United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1974
Provides that the bonus value of food stamps is to be included in the "hold harmless" amount guaranteed to recipients of supplemental security income benefits under the Social Security Amendments of 1972. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to prescribe regulations for the adjustment of an individual's monthly supplemental security income payment in accordance with any increase to which such individual may be entitled under this Act provided, that such adjustment in monthly payment, together with the remittance of any prior unpaid increments to which such individual may be entitled under this Act, shall be made no later than the first day of the first month beginning more than sixty days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 14 February 1974
Empowers the Small Business Administration, where other financial assistance is not available on reasonable terms, to make loans (either directly or in cooperation with banks or other lending institutions through agreements to participate on an immediate or deferred basis) at a rate of interest not to exceed 3 percent per year to assist any small business concern to meet operating costs, if the Administration determines that such business concern has suffered substantial economic injury as the result of a shortage in energy producing material. Limits such loans to a period of 5 years.
United States · United States Congress · 14 February 1974
Provides, under the provisions of the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973, for a roll back of the wholesale and retail prices of propane gas. Requires that the President shall, in the administration of the pricing authority under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973, provide for the equitable allocation of costs among different petroleum products covered by such Act.
United States · United States Congress · 18 December 1973
Emergency Chlorine Allocation Act - Declares that there is a national shortage of chlorine and other chemicals and substances used for safe drinking water and for waste water treatment purposes and that such shortage presents a substancial threat to the public health. Revises the Public Health Service Act by providing that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall promulgate regulations providing for mandatory allocation of chlorine, activated carbon, lime, ammonia, soda ash, or other chemical or substance used in the treatment of drinking water or waste water, such regulations to only apply to chlorine unless the other chemicals are also found to be in short supply. Authorizes the Administrator to hold such hearings and receive such evidence as he deems necessary to carry out this Act. Authorizes the Administrator to gather such information from and make such inspections of producers and importers of chlorine or other allocated chemicals as are necessary to carry out this Act. Provides penalties for failure to comply with regulations promulgated under this Act. Provides that no provision of this Act shall be deemed to convey to any person subject to the Act immunity from civil or criminal liability, or to create defenses to actions, under the antitrust laws. Sets forth exceptious to the antitrust provisions of this Act. Authorizes the appropriation of such funds as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 17 December 1973
Makes it an unlawful employment practice, under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, to discriminate against individuals who are physically handicapped because of such handicap. (Amends 42 U.S.C. 2000e-2)
United States · United States Congress · 10 December 1973
Emergency Chlorine Allocation Act - Declares that there is a national shortage of chlorine and other chemicals and substances used for safe drinking water and for waste water treatment purposes and that such shortage presents a substancial threat to the public health. Revises the Public Health Service Act by providing that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall promulgate regulations providing for mandatory allocation of chlorine, activated carbon, lime, ammonia, soda ash, or other chemical or substance used in the treatment of drinking water or waste water, such regulations to only apply to chlorine unless the other chemicals are also found to be in short supply. Authorizes the Administrator to hold such hearings and receive such evidence as he deems necessary to carry out this Act. Authorizes the Administrator to gather such information from and make such inspections of producers and importers of chlorine or other allocated chemicals as are necessary to carry out this Act. Provides penalties for failure to comply with regulations promulgated under this Act. Provides that no provision of this Act shall be deemed to convey to any person subject to the Act immunity from civil or criminal liability, or to create defenses to actions, under the antitrust laws. Sets forth exceptious to the antitrust provisions of this Act. Authorizes the appropriation of such funds as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 4 December 1973
Commends the President of the United States for his actions in the Middle East, particularly his efforts through the United Nations to create the atmosphere in which the negotiations could take place and his dialogue with the Soviet Union in an effort to reduce tensions.
United States · United States Congress · 8 November 1973
Federal Criminal Justice System Reorganization Act - Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to reorganize, unify and coordinate Federal activities relating to the problems of criminal justice. Transfers specified duties and functions to the Attorney General. Abolishes the Advisory Corrections Council and the Federal Board of Parole. Establishes in the Department of Justice the Criminal Justice Services Administration to be headed by an Administrator appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Provides for a Deputy Administrator of the Criminal Justice Services Administration. Creates within the Administration the National Criminal Justice Board to be composed of eleven members (one from each judicial circuit) who shall represent diverse backgrounds. Makes it the duty of such Board: (1) to formulate, promulgate, and oversee a national policy on the treatment of persons under the jurisdiction of courts of the United States; (2) to prescribe the duties of probation officers; and (3) to perform such other duties as the Administrator may require. Provides for the publication of proposed guidelines, for making objections thereto, and for the holding of public hearings on such objections. Establishes in each judicial district a Criminal Justice Office, composed of not less than three members appointed by the Attorney General. Provides that immediately following the arrest of a person charged with a Federal offense, the case shall be assigned to the appropriate District Office, which shall: (1) investigate the defendant's background and the circumstances surrounding the alleged offense and make such information available to the appropriate judicial officer or court, along with a recommendation as to the setting of bail; (2) recommend, if indicated, mental observation; (3) submit, within thirty days of arrest, a written report to the counsel of record for such defendant, and the office of the United States Attorney having jurisdiction over the case, and the appropriate judicial officer or court. States that such report shall set forth the findings and conclusions of the District Office as to any physical, mental, social, economic, or other problems of the defendant, and shall state whether diversion of the defendant from the criminal justice system of prosecution is desirable and, if desirable, the type of diversion recommended. Provides for the filing of additional reports by the Office when a defendant is convicted of a Federal offense. Specifies the content of such reports, including recommended sentence, reason for imprisonment and goals for the offender to attain while imprisoned. Directs the District Office to carry out, with respect to a defendant who has been sentenced, the function relating to probation, parole, or other form of release transferred to the Administration by the Federal Criminal Justice System Reorganization Act. Establishes within the Administration a Bureau of Juvenile Justice which shall be headed by a Director, appointed by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Makes the Director responsible for all functions transferred to the Administration pursuant to the Federal Criminal Justice System Reorganization Act. Establishes within the Administration the Office of Ombudsman of the Federal Criminal Justice System, which shall be headed by a Director. Provides that any petition for collateral review of a conviction filed by a Federal offender, or any petition filed by an inmate in a State or Federal penal or correctional institution for redress of grievances concerning conditions within such institution, may be referred by the court to the Office of Ombudsman of the Federal Criminal Justice System. Provides that the Office shall have ninety days within which to consider such petition and, if possible, to resolve the matter contained therein. Creates, within the Administration, the Bureau of Federal Criminal Justice Coordination which shall conduct a continuing study of all Federal activities within the Federal Criminal Justice System. Provides that the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration and the Bureau of Prisons shall be within the Administration. Authorizes necessary appropriations to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 6 November 1973
