United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Makes it unlawful for any executive branch officer or any person acting under such officer's authority to require employees or applicants for Government employment to: (1) disclose their race, religion, or national origin; (2) attend Government-sponsored meetings and lectures or participate in outside activities unrelated to their employment; (3) report on their outside activities or undertakings unrelated to their work; (4) submit to questioning about their religion, personal relationships or sexual attitudes through interviews, psychological tests, or polygraphs; and (5) support political candidates or attend political meetings. Permits inquiries into national origin when necessary for the national interest or overseas work. Allows agency officers to advise employees of charges of sexual misconduct as long as the employee has an opportunity to refute the charge. Makes it illegal to coerce an employee to buy bonds or make charitable contributions; or to require him to disclose his own personal assets, liabilities, or expenditures, or those of any member of his family unless they would show a conflict of interest. Provides a right to have counsel or other person present, if the employee wishes, at an interview which may lead to disciplinary proceedings. Accords the right to a civil action in a Federal court for violation or threatened violation of this Act. Directs the Attorney General to defend all persons sued who acted pursuant to an order or who, in his opinion, did not willfully violate this Act. Establishes a three-member Board on Employees' Rights with members appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Grants the Board the authority and duty to receive and investigate written complaints from any person claiming to be aggrieved by any violation or threatened violation of this Act and to conduct a hearing on each such complaint. Directs the Board to make an annual report of its activities to Congress. Excludes the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the National Security Agency from the provisions of this Act. Permits the establishment of agency grievance procedures to enforce this Act, but provides that the existence of such procedures shall not preclude the use of other remedies.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Directs the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to develop ground propulsion systems which are energy conserving, have clean emission characteristics, and are capable of being produced in large numbers at a reasonable mass production per unit cost. Requires that such ground propulsion systems must meet or better all air quality standards set by or under the National Emission Standards Act, the Clean Air Act, and the Air Quality Act of 1967, while substantially reducing per mile energy consumption. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act not to exceed $30,000,000 in the aggregate for the fiscal years 1975 through 1978.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay a pension to each veteran who served in the active military, naval, or air service at any time during World War I and who is not eligible for other pension benefits. Defines World War I as meaning the period beginning on April 5, 1917, and ending on July 2, 1921. Provides for a schedule of pension payments under this Act. Provides that if the veteran is married and living with or reasonably contributing to the support of his spouse, or has a child or children, the monthly rate of pension under this Act shall be $150. Provides that if the veteran is unmarried (or married but not living with or reasonably contributing to the support of his spouse) and has no child, the monthly rate of pension shall be $135. Provides that if the veteran has a disability by reason of which he is permanently housebound, the monthly rate hereunder shall be increased by $50. Provides that veterans in need of regular aid and attendance shall have their monthly rates increased by $125. Directs the Administrator to pay to widows of veterans, receiving benefits under this Act at time of death, pension benefits as prescribed in this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Voters' Information Act - Requires the posting in a prominent place, of information in post offices with respect to registration, voting, and communicating with lawmakers, including Members of Congress, representitives of States, and the President and Vice President.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
National Fire Education and Training Act - Establishes, as a nonprofit and nongovermental instrument, a National Academy of Fire Prevention and Control. Provides that the Board of Directors of the Academy shall be reasonably representative of the various regions of the country, of the various segments of the community including private industry and labor, of all levels of government, of consumer interests, and of the various types of experience which are appropriate to the functions and responsibilities of the Academy. Provides that the functions of the Academy shall be to: (1) recommend actions which can be taken by Federal, State, and local government, and by private individuals and organizations to improve and strengthen fire protection, fire prevention, and fire suppression; (2) promote and encourage eligible individuals to pursue careers as administrators of fire service organizations at all levels; (3) develop a curriculum and carry out programs of