United States · United States Congress · 26 September 1979
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that the standard mileage rate used in computing the charitable deduction for expenses incurred in the operation of a motor vehicle shall be the same as the standard mileage rate established by the Secretary of the Treasury for the business related deduction.
United States · United States Congress · 26 September 1979
Amends the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act to extend the period of eligibility for public service employment wages paid from funds under such Act from 78 weeks to 104 weeks in a five-year period. Allows participants whose eligibility has so terminated and who reside in areas where the rate of unemployment for the three most recent consecutive months preceding such termination exceeds the national unemployment rate for such period to continue to be paid such wages for an additional 26 weeks.
United States · United States Congress · 25 September 1979
National Center of Afro-American History and Culture Act - Establishes the National Afro-American History and Culture Commission which shall: (1) be responsible for the development of a definitive plan for the construction and operation of the National Center for Afro-American History and Culture; and (2) solicit subscriptions of funds from private sources to help meet costs of the construction, furnishing, and operation of the center, including the costs of acquiring works of art and artifacts. Allows the Commission to: (1) acquire by gift, purchase with appropriated or donated funds, transfer from any Federal or State agency, exchange, or otherwise acquire suitable land and interest in land in the vicinity of Wilberforce, Ohio, for the location of the headquarters of the center; (2) acquire appropriate works of art and any other real or personal property necessary for the establishment and operation of the center; and (3) sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of any property acquired and designate any proceeds from such disposal for the benefit of the center. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire by donation or purchase with donated or appropriated funds the Colonel Charles Young Home and adjacent lands in Wilberforce, Ohio, not to exceed 80 acres, which when acquired shall be known as the Wilberforce National Historic Site.
United States · United States Congress · 25 September 1979
National Health Plan Act - Sets forth the following three major structural elements of a National Health Plan established by this Act for the benefit of individuals who live or work in the United States: (1) health insurance required to be provided by all employers to employees and their families; (2) Healthcare, a Federal health insurance program for the aged, disabled, poor, and for other individuals who cannot obtain health insurance elsewhere; and (3) health systems reform, designed to enhance competition in the health care system, reduce excess capacity in hospitals, and improve access to essential health resources. Title I: Protection Against Medical Expenses - Replaces title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with a National Health Plan. Provides coverage under the Plan for the following items and services when reasonable and needed to diagnose, treat, or aid in rehabilitation from disease, injury, or malformation: (1) inpatient hospital items and services; (2) inpatient skilled nursing items and services; (3) home health items and services; (4) physician's services; (5) outpatient physical therapy services; (6) health care practitioner items and services; (7) x-ray, radium, and radioactive isotope therapy services; (8) certain ambulance services; (9) chiropractor's services; and (10) the following items as specified by a physician: certain supplies furnished as an incident to a physician's professional services, diagnostic tests, x-ray, radium, and radioactive isotope therapy items, devices used for the reduction of fractures or dislocations, durable medical equipment, non-dental prosthetic devices, colostomy care supplies, blood, body organs, allergen extracts, portable devices for monitoring cardiac failure and portable respirators, dialysis items for chronic renal disease, and braces for the leg, arm, neck, and back. Provides coverage under the Plan for the following items and services when reasonable and needed for the maintenance of good health: (1) family planning items and services; (2) immunizations; (3) items and services related to pregnancy, to delivery, to care of a child for one year after birth, or to care of a women through 60 days after termination of pregnancy; (4) items and services for entitled individuals under 18 as prescribed by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare; and (5) dental, vision, and hearing items and services for certain eligible individuals under 18. Excludes the following items and services from coverage under the Plan: (1) items and services needed solely to diagnose, treat, or aid in rehabilitation from disease, accident, or malformation in relation to teeth or structures directly supporting teeth, other than oral surgery in case of accident or malformation; (2) eyeglasses, eye examinations for the purpose of prescribing, fitting, or changing eyeglasses, and procedures performed to determine the refractive state of the eyes; (3) hearing aids or examinations for hearing aids, except for certain eligible individuals under 18; (4) personal comfort items that are not supplied to all patients of an entity or are not found to promote higher quality care; (5) cosmetic surgery, except as required for the prompt repair of accidental injury or for improvement of a malformed body member; (6) items and services furnished to an individual by an immediate relative or a member of the individual's household; (7) items and services for the treatment of flat foot conditions, the treatment of subluxations of the foot, or routine foot care; (8) surgery performed by an uncertified physician; (9) diagnostic tests for environmental or occupational diseases; (10) elective surgery; (11) items and services that a physician has not certified; (12) custodial care; and (13) items and services furnished by the Veterans' Administration to a disabled veteran for a military service-connected disability. Requires every employer to provide coverage under a qualified plan or under Healthcare for each employee family member, unless an individual is covered under a qualified plan or under Healthcare with another employer and chooses not to accept coverage. Requires every employer not providing coverage under Healthcare to employee family members in a geographic area to designate one qualified plan as the employer's primary plan in that geographic area. Requires every employer to offer a health benefit, whether or not part of a qualified plan, to each employee family member in a geographic area if the employer offers that health benefit to any other employee family member in that geographic area. Requires every employer to provide for the payment of required premiums on behalf of employee family members to the entity administering a qualified plan or to the Secretary if coverage is under Healthcare. Prohibits an employer from requiring any employee covered under the employer's primary plan or under Healthcare from contributing more than 25 percent of the premium payments for his or her family members attributable to the minimum benefits required by a plan under this Act. Provides that the employer's total share of premium or other payments for health benefits provided to an employee's family in a geographic area shall be equal to the employer's share of premium payments under the primary plan or Healthcare for a family of the same size and composition in that geographic area. Requires a plan, in order to be certified by the Secretary as qualified, to, among other things: (1) be administered by an entity certified by the Secretary; (2) cover at a minimum the items and services covered by the National Health Plan; (3) provide for rates of payment under the plan for items and services such that the rates in the aggregate insure access to items and services; (4) provide a certain level of quality of items and services; (5) provide specified rates of payment; and (6) prohibit total coinsurance and deductibles for items and services covered by the National Health Plan for the family members of any employee from exceeding $2,500, subject to certain adjustments and stipulations. Provides that services prescribed by a health maintenance organization (HMO) shall be considered a qualified plan. Directs the Secretary to certify an entity as a plan administrator only if it meets specified criteria pertaining to: (1) the privacy of medical records; (2) the availability of certain information concerning the plan; (3) access to records; (4) grievance procedures; (5) the purchase of additional insurance; (6) premiums; (7) solvency; and (8) control of the entity. Establishes in the Treasury a Health Reinsurance Fund to make reinsurance available and to be used for any Federal insolvency program. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on the adequacy of State programs for assuring the solvency of health insurers. Authorizes the Secretary to establish a Federal insolvency program for any State that does not have an adequate program for assuring the solvency of health insurers. Directs the Secretary to establish an Insurance Standards Advisory Board to advise the Secretary with respect to: (1) standards for qualified plans; (2) implementation of the certification process; (3) appeals from plans or administrators denied certification; and (4) other matters as requested by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to pay to any employer whose premium payments for the required minimum benefits exceed five percent of his or her payroll the difference between those payments and five percent of the payroll, if such payments are reasonable in relation to the benefits provided. Sets forth civil penalties for employers who fail to provide coverage and make premium payments as required by this Act. Entitles the following individuals to Healthcare: (1) individuals age 65 or older who are entitled to benefits under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act or are qualified to receive railroad retirement benefits; (2) disabled individuals entitled to benefits under title II or the Railroad Retirement Act; (3) every individual who is fully or currently insured under title II or the Railroad Retirement Act or is the spouse or dependent child of such individual and certain individuals who have end stage renal disease (ESRD); (4) kidney donors; (5) family members of U.S. citizens and aliens admitted for permanent residence; (6) individuals covered by a Healthcare employer agreement; (7) individuals and family members of individuals who are at or below 55 percent of the poverty level, as reduced according to this Act; (8) individuals eligible under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Act whose income, reduced as provided for in this Act, does not exceed specified levels; and (9) individuals eligible for assistance under titles I (Old-Age and Medical Assistance), X (Aid to the Blind), XIV (Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled), IV (part A, Aid to Families with Dependent Children), or XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Act and who are residents of States which, if eligible, participate in Medicaid. Provides that an individual required to make Healthcare premium payments shall cease to be entitled to Healthcare benefits if the individual: (1) files notice that he or she no longer wishes to participate in Healthcare; or (2) fails to make a required payment. Provides that the Secretary shall make payments for items and services furnished to individuals covered by the National Health Plan. Prohibits payments for: (1) more than 100 days of inpatient skilled nursing items and services annually; (2) more than 30 days annually of inpatient hospital items and services for a mental or nervous condition, alcoholism, or drug abuse; (3) more than $1,000 annually for outpatient items and services related to a mental or nervous condition, alcoholism, or drug abuse; and (4) more than 200 home health visits annually. Sets the monthly premium for individuals age 65 and older, disabled individuals, railroad retirement beneficiaries, and certain other individuals at $8.70, to be indexed from 1980 to the cost of health care. Limits premiums, coinsurance, and deductibles for this group, after 1983, to $1,250 indexed from 1980 to take into account the increase in per capita expenses for health. Provides that individuals eligible for Healthcare because of low-income shall not be subject to any premium, coinsurance, or deductible. Provides that the premium for any citizen or alien admitted for permanent residence seeking coverage under the Plan and who is not otherwise covered through an employer plan or Healthcare shall be set by the Secretary using a community rating system. Limits out of pocket expenses for this group to $2,500. Provides that the premium paid by an employer with more than nine employees shall be five percent of the payroll for employees covered by an agreement under this Act. Provides that premiums for individuals receiving payments under title II of the Act or the Railroad Retirement Act shall be deducted from such payments. Establishes the Healthcare Trust Fund. Appropriates to the Fund employer, employee, and self-employment Hospital Insurance taxes collected pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code. Establishes the Board of Trustees of the Trust Fund to be composed of the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, all ex officio. Directs the Board of Trustees to: (1) hold the Trust Fund; (2) report to Congress concerning the status of the Trust Fund; and (3) review the general policies followed in managing the Trust Fund, and recommend changes in such policies. Requires each State with an approved Medicaid plan to participate in the costs of services provided for by this Act. Directs each State to pay, for fiscal years 1983 and 1984, an amount equal to 90 percent of its Medicaid payments to the Healthcare Trust Fund, and as according to a specified formula for each succeeding year. Prohibits Federal funding to a State for programs under titles V (Maternal and Child Health) and XX (Grants to States for Services) of the Act or for any program for delivery of health care services under the Public Health Service Act if such State is eligible to participate in Medicaid but does not participate. Directs the Secretary to pay for inpatient hospital items and services and for the services of a hospital based physician on the basis of reasonable cost, inpatient skilled nursing items and services and for home health items and services on the basis of reasonable cost or on the basis of prospectively set rates, outpatient services on the basis of a prospectively set, all-inclusive rate per visit, physician's services on the basis of a fee schedule, and for all other covered items and services on such basis as the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare finds reasonable. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts with public and private entities to provide for the administration of benefits under this Act with maximum efficiency and convenience. Directs the Secretary to annually determine a per capita rate of payment for each class of individuals entitled to benefits under this Act and who are enrolled pursuant to this Act with an HMO. Directs the Secretary to define classes of members based on such factors as age, sex, institutional status, disability status and place of residence, and cost sharing requirements. Provides a rate for each class equal to 95 percent of the adjusted average per capita cost for that class. Defines the term "adjusted average per capita cost" to mean the average per capita amount that the Secretary estimates would be payable for services furnished under the program established by this Act, if the services were to be furnished by other than an HMO. Provides that every individual entitled to benefits under this Act shall be eligible to enroll with an HMO with which the Secretary has contracted to provide services. Sets limits on an HMO's premium rate and the actuarial value of its other charges for individuals enrolled under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to contract with any HMO that can provide the benefits required by this Act. Permits a provider to obtain a hearing with respect to a claim for payment with a Provider Reimbursement Review Board which the Secretary shall establish if: (1) the reimbursement offered a provider is not satisfactory or a timely determination is not made as to the amount of reimbursement due; (2) the amount in controversy is $10,000 or more; and (3) the provider requests a hearing within 180 days after a reimbursement determination has been made. Directs the Secretary to establish procedures to assure that: (1) all individuals have an opportunity to apply for the benefits provided by this Act; (2) determinations of eligibility would be made promptly; and (3) individuals determined ineligible for benefits or certain items and services would be granted a fair hearing concerning such determination. Requires a provider to be certified by the Secretary in order to participate in the programs established by this Act. Sets forth general requirements for certification as a provider of items and services covered under this Act. Sets forth further requirements which must be met to be certified as a provider of the following specific items and services: (1) inpatient hospital items and services; (2) inpatient hospital items and services furnished to an individual with a mental or nervous condition, alcoholism, or drug abuse; (3) inpatient skilled nursing items and services; and (4) home health items and services. Requires every provider to have in effect a specified agreement with the Secretary pertaining to payment for items and services, filing information and reports with the Secretary, non-discrimination, certification requirements, and termination of the agreement. Authorizes the Secretary to revoke the certification of a provider which no longer meets the requirements of this Act, or to impose other sanctions as appropriate. Authorizes the Secretary to define various kinds of health care practitioners other than physicians and to certify an individual as a qualified health care practitioner of a certain kind. Sets forth the definitions of terms used in this Act. Provides for penalties of up to $25,000, or imprisonment for up to five years, or both for any individual seeking to obtain benefits or payments under this Act by fraud or abuse. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe regulations to carry out this Act. Directs the Secretary to conduct studies on and to report to Congress concerning: (1) the health care of the American people including studies of the adequacy of existing personnel and facilities for health care, efficient and economic alternatives to inpatient hospital care, and the various effects of deductions and coinsurance; and (2) the operation and administration of the insurance programs established under this Act. Makes conforming amendments to the Medicaid program including redefining "medical assistance" and eligibility requirements. Repeals provisions of title XIX under which certain SSI recipients were not required to be covered under a State's Medicaid plan. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a deduction for medical expenses for those medical expenses which exceed ten percent of adjusted gross income. Increases the earned income tax credit. Includes as members of the National Professional Standards Review Council one dentist, one registered nurse, one health care practitioner who is not a physician, one individual representative insurance companies operated for profit, one individual of representative of nonprofit insurance companies, one individual representative of employers self-funded with respect to the provision of employee health benefits, and one individual representative of health maintenance organizations. Amends title XIII (Health Maintenance Organizations) of the Public Health Service Act to require employers to offer membership in an HMO serving an area in which at least 25 of the employer's employees reside. Authorizes the Secretary to waive compliance with the requirements of titles X, XVIII, and XIX of the Act to the extent necessary to conduct specified experiments or demonstration projects. Provides for the transfer of funds in the Medicare trust funds to the Healthcare Trust Fund. Title II: Health System Reform - Amends title XV (National Health Planning and Development) of the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary to annually set a national limit for certificates and reports of need to be issued for major increases in hospital capital stock. Sets the limit at $3,000,000,000 to be increased to reflect a rise in construction prices and adjusted further to reflect population changes. Defines a "major increase in hospital capital stock" as the establishment of a new hospital or an acquisition or improvement by an existing hospital that exceeds $150,000 in value, would increase the number of short term non-federal hospital beds, or would substantially change institutional health services offered. Stipulates that a certificate of need authorizing new short term non-federal hospital beds in a health service area where the number of such beds per 1,000 persons in the area exceeds the bed limit for that area may only be issued if two existing beds would be eliminated for each new bed established. Requires a certificate of need authorizing a major increase in hospital capital stock to specify the maximum dollar amount authorized. Prohibits the total value of such certificates issued in a State from exceeding the State's total allocation from the national limit, with certain adjustments. Permits exceptions to meet an emergency situation or if needed to assist in serving individuals from other States. Amends part A of title XI (General Provisions) of the Social Security Act to increase by a factor of ten the reduction in Federal payments under titles V, XVIII, and XIX of the Act for an increase in health care facility capital stock or a change in health care facility bed function made without an appropriate certificate of need. Directs the Secretary to allocate to each State a maximum dollar amount for: (1) all major increases in hospital stock in the State; (2) increases that will not result in an increase in the number of short term non-federal hospital beds; and (3) other increases.
