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United States · United States Congress · 15 October 1978
Amends the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that remarks of Members made on the floor of the House or submitted for inclusion in the Congressional Record, including revisions and extensions, be relevant to governmental matters.
United States · United States Congress · 14 October 1978
Amends the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act to extend the increase in benefits currently applicable to individuals receiving benefits for permanent total disability to individuals receiving benefits for temporary total disability.
United States · United States Congress · 14 October 1978
Divides the existing single judicial district of Maryland into the Northern and Southern Districts of Maryland. Provides for the assignment of the current district judges to each district and the appointment of an additional United States attorney and United States marshall for the Southern District.
United States · United States Congress · 13 October 1978
Requires a Federal agency to pay a specified rate of interest on any contract payment which is more than 30 days overdue. Entitles any holder of a Federal contract or subcontractor under a Federal contract for which payment is overdue to commence an action in the United States Court of Claims to recover such payment.
United States · United States Congress · 13 October 1978
Equal Opportunity in Federal Employment Act - Amends Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (equal employment opportunities) to establish an Office of Equal Employment Opportunity in each United States department, agency, or unit, to which the prohibition on discriminatory practices stated by such title applies. Specifies the functions of each Office to be: (1) advising the head of the department, agency, or unit in which such Office is located with respect to the preparation of the national and regional equal employment opportunity plans, procedures, regulations, reports, and related matters; (2) implementing and evaluating the equal employment opportunity program of such department, agency, or unit; (3) counselling employees of such department, agency, or unit who have complaints of discrimination; (4) investigating formal complaints of individual and class discrimination; and (5) resolving, either informally or formally, complaints of discrimination. Specifies additional programs to be included in the national and regional equal employment opportunity plan which each department, agency, or unit must submit to the Civil Service Commission for the purpose of maintaining an affirmative program of equal employment opportunity.
United States · United States Congress · 13 October 1978
Comprehensive Anti-Inflation Act - Title I: Coordination of Economic Policies - Amends the Employment Act of 1946 with the stated purpose of reducing the rate of inflation and keeping it within reasonable bounds. Directs the President, in each annual Economic Report, to establish economic and regulatory policies which set forth: (1) current trends in the levels of prices, wages, productivity, and production costs, including projections for inflation rates in the next calendar year; (2) annual numerical inflation goals; (3) fiscal policy targets; and (4) specific programs designed to achieve such inflation goals. Directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to transmit annually to the Congress an independent statement of its intended monetary policies for the year. Title II: Establishment of Guidelines - Directs that a set of guidelines be established to govern price increases and wage settlements. Authorizes the President to promote voluntary compliance with such guidelines. Prohibits the use of mandatory wage or price controls by the President. Requires the Council of Economic Advisors to seek the advice and concurrence of the Council on Wage and Price Stability in establishing economic policies and guidelines. Title III: Policies and Programs to Reduce Inflation - Directs the President, in formulating and revising tax policy: (1) to reduce, or substitute for, taxes which significantly increase price levels; (2) to develop specific procedures to promote the promulgation of economically efficient and socially desirable regulations; (3) to deregulate industries over which the Federal Government has ratesetting authority; (4) to encourage the growth of productivity in both the private and public sectors; (5) to examine the use of tax incentives to hold cost increases to specified levels; (6) to strive to preserve production incentives and allow market forces to operate wherever possible; (7) to address the price implications of energy policies in the Economic Report; (8) to explore ways to increase competition in concentrated industries; and (9) to pursue negotiations for fair trade agreements with foreign nations. Title IV: Congressional Review - Directs the Joint Economic Committee to hold special hearings to review the President's proposed economic policies and to submit its findings and recommendations to the House of Representatives and the Senate.
United States · United States Congress · 12 October 1978
Specifies that each State entitled to more than one Representative in the 99th Congress or any subsequent Congress shall establish a number of districts equal to the number of Representatives to which that State is entitled. Directs the districts to be established as soon as practicable after the latest decennial census, but in no case later than three years. Sets forth the standards for establishing districts in order to insure fair and effective representation in the House of Representatives. Declares that any State legislature may establish by law standards for establishing fair and effective districts. Sets forth judicial procedures to insure compliance with this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 12 October 1978
Newspersons' Privilege Act - Prohibits Congress, or any Congressional committee or subcommittee, or any court, grand jury, or administrative body of the United States or any State, from requiring that any newsperson reveal information or sources of information which such newsperson received while acting in a journalistic capacity.