Independent Prosecutor Act - Establishes an Independent Special Prosecution Office, which will have the responsibility for investigating and initating prosecution of all offenses arising out of the Presidential election of 1972 and matters related thereto and arising therefrom, including all matters which were under investigation by the Special Prosecutor force prior to October 19, 1973, pursuant to the agreement made between the former Special Prosecutor and the Attorney General Designate on May 19, 1973. Authorizes the President of the United States to appoint, within seven days of the enactment of this legislation, a Special Prosecutor and a Deputy Special Prosecutor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Authorizes the Special Prosecutor have exclusive jurisdiction, to investigate, as he deems appropriate, and prosecute against and in the name of the United States: (1) offenses arising out of the unauthorized entry into Democratic National Committee Headquarters at the Watergate; (2) other offenses arising out of the 1972 Presidential election; (3) offenses alleged to have been committed by the President, Presidential appointees, or members of the White House staff in relation to the 1972 Presidential campaign and election; (4) all other matters heretofore referred to the former Special Prosecutor pursuant to regulations of the Attorney General; and (5) any offenses relating to or arising out of any such matters. Empowers the Special Prosecutor with specified powers, including; (1) to determine whether or not to contest the assertion of "Executive Privilege" or any other testimonial privilege: and (2) to receive appropriate national security clearance and review all evidence sought to be withheld on grounds of national security and if necessary contest in court any claim of privilege or attempt to withhold evidence on grounds of national security. Provides that all materials, tapes, documents, files, work in process, and all other property relevant to the duties enumerated in this Act, shall be delivered into the possession of the Special Prosecutor appointed under this Act. Requires that all investigations, prosecutions, cases, litigation, and Grand Jury or other proceedings initiated by the former Special Prosecutor shall be continued, as the Special Prosecutor deems appropriate. Directs the Special Prosecutor to submit to the Congress directly requests for such funds, facilities, and legislation as he shall consider necessary to carry out his responsibilities under this Act. Provides that such requests shall receive priority consideration by the Congress. Provides the Special Prosecutor shall carry out his duties under this Act within two years, except as necessary to complete a pending trial. Authorizes the President to remove the Special Prosecutor and the Deputy Special Prosecutor for neglect of duty, malfeasance in office, or violation of this Act. but for no other cause. States that when the President believes such violations have occurred, he shall prepare a notice of dismissal to be delivered to both Houses of Congress. Provides that the dismissal shall become effective at the end of thirty calendar days of continuous session of Congress after delivered, unless either House passed a resolution rejecting such dismissal.
United States · United States Congress · 30 October 1973
Solar Heating and Cooling Demonstration Act - Declares it to be the policy of the United States and the purpose of this Act to provide for the demonstration within a three-year period of the practical use of solar heating technology. Defines the terms used in this Act. Directs the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to initiate, support and carry out basic and applied research and development in solar heating and cooling technologies. Provides for the installation of solar heating systems in residential dwellings under the monitoring of the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the National Bureau of Standards and in consultation with the Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development and Defense. Provides that such residential dwellings shall be located in a sufficient number of different geographic areas (not less than three) in the United States to assure a realistic and effective demonstration of solar heating and cooling systems involved. Directs the Director of the National Science Foundation to initiate, support and fund basic and applied research activities related to solar energy in support of the objectives of this Act. Authorizes the appropriation of up to $50,000,000 to carry out this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 30 October 1973
Increases under title II (Old-Age, Survivors', and Disability Insurance Benefits of the Social Security Act to $3,000 the annual amount individuals are permitted to earn without suffering deductions from the insurance benefits payable to them under such title.
United States · United States Congress · 29 October 1973
Community Mental Health Centers Extension Act - Declares the finding of Congress that community care is the most effective and humane form of care for the majority of mentally ill and retarded individuals. States that it is the Federal Government's responsibility to insure the expansion of the community mental health center concept. Authorizes appropriations for grants for facilities of public and nonprofit community mental health centers. Provides for grants for specified portions of the costs of operation of such centers, under the Community Mental Health Centers Act. States that where an application for a grant is made, the applicant must provide specified assurances, including that specialized services will be provided for the mental health of children and of the elderly. Sets forth requirements for an applicant providing programs for alcoholism and drug abuse. Limits the amount of appropriations which may be used for the evaluation of programs under this Act. Distinguishes, for purposes of granting assistance, between community mental health centers serving poverty areas and those not serving poverty areas. Provides for grants to community mental health centers for consultation and education services. Authorizes appropriations of such sums as may be necessary for funding such grants . States that no individual, especially alcoholics, narcotic addicts and other persons with drug dependence problems, shall be made the subject of any research carried out with funds provided by specified portions of this Act unless such individual explicitly agrees to become a subject of such research. Repeals specified provisions of the Community Mental Health Centers Act.
United States · United States Congress · 29 October 1973
Provides for the designation of a segment of the Delaware River flowing between the State of New York and the State of Pennsylvania as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
United States · United States Congress · 25 October 1973
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President shall immediately re-establish the Office of the Special Prosecutor and shall promptly nominate a new Attorney General and present that nomination to the Senate for confirmation. States that the Attorney General designate shall notify the Congress of the individual he will name as Special Prosecutor and that the individual named as Special Prosecutor shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate.