United States · United States Congress · 6 September 1979
Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1979 - Entitles title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (as entitled by this Act) the Fair Housing Act. Amends such Act to define "handicap" as: (1) a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of a person's major life activities; (2) a record of having such an impairment; or (3) being regarded as having such an impairment. Defines "aggrieved person" as any person who claims to have been injured by a discriminatory housing practice or who believes that such person will be irrevocably injured by a discriminatory housing practice that is about to occur. Exempts from coverage under such Act a room or unit in an owner-occupied dwelling intended to be occupied by no more than four families living independently if such room or unit is sold or rented: (1) without the assistance of any real estate broker, agent, or salesman; and (2) without the publication or mailing of any advertisement or written notice indicating any preference or discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin. Stipulates that such prohibition shall not preclude the use of attorneys, title companies, or other professional assistance to perfect or transfer title. Includes the handicapped within the groups that may not be discriminated against in housing. Makes it unlawful: (1) for an insurer against hazards to discriminate with regard to such insurance contracts; (2) to refuse to sell or rent (after the making of a bona fide offer) to a handicapped person unless such handicap would present a prospect occupant from conforming to specified non-discriminatory rules and practices; and (3) to discriminate against a handicapped person in the conditions of sale or rental, or in the provision of related services or facilities. Stipulates, with regard to such sales, rental, or related services, that discrimination shall include a refusal to: (1) permit reasonable modification to permit access to the premises; and (2) make reasonable accommodations in policies, services, or facilities to afford handicapped persons equal enjoyment of the premises. Stipulates, with regard to such sales and related services, that discrimination shall not include a refusal to: (1) make alterations at the expense of sellers, landlords, owners, or persons acting on their behalf; (2) modify generally applicable policies, services, or facilities where such modification would unreasonably inconvenience others; or (3) allow architectural modifications which materially alter the intended use of a building or its environs. Makes it unlawful for a State or local government employee or agency to impede the establishment of a dwelling specifically intended for handicapped persons, unless such dwelling: (1) would not comply with Federal, State, or local health or safety regulations; (2) would not comply with Federal or State program standards for services to the handicapped; or (3) would violate a land use plan or zoning ordinance. Makes it unlawful for any person whose business includes the making, buying, or insuring of loans, or selling, brokering, or appraising of real property, to discriminate in the availability or the conditions (amount, interest rate, duration) of such housing-related loans. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to enforce the provisions of such Act upon receiving a written charge filed by an aggrieved party within one year after the alleged discrimination occurred, or upon the Secretary's initiative. Requires the Secretary to notify the party charged with a discriminatory practice within ten days of the filing of such charge. Grants the Secretary authority to subpena necessary information and witnesses, and to issue interrogatories. Establishes penalties of up to $1,000 or one year in prison for willfully failing to testify or produce records, intentionally giving misleading information, or willfully altering any documentary evidence. Directs the Secretary to refer a discriminatory housing charge made within the jurisdiction of a State or local agency to such agency if the agency is certified by the Secretary. Prohibits the certification of such agency unless the Secretary determines that the protections of substantive rights, procedures, remedies, and judicial review are equivalent to those under Federal law. Directs the Secretary and other Federal agencies to cooperate and avoid duplication of efforts. Authorizes the Secretary, on the basis of a preliminary investigation, to refer a charge to the Attorney General in order to get appropriate preliminary relief pending final disposition of such charge. Directs the Secretary, upon a determination that reasonable cause exists to believe a housing discrimination charge is true, to refer the matter to the Attorney General or to file an administrative complaint. Directs the Secretary to provide a copy of such investigation's findings to the parties involved. Sets forth hearing provisions, including: (1) notice of the complaint and opportunity for a hearing not less than 30 days after service of such complaint; (2) rescheduling of such hearing; (3) resolution of a complaint by conciliation; (4) respondent's right to file an answer and testify at such hearing; (5) an aggrieved party's right to intervene; (6) the authority of the person conducting such hearing to make findings of fact and conclusions of law, to issue a final order of relief, and to impose a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 (provides that no such final order shall affect a bona fide sale, rental, or encumbrance consummated before the issuance of such order); (7) the Secretary's authority to modify any such final order; (8) court of appeals judicial review within 60 days of entry of such order; and (9) a civil penalty of up to $1,000 a day for violation of an unreviewable (as set forth by this Act) final order of the Secretary. Permits aggrieved individuals to commence civil actions within three years of the alleged discriminatory practice. Prohibits proceedings by both the Secretary and the aggrieved individual. Authorizes the Attorney General: (1) to intervene in an aggrieved individual's civil action; and (2) to commence a civil action (a) against a person engaged in a pattern or practice of resistance to these provisions or (b) to enforce the Secretary's findings or orders. Permits the aggrieved individual to intervene in an action commenced by the Attorney General. Allows prevailing parties reasonable attorney and expert witness fees as part of a judicial or administrative award under this Act. Directs the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board to report to the Congress not later than October 1, 1981, concerning: (1) the extent to which architectural barriers and other obstacles to accessibility of housing are operating to deny handicapped persons access to a reasonable housing choice in the private market; (2) the extent to which public, private, or cooperative public and private efforts have been undertaken to increase housing choice for the handicapped in the private market; and (3) the projected cost of retrofitting an adequate supply of existing housing units to make such units suitable for occupancy by handicapped persons. Authorizes appropriations for this Act, effective as of October 1, 1980.
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1979
Hospital Capital Stock Increase Limitation Act of 1979 - Amends title XV of the Public Health Service Act (National Health Planning and Development) to direct the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to promulgate annually a national limit for certificates and reports of need to be issued in that year for "major increases in hospital capital stock." Sets the limit for any year at $3,000,000,000, to be adjusted according to increases in construction prices, changes in population growth, and previous estimates. Directs the Secretary to allocate such limit among the States according to appropriate factors. Defines "major increase in hospital capital stock" to include: (1) the construction or development of a non-Federal hospital which (A) has an average duration of stay of less than 30 days, (B) is not primarily engaged in providing psychiatric services, and (C) is not wholly owned by a health maintenance organization (HMO); or (2) an improvement or acquisition by such a hospital which (A) exceeds $150,000 in value, (B) will increase the number of short-term non-Federal beds in the State, or (C) will substantially change institutional health services offered. Applies the certificate-of-need program administered by the State health planning and development agency (State Agency) to: (1) new institutional health services (provided for in the current law); (2) increases in health care facility capital stock; and (3) changes in health care facility bed function proposed to be made in the State. Defines "increase in health care facility capital stock" to mean: (1) the construction or development of a new health care facility; or (2) an improvement or acquisition by a facility, involving capital expenditures according to generally accepted accounting principles. Prohibits a State Agency from granting a certificate-of-need which authorizes the establishment of any new short-term non-Federal hospital beds if the number of such beds in the health service area exceeds the limit for such area, unless two existing beds are to be eliminated for each new one to be established. Sets such limit at four beds per 1,000 individuals, or the limit set forth for such area in the State health plan. Requires any certificate-of-need authorizing a major increase in hospital capital stock to specify the maximum dollar amount authorized. Prohibits the sum of such maximum amounts so authorized, or covered in reports pursuant to the capital expenditure limitation provision set forth in title XI of the Social Security Act, from exceeding the limit allocated to such State by the Secretary under this Act. Allows such sum to be increased by specified formulas or by exceptions granted by the Secretary to meet emergency situations or the needs of individuals residing in other States. Revises the capital expenditure limitation provision set forth in title XI of the Social Security Act (General Provisions). Directs the Secretary to make an agreement with the chief executive of each State which: (1) does not have a certificate-of- need program meeting the requirements of the Public Health Service Act; and (2) does have a designated State Agency under such Act that is willing and able to carry out a report of need program. Requires such agreement to carry out a report of need program which meets the requirements of a certificate-of-need program, with the exception that findings with respect to proposed services shall be made to the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to determine the need for services in a State having neither a certificate-of-need nor a report of need program. Prohibits the making of Federal payments under the Maternal and Child Health, Medicare, and Medicaid programs with respect to new institutional health services which have not been found to be needed by the Secretary or pursuant to the certificate-of-need or report of need programs. Directs the Secretary to exclude a specified amount in determining Federal payments under such programs for expenses related to an increase in health care facility capital stock or a change in health care facility bed function, unless such increase or change has been found to be needed by the Secretary or pursuant to the certificate-of-need or report of need programs. Directs the Secretary to estimate, after consultation with the State Agencies and health systems agencies, the number and value of major increases in hospital capital stock contracted for in 1977 through 1979 (up to the date of enactment), and of proposed increases in such stock, in each State in the following categories: (1) increases needed to meet Federal, State, or local safety regulations, or to comply with State or voluntary licensure or accreditation standards; (2) increases not resulting in an increase in the number of short-term non-Federal hospital beds; and (3) other increases. Requires the Secretary to allocate to each State maximum dollar amounts for such increases, taking into account the relatively greater importance of (1) over (2), and (2) over (3). Directs the Secretary to: (1) request the State Agencies to recommend which increases should be approved; (2) approve those increases so recommended (or, if no recommendations are submitted, to determine whether to approve such increases); and (3) exclude a specified amount in determining Federal payments under the Maternal and Child Health, Medicare, and Medicaid programs for expenses related to a major increase in hospital capital stock which was: (A) contracted for, or actually begun, before the 91st day after enactment, or (B) was not approved by the Secretary.
