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Rep. Musto, Raphael [D-PA-11]

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Bill· HRH.R. 8387 (96th)referred

A bill to grant immigrant visas to certain nationals of Italy who were victims of earthquakes which occured on or about November 23, 1980, in Italy.

United States · United States Congress · 1 December 1980

Grants immigrant visas to certain Italian nationals and their dependents who were victims of earthquakes which occurred in Italy on or about November 23, 1980. States that such visa shall not be chargeable against the numerical limitations imposed under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 406 (96th)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the people of the Polish People's Republic should be permitted by other nations to settle their internal affairs by themselves without external intervention.

United States · United States Congress · 20 August 1980

Declares that the people of Poland should be allowed to settle their own affairs, including the formation of independent trade unions and the right to strike, without foreign interference.

Bill· HRH.R. 7781 (96th)referred

National Water Utilities Bank Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1980

National Water Utilities Bank Act - Charters the National Water Utilities Bank, as a Government corporation, to provide financial assistance for the construction, maintenance, and improvement of public water systems. Sets forth the powers of such Bank. Provides for a Board of Directors. Provides for such Bank's capitalization by water suppliers and the United States. Establishes different classes of stock. Authorizes the Bank to borrow funds and to make loans to water suppliers. Specifies preferences in making such loans. Sets forth requirements of such loans. Exempts the Bank and its assets, other than real property, from taxation.

Bill· HRH.R. 7745 (96th)referred

A bill to amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide that certain amounts available for disbursements under section 424 of such Act shall be available for the payment of benefits and reimbursements in the case of miners whose last coal mine employment occurred before July 1, 1973.

United States · United States Congress · 2 July 1980

Amends the Black Lung Benefits Act to require employment in a mine after June 30, 1973 (currently, December 31, 1969) in order to receive black lung benefits from a mine operator. Makes the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund available for: (1) paying the claims of miners last employed before July 1, 1973; and (2) reimbursing operators for claims of miners last employed between January 1, 1970, and June 30, 1973.

Bill· HRH.R. 7624 (96th)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that the excise tax on the sale of coal shall be applied at the coal preparation plant instead of at the mine.

United States · United States Congress · 19 June 1980

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to apply the excise tax on the sale of coal at the coal preparation plant. States that such tax shall not apply to a sale by the producer (at the mine) if: (1) the purchaser is a coal preparation plant or the coal is for resale by the purchaser to a second purchaser which is a coal preparation plant; (2) the coal preparation plant is located in the United States; and (3) no process has been applied for the separation of the coal from waste material mined with the coal.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 366 (96th)referred

A concurrent resolution to promote the competitiveness of the U.S. industry in the world automobile and truck markets.

United States · United States Congress · 19 June 1980

Expresses the sense of Congress regarding the domestic automotive and truck industry. Declares it to be a goal of the United States to achieve technological superiority in the world automobile and truck industry. Advocates changes in economic, fiscal, and import policies in order to create adequate capital and produce a more favorable climate for the domestic automobile and truck industry.

Bill· HRH.R. 7532 (96th)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to impose an additional excise tax on the sale of certain imported automobiles in the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1980

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an additional excise tax on imported automobiles manufactured in a foreign country, when imports of such automobiles account for more than ten percent of the new automobiles sold in the United States for the most recent 12-month period for which data are available. Imposes such tax in each case also on parts or accessories sold in connection with such sale. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to determine for each quarter such tax in an amount equivalent to the nontariff barrier for the same quarter imposed by the foreign country of manufacture on United States automobiles exported to such country. Defines "nontariff barrier" as any practice or procedure of a country which unreasonably burdens, restricts, or discriminates against United States automobiles in such country's automobile market. Includes commodity taxes, inspection or testing procedures, product approval requirements, and road or other excise taxes. Authorizes the President to waive such excise tax for any quarter (up to four consecutive quarters at a stretch) with respect to automobiles manufactured by any person if it is determined that such person is making a good faith effort to ameliorate the imbalance in automobile trade between the United States and the country in which such person is located: (1) by limiting exports of automobiles to the United States; or (2) by manufacturing automobiles in the United States. Specifies circumstances under which such waiver may be extended. Grants the Congress a veto over any such Presidential waiver by way of a disapproval resolution. Describes the procedure for exercising such veto. Requires the appropriation of amounts equivalent to such excise taxes into the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 564 (96th)referred

A joint resolution congratulating the Order of the Sons of Italy in America for their seventy-fifth anniversary and wishing the Order of the Sons of Italy in America success in future years and proclaiming June 22, 1980, as "National Italian-American Day".

United States · United States Congress · 9 June 1980

Extends the congratulations of the Congress to the Order of the Sons of Italy in America for their 75th anniversary. Proclaims Sunday, June 22, 1980, as "National Italian-American Day."