United States · United States Congress · 18 October 1973
Metric Conversion Act - Establishes a National Metric Conversion Board to implement the change of the United States to the metric system by devising and carrying out a program of encouragement, coordination and public education. Requires the Board to consult with industry, commerce, science, consumers, engineering, education, labor, State and local governments, foreign governments, and such others as are deemed appropriate in carrying out its duties. Requires the Board, within 12 months after the appropriation of funds to carry out this Act, to develop and submit to the Secretary of Commerce, for transmittal to the President and Congress, a plan to convert to the metric system. Provides that such plan will be implemented within 60 days unless disapproved by Congress. Authorizes the Board to hold hearings and enter into contracts. Provides that an executive director shall be responsible for carrying out the Board's duties. Authorizes appropriations necessary to carry out this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 18 October 1973
Fair Labor Standards Amendments - Provides for an increase in the minimum wage to $2.30 a hour over a specified period for employees covered before 1966, nonagricultural employees covered in 1966 and 1973, and agricultural employees. States that such increase shall not apply to employees in Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands, of the United States or of the government of the Virgins Islands; of a hotel, motel, or restaurant; or of any other retail or service establishment engaged in the preparation of food. Establishes the minimum wage rate for such employees as equal to that of employees in States, as prescribed under this Act. Provides for the appointment of a special industry committee to recommended for employees in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, the highest minimum wage rates. Includes Federal and States employees in the minimum wage coverage and defines such employees. Establishes minimum wage rates for domestic service employees Excludes from overtime rates specified tobacco employees. Exempts for two years telegraph agency employees from the maximum hours provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Establishes overtime rate requirements for seafood canning and processing employees; nursing home employees; hotel, motel, and restaurant employees; salesmen, partsmens, and mechanics; food service employees; bowling employees; substitute parents for institutionalized children; cotton ginning and sugar processing employees; and employees of conglomerates. Establishes maximum hour requirement for seasonal industry employees, and local transit employees, and overtime rate requirements for local transit employees. Exempts from overtime rate requirements motion picture theatre employees and certain lumber and logging industry employees. Establishes special minimum wage rates for full-time students and persons under 18. Provides that the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe standards and requirements to insure that this subsection will not create a substantial probability of reducing the full-time employment opportunities of persons other than those to whom these minimum wage rate authorized by this subsection. Exempts specified agricultural workers from the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Establishes a civil penalty for violations of the child labor provisions. Requires the Secretary to conduct studies on the justification or lack thereof for each of the special overtime rate exemptions and the economic effects of the application of such exemptions to such employees, and to submit a report of his findings and recommendations to the Congress with respect to the studies conducted not later than January 1, 1976. Provides that, except as otherwise specifically provided, the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the first day of the second full months which begins after the date of the enactment of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 16 October 1973
Safe Drinking Water Act - Provides, under the Public Health Service Act, a program for the safety of public water systems. Sets forth the definitions of terms used in this Act. Describes the exceptions to which the regulations of this Act shall not apply. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish drinking water regulations. Prescribes a timetable for the issuance of such regulations. Requires such regulations to specify a maximum contaminant level for each contaminant for which a maximum level has been published. Prescribes the enforcement responsibilities of States for public water systems. Empowers the Administrator to bring a civil action when a State fails to assure enforcement of drinking water regulations. Provides that a State may authorize a variance from the requirements. Specifies the circumstances under which such variances are allowed. Sets forth regulations for State programs for the protection of underground sources of drinking water. Authorizes the Administrator to take emergency action when there is endangerment to the health of persons and State or local authorities have not acted. Authorizes the Administrator to carry out research, render technical and financial assistance, and aid in the training of personnel in conjunction with public water supply programs. Authorizes to be appropriated for grants to States to carry out State public water system supervision programs $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1975 and $7,500,000 for fiscal year 1976. Provides for the allocation of such funds. Authorizes $7,500,000, $7,500,000 and $10,000,000 for fiscal years 1974, 1975 and 1976 to make grants for special studies and demonstration projects. Sets forth the requirements to be followed in maintaining records of programs and in authorizing inspections of facilities. Establishes the National Drinking Water Advisory Council to advise the Administrator on matters relating to this Act. Directs the Administrator to conduct surveys into the availability of rural water supplies. Authorizes $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1974; $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1975; and $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 for such purposes.
United States · United States Congress · 10 October 1973
Expresses the sense of Congress that its members should support the President in his efforts to achieve an immediate cessation of hostilities in the Middle East and a lasting peace.
United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1973
Requires the President to exercise his authority, under the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970, to mandatorily allocate petroleum products on the thirtieth day following enactment of this Act. Requires the President to report to the Congress within fifteen days of enactment on the plan to be used for such allocation.
United States · United States Congress · 25 September 1973
Prepaid Prescription Program Negotiation Act - Provides that it shall not be unlawful under any antitrust law for any group or association of professional pharmacists to negotiate collectively with a third-party prepaid prescription program administrator or sponsor with respect to their reimbursement for dispensing prescriptions under such programs or with respect to the administrative and operational features of such programs. Defines terms for purposes of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1973
Expresses the sense of Congress that it shall be the policy of the United States that the Government of the United States shall cease forthwith all consideration of aid, trade, diplomatic recognition, or any other form of communication, travel, or accomodation with the Democratic Republic of North Vietnam or the Viet Cong until such time as agreements relating to facilitating the location and care of graves of the dead, exhumation, and repatriation of the remains have been complied with to the fullest extent.
United States · United States Congress · 12 September 1973
Emergency Medical Services Systems Act - Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants to and enter into contracts with eligible entities for projects which include both studying the feasibility of establishing and operating an emergency medical services system, and planning the establishment and operation of such a system. Requires that the reports of the results of any study and planning project assisted under this Act shall be submitted to the Secretary and the Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to and enter into contracts with eligible entities for the establishment and initial operation of emergency medical services systems. Sets forth the standards for such grants and contracts. States that, in considering applications which demonstrate exceptional need for financial assistance, the Secretary shall give special consideration to applications submitted for emergency medical services systems for rural areas. Directs the Secretary to make grants to and enter into contracts with eligible entities for projects for the expansion and improvement of emergency medical services systems, including the acquisition of equipment and facilities, the modernization of facilities, and other projects to expand and improve such systems. States that the amount of any grant or contract under this section for a project shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of that project. Stipulates that the Secretary may make grants to public or private nonprofit entities, and enter into contracts with private entities and individuals, for the support of research in emergency medical techniques, methods, devices, and delivery. States that no grant may be made or contract entered into under this section for amounts in excess of $35,000, unless the application therefore has been recommended for approval by an appropriate peer review panel designated or established by the Secretary. Sets forth general provisions with respect to grants and contracts authorized under this Act. Establishes specified requirements for emergency medical services systems. Authorizes to be appropriated specified amounts for grants and contracts made pursuant to this Act for the fiscal years 1974, 1975, and 1976. Directs the Secretary to establish an Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services to evaluate the adequacy and technical soundness of all Federal programs and activities which relate to emergency medical services. Directs the Committee to make recommendations to the Secretary respecting the administration of contracts under this Act. Requires the Secretary to prepare and submit annually to the Congress a report on the administration of this Act. Directs the Secretary to make grants to and enter into contracts with schools of medicine, dentistry, osteopathy, and nursing and training centers for allied health professions, and other appropriate educational entities to assist in meeting the cost of training programs in the techniques and methods of providing emergency medical services. Authorizes to be appropriated $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1974 for the purpose of making payments pursuant to grants and contracts under this section.