instructional assistance and special workshops, seminars, conferences, and other such instructional devices that are necessary for the purpose of introduction and dissemination of information gained from investigation, research, and development concerning the areas of fire protection, fire prevention, and fire suppression; (4) develop fire service extension programs to encourage and assist States, counties, and local communities to provide continuous training and operational programs in firefighting techniques and procedures concerning the utilization of firefighting equipment, fire suppression and other areas related to firefighting in general; (5) promote and assist universities, community colleges, and other institutions of learning, in planning, developing, strengthening, improving, and carrying out programs and projects concerning fire administration; (6) assist States, counties, and local communities in the development of training programs for firemen; (7) gather data and disseminate information to States, counties, and local communities with respect to firefighting equipment, firefighting techniques, fire services administration, and other areas related to firefighting and to establish and maintain educational programs for the purpose of informing the public of fire hazards and fire safety techniques, and to encourage avoidance of such hazards and use of such techniques; and (8) establish a voluntary, uniform national testing program for the purpose of enabling States, counties, and local communities to evaluate the skills level of their firefighting and fire administrations. Authorizes the Academy to accept contracts and grants from Federal, State, and local governmental agencies and other entities, and to accept grants and donations from private organizations, institutions, and individuals, and to establish fees and other charges for services provided by the Academy. Authorizes to be appropriated to the Academy such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Sets forth the criteria under which the Administrator of Veteran's Affairs may pay for care and treatment rendered to veterans by private hospitals in emergencies. (Adds 38 U.S. C. 625(a))
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Chemical Pesticides Coordination Act - Provides for advance notice to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and State Wildlife and water pollution agencies before the beginning of any Federal program involving the use of pesticides or other chemicals used to eradicate or control animal or plant pests.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Elderly and Handicapped Americans Transportation Services Act - Authorizes, under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, free or reduced rate transportation to handicapped persons and persons who are sixty-five years of age or older. Authorizes, under the Interstate Commerce Act, free or reduced rate transportation for persons who are sixty-five years of age or older. Authorizes grants for special transportation planning, research and demonstration projects for the handicapped and the elderly. Authorizes the appropriation of $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1975 and $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 to carry out this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to States, counties, and local communities to pay for up to one-half of the costs of approved training programs for firemen. Specifies the conditions of approval of such training programs. Authorizes to be appropriated the sums necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Provides, under the Federal Aviation Act, for reduced rate transportation on a space available basis for "young people." Defines "young people" as anyone between the ages of 12-21 years.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Geothermal Energy Research, Development, and Commercial Demonstration Act - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to initiate and support basic and applied research relating to geothermal energy development. Requires the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to initiate and carry out commercial demonstrations, research, and development in geothermal energy technology. Provides that the Administration shall dispose of, by sublease or otherwise, all projects undertaken under this Act. Directs the Administration to assure the protection of the environment, persons, and property in projects undertaken pursuant to this Act. Requires the Administration to report to the Congress and the President every six months on the progress made under this Act. Authorizes appropriations for six fiscal years of $80,000,000 to carry out programs under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Authorizes the Federal Bureau of Investigation to exchange fingerprint information with registered national security exchanges and related agencies. (Adds 28 U.S.C. 534(d))
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Postal Reorganization Act Amendments - Provides that postal officers and employees are exempted from the requirement that Federal employees sign an affidavit affirming that they do not advocate the overthrow of any constitutional form of government or assert the right to strike against the Government. Repeals the mandatory arbitration provisions previously applicable to postal employees. Makes employee-management relations in the Postal Service subject to the National Labor Relations Act. (Amends 39 U.S.C. 410).
