United States · United States Congress · 10 October 1974
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program for purposes of preventing and controlling Dutch elm disease in forest, urban, and other areas. States that such program shall include: (1) the conducting of surveys; (2) the providing of assistance in cooperation with State or local agencies; and (3) the acceleration of research. Authorizes to be appropriated, for the activities performed under (1) and (2), $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1976; $7,500,000 for fiscal year 1977; $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1978; and such sums as may be necessary for the succeeding fiscal years. Authorizes to be appropriated, for the research conducted under (3), $400,000 for each of the five fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1976.
United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1974
Prohibits the interstate shipment of dogs trained for or intended to be used in dog fights for purposes of sport, wagering, or entertainment. Specifies punishments for persons involved in such commerce and for promoters of and participants in activities which include such dog fights if at least one of the dogs involved had been moved in such commerce.
United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1974
New Homestead Act - Provides that in the case of any farm purchase loan to any person who is (1) a nonowner-operator of a farm or (2) an owner-operator of a farm who is not reliant on such farm for his principal source of income, the Secretary of Agriculture may make or insure any such loan up to $100,000 or 90 percent of the value of the farm being purchased, whichever is greater. States that the repayment of any farm purchase loan by any person who was at the time of such loan a nonowner-operator of a farm or an owner-operator of a farm, but not reliant on such farm for his principal source of income, shall, upon the request of such person at the time the loan is made or insured, be made as follows: (1) during the first twelve-month period beginning on the first day of the first month after the loan is made and during each of the next fourteen twelve-month periods, one-eightieth of the total amount to be financed including interest; and (2) (A) during each of the next twenty-five twelve-month periods, one twenty-fifth of an amount equal to the total amount to be financed including interest minus the amount paid pursuant to paragraph (1); or (B) at the close of the fifteenth twelve-month period, the balance of the principal plus an amount of interest which would have been due and payable during the first fifteen twelve-month periods had the forty-year loan been paid in four hundred and eighty equal installments; except that the balance of the loan shall become due and payable if such farm or any interest therin is transferred without the approval of the Secretary to any person ineligible for a loan. Authorizes appropriations of such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1974
Provides that the certificate of discharge issued to members of the armed forces may be characterized only as: (1) an Honorable Discharge, when separated from service, except where a lesser form of discharge certificate is expressly authorized under this Act; (2) a Discharge from Service; or (3) a Bad-Conduct Discharge or a Dishonorable Discharge, when issued according to an approved finding of a court-martial pursuant to this Act. Provides that a member of an armed force may be separated with a Discharge from Service as a result of: (1) an approved recommendation of a board of officers upon a finding based on preponderance of the evidence of record of misconduct, that the member's retention would not be clearly consistent with the interests of national security, or that the member's retention is not warranted for specified reasons; (2) resignation or request for discharge in lieu of board action or trial by court-martial, submitted after opportunity to consult counsel having the professional qualifications; and (3) absence without authority for one year. Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to at any time convene a board of officers to review the record of any commissioned or warrant officer of the Regular Army, Regular Navy, Regular Air Force, or Regular Marine Corps, as the case may be, to determine whether he shall be required, because his performance of duty has fallen below standards prescribed by the Secretary, to show cause for his retention on active duty or whether action should be taken to remove him from active duty because of misconduct, moral or professional dereliction, or because his retention is not clearly consistent with the interests of national security. Provides that Boards of Inquiry, each composed of three or more officers, shall be convened, at such places as the Secretary of the military department concerned may prescribe, to receive evidence and make findings and recommendations whether an officer who is required to show cause for retention under this Act should be retained on active duty. Provides that Boards of Review, each composed of three or more officers shall be convened by the Secretary of the military department concerned, at such times as he may prescribe, to review the records of cases of regular commissioned or warrant officers recommended for removal by a Board of Inquiry.
United States · United States Congress · 18 September 1974
Freedom from Military Surveillance Act - Restricts, under the first amendment and fourth amendment to the Constitution and the constitutional right of privacy, the actions of any civil officer of the United States or any member of the Armed Forces of the United States in using the Armed Forces of the United States to exercise surveillance of civilians or to execute the civil laws. Sets forth penalties for violations of the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 14 August 1974
Youth Camp Safety Act - Makes it the purpose of this Act to protect and safeguard the health and well-being of youth attending day camps, resident camps, and travel camps by providing for the establishment of Federal standards for the safe operation of youth camps. Establishes in the Office of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare an Office of Youth Camp Safety to be headed by a Director of Youth Camp Safety. Confers upon the Director the primary responsibility for the promulgation and enforcement of Federal and State youth camp safety regulations. Requires any State which desires to assume responsibility for the development and modification of youth camp safety standards to submit a State plan to the Director for his approval. Allows a State whose plan has been rejected to obtain review of the decision in the United States Court of Appeals. Authorizes the Director to make grants to States which have in effect approved State plans, such grants not to exceed eighty percent of the cost of carrying out the State plan. Authorizes to be appropriated $7,500,000 for fiscal year 1975, and for each succeeding fiscal year, to make the grants provided for in this Act. Authorizes the Director to enter and inspect youth camps and their records. Directs the Director to establish within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare an Advisory Council on Youth Camp Safety and to submit to Congress at least once a year a comprehensive and detailed report on his administration under this Act. Prescribes penalties for each violation by youth camp operators of the standards promulgated pursuant to this Act. Authorizes the Director to request directly from any department or agency of the Federal Government information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics needed to carry out his functions under this Act; and such department or agency is authorized to furnish such information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics directly to the Director.
United States · United States Congress · 6 August 1974
Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, the Architect of the Capitol, and the Librarian of Congress (with respect to the employees of the United States Botanic Garden) to enter into agreements with Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia for the withholding of State or District of Columbia income tax in the case of each Member and employee who is subject to such income tax and who voluntarily agrees to such withholding. States that such agreement shall be subject to review by the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives.
