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United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1978
Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to authorize appropriations to carry out the purposes of such Act during fiscal years 1979, 1980, and 1981.
United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1978
Expresses the sense of the Congress that any right to, title to, or interest in the property of the United States Government agencies in the Panama Canal Zone or any real property and improvements thereon located in the zone should not be conveyed, relinquished, or otherwise disposed of to any foreign government without specific authorization of such conveyance, relinquishment, or other disposition by any Act of Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 8 February 1978
Authorizes and requests the President to designate the week of April 16 through April 22, 1978, as "National Oceans Week."
United States · United States Congress · 8 February 1978
Expresses the sense of the Congress that any right to, title to, or interest in the property of the United States Government agencies in the Panama Canal Zone or any real property and improvements thereon located in the zone should not be conveyed, relinquished, or otherwise disposed of to any foreign government without specific authorization of such conveyance, relinquishment, or other disposition by any Act of Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1978
Amends the Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act of 1966 to redesignate title II of the Act as the National Sea Grant College Program. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the purposes of the Program for fiscal years 1979 and 1980. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to accept funds from Federal departments and agencies to pay for certain contracts and grants relating to the Program. Amends the Sea Grant Program Improvement Act of 1976 to authorize appropriations to carry out the purposes of the Act during fiscal years 1978, 1979, and 1980.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1978
Amends the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere Act of 1977 to: (1) establish expiration dates for the terms of office of the original appointees of the Committee; and (2) authorize appropriations to carry out the purposes of such Act during fiscal year 1979.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1978
Panama Claims Act - Provides, through actions filed in the Court of Claims, for United States compensation for losses sustained as a result of the nationalization, expropriation, or other uncompensated seizure of property owned directly or indirectly by United States citizens. Directs that such compensation be paid out of funds appropriated for assistance to Panama.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1978
Designates May 3, 1978, as "Sun Day."
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1978
Amends the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 to authorize appropriations to carry out this Act during fiscal years 1979, 1980, and 1981.
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1978
Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize appropriations to carry out the purposes of this Act during fiscal years 1979, 1980, and 1981.
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1978
Maritime Appropriation Authorization Act - Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts to the Department of Commerce for fiscal year 1979 for: (1) vessel construction or reconditioning; (2) the payment of obligations incurred for the operating - differential subsidy; (3) research and development expenses; (4) operating expenses including reserve fleet expenses; (5) financial assistance to State marine schools; and (6) the Merchant Marine Academy.
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1978
Amends the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 to authorize appropriations to carry out this Act during fiscal years 1979, 1980, and 1981.
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1978
Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize appropriations to carry out the purposes of this Act during fiscal years 1979, 1980, and 1981.
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1978
Authorizes expenditures, not to exceed $1,645,926, by the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries for inquiries and investigations.
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1978
Expresses the sense of the Congress that any right to, title to, or interest in the property of the United States Government agencies in the Panama Canal Zone or any real property and improvements thereon located in the zone should not be conveyed, relinquished, or otherwise disposed of to any foreign government without specific authorization of such conveyance, relinquishment, or other disposition by any Act of Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1978
Expresses the sense of the Congress that any right to, title to, or interest in the property of the United States Government agencies in the Panama Canal Zone or any real property and improvements thereon located in the zone should not be conveyed, relinquished, or otherwise disposed of to any foreign government without specific authorization of such conveyance, relinquishment, or other disposition by any Act of Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 1 February 1978
Expresses the sense of the Congress that any right to, title to, or interest in the property of the United States Government agencies in the Panama Canal Zone or any real property and improvements thereon located in the zone should not be conveyed, relinquished, or otherwise disposed of to any foreign government without specific authorization of such conveyance, relinquishment, or other disposition by any Act of Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1978
Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1979 and 1980.