United States · United States Congress · 5 September 1973
Declares that the United States has a moral responsibility to share in the rebuilding of war-torn Indochina, and to attend to the needs of millions of innocent victim of the conflict which has left children and refugees badly in need of assistance during the postwar period. Establishes in the Peace Corps the Vietnam Assistance Volunteers Program. Authorizes the Director of the Peace Corps to enroll qualified citizens of the United States for voluntary civilian assistance in the Republic of Vietnam. Establishes the terms and conditions of employment, training, compensation, hours of work, benefits, leave, and termination of such volunteers. Provides that civilian assistance under the Act shall be: (1) refugee relocation assistance; (2) medical assistance to war victims; and (3) medical, educational, and material assistance to orphans. Authorizes the use of United States foreign aid materials for purposes of assistance under the Act. Authorizes the President, upon agreement with the potential host nation, to extend the Vietnam assistance volunteers program to any of the following: Laos, Cambodia, and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1973
Authorizes the President to call and conduct a White House Conference on Energy. Authorizes the President to appoint a National Conference Committee consisting of not more than twenty-five members to provide overall guidance and planning for the Conference, provide such assistance as it deems desirable in the organization of local and State conference activities preceding the Conference, and to be responsible for rendering a final report (and such interim reports as may be desirable) of the results, findings, and recommendations of the Conference to the President and to the Congress not later than December 1, 1974. Authorizes necessary appropriations to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1973
Provides that remarriage of the widow of a veteran after age 60 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 103(d)
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 1973
Declares that the United States has a moral responsibility to share in the rebuilding of war-torn Indochina, and to attend to the needs of millions of innocent victim of the conflict which has left children and refugees badly in need of assistance during the postwar period. Establishes in the Peace Corps the Vietnam Assistance Volunteers Program. Authorizes the Director of the Peace Corps to enroll qualified citizens of the United States for voluntary civilian assistance in the Republic of Vietnam. Establishes the terms and conditions of employment, training, compensation, hours of work, benefits, leave, and termination of such volunteers. Provides that civilian assistance under the Act shall be: (1) refugee relocation assistance; (2) medical assistance to war victims; and (3) medical, educational, and material assistance to orphans. Authorizes the use of United States foreign aid materials for purposes of assistance under the Act. Authorizes the President, upon agreement with the potential host nation, to extend the Vietnam assistance volunteers program to any of the following: Laos, Cambodia, and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
United States · United States Congress · 19 July 1973
Confers United States citizenship on each child who, to the satisfaction of the State Department under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of State shall prescribe : (1) was born in the Republic of Vietnam prior to January 1, 1974, and orphaned or abandoned; (2) is of an age such that not more than twelve years have passed from the date of such child's birth to the date of the enactment of this Act; (3) in all probability has or had one parent who was at the time of such child's birth a citizen of the United States; and (4) is placed through an adoption agency in the United States licensed or properly accredited according to pertinent local, State, and Federal law with suitable parent or parents in the United States, with a preference for any natural parent of such child, who is or are willing to adopt the child upon its arrival in the United States. Provides that the Department of State shall make the arrangements necessary to inform properly accredited adoption agencies in the United States of children potentially eligible for the benefits of this Act; and cooperate in the placement of such children and shall make the arrangements necessary to transport children who are qualified under this Act to their adoptive parents in the United States at the expense of the United States. Authorizes the President and the Secretary of State to negotiate and to make such arrangements with the Republic of Vietnam as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Act while assuring that citizenship conferred under this Act is in accordance with the norms of international law and the treaty obligations of the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 18 July 1973
Confers United States citizenship on each child who, to the satisfaction of the State Department under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of State shall prescribe : (1) was born in the Republic of Vietnam prior to January 1, 1974, and orphaned or abandoned; (2) is of an age such that not more than twelve years have passed from the date of such child's birth to the date of the enactment of this Act; (3) in all probability has or had one parent who was at the time of such child's birth a citizen of the United States; and (4) is placed through an adoption agency in the United States licensed or properly accredited according to pertinent local, State, and Federal law with suitable parent or parents in the United States, with a preference for any natural parent of such child, who is or are willing to adopt the child upon its arrival in the United States. Provides that the Department of State shall make the arrangements necessary to inform properly accredited adoption agencies in the United States of children potentially eligible for the benefits of this Act; and cooperate in the placement of such children and shall make the arrangements necessary to transport children who are qualified under this Act to their adoptive parents in the United States at the expense of the United States. Authorizes the President and the Secretary of State to negotiate and to make such arrangements with the Republic of Vietnam as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Act while assuring that citizenship conferred under this Act is in accordance with the norms of international law and the treaty obligations of the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 18 July 1973
Declares that the United States has a moral responsibility to share in the rebuilding of war-torn Indochina, and to attend to the needs of millions of innocent victim of the conflict which has left children and refugees badly in need of assistance during the postwar period. Establishes in the Peace Corps the Vietnam Assistance Volunteers Program. Authorizes the Director of the Peace Corps to enroll qualified citizens of the United States for voluntary civilian assistance in the Republic of Vietnam. Establishes the terms and conditions of employment, training, compensation, hours of work, benefits, leave, and termination of such volunteers. Provides that civilian assistance under the Act shall be: (1) refugee relocation assistance; (2) medical assistance to war victims; and (3) medical, educational, and material assistance to orphans. Authorizes the use of United States foreign aid materials for purposes of assistance under the Act. Authorizes the President, upon agreement with the potential host nation, to extend the Vietnam assistance volunteers program to any of the following: Laos, Cambodia, and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