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Extends the duties of the Executive Protective Service to include the protection of the United Nations buildings in New York City. Increases the size of such service to 920.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Increases payments in specified amounts to veterans under non-service- connected disability pension plans. Increases pension payments to widows of veterans who at the time of death were receiving compensation or retirement pay for a service-connected disability. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 521(b), (c), 541(b), (c)
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Federal Correctional Ombudsman Act - Establishes an office of the United States Correctional Ombudsman. Provides that the Chief Ombudsman shall have the authority to investigate in such manner as he sees fit, either upon complaint or upon his own initiative, any administrative act of the Bureau of Prisons or the Board of Parole, pertaining to the treatment of any Federal prisoner or parolee, or the conditions in any Federal penal or correctional institution. Provides that if, after any investigation, the chief ombudsman finds that any administrative act is: (1) contrary to law; (2) unreasonable, unfair, oppresive, or unnecessarily discriminatory; (3) based on mistaken ascertainment of fact; (4) based on improper or irrelevant grounds; (5) performed in an inefficient manner; (6) unclear or inadequately explained when reasons should have been revealed; or (7) otherwise objectionable; he shall consult with the appropriate official or employee in order to make a satisfactory disposition of the matter. States that if the Chief Ombudsman believes that an administrative act has been dictated by laws whose results are unfair or otherwise objectionable, he shall notify the appropriate committees of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. Provides that no information disclosed to any ombudsman or to any staff or employee of the Office in connection with an investigation under this Act shall be disclosed to any other person except to the extent the Chief Ombudsman determines necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act. Requires the Chief Ombudsman to report annually to the Congress on the operations of the Office.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Requires the Secretary of Transportation to, as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, prescribe regulations governing the humane treatment of animals transported in air commerce.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to provide financial assistance in the form of grants to the States for the establishment and maintenance of State veterans cemeteries. Defines the terms used in this Act. Sets forth procedures for the application requirements to be met by the States under this Act. Limits grants under this Act to 75 percent of the cost of the cemetery for which the grant is made. Authorizes the apporpriation of such sums as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Sets forth the findings of Congress that the possession of a firearm by felons, fugitives from justice, veterans who are discharged under dishonorable conditions, mental defectives, persons who have been committed to a mental institution, unlawful users of or persons addicted to marihuana, depressant or stimulant substances, or narcotic drugs, and aliens who are illegally in the country, constitutes: (1) a burden on commerce and a threat affecting the free flow of commerce; and (2) a threat to the effective enforcement of the Federal criminal laws, including those laws designed to protect the safety of the President and Vice President of the United States. States what constitutes unlawful acts with regard to the possession of a firearm by the above-mentioned individuals and provides for a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment not more than two years or both.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Expresses the findings of Congress that international air transportation agreements are contrary to the public interest when foreign laws or requirements result in discrimination against American citizens on the basis of race, color or religion. Requires that all countries recognize the right of American citizens to travel without encountering such discrimination. Empowers the Civil Aeronautics Board to (1) examine the foreign laws and requirements, (2) receive written complaints, and 3) to hold hearings on such complaints. Provides that if the Board finds discriminatory practices against American citizens, the Board shall, absent overriding considerations, suspend the certificates issued to air carriers to serve the country and suspend the permit issued to the foreign air carrier until such discrimination is eliminated.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Fire Prevention And Control Act - Declares it to be the finding of Congress that the federal government must help to develop solutions to fire problems. States that the intention of Congress is to supplement existing programs of fire research, training, and education, and to encourage new and improved programs and activities by State and local governments. Title I: United States Fire Administration - Establishes, within the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the United States Fire Administration. Sets forth the duties of the Administration, including: (1) to survey the fire problem, evaluate progress in fire prevention, assess new problem areas, and to evaluate the cost; (2) to recommend actions to be taken by federal, state, and local governments and private organizations and individuals to improve fire prevention; (3) to act as a coordinator of studies of fire protection methods; (4) to cooperate with and render assistance to other federal departments, to all organizations in matters relating to fire prevention and control; and (5) to undertake research relating to fire prevention and control. Title II: National Fire Academy - Establishes, within the Administration, a National Fire Academy; (1) to