Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1425 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 October 1974
Provides for the printing as a House Document of the proceedings of the Committee on the District of Columbia incident to the presentation of a portrait of the Honorable Charles C. Diggs, Junior. Provides that, in addition to the usual number, there shall be printed copies of such document for the use of the House Committee on the District of Columbia.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 1158 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 October 1974
Designates the National Air and Space Museum in the District of Columbia as the "Charles A. Lindbergh National Air and Space Museum".
Bill· HRH.R. 17077 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 October 1974
Health Manpower Act - Title I: General Provisions - Revises and repeals specified provisions of the Public Health Services Act. Title II: Assistance for Construction of Teaching Facilities - Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants to assist in the construction of teaching facilities for the training of physicians, dentists, pharmacists, optometrists, podiatrists, veterinarians, and professional public health personnel. Authorizes appropriations of $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1975, 1976 and 1977. Title III: Student Assistance; National Health Service Corps - Expands the provisions governing the making of student loans under the Public Health Service Act and the rates for repayment of such loans. Authorizes appropriations for the purpose of making Federal capital contributions into the student loan funds of authorized schools. Prescribes procedures for the establishment of a National Health Service Corps, applications for assistance from the Corps, and assignment and functions of Corps personnel to medically underserved populations. Outlines the rate-of-pay schedule for physician and dentist Corps members engaged in the delivery of health services to a medically underserved population. Details the reporting requirements of the Secretary to the Congress in his carrying out the programs of the National Health Service Corps. Establishes the National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps. Specifies the membership composition of such Council. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1974-1977 for carrying out this section. Revises the Public Health and National Health Service Corps Scholarship Training Program, setting forth the eligibility requirements for acceptance in such program and the time and type of obligated service required. Authorizes to be appropriated to carry out the Program $80,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 and $120,000,000 for fiscal year 1977. Title IV: Grants for Health Professions Schools - Sets forth computation rules governing the making of annual grants by the Secretary for the support of education programs of schools of medicine, osteopathy, public health, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, pharmacy, and podiatry. Provides for the apportionment of, and authorization of, appropriations for the making of such grants. States that the Secretary shall not make such grants to any school unless specified assurances that the first year enrollment of health profession schools will rise by specified percentages in succeeding years, are met. Title V: Special Project Grants and Contracts - Revises the procedure for the making of special project grants and contracts for the purposes of assisting individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Specifies the purposes for which such grants may be used. Authorizes appropriations for such grants through fiscal year 1977. Authorizes appropriations of $15,000,000, $20,000,000 and $25,000,000 for fiscal years 1975-1977, respectively for the establishment of area health education centers. Title VI: Public and Allied Health Personnel - Revises the training programs for public and community health personnel and allied health personnel, extending appropriations through fiscal year 1977. Title VII: Medical Residency Training Programs - Provides for the accrediting and operation of medical residency training programs with the number of first year positions not to exceed 125 percent of the estimated number of graduates from accredited schools of medicine in the preceding calendar year. Title VIII: Miscellaneous - Directs the Secretary to contract for a study analyzing the current distribution of physicians by specialty, projecting such analysis for 1980, 1985, and 1990, and examining and developing a method for establishing the optimal distribution of physicians by geographic area. Requires the Secretary to make specified quality assurances to the Congress regarding education and training of allied health personnel. Calls for an allied health personnel study, detailing the contents of such study, including identification of classifications in which there are critical shortages of personnel.
Bill· HRH.R. 16883 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 September 1974
Eastern Wilderness Areas Act - Designates specified lands in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System. Provides for a study of specified additional lands in 18 States and Puerto Rico for such inclusion. Authorizes to be appropriated the sums necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 16317 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 August 1974
Provides, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, that the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare may not: (1) establish maximum limits on the potency of any synthetic or natural vitamin or mineral within a food for special dietary use which is intended for ingestion in tablet, capsule, or liquid form; (2) classify any vitamin or mineral as a drug solely on the basis of the potency of the vitamin or mineral; and (3) limit the combination or number of any synthetic or natural vitamin, mineral, or other ingredient of food, within a food for special dietary use which is intended for ingestion in capsule, tablet, or liquid form. States that the labeling and advertising for any food for special dietary use which is intended for ingestion in tablet, capsule, or liquid form may not: (1) list its ingredients which are not vitamins or minerals unless such ingredients (a) are listed in a list of all the ingredients of such food, or (b) are subject to a specified regulations; or (2) give prominence or emphasize the list of ingredients. States that the provisions of this Act shall not be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary to establish maximum limits on the potency of a synthetic or natural vitamin or mineral if such limits are prescribed under regulations requiring the vitamin or mineral to be dispensed only upon a prescription.