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1978
Expresses the sense of the Congress that any right to, title to, or interest in the property of the United States Government agencies in the Panama Canal Zone or any real property and improvements thereon located in the zone should not be conveyed, relinquished, or otherwise disposed of to any foreign government without specific authorization of such conveyance, relinquishment, or other disposition by any Act of Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1977
Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships - Implements the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973. Applies this Act to ships registered in or of the nationality of the United States or a country party to the Convention and ships registered in or of the nationality of a country not a party to the Convention travelling in all waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. Exempts (1) warships, naval auxiliaries or other ships owned by the United States while engaged in noncommercial service, subject to standards prescribed by the appropriate Federal department and agencies, and (2) other ships specifically excluded by the convention. Authorizes the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to administer, enforce, and prescribe regulations to carry out the provisions of the Convention and this Act, utilizing other Federal departments and agencies as necessary. Authorizes the Secretary to designate persons to issue certificates required by the Convention. Stipulates that (1) certificates shall not be issued to ships of countries not a party to the Convention, and (2) certificates issued by a participating country of the Convention shall be honored. Prescribes that ships required to carry a valid certificate are subject to inspection. Directs the Secretary to ascertain any ship required to have a certificate which either does not have one on board or has a condition or condition of equipment in disagreement with the certificate until such ship can proceed to sea without harming the marine environment. Allows any person whose ship is detained to petition the Secretary. Permits compensation for any loss or damage suffered by a ship unreasonably detained or delayed. Directs the Secretary, after consultation with the Environmental Protection Agency, to establish regulations for determining the adequacy of reception facilities of a port or terminal and to issue certificates indicating such facilities for receiving residues and mixtures containing oil or noxious liquid substances from seagoing ships are adequate. States conditions under which such certificate can be inspected, suspended, or revoked. Requires the listing of such certified ports and terminals in the Federal Register. Allows the Secretary to deny entry to any ship retaining residues and mixtures containing oil or noxious liquids to a port or terminal required to have but not holding a valid certificate. Requires immediate reporting of any knowledge of a violation to the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to investigate any such report of violation and take appropriate action, acting through the Secretary of State in cases involving a ship not of United States registry or nationality. Imposes a fine of not more than $50,000 for each violation, or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both, and a civil penalty of not more than $10,000, or $1,000 in cases of false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements or representations. Deems a ship liable in rem for any pecuniary fine or penalty incurred. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to refuse or revoke clearance required by R.S. 4197 to any ship liable for such a penalty. Sets forth procedure of action to be taken in accepting a proposed amendment to the Convention received by the United States from the Secretary-General of the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization. Permits any person having an interest adversely affected by (1) any person who is alleged to be in violation of these provisions, or (2) a Secretary who is alleged to be in neglect of performing duties under this Act to bring a suit against such party, subject to specified procedures and jurisdictions. Authorizes the court to award costs of litigation. Allows the Attorney General to intervene in any action not involving the United States. Repeals the Oil Pollution Act, 1961, and the Oil Pollution Act Amendments of 1973. Authorizes the Secretary to inspect vessels subject to this Act entering navigable waters of and documented under the laws of the United States, except public vessels engaged in noncommercial service. Directs the Secretary and the heads of Federal departments to issue regulations, standards, and certificates upon enactment of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1977
Corporate Tax Reduction Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to lower the corporate normal taxes and increase the surtax exemption.
United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1977
Veterans' Educational Equity Act - Provides for payment of a supplemental tuition allowance to each qualified veteran upon application to the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs. Extends the delimiting period for completing a veteran's education program for up to two years if at the close of the ordinary ten-year delimiting period the veteran is enrolled in a program.
United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat as a scholarship and to exclude from gross income any amounts received by an individual under the Armed Forces health professions scholarship program or the National Health Service Corps scholarship program, without regard to whether such individual is receiving training while on active duty or in an off-duty or inactive status, and without regard to whether a period of active duty or other service is required of such individual as a condition of receiving such payments.
United States · United States Congress · 7 December 1977
Nongame Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to any State to assist such State in developing a comprehensive fish and wildlife resource management plan. Directs the Secretary to prescribe by regulation standards to provide that management plans developed by the States under this Act result in the conservation of fish and wildlife. Sets forth the procedure by which the Secretary shall consider for approval State management plans. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States having approved nongame fish and wildlife conservation programs to assist such States in implementing such programs. Establishes limitations on the amount of such grants and the procedure for allocation among States. Sets forth the terms and conditions of such grants.