facilitate specialized training in fire protection; (2) to assist State and local jurisdictions in planning and implementing fire protection programs; (3) to assist the dissemination of information on fire prevention and control; and (4) to encourage fire protection agencies to give greater attention to fire prevention measures. Directs the Academy to establish a National Fire Academy Advisory Board. Sets forth composition and compensation of Board members. Title III: National Fire Data System - Establishes within the Administration a National Fire Data System. Directs the System to collect data on fire injuries and deaths, property losses, and information concerning causes, locations, and numbers of fires, to be incorporated into an information retrieval system. Title IV: Research and Development - Sets forth the functions and responsibilities of the Administration, including to (1) evaluate the total area of fire research needs in the Federal, state, and local government sectors and the private sector; (2) sponsor and encourage research into promising but highly unconventional solutions to fire problems; and (3) encourage research on firefighting equipment and personal protective equipment for firefighters. Title V: Grants for State and Local Program Assistance - Directs the Administration to make grants to States for (1) the establishment and operation of state fire prevention and control planning agencies; and (2) for programs to improve and strengthen fire prevention and control. Sets forth the requirements a State plan must encompass in order to receive grants. Directs the allocation of funds appropriated to the Administration for the purpose of making grants. Title VI: Functions of Certain Other Federal Agencies - Expands the authorizations of the Secretary of Commerce to include specified fire research and safety programs. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to establish, within the National Institutes of Health, a program to augment current sponsorship of research on burns and burn treatment. Requires the Federal Insurance Administration to provide low-cost insured loans to homeowners and businessmen for the purpose of installing fire protection equipment. Title VII: Administrative Provisions - Grants the Administration specified powers in carrying out its functions including (1) the power to hold hearings; and (2) to use services of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Sets forth the procedure to be followed when an application for a grant has been rejected. Directs the Administration to carry out the programs of this Act during fiscal year 1974, and for the five succeeding fiscal years. Authorizes appropriations of $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1975, $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1976, and $128,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, and for succeeding fiscal years such sums as the Congress might authorize. Title VIII: General Provisions - Makes the provisions of this Act separable if one is found invalid.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Prohibits the furnishing of mailing lists and other lists of names or addresses by Government agencies to the public in connection with the use of the United States mails. (Adds 39 U.S.C. 511, 560)
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
National Huntington's Disease Control Act - States that it is the purpose of this Act to establish a national program for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of, and research in, Huntington's disease. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants for projects for the establishment and operation of Huntington's disease screening, treatment, and counseling programs. Authorizes the appropriation of $500,000 for fiscal year 1976 and for each each of the next two fiscal years for such grants. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for research in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Huntington's disease. Authorizes the appropriation of $1,500,000 for fiscal year 1976 and for each of the next two fiscal years for use for such grants. Directs the Secretary to carry out a program to develop information and educational materials relating to Huntington's disease and to disseminate such information and materials to persons providing health care and to the public in general. Authorizes the appropriation of $25,000 for fiscal year 1976, and for each of the next two fiscal years to carry out this information program. Sets forth the requirements for applications for grants under this Act and the administration of such grants. Directs the Secretary to establish a program within the Public Health Service to provide for voluntary Huntington's disease screening, counseling, and treatment.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Requires the return of any vessel which is the property of the United States and has been loaned or leased to a country which has, on or after January 1, 1967, seized any U.S. fishing vessel on account of its activities in waters recognized by the United States as international waters. Directs the Secretary of the Navy, if a leased ship is involved, to take such actions as may be necessary to insure the return of such vessel. (Adds 22 U.S.C. 1978)