Bill· HRH.R. 16204 (93rd)passed
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1974
National Health Policy, Planning, and Resources Development Act - Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to establish a National Council for Health Policy. States that the Council shall be responsible for the following: (1) developing and recommending a national health policy which shall include a quantifiable statement of national health goals; (2) recommending guidelines respecting the appropriate supply, distribution, and organization of health resources and services, including health education services; (3) conducting studies and analyses concerning the recommended national health policy, and alternative means of achieving the goals included in the recommended national health policy; (4) assessing the status of the health of the American people, existing and proposed Federal and other health programs, and the need for particular health resources and services, including health education services; (5) evaluating the implications of advances in biomedical research, health services research, and medical technology for the health care delivery system; and (6) analysis of the essential factors which cause inflation in the cost of health services and a determination of needs of containing such inflation. Establishes health service areas throughout the United States. Sets forth requirements for each health service area, including: (1) the area shall be a rational geographic region within which there are available a comprehensive range of health services, and which is of a character suitable for the effective planning and development of health services; and (2) to the extent practicable, the area shall include at least one center for the provision of highly specialized health services. Provides that a health systems agency for a health service area shall (1) be incorporated in the State in which the largest part of the population of its health service area resides, and (2) not be a subsidiary of, or otherwise controlled by, any other private corporation or legal entity. States that the health systems agency may establish subarea advisory councils representing parts of the agencies' health service area to advise the governing body of the agency on the performance of its functions. Stipulates that for the purpose of: (1) improving the health of residents of a health service area; (2) increasing the accessibility, acceptability, continuity, and quality of the health services provided them; and (3) restraining increases in the cost of providing health services, each health systems agency shall have as its primary responsibility the provision of effective health planning for its health service area and the promotion of the development within the area of health services, manpower, and facilities which meet identified needs, reduce documented inefficiencies, and implement the health plans of the agency. Directs the agency to establish, annually review, and amend as necessary an annual implementation plan which describes objectives which will achieve the goals and priorities of the Act. Requires the Secretary to make in each fiscal year a grant to each health systems agency on such conditions as the Secretary deems appropriate. Provides that a health systems agency may use funds under a grant under this Act to make payments under contracts with other entities to assist the health systems agency in the performance of its functions; but it shall not use funds under such a grant to make payments under a grant or contract with another entity for the development or delivery of health services or resources. Enumerates the functions which each State agency shall perform within the State, including the following: (1) conduct the health planning activities of the State and implement those parts of the State health plan and the plans of the health system agencies within the State which relate to the government of the State; and (2) assist the Statewide Health Coordinating Council of the State in the preparation, review, and revision of the State health plan, in the review of the State medical facilities plan, and in the performance of its functions generally. Provides that the Secretary may make grants to State health planning and development agencies to assist them in meeting the costs of their operation. Stipulates that the amount of any grant made under this subsection shall be determined by the Secretary, except that no grant to a designated State Agency may exceed 75 percent of its operation costs during the period for which the grant is available for obligation. Authorizes appropriations for the purpose of making grant payments of $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, $35,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, and $50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1977. Sets forth procedures and criteria for reviews of proposed health system changes. Directs the Secretary to provide (directly or through grants or contracts, or both) to designated health systems agencies and State Agencies: (1) assistance in developing their health plans and approaches to planning various types of health services; (2) technical materials, including methodologics, policies, and standards appropriate for use in health planning; and (3) other technical assistance as may be necessary in order that such agencies may properly perform their functions. Directs the Secretary to assist public or private nonprofit entities in meeting the costs of planning and developing new centers, and operating existing and new centers, for multidisciplinary health planning development and assistance. Stipulates that, to the extent practicable, the Secretary shall provide assistance under this section so that at least five such centers will be in operation by June 30, 1976. Instructs the Secretary to review and approve or disapprove the annual budget of each designated health systems agency and State Agency. Provides that the Secretary shall prescribe performance standards covering the structure, operation, and performance of the functions of each designated health systems agency and State Agency, and he shall establish a reporting system based on the performance