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1979
National Employment Priorities Act of 1979 - Requires a business concern to give notice, with an economic impact statement, to the Secretary of Labor and to affected employees, labor organizations, and local governments whenever such business concern intends a change of operations at an establishment which will result in an employment loss in any 18-month period of the lesser of 100, or of 15 percent, of the employees at such establishment. Requires, with exceptions, that such notice be given within specified periods of time (varying according to the number of employees affected) before such business concern reduces the weekly wages or suspends or terminates the employment of any employee in connection with such change. Directs the Secretary to investigate and hold public hearings on specified matters related to such change upon receipt of a written request for such investigation from an affected labor organization or from at least ten percent of the employees at such establishment. Requires such request to be made within 60 days of receipt of notice. Authorizes the Secretary to investigate and hold closed hearings on such matters, without regard to whether such notice is given, upon: (1) a determination that such investigation would serve the purpose of this Act; or (2) a request from at least 50 percent of such employees. Empowers the Secretary to issue subpoenas for witnesses and evidence in such investigations. Directs the Secretary to prepare and publish a report of such investigation. Makes employees who accept employment with such business concerns, with knowledge that such notice has been given, ineligible for specified assistance under this Act. Requires such business concerns to give written statements of employment status to employees whose weekly wages are lowered by a specified amount or who are suspended or terminated. Stipulates that an employee will be deemed to suffer an employment loss if a business concern fails to: (1) give such a statement of employment status to an employee; or (2) include in such statement an assurance of increased wages or reinstatement. Requires a business concern which gives such assurance, yet fails to prevent such employment loss, to pay such employee a lump sum in a specified amount in addition to other required payments. Requires a business concern, for a 52-week period following an employment loss, to make payments: (1) to the employee in a weekly income maintenance payment equal to 85 percent of such employees's wage rate or 100 percent of such rate while such employee participates in specified training programs; and (2) to specified employment benefit plans for such employees. Sets forth conditions under which such payments may be reduced or limited. Stipulates that such payments are not to be deemed wages for all other purposes, including specified employee benefit plans. Requires such business concerns to pay moving expenses for employees who resume employment with the same business concerns within three years. Requires such business concerns to continue weekly income maintenance payments to employees between 53 and 61 years of age when the 52 week payment period expires. Directs the Secretary to reimburse such business concerns for such continued payments. Directs the Secretary to make transitional assistance payments to employees upon their request whenever a business concern fails to make such payments. Provides that the amount of such payments shall then be owed, with interest, to the United States by such business concern. Makes a business concern which transfers ownership or control of an establishment to avoid liability for transitional assistance payments liable to the United States for a specified amount if the owning or controlling business concern fails to provide such assistance. Requires such business concerns to offer employees, who suffer an employment loss, any available employment, with equivalent wages and benefits, at any establishment of such business concerns for a three-year period after such employment loss. Sets forth such former employees' rights to credits and benefits in employee benefit plans and such business concerns' liability for payments to such plans. Stipulates that specified violations shall be deemed violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, for which civil actions may be brought. Directs the Secretary, in consultation with specified groups, to implement a comprehensive assistance program (including existing or new programs of job training, job placement, and payments for job search and moving expenses) for employees who suffer or may suffer employment loss. Authorizes the Secretary to develop and implement retraining programs and to condition specified assistance to business concerns upon their implementation or assistance with such programs. Directs the Secretary to issue certificates of Federal procurement credit to business concerns which comply with this Act for appropriate periods if the Secretary finds that such assistance would provide additional employment opportunities through the cooperating concerns. Sets forth conditions of eligibility for assistance of business concerns, local governments, and certain employers or cooperative associations of employees. Authorizes the Secretary to provide specified forms of such assistance, giving priority to those which enable employees to continue at their present establishment. Makes such business concerns liable to local governments which lose revenue because of such changes of operations. Sets forth formulas for determining the amount of such liability. Directs the Secretary to pay such amounts to local governments if a business concern fails to do so (with such amount to be owed, with interest, to the United States by such business concern). Makes business concerns which transfer operations to an establishment outside the United States, when an economically viable alternative to such transfer exists, liable to the United States for lost revenues according to specified formulas. Sets forth criminal and civil violations and penalties. Enumerates violations of employees' rights and remedies for such violators. Directs the Secretary to: (1) recover overpayments for specified Federal assistance to employees obtained through a knowing deception; (2) maintain specified operating reserves; and (3) record mortgage security on specified loans. Provides procedures for Congressional disapproval of rules promulgated by the Secretary to carry out this Act. Directs the Secretary to make specified reports and legislative proposals to the Congress. Sets forth general powers of the Secretary in carrying out this Act. Directs the Secretary to implement this Act through the National Employment Priorities Administration. Authorizes the Secretary to delegate any function, power, or duty under this Act to the Administrator of the National Employment Priorities Administration. Establishes the National Employment Priorities Administration in the Department of Labor to: (1) perform such delegated functions, powers, and duties; (2) conduct research on the relationship between unemployment and changes of business operations; and (3) identify services and products which may profitably be provided by business concerns receiving specified assistance. Establishes the National Employment Priorities Advisory Council to: (1) advise and assist the Secretary in carrying out this Act; (2) evaluate programs under this Act; (3) study and report on those areas of future economic activity in which the United States will be at a competitive disadvantage and on industries in which many businesses may change operations; and (4) research and propose new assistance programs for employees, local governments, and business concerns. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 27 July 1979
Consumer Checking Account Equity Act of 1979 - Amends the Federal Reserve Act and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to authorize member banks in the Federal Reserve System and federally insured nonmember banks to make automatic funds transfers from a savings deposit to a demand deposit pursuant to the written authorization of the depositor to make such transfers in connection with checks or drafts drawn upon the bank. Authorizes federally insured banks and savings and loan associations, State banks and savings and loan associations, savings banks, and mutual savings banks to offer interest-bearing deposits or accounts upon which the depositor may make withdrawals by negotiable instrument for the purpose of making transfers to third parties (NOW accounts). Stipulates that such deposits or accounts may only be held by individuals or nonprofit organizations. Amends the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 to permit Federal savings and loan associations and Federal mutual savings banks to establish remote service units pursuant to regulations of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board. Authorizes such associations to extend loans directly related to negotiable order of withdrawal accounts. Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to require any institution which has subscribed for the stock of a Federal Home Loan Bank to maintain reserves against its negotiable order of withdrawal accounts pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Board after consultation with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Prescribes the required form of such balances. Amends the Federal Credit Union Act to permit insured credit unions to offer share draft deposits to individuals and nonprofit organizations in accordance with regulations prescribed by the National Credit Union Administration Board. Requires each Federal credit union to maintain reserves against such deposits in amounts and forms prescribed by the Board after consultation with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
United States · United States Congress · 27 July 1979
Daniel James Memorial Center for Preventive Health Education Act - Directs the Commissioner of Education to make a grant to Tuskegee Institute in Alabama for the construction of a building in memory of General Daniel James, to be known as the "Daniel James Memorial Center for Preventive Health Education. States that such Center shall serve as a repository for the papers and memorabilia relating to General James' life, and shall function as an athletic, educational, cultural, and community center.
United States · United States Congress · 27 July 1979
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the President should express disapproval to the Soviet Union concerning the nondelivery of mail to persons in the Soviet Union; (2) the State Department should bring such violations to the attention of member countries of the Universal Postal Union; and (3) the U.S. delegation to the Congress of the Universal Postal Union should ask members to take measures that would encourage improved postal performance by the Soviet Union.
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 1979
Amends the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 to exempt specified programs from the prohibition against age discrimination only if such actions are specifically directed or permitted by Federal statutes.
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1979
Interstate Compact - Grants the consent of Congress to the compact between the States of New York and New Jersey which provides for the promotion and preservation of commerce in and through the Port of New York District by financing industrial development projects.
