United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1973
Prohibits the use of the mails to sell or distribute to a minor: (1) any picture of a person or portion of the human body which depicts nudity, sexual conduct, or sado-masochistic abuse, in a manner designed to primarily appeal to the viewer's prurient interests; or (2) any book or sound recording which depects nudity, sexual conduct, or sado-masochistic abuse or which contains explicit and detailed verbal descriptions of sexual excitement, sexual conduct, or sado-masochistic abuse, and which is designed to primarily appeal to the listener's or reader's prurient interests. Prescribes a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both, for the first such offense, and a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment of not more than 10 years, or both, for each such offense thereafter. Provides similar penalties for the use of the mails to make an unsolicited sale or distribution of the above material with knowledge of its content to any person who has a minor child residing with him. Defines the terms used in this Act. (Adds 18 U.S.C. 1466)
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1973
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians beneficial interests in specified lands in California. Directs the Secretary to distribute from the tribal fund of the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians the amount of $2825 plus interest to the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians.
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1973
Provides that no agency may distribute, sell, or otherwise make available to any person any list of names and addresses of: (1) employees, or former employees, of any agency, (2) persons licensed by any agency, (3) persons registered or required to file information with any agency, or (4) members, or former members, of the Armed Forces. Permits an agency to make available a list of names and addresses of persons referred tp above: (1) if the person to whom such list is made available certifies (in such manner as the agency shall by regulation prescribe) that: (A) such list will not be used for purposes of commercial or other solicitation, and (B) such list will not be used for any purpose which is unlawful under any State or Federal law, or (2) if the list is made available by the agency as a necessary part of its statutory functions or requirements. States that any agency may make available a list of names and addresses if specifically authorized to to do so by statue. Provides a penalty for violations of this Act consisting of imprisonment for not more than one year, a fine of $10,000, or both. (Adds 5 U.S.C. 552c)
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1973
Allows teachers to deduct from gross income under the Internal Revenue Code the expenses incurred in pursuing courses for academic credit and degrees at institutions of higher education and including travel, if academic credit is given for it or if it is in satisfaction of education requirements of the employer. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 162)
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1973
Conversion Research and Education Act - Title I: Research and Development Conversion Coordination Policy - Provides that it shall be the function of the National Science Foundation to: (1) analyze data regarding Federal expenditures for research and development activities, and the employment and availability of scientific, engineering, and technical manpower, which the Foundation has assembled; (2) develop and recommend to the President programs and activities which will contribute to carrying out various policies; (3) prepare and submit to the President for transmittal to the Congress not later than March 1 of each calendar year, ending prior to March 1, 1977, a report on its activities under this title and an appraisal of the extent to which various policies are being successfully implemented, together with such recommendations, including recommendations for additional legislation, as it deems appropriate. Title II: National Science Foundation Conversion Program - Authorizes the Foundation to make grants to, or to enter into contracts with, academic institutions, not-for-profit institutes and organizations, public agencies, and private business firms, for the conduct of basic and applied research designed to: (1) study and appraise the social, economic, and managerial aspects of conversion for defense related research and development activities to civilian research and development activities; (2) identify priority areas of civilian research and development activity likely to contribute to the resolution of the Nation's pressing domestic problems including, but not limited to, unemployment, poverty, race relations, social alienation, crime, environmental pollution, urban problems, eenergy sources and natural resources, nutrition, housing, transportation, education, and health-care; and (3) advance the scientific and technical state-of-the-art in priority areas. Title III: Economic Development Administration Conversion Program - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce, in accordance with the provisions of this title, to make grants to, and to enter into contracts with, academic institutions, not-for-profit institutes and organizations, and business firms for the purpose of developing, initiating, improving, or operating training programs for management personnel of business firms, to assist them in converting the research and development activities of such firms from defense related areas to civilian areas of work. Title IV: Small Business Conversion Program - Authorizes the Small Business Administration to make grants to small business concerns which have engaged in defense related research and development activities within the three-year period immediately prior to the date of enactment of this Act to pay up to 80 percent of the cost of enrolling eligible personnel of such concerns in any program assisted under title II or title III of this Act. Provides that grants shall be