United States · United States Congress · 12 October 1978
Fair Employment Relations Resolution - Title I: Fair Employment Relations Board - Establishes as an office of the House of Representatives the House Fair Employment Relations Board to: (1) establish and publish policies and guidelines for the implementation and enforcement of clause 9 of rule XLIII and clause 6(a)(3)(A) of the Rules of the House of Representatives; (2) supervise the actions of the Director and the operations of the House Fair Employment Relations Office; and (3) hear and determine complaints. Title II: House Fair Employment Relations Office - Establishes as an office of the House of Representatives the House Fair Employment Relations Office to develop procedures to implement the policies of the Board, gather information relating to House employment practices, and review procedures for the hearing and setting of complaints. Title III: Complaints of Violations of Equal Employment Opportunities - Provides for counseling and assistance through the Office to any individual who believes that he or she has been discriminated against in violation of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. Sets forth the procedures for filing informal complaints based on employment discrimination, and for the informal settlement of such claims. Sets forth the procedure for filing formal complaints, and for conducting hearings on such claims. Provides for an appeal to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct from an adverse decision or order of the Board. Sets forth remedies available to individuals who have been discriminated against.
United States · United States Congress · 10 October 1978
Amends the Gun Control Act of 1968 to define "handgun," "pistol," "revolver," "handgun model," and "minimum requirements for handguns". Defines "concealable handgun" to mean any handgun which is manufactured, assembled, produced, or imported after the date of enactment, and which fails to meet the specified minimum requirements for handguns. Modifies existing firearms provisions to prohibit certain activities involving concealable handguns or handguns. Prohibits the manufacture, assembly, or production of a concealable handgun except as the Secretary of the Treasury may authorize. Prohibits any person who is licensed to import, manufacture, or deal in firearms or ammunition from selling, delivering, or otherwise transferring a concealable handgun. Makes it unlawful for any person knowingly to import any handgun part into the United States, or to receive any such part which has been imported into the United States, for use in the manufacture or assembly of concealable handguns.
United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1978
Two-Step Budget Process Act - Title I: Amendments to the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 - Requires that the contents of the first concurrent resolution of the budget be separated into two titles. Prescribes a two-step process for the consideration of amendments to such budget resolution by which amendments to the first title must be considered and disposed of prior to the consideration of amendments to the second title. Title II: Miscellaneous Provisions - States that such amendments are enacted as an exercise of Congressional rulemaking power.
United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1978
Prohibits any State or political subdivision from levying an income tax on any compensation paid to an individual who is not a domicilliary or resident of such State or political subdivision. Declares this Act shall have no retroactive effect.
United States · United States Congress · 4 October 1978
Declares two individuals lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence, under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
United States · United States Congress · 4 October 1978
Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to revise the method of computation of annuities for certain retired employees and their surviving spouses.
United States · United States Congress · 4 October 1978
Authorizes the head of each Federal agency to establish, equip, and operate a day care center for the children under seven years old of employees of such agency. Sets forth restrictions on the funding of such centers. Repeals the provision of the Education Amendments of 1976 which authorized the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to establish and operate day care centers for children of Department employees.
United States · United States Congress · 4 October 1978
Authorizes and requests the President to designate the seven-day period beginning on May 28, 1979, as "Vietnam Veterans Week."
United States · United States Congress · 4 October 1978
Expresses the sense of Congress that the settlement plan for Namibia adopted by the United Nations Security Council has the greatest potential to be a peaceful, internationally acceptable settlement. Calls upon all Namibian political parties to support the settlement plan to facilitate the formation of an independent state. Calls upon the Government of the Republic of South Africa to: (1) reassess its decision to reject the proposed settlement plan; and (2) seek to resolve the remaining differences with the plan for Namibian independence.
United States · United States Congress · 3 October 1978
Daniel James Memorial Center for Preventive Health Education Act - Directs the Commissioner of Education to make a $12,000,000 grant to the Board of Trustees of Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, for the purpose of constructing a building in memory of General Daniel James to be named the "Daniel James Memorial Center for Preventive Health Education."