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 1979
Social Welfare Reform Amendments of 1979 - Title I: Aid to Families with Dependent Children; Assistance to Meet Emergency Needs; Earned Income Credit - Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children, hereinafter AFDC) of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide that in determining the income and resources of individuals claiming AFDC the following shall be disregarded in the case of any child or relative receiving AFDC: (1) the first $70 per month of earned income; (2) 20 percent of any self-employment earnings; (3) one-third of the amount of earned income not disregarded under clauses (1) or (2); (4) up to $160 in child care; and (5) a certain amount of the total income as determined by a formula set forth in this Act. Defines the term "income" for purposes of part A to include all income from whatever source. Specifies items which shall be excluded from income, including assistance which is based on need and is furnished by a State in order to augment AFDC. Amends the AFDC program to permit States to pay reduced benefits in the case of an AFDC child living with a relative who is not legally responsible for such child by pro-rating the costs of shelter and utilities for such child among household members. Repeals provisions of part A which: (1) require AFDC payments to be reduced by any unemployment compensation received by a child's parent; (2) require that training incentives and income derived from a special work project under the Work Incentive Program (WIN) be disregarded in determining eligibility under part A based on income; and (3) require that in determining an individual's needs, the additional expenses attributable to participation in the WIN program shall be taken into account. Provides for the payment of reasonable work expenses, in addition to the incentive payment already authorized, under the WIN program. Excludes such work expenses and incentive payments from income under any Federal or federally assisted program. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to prescribe the types and maximum allowable amounts of financial resources which an eligible AFDC family may own. Stipulates that such maximum may be not less than $750 nor more than $1,750. Excludes from such resources, among other things: (1) any licensed vehicle but only such portion of the fair market value that is below $4,500; (2) a home; (3) burial plots; (4) household goods and personal effects; and (5) resources of which the cash value cannot be readily realized. Prohibits the imposition of a lien against the property of any individual because of AFDC paid and received. Prohibits an individual from receiving AFDC benefits for specified periods if within 24 months of applying for benefits such individual disposed of property having an uncompensated value of more than $3,000 and which, if retained, would have caused such individual to be ineligible for benefits. Substitutes the term "unemployed parent" for the term "unemployed father." Repeals the requirement, in the case of a dependent child of an unemployed parent, that such parent must have been employed for at least six out of 13 work period quarters in the period ending one year prior to applying for benefits. Stipulates that only the principal earner of a family need register for manpower services, training, and employment as a condition of eligibility for AFDC, but that aid shall not be denied if the principal earner is not registered and the other parent is registered. Includes within the definition of AFDC, payments to a pregnant woman who, following a child's birth, would become eligible for AFDC. Requires a State plan of AFDC to cover the caretaker relative of a dependent child with whom such child is living, and both the mother and father if the child is deprived by reason of the incapacity or unemployment of a parent. Sets forth a formula for determining monthly AFDC payments based in part on a family's monthly cash needs standard or monthly payment standard. Directs each State to establish standards for a family with dependent children such that, for any family with no income other than AFDC payments each of the standards, when added to the value of the monthly allotment of food stamp coupons, will equal an amount that is not less than 60 percent of the income poverty guidelines for a family with the same number of members as such family. Permits a State to vary its monthly cash needs standard so as to take into account differences in the cost of living in different geographical regions of the State. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study of the desirability and feasibility of: (1) raising the minimum benefit amount under the AFDC program; and (2) alternatives to the existing matching formulas under the AFDC program. Defines the term "income poverty guidelines." Provides for the adjustment of such guidelines in accordance with changes in the Consumer Price Index. Directs the Secretary to set forth the rights and responsibilities of AFDC applicants and recipients including, among others: (1) requiring a State to determine eligibility within 30 days of receiving an application; (2) the right of any family to a hearing to protest an agency determination; and (3) requiring a State to replace a lost or stolen check within five days. Sets forth State plan requirements concerning: (1) the effective date of the application; (2) the period for determination of eligibility; (3) the time of the month at which payment must be made; and (4) an annual review of eligibility. Permits an individual to refuse employment yet remain eligible for AFDC if acceptance of such employment would result in a reduction of such individual's income. Requires a State, under part A of title IV, to provide assistance to meet emergency needs to an AFDC or low-income family with children faced with extraordinary expenses or needs caused by or arising from an accident, natural disaster or other unpredictable event. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to increase the Federal payment to a State, according to a specified formula, for AFDC payments in the case of a child deprived of parental support due to: (1) the death, absence, or incapacity of a parent; or (2) the unemployment of a parent. Directs the Secretary to pay to a State for fiscal years 1982-1986 an amount equal to the excess of the State's allowable expenditures for AFDC if such expenditures exceed 95 percent of the States fiscal liability base. Provides for a declining proportion of the amount paid in FY 1986 to be paid to a State for FY's 1987 through 1989. Defines the terms "allowable expenditures for AFDC" and fiscal liability base. Permits a State to increase its allowable expenditures for AFDC according to guidelines set forth in this Act. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to issue regulations pertaining to the administration of the aid to families with dependent children program. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay to a State, under part A: (1) 90 percent of the expenditures for development of mechanized claims processing and information retrieval systems to provide for the effective administration of the State plan under such part; and (2) 75 percent of State expenditures for the operation of such systems. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to grant funds to assist a State agency in meeting the cost of developing and implementing systems, techniques, or other innovative approaches designed to improve the administration of an AFDC plan. Stipulates that such funds will be available only to a State agency that demonstrates a substantial likelihood of achieving comprehensive improvements in the administration of a State plan. Requires a State AFDC plan to provide for: (1) the recovery of aid incorrectly paid; (2) the payment of aid incorrectly denied or underpaid; and (3) the cooperation of all State agencies administering AFDC plans in reviewing case records and providing information to identify AFDC recipients who are receiving AFDC benefits in more than one State and benefits under any other federally supported program. Amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to develop measures for monitoring and assessing the performance at least annually, of the effectiveness of the requirements for the approval of a State AFDC plan. Sets forth amendments relating to incentive payments made to a State with a low rate of erroneous AFDC payments. Prohibits the payment of aid for any month with respect to any dependent child if the amount of payment would be less than $10.00. Authorizes the appropriation of $150,000,000 to be allocated among the States to assist them in initially implementing the amendments made by this Act. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that when determining whether an individual is self-supporting or supported by another individual, or is maintaining a household, any benefit provided under any public assistance program used for the support of the individual or of the maintenance of the household shall not be taken into account. Increases the tax credit allowed on earned income not in excess of $5,000. Excludes from earned income earnings performed in a public service job if such earnings are paid in whole or in part from funds provided under title II (Comprehensive Employment and Training Services) of CETA. Authorizes, under the AFDC program, cash payments in lieu of food stamps. Title II: Supplemental Security Income - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income, SSI) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make to an SSI recipient, in addition to the benefits currently provided, a cash payment in lieu of food stamps to an eligible individual who lives alone or with other eligible individuals. States that an individual shall cease to qualify for SSI as an eligible spouse after a couple has been living apart for more than one month. States that a husband and wife who are living in the same medical care facility shall be considered to be living apart for the purposes of title XVI. Provides, with stated exceptions, that where an individual eligible for SSI is in a medical care facility, such individual's benefits for the period ending with the third consecutive month throughout which he or she is in such facility shall be determined as though he or she were continuing to reside outside the facility under the same conditions as prior to the entrance of such individual to the facility. Includes remuneration received for services performed in a sheltered workshop or work activities center as earned income, for the purpose of determining eligibility under title XVI based on income. Excludes a burial plot, certain burial expenses, and certain unearned income received in the form of real or personal property from the resources of an individual when determining the eligibility of such individual for SSI. Increases the amount of the cash advances available to an individual who is presumptively eligible for SSI and who is faced with a financial emergency. Permits an individual, if hospitalized outside the United States, to remain eligible for SSI if the foreign hospital was substantially more accessible than the nearest hospital within the United States. Repeals the definition of the term "child" for purposes of the SSI program and deletes the use of such term from the program. Substitutes conditions of age and occupation for the use of the term "child." Provides for the termination of State SSI supplementary payments in certain instances. Prohibits an individual from receiving SSI benefits for specified periods if within 24 months of applying for benefits such individual disposed of property having an uncompensated value of more than $3,000 and which if retained would have caused such individual to be ineligible for benefits. Permits the Secretary to waive the prohibitions of this paragraph if such waiver is justified. Provides that the income and resources of an individual who sponsors an alien for admission to the United States shall be imputed to such alien during the period of sponsorship, but not longer than three years, for purposes of determining eligibility for benefits under title XVI. Exempts aliens who became blind or disabled after the date of their admission to the United States. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such requirements for good cause. Extends, under title XVI, until October 1, 1982, the program of Federal payments to States for costs incurred in carrying out a State plan of services for disabled children who receive SSI benefits. Provides that when an individual who was represented by an attorney obtains a favorable judicial decision in a claim for past due SSI benefits, the court may allow as part of the judgment a fee for such representation not to exceed 25 percent of such benefits. Provides that eligibility and the benefit amount for SSI will be determined on a monthly rather than quarterly basis. Directs the Secretary to establish procedures for the prompt replacement of SSI benefit checks which have been lost, stolen, destroyed or not delivered within two mail delivery days following the day regularly designated for delivery. Prohibits any SSI benefit check from being honored for payment after 180 days have elapsed following the day on which it was issued. Directs the Secretary to investigate the eligibility of any individual whose check was not presented for payment within the 180 days. Title III: Amendments Applicable to Two or More Programs Under the Social Security Act - Amends title XI of the Act to set forth provisions concerning the disclosure of information relating to unemployment compensation which an individual has applied for, is receiving, or has received. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit officers and employees of the Social Security Administration to disclose tax return information disclosed to them to officers and employees of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare or to an appropriate State agency for the purpose of determining eligibility for benefits or the amount of such benefits under specified programs of the Social Security Act. Title IV: Child Support Enforcement - Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act to authorize appropriations for the enforcement of support obligations owed by absent parents not only to their children, as is presently provided for, but also to the spouse, or former spouse, with whom such child is living. Makes permanent the requirement that a State plan provide child support collection or paternity determination services to an individual not otherwise eligible for such services under the plan. Permits a State, for purposes of determining eligibility for AFDC, to disregard for up to three consecutive months support payments received under part D of title IV. Prohibits payments to a State for child support services under part D of title IV unless the State submits to the Secretary a report specifying: (1) the amount of child and spousal support collected and disbursed; and (2) all expenditures made with respect to such services.
United States · United States Congress · 19 July 1979
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow renters of their principal residence an income tax credit for 25 percent of their proportionate share of the State and local real property taxes imposed upon the property on which their residence is located. Stipulates that the amount of the allowable credit may not exceed the amount of rent paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year.