made only upon applications made at such times and containing such information as the Administration shall require. Asserts that the Administration is authorized to prepare recommended programs from among programs carried out under titles II and III of this Act which the Administration determines are especially applicable to assisting small businesses in converting to civilian research and development activities. Title V: General Provisions - Defines "defense related research and development activities" to mean any activity which involves: (1) research, development or engineering, including necessary supporting services, performed under grant from, or contract with, the Department of Defense, the Atomic Energy Commission, or the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or under subcontract to such a grant or contract; or (2) the construction, reconstruction, repair, or installation of any building, plant structure, facility, or equipment connected or necessary to such research, development, engineering, or supporting services; and (3) which requires at least six months to complete. Establishes an Advisory Council on Research and Development Conversion Education to be composed of fifteen members appointed by the President for terms of three years without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code. Provides that the Council shall: (1) advise the Director and the Secretary of Commerce with respect to their respective responsibilities for educational programs under this Act; (2) review and evaluate the effectiveness of Federal educational assistance programs under this Act; (3) prepare and submit such interim reports as it deems advisable, and an annual report of its findings and recommendations, together with any recommendations for changes in the provisions of this Act; and (4) publicize its findings and recommendations to such extent and in such manner as it deems effective and advisable. Authorizes appropriations in the following amounts for the fiscal years indicated below, and sets limits within each fiscal year for the allotment of appropriations to the various sections of this Act: 1974 - $100 million; 1975 $150 million; and 1976 - $200 million.
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1973
Federal Family Support Act - Permits the registration of a support order by the obligee of that support order in the State or district in which the obligor of the order resides, in those cases where such State or District is outside the State in which the support order was made. Provides for contempt proceedings against an obligor failing to comply with the support order so registered. Provides that such proceedings shall not be subject to any limitation with respect to amount in controversy. Provides that an obligor who leaves the State in which the support order was issued or in which related proceedings have been instituted shall be punished by a fine of not more than $2,500 or by imprisonment for not more than three years, or both. Creates a rebuttable presumption that one who leaves the State wherein a support order has been served upon him shall be deemed to have left the State with intent to avoid compliance with such order. Provides that in all criminal proceedings under this Act a wife may testify against her husband without his consent.
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1973
Conveys federally owned land in California to the Twentynine Palms Park and Recreation District. Provides that the land conveyed under this Act shall be used only as an Indian cemetery and historical museum site.
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1973
Senior Citizens Skill and Talent Utilization Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to establish a senior citizens skill and talent utilization program for unemployed citizens 55 years of age or older. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements with agencies, organizations or States to further the purposes and goals of such program and to develop projects to implement such program. Provides that such agreements may include provisions for the payment of project costs in order to make the program effective. Provides that various conditions must be met by projects under such agreements before payment will be authorized. Directs the Secretary to consult with States and their political subdivisions in regard to: (1) the localities in which projects of the type authorized by this Act are established and (2) potential projects and the number or percentage of eligible individuals in the local population. Provides that the Secretary shall encourage participating agencies or organizations eligible for payment under this Act to coordinate their activities with agencies and organizations which are conducting existing programs of a related nature. Provides that eligible individuals who are employed in any project funded under this Act shall not be considered to be Federal employees as a result of such employment. Asserts that no contract shall be entered into under this Act with a contractor who is, or whose employees are, under State law, exempted from operation of the State workmen's compensation or unemployment compensation laws generally applicable to employees, unless the contractor shall undertake to provide either through insurance by a recognized carrier, or by self-insurance, as allowed by State law, that the persons employed under the contract shall enjoy workmen's compensation and unemployment compensation coverage equal to that provided by law for covered unemployment. Authorizes appropriations of $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1973, $75,000,000 for fiscal year 1974, and $125,000,000 for fiscal year 1975 for purposes of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1973