United States · United States Congress · 12 July 1973
Expresses the finding of Congress that an adequate supply of pure, safe human blood is essential to the welfare of the Nation. Establishes the National Blood Bank program within the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare to perform enumerated duties to assure an adequate supply of blood throughout the Nation. Establishes an Advisory Council to make recommendations to the Secretary regarding: (1) policy goals of the program; (2) motivation and recognition of blood donors; (3) reciprocal transactions between national blood bank systems; and (4) removal of blood purchasing costs from health insurance plan coverage. Declares that only class A blood banks may maintain blood deposit or pledge programs in advance of their needs. Provides criminal penalties for persons violating the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1973
Permits a Federal court, upon the recommendation of the United States prosecutor, to place persons charged with Federal crimes in programs of community supervision, where medical, vocational, and couseling services are provided. Requires a voluntary agreement by an individual to such placement and an intelligent waiver of his sixth amendment right to a speedy trial. Provides for the supervision by U.S. probation officers of individuals placed in community programs under thiS Act, and sets forth their responsibilities. States that the initial period of placement shall be ninety days, with a possible extension for an additional period of nine months. Provides for the deferral of charges against an individual during a period of placement, and for the dismissal of such charges upon successful completion of an individual's period of community supervision under this Act. (Adds 18 U.S.C. 3171-75)
United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1973
Confers United States citizenship on each child who, to the satisfaction of the State Department under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of State shall prescribe : (1) was born in the Republic of Vietnam prior to January 1, 1974, and orphaned or abandoned; (2) is of an age such that not more than twelve years have passed from the date of such child's birth to the date of the enactment of this Act; (3) in all probability has or had one parent who was at the time of such child's birth a citizen of the United States; and (4) is placed through an adoption agency in the United States licensed or properly accredited according to pertinent local, State, and Federal law with suitable parent or parents in the United States, with a preference for any natural parent of such child, who is or are willing to adopt the child upon its arrival in the United States. Provides that the Department of State shall make the arrangements necessary to inform properly accredited adoption agencies in the United States of children potentially eligible for the benefits of this Act; and cooperate in the placement of such children and shall make the arrangements necessary to transport children who are qualified under this Act to their adoptive parents in the United States at the expense of the United States. Authorizes the President and the Secretary of State to negotiate and to make such arrangements with the Republic of Vietnam as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Act while assuring that citizenship conferred under this Act is in accordance with the norms of international law and the treaty obligations of the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1973
Declares that the United States has a moral responsibility to share in the rebuilding of war-torn Indochina, and to attend to the needs of millions of innocent victim of the conflict which has left children and refugees badly in need of assistance during the postwar period. Establishes in the Peace Corps the Vietnam Assistance Volunteers Program. Authorizes the Director of the Peace Corps to enroll qualified citizens of the United States for voluntary civilian assistance in the Republic of Vietnam. Establishes the terms and conditions of employment, training, compensation, hours of work, benefits, leave, and termination of such volunteers. Provides that civilian assistance under the Act shall be: (1) refugee relocation assistance; (2) medical assistance to war victims; and (3) medical, educational, and material assistance to orphans. Authorizes the use of United States foreign aid materials for purposes of assistance under the Act. Authorizes the President, upon agreement with the potential host nation, to extend the Vietnam assistance volunteers program to any of the following: Laos, Cambodia, and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1973
Clean Elections Act - Title I: Federal Elections Commission - Creates a six-member independent Federal Elections Commission: 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 2 members appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate, and 2 members appointed by the President. Specifies that the Commission shall have full legal powers. Authorizes the Commission to use the personnel and facilities of the General Accounting Office. Requires the Commission to submit its budget directly to Congress along with any recommendations it may have for legislation. Transfers specified functions of the Secretary of the Senate, the GAO and the Clerk of the House to the Commission. Requires each candidate for Federal office to have a central campaign committee through which all reports must pass. Requires the central committee to file its report with the Commission. Specifies that reports contain all contributions in excess of $100 and that cash contributions of $2,500 or more be reported within 24 hours. Requires a financial report to be filed 10 days before an election. Title II: Limitations on Political Contributions - Declares a limitation on contributions, made by an individual and expenditures of not more than $2,500 in the case of a candidacy for President or Vice President or not more than $1,000 in a congressional campaign. Title III: Tax Incentives for Contributions to Candidates for Public Office - Allows a maximum credit for a taxable year for contributions to candidates for public office of $50 ($100 for a joint return). Title IV: Voter's Time - Provides for a schedule of televised political broadcast by candidates for Federal office. Requires the television networks to make prime time available to the candidates at roles not exceeding the prevailing unit charge of the station for the same amount of program time in the same time period. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to pay fully all certified bills for Voter's Time not more than 10 days following receipt from the Registry of Election Finance.