United States · United States Congress · 19 July 1979
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to disallow the option to deduct as expenses in the current taxable year intangible drilling and development costs with respect to an oil well commenced on or after July 13, 1979, on any property the principal value of which, at the time such well is commenced, has been demonstrated by prospecting or exploration or discovery work.
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1979
Directs the Secretary of Energy to construct and operate national demonstration facilities for the conversion of garbage and other solid waste materials into fuels. Sets forth requirements for the siting and operating of such facilities, and specifies that one such facility shall be located in New Jersey.
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1979
Expresses the sense of the House that: (1) the report of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare entitled "Report on Home Health Services Under Titles XVIII, XIX, and XX" is not responsive to the requirements set forth in the Medicare-Medicaid Anti-Fraud and Abuse Amendments; and (2) such report shall be returned to the Secretary and revised to comply with such requirements.
United States · United States Congress · 10 July 1979
Declares that the Soviet authorities should: (1) release a copy of the judgment against Anatoly Shcharansky; and (2) free Shcharansky and other Prisoners of Conscience and permit their emigration to Israel.
United States · United States Congress · 10 July 1979
Declares it the sense of Congress that the Postmaster General and the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee should give favorable consideration to the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of Americans of Italian descent and the 250th anniversary of the birth of Philip Mazzei on December 25, 1980, or as soon as possible thereafter. States that the Postmaster General and the Committee should honor other foreign-born contributors to the revolutionary cause, from countries which have not yet been commemorated, prior to the conclusion of the American Bicentennial celebration in 1983.
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1979
Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act to extend until October 1, 1982, the program of Federal payments to States for costs incurred in carrying out a State plan of services for disabled children who receive SSI benefits.
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1979
Defense Production Act Amendments of 1979 - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to authorize the President to allow the Department of Energy and the Tennessee Valley Authority to guarantee loans for the purpose of expediting deliveries or services with respect to national defense contracts. Increases the maximum loan which any Federal agency may guarantee under such Act without the approval of Congress from $20,000,000 to $38,000,000. Requires notification to specified Congressional committees of any proposed obligation above such limit. Authorizes the agency involved to guarantee such a loan if neither House of Congress disapproves of such action within a specified time. Authorizes the President to provide loans to private business enterprises for the production of energy. Increases the ceiling for loans made to private enterprises pursuant to such Act from $25,000,000 to 48,000,000. Extends the President's power under such Act to purchase raw materials for the national defense through fiscal year 1995. Directs the President to attempt to achieve a national production goal of at least 500,000 barrels per day crude oil equivalent of synthetic fuels and synthetic chemical feedstocks within five years. Authorizes and directs the President to require fuel and chemical feedstock suppliers to provide synthetic fuels and synthetic chemical feedstocks in any case where the President deems it practicable and necessary to meet national defense needs. Authorizes the President, in carrying out these objectives, to: (1) contract for purchases or commitments to purchase synthetic fuels and synthetic chemical feedstocks which may be for Government use or resale; and (2) encourage the development and production of such synthetic fuels and feedstocks for national defense preparedness. Terminates the President's authority to enter into such contracts at the end of fiscal year 1995. Sets forth procedures for the awarding and performance of such contracts. Authorizes the President to organize corporations to meet the production goal for synthetic fuels and feedstocks as set forth in this Act. Sets forth Congressional oversight measures with respect to the formation of such corporations. Authorizes appropriations of $2,000,000,000 for synthetic fuel and feedstock contracts as authorized pursuant to this Act. Extends specified provisions of such Act through fiscal year 1980.
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1979
Expresses the congressional intention that the President initiate negotiations with other oil importing nations to establish a Council of Oil Importing Nations to negotiate for reasonable oil prices with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Directs the President to develop and submit to such Council a set of appropriate sanctions to be used by such Council to encourage compliance with negotiated oil prices. Requires the President to report to Congress concerning progress with such negotiations.
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1979
Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) of title IV of the Social Security Act to increase Federal payments to a State which: (1) provides coverage for certain dependent children; (2) raises the maximum amount of AFDC payments payable by specified amounts; and (3) reduces, as specified, the payment error rate for cash payments.
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1979
Youth Employment Act of 1979 - Title I: Amendments to Title IV of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act - Establishes a program of guarantees of employment and training for disadvantaged youth under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA). Ends the program of demonstration projects designed to demonstrate the efficacy of the employment guarantee program. Adds, as a condition of eligibility for participation in such program, the requirement that a disadvantaged youth be from a rural or urban "poverty area" as such term is described in this Act. Directs the Secretary of Labor to enter into arrangements with public and nonprofit private agencies to provide employment and training services under this Act when no application of a prime sponsor has been submitted or approved, or when the approval of a prime sponsor has been terminated. Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress a plan for the establishment of such youth incentive entitlement programs throughout the United States by a specified date. Authorizes appropriations for the payment of prime sponsor entitlements for programs under this Act for fiscal years 1981 through 1984. Authorizes the use of up to 20 percent of funds for such programs for youths who do not meet the stated eligibility requirements, but who have encountered barriers to employment. Authorizes the Secretary to provide financial assistance to programs of community conservation and improvement youth employment projects to be carried out by eligible youths and appropriate supervisory personnel. Authorizes appropriations to carry out certain youth and employment training programs for fiscal years 1981 through 1984. Repeals the provision for the distribution of funds among the various programs established under this Act. Requires prime sponsors to assist each youth in such youth employment programs to establish a personalized employability plan. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 and thereafter to provide additional nonresidential Job Corps opportunities in nonresidential institutional skill centers for youth residing in high unemployment or economically disadvantaged areas. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements for youth employment with Federal agencies. Directs the Secretary to reimburse such agencies for such projects. Sets forth criteria by which the eligibility of such projects for funds under this Act shall be determined. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements with Federal executive agencies, the Postal Service, or the Postal Rate Commission to provide youth employment. Sets forth eligibility standards and conditions of employment for project enrollees. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1981 through 1984 for such Federal youth employment projects. Title II: Amendments to Title VII of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act - Permits prime sponsors, with the approval of the Secretary, to establish programs of providing demonstration grants from specified funds to private employers for community service projects approved by private industry councils, with any profits to be used to further the purposes of the projects. Authorizes appropriations for such grants for fiscal years 1981 and 1982. Declares that, for the purposes of any other law: (1) no activity for the employment or training of youths under age 25 conducted under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act shall be deemed to be on-the-job training; and (2) no funds received by any employer with respect to any such activity shall be deemed to be funds received from the Federal Government for purposes of on-the-job training. Title III: Work Incentive Extension - Authorizes the Secretaries of Health, Education, and Welfare and of Labor to carry out the work incentive program under Title IV (Grants to States for Aid and Services to Needy Families with Children and for Child Welfare Services) of the Social Security Act from sums authorized to be appropriated by this Act without regard to non-federal matching fund requirements. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1981 through 1984 for the work incentive program for parents under age 22 who volunteer to participate in such program under the Social Security Act. Title IV: Interagency Coordinating Committee for Youth Employment - Youth Employment Coordination Act of 1979 - Establishes in the executive branch an Interagency Coordinating Committee for Youth Employment to assist interagency cooperative projects to improve the employability of disadvantaged youth. Limits the amount of Federal funds available for such projects to ten percent of the total estimated project cost. Authorizes appropriations for the Committee and such projects for fiscal years 1981 through 1983. Title V: Wagner-Peyser Act Amendment - Requires States applying for certain funds under the Wagner-Peyser Act to submit to the Secretary a plan supplement for general employment services for youth and in-school service to assist youths in the transition from school to working life. Authorizes the Secretary to operate such programs in States which do not submit such supplements. Sets forth formulas (based on numbers of youth and of economically disadvantaged youth) for allocating funds for such programs. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 and thereafter for such programs. Title VI: Apprenticeship Act Amendment - Amends the National Apprenticeship Act to direct the Secretary of Labor to: (1) designate essential occupations suitable for training through apprenticeship and other occupations which underutilize apprenticeship; (2) establish research, development, and demonstration projects for apprenticeship programs in emerging or nontraditional apprenticable occupations; (3) provide assistance and training for certain personnel needed to provide additional apprenticeship positions in certain occupations; and (4) reimburse the costs attributable to training apprentices in certain occupations for one-half of the normal term of such apprenticeship. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 and thereafter for such reimbursement. Requires that Federal procurement contracts include a provision requiring: (1) the employment of a reasonable number of apprentices (as prescribed by the Secretary by regulation), to the extent that craft persons are to be employed in apprenticable occupations; and (2) the indenture of such apprentices to a registered program of apprenticeship. Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the Office of Personnel Management, to promote the establishment of apprenticeship programs in Federal agencies.