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1974
New Homestead Act - Provides that in the case of any farm purchase loan to any person who is (1) a nonowner-operator of a farm or (2) an owner-operator of a farm who is not reliant on such farm for his principal source of income, the Secretary of Agriculture may make or insure any such loan up to $100,000 or 90 percent of the value of the farm being purchased, whichever is greater. States that the repayment of any farm purchase loan by any person who was at the time of such loan a nonowner-operator of a farm or an owner-operator of a farm, but not reliant on such farm for his principal source of income, shall, upon the request of such person at the time the loan is made or insured, be made as follows: (1) during the first twelve-month period beginning on the first day of the first month after the loan is made and during each of the next fourteen twelve-month periods, one-eightieth of the total amount to be financed including interest; and (2) (A) during each of the next twenty-five twelve-month periods, one twenty-fifth of an amount equal to the total amount to be financed including interest minus the amount paid pursuant to paragraph (1); or (B) at the close of the fifteenth twelve-month period, the balance of the principal plus an amount of interest which would have been due and payable during the first fifteen twelve-month periods had the forty-year loan been paid in four hundred and eighty equal installments; except that the balance of the loan shall become due and payable if such farm or any interest therin is transferred without the approval of the Secretary to any person ineligible for a loan. Authorizes appropriations of such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1974
Provides for radio and television broadcast coverage of proceedings in the Chamber of the House of Representatives on any resolution to impeach the President of the United States during the Ninety-third Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1974
New Homestead Act - Provides that in the case of any farm purchase loan to any person who is (1) a nonowner-operator of a farm or (2) an owner-operator of a farm who is not reliant on such farm for his principal source of income, the Secretary of Agriculture may make or insure any such loan up to $100,000 or 90 percent of the value of the farm being purchased, whichever is greater. States that the repayment of any farm purchase loan by any person who was at the time of such loan a nonowner-operator of a farm or an owner-operator of a farm, but not reliant on such farm for his principal source of income, shall, upon the request of such person at the time the loan is made or insured, be made as follows: (1) during the first twelve-month period beginning on the first day of the first month after the loan is made and during each of the next fourteen twelve-month periods, one-eightieth of the total amount to be financed including interest; and (2) (A) during each of the next twenty-five twelve-month periods, one twenty-fifth of an amount equal to the total amount to be financed including interest minus the amount paid pursuant to paragraph (1); or (B) at the close of the fifteenth twelve-month period, the balance of the principal plus an amount of interest which would have been due and payable during the first fifteen twelve-month periods had the forty-year loan been paid in four hundred and eighty equal installments; except that the balance of the loan shall become due and payable if such farm or any interest therin is transferred without the approval of the Secretary to any person ineligible for a loan. Authorizes appropriations of such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1974
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the leadership of the Nation responsible for our economic well-being meet together immediately in a spirit of unity to design a set of policy actions to achieve the common goal of restoring stability and growth to the American economy and confidence and prosperity to the American people. States that it is imperative as in previous moments of great national need that the two political parties, the Congress and the President, labor and management, put aside their domestic and political differences and work together in a spirit of discipline, compromise, and sacrifice for the common good. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that this domestic summit be convened forthwith comprised of the President, the majority and minority leadership of both Houses of the Congress, the chairman and ranking minority members of the Appropriations Committee of both Houses, the chairmen and ranking minority members of the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee, and the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, together with leaders of labor and business, and such other participants as they may agree upon. Stipulates that they shall meet and devote such time as necessary until a plan of action is decided upon which, by its demonstration of renewed unity, direction, and purpose, will gain the public support and confidence necessary to be effective in overcoming these difficulties. States that the House of Representatives stands ready to cooperate fully in the spirit of commitment and unity which the solution of this truly national problem will require of all elements of American society.
United States · United States Congress · 18 July 1974
Allied Services Act - Title I: Human Services Planning Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants to State governors or agencies to plan, coordinate, and consolidate human services programs within the State. Defines human services as services provided to individuals or their families to help them achieve, maintain, or support the highest level of personal independence and economic self-sufficiency. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct evalutations, directly or by grant or contract, of programs for the coordinated provision of services and to provide such technical assistance as may be necessary to assist in the planning or operation of such programs. Sets forth the criteria for participation in the program established under this Act for States and for local agencies. Sets forth the criteria for local allied services plans to be approved and incorporated into the State allied services plan. Provides that in order for a State to be eligible to participate in the program established under this Act for any fiscal year, a State allied services plan must be submitted which describes the current status of the coordinated provisions of services within the State and the steps planned for such year and thereafter. Sets forth the criteria for approval of such plan by the Secretary. Title II: Administrative Support Services - Allows the Secretary to make grants to States which have in effect State plans approved under this Act or through such States to local agencies which have local plans approved by such States, to assist in meeting the initial costs of allying or consolidating administrative support services and management functions necessary to facilitate the allied delivery of human services where funds to cover such costs cannot be obtained from other sources. Title III: Special Authorities - Sets forth regulations for the transfer of funds (provided by the Secretary) within the State. Provides that where funds are advanced for a single project or program pursuant to more than one statutory authority or by more than one Federal agency, any one Federal agency may be designated to act for all in administering the funds advanced. Provides that five years after the date of enactment of this Act the Secretary shall make a report to the Congress on the activities that have been carried out under this Act, including his evaluation of those activities and his recommendations with respect to appropriate legislation dealing with allied delivery of human services.
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1974
Extends the coverage of the National Labor Relations Act to employees of nonprofit hospitals. Defines the term "health care institution" for the purposes of this Act. Sets forth collective bargaining, notice, mediation, and agreement procedures to govern employees of a health care institution, as well as procedures to be followed for conciliation of labor disputes in the health care industry. Exempts employees with religious convictions against joining or financially supporting a labor union or organization from doing so as a condition of employment, except that such employee may be required to contribute the equivalent of periodic dues and initiation fees to a nonreligious charitable fund exempt from taxation.
United States · United States Congress · 3 July 1974
Extends the coverage of the National Labor Relations Act to employees of nonprofit hospitals. Provides that a labor organization, before engaging in any picketing, striking, or other concerted refusal to work at any health care institution, shall, not less than ten days prior to such action, notify the institution in writing and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service of that intention. Provides, under the Labor Management Relations Act, that if a labor dispute between a health care institution and its employees or a threatened or actual strike or lockout is not settled under the National Labor Relations Act, and, in the judgment of an impartial committee, it threatens to interrupt the delivery of health care, a board of inquiry shall be created to investigate the issues involved in the dispute and report thereon with findings of fact together with recommendations, with the objective of achieving a prompt, peaceful, and just settlement of the dispute. Authorizes appropriations to carry out such provisions of this Act. Provides, under the National Labor Relations Act, that any employee of a health care institution who is a member of and adheres to established tenets of a bona fide religion, body, or sect which has historically held conscientious objection to joining or financially supporting labor organizations shall not be required to join or financially support any labor organization as a condition of employment; except that such employee may be required to pay sums equal to dues and initation fees to a nonreligious charitable fund chosen by such employee.
