign Military Sales Act to require the President to transmit to Congress: (1) quarterly reports which detail commercial and governmental military export transactions; (2) reports regarding any letter of offer to sell any defense articles or services for $25,000,000 or more or any major defense equipment for $7,000,000 or more. Permits Congressional disapproval of such letters of offer. Amends the Foreign Military Sales Act to authorize the President to control arms exports and imports and to make available foreign policy guidance to persons in the United States involved in such activities. Requires that decisions regarding the issuance of export licenses be made in coordination with the Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. Requires any person, other than an officer or employee of the United States acting in an official capacity, who manufactures, exports, or imports such articles or services, to register with the appropriate agency. Prohibits the export or import of defense articles or services without a license therefor. Prohibits issuance of such license for major defense equipment over $25,000,000 or more to any non-NATO country unless sold under this Act. Imposes a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than two years, or both, for willful violation of this Act or regulations under this Act, or for willful misstatement or omission pursuant to required reports or applications. Declares this Act applicable to the Canal Zone. Repeals the munitions control regulations and penalties of the Mutual Security Act of 1954. Places an annual ceiling of $9,000,000,000 on arms sales in any fiscal year, except for emergency conditions. Imposes a fine of $25,000 or imprisonment of not more than two years or both for exportation of any defense article or service without a license or approval with intent to avoid a limitation or prohibition imposed under such ceiling. Amends the Foreign Military Sales Act to permit: (1) revocation, suspension, or amendment of arms export licenses by the Secretary of State; and (2) cancellation of a Government contract for sale of defense articles or services by the United States if national security so requires. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to refund moneys received pursuant to such cancelled contracts or to pay damages and costs arising from such cancellation. Requires reimbursement of any department or agency of the United States Government for administrative expenses incurred in carrying out functions under the Act which are primarily for the benefit of any foreign country. Redefines "defense articles," "defense service," "training," "major defense equipment," and "defense articles and services" for the purposes of such Act. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require that the Annual Foreign Assistance Report include specified information with respect to foreign military sales and military education and training. Requires the President to transmit to Congress not later than February 28, 1977, a report regarding all sales of excess defense articles made under this Act between July 1, 1976, and December 31, 1976. Title III: General Limitations - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to requires that the request for security assistance programs for each fiscal year be accompanied by a statement from the President on the status of human rights in each country included in such program. Prohibits such assistance to any country which engages in a consistent pattern of gross violation of internationally recognized human rights, except when extraordinary circumstances exist which necessitate continuation of such assistance or the national interest of the United States requires such assistance. Prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, religion, national origin, or sex in the furnishing of defense articles, under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Foreign Military Sales Act. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit all assistance under this Act to countries which grant sanctuary to international terrorists, except upon a Presidential determination that national security requires otherwise. Title IV: Provisions Relating to Specific Regions or Countries - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to declare it the sense of Congress that the United States shall maintain a flexible policy toward the Middle East. Declares that the "joint resolution to implement the United States proposal for the early-warning system in the Sinai" does not constitute Congressional approval of any commitment or agreement upon which any other nation or organization may rely. Authorizes the appropriation of $40,000,000 to aid Cypriot refugees, under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for fiscal year 1976. Amends such Act to permit the President to waive restrictions on assistance or aid to Turkey to enable Turkey to fulfill defense responsibilities to NATO. Prohibits any assistance to military of paramilitary operations in Angolla, except under specified conditions. States that Congress views Soviet intervention in Angola and support of Cuban armed forces in Angola as inconsistent with detente and other international agreements. Declares that such intervention should be taken into account in United States foreign policy planning and negotiations. Prohibits military assistance, sales, or sales credits to Chile. Amends the International Development and Food Assistance Act of 1975 to limit the amount of economic assistance which may be made available to Chile in fiscal year 1976 and from July 1, 1976, to September 30, 1977. Declares it the sense of Congress that the President seek an agreement with the Soviet Union with respect to limiting military forces in the Indian Ocean. Calls upon the President to express concern for United States citizens arrested in Mexico and requires the Secretary of State to submit periodic reports to Congress regarding the status of such citizens and their treatment. Declares it the sense of Congress that the President evaluate the emergency food needs of Portugal and take action to alleviate such emergency. Deplores the civil strife in Lebanon, and requests the President to seek an end to such discord and to preserve the traditional friendly attitude of Lebanon toward the United States. Requires the President to submit to Congress a report on security and self-sufficiency efforts in Korea. Limits the amount of military aid to Korea to $290,000,000 between July 1, 1975 and September 30, 1977. Repeals Indochina assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and terminates regulations, contracts, and agreements thereof. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: (1) to make available $15,000,000 for housing reconstruction in Lebanon; (2) to authorize the appropriation of $25,000,000 for relief and rehabilitation of earthquake victims in Italy; and (3) to authorize the appropriation of $20,000,000 for relief and rehabilitation of refugees and other needy people in Lebanon. Title V: Miscellaneous Authorizations - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize for security supporting assistance, appropriations of $1,766,200,000 for fiscal year 1976 and $1,801,500,000 for fiscal year 1977. Sets forth minimum appropriations for Greece, and Egypt. Authorizes the appropriation of $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 and $35,000,000 for fiscal year 1977 for the Middle East Special Requirements Fund. Requires that such funds be utlized for specified purposes relating to the early-warning system in the Sinai, the Agreement of October 10, 1975, and the deficit of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Middle East. Authorizes the appropriation of $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 and $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1977 for the contingency fund of the President for supporting assistance, under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Authorizes the appropriation of $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 and $34,000,000 for fiscal year 1977 for international narcotics control, under specified conditions. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the appropriation of $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 and $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1977 for the International Atomic Energy Agency for strengthening safeguards and inspections of nuclear missile facilities and materials. Authorizes interim quarter appropriations for the period from July 1 to September 30, 1976, in amounts equal to one- fourth of the amounts authorized for fiscal year 1976. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1977 to carry out agreements for the use of military facilities in Spain, Greece, or Turkey by United States Armed Forces. Title VI: Miscellaneous Provisions - Establishes a procedure for expediting consideration by the Senate of resolutions of disapproval of certain Presidential certifications under the Arms Export Control Act. Directs the Administrator of the Agency for International Development to report every six months to Congress on the extent small businesses have participated in procurements under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to specify the compensation payable to consultants hired by the Agency for International Development. Amends the Foreign Military Sales Act to require that reports on military exports include data on political contributions, gifts, commissions, and fees paid or offered in connection with sales of military equipment. Requires that civilian contract personnel be used to the maximum extent possible to perform defense services sold under the Foreign Military Sales Act. Requires the President to submit to Congress a report with respect to any Presidential determination that officials of a foreign country receiving international security assistance have: (1) received illegal or improper payments from a United States corporation in return for a contract to purchase defense articles or services; or (2) extorted, or attempted to extort, money or other things of value in return for actions by officials of that country that permit a United States citizen or corporation to conduct business in such country. Requires that such report recommend termination or continuation of international security assistance.
United States · United States Congress · 13 April 1976
Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable William A. Barrett, Representative from the State of Pennsylvania. Appoints a committee of 73 Members of the Senate to attend the funeral.
United States · United States Congress · 6 April 1976
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Soviet Union should release Georgi Vins from imprisonment and allow freedom of religion in that nation.
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1976
Authorizes and requests the President to issue a proclamation designating the fourth Sunday in September of each year as "National Good Neighbor Day."
United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1976
Amends the Peace Corps Act to authorize the appropriation of sums not in excess of $67,155,000 for fiscal year 1977 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1978 to carry out the purposes of such Act. Authorizes, under such Act, in addition to amounts authorized for fiscal year 1976, the appropriation of sums not in excess of $1,000,000 for increases in salary, pay, retirement, or other employee benefits for fiscal year 1976. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary for such purposes for fiscal years 1977 and 1978. Amends such Act to increases the readjustment allowance for volunteers.
United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1976
Authorizes the expenditure of $1,051,169.24 by the House Committee on International Relations for inquiries and investigations. Allocates $75,000 to be expended for the procurement of consultant services. Requires the chairman of the Committee to furnish the Committee on House Administration information with respect to any study or investigation intended to be financed from such funds.
United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1976
Guatemala Disaster Relief Act - Authorizes the President to make available assistance for relief and rehabilitation of the victims of the recent earthquake in the Republic of Guatemala. Authorizes the appropriation of $25,000,000 to carry out the purposes of this Act, under the general policies for furnishing international disaster assistance of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
United States · United States Congress · 18 February 1976
International Security Assistance Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 with respect to military assistance grant programs to require that any request for security assistance for each fiscal year be accompanied by a statement from the President on the status of human rights in each country included in such program, and mitigating factors in favor of continued assistance. Requires the President to include in the annual foreign assistance report a statement of the impact of military assistance on the United States military capacity, under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Authorizes appropriations of $366,000,000 for military assistance for fiscal year 1976 and limits appropriations for Korea, Thailand, Jordan, Philippines, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Greece, Turkey, and international organizations. Prohibits use of such funds to supply sophisticated weapons systems unless the furnishing of such systems is important to United States national security. Limits the authority of the President to order defense articles and services for military assistance to emergency situations involving the security interests of the United States. Places specific financial limitations upon such assistance. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit the transfer of stockpiles of defense articles for any foreign country to another foreign country unless specifically authorized. Limits the value of such stockpiles located in foreign countries (other than for NATO) to the amount authorized for security assistance for that fiscal year. Terminates, under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the operation of United States military assistance advisory groups and missions, unless specifically authorized by Congress. Limits the number of Armed Forces personnel which the President may assign to the Chief of each United States Diplomatic Mission to perform such function. Authorizes appropriations of $2,500,000 for such purposes for fiscal year 1978. Specifies that authority to furnish grant military assistance shall terminate on September 30, 1977. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to furnish education and training to military and related civilian personnel on a reimbursable basis. Authorizes the appropriation of $28,150,000 for fiscal year 1976 for such purposes. Repeals restrictions on military assistance for training foreign military students. Makes the Secretary of State responsible for the general supervision of such programs. Makes the Secretary of Defense primarily responsible for such programs. Specifies administrative procedures for furnishing such assistance. Declares it the sense of Congress that the United States shall maintain a flexible policy toward the Middle East. Declares that the "joint resolution to implement the United States proposal for the early-warning system in the Sinai" does not constitute Congressional approval of any commitment or agreement upon which any other nation or organization may rely. Authorizes appropriations of $1,883,300,000 for fiscal year 1976 for security supporting assistance. Sets forth limitations upon the amount of such assistance available to countries in the Middle East and minimum amounts solely for Israel and Egypt. Authorizes the appropriation of $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 for the special requirements fund of the President for Middle East assistance to carry out agreements between the Sinai early warning system, and to assist the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palenstine Refugees in the Middle East. Amends the Foreign Military Sales Act to repeal policy statements requiring the reduction of foreign military sales by the United States. Amends such Act to limit the authority of the President to transfer defense articles sold under the Act by permitting Congressional disapproval except in emergency situations. Extends the payment period for credit sales from ten to 12 years. Authorizes the appropriation of $1,065,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 for foreign military sales credits, with specified limitations and requirements. Repeals the regional ceilings for foreign military sales. Requires that the name and fee of any military sales agent be disclosed to Congress by the President, under the Foreign Military Sales Act and, for purposes of export licenses, under the Mutual Security Act of 1954. Amends the Foreign Military Sales Act to require that the President submit to Congress an arms sales impact statement containing specified information in a quarterly report on defense sales. Requires the President to submit annual arms sales estimates to Congress with an analysis of such sales on the balance of power and the arms race, international negotiations, the defense production capacity of the United States, and military stocks and preparedness. Places an annual ceiling of $9,000,000,000 on arms sales in any fiscal year, except for emergency conditions. Requires approval by the Secretary of Defense of specified foreign military sales contracts. Imposes a penalty of not more than $25,000, or not more than two years imprisonment, or both, for failure to secure such approval. Declares it the policy of the United States to encourage control and reduction of arms traffic. Requires the President to review the arms sales policies and practices of the United States. Authorizes the appropriation of $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 for the contingency fund of the President for supporting assistance, under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Authorizes the appropriation of $42,500,000 for fiscal year 1976 for International Narcotics Control. Repeals Indochina assistance under such Act and terminates regulations, contracts, and agreements thereof. Authorizes interim quarter appropriations for continuing authorized foreign assistance programs. Sets forth Congressional findings that involvement of external forces in Angola constitutes a threat to peace. Calls upon the President to seek an agreement to end the hostilities and maintain the United States policy of nonintervention. Prohibits any assistance to military or paramilitary operations in Angola, except under specified conditions. Requires the President to submit to Congress a report on security and self-sufficiency efforts in Korea. Declares it the sense of Congress that the President seek an agreement with the Soviet Union with respect to limiting military forces in the Indian Ocean. Prohibits assistance to countries which grant sanctuary to international terrorists, except upon a Presidential determination that extraordinary circumstances exist. Prohibits military assistance and sales credit to Chile until the President determines that substantial progress toward the enforcement of human rights has been made in that country. Amends the Mutual Security Act of 1954 to require the President to submit to Congress reports of licenses issued for the export of munitions. Prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, religion, national origin, or sex in the furnishing of defense articles, under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Foreign Military Sales Act. Calls upon the President to express concern for United States citizens arrested in Mexico and to submit periodic reports to Congress regarding the status of such citizens and their treatment. Authorizes the appropriation of $50,000,000 to aid Cypriot refugees, under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Amends such Act to permit the President to waive restrictions on assistance or aid to Turkey to enable Turkey to fulfill defense responsibilities to NATO. Permits trade with North and South Vietnam under specified restrictions. Permits such trade to continue only if: (1) within 90 days the President certifies that progress in being made to obtain information regarding American prisoners and missing in action in Vietnam; or (2) at the end of 180 days the President certifies that a substantial number of such persons and American war dead have been accounted for. States that Congress views Soviet intervention in Angola and support of Cuban armed forces in Angola as inconsistent with detente and other international agreements. Declares that such intervention should be taken into account in United States foreign policy planning and negotiations.
United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1976
Extends the deepest sympathy of the House of Representatives to the President and to the people of Guatemala in this dark hour of their suffering and distress. Calls upon the Executive Branch of the United States Government to develop programs to assist the people of Guatemala in their efforts to relieve the suffering caused by the disaster and to rehabilitate their nation from the damage inflicted.
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