United States · United States Congress · 25 September 1978
Sunset Program Reauthorization and Evaluation Act - Title I: Reauthorization of New Budget Authority - Requires Government programs to be evaluated pursuant to a specified schedule to determine whether each such program should be continued, terminated, or altered (reauthorization review). Prohibits the authorization of new budget authority for a period of more than ten years. Prohibits the authorization of new budget authority for any program for which there has not been conducted a reauthorization review. Requires the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, in consulation with the Comptroller General and the Director of the Congressional Research Service, to compile a list of programs subject to a reauthorization date for which new budget authority was not authorized. Title II: Program Inventory - Requires the Comptroller General to compile an inventory of Federal programs including a description of such programs covering specified topics. Title III: Program Review and Evaluation - Requires each House of Congress to select from the programs scheduled for reauthorization review in any given year a number of programs for comprehensive reauthorization review. Requires the President and each congressional committee to recommend such programs. Title IV: Citizens' Commission on the Organization and Operation of Government - Establishes an independent Citizen's Commission on the Organization and Operation of Government to study the organization and operation of Federal agencies and to recommend ways to improve the efficiency and operations of such agencies. Requires the Commission to submit its final report by July 1, 1983, and terminates the Commission 90 days after the submission of such report. Title V: Miscellaneous - Requires the Comptroller General to furnish Congress with the results of prior audits and reviews of programs being reviewed under this Act. Requires all agencies which are exempt from reauthorization review to submit a status report to Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 20 September 1978
Expresses the concern of Congress for the safety of the residents of the South African black community known as "Crossroads." Urges the South African Government: (1) to reconsider its plan to destroy Crossroads; and (2) to recognize the right of the residents to continue to live in Crossroads.
United States · United States Congress · 18 September 1978
Authorizes the Administrator of General Services to make payments to local governments based on the amount of tax exempt public and foreign lands within the boundaries of such governmental units.
United States · United States Congress · 13 September 1978
Expresses the House of Representatives disapproval of the President's alternative plan for pay adjustments for Federal employees recommended and submitted to the Congress on August 31, 1978.
United States · United States Congress · 11 September 1978
Declares a certain individual lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence, under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
United States · United States Congress · 8 September 1978
Authorizes and requests the President to designate the month of March, 1979, as "Youth Art Month."
United States · United States Congress · 7 September 1978
National Capital Transportation Amendments - Amends the National Capital Transportation Act of 1969 to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to make contributions to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, in addition to those already authorized by such Act, for the purpose of financing in part the construction costs of the Adopted Regional System (Metrorail). Requires a matching contribution by the local participating governments in a total amount that is not less than 25 percent of such additional Federal contributions. Authorizes the appropriation, for such purposes, of an amount not to exceed $1,700,000,000 for fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 1980. Directs the Transit Authority to establish a sinking fund for the accumulation of assets for payment of principal on bonds and other obligations issued by the Authority. Authorizes the Secretary to make contributions to such fund beginning October 1, 1997, and requires a matching contribution by the local participating governments in a total amount not less than 25 percent of such Federal contribution. Permits the Transit Authority to use income from the investment of moneys in such sinking fund to pay interest costs incurred on obligations it has issued since July 13, 1972, but only after the Secretary has made interest payments in accordance with existing provisions of such Act. Permits the Secretary to contribute to the Transit Authority amounts sufficient to pay 80 percent of the remainder of such interest costs, after the Secretary has made the direct payments provided for by such Act. Authorizes the Secretary to make an annual contribution to the Transit Authority (without requiring matching contributions by the local participating governments) in order to finance in part the operating and maintenance costs of the Authority's rapid rail transit system. Authorizes appropriations for this purpose for each of fiscal years 1980 through 1987.
United States · United States Congress · 7 September 1978
Urges the President to communicate with the Soviet Union concerning its obligation in accordance with the Helsinki accords to allow Isaac Zlotver to emigrate from the Soviet Union.