Establishes, under the Secretary of Commerce, the United States Metric Conversion Coordinating Commission consisting of nine members representing business, labor, education, consumer protection, science, and technology. Authorizes members of the Commission to be compensated at the rate of $100 a day. Charges the Commission with the responsibility of implementing with the voluntary participation of every interested sector in the United States the recommendation issued by the United States metric study including: (1) that the United States change to the metric system; (2) that such change be done through a coordinated program; (3) that there be established detailed plans and time tables be worked out; (4) that priority be given to educational programs in elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher learning designed to enable Americans to think in metric terms; (5) that appropriate representatives of American enterprise participate in international standards; (6) that changeover costs be borne by each individual or group instituting the system; and (7) that the ultimate time for full conversion shall be January 1, 1984. Directs each agency of the Federal Government to convert to the international metric system and provides that such system shall be the sole and official system of weights in the United States by January 1, 1984. Authorizes the Commission to appoint an Executive Director and to employ experts and consultants. Authorizes the Commission to accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, donations, and bequests of property, both real and personal, and personal services, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the Commission. Directs the Commission to transmit to the President and to each House of Congress an interim report not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and each year thereafter until January 1, 1984. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1973
Endangered Species Conservation Act - States that the purposes of this Act are to provide a program for the conservation, protection, restoration, or propagation of species and subspecies of fish and wildlife and flora that are threatened with extinction, or are likely within the foreseeable future to become threatened with extinction. Sets forth the procedure by which the Secretaries of Interior and Commerce (as defined by this Act) shall determine if a species or subspecies of fish or wildlife or flora shall be regarded as an endangered species. Lists the following factors to be considered in determining if a species or subspecies is threatened with extinction or will likely become threatened with extinction: (1) the present or threatened destruction, modification, or curtailment of its habitat or range; (2) overutilization for commercial, sporting, scientific, or educational purposes; (3) disease or predation; (4) the inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms; or (5) other natural or manmade factors affecting its continued existence. Provides that the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register, not less than annually, a list by scientific and common name or names of species and subspecies determined to be endangered. Provides that the Secretary may, from time to time, by regulation revise such list. Provides that the Secretary shall utilize the land acquisition and other authorities of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act, as amended, the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, as amended, and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, as appropriate, to carry out a program in the United States of conserving, protecting, restoring, or propagating those species and subspecies of fish and wildlife that he lists as endangered species pursuant to this Act. Provides that, in carrying out the program authorized by this Act, the Secretary shall cooperate to the maximum extent practicable with the several States. States that such cooperation shall include consultation before the acquisition of any land for the purpose of conserving, protecting, restoring, or propagating any endangered species. Authorizes the Secretary to delegate to a State the authority to regulate the taking by any person of endangered species or subspecies when he determines that such State maintains an adequate and active endangered species program consistent with the policies and purposes of this Act. Provides that any person who: (1) imports into or exports from the United States, receives or causes to be so imported, received, or exported; or (2) takes or causes to be taken within the United States, the territorial sea of the United States, Federal lands, or upon the high seas; or (3) ships, carries, or receives by any means in interstate commerce; any species or subspecies which is listed as an endangered species shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Allows exceptions from the prohibitions contained in this Act to permit the taking of an endangered species for scientific purposes and for the propagation of such fish and wildlife in captivity for preservation purposes. Sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violations of the provisions of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to promulgate such regulations as may be appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Act. Provides that any person who engages in business as an importer of fish and wildlife must register with the Secretary of the Treasury his name and address of each place of business at which, and all trade names under which, he conducts such business. Requires each such person to keep such records as will fully and correctly disclose each importation of fish and wildlife made by him and the subsequent disposition of such fish and wildlife. States that the Secretary, through the Secretary of State, shall seek the convening of an international ministerial meeting on fish and wildlife prior to July 1, 1973, to assure the world wide conservation of endangered species and to avoid unnecessary harm to affected United States industries. Provides that, whenever the Secretary determines that a species of fish or wildlife is an endangered species, the Secretary of Agriculture may use all authorities available to him with respect to research, investigations, conservation, protection, control and management of such endangered species.
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