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1974
Revises the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 by repealing the authority of the Administrator of General Services to charge an occupant of a Federal building for the use of such building.
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1974
Creates a body corporate by the name of "American Political Items Collectors Incorporated": (1) to encourage the collection, preservation, and study of Political Americana, and all types of items pertaining to the election of the President and other public officials of the United States; (2) to encourage research relating to the American political process, and to catalog artifacts; and (3) to encourage all members to work closely with historical societies, museums, and other organizations which have similar interests in Political Americana, so that Political Americana may attain its rightful place in our American heritage. Enumerates the powers of the corporation.
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1974
Provides, under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, that the Secretary of Agriculture, in making or insuring loans for farm purchase, shall give preference to persons who are not owner-operators of a farm or to owner-operators of a farm who do not rely on such farm for their principal source of income. Provides that the Secretary may make or insure any such loan up to $100,000,000 or 90 percent of the value of the farm being purchased whichever is greater. Provides that such loans shall be repayed in 480 monthly installments, beginning on the first day of the first month the loan is made. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1974
Prohibits a petroleum refiner or distributor from cancelling, failing to renew, or otherwise terminating a franchise unless he furnishes notification in writing to each affected distributor or retailer by certified mail not less than ninety days prior to the date on which such franchise will be canceled, together with a statement of the reasons of such cancellation and of the remedies available. Provides that a petroleum refiner or distributor shall not cancel, fail to renew, or otherwise terminate a franchise unless the retailer or distributor whose franchise is terminated failed to comply substantially with any essential and reasonable requirement of such franchise or failed to act in good faith in carrying out the terms of such franchise. States that if a refiner or distributor engages in conduct prohibited under this Act, a retailer or distributor may maintain a suit against such refiner or distributor.
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1974
Requires, under the Mutual Security Act of 1954, specific accounting requirements for foreign currency expenditures in connection with congressional travel outside the United States. Requires the publication of such travel costs in the Congressional Record. (Amends 22 U.S.C. 1754(b))
United States · United States Congress · 12 June 1974
Uniformed Services Special Pay Act - Revises the special pay structure relating to the following groups of officers of the uniformed services: dental, veterinary, optometry, podiatry, psychology, judge advocate and law specialist officers. (Adds 5 U.S.C. 314, 315)
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1974
Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Act - Title I: Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Administration - Establishes within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare a Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Administration. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to establish overall policy and develop objectives and priorities for all Federal juvenile delinquency programs and activities relating to prevention, research, and improvement of the juvenile justice system in the United States. Requires that in carrying out his functions the Secretary shall consult with the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Delinquency Prevention. Directs the Secretary to: (1) advise the President as to all matters relating to federally assisted juvenile delinquency programs and Federal policies regarding juvenile delinquency; (2) assist operating agencies which have direct responsibilities for the prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency in the development and promulgation of rules, guidelines, requirements, criteria, standards, procedures, and budget requests in accordance with the policies, priorities, and objectives he establishes; (3) review and, to the extent he considers necessary, modify the implementation plans for any Federal program and the budget request of any Federal agency, to the extent such plans or requests pertain to Federal juvenile delinquency programs; (4) conduct and support, in cooperation with the Institute for Continuing Studies of the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency, evaluations and studies of the performance and results achieved by Federal juvenile delinquency programs and activities and of the prospective performance and results that might be achieved by alternative programs and activities supplementary to or in lieu of those currently being administered; (5) coordinate Federal juvenile delinquency programs and activities among Federal agencies and between Federal juvenile delinquency programs and activities and other Federal programs and activities which he determines may have an important bearing on the success of the entire Federal juvenile delinquency effort; (6) submit annually to the Council for review, and thereafter submit to the President and the Congress (a) no later than September 30, a report which shall include an analysis and evaluation of Federal juvenile delinquency programs conducted and assisted by Federal agencies, and (b) no later than March 1, a comprehensive plan for juvenile delinquency programs administered by any Federal agency; and (7) provide technical assistance to Federal, State, and local governments, courts, public and private agencies, institutions, and individuals in the planning, establishment, funding, operation, or evaluation of juvenile delinquency programs. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer funds appropriated under this Act to any Federal agency to develop or demonstrate new methods in juvenile delinquency prevention and treatment. Directs the Secretary to require each Federal agency which administers a Federal juvenile delinquency program which meets any criterion developed by the Secretary under this Act to submit to the Secretary a juvenile delinquency development statement. Title II: Federal Assistance for State and Local Programs - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States and local governments to assist them in planning, establishing, operating, coordinating, and evaluating projects directly or through contracts with public and private agencies for the development of more effective education, training, research, prevention, diversion, treatment, and rehabilitation programs in the area of juvenile delinquency and programs to improve the juvenile justice system. Requires that funds be allocated annually among the States on the basis of relative population of people under 18 years of age. Provides that no such allotment to any State shall be less than $150,000, except that for the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands no allotment shall be less than $50,000. Requires that not less than 20 percent of the funds appropriated for each fiscal year pursuant to this title shall be available only for special emphasis prevention and treatment grants and contracts made pursuant to this Act. Provides that among applicants for grants and contracts under this part, priority shall be given to private nonprofit organizations or institutions which have had experience in dealing with youth. Sets forth requirements to be met by States in submitting plans to receive formula grants under this title. Sets forth the criteria that each such State plan shall include. Title III: Institute for Continuing Studies of the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency - Establishes an Institute for Continuing Studies of the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency to provide a coordinating center for the collection, preparation, and dissemination of useful data regarding the treatment and control of juvenile offenders, and to provide training for representatives of Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers, teachers and other educational personnel, juvenile welfare workers, juvenile judges and judicial personnel, probation personnel, correctional personnel, and other persons, including lay personnel, connected with the treatment and control of juvenile offenders. Directs the Institute to serve as an information bank by collecting systematically and synthesizing the data and knowledge obtained from studies and research by public and private agencies, institutions, or individuals concerning all aspects of juvenile delinquency, and to serve as a clearinghouse and information center for the preparation, publication, and dissemination of all information regarding juvenile delinquency. Sets forth the powers and functions of the Institute. Directs the Administrator to develop annually and submit to the President and each House of the Congress, prior to June 30, a report on the activities of the Institute and on research, demonstration, training, and evaluation programs funded under this title. Provides that the Institute, under the supervision of the Secretary, shall conduct a study for the development of standards for juvenile justice. Directs the Institute, no later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, to submit to the President and to each House of the Congress a report based upon such study. Requires that such report shall contain a detailed statement of recommended standards for the administration of juvenile justice at the Federal, State, and local level. Title IV: Runaway Youth Act - Runaway Youth Act - Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe such rules as he considers necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this title. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and to provide technical assistance to localities and nonprofit private agencies in accordance with the provisions of this part. Provides that grants under this title shall be made for the purpose of developing local facilities to deal primarily with the immediate needs of runaway youth in a manner which is outside the law enforcement structure and juvenile justice system. Requires that to be eligible for assistance under this title, an applicant shall propose to establish, strengthen, or fund an existing or proposed runaway house, a locally controlled facility providing temporary shelter, and counseling services to juveniles who have left home without the permission of their parents or guardians. Requires that, in order to qualify for assistance under this title, an applicant shall submit a plan to the Secretary meeting the requirements of this title. Title V: Coordinating Council on Juvenile Delinquency Prevention - Establishes a council to be known as the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Delinquency Prevention. Provides for the membership and functions of such Council. Requires the Council to make recommendations to the Secretary at least annually with respect to coordination of the planning, policy, priorities, operations, and management of all Federal juvenile delinquency programs. Title VI: General Provisions - Authorizes appropriations to carry out the purposes of title I, II, and III, of $75,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, $75,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, $125,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1977, and $175,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1978. Provides that not more than 5 percent of the funds authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year to carry out the purposes of this Act may be used for the purposes authorized under title I. Provides that not more than 10 percent of the funds authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year to carry out this Act may be used for purposes authorized under title III. Provides that no financial assistance for any program under this Act shall be provided unless the grant, contract, or agreement with respect to such program specifically provides that no person with responsibilities in the operation of such program will discriminate with respect to any such program because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, political affiliation, or beliefs. Provides that no person in the United States shall on the ground of sex be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, be subjected to discrimination under, or be denied employment in connection with any program or activity receiving assistance under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 4 June 1974
States the declaration of the Congress that thousands of children were fathered in Vietnam by United States citizens during the course of the Vietnam conflict. States that the United States has a special responsibility to assist in facilitating the care and adoption of those children in South Vietnam whose parent is a United States citizen no longer providing parental care to the child. Provides that children qualifying under this Act shall be citizens of the United States. Requires the Department of State to make arrangements necessary to inform properly accredited adoption agencies in the United States of children potentially eligible for the benefits of this Act. Provides for placing such children with suitable parents in the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 30 May 1974
Provides for a study of the feasibility of establishing a Federal income tax credit for real property taxes paid by elderly persons, and of possible methods of reimbursing States and localities for revenue losses resulting from the granting of tax relief to elderly persons with respect to real property taxes which exceed 5 percent of the elderly persons incomes.
United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1974
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that (1) it most strongly condemns all acts of terrorism in the Middle East; (2) the President and the Secretary of State should and are hereby urged and requested to (a) call upon all governments to condemn this inhuman act of violence against innocent victims; and (b) strongly urge the governments who harbor these groups and individuals to take appropriate action to rid their countries of those who subvert the peace through terrorism and senseless violence; and (3) the President should request the American Ambassador to the United Nations to take appropriate action before that body in order to have introduced a Security Council resolution condemning this brutal act of violence.
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1974
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 · 6 May 1974
Combined Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance - Income Tax Reporting Amendments - Title I: Amendments to Title II of the Social Security Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make available specified tax returns to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Empowers the Secretary of HEW and the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into an agreement for the processing of information contained in such returns. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to provide to the Secretary of HEW any documents they agree are necessary for such processing. Directs the Managing Trustee of the Trust Funds, including the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, to pay into the Treasury the amounts he and the Secretary of HEW estimate will be expended from the general fund of the Treasury by the Departments of HEW and Treasury for the administration of (1) titles II, and XVIII of the Social Security Act, and (2) specified chapters and subchapters of the Internal Revenue Code. Requires the Secretary of HEW to apportion (between each trust fund and the general fund in the Treasury) the costs of administrating titles II, XVI and XVIII of the Social Security Act and its costs in carrying out specified functions of this Act. Provides that average monthly wage, quarters of coverage, and coverage credits derived from self-employment income for taxable years beginning before 1974 are to be determined on a basis of income credited to calendar quarters. Limits quarters coverage to quarters occuring before 1974 and makes additional modification to taxation of self-employed persons. Allocates, under the Social Security Act, coverage credits for earnings before 1974 based on quarters of coverage and after 1973 on the basis of earnings during the calendar year. Provides that a person will satisfy the requirements prerequisite to a determination of disability if he has 20 or more coverage credits which were credited to the period ending on the day the disability arose and consisting of that part of the current calendar year up until the day the disability began and the nine prior calendar years. Redefines a "fully insured individual" in terms of coverage credits rather than quarters of coverage. States that any person upon attaining the age of 62 with the proper number of coverage credits is fully insured. Provides that specified benefits be paid to individuals not citizens of the United States who amassed sufficient coverage credits. Title II: Amendments Preserving Relationship Between Railroad Retirement and Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance - Provides, under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937, that in the calucalation of an employee's "average monthly remumeration" after calendar year 1974 an individual employee shall obtain the benefit of full allowable coverage credits, irrespective of whether particular quarters of coverage were otherwise available for calculation purposes.
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1974
States that the House of Representatives salutes Henry Aaron as an "All-American Good Guy" and extends to him the congratulations, esteem, and affection of the House.