standards that allows for continuous review of the structure, operation, and performance of the functions of such agencies. Requires the Secretary to: (1) prescribe the general manner in which the State Agency of each State shall determine for the State medical facilities plan the priority among projects within the State for which assistance is available under this Act, based on the relative need of different areas within the State for such projects; (2) prescribe for medical facilities projects assisted under this Act general standards of construction, modernization, and equipment for medical facilities of different classes and in different types of location; (3) prescribe criteria for determining needs for medical facility beds and needs for medical facilities, and for developing plans for the distribution of such beds and facilities; (4) prescribe criteria for determining the extent to which existing medical facilities are in need of modernization; and (5) require each State medical facilities plan to provide for adequate medical facilities for all persons residing in the State and adequate facilities to furnish needed health services for persons unable to pay therefor. Stipulates that before an application for assistance under this Act for a medical facility project may be approved, the State Agency of the State in which such project is located must have submitted to the Secretary and had approved by him a State medical facilities plan. Sets forth procedures to be followed in order for approval of State projects. Directs the Secretary, for each fiscal year, to make allotments among the States on the basis of population, the financial need, and need for medical facilities projects. Authorizes the Secretary to make loans from the fund established by this Act to pay the Federal share of approved projects. Directs the Secretary to consult with a Federal Hospital Council in administering the provisions of this Act. Provides that in the case of any facility for which an allotment payment, loan, or loan guarantee has been made under this Act, the applicant for such payment, loan, or loan guarantee (or, if appropriate, such other person as the Secretary may prescribe) shall file at least annually with the State Agency for the State in which the facility is located a statement which shall be in such form, and contain such information, as the Secretary may require to accurately show: (1) the financial operations of the facility and (2) the costs to the facility of providing health services in the facility and the charges made by the facility for providing such services, during the period with respect to which the statement is filed.
Bill· HRH.R. 16077 (93rd)passed
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 1974
Extends, under the Public Health Service Act, through fiscal year 1975, the scholarship program for the National Health Service Corps and the loan program for health professions students.
Law· HRH.R. 16045 (93rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1974
Authorizes appropriations, under the Solid Waste Disposal Act, for fiscal years 1975 and 1976.
Bill· HRH.R. 15995 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 July 1974
Extends through fiscal year 1975, under the Public Health Service Act, the scholarship program for the National Health Service Corps and the loan program for health professions students.
Bill· HRH.R. 15868 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1974
Provides, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, a reduced tax rate for qualified domestic production of beer.
Bill· HRH.R. 15345 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 June 1974
Prohibits the importation, and the withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, of fresh, chilled, or frozen cattle meat into the United States for a six-month period. Authorizes an exemption under this Act for specified cases in order to prevent loss due to spoilage.
Bill· HRH.R. 15247 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1974
Coal Research Laboratory and Energy Research Fellowship Act - Title I: University Coal Research Laboratories - Authorizes the Director of the National Science Foundation, after consultation with the National Academy of Engineering, to designate five institutions of higher education at which universtiy coal research laboratories will be established and operated. States that in making designations under this Act the Director shall consider the following criteria: (1) the institution of higher education shall be located in a State with abundant coal reserves, (2) the institution of higher education shall have experience in research in the basic sciences applicable to coal research, and (3) the institution of higher education has the capacity to establish and operate the coal laboratories to be assisted under this title. Provides that not more than one coal laboratory established pursuant to this title shall be located in a single State. Specifies information to be included in applications by institutions of higher education desiring to be designated under this title. Authorizes, the Director to make grants to any designated institution of higher education to pay the Federal share of the cost of establishing and maintaining a coal laboratory. States that no institution of higher education may receive more than $1,000,000 for the construction of its coal research laboratory, including initially installed fixed equipment, nor may it receive more than $1,500,000 for initially installed movable equipment, nor may it receive more than $500,000 for new program startup expenses. Provides that no institution of higher education may receive more than $1,500,000 per year from the Federal Government for operating expenses. Establishes an advisory council on coal research. Stipulates that the advisory council shall advise the Director with respect to the general administration of this title, and furnish such additional advice as he may request. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the provisions of this title. Title II: Energy Resource Graduate Fellowships - Authorizes the Director to award under the provisions of this title not to exceed one thousand five hundred fellowships for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and each of the five succeeding fiscal years. States that fellowships shall be awarded under the provisions of this title for graduate study and research in those areas of applied science and engineering that are related to the production, conservation, and utilization of fuels and energy. Provides that fellowships shall be awarded to students in programs leading to master's degrees. States that such fellowships may be awarded for graduate study and research at any institution of higher education, library, archive, or any other research center approved by the Director after consultation with the Commissioner of Education. Provides that recipients of fellowships under this title shall be: (1) persons who have been accepted by an institution of higher education for graduate study leading to an advanced degree or for a professional degree, and (2) persons who plan a career in the field of energy resources, production, or utilization. States that each person awarded a fellowship under this title shall receive a stipend of $4,000 for each academic year of study, and an additional amount of $500 for each such calendar year of study shall be paid to such person on account of each of his dependents. Authorizes appropriations of $11,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 1050 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 June 1974
Designates the premises occupied by the Chief of Naval Operations as the official residence of the Vice President, effective upon the termination of service of the incumbent Chief of Naval Operations. Authorizes the Administrator of General Services to provide for the care, maintenance, repair, improvement, alteration, and furnishing of the official residence and grounds. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary from time to time to carry out the foregoing purposes. Expresses the sense of Congress that living accommodations, generally equivalent to those available to the highest ranking officer on active duty in each of the other military services, should be provided for the Chief of Naval Operations. Repeals the Federal law authorizing the planning, design, construction, furnishing, and maintenance of an official residence for the Vice President of the United States.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1130 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1974
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that (1) it most strongly condemns all acts of terrorism in the Middle East; (2) the President and the Secretary of State should and are hereby urged and requested to (a) call upon all governments to condemn this inhuman act of violence against innocent victims; and (b) strongly urge the governments who harbor these groups and individuals to take appropriate action to rid their countries of those who subvert the peace through terrorism and senseless violence; and (3) the President should request the American Ambassador to the United Nations to take appropriate action before that body in order to have introduced a Security Council resolution condemning this brutal act of violence.
Bill· HRH.R. 14814 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1974
Combined Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance - Income Tax Reporting Amendments - Title I: Amendments to Title II of the Social Security Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make available specified tax returns to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Empowers the Secretary of HEW and the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into an agreement for the processing of information contained in such returns. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to provide to the Secretary of HEW any documents they agree are necessary for such processing. Directs the Managing Trustee of the Trust Funds, including the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, to pay into the Treasury the amounts he and the Secretary of HEW estimate will be expended from the general fund of the Treasury by the Departments of HEW and Treasury for the administration of (1) titles II, and XVIII of the Social Security Act, and (2) specified chapters and subchapters of the Internal Revenue Code. Requires the Secretary of HEW to apportion (between each trust fund and the general fund in the Treasury) the costs of administrating titles II, XVI and XVIII of the Social Security Act and its costs in carrying out specified functions of this Act. Provides that average monthly wage, quarters of coverage, and coverage credits derived from self-employment income for taxable years beginning before 1974 are to be determined on a basis of income credited to calendar quarters. Limits quarters coverage to quarters occuring before 1974 and makes additional modification to taxation of self-employed persons. Allocates, under the Social Security Act, coverage credits for earnings before 1974 based on quarters of coverage and after 1973 on the basis of earnings during the calendar year. Provides that a person will satisfy the requirements prerequisite to a determination of disability if he has 20 or more coverage credits which were credited to the period ending on the day the disability arose and consisting of that part of the current calendar year up until the day the disability began and the nine prior calendar years. Redefines a "fully insured individual" in terms of coverage credits rather than quarters of coverage. States that any person upon attaining the age of 62 with the proper number of coverage credits is fully insured. Provides that specified benefits be paid to individuals not citizens of the United States who amassed sufficient coverage credits. Title II: Amendments Preserving Relationship Between Railroad Retirement and Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance - Provides, under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937, that in the calucalation of an employee's "average monthly remumeration" after calendar year 1974 an individual employee shall obtain the benefit of full allowable coverage credits, irrespective of whether particular quarters of coverage were otherwise available for calculation purposes.