United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1973
Confers United States citizenship on each child who, to the satisfaction of the State Department under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of State shall prescribe : (1) was born in the Republic of Vietnam prior to January 1, 1974, and orphaned or abandoned; (2) is of an age such that not more than twelve years have passed from the date of such child's birth to the date of the enactment of this Act; (3) in all probability has or had one parent who was at the time of such child's birth a citizen of the United States; and (4) is placed through an adoption agency in the United States licensed or properly accredited according to pertinent local, State, and Federal law with suitable parent or parents in the United States, with a preference for any natural parent of such child, who is or are willing to adopt the child upon its arrival in the United States. Provides that the Department of State shall make the arrangements necessary to inform properly accredited adoption agencies in the United States of children potentially eligible for the benefits of this Act; and cooperate in the placement of such children and shall make the arrangements necessary to transport children who are qualified under this Act to their adoptive parents in the United States at the expense of the United States. Authorizes the President and the Secretary of State to negotiate and to make such arrangements with the Republic of Vietnam as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Act while assuring that citizenship conferred under this Act is in accordance with the norms of international law and the treaty obligations of the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1973
Declares that the United States has a moral responsibility to share in the rebuilding of war-torn Indochina, and to attend to the needs of millions of innocent victim of the conflict which has left children and refugees badly in need of assistance during the postwar period. Establishes in the Peace Corps the Vietnam Assistance Volunteers Program. Authorizes the Director of the Peace Corps to enroll qualified citizens of the United States for voluntary civilian assistance in the Republic of Vietnam. Establishes the terms and conditions of employment, training, compensation, hours of work, benefits, leave, and termination of such volunteers. Provides that civilian assistance under the Act shall be: (1) refugee relocation assistance; (2) medical assistance to war victims; and (3) medical, educational, and material assistance to orphans. Authorizes the use of United States foreign aid materials for purposes of assistance under the Act. Authorizes the President, upon agreement with the potential host nation, to extend the Vietnam assistance volunteers program to any of the following: Laos, Cambodia, and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1973
Creates a non-legislative Select Committee on Aging, consisting of fifteen members of the House of Representatives, and directs the Committee to conduct a full investigation on all matters pertaining to problems of older people, including problems of maintaining health, of assuring adequate income, of finding employment, of engaging in productive retirement activity, of securing proper housing, and when necessary, of assuring adequate care or assistance. Authorizes such committee to hold hearings and subpena witnesses and the production of records in carrying out its duties. Directs the Committee to report to the House the results of its study, together with legislative recommendations, as soon as practicable during the 93rd Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1973
Requires each State highway safety program to provide for comprehensive State schoolbus safety programs, including: (1) a program for the appropriate regulation of schoolbus drivers; (2) a program of pupil instruction at least twice a year in schoolbus safety, including the use of emergency exits, fire safety, safe riding practices, and emergency procedures; (3) the requirement that a person (other than the driver) who is knowledgeable in schoolbus safety practices and who is at least sixteen years of age shall ride schoolbuses to insure compliance with safe riding practices; (4) a program of quarterly inspection of schoolbuses at appropriate inspection stations, daily test driving of schoolbuses by the busdriver, and of weekly test driving of schoolbuses by a person other than the daily operator of such bus; (5) a program of assigning routes for schoolbuses to avoid, whenever possible, all hazardous areas, such as areas with heavy traffic, railroad crossing, and dangerous intersections; (6) the requirement that no person shall be permitted to stand in a moving schoolbus; and (7) the requirement that after December 31, 1974, no elementary or secondary school or any person compensated by such school for transporting pupils of such school shall transport to and from school or school-sponsored activities more than sixteen such pupils in any vehicle manufactured after such date unless such vehicle is manufactured in accordance with performance standards for schoolbuses prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation. Authorizes the Secretary to establish within six months after the date of enactment of this Act appropriate motor vehicle safety standards for schoolbuses.
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1973
Retirement Income Security for Employees Act - Declares it to be the policy of this Act to protect interstate commerce, and the equitable interests of participants in private pension plans and their beneficiaries, by improving the scope, administration and operation of such plans, by requiring pension plans to vest benefits in employees after equitable periods of service, by establishing minimum standards of fiduciary conduct, and by providing more appropriate and adequate remedies, sanctions, and ready access to the courts. Sets forth definitions of terms used in this Act. Title I: Organization - Provides that the Secretary of Labor shall have the responsibility to promote programs and plans for the establishment, administration, and operation of employee benefit plans. Requires the registration of such plans with the Secretary upon compliance with requirements set forth in this title. Authorizes the Secretary to undertake appropriate studies relating to pension and profit-sharing-retirement plans. Requires the Secretary to submit an annual report to Congress covering his activities under this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to enable the Secretary to carry out his duties under this Act. Provides that within the Department of Labor, there shall be an Office of Pension and Welfare Plan Adminstration to be headed by an Assistant Secretary of Labor, appointed by the President, with Senate advice and consent, to exercise power and authority delegated the Secretary of Labor for the administration and enforcement of the Act. States that, unless exempt, the provisions of this Act apply to any pension or profit-sharing-retirement plan established or maintained by an employer, a union, or both together in any industry or activity affecting interstate commerce. Provides that this Act shall not apply to plans administered by Federal or State governments, plans administered by religious organizations, plans for the self-employed, plans covering not more than 25 participants, plans established outside the territorial jurisdiction of the United States for citizens of other countries, certain plans for key executives and plans for members of labor organizations which are financed exclusively from the members' dues. Provides that the Secretary shall require by regulation that each plan furnish a vested participant, upon his termination of service with the plan, with a certificate reciting the benefits due the participant and the location of the entity responsible for payment and the date when payment shall begin. Title II: Vesting and Funding Requirements - States that pension or profit-sharing-retirement plans may require as a condition for eligibility in the plan a period of service longer than 12 months or an age greater than 21, whichever occurs later. Requires all pension and profit-sharing-retirement plans to vest rights in participants with respect to service on or after the effective date of the title at the rate of a 30 percent vested interest commencing with eight years of service, and increasing by 10 percent each year thereafter in order that 100 percent vesting is attained after 15 years of service. Provides that no more than three of the eight years required to qualify for a 30 percent vested right need be continuous years of service, but that service prior to the age of 21 may be ignored in determing eligibility for a vested right unless the participant or his employer has made contributions to the plan with respect to service prior to age 21. Provides that every pension plan filed for registration under this Act shall provide for funding, in accordance with the provisions of this title, which is adequate to provide for payment of all pension benefits which may be payable under the terms of the plan. Requires such plans to be received every five years by certified actuaries. Requires all funds of terminated pension plans to be distributed as follows: (1) first, to retirees or persons eligible to retire on the date of plan termination; (2) to participants who have vested rights under the plan but who have not reached retirement age; and (3) to other participants. Provides that an existing plan subject to this title may elect, pursuant to regulations, to divide the plan and its trust into two separate plans and trusts or within the same plan and trust, into two separate plan and trust accounts as follows: (1) the continuing plan or plan and trust account which shall be a continuation of the plan as it existed immediately before the effective date of this title and which shall cover those participants who have credited service under such plan as of such date and who elect to remain covered by the provisions of such plan; and (2) the new plan or new plan and trust account which shall cover all new participants and all participants who would be eligible to continue coverage under