United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1974
Community Services Act - Title I: Urban and Rural Community Action Programs - Provides for the designation of community action agencies, programs, and boards. Enumerates the specific powers and functions of community action agencies in planning and administering the community action programs. Directs each agency to encourage the establishment of housing development services organizations to focus on the needs of low-income families and individuals. Empowers the Director of the Community Action Administration of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, to provide financial assistance to community action programs and related activities, including employment, education, living environment, and health. Prescribes the conditions of and procedures for such assistance. Directs the Director to carry on special programs relating to (1) legal services, (2) community food and nutrition; (3) environmental action; (4) rural housing development and rehabilitation; and (5) senior opportunities and services for poor persons over the age of 60. States that the Director shall encourage the development of neighborhood centers to promote the effectiveness of needed services. Prescribes an allotment of funds and sets limitations on assistance under this title. Calls for the Director to make grants: (1) for programs to provide technical design and planning assistance to groups and persons not otherwise able to afford such assistance; (2) for a youth recreation and sports program; and (3) for the development of consumer action and advocacy programs. Empowers the Director to provide assistance to State agencies and special aid to nonprofit agencies designed to serve groups of low-income individuals. Directs the Director to extend benefits to residents of rural areas, setting forth the steps he is to follow in so doing. Requires that before agreements may be made under this title, a plan must be approved by the State Governor and/or the Director. Sets forth special limitations which shall apply to programs under this title, including that no general financial aid shall be made for elementary or secondary education purposes. Authorizes the Director to make incentive grants of up to 50 percent of program costs. Title II: Special Program to Combat Poverty in Rural Areas - Authorizes the Director to make loans of up to $3,500 to low-income rural families to effect a permanent increase in the income of such families or improve living conditions of the elderly. Sets forth the loan terms and conditions. Provides for assistance to migrant and other seasonally employed farmworkers and their families. Title III: Employment and Investment Incentives - Empowers the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to make loans for the purpose of improving and establishing small businesses, especially those owned by low-income individuals. Provides for financial aid for projects directed toward technical assistance and management training. Title IV: Work Experience, Training, and Day Care Programs - Provides funding for carrying out this title. Sets limitations on the nature of work experience and training programs assisted with funds under this title, including that training shall be for a maximum of 36 months. Authorizes the Director to provide financial aid for 90 percent of the cost of day care projects for low-income persons. Provides for the coordination of such day care programs. Title V: Evaluation, Research, and Demonstration - States that the Director shall provide for a comprehensive evaluation of programs under this Act and related Acts. Calls for: (1) cooperation among Federal agencies; (2) consultation with program participants; and (3) publication of evaluation by other administering agencies. Authorizes the Director to provide financial assistance for demonstration and research projects designed for new methods of overcoming special problems or furthering the purposes of this Act. Title VI: Administration and Coordination - Establishes in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare a Community Action Administration, headed by a Director, to carry out this Act. Enumerates the powers and authorities of the Director. States that no funds under this Act shall be used to finance Federal election activities, voter registration, or salaries of persons in the Administration who engage in such activities. Directs the Director to establish procedures for appeals, notice, and hearings under this Act. Establishes a National Advisory Council on Community Service, composed of 21 persons appointed by the President. Enumerates the duties of such Council. Sets limitations under this Act with respect to: (1) benefits for those who are voluntarily poor; (2) unlawful activities; and (3) Federal administrative expenses. Enumerates additional responsibilities of the Director. States that the Director shall establish an information center to insure that maximum use is made of Federal programs relating to this Act. Title VII: Transfer of Programs - Headstart - Follow Through Act - Empowers the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, upon application by an eligible Project Headstart agency, to provide financial aid for programs for children of low-income families. Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 1977 for such purposes. Prescribes the procedures governing the making of such assistance. Native American Program Extension Act - Empowers the Secretary to provide aid to agencies, including governing bodies of Indian tribes and Alaskan native villages and corporations, for projects to promote the economic and social self-sufficiency of American Indians and Alaskan natives. Authorizes appropriations for such purposes. Directs the Secretary to establish a Comprehensive Health Services program in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Specifies the subject areas to be covered by such program. Title VIII: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations for carrying out the provisions of this Act. Title IX: General Provisions - Defines the terms used in this Act and sets forth additional guidelines governing the Act's operations. Title X: Community Economic Development - Community Economic Development Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to provide financial assistance for developing and carrying out projects to make available management and technical assistance to minority business enterprises and to assist in developing community support for minority business. Provides for the establishment of special programs to assist private, locally initiated community corporations which are directed toward solution of critical community problems. Sets forth the requirements for such financial aid. Empowers the Secretary to provide financial aid of up to $3,500 to low-income, rural families. Establishes the Development Loan Fund, consisting of the Rural Development Loan Fund and the Community Development Loan Fund. Authorizes loans from such funds. Provides for the appointment of an Assistant Secretary of Commerce to aid in the administration of this Act. Authorizes appropriations for carrying out this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1974
Revises the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 by repealing the authority of the Administrator of General Services to charge an occupant of a Federal building for the use of such building.
United States · United States Congress · 11 April 1974
States that in implementing any proposed program for the establishment of Agricultural Service Centers in any State, the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide for the establishment of such a center in each county of such State if, on the date of enactment of this Act, one or more local field offices of the Department of Agriculture were located within such county. Authorizes the Secretary to provide, in the Agricultural Service Center, as many services of the Department of Agriculture (applicable to such county) as practicable.