United States · United States Congress · 7 December 1977
Amends the Shipping Act, 1916, to include within the coverage of such Act as a "common carrier by water" nonvessel operating common carriers. Defines "nonvessel operating common carrier" as any person, other than a vessel operating carrier, holding out as a common carrier to transport or provide transportation of property in the foreign and domestic offshore commerce of the United States who utilizes the facilities and services of one or more underlying water carriers for a line-haul transportation of the property. Requires that such carriers be licensed by the Federal Maritime Commission. Directs the Commission to establish liability limits for such carriers and to prescribe regulations requiring the carrier to demonstrate financial responsibility by bonding or other measures in the event of property or damage.
United States · United States Congress · 29 November 1977
Prohibits use or supply of false documentation, false information, or birth or immigration documents of another for purposes of obtaining a Federal document containing an element of identification. Forbids commerce in such information, documentation, or official documents for purposes of securing a State or local government document containing an element of identification. Proscribes specified acts relative to: (1) forgery, counterfeiting, or alteration of Federal, State, or local government documents containing an element of identification: (2) interstate or foreign commerce in any such counterfeited, forged, or altered document; and (3) receipt, possession, use, or furnishing of any such document with intent to secure false official identification.
United States · United States Congress · 29 November 1977
Amends the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 to permit owners of farmland condemned for use by the Federal Government to elect to have any building on such land moved to any location within reasonable proximity of such farmland in lieu of being paid for such building. Requires the Government to find and offer to any such displaced farmland owner an option to buy suitable replacement property in lieu of other compensation for land taken under the Act. Requires any person displaced from any business or farm operation he or she owns to be compensated for closing costs and increased interest costs incurred in replacing such property. Requires 50 percent of the compensation offered by the Government to any owner under the Act to be paid to such owner pending any condemnation proceeding if the only issue in such proceeding is the adequacy of the compensation offered.
United States · United States Congress · 29 November 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) remove the adjusted gross income limitation on the credit for the elderly; (2) increase the amount of the credit; and (3) provide an annual cost-of-living adjustment for the credit.
United States · United States Congress · 15 November 1977
Directs the President to update the report of the Atlantic-Pacific Interoceanic Canal Study Commission, and to prepare an environmental impact statement with respect to any recommendations in such report. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 11 November 1977
Amends the Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971 to extend the authorization for appropriations for financial assistance to State boating safety programs through fiscal year 1979.
United States · United States Congress · 8 November 1977
Declares it the sense of Congress that normalization of diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba be predicated upon resolution of issues regarding violations of persons and property by the Cuban Government in 1959, use of Cuban military personnel beyond its borders, and human rights.
United States · United States Congress · 4 November 1977
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to permit the National Committee of American Airmen Rescued by General Draza Mihailovich to construct and maintain, with private funds, a monument to him.
United States · United States Congress · 3 November 1977
Amends the Shipping Act, 1916, to include "controlled carriers" within the coverage of such Act. Defines "controlled carrier" as a common carrier by water operating, offering, or proposing to offer regular liner service in the foreign commerce of the United States where such carrier is owned or controlled by the government under whose registry the vessels of the controlled carrier operate. Requires such carriers to maintain rates or classifications of tariffs filed with the Federal Maritime Commission which are just and reasonable. Authorizes the Commission to disapprove such rates or classifications after notice and hearing upon a finding that they are unreasonable. Requires that such rates or classifications be filed with the Commission at least 30 days before they may become effective. Authorizes the Commission to suspend such proposed rates or classifications pending a determination as to their lawfulness. Stipulates that the regulations contained in this Act shall not apply to rates or classifications governing the transportation of cargo by a controlled carrier between the country which owns or controls the carrier and the United States or its territories or possessions. Exempts from the regulations contained in this Act controlled carriers of a state whose vessels are entitled to receive national or most-favored-nation treatment by treaty, controlled carriers of a state which has subscribed to the statement of shipping policy contained in note 1 to annex A of the Code of Liberalization of Current Invisible Operations, or to specified rate agreements or service agreements under the Shipping Act, 1916. Authorizes appropriations in such amounts as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 3 November 1977
Amends the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit discrimination against any applicant for credit on the basis of the geographical location of the applicant's residence.