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1979
Medicare and Medicaid Amendments of 1979 - Title I: Medicare Provisions - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit the deduction as a trade or business expense of the expenses of an employer with respect to inpatient hospital services health benefits provided to his or her employees if benefits are not offered to employees between the ages of 65 and 70 which are at least equal to benefits offered at the same cost to employees under 65. Prohibits payments, under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, for inpatient hospital services for cases in which payment has been made or will be made as health benefits provided by an employer. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to enter into contracts with public and private entities to provide for the administration of Medicare benefits. Limits the 100 percent reimbursement for physicians in the fields of radiology or pathology to physicians who agree to accept assignment for all physicians' services furnished by such physicians to hospital inpatients. Eliminates Medicare coverage of chiropractors' services. Increases the amount considered as incurred expenses for the outpatient treatment of mental, psychoneurotic, and personality disorders. Repeals the restriction against enrolling more than twice under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII. Repeals provisions of presumptive eligibility for post-hospital extended care and post-hospital home health services under Medicare for conditions prescribed in regulations by the Secretary. Authorizes payment under the Medicare program for: (1) cutting or removal of warts on the feet; and (2) antigens furnished by a physician for administration by or under the supervision of another physician. Provides for the settlement of the claim for payment of a person who furnished services to an individual who has died when the person who provided the services does not agree that the reasonable charge is the full charge for the services. Repeals the 12 month limitation on agreements governing payment for services between a skilled nursing facility and the Secretary. Requires a skilled nursing facility participating in Medicare which is located in a State which also has a Medicaid plan to participate in the Medicaid plan. Authorizes the Secretary, in certain instances, to apply sanctions less severe than decertification of a skilled nursing facility in the case of a facility which no longer meets the requirements for participation in the Medicare program. Title II: Medicaid Provisions - Repeals the requirement that a member of a family receiving aid to families with dependent children (title IV of the Act, part A) must remain employed during the four months of Medicaid coverage permitted to such family which loses its AFDC assistance because of increased earnings from employment. Eliminates Medicaid coverage of chiropractors' services. Requires a skilled nursing facility participating in Medicaid to participate in Medicare. Permits a skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility to participate in the Medicaid program only when the Secretary determines that such facility is qualified as required under the program. Authorizes the Secretary, in certain instances, to apply sanctions less severe than decertification of a skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility in the case of a facility which no longer meets the requirements for participation in the Medicaid program. Requires a State Medicaid plan with respect to skilled nursing facilities, or if it includes medical assistance for inpatient mental hospital services or for intermediate care facility services, to provide: (1) a regular program of review for each patient receiving assistance; (2) for periodic inspections of the care being provided to each individual receiving assistance in mental hospitals within the State; (3) for full reports to the State of the findings of each inspection; and (4) that, if required by the Secretary, the review will be performed jointly with the review of the appropriateness and quality of care and services furnished to recipients of medical assistance under Medicaid. Requires that State Medicaid plans provided for common audits under Medicare and Medicaid of hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and home health agencies participating in both programs. Amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Act to increase federal Medicaid funding for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. Provides for federal Medicaid funding to the Northern Mariana Islands. Title III: Professional Standards Review Provisions - Amends part B (Professional Standards Review) of title XI of the Act to eliminate the requirement that a Professional Standards Review Organization (PSRO) must, review ambulatory care services, if capable of performing such a review, within two years of being designated a PSRO. Authorizes the Secretary to enter an agreement with an organization other than a PSRO to conduct the reviews for which the PSRO is responsible, if the PSRO originally selected by the Secretary has not assumed its responsibilities. Requires a qualified PSRO to include health care practitioners, other than physicians, who have been invited to become members and who hold independent hospital admitting privileges. Stipulates that a PSRO shall be considered neither an agency of the Federal Government nor an "advisory committee" for purposes of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Abolishes statewide professional standards review councils. Adds one dentist, one registered nurse, and one health care practitioner not a physician to the National Professional Standards Review Council. Requires a PSRO to consult with representatives of health care practitioners other than physicians. Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - Authorizes the Secretary to waive compliance with the requirements of titles X (Aid to the Blind), XVIII, and XIX of the Act to the extent necessary to conduct specified experiments or demonstration projects.
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1979
Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to enter into agreements with 12 States for the purpose of conducting demonstration projects for the training and employment as homemakers or home health aides of individuals who have been certified by the appropriate State or local government agency as being eligible for financial assistance under a State plan of Aid to Families with Dependent Children approved under title IV of the Social Security Act. Directs the Secretary to submit annual reports to the Congress evaluating the demonstration projects.
United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1979
Health Maintenance Organizations Medicare Reimbursement Amendments of 1979 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise provisions relating to payments to and contractual arrangements with health maintenance organizations (HMO) on behalf of individuals eligible for Medicare. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to annually determine a per capita rate of payment for each class of individuals entitled to benefits under such title who are enrolled pursuant to this Act with a HMO. Directs the Secretary to define classes of members based on such factors as age, sex, institutional status, disability status and place of residence. Provides a rate for each class equal to 95 percent of the adjusted average per capita cost for that class. Defines the term "adjusted average per capita cost" to mean the average per capita amount that the Secretary estimates would be payable for services furnished under the Medicare program, if the services were to be furnished by other than an HMO. Provides that every individual entitled to benefits under parts A (Hospital Insurance) and B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII or part B only shall be eligible to enroll with an HMO with which the Secretary has contracted to provide services. Sets limits on an HMO's premium rate and the actuarial value of its other charges for individuals enrolled under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to contract with any HMO that can provide the benefits required by this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1979
Amends title II (Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to require States having agreements for coverage of their employees under the system of insurance established by such title to make payments and reports on a calendar-quarter basis.
United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1979
Afro-American Museum Act - Establishes the Afro-American History and Culture Board which shall be responsible for the establishment of the National Museum of Afro-American History and Culture. Authorizes the museum to preserve, collect and display objects relating to the history and culture of Afro-Americans and to establish exhibits, curatorial services, library programs, archives programs, professional museum training programs and educational and extension services. Directs the Board to construct and operate the initial branch and headquarters of the museum in Wilberforce, Ohio, and to study the possibility of establishing other branches in different areas of the country.
United States · United States Congress · 5 June 1979
Congratulates the men and women of the Apollo program upon the tenth anniversary of the first manned landing on the Moon and requests the President to designate the period of July 16 through July 24, 1979, as "United States Space Observance" in honor of such event.
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1979
Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Stanislaus River, California, as part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1979
Omnibus Solar Energy Commercialization Act of 1979 - Establishes a national goal for the increased use of renewable energy resources as a part of the Nation's total energy supply in the year 2000. Defines the term "passive solar energy system" to mean space heating and cooling systems making the most efficient use of, or enhancing the use of, natural forces including solar insulation, winds, nighttime coolness, and cooling by radiation to the night sky, to heat or cool living space by the use of conductive, convective or radiant energy transfer. Describes several types of passive solar energy systems. States that it shall be the policy of the Secretary of Energy to utilize State and local government organizations, Energy Extension Services, regional Solar Energy Research Centers, and other such entities in providing information services, training, education and other services to the public and to persons involved in the development and commercialization of solar energy systems. Directs the Secretary to establish the Solar Heating and Cooling Information Center to provide information services to the public and to the entities listed above, including: (1) retrieval and dissemination of solar energy development and commercialization materials; (2) development of materials specifically designed to assist architects, builders, installers, manufacturers and others involved in solar energy development and commercialization; and (3) development of training and education programs specifically designed for such purposes. Directs Federal agency heads responsible for construction of new civilian Federal buildings to require the utilization of active and passive solar energy systems unless it is determined that such systems are not cost effective, according to a specified formula. Directs the head of each Federal agency operating a fueling station for civilian gasoline motor vehicles to require that such stations only dispense a ten percent alcohol and gasoline mixture. Requires that the same alcohol-gasoline mixture be dispensed by retail gasoline supply outlets operated by Federal agencies. Authorizes the Administrators of the Alaska Power Administration, the Bonneville Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, and the Western Area Power Administration to purchase power from proposed non-federally constructed generating facilities utilizing renewable energy resources. Authorizes such Administrators to construct and operate non-hydroelectric generating facilities, provided that the Administrator has made a public offer to purchase or guarantee the purchase of power from a comparable non-federally constructed facility and has received no offer from a non-Federal entity to construct such a facility. Directs the Secretary to establish within the Department of Energy a Solar Energy Development Corporation with the same corporate powers given the Government National Mortgage Association. Sets forth the purposes of the Solar Corporation to provide financial initiatives to promote the use of renewable energy resources, including subsidies of long-term, low-interest loans. Sets forth terms and conditions of and limits on the amount of such loans. Amends the Energy Conservation in Existing Buildings Act of 1976 to include within the definition of "weatherization materials" materials associated with passive and active solar energy systems.