United States · United States Congress · 6 September 1978
Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to provide, through demonstration projects, payments to individuals who are receiving, or are eligible to receive, benefits with respect to post-hospital extended care services under Title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act or intermediate care facility services or skilled nursing facility services under Title XIX (Medicaid) of such Act, who do not require 24-hour nursing care or supervision, and who desire to establish a noninstitutional living arrangement which will meet their medical and other needs. Requires payments received to be used to finance appropriate noninstitutional living arrangements which meet the medical and other needs of the individual. Provides that such payments shall not be includable in gross income under the Internal Revenue Code. Requires the Secretary to design demonstration projects for the purpose of determining: (1) the feasibility of transferring inpatients of skilled nursing and intermediate care facilities to noninstitutional living arrangements; (2) the types and percentage of such inpatients who could live effectively in a noninstitutional living arrangement; and (3) the types and percentages of such inpatients who would benefit economically and qualitatively from transferring to a noninstitutional living arrangement. Directs that funds for such payments be made from the Federal Hospital Insurance Fund established under the Social Security Act and from funds appropriated for Medicaid.
United States · United States Congress · 17 August 1978
Urges the President to communicate with the Soviet Union concerning its obligation in accordance with the Helsinki accords to allow Isaac Zlotver to emigrate from the Soviet Union.
United States · United States Congress · 17 August 1978
Urges the President to communicate with the Soviet Union concerning its obligation in accordance with the Helsinki accords to allow Isaac Zlotver to emigrate from the Soviet Union.
United States · United States Congress · 17 August 1978
Urges the President to communicate with the Soviet Union concerning its obligation in accordance with the Helsinki accords to allow Isaac Zlotver to emigrate from the Soviet Union.
United States · United States Congress · 17 August 1978
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Attorney General should parole into the United States the 15,000 Cambodian refugees, half to come in fiscal year 1979, and half in fiscal year 1980.
United States · United States Congress · 15 August 1978
Requires the President to submit to Congress a biannual report on the management of the executive branch. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to provide an evaluative report on Federal programs to the President to be included with the President's report.
United States · United States Congress · 10 August 1978
Directs the Internal Revenue Service not to adopt a position which is inconsistent with a general audit position, a regulation, or a ruling in effect on January 1, 1976, in determining whether an individual is an employee for purposes of social security taxation, unemployment taxation, and income tax withholding. Prohibits the treatment of any individual as an employee of any employer, if such employer consistently treated the individual, in good faith, as an independent contractor in reasonable reliance on either past IRS audit practice, published rulings or judicial precedent, recognized practice in the industry, or long-standing treatment of the individual as an independent contractor.
United States · United States Congress · 8 August 1978
Requires that, until further Congressional action is taken, the determination of whether an individual is an employee for purposes of social security taxation, unemployment taxation, and income tax withholding shall be made in accordance with audit practices and regulations in effect December 31, 1975.
United States · United States Congress · 8 August 1978
Declares it the sense of the House of Representatives that the Committee on Ways and Means should study and consider legislation to achieve the goals of recent proposals by certain economists to control inflation by providing tax benefits to employers who moderate price increases for their products and to employees who moderate wage demands.
United States · United States Congress · 7 August 1978
Senior Citizens' Property Tax Relief Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to pay to a State 66 2/3 percent of the amount the State pays on behalf of senior citizen homeowners for real property taxes. Requires a State which wishes to receive such payments to pay all the property taxes due by the senior citizen and to obtain repayment upon the death of the homeowner from the estate. Directs the State to repay amounts paid by HUD upon receipt of payment from the estate.
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1978
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt taxpayers from the payment of interest or a penalty on tax deficiencies attributable to erroneous advice obtained in writing from an Internal Revenue Service Officer or employee acting in an official capacity.
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1978
Authorizes and requests the President to designate November 30, 1978, as "National Postal Workers' Recognition Day."
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1978
Authorizes and requests the President to designate November 30, 1978, as "National Postal Workers' Recognition Day."
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1978
Expresses the disapproval of the Congress of the denial by the Government of the Soviet Union of the right to emigrate and the harassment and imprisonment of individuals, including Mrs. Ida Nudel, who desire to emigrate.
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1978
Authorizes and requests the President to designate October 7, 1978, as "National Guard Day."