the continuing plan but who elect to waive such coverage and to participate instead in the new plan. Authorizes the Secretary to grant an initial delay of up to three years to comply with the vesting or funding requirements of the Act where initial compliance with these requirements would be unduly burdensome, impractical, or would otherwise adversely affect the interests of employees. States that upon a showing that an employer cannot make the required annual contribution to the plan, the Secretary is authorized to permit the deficiency to be funded over a period of five years, provided that the Secretary is satisfied that such a waiver will not adversely affect the interests of employees and will not impair the financial position of the plan termination insurance fund. Title III: Voluntary Portability Program for Vested Pensions - Establishes a voluntary program for protability of vested pension credits. Provides that the program will be administered by and under the Secretary's direction and designed to facilitate the voluntary transfer of vested credits between registered plans. States that plans registered under the Act may voluntarily apply for membership in the program and upon approval be issued a certificate of membership by the Secretary. Establishes a Voluntary Portability Program Fund under the supervision of the Secretary into which payments will be made in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary under the portability program. Provides that the Secretary shall be the trustee of the fund, and shall administer the fund and report to the Congress annually on the fund's operations and fiscal status. Title IV: Plan Termination Insurance - Establishes the 'Private Pension Plan Termination Insurance Program' which shall be administered by and under the direction of the Secretary. Provides that such program shall insure participants in a plan against losses of vested benefits arising from plan termination. States that the coverage under such program is limited to 50 percent of the highest monthly wage of a participant earned over a five yar period or $500 per month. Provides that upon registration with the Secretary, each plan shall pay a uniform assessment to the insurance program to cover the administrative costs of such program. States that no plan insured under this title shall terminate without approval of the Secretary. Provides that where employers in terminated plans are not insolvent, such employers shall be liable to reimburse the insurance program to the extent provided under this title. Creates the Pension Benefit Insurance Fund which shall be available without fiscal year limitation for the purposes of this title. Title V: Disclosure and Fudiciary Standards - Provides that annual reports required by the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act shall be accompanied by a certificate designating the Secretary as agent for service of process in any action arising under this Act. States that plan descriptions under the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act shall be comprehensive and written in a manner calculated to be understood by the average participant. Sets forth provisions which a plan's annual financial report shall include. States that the administrator of any employee benefit plan subject to such Act shall file a copy of the plan description and each annual report with the Secretary. Provides that every three years each participant in the plan shall receive a revised summary of the plan's important provisions and major amendments thereto. Expands the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans to 21 members (now 13) and adds as permanent categories of membership the fields of actuarial counseling, investment counseling and accounting. Provides that every employee benefit funds established to provide for the payment of benefits shall be established pursuant to a duly executed trust agreement which shall set forth the purpose or purposes for which such fund is established and the detailed basis on which payments are to be made into and out of such fund. States that such fund shall be deemed a trust for the exclusive purpose of (1) providing benefits to participants in the plan and their beneficiaries and (2) defraying reasonable expenses of administering the plan. Provides that a fiduciary shall discharge his duties with respect to the fund: (1) with the care under the circumstances then prevailing that a prudent man acting in a like capacity and familiar with such matters would use in the conduct of an enterprise of a like character and with like aims; and (2) in accordance with the documents and instruments governing the fund insofar as is consistent with this Act. Sets forth in detail the restrictions on and the extent of the obligations, responsibilities and duties of a fiduciary under this Act. Title VI: Enforcement - Empowers the Secretary to petition any district court of the United States having jurisdiction to require a pension or profit-sharing plan to comply with the requirements of this Act or to recover the payment of required monies. Provides that civil actions by plan participants against violations of the fiduciary requirements of this Act may be instituted in Federal or State courts. Allows a fiduciary or administrator of a plan to obtain judicial review of the actions of the Secretary. Declares to be the express intent of Congress the the provisions of this Act or the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act shall supersede any and all laws of the States and of political subdivisions thereof insofar as they may now or hereafter relate to the subject matters regulated by this Act or the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act. States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to: (1) exempt or relieve any employee benefit plan not subject to this Act or the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act from any law of any State which regulates insurance, banking, or securities or to prohibit a State from requiring that there be filed with a State agency copies of reports required by this Act to be filed with the Secretary; or (3) alter, amend, modify, invalidate, impair, or supersede any law of the United States other than the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act or any rule or regulation issued under any law except as specifically provided in this Act. Title VII: Effective Dates - Sets forth the effective dates of the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1973
Expresses the sense of Congress that until such time as the Congress has acted to dispose of pending legislation dealing with the current railroad crisis in the Northeastern United States, no court of the United States shall authorize any sale or abandonment of any railroad nor should the Interstate Commerce Commission approve or authorize any sale or abandonment.
United States · United States Congress · 5 June 1973
Confers United States citizenship on each child who, to the satisfaction of the State Department under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of State shall prescribe : (1) was born in the Republic of Vietnam prior to January 1, 1974, and orphaned or abandoned; (2) is of an age such that not more than twelve years have passed from the date of such child's birth to the date of the enactment of this Act; (3) in all probability has or had one parent who was at the time of such child's birth a citizen of the United States; and (4) is placed through an adoption agency in the United States licensed or properly accredited according to pertinent local, State, and Federal law with suitable parent or parents in the United States, with a preference for any natural parent of such child, who is or are willing to adopt the child upon its arrival in the United States. Provides that the Department of State shall make the arrangements necessary to inform properly accredited adoption agencies in the United States of children potentially eligible for the benefits of this Act; and cooperate in the placement of such children and shall make the arrangements necessary to transport children who are qualified under this Act to their adoptive parents in the United States at the expense of the United States. Authorizes the President and the Secretary of State to negotiate and to make such arrangements with the Republic of Vietnam as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Act while assuring that citizenship conferred under this Act is in accordance with the norms of international law and the treaty obligations of the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 5 June 1973
Declares that the United States has a moral responsibility to share in the rebuilding of war-torn Indochina, and to attend to the needs of millions of innocent victim of the conflict which has left children and refugees badly in need of assistance during the postwar period. Establishes in the Peace Corps the Vietnam Assistance Volunteers Program. Authorizes the Director of the Peace Corps to enroll qualified citizens of the United States for voluntary civilian assistance in the Republic of Vietnam. Establishes the terms and conditions of employment, training, compensation, hours of work, benefits, leave, and termination of such volunteers. Provides that civilian assistance under the Act shall be: (1) refugee relocation assistance; (2) medical assistance to war victims; and (3) medical, educational, and material assistance to orphans. Authorizes the use of United States foreign aid materials for purposes of assistance under the Act. Authorizes the President, upon agreement with the potential host nation, to extend the Vietnam assistance volunteers program to any of the following: Laos, Cambodia, and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
United States · United States Congress · 5 June 1973
Provides for a revision of the formula employed to compute the allotment of funds for vocational rehabilitation services among the States under the Vocational Rehabilitation Act. (Amends 29 U.S.C. 32)
United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1973
Prohibits the importation of Rhodesian chrome into the United States, in conformity with a resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations urging an international boycott of such chrome.