United States · United States Congress · 3 November 1977
Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize the Commissioner of the Administration on Aging to make grants to assist older persons adversely affected by a major disaster or emergency declared by the President in accordance with the Disaster Relief Act of 1974.
United States · United States Congress · 3 November 1977
Small Business Development Center Act - Authorizes the Small Business Administration to make grants to universities to assist them in developing centers to provide small businesses with a broad range of advice, information, and assistance. Limits the amount of such grant to no more than 75 percent of the cost of eligible activities in the operation or development of the center, except for grants to regional centers assisting State centers in research or other high cost activities. Establishes a Small Business Management and Technical Assistance Division within the Small Business Development Center program through a Deputy Associate Administrator. Establishes a Small Business Development Center Advisory Board composed of 14 members to advise and confer with the Deputy Associate Administrator for Management and Technical Assistance. Authorizes the Administration to make grants to universities, organizations, and business concerns to support research to solve problems which affect small business concerns.
United States · United States Congress · 3 November 1977
See summary of: H.J.Res. 93
United States · United States Congress · 2 November 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for an alternative 12-month period to the existing 60-month period of amortization for a new, identifiable certified pollution control facility acquired, or whose construction began, after December 31, 1976.
United States · United States Congress · 2 November 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow up to a $200 income tax deduction for one half of the expenses incurred for the installation and purchase of a teletypewriter for use by individuals whose sight, hearing, or speech is impaired.
United States · United States Congress · 1 November 1977
Amends the National Housing Act to eliminate the present exclusion from hospital mortgage insurance programs of hospitals which primarily serve patients with drug and alcoholic conditions or mental disorders.
United States · United States Congress · 1 November 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from taxable unrelated income, income derived by tax exempt colleges, universities and their wholly owned corporations from the broadcasting of sporting events.
United States · United States Congress · 28 October 1977
Amends the Panama Canal Zone Code to prescribe procedures preventing Presidential disposition of land within the zone without approval of both Houses of Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 27 October 1977
Amends the Fishery Conservation Zone Transition Act to include the governing international fishery agreement with Mexico among those agreements approved by Congress as governing international fishery agreements for purposes of the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976.
United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1977
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Organization Organic Act - Title I: Declaration of a National Ocean Policy - Declares the policy and purpose of this Act. Title II: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Establishes within the Department of Commerce the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Transfers to the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: (1) certain functions of the Department of the Interior relating to commercial fisheries, migratory marine species of game fish, and marine minerals technology; (2) all functions of the National Science Foundation under the National Sea Grant College and Program Act of 1966; and (3) certain functions of the Department of Defense relating to surveys and charting of lakes and connecting waters, and water research. Sets forth the responsibilities of the Administrator with regard to the formulation and implementation of ocean and atmospheric programs. Establishes a working capital fund for the purpose of carrying out the activities of the Administration. Requires the Secretary to promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this Act. Title III: Miscellaneous Provisions - Sets forth the procedure for transfer of personnel, positions, records, and funds to the Administration. Requires a comprehensive review of each Administration program every five years.
United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1977
Declares that there be no reduction of customs duties on textile or apparel products and that such products be excluded from the current Tokyo Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations in Geneva.
United States · United States Congress · 18 October 1977
Increases development ceilings in units of the National Park System.