Bill· HRH.R. 14213 (93rd)passed
United States · United States Congress · 11 April 1974
Authorizes the appropriation of $105,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, $175,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, and $200,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1977 for the expenses of the Justice Department in carrying out its control and enforcement functions under the Controlled Substances Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 14214 (93rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 11 April 1974
Health Revenue Sharing and Health Services Act - Title I: Health Revenue Sharing - Special Health Revenue Sharing Act- Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants to State health and mental health authorities to assist in meeting the costs of providing comprehensive public health services under State plans approved under this Act. Sets forth the required elements of the content of such State plans. Authorizes the appropriation of $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1975 and $220,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 to make grants pursuant to this title. Title II: Family Planning Programs - Flamily Planning and Population Research Act - Authorizes appropriations for the family planning and population research programs of the Public Health Service Act for fiscal years 1975 and 1976. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct, make grants to, or enter into contracts with, public or private entities for, project for research in the biomedical, contraceptive development, behavioral, and program implementation fields related to family planning and population. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1975 and 1976 to carry out such research. Sets forth reporting requirements for the Secretary to Congress. Title III: Community Mental Health Centers - Community Mental Health Centers Amendments - Presents the finding of the Congress that: (1) community mental health care is the most effective and humane form of care for a majority of mentally ill individuals; and (2) federally funded community mental health centers have had a major impact on the improvement of mental health care by fostering coordination and cooperation between various agencies responsible for mental health care which in turn has resulted in a decrease in overlapping services and more efficient utilization of available resources. Provides that the comprehensive mental health services which shall be provided through a community mental health center under the Community Mental Health Centers Act shall include: (1) services for individuals who are inpatients in a hospital or other health services delivery facility, outpatient services, day care and similar partial hospitalization services, and emergency services; (2) detoxification and referral services for the treatment of alcohol abuse, alcoholism, and other drug abuse and drug dependence problems (including narcotic addiction); (3) consultation and education services for health professionals, schools, State and local law enforcement and correctional agencies, public welfare agencies, health services delivery agencies, and other appropriate entities; (4) assistance to courts and other public agencies in screening residents of the center's catchment area who are being considered for referral to a State mental health facility for treatment to determine if they should be so referred and provision, where appropriate, of treatment for such persons through the center as an alternative to treatment at such facility; and (5) provision of followup care for residents of its catchment area who have been discharged from a State mental health facility. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities to carry out projects to develop community mental health center programs. Authorizes appropriations for the payment of such grants for fiscal years 1975 and 1976. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public and nonprofit private community mental health centers to assist them in meeting their costs of operation during the first five years after their establishment. Authorizes appropriations for the payment of such grants for fiscal years 1975 and 1976. Authorizes the Secretary to make annual grants to any community mental health center for the costs of providing consultation and education services under this Act. Sets forth criteria for such grants. Authorizes appropriations for the payment of such grants for fiscal years 1975 and 1976. Sets forth general regulations governing grants made under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for the operation of community mental health centers which are under financial distress. Sets forth the eligibility criteria for such grants. Authorizes appropriations for the payment of such grants for fiscal years 1975 and 1976. Directs the Secretary to pay the Federal share of projects for the acquisition, leasing, and construction of community mental health centers, and for the acquisition of initial equipment for such facilities. Defines "Federal share" with respect to such projects. Sets forth the procedures for approval of, payment of grants to, and allocation of funds for, projects under this Act. Defines the terms used in this Act. Sets forth general regulations with respect to the administration of this Act. Title IV: Migrant Health - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities to assist in the establishment, initial operation, and continued operation of migrant health centers serving high impact areas. Defines "migrant health center" as an entity which provides health services to agricultural migratory workers and their families. Defines the terms used in this title. Sets forth health services to be supplied by migrant health centers. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to, and enter into contracts with, public and private entities, in areas in which no migrant health centers exist and which are not high impact areas, to provide health care to agricultural workers and their families. Authorizes appropriations for the payment of such grants for fiscal years 1975 and 1976. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study of (1) the quality of housing which is available to agriculltural migratory workers in the United States while away from their permanent abodes; (2) the effect on the health of migrant workers of deficiencies in such housing; and (3) Federal, State, and local government standards respecting housing conditions for such workers during such period. Sets forth the reporting requirements for the Secretary for such study. Title V: Community Health Center - Defines the term "community health center" as meaning under the Public Health Service Act an entity which provides primary health services and referral to providers of supplemental health services for all residents of the area it serves, and is organized in the manner prescribed under this Act. Requires the services of a community health center to be provided directly through its staff and supporting resources or through contracts or cooperative arrangements with public or private entities. Requires primary health services to be available and accessible in the area served by the center promptly, as appropriate, and in a manner which assures continuity. Provides that the governing body of a community health center shall have at least a majority of its members selected in a democratic manner by the persons receiving services from the center, shall meet at least once a month, shall establish general policies for the center, shall approve the center's annual budget, and shall approve the selection of a director for the center. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities to assist in: (1) the establishment and initial operation of community health centers which will service a medically underserved population; and (2) meeting the cost of the continued operation of such centers. Authorizes to be appropriated $220,000,000 for fiscal year 1975, and $240,000,000 for fiscal year , 1976 for grants under this title.