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1974
Development, Volunteer, and Other Community Assistance Programs Act - Title I: Domestic Volunteer Services - Provides for the establishment of the Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program of full-time volunteer service. States that the purpose of this Act is to strengthen and supplement efforts to eliminate poverty and poverty-related human, social, and environmental problems in the United States. Authorizes the Director of the program to recruit, select, and train persons to serve in full-time volunteer programs consistent with the provisions, and to carry out the purposes, of this Act. Authorizes the Director to provide a stipend to volunteers, while they are in training and during their assignments, enrolled for periods of service of not less than one year under this Act. States that such stipend shall not exceed $50 per month during the volunteer's service. Provides for the University Year for ACTION (UYA) program of full-time volunteer service by students enrolled in institutions of higher education. States that the purpose of this Act is to strengthen and supplement efforts to eliminate poverty and poverty related human, social, and environmental problems. Authorizes the use of funds for special service-learning programs. Empowers the Director to engage in special volunteer programs or demonstration programs, such as a program to provide alternatives to the incarceration of youthful offenders. Sets up a series of national older American volunteers programs, including: (1) a retired senior volunteer program; (2) a foster grandparent program; and (3) an older American community service program. Details the conditions for the making of grants and contracts for such programs. Provides for national volunteers programs to assist small businesses and promote volunteer service by persons with business experience. Sets up the framework for the organization and administration of such programs. Title II: Community Services - Provides for community action programs and agencies, prescribes the structure, and describes the functions of community action agencies. Authorizes financial assistance to community programs and related projects and activities. Enumerates the authorities which a community action agency must hold to qualify for designation under this Act. Provides for the establishment of boards of not more than 51 members to govern the community action agencies, detailing the powers and functions of such agencies. Requires each agency to encourage the establishment of housing developments and service organizations to focus on the housing needs of low-income families and individuals. Prescribes the general provisions to be followed by the Director in providing financial assistance to community action agencies in carrying out programs under this Act. Provides for the development of special programs relating to: (1) legal services; (2) emergency food and community nutrition; (3) environmental action; and (4) rural housing development and rehabilitation. Calls for the development of neighborhood centers and employment of area residents in carrying out the purposes of this Act. Provides for the allotment of funds among the States and sets limitations on assistance. Empowers the Director to make grants to community-based design and planning organizations to provide technical and architectural service to persons and organizations not otherwise able to afford such assistance. Provides for the creation of a youth recreation and sports program for disadvantaged youth and for consumer action and cooperative programs to low-income persons. Directs the Director to further the extension of benefits to residents of rural areas. Requires the submission of plans to State Governors prior to the granting of assistance under this Act. Sets special financial and regulatory limitations on programs, including that the use of family services shall not be a prerequisite to the receipt of other services under this Act. Establishes a series of special programs to combat poverty in rural areas, including rural loan programs and assistance for migrant and other seasonally employed farmworkers and their families. Provides for assistance in establishing and strengthening small business concerns. Empowers the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to provide aid for technical and managerial assistance for projects. Sets up work experience, training, and day care programs. Provides for the establishment of special programs of assistance to agencies conducting activities which are directed toward the solution of critical problems existing in particular low-income communities. Prescribes the requirements to be met before financial assistance will be granted for such purposes. Provides for support to self-help programs which promote the economic development and independence of low-income persons in rural areas. Requires the Director to provide for the continuing evaluation of programs under this Act. Calls for cooperation among Federal agencies. Requires the publication of evaluation results and the evaluation of programs by other administering agencies. Title III: Administration and Coordination - Establishes in the executive branch the Agency for Development, Volunteer, and Other Community Assistance Programs, headed by a Director. Outlines the powers and duties of the Director and places restrictions on any political activities pursuant to this Act. Creates in the Agency a National Advisory Council on Community Services to advise the Director and review programs under this Act. Creates in the Agency a National Voluntary Service Council to perform policy and advisory duties. Expresses the intent of Congress that the problems of the elderly poor shall be considered in carrying out this Act. Sets limitations: (1) on benefits to those who are voluntarily poor; (2) with respect to specified unlawful activities; and (3) on Federal administrative expenses. Provides for: (1) notice and hearing procedures for suspension and termination of financial assistance; (2) the distribution of benefits between rural and urban areas; and (3) audits and the transfer of personnel of ACTION and the Office of Economic Opportunity. Details the responsibilities of the Director and provides for coordination of the programs under this Act with other appropriate and related projects. Establishes an information center to insure maximum use is made of available programs under this Act. Title IV: Transfer of Programs - Headstart - Follow Through Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to provide financial aid to Project Headstart agencies. Authorizes appropriations for such purposes. Enumerates the required powers and functions of Headstart agencies prior to receiving funds under this Act. Requires annual revision of the poverty line which shall be used as a criterion of eligibility for participation in Headstart programs. Requires the Secretary to make a public announcement of research or demonstration contracts. Provides for the continuing evaluation of programs under this title. Defines the terms used in this Act. Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 1977 to carry out the purposes of this part. Native American Program Extension Act - Provides for financial and technical assistance to promote the economic and social self-sufficiency for American Indians and Alaskan natives. Authorizes appropriations for such programs. Empowers the Secretary to provide aid for pilot and demonstration projects which are designed to test or assist in the development of new methods to overcome special problems or otherwise further the purposes of this title. Authorizes appropriations of such sums as necessary for fiscal years 1975-1977 for such aid. Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) in the Administration on Aging, a Senior Opportunities and Services Program to identify and meet the needs of older, poor persons over sixty; and (2) a Comprehensive Health Services Program to concentrate on health services for the poor. Title V: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations for specified titles and provisions of this Act. Title VI: General Provisions - Defines the terms used in this Act. Repeals the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 and the Economic Opportunity Act of 1974.
United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1974
Urban Transport Data Act - States that the purpose of this Act is to provide for the identification, collection, analysis, and reporting of comprehensive, comparable, objective, and reliable data and information about the current status and changing trends of mobility in urban areas, and the operating and financial conditions of urban passenger and freight properties and carriers. Establishes within the Department of Transportation an Urban Transport Data Board consisting of three members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Sets forth the purposes of the Board as to assist Federal, State, and local governments to: (1) determine adequate quality, safety, and quantity of all urban transport systems and services in urban areas; (2) support Federal, State, and local evaluations of the efficient performance of urban transport operations and services; (3) provide information by which urban transport properties can comparatively analyze and evaluate their own properties and procedures; and (4) provide factual information to assist governments in deciding allocations of public funds for assisting urban transport systems and services. Authorizes the Board to establish such rules, regulations, and procedures as are necessary to the exercise of its functions and to carry out the purposes for which it is created. Provides that the Board shall have the same powers as are vested in the Secretary of Transportation to hold hearings, assign and issue subpoenas, administer oaths, examine witnesses, and receive testimony at any place in the United States it may designate. Authorizes the appropriation each year, without fiscal year limitation, an amount not to exceed the higher of: (1) $8,000,000, or (2) one-quarter of 1 per cent of the total Federal funds committed during the preceding year for assistance to all forms of urban transportation.