Bill· HRH.R. 7489 (96th)referred

Anthracite Coal Revitalization Act of 1980

United States · United States Congress · 4 June 1980

Anthracite Coal Revitalization Act of 1980 - Title I: Grants and Loans for Acceleration of Anthracite Coal Production and Transportation - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make grants and loans to assist anthracite coal production, utilization, transportation and related activity. Empowers the Secretary to establish appropriate railroad track and other rehabilitation procedures. Title II: Utilization Program for Anthracite Coal - Authorizes the Secretary to establish a progressive conversion and reconversion program for commercial and certain public buildings. Empowers the Secretary to institute package boiler programs for residential installation for central heating systems at housing project complexes. Title III: Technical Assistance, Research, and Information - Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical aid, research and related anthracite coal information in major marketing areas. Title IV: Implementation and Monitoring of Anthracite Coal Revitalization Programs - Designates the Appalachian Regional Commission to monitor appropriate anthracite coal programs. Directs the Commission's Federal Cochairman to design an interagency monitoring structure, to develop a delivery plan among the organizations identified with the anthracite coal revitalization program and to make an annual report to Congress evaluating the programs conducted under this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 7415 (96th)referred

Victims of Toxic and Hazardous Substances Emergency Relief Act of 1980

United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1980

Victims of Toxic and Hazardous Substances Emergency Relief Act of 1980 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency: (1) to determine promptly, but in no event later than 15 days, whether toxic or hazardous wastes pose a serious and immediate threat to the public health or safety, whenever the Administrator receives evidence that such wastes may pose a threat to the public; and (2) to submit to the President a recommendation that a state of hazardous substances emergency be declared, if the Administrator determines that such wastes pose such threat. Authorizes the President, in the President's discretion and upon recommendation of the Administrator, to declare a state of hazardous substances emergency with such amendments and deletions to the Administrator's recommendations as the President sees fit. Directs the Administrator: (1) after such state of emergency has been declared, to forward recommendations for immediate actions to protect the public health and safety to the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and (2) thereafter, to act promptly to (a) determine the extent of the contamination of air, land, and water (including ground water), and (b) screen and test the population likely to have been exposed to such wastes in a manner or degree capable of causing physical injury (including any poisoning, burn, infection, chromosomal damage, or genetic defect); (c) study crops and livestock in the affected area and identify those unfit for human consumption; and (d) evaluate alternatives to prevent further damage to human life or health. Directs the Administrator to submit initial and supplemental reports and recommendations at specified times to the Director. Requires the Director, on the basis of such reports and recommendations and other relevant information, to undertake promptly, during the first 12 months following the declaration of a state of emergency, actions necessary to protect public health and safety, including: (1) immediate relocation of the physically injured or those in serious danger; (2) permanent closing of contaminated structures and property; (3) purchase, at prior fair market value, of homes closed; (4) medical treatment to reverse, treat, or prevent physical injury or reimbursement for such treatment; (5) compensatory payments for residents whose income is interrupted due to the toxic or hazardous wastes; and (6) commencement of a screening program for early detection of future physical injury resulting from exposure to such wastes. Subrogates the United States to the rights of any individual compensated under this Act, to the extent that such individual has a cause of action against a person who has disposed of a toxic or hazardous substance and such disposal has resulted in a state of hazardous substances emergency. Requires that the emergency state be terminated 12 months after it is declared or upon the President's declaration of termination. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 7418 (96th)reported

Nuclear Waste Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1980

United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1980

Nuclear Waste Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1980 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a research, development, and demonstration program for the disposal of nuclear wastes. Requires the Secretary to identify four regional repository sites in the continental United States, at least one of which shall be located in each of the eastern, central, and western regions of the United States. Directs that emphasis be given to federally owned sites. Directs the Secretary to design, construct, and operate four technology-demonstration repository facilities at the sites selected. Requires that all four repositories be in operation by the end of fiscal year 1990, with the first having been placed in operation by the end of fiscal year 1986. Sets forth certain design requirements for such sites and for disposal methods. Requires the Secretary to conduct a study and report to Congress on advanced techniques for disposal of low-level radioactive wastes.

Bill· HRH.R. 7420 (96th)referred

District Heating Act of 1980

United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1980

District Heating Act of 1980 - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to make grants upon the application of a qualified municipality (a self-governing town or city of population 100,000 or less which meets the Federal assistance requirements prescribed by the Secretary) to fund: (1) feasibility studies on district heating (the provision through pipelines of residential, commercial, and industrial water and space heating, and process steam from electric powerplants or other thermal sources) in such municipality; and (2) engineering and design studies for district heating in such municipality. Authorizes the Secretary upon application by a qualified municipality to make guaranteed interest loans to such municipality to cover the costs establishing a district heating system. Requires that each loan application contain plans, specifications, and estimates for the proposed heating system. Sets forth the criteria for approval of loan applications by the Secretary. States that loan application approval by the Secretary shall be deemed a contractual obligation of the United States to grant the loan for the district heating system. Conditions Federal assistance for district heating systems on the disclosure of complete information on any such system to the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to make grants to States for studies by the States and local government entities on organization problems related to the establishment of district heating systems.

Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 551 (96th)open

A joint resolution authorizing and requesting the President of the United States to issue a proclamation designating the seven calendar days beginning October 5, 1980, as "National Port Week", and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1980

Authorizes and requests the President to designate the seven-day period beginning October 5, 1980, as "National Port Week." Directs the Secretary of Commerce to report annually to Congress on the conditions of U.S. public ports.

Bill· HRH.R. 7338 (96th)referred

A bill to provide for the payment, out of the proceeds of gold belonging to the Government of Czechoslovakia, of certified awards of nationals of the United States against the Government of Czechoslovakia and to provide for the release of such proceeds to Czechoslovakia after all such awards are paid.

United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1980

Directs the Secretary of State to negotiate a lump sum agreement with Czechoslovakia providing for full payment of all certified awards against Czechoslovakia determined by the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to take full possession of all Czechoslovak gold located in the United States, if a settlement agreement is not submitted to Congress, or such agreement has not been approved by Congress, within 60 days of enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary of State to negotiate with Great Britain and France to obtain permission to sell Czechoslovak gold located in Great Britain. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to sell all such gold obtained and invest the proceeds in safe U.S. and foreign securities for payment of the awards of U.S. nationals. Requires all interest and other income from such investments to be deposited into the Czechoslovakian Claims Fund for distribution to those U.S. nationals holding certified awards against Czechoslovakia. Provides for the payment to Czechoslovakia of all the proceeds from such gold sale and any balance remaining in such Fund after all such awards have been paid and Treasury Department expenses are recovered. Denies jurisdiction to any court over any claim against the United States for actions taken under this Act. Supercedes provisions prohibiting the release of Czechoslovak gold until an agreement with Czechoslovakia is approved by Congress.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 301 (96th)passed

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that there is a need to strengthen course offerings and requirements in foreign language studies and international studies in the nation's schools, colleges, and universities.

United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1980

Expresses the sense of Congress that school authorities and college and university administrators should consider strengthening the study of foreign languages and cultures through appropriate actions.

Bill· HRH.R. 6664 (96th)referred

Resource Conservation and Development Act of 1980

United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1980

Resource Conservation and Development Act of 1980 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a resource conservation and development program to assist States, local units of government, and local nonprofit organizations to operate and maintain a planning process for land conservation and utilization, natural resources development, and rural economic and environmental improvement. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) provide technical assistance in developing area plans for designated rural areas; (2) cooperate in conducting surveys and inventories, disseminating information, and developing area plans; (3) assist in the carrying out of approved area plans by local public agencies and nonprofit organizations designated by States; and (4) enter into specified agreements. Sets forth terms and conditions of agreements which must be met if the Secretary is to provide any technical or financial assistance, including loans, to a State agency, local government, or local nonprofit organization in carrying out works of improvement specified in an approved area plan. Permits the identification of groups or problems for special consideration in area plans. Declares that the authority of the Secretary under this Act shall be supplemental and not in lieu of any authority of the Secretary under any other provision of law. Directs the Secretary to establish within the Department of Agriculture a Resource Conservation and Development Policy Board to advise the Secretary regarding the administration of this Act. Directs the Secretary to evaluate the program provided for in this Act and to report on such evaluation, with recommendations. Authorizes appropriations necessary to carry out this Act, with specified annual limits on technical and financial assistance and on loans.

Bill· HRH.R. 6632 (96th)referred

Research Revitalization Act of 1980

United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1980

Research Revitalization Act of 1980 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a taxpayer engaged in a trade or business an income tax credit equal to 25 percent of the cash contributions made by such taxpayer to a reserve fund established to finance research or experimentation related to the taxpayer's business. Limits the total amount of such credit to five percent of the taxable business income of the taxpayer for the taxable year. Exempts such reserve fund from income taxation. Allows an income tax deduction for research expenses paid out of the reserve fund during the taxable year. Specifies that research financed pursuant to this Act shall be performed by an institution of higher education. Prescribes tax penalties for the use of funds from the research reserve for purposes other than research and experimentation.

Bill· HRH.R. 6472 (96th)referred

A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring motor vehicle inspection and maintenance until such time as each new motor vehicle is required to be separately tested for compliance with emission standards before its sale by the manufacturer, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 11 February 1980

Amends the Clean Air Act to repeal the requirement that State implementation plans for meeting the national primary ambient air quality standard provide for periodic inspection and testing of motor vehicles, unless the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency establishes separate inspection and testing of each new motor vehicle before the vehicle is sold by the manufacturer.

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