Bill· HRH.R. 14215 (93rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 11 April 1974
Developmental Disabilities Amendments - Authorizes appropriations of $12,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975 and $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, for the purpose of making grants to assist institutions of higher education to contribute more effectively to the solution of complex health, education and social problems of children and adults suffering from developmental disabilities. Provides that the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare may make grants to public or nonprofit private entities for: (1) demonstration projects for the provision of services to persons with developmental disabilities who are also disadvantaged because of their economic status or the location of their residences, (2) technical assistance relating to services and facilities for persons with developmental disabilities, including assistance in State and local planning or administration, (3) training of specialized personnel needed for the provision of services for persons with developmental disabilities, or for research directly related to such training, (4) developing or demonstrating new or improved techniques for the provision of services to persons with developmental disabilities, or (5) gathering and disseminating information relating to developmental disabilities. Authorizes payments of $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1975 and $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 for the purpose of making payments under these grants. Provides for the allotment of funds to States. States that not less than ten percent of that allotment shall be used by such State for the purpose of assisting it in developing and implementing plans designed to eliminate inappropriate placement in institutions of persons with developmental disabilities, and to improve the quality of care and the state of surroundings of persons for whom institutional care is appropriate; and of the amount allotted to any State for each succeeding fiscal year, not less than 30 percent of that allotment shall be used by such State for such purposes. Stipulates that, in order to be approved by the Secretary, a State plan must provide reasonable assurance that adequate financial support will be available to complete the construction of, and to maintain and operate when such construction is completed, any facility, the construction of which is assisted with sums allotted under the provisions of this Act. Provides that for purposes of any determination by the Secretary as to whether any urban or rural area is a poverty area, the Secretary may not determine that an area is an urban or rural poverty area unless: (1) such area contains one or more subareas which are characterized as subareas of poverty; (2) the population of such subarea or subareas constitutes a substantial portion of the population of such rural or urban area; and (3) the project, facility, or activity, in connection with which such determination is made, does, or (when completed or put into operation) will, serve the needs of the residents of such subarea or subareas.
Bill· HRH.R. 14191 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1974
Health Resources Development and Planning Act - Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to assist private and public health care systems to plan more effectively the provision of resources necessary to meet the health care needs of the Nation, and to facilitate governmental regulation of health care costs. Repeals provisions of the Public Health Service Act, which provides for a National Advisory Council on Comprehensive Health Planning Programs. Directs the chief executive officer of each State to designate geographical regions as health service areas to be served by the Health Systems Agencies. Identifies the geographical characteristics of such health service areas. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to certify a Health Agency for each health service area and to enter into an agreement obligating the Agency: (1) to prepare and maintain a comprehensive health plan for the health service area; (2) to review the Secretary's grants of Federal financial assistance for health care activities; (3) to review State and local health care activities; (4) to offer technical assistance in furtherance of the health plan; (5) to participate in the statewide Health Coordinating Council; and (6) to comply with subsidiary requirements, including auditing and examination of books. Empowers tthe Secretary to make grants for an agency's operational expenses and to extend to the Agency technical assistance, and to keep it appraised of national health policies and issues. Prescribes the procedures for termination or withdrawal of certification and the organizational requirements to be met by agencies, including that an agency be a nonprofit private corporation that exercises no Federal, State, or local regulatory authority, and is not a provider or insurer of health services or an educational institution. Outlines the composition of the governing body of each agency. Provides that members are relieved of civil or criminal liability under any law for the performance, with the exercise of due care of functions authorized by this Act. States that an agency may receive unconditional contributions from any private source of up to 5 percent of the amount of assistance received from the Secretary, and of up to 25 percent of that amount from any public sources. Requires each agency to annually adopt a comprehensive health plan for its health service area identifying shortages, maldistributions, and surpluses of health personnel, facilities, and services, and the most serious organizational and operational deficiencies of health care providers. States that the plan must set forth long-range goals and annual priorities for the establishment or improvement of health care systems, and recommend actions to alleviate the problems identified by the plan. Provides that an Agency may provide technical assistance, directly or by grant or contract, to implement the recommendations of its comprehensive health plan. Sets limitations on the purpose, amount and duration of such grants. Requires that two or more agencies that serve health service areas that fall in whole or in part within the same State form a Statewide Health Coordinating Council. Directs the Council to draw on the comprehensive health plans of its member Agencies to prepare a Statewide plan, and perform other advisory analytical, and coordinative functions. Directs the Secretary to evaluate the performance of Agencies and Councils on a regular basis and to prescribe standards of performance to facilitate this evaluation. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1975, 1976, and 1977 to carry out the provisions of this Act. Makes various technical and conforming amendments. Defines the terms used in this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 13987 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1974