United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1979
Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Act of 1979 - Title I: Findings and Purposes - States the findings and purposes of the Act. Title II: Improved Security for Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Parts - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to establish standards for motor vehicle safety which include standards to reduce motor vehicle theft by taking into account: (1) the costs and benefits of implementing such standards; (2) the effect of such implementation on automobile insurance costs; (3) savings in terms of time and convenience; and (4) safety considerations. Directs the Secretary to consult with specified individuals and groups interested in the problem of automobile theft when establishing such standards. Requires the Secretary, within 12 months of the enactment of this Act, to issue notices of rulemaking covering the unauthorized starting of a motor vehicle and the identification of major automobile components. Stipulates that proposed rules shall consider current technological developments in such areas. Directs the Secretary to issue final rules within 24 months after the enactment of this Act. Requires that a final rule shall become effective within two calendar years or before the introduction of two model years after such rule is issued. States that a Federal automobile security standard supercedes any State or local standard. Title III: Antifencing Measures - Establishes penalties for anyone who knowingly removes, obliterates, tampers with, or alters any identification number for any motor vehicle or motor vehicle part required by regulations prescribed by the Secretary. Requires the forfeiture of any vehicle or vehicle part which has had such number removed unless: (1) the vehicle or part is owned by an innocent purchaser; or (2) the number is replaced according to applicable law. States that all provisions of law relating to the seizure and forfeiture of vessels, vehicles, merchandise, and baggage shall apply to seizures and forfeitures of motor vehicles and vehicle parts. Establishes penalties for anyone who buys, receives, possesses, or obtains control of, with intent to sell or otherwise dispose of, any motor vehicle or motor vehicle part knowing that such identification number has been removed or altered. Designates as nonmailable matter any manipulative type device which is designed or adapted to operate, circumvent, remove, or render inoperative the ignition switch or lock, or door or trunk lock of two or more motor vehicles, or any advertisement for the sale of such device. Title IV: Importation and Exportation Measures - Establishes criminal and civil penalties for anyone who imports, exports, or attempts to import or export any self-propelled vehicle, vessel, aircraft, or part knowing it to have been stolen, or any self-propelled vehicle or vehicle part knowing that its identification number has been altered. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require persons who export or attempt to export a used self-propelled vehicle to present to the appropriate customs officer the vehicle and a document describing that vehicle. Authorizes customs officers to carry firearms, execute and serve search and arrest warrants, serve subpoenas and summonses, and make arrests. Title V: Reporting and Requirements - Directs the Attorney General, after consultation with the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Transportation, and the Treasury, to report to Congress on: (1) developments in the area of identification of off-highway vehicles and parts thereof; and (2) other specified measures to help prevent the theft of such vehicles and parts.
United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1979
Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to entitle households composed entirely of persons who are age 60 or older, or who receive supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act, to a medical expense deduction in the computation of household income which is equal to the actual cost of medical expenses. Removes the $75 limit on the excess shelter expense deduction for such households.
United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1979
Family Protection Act of 1979 - Establishes a minimum monthly benefit amount under part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) of title IV of the Social Security Act. Sets the minimum monthly benefit amount furnished to any "assistance unit" at 70 percent of the projected official nonfarm poverty line minus the sum of the unit's income for such month and the average value of the food stamps for which an assistance unit of the same size would have been eligible during the last preceding July if the total income of such unit for such July consisted solely of payments made under a State's AFDC plan. Defines the term "assistance unit" to mean, a dependent child or children and the relative with whom such child is living who are claiming aid, and any other individual in the same home whose needs should be considered in determining the need of such child or relative. Establishes a new formula for determining Federal payments to a State under part A based on either the "Federal public assistance percentage" or the "alternative Federal public assistance percentage," multiplied by the amount expended by the State under the AFDC program, but subject to certain maximum limitations on the Federal matching rate. Sets forth a formula for determining the maximum State monthly benefit subject to Federal matching payments. Defines terms used in computing such payments. Permits States to pay under part A reduced benefits in the case of an AFDC child living with a relative who is not legally responsible for such child by pro-rating the costs of shelter and utilities for such child among household members. Limits the amount which may be disregarded from income as child care costs in determining eligibility for part A benefits based on income to $150 per month for one child or $300 per month if the applicant has more than one child. Limits the amount of financial resources which an assistance unit may own and still remain eligible for aid under part A to $1,750 or $3,000 if two or more persons in a unit are over age 60. Requires a State plan to make AFDC payments to an assistance unit with a low-income parent. Considers a parent to have a low income if the income of the assistance unit was such that the unit would be eligible for AFDC payments because there is a "dependent child" as defined in part A, in the unit. Permits States to exclude such individuals from the benefits provided under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act. Requires a State to maintain, under part A, a benefit level for an assistance unit of at least the level paid to a unit of the same size and income level in March 1979. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to pay to a State in addition to other payments now required under part A an amount equal to the excess, if there is an excess, of the "adjusted non-Federal share" for any fiscal year prior to 1986 which exceeds the "adjusted base year amount" for such State. Defines the terms "adjusted non-Federal share" and "adjusted base year amount. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay under part A to a State, at the option of a State: (1) 90 percent of the expenditures for development of mechanized claims processing and information retrieval systems to provide for the effective administration of the State plan under such title; and (2) 75 percent of State expenditures for the operation of such systems. Provides for an additional reimbursement to a qualifying State based on the State's "negative case action error rate." Defines the term "negative case action error rate" to mean the total of the negative case action error rates for: (1) incorrect denials of applications for assistance or other incorrect dispositions of applications without determinations of eligibility; and (2) incorrect terminations of assistance. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to set forth the rights and responsibilities of AFDC applicants and recipients including, among others: (1) requiring a State to determine eligibility within 30 days of receiving an application; (2) the right of an assistance unit to protest any agency action; and (3) requiring a State to replace a lost or stolen check within five days. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study of the desirability and feasibility of raising the minimum benefit amount under AFDC to 100 percent of the official nonfarm poverty line, and of raising the maximum benefit amount subject to Federal matching to an amount in excess of 100 percent of the official nonfarm poverty line.
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1979
Infant Nutrition Act of 1979 - Prohibits the sale, distribution, or export of infant formula to any developing country on a list to be published by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), unless pursuant to an export license. Sets forth the application procedure for such licenses and the conditions which must be met before such applications will be approved. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to issue and renew such licenses after notification by the FTC of its approval. Provides for revocation of such license if the Secretary is notified that the sale of infant formula would contribute to morbidity or mortality in early infancy. Requires licensees to report the quantities of infant formula sold under the license to the Secretary. Prohibits the sale, distribution, or export of infant formula to any developing country unless the formula containers contain specified instructions and information. Makes it unlawful for U.S. persons to promote, directly or indirectly, the sale of infant formula in any developing country. Sets forth penalties for violations of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1979
Medicare and Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Amendments of 1979 - Title I: Civil Monetary Penalties for Medicare and Medicaid Fraud - Amends Part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Social Security Act to impose an additional civil penalty of not more than $2,000 for each offense on any provider of services under titles XVIII (Medicare) or XIX (Medicaid) of such Act who presents a claim for a medical or other item or service knowing that such item or service: (1) was not provided; (2) was provided in violation of Federal or State law; or (3) was provided in violation of an agreement between such provider and the United States or a State. States that such provider shall also be subject to an assessment of not more than twice the amount claimed for each such item or service in lieu of damage sustained by the United States or a State because of such claim. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to: (1) enter into an agreement with any person against whom such a penalty has been assessed whereby such person will consent not to claim payment under titles XVIII or XIX for a period of time not to exceed two years; and (2) prohibit payments under titles XVIII or XIX to any provider against whom a penalty has been assessed during a period of not more than two years from the date upon which the penalty was imposed. Title II: Other Provisions - Stipulates that limitations on funding for State Medicaid fraud control units shall be calculated on an annual, rather than quarterly, basis. Directs the Secretary to exclude from participation in the Medicaid or Medicare programs a physician or other health care professional convicted of a criminal offense related to such individual's participation in such programs. Requires any entity providing services under a Medicaid plan to disclose certain information relating to the ownership of such entity. Authorizes the Secretary to reduce Federal payments to Medicaid providers from whom the Secretary has been unable to recover Medicaid overpayments.
United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1979
National Commission on Alcoholism and Alcohol-Related Problems Act - Establishes a part-time National Commission on Alcoholism and Alcohol-Related Problems to study alcoholism and alcohol- related problems, including enumerated areas. Directs the Commission to report its findings to the President and Congress within two years of its initial organization.
United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1979
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide payment for occupational therapy services under the supplementary medical insurance program.
United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1979
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Iranian leaders should: (1) respect the human rights of religious minorities; and (2) stop the harassment of those who wish to practice their religion.
United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1979
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny the foreign tax credit for foreign related oil income. Defines "foreign oil related income" as income derived from sources outside the United States from: (1) the extraction of minerals from oil or gas wells; (2) the processing of such minerals into their primary products; (3) the transportation and sale of such minerals or primary products; or (4) the sale or exchange of assets used in energy related businesses. Denies credit carryovers and net operating loss carrybacks with respect to foreign oil related income.
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