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to provide grants to local fire departments to cover one-half of the cost of the purchase of firefighting equipment. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Prohibits a petroleum refiner or distributor from cancelling, failing to renew, or otherwise terminating a franchise unless he furnishes notification in writing to each affected distributor or retailer by certified mail not less than ninety days prior to the date on which such franchise will be canceled, together with a statement of the reasons of such cancellation and of the remedies available. Provides that a petroleum refiner or distributor shall not cancel, fail to renew, or otherwise terminate a franchise unless the retailer or distributor whose franchise is terminated failed to comply substantially with any essential and reasonable requirement of such franchise or failed to act in good faith in carrying out the terms of such franchise. States that if a refiner or distributor engages in conduct prohibited under this Act, a retailer or distributor may maintain a suit against such refiner or distributor.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Interim Fisheries Zone Extension and Management Act - Extends the jurisdiction of the United States over specified ocean areas and fish for purposes of protecting the domestic fishing industry. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to conduct research in order to promote the conservation of fish originating in the United States territorial sea and contiguous fisheries zone. Authorizes the appropriation of up to $1,000,000 in any fiscal year to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to establish and maintain a registration system with respect to blood donors. Provides that no person shall accept blood from a donor who does not have an identification card issued under this Act. Provides that blood may be accepted from a donor without an identification card if either the donor has a short-supply blood (as defined by the Secretary) or if there is an immediate critical need (as defined by the Scretary) for his blood. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe such regulations as he deems necessary to insure that an adequate registration system is set up to reduce the risk that donors of blood for money are carriers of serum hepatitis. Provides that any person who accepts blood from a donor who does not have a registration card as required under this Act shall be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. Requires the Director of the Division of Biological Standards within the National Institutes of Health to establish and maintain a research program to discover a medical test which can detect serum hepatitis prior to transfusion and transmission of the disease.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Provides that it shall be unlawful for any air carrier or any foreign air carrier to demand the payment of money from, or otherwise to assert legal liability against, a ticket agent for the usage by persons known or unknown of airline tickets stolen by persons known or unknown from said ticket agent, if: (1) said ticket agent was not a participant, directly or indirectly, in the theft of said tickets, and (2) said ticket agent has given notice to the carrier or a representative of the carrier of the fact of the theft and the identifying serial numbers of the stolen tickets. (Adds 49 U.S.C. 1388)
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Changes the name of the United States Merchant Marine Academy to the United States Maritime Academy. Provides, under the Merchant Marine Act, that the mission of the United States Maritime Academy shall be expanded to include the instruction and preparation of selected persons to serve the United States as merchant marine officers and in the marine sciences and related maritime industries. Provides that in addition to an undergraduate program the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to establish at the Academy graduate-level programs of study and training.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Makes it unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to sell or deliver any firearm, other than a rifle or shotgun, to any person, which firearm the Secretary determines to be unsuitable for lawful sporting purposes based upon standards established pursuant to the Gun Control Act of 1968.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Prohibited Knife Act - Declares that switchblade knives have no redeeming social value and are restricted almost solely to violence. Provides that whoever knowingly introduces such a knife into interstate commerce shall be fined not more than $2,000 and/or imprisoned not more than five years. Asserts that all knives which open automatically and which have a blade of more than three inches in length are nonmailable unless the knives are to be used by the members of the Armed Forces in the performance of their duties. Allows the Postmaster General to require any person proposing to mail such knife to explain in writing that the mailing of such knife shall not violate the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Automobile Driver Education and Highway Safety Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to carry on a national educational campaign designed to educate drivers, pedestians, and others with respect to: (1) the dangers incurred when driving on, crossing, or otherwise using the highways, and (2) improving safety on the highways by improving driver skills, driver attitudes, and driver knowledge of highway regulations. Permits the Secretary to engage in research, provide training, and engage in any other activity which will effectuate the purposes of this Act. Authorizes appropriations of $85,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and for each of the two succeeding fiscal years.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Immigration and Nationality Act - Establishes a five-member Board of Visa Appeals as an independent office within the Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs of the Department of State, with members to be appointed by the Secretary of State. Gives the Board jurisdiction to review the denial revocation of an immigrant visa of a resident alien, upon the petition of such citizen or alien. Makes the Board's decision final. Gives parents of permanent resident aliens second preference status (currently covered by this preference are spouses and unmarried sons or unmarried daughters of such aliens). Removes refugees from seventh preference status and makes available to the following requiring labor certification, some 10,200 immigrant visas annually on a first-come-first-served basis: (1) those who are engaged solely or principally by a religious denomination and seek admission to the United States to perform duties to carry out the objectives of such denomination; and (2) retired persons; (3) private investors; and (4) fiancees of U.S. citizens and permanent resident aliens (such aliens currently enter the United States on a nonpreference basis). Establishes a new provision for the admission of refugees from all over the world. Defines refugee as one who has fled from a Communist-dominated country or area, or has fled from any country and is unwilling to return "due to well-founded fear of persecution, or danger to his life or civil liberties"; or has been uprooted by natural calamity or military operations and is unable to return to his usual abode. Provides 12,000 immigrant visas annually to qualified refugees throughout the world, notwithstanding any numerical limitations of current law. Authorizes the Attorney General to parole alien refugees into the United States if such action is deemed to be in the public interest of the United States. Provides a permanent authority to adjust the status of refugee parolees to that of permanent residence. Provides adjustment of status, in cases of exceptional hardship, for natives of Western Hemisphere countries. Establishes a new statute of limitations which prevents the deportation: (1) of aliens lawfully admitted to the U.S. for permanent residence solely by reason of any conduct or conditions which occurred or existed ten years prior to the institution of deportation proceedings; (2) of aliens lawfully admitted to the U.S. for permanent residence if such aliens entered the U.S. prior to age fourteen and have resided in the U.S. for a period of at least twenty years immediately preceding the institution of deportation proceedings against him. Facilitates the naturalization of: (1) persons over fifty years who have been living in the U.S. for at least twenty years; (2) permanent resident aliens employed overseas by an accredited American philanthropic organization; and (4) permanent resident aliens serving with the armed forces during hostilities in Vietnam. Permits the derivative acquisition of citizenship by a minor child, through his parents' naturalization, at eighteen years of age instead of sixteen as currently provided. Provides that final hearings upon petitions for naturalization can be held as late as thirty days before a pending general election. Eliminates the question of "country of former nationality" from the naturalization certificate. Establishes a Select Commission on Nationality and Naturalization to make full and complete study and investigation all matters relating to the policy and operation of title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act; including, but not limited to, the effect of Federal judicial decisions in recent years on any of the provisions of such title and an analysis and evaluation of the fairness of the naturalization policy of the United States. Provides that the Commission shall be composed of nine members--three from the Senate, three from the House and three apointed by the President, and shall file its final report one year following enactment of this bill.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
States that no person may make, or instruct any other person to make, any telephone call solely to threaten or harass any person at the called number in order to collect any money alleged to be due and owing. Specifies the types of acts prohibited by this Act. Provides that a person who makes a telephone call in violation of this Act shall be liable in a civil action to the person called for a penalty in an amount of $500 for each such telephone call, in addition to attorney's fees. Directs all telephone companies to notify each telephone subscriber of his right to privacy and to be free from telephone calls from persons calling to harass, abuse, threaten, or coerce. Prohibits any person from contracting any person's employer by telephone to inform the employer of any alleged debt of an employee unless the debt has been held in a valid court judgment to be due and owing.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Reduces the mandatory retirement age for non-United States citizen employees of the Panama Canal Company or the Canal Zone Government employed on the Isthmus of Panama to sixty-two years of age. (Amends 5 U.S.C. 8335(e))
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Prohibits bribery of State and local law enforcement officers and other elected and appointed officials. Imposes five years imprisonment and/or $10,000 fine for: (1) influencing or attempting to influence official conduct through bribery; (2) accepting a bribe; or (3) failing to report any bribery or attempt to bribe. (Adds 18 U.S.C. 225)
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Makes it a Federal crime to kill or assault a fireman or law enforcement officer engaged in the performance of his duties when the offender travels in interstate commerce or uses any facility of interstate commerce for such purpose. Provides for imposition of a sentence for a term of years up to life or upon the recommendation of the jury, death for the killing of such persons. (Adds 18 U.S.C. 1118)
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Makes it a violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act for any retailer to increase the price of consumer commodities once he marks the price on any such consumer commodity, and permits the Federal Trade Commission to order any such retailer to refund any amounts of money obtained by increasing the price of such consumer commodity.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Provides that an employee in an executive agency or an individual employed by the government of the District of Columbia may not use his official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the result of an election. Provides that such an individual retains the right to vote as he chooses, to express his opinion on political subjects and candidates, and to take an active part in political management or in political campaigns in his role as a private citizen and without involving his official authority or influence. Defines the phrase "an active part in political campaigns."