Health Resources Planning Act - Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to assist private and public health care systems to plan more effectively the provision of resources necessary to meet the health care needs of the nation, and to facilitate governmental regulation of health care costs. Repeals provisions of the Public Health Service Act, which provide for a National Advisory Council on Comprehensive Health Planning Programs. Directs the chief executive officer of each State to designate geographical regions as health service areas to be served by the Health Systems Agencies. Identifies the geographical characteristics of such health service areas. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to certify a Health Systems Agency for each health service area and to enter into an agreement obligating the Agency: (1) to prepare and maintain a comprehensive health plan for the health service area, (2) to review the Secretary's grants of Federal financial assistance for health care activities, (3) to review State and local health care activities; (4) to offer technical assistance in furtherance of the health plan; (5) to participate in the Statewide Health Coordinating Council; and (6) to comply with subsidiary requirements, including auditing and examination of books. Empowers the Secretary to make grants for an agency's operational expenses and to extend to the agency technical assistance, and to keep it apprised of national health policies and issues. Prescribes the procedures for termination or withdrawal of certification and the organizational requirements to be met by agencies, including that an agency be a nonprofit private corporation that exercises no Federal, State, or local regulatory authority, and is not a provider or insurer of health services or an educational institution. Outlines the composition of the governing body of each agency. Provides that members and employees of the Agency are relieved of civil or criminal liability under any law for the performance, with the exercise of due care of functions authorized by this Act. States that an agency may receive unconditional contributions from any private source of up to 5 percent of the amount of assistance received from the Secretary, and of up to 25 percent of that amount from any public sources. Requires each agency to annually adopt a comprehensive health plan for its health service area identifying shortages, maldistributions, and surpluses of health personnel, facilities, and services, and the most serious organizational and operational deficiencies of health care providers. States that the plan must set forth long-range goals and annual priorities for the establishment or improvement of health care systems, and recommend actions to alleviate the problems identified by the plan. Provides that an agency may provide technical assistance, directly or by grant or contract to implement the recommendations of its comprehensive health plan. Sets limitations on the purpose, amount and duration of such grants. Requires that two or more agencies that serve health service areas that fall in whole or in part, within the same State shall form a Statewide Health Coordinating Council. Directs the Council to draw on the comprehensive health plans of its member agencies to prepare a Statewide plan, and perform other advisory analytical, and coordinative functions. Directs the Secretary to evaluate the performance of agencies and Councils on a regular basis and to prescribe standards of performance to facilitate this evaluation. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1975, 1976, and 1977 to carry out the provisions of this Act. Establishes a formula grant program to assist the States to pay their costs of regulating capital expenditures related to health care, and to establish or regulate rates used for the payment or reimbursement for health care services. Provides that the allotment would be in accordance with the populations of the respective States eligible for it, and the costs of regulating the activities selected by the States for regulation. States that the Secretary, after reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing to a State, may terminate assistance for noncompliance. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1975, 1976, and 1977, for grants to States for the regulation of health care costs.
Bill· HRH.R. 13995 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1974
Health Policy and Health Resources Development Act - Expresses the findings of Congress with regard to facilitating the development of recommendations for a national health policy and planning for health services, manpower, and facilities. Establishes, under the Public Health Service Act, the National Council for Health Policy, in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Specifies the composition and terms of office of Council members. Enumerates the functions of the Council, including: (1) to develop a national health policy with national goals and priorities; (2) to conduct studies in specified health areas; and (3) to evaluate the implications of developing medical technology for the health care delivery system. Enumerates the priorities of the national health policy. Directs the Council to convene a National Health Conference to assist in performing its functions. Requires the Secretary to announce the initiation of proceedings to designate geographical regions, to be known as health service areas, to be served by health systems agencies. Outlines the characteristics of a health service area and the procedures for reviewing the boundaries of such areas. Describes the term "health systems agency," including the legal, staff and governing body structure requirements. Enumerates the functions of health systems agencies, including to analyze data, to establish a health system plan, and to establish an annual implementation plan. Sets forth the requirements to be met in implementing such plans. Prescribes the procedures and criteria for reviews of proposed health system changes. Provides for the designation of health systems agencies. Directs the Secretary to provide technical assistance to agencies. Details the form and content of such assistance. Empowers the Secretary to make grants to health systems agencies for carrying out their activities. Sets limits on the amounts of such grants. Authorizes to be appropriated $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1975 and $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 for such grants. Provides for the making of development grants for area health services development funds. Authorizes appropriations of $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1975 and $125,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 for such purposes. Requires the Secretary to review and approve the annual budget of each health systems agency with which there is in effect a designation agreement. Specifies the extent and subject matter of such reviews. Provides that, to be eligible for specified grants, the Governor of a State shall designate or establish a single State agency for administering the State's health planning functions. Specifies the requirements to be met by State administrative programs for approval. Enumerates the functions to be performed by each State health planning agency. States that a State health planning agency must be advised by a Statewide Health Coordinating Council. Sets forth the criteria for composition and duties of such Councils. Empowers the Secretary to make grants to the States for the development and operation of State Health Planning Agencies. Authorizes appropriations for such purposes.