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1974
Provides additional areas of compensation for work injuries to Government employees. Includes podiatrists' services and supplies among eligible benefits. Redefines "widower" and defines the terms "organ" and "United States medical officers and hospitals. Gives the Federal employee an option with regard to medical services and initial medical and other benefits. Provides that individuals directed to undergo vocational rehabilitation by the Secretary of Labor shall, while undergoing such rehabilitation, receive basic compensation and augmented compensation for dependents, less the amount of any earnings received from remunerative employment, other than employment undertaken pursuant to such rehabilitation. Includes the "loss of use" of a member or function of the body as a permanent disability entitling the employee to basic compensation for the disability. Adds to the compensation schedule for permanent loss or loss of use of any important external or internal organ of the body as determined by the Secretary, proper and equitable compensation not to exceed 312 weeks compensation for each organ so determined shall be paid in addition to any other compensation payable under this schedule. Includes a "husband" as a dependent if: (1) he is a member of the same household as the employee; (2) he is receiving regular contributions from the employee for his support; or (3) the employee has been ordered by a court to contribute to his support. Increases the following amounts of additional compensation the Secretary may pay an employee: from $300 to $500 a month for the service of an attendant and from $100 to $200 for vocational rehabilitation. Eliminates the Secretary's option to reduce monthly compensation after an employee attains 70 years of age. Excludes veterans' benefits and military retirement pay from limitations on the right to receive compensation. States that an employee is not entitled to compensation for the first 3 days of temporary disability except when the disability exceeds 14 days. Provides for the continuation of an employee's pay and the election to use annual or sick leave. States that notice of a death believed to be related to the employment shall be given by an eligible beneficiary or someone on his behalf. Requires a notice of injury or death to be given within 30 days after the injury or death. Extends from 1 year to 3 years the time within which an original claim for compensation for disability or death must be filed. Provides that no court, insurer, attorney, or other person shall pay or distribute to the beneficiary or his designee the proceeds of a suit or settlement without first satisfying or assuring satisfaction of the interest of the United States. Makes adjustments in the rates of compensation payable to the beneficiaries of a deceased employee. Declares that, notwithstanding any funeral and burial expenses paid, there shall be paid a sum of $200 to the personal representative of a deceased employee for reimbursement of the costs of termination of the decedent's status as an employee of the United States. Permits a lump-sum payment to a beneficiary if the monthly payment is less that $50 a month. Adjusts the computation of cost-of-living increases of compensation. States that in the event the individual resumes employment with the Federal Government, the entire time during which the employee was receiving compensation under this chapter shall be credited to the employee for the purposes of within grade step increases, annuity computation under the civil service retirement provisions, retention purposes, and other rights and benefits based upon length of service. Requires the United States Postal Service to pay, in addition to contributions required for the maintenance of the Employees' Compensation Fund, an additional amount for its fair share of the cost of administration as determined by the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to conduct a study of the provisions of this Act and report the results to the Congress not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1974
Youth Opportunity and Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Amendments - States that the purpose of this part is to promote research into youth development and the causes of delinquent behavior, with particular emphasis on problems relating to juveniles who leave and remain away from home without parental permission; and to assist in demonstrating innovative approaches to youth development and the prevention and treatment of problems of juvenile delinquency and problems leading to juvenile delinquency, such as those relating to runaway children, of regional or national concern. Specifies requirements that an application to assist in the demonstration of a facility for the temporary shelter of runaway children shall meet. Provides for a comprehensive survey to define the major characteristics of the runaway youth population and to determine the areas of the country most affected. Repeals the provisions of the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and Control Act of 1968 limiting assistance within the juvenile justice system, establishing construction authority and minimum state allotments, and requiring an annual report on all Federal activities in the fields of juvenile delinquency. Authorizes technical assistance for the treatment of delinquency. Eliminates the requirement of the inclusion of career training programs in projects authorized by such Act.
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1974
Urban Transport Data Act - States that the purpose of this Act is to provide for the identification, collection, analysis, and reporting of comprehensive, comparable, objective, and reliable data and information about the current status and changing trends of mobility in urban areas, and the operating and financial conditions of urban passenger and freight properties and carriers. Establishes within the Department of Transportation an Urban Transport Data Board consisting of three members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Sets forth the purposes of the Board as to assist Federal, State, and local governments to: (1) determine adequate quality, safety, and quantity of all urban transport systems and services in urban areas; (2) support Federal, State, and local evaluations of the efficient performance of urban transport operations and services; (3) provide information by which urban transport properties can comparatively analyze and evaluate their own properties and procedures; and (4) provide factual information to assist governments in deciding allocations of public funds for assisting urban transport systems and services. Authorizes the Board to establish such rules, regulations, and procedures as are necessary to the exercise of its functions and to carry out the purposes for which it is created. Provides that the Board shall have the same powers as are vested in the Secretary of Transportation to hold hearings, assign and issue subpoenas, administer oaths, examine witnesses, and receive testimony at any place in the United States it may designate. Authorizes the appropriation each year, without fiscal year limitation, an amount not to exceed the higher of: (1) $8,000,000, or (2) one-quarter of 1 per cent of the total Federal funds committed during the preceding year for assistance to all forms of urban transportation.