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Provides that any provision of a contract restricting the right of a professional athlete to enter into a contract with another person or team for the same purpose as that for which the original contract was made shall be unenforceable. Provides a fine of up to $50,000, imprisonment for one year, or both, for a violation of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Prohibits the transportation of contraband cigarettes in interstate commerce. Defines contraband cigarettes as a quantity in excess of twenty thousand cigarettes, bearing no evidence of the payment of applicable State cigarette taxes, in the possession of unauthorized carriers. Provides for the seizure and forfeiture of cigarettes transported and vehicles used for such transportation in violation of State laws. Provides for a penalty of a fine of not more that $10,000 or imprisonment for not more that two years, or both, for anyone violating this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Provides, under the Merchant Marine Act, that at least 20 percent of the gross tonnage of all petroleum and petroleum products imported into the United States on ocean vessels, including movements: (1) directly from original point of production; and (2) from such original point to intermediate points for transshipment or refinement and ultimate delivery into the United States, shall be transported on privately owned Unites States-flag commerical vessels to the extent such vessels are available at fair and reasonable rates for United States-flag commerical vessels, in such manner as will insure fair and reasonable participation of United States-flag commerical vessels in such cargoes by geographical areas. States that the quantity required so to be carried in United States-flag commercial vessels shall be at least 25 percent after June 30, 1975; and least 30 percent after June 30, 1977, if the Secretary of Commerce shall, on December 31 preceding each such date, determine that United States tonnage existing or on order and scheduled to be delivered by such date would be adequate to carry such quatity.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Autistic Children Research Act - Provides, under the Public Health Service Act, for the Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to: (1) plan and develop a coordinated autism research program; (2) collect, analyze, and disseminate all data useful in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of autism; and (3) establish comprehensive, coordinated diagnostic and evaluation procedures for early detection guidance for autistic children. Authorizes appropriations of such sums as are necessary to carry out these provisions. Authorizes $500,000 for fiscal year 1974 and $5,000,000 per year for fiscal years 1975-1978 for loans and grants to any public or private nonprofit entity operating a center with education programs for autistic children. Defines, for the purpose of this Act, the term "autistic."
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Motor Vehicle Mechanic Licensing Act - Requires each State to establish a motor vehicle mechanic licensing program which shall be approved by the Secretary of Labor. Establishes criteria for the training and examination of applicants seeking to obtain a motor vehicle mechanic's license. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to pay not more than eighty percent of the cost of any State motor vehicle mechanic licensing program.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Provides under the Immigration and Nationality Act, that if in any fiscal year beginning after June 30, 1979, the total number of immigrant visas made available to immigrants from any foreign state under specified preference catagories under the Act was less than three-fourths of the average annual number of such visas made available to immigrants from such foreign state during the ten-fiscal-year period beginning July 1, 1955, there shall be made available to immigrants from such foreign state an additional number of visas for the succeeding fiscal year equal to the difference between the number of visas made available to them in the preceding fiscal year and three-fourths of such average number, except that the number of such additional visas made available in any fiscal year to immigrants from such foreign state shall not exceed $10,000.
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