Bill· HRH.R. 13894 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1974
Clean Air Amendments - Authorizes $150,000,000 to be appropriated for the fiscal years 1975 and 1976 for research related to fuels and vehicles under the Clean Air Act. Authorizes $300,000,000 to be appropriated for the fiscal years 1975 and 1976 for air pollution control under the Clean Air Act. States that, upon application by the Governor of a State on or after June 1, 1976, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may extend for not more than five years the deadline for attainment of national primary ambient air quality standards where transportation control measures are necessary for the attainment of such standards, and where the implementation of such control measures would have serious adverse social or economic effects. Provides that, within one hundred and twenty days following the submission of an application and all supporting materials, and after providing an opportunity for public comment, the Administrator shall grant an extension, if he determines that the requirements of this subsection have been met. Authorizes the Governor of any State, on or after June 1, 1981, to apply for a further extension. Provides that no extension may go beyond May 31, 1987. Provides that if the Administrator determines that technological or economic limitations on the application of measurement methodology to a particular class of new stationary air pollutant sources (as defined under the Clean Air Act) would make the imposition of an emission standard infeasible, he may instead prescribe a design or equipment standard meeting the requirements of this Act. Authorizes the Administrator to request the Attorney General to commence a civil action for a permanent or temporary injunction or to assess and recover a civil penalty of not more than $25,000 per day of violation, or both, whenever any person: (1) violates or fails or refuses to comply with any order issued under the Clean Air Act; or (2) violates any requirement of an applicable implementation plan during any period of federally assumed enforcement or more than thirty days after having been notified by the Administrator of a finding that such person is violating such requirement. Authorizes the Administrator to, for any period beginning on or after the date of enactment of this section and ending on or before November 1, 1974, temporarily suspend any stationary source fuel or emission limitation under specified conditions. States than any such suspension shall be conditioned upon compliance with such interim requirements as the Administrator determines are reasonable and practicable. Provides that, after public notice and public hearing, the Administrator may, for any period beginning after November 1, 1974, and ending not later than January 1, 1980, temporarily suspend any stationary source fuel or emission limitation as it applies to any fuel burning stationary source if the Administrator makes specified findings. Authorizes the President, to the extent practicable and consistent with the objectives of this Act and any legislation relating to the production, conservation, distribution, or allocation of energy or energy resources, to prohibit the burning of natural gas or petroleum products by any major fuel-burning installation (including any existing electric powerplant) which, on the date of enactment of this section, has the capability and reasonably available necessary plant equipment to burn coal. Directs the Administrator to promptly review all State implementation plans and revisions thereof and to determine whether in the aggregate (1) available domestic supplies of fossil fuels, or (2) supplies of control systems, are adequate to enable applicable emission requirements, standards, or limitations to be met within the date set for attainment of a national ambient air quality standard under the Clean Air Act.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1013 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 March 1974
Authorizes the printing as a House document of the proceedings incident to the presentation of a portrait of the Honorable Charles C. Diggs, Junior, to the Committee on the District of Columbia.
Bill· HRH.R. 13654 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1974
Establishes the Wounded Knee Compensation Board in the Interior Department to compensate losses arising from the occupation of Wounded Knee, South Dakota between February 27, 1973, and May 8, 1973. Provides the payment of compensation: (1) for personal injury and property damage; (2) to designated persons in cases where other persons have died; and (3) for anticipated loss of future earnings or loss of support of the victim for 90 days or more, or child care payments. Requires claims for compensation to be filed within six months of enactment of this Act. Establishes a fund in the Treasury for such compensation and authorizes the appropriation of $2,000,000 and other necessary sums to the fund.
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