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1978
Financial Institutions Regulatory Act - Title I: Supervisory Authority Over Depository Institutions - Creates civil penalties for specified insiders loans and loans to affiliates, prohibited by the Federal Reserve Act, for violations of reserve borrowing loan limits. Amends the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit member banks from making loans to insiders under specified conditions. Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to authorize the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to order the termination of control or ownership by a bank holding company of any of its nonbank subsidiaries whenever they constitute a serious risk to the financial safety of a subsidiary bank of the holding company. Amends the National Housing Act by authorizing the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation to order the termination of ownership or control of any noninsured subsidiary by a savings and loan holding company whenever there is reasonable cause to believe that continued ownership constitutes unsafe and inconsistent banking practice. Grants authority to the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation to make loans to a savings and loan association in order that it may buy the assets of a failing savings and loan institution so as to prevent the failure of such institution. Prescribes penalties for the violation of any provision of this Title. Authorizes financial regulatory agencies, including the National Credit Union Administration and the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, to initiate cease and desist actions against officers, directors, stockholders, or any person participating in the affairs of a financial institution (as well as against the institution itself as is allowed by current law) when there have been violations of laws and regulations or unsafe and unsound banking practices which are likely to seriously weaken the condition of the institution in question. Sets forth a procedure to be followed for removal of any officer or director for breach of fiduciary duty. Increases the allowable mortgage and education loans to executive officers of banks. Creates a hearing process for removal of a bank officer or director based on an indictment for or conviction of a felony. Title II: Interlocking Directors - Depository Institution Management Interlocks Act - Prohibits interlocking management and director relations between any depository institutions or depository holding companies located in the same metropolitan area. States that this prohibition applies without regard to geographical limits where such an institution has assets exceeding $1,000,000,000 and seeks an interlocking relationship with any institution with assets over $500,000,000. Delegates authority for the enforcement of this Act. Title III: Foreign Branching - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to prohibit any State nonmember insured bank from operating any foreign branch without prior written consent of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). States that when the liabilities of an insured bank for deposits are assumed by another insured bank the following shall occur: (1) the insured status of the bank whose liabilities are assumed shall terminate on the date of receipt by the FDIC of evidence of such assumption; (2) termination of separate insurance of all assumed deposits at the end of six months from the effective date; and (3) notification of such assumption by the assuming bank to each of the depositors of the assumed bank. Amends existing requirements for the reporting and assessment of deposits accumulated for the payment of personal loans when such deposits are assigned or pledged to assure the payment of such loans at maturity. Title IV: Conflicts of Interest - Depository Institutions Conflict of Interests Act - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, the Federal Reserve Act and the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to prohibit specified Presidential-appointee bank regulatory agency heads and members of such agencies from being employed for a period of two years after they leave office by institutions under their regulatory jurisdiction or with a holding company affiliate. Prohibits such individuals from appearing before the board of their respective agencies, either formally or informally, from contacting such board, directly or indirectly, orally or in writing, or from acting as agent or attorney for any other person, other than the United States, before such board for a period of two years immediately following their employment. Title V: Credit Union Restructuring - Reorganizes the National Credit Union Administration and places it under the management of the National Credit Union Administration Board. Directs the chairperson of such Board to represent the Administration in its official relations with other branches of Government. Restricts the employment and activities of Board members for a period of two years immediately following their employment. Requires each Federal credit union to pay the Administration an annual operating fee and to make annual financial reports to the Board. Title VI: Change in Bank Control Act - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to prohibit any person from acquiring any insured bank or bank holding company unless the appropriate Federal banking agency has been notified and has not issued a notice of its disapproval within a specified time period. Prescribes the procedure to be followed by any agency in making its determination to approve or deny such change of control. Title VII: Change in Savings and Loan Control Act - Amends the National Housing Act to prohibit any person from acquiring control of any federally insured savings and loan association or holding company unless the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has been notified and has not issued a notice of its disapproval within a specified time period. Prescribes the procedure to be followed by the Corporation in making its determination to approve or deny such change of control. Requires any insured institution to disclose any loan secured, or to be secured, by 25 percent or more of the outstanding voting stock of an insured institution to the Corporation. Prescribes civil penalties for violations of this