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1974
Head Start Extension Act - Title I: Program Authority and Requirements - States that the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare may, upon application by any agency which is eligible for designation as a Head Start agency, provide financial assistance to such agency for the planning, conduct, administration, and evaluation of a program to be known as "Project Head Start" focused on children from low-income families who have not reached the age of compulsory school attendance, which: (1) will provide such comprehensive health, nutritional, education, social, and other serivces as the Secretary finds will aid the children to attain their full potential, and (2) will provide for direct participation of the parents of such children in the development, conduct, and overall program direction at the local level. Authorizes to be appropriated for carrying out the purposes of this Act such sums as may be necessary for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and the two succeeding fiscal years. Provides for the allotment of such funds, setting limitations on the extent of assistance. States that a public or private nonprofit agency which (1) has the power and authority to carry out the purposes and functions of this Act within a community, and (2) is determined by the Secretary to be capable of planning, conducting, administering, and evaluating, a Head Start program, may be designated as a Head Start agency. Enumerates the required functions of Head Start agencies. Sets forth the procedure for submission of plans to state Governors. Title II: Administrative Requirements and Standards - Requires that each Head Start agency observe standards of organization, management, and administration which will assure that all program activities are conducted in a manner consistent with the purposes of this Act and the objective of providing assistance effectively, efficiently, and free of any taint of partisan political bias or personal or family favoritism. States that no financial assistance shall be extended under this Act in any case in which the Secretary determines that the costs of developing and administering a program exceed 15 percent of the total costs, including non-Federal contributions to such costs, of such program. Directs the Secretary to revise annually (or at any shorter interval he deems feasible and desirable) a poverty line which, shall be used as a criterion of eligibility for participation in Head Start programs, with specified exceptions. Requires each recipient of financial assistance under this Act to keep such records as the Secretary shall prescribe. Directs the Secretary to provide for the continuing evaluation of programs under this Act. Title III: General Provisions - Defines the terms used in this Act. Sets forth labor standards, comparability of wages and nondiscrimination provisions relating to the operations of this Act. States that no individual employed or assigned by any Head Start agency or other agency assisted under this Act shall, pursuant to services rendered in connection with this Act, participate in the conduct of any unlawful demonstration, rioting, or civil disturbance. Provides penalties for criminal violations under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1974
Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act Amendments - Extends the coverage of the Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act. Increases the amount of insurance coverage required of a farm labor contractor who engages in the transportation of migrant workers. Provides sanctions for failure or refusal of a farm labor contractor, when acting in that capacity, to present his certificate of registration. Requires one engaging the services of a farm labor contractor to first observe such certificate. Gives the Secretary of Agriculture the power to subpoena testimony and evidence with respect to investigations of possible violations of this Act. Increases penalties for violations of this Act to not more than $1,000, imprisonment for six months, or both. Provides a course of legal action and penalties for discrimination against any farm worker who has, with just cause, filed any complaint or instituted any proceeding under or related to this Act. Provides for civil actions by private parties under this Act. Provides that any person aggrieved by the violation of any provision of this Act may file suit in any district court of the United States having jurisdiction of the parties without respect to the amount in controversy or without regard to the citizenship of the parties. Provides for the awarding of damages up to and including $500 for each and every violation.
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1974
Authorizes the diversion and withdrawal of additional water from Lake Michigan into the Illinois Waterway. Requires the Chief of Enginers, Department of the Army, to at all times have direct control and supervision of the amounts of water directly diverted from Lake Michigan under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1974
Revises the Occupational Health and Safety Act by providing that employees (or their representatives) of a State or political subdivision of a State, who believe that a pattern or practice of unsafe or unhealthful working conditions or imminent danger exists in their work environment may request an inspection by giving notice to the Secretary of Labor or his authorized representative of such violation or danger. Sets forth the procedure for handling such notices. Sets forth the procedure for correcting conditions determined by the Secretary to exist. Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
United States · United States Congress · 13 February 1974
Provides, under the Act which created the United States Olympic Committee, that the corporation created therein shall have the power to adopt and alter a constitution and bylaws not inconsistent with the laws of the United States, except that the corporation may alter the constitution only if: (1) the corporation publishes in a newspaper or magazine of national circulation or in any publication published by the corporation, and in the Federal Register, a general notice of the proposed alteration of the constitution including the terms of substance of such alteration, the time and place of the corporation's regular meeting at which such alteration is to be decided, and a provision informing interested persons that they may submit materials as authorized by such Act; and (2) for a period of at least thirty days after the date of publication of such notice in the Federal Register, the corporation gives to all interested persons an opportunity to submit written data, views, or arguments concerning the proposed alteration. Provides that no individual who is eligible under applicable international or applicable reasonable national amateur athletic rules and regulations may be directly or indirectly denied his right to attempt to qualify for selection, or his right (if he so qualifies) to participate, as an athlete, coach, trainer, administrator, manager, or other official representing the United States in any international amateur athletic competition, if such competition involves any sport included on the Olympic games or pan-American games program during the Olympiad time period concurrent with such attempt to qualify or such participation. Provides that any national amateur sports organization may seek recognition as a governing body under such Act if it establishes, among other requirements, that: (1) it provides, at the time of arbitration under such Act, and in comparison with the governing body, if any, more effective national competition (for individuals at all levels of athletic ability) in the sport for which it claims recognition as the governing body, so that such competition will result in a higher quality of United States athletes in all international amateur athletic competition for such sport; (2) it provides (without regard to race, creed, color, religion, or sex) equal opportunity, for competition in the sport for which it claims recognition as the governing body, to all individuals who are eligible under applicable international or applicable reasonable national amateur athletic rules and regulations; and it applies international rules and regulations concerning athletic competition without discrimination to all such individuals; and (3) it has a reasonable number of amateur athletes who represented the United States in any international amateur athletic competition in the sport for which the organization claims recognition, and which is included on the Olympic games or Pan-American games during the Olympiad time period concurrent with or immediately preceding such claim.
United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1974
National Diabetes Mellitus Act - Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health, with the advice of the advisory council to the Director, to establish a National Commission on Diabetes within 60 days of enactment of this Act. Directs the Commission to formulate a long range plan to combat diabetes mellitus, which shall include a coordinated research program proposed Federal, State, and local programs for screening and detection of diabetes, referral for treatment, and counseling on how to live with diabetes. Authorizes an appropriation of $1,000,000 to carry out such long-range plan. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to develop or substantially expand centers for research and training in diabetes mellitus and related endocrine metabolic disorders. Authorizes appropriations of $5,000,000 for fiscal 1975, $7,500,000 for fiscal 1976, and $10,000,000 for fiscal 1977 for such centers. Directs the Director to establish an Inter-Institute Diabetes Mellitus Coordinating Committee to coordinate the total National Institutes of Health research activities relating to diabetes mellitus.
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1974
Federal Paperwork Burden Relief Act - Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a study of the reporting requirements of Federal regulatory programs to determine the extent to which these requirements may be revised to lessen the burden upon small and independent business establishments. Requires the Comptroller General to report the results of such study to the Congress one year from the date of enactment of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1974
Requires producers of petroleum, natural gas, and refined petroleum products to provide to the Federal Energy Administration all information requested regarding the location and volume of crude oil and natural gas reserves, the location and volume of refined petroleum products, and the existing and potential rates of production of refineries and oil and gas wells. Authorizes the Comptroller General to audit and verify the accuracy of all such information. Provides a fine of not less than $2500 and not more than $5000 for each violation of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1974
Authorizes, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 and title II (Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, a full exemption (through credit or refund) from the employees' tax under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act, and an equivalent reduction in the self-employment tax, in the case of individuals who have attained age 65. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 1401, 6413(c))
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