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1973
Designates specified lands, including the following, as wilderness, in furtherance of the provisions of the Wilderness Act: (1) certain lands in the Bankhead National Forest, Alabama; (2) certain lands in the Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas; (3) certain lands in the Ozark National Forest, Arkansas; (4) certain lands in the Appalachicola National Forest, Florida; (5) certain lands in the Chattahooche and Cherokee National Forests, Georgia and Tennessee; (6) certain lands in the White Mountain National Forest, Maine; (7) certain lands in the Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri; (8) certain lands in the White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire; (9) certain lands in the Nantahala and Cherokee National Forests, North Carolina and Tennessee; (10) certain lands in the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia; (11) certain lands in the George Washington National Forest, Virginia and West Virginia; (12) certain lands in the Jefferson National Forest, Virginia; (13) certain lands in the Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky; (14) certain lands in the Sumter National Forest, South Carolina; (15) certain lands in the Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont; (16) certain lands in the Chequamegon National Forest, Wisconsin; (17) certain lands in the Clark National Forest, Missouri; and (18) certain lands in the Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1973
Budget Control Act - Title I: Changes in Rules of House and Senate - Establishes in the House of Representatives a Committee on the Budget consisting of 21 members: 7 members from the Committee on Appropriations, 7 members from the Committee on Ways and Means, and 7 members appointed by the Speaker of the House. Provides for the selection of the Chairman of the Committee and for the filling of vacancies on the Committee. Refers to the Committee matters relating to (a) the establishment of an overall limitation on budget outlays, and an overall limitation on new budget authority; (b) the determination of the overall level of Federal revenues, and the overall level of the public debt of the United States; (c) the determination of the appropriate level of surplus or deficit in the budget in the light of economic conditions and, (d) the allocation of the overall limitation on budget outlays, and the overall limitation on new budgetary authority. Requires the Committee to report during each regular session of Congress at least two concurrent resolutions concerning matters referred to the Committee and to make continuing studies of the effect on budget outlays of existing and proposed legislation and to report the results of these studies to the House of Representatives. Establishes in the United States Senate a Committee on the Budget consisting of 15 members: 5 members from the Committee on Appropriations, 5 members from the Committee on Finance, and 5 members appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate. Grants to the Senate Committee the same matters for consideration and the same duties as the House Committee. Declares that annually, on or before May 1, Congress shall complete action on a concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for the fiscal year beginning July 1. States that the concurrent resolution shall include with respect to budget outlays and with respect to new budget authority: (1) a general contingency reserve (for allocation only by a subsequent concurrent resolution on the budget) for possible new legislation (including enlargements of existing programs and activities); and (2) an emergency reserve (in amounts which do not exceed 2 percent of the amount of budget outlays otherwise allocated to the Committees on Appropriations and 2 percent of the amount of new budget authority otherwise allocated to such committees) which shall be available only for allocation by the Committees on Appropriations to specific programs and activities (or to subcommittees) to meet emergencies and other unforeseen contingencies. Provides for other matters which may be dealt with in the concurrent resolution. Sets forth a timetable for the first concurrent resolution on the budget for the fiscal year. Requires Congress to adopt a final concurrent resoltuion on the budget before adjourning and provides for consideration of concurrent resolution to be expedited. Declares that a tax surcharge is required where the budget deficit will be greater, or the surplus will be smaller, than that determined to be appropriate. States the requirements for amendments to concurrent resolutions. Provides that legislation dealing with the congressional budget must be handled by budget committees and that the concurrent resolution on budget must be adopted before appropriations and changes in revenues and public debt limit are made. Sets forth the requirements for legislation and amendments providing new budget authority, and declares that budget authority legislation may be required to contain outlay limitations. Places limitations on new permanent budget authority and on new spending authority. Requires the legislative committees to authorize the enactment of new budget authority before the beginning of the fiscal year. Authorizes the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Appropriations to consider and to report legislation rescinding budget authority. Provides for technical and conforming amendments to the Rules of the House of Representatives and to the Standing Rules of the United States Senate, as well as amendments to the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and 1970. Title II: Legislative Budget Director and Staff - Establishes a Joint Legislative Budget Staff headed by a Legislative Budget Director appointed by the record vote of a majority of the members of the Committee on the Budget of each House, and provides for staffing and compensation. Authorizes the Legislative Budget Director to secure directly from any executive department or instrumentality of the government, information, data, estimates, and statistics relating to the function of the Joint Legislative Budget Staff. Directs the Joint Legislative Budget Staff to develop methods of using computers and other techniques for the analysis of information to improve not only the quantative but the qualitative evaluation of budgetary requirements.
United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1973
Commuter Air Carrier Act - Authorizes the establishment of a class of commuter air carriers for air carriers which perform at least five round trips per week between two or more points and publish schedules which specify the times, days of the week, and places between which such flights are performed. Authorizes the Civil Aeronautics Board to issue certificates to any carrier meeting the requirements established by the Act and promulgated by the Board thereunder. Provides that if any service authorized by a certificate to an air carrier to engage in commuter air transportation is not performed satisfactorily, the Board may, after notice and hearing, direct that the certificate cease to be effective. (Amends 49 U.S.C. 1301)
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