Title. Title VIII: Correspondent Accounts - Prohibits the extension of credit to any officer, director, or specified stockholders of a bank which has a correspondent relationship with the lending bank, in its own name or in the name of another bank, unless such loan does not: (1) involve more than the normal risk of repayment; (2) include unusual terms of interest or collateral; or (3) present any other unfavorable features. Prohibits the establishment of a correspondent account where a loan already has been made to any officer, director, or specified stockholders of the bank desiring to open the account. Prescribes civil penalties for violations of this Title. Requires each executive officer and each stockholder who directly or indirectly owns, controls, or has the power to vote more than ten percent of any class of voting securities of an insured bank, to submit a written report to the board of directors of such bank for any year in which such officer or stockholder has outstanding an extension of credit from a bank which maintains a correspondent account in the name of such bank. Requires such report to include: (1) the maximum amount of indebtedness to the bank maintaining the correspondent account of such officer or stockholder and of each company, political or campaign committee which will benefit or is controlled by such officer or stockholder; (2) the maximum amount of such indebtedness as of a date not more than ten days prior to the filing of the report; (3) the range of interest rates charged on such indebtedness; and (4) the terms and conditions of such indebtedness. Requires each insured bank to compile and submit such reports to specified regulatory agencies. Title IX: Disclosure of Material Facts - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to list information which must be included in an annual report to be made by each insured bank to the appropriate Federal banking agency. Title X: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council - Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act - Establishes a Financial Institutions Examinations Council to prescribe uniform principles and standards for the Federal examination of financial institutions. Defines the term "financial institution" to mean: (1) a commercial bank; (2) a savings bank; (3) a trust company; (4) a savings and loan association; (5) a building and loan association; (6) a homestead association; (7) a cooperative bank; and (8) a credit union. Directs that one-fifth of the operating costs of the Council be paid by each of the Federal financial institution regulatory agencies. Directs the Council to make recommendations for uniformity in other supervisory matters, including classification of loans subject to risk and identification of financial institutions in need of special supervisory attention. Requires the Council to establish a liaison committee composed of five representatives of State supervisory agencies in order to encourage the application of uniform examination principles and standards by State and Federal Supervisory agencies. Title XI: Right to Financial Privacy - Right to Financial Privacy Act - Prohibits any Government authority from obtaining copies of, access to, or the information contained in, the financial records of any customer from a financial institution unless such records are reasonably described and: (1) such customer has authorized such disclosure in accordance with this Act; (2) such records are disclosed in response to an administrative subpena or summons; (3) such records are disclosed in response to a court order; (4) such records are disclosed in response to a judicial subpena; or (5) such financial records are disclosed in response to a formal written request meeting specified requirements. Requires in all cases that the customer be notified of the agency seeking such records, the purpose for which such records are sought, and the rights of customers under this Act. Establishes specific conditions and procedures for the delay of notice to a customer. States that no financial institution may provide to a Government authority copies of or the information contained in the financial records of any customer except in accordance with the requirements of this Act. Sets forth provisions governing customer authorization, administrative subpenas and summonses, judicial subpenas, and search warrants. Establishes procedures for a customer to challenge the disclosure of financial records. Provides exceptions to the provisions of this Act and special procedures for the disclosure of records to the Secret Service and government authorities acting in the field of foreign intelligence. Establishes civil penalties and the right to injunctive relief without regard to the amount in controversy for violation of the provisions of this Title. Establishes conditions on the use of financial records about a customer obtained under the authority of a Federal grand jury. Title XII: Charters for Thrift Institutions - Amends the Home Owners' Loan Act to authorize the Home Loan Bank Board to provide for the organization, chartering operation, and regulation of associations to be known as Federal Savings and Loan Associations or Federal mutual savings banks. Subjects converting mutual savings banks to the requirements of existing State law pertaining to discrimination in the extension of home mortgage loans if the State requirements are more stringent than Federal laws and regulations. Establishes a five year shared risk program in the event that a converting insititution fails. Title XIII: Holding Companies - Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to prohibit a bank holding company from providing insurance as a principal, agent, or broker except: (1) where the insurance is to secure a credit transaction; (2) where the insurance is sold in a community with a population of less than 5,000 or that has no other adequate insurance agency facilities; (3) where the insurance is sold by a bank holding company or its affiliate lawfully engaged in insurance activities prior to June 6, 1978; or (4) where the bank holding company engaged in insurance activities has assets of $50,000,000 or less. Title XIV: Amendments to the National Banking Laws - Makes changes with respect to the following: (1) the power of national banks to purchase, hold, and convey real property; (2) the trust powers of national banks; (3) the