United States · United States Congress · 17 October 1977
National Historic Preservation Policy Act - Title I: Declaration of National Historic Preservation Policy - Declares that it is the duty of the Federal Government, in cooperation with other nations, the States, local communities, and private organizations and individuals, to promote the preservation and conservation of the historic, architectural, archeological, and cultural properties of the United States and of the international community of Nations. Title II: National Historic Preservation Program - Renames the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation as the Council on Historic Preservation. States that such Council is to administer specified Acts which relate to the historic preservation responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior and the National Park Service. Requires the Council, in furtherance of the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, to establish a program to nominate historic and cultural properties of universal significance to the World Heritage Committee. Directs the Council to promote nominations to the National Register of Historic Places of any properties proposed for sale, transfer, demolition or substantial alteration as a result of any Federal agency action, to provide training, information and advice concerning techniques for the preservation of historic and cultural properties, to establish a program for the emergency acquisition of property included in the National Register and threatened with immediate demolition, to evaluate other Federal agencies programs and make recommendations to further coordination, and to report to the President and Congress on the national historic preservation program. Requires all Federal agencies, in cooperation with the appropriate State historic preservation officer, to nominate to the National Register all eligible districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects under the jurisdiction or control of such agency or that may be affected by agency action, and to assume responsibility for the preservation of such properties included or eligible to be included in the National Register. Allows the transfer of control of such properties to the Secretary of the Interior. Title III: Maritime Preservation Program - Directs the Council to establish a separate section of properties significant in American maritime history, architecture, archaeology, and culture within the National Register and accompanying programs of matching grants-in-aid and demonstration grants-in-aid to States and local governments and nonprofit organizations whose purpose is the preservation of such properties. Subjects grants to terms and conditions as the Council deems appropriate. Directs the Council to: (1) issue rules and regulations providing, but not limited to, a requirement that each grant recipient obligate all funds by January 1, 1981; (2) submit annual reports on the maritime heritage preservation program to Congress; and (3) report to the President and Congress on the effectiveness and future needs of the program by January 31, 1981. Establishes the Maritime Heritage Fund, which shall cover $50,000,000 each fiscal year 1978 through 1981, from revenues under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Requires for each fiscal year the National Trust for Historic Preservation receive ten percent of the appropriation for its maritime preservation activities; up to 25 percent may be used for demonstration grants; and the number of members appointed to the Council by the President be increased to 13, one of whom shall have experience in maritime preservation. Title IV: Administrative Provisions - Provides for the administration of the Historic Preservation Fund for fiscal years 1978 through 1981. Requires each Federal agency to expend appropriated funds for the maintenance of properties included in the National Register under its jurisdiction or control.
United States · United States Congress · 12 October 1977
Shipping Act Amendments - Amends the Shipping Act, 1916, to set forth procedures for investigations by the Federal Maritime Commission of violations of such Act with respect to rates and tariffs of common carriers by water in foreign commerce. Sets forth time limitations during which the Commission shall issue final orders with respect to such investigative proceedings. Stipulates that carriers which fail to comply with depositions, written interrogatories, discovery procedures or subpoenas pursuant to such an investigation shall not be allowed to enter United States' ports. Sets forth civil penalties for continuing service to United States' ports. Stipulates that such a failure to comply will create a rebuttable presumption that the facts alleged in the complaint or Commission's order of investigation regarding such a violation are established for purposes of the proceeding. Stipulates that no penalty shall be assessed against carriers for acts occurring before the enactment of this Act or within one year afterwards if the person committing such an act has made a good faith disclosure thereof to the Commission. Sets forth the conditions for settlement agreements regarding such violations. Stipulates that the provisions of this Act shall expire three years after its enactment.
United States · United States Congress · 12 October 1977
Amends the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to guarantee securities and obligations issued by a railroad in reorganization to State and local taxing authorities to secure the railroad's tax obligations when the Consolidated Rail Corporation, the United States Railway Association, or the Federal Government asserts a superior interest in payment out of the estate of such railroad during reorganization or liquidation proceedings under the Bankruptcy Act. Directs the Secretary, if sufficient funds are unavailable to discharge such guarantees, to issue notes or other obligations to the Secretary of the Treasury. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to sell such olbigations. Authorizes appropriations in such amounts as may be necessary to discharge all of the Secretary of Transportation's obligations under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 11 October 1977
Tuition Tax Relief Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals alternative, limited income tax credits or deductions for the tuition paid for the primary, secondary or higher education of the taxpayer, his spouse, or his dependents.