emergency restrictions on Federal Reserve banks; and (4) examination of foreign operations of State member banks. Allows an individual who holds the required number of shares in a company that controls a banking association to serve as a director of that association. Permits a banking association to purchase shares of stock in a State chartered bank insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation if the stock of such bank is owned exclusively by other banks and if such bank is exclusively engaged in providing banking services for other banks, their officers, directors or employees. Limits the total amount of such stock which may be held by an association to five percent of its capital stock and paid in unimpaired surplus. Title XV: Termination of National Bank Closed Receivership Fund - Directs the Comptroller of the Currency to disburse the liquidating dividends from national banks closed on or before January 22, 1934, held by the Comptroller in the capacity as successor to receivers of those banks. Title XVI: Transaction Accounts - Permits any depository institution chartered by the Federal Home Loan Bank Board and located in a State which authorizes State-chartered institutions insured by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation to offer transaction accounts permitting withdrawals or transfers of account on negotiable, transferable, or nonnegotiable check, order, or authorization, as determined by the Board, to offer comparable services to the extent authorized by the Board. Authorizes the Board to allow depository institutions located in the District of Columbia to offer transaction accounts if depository institutions in Virginia and Maryland are permitted to offer such accounts. Title XVII: Financial Regulation Simplification Act - Requires the Federal financial regulatory agencies to establish a program which assures periodic review of existing regulations to insure that: (1) the need for and purposes of a regulation are clearly established; (2) timely participation is available to the public, financial institutions, and other Federal, State and local agencies; (3) alternatives to the promulgation of regulations are considered; (4) compliance costs, paperwork and other problems are minimized; and (5) conflicts, inconsistencies and duplication between the regulations of Federal agencies are avoided. Terminates this Title five years after its effective date. Title XVIII: Alternative Mortgage Instruments - Permits federally chartered savings and loan associations to offer alternative mortgage instruments where State law, rules, or regulations, allow State chartered savings and loan associations to offer such instruments. Tile XIX: Prohibition on Credit Card Surcharges - Repeals the prohibition on the imposition of surcharges for payment by credit card in sales transactions. Title XX: Effective Date - Sets forth the effective date for this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1978
Prohibits the distribution in commerce of any ionization smoke detector unless such device bears a label which: (1) includes a recognized symbol indicating the presence of radioactive material; and (2) bears the following statement: "This device contains radioactive material which may be hazardous to your health if ingested or improperly disposed."
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1978
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Soviet Government should terminate its unjust trials and incarceration of members and affiliates of the Soviet Helsinki Groups and allow these persons to pursue their lawful activities on behalf of basic human rights. Urges the President to express to the Soviet Government the adverse effects such trials will have on issues of economic, strategic, and other importance between the United States and the Soviet Union.
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1978
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should be continually committed to assuring that Federal regulations are issued expeditiously, written clearly, and designed to efficiently meet the goals of the programs they are designed to regulate.
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1978
Provides that refugees who were paroled by the Attorney General for temporary entry into the United States under the Immigration and Naturalization Act and later admitted for permanent residence into the United States shall be treated for naturalization purposes as having established permanent resident status as of the date of such temporary entry.
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1978
Designates June 25, 1978, as "National Brotherhood Day."
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1978
Designates the week of September 10 through September 17 of 1978 as "National Rehabilitation Week."
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1978
Declares that the Congress denounces the planned American Nazi Party march in Skokie, Illinois, as an affront to American Jews and an act that deserves the fullest condemnation. Extends the sympathy and support of the Congress to the citizens of Skokie and to all American Jews.
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1978
Declares that the Federal Government should adopt an explicit national population policy and encourage and assist other countries to achieve their population goals. Directs all agencies of the Federal Government: (1) to give appropriate consideration to population dynamics in decisionmaking; and (2) to review their present statutory authority, regulations, and policies to achieve compliance with the purposes of this Act. Requires the President to annually transmit to Congress a Population Growth and Distribution Report. Requires the Secretary of State and the Director of the Agency for International Development to submit for inclusion in such report specified data concerning each nation of the world. Establishes in the Executive Office of the President an Office of Population Policy: (1) to develop and recommend policies to meet the environmental, social, economic, health, and other needs of the Nation; (2) to study population growth; (3) to report annually to the President; and (4) to coordinate with the Secretary of State and the Director of the Agency for International Development with respect to international policies affecting population growth.