United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1975
National Energy and Conservation Corporation (AMPOWER) Act - Declares the finding of Congress that Government-sponsored exploration, development, investment in and production of petroleum reserves will increase petroleum production on public lands and tidelands. Establishes a National Energy and Conservation Corporation (AMPOWER) to achieve specified goals, including: (1) the exploration, development, and production of public lands and tideland oil, natural gas, oil shale, and coal either independently or in partnership with private industry; and (2) the acceleration of the creation and demonstration of specified technologies. Declares it to be the policy of Congress that costs of production of offshore oil and natural gas and the manufacture of liquid and gaseous fuels from oil shale and coal will be funded through appropriations should such costs exceed market prices. States that fuels produced by the Corporation shall be sold on the open market by competive bid, provided that 50 percent of the production shall be reserved for bids from publicly owned utilities and from State, county, municipal, and other government bodies. Provides a Board of Directors for the Corporation to consist of five members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Sets compensation for Board members and the procedure for removal. Authorizes the Board to appoint such personnel as are necessary for the transaction of the Corporation's business and to fix their compensation. Enumerates the Corporation's powers and duties, including: (1) the power to sue; (2) to make contracts to carry out its functions under this Act; and (3) holding power in the name of the United States to exercise the right of eminent domain. States that, in carrying out its duties under this Act, the Corporation may conduct research and development with a view toward improving the technology related to the use of oil shale, gasification of coal methods, geothermal steam, and solar energy as sources of energy for domestic and industrial used in the United States. Requires the Corporation at all times to maintain and complete accurate account books. States that all purchases and contracts for supplies or services, except for personal service, made by the Corporation, shall be made after advertising . Requires the Board to file with the President and the Congress, in December of each year, a financial statement and a complete report as to the business of the Corporation covering the preceding governmental fiscal year. Directs the Comptroller General to audit the transactions of the Corporation at such times as he shall determine, but not less often than once each governmental fiscal year. Authorizes the Corporation to issue bonds, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, not to exceed $30,000,000,000 outstanding at any one time, which bonds may be sold by the Corporation to obtain funds to carry out the provisions of this Act. States that the payment of interest and principal on such bonds shall be guaranteed by the United States. Authorizes the Corporation to institute proceedings for the acquisition by condemnation of any lands, easements, or rights-of-way which, in the opinion of the Corporation, are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Provides that such actions shall be instituted in the U.S. district court for the district in which the land, easement, or right-of-way is located. Gives the Corporation access to the Patent Office for the purpose of studying, ascertaining, and copying all methods, formulas, and scientific information necessary to enable the Corporation to use and employ the most efficacious and economical process for the exploration and development of energy resources. States that all general penal statutes relating to the larceny, embezzlement, conversion, or to the improper handling, retention, use, or disposal of public money's or property of the United States, shall apply to the moneys and property of the Corporation. Provides that any person who, with intent to defraud the Corporation, or to deceive any director, officer, or employee of the Corporation or any officer or employee of the United States, shall be find not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both, if he: (1) makes any false entry in any book or the Corporation; (2) makes any false report or statement for the Corporation. Provides a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both, for any person who receives any compensation, rebate, or reward, or enters into any conspiracy, collusion, or agreement, express or implied, with intent to defraud the Corporation. States that the proceeds derived by the Board from the sale of energy minerals or any other products manufactured by the Corporation shall be paid into the U.S. Treasury, except such proceeds as are determined necessary for the operation of the Corporation's energy minerals resources exploration and development program. Exempts also a continuing fund of $2,000,000 to defray emergency expenses and to insure continuous operation. Provides that the Corporation shall give all possible weight to the protection of the environment in the siting and design of facilities constructed pursuant to this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated $5,000,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act. Allows the expenditure of such sums as needed without fiscal year limitation.
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1975
National Energy and Conservation Corporation (AMPOWER) Act - Declares the finding of Congress that Government-sponsored exploration, development, investment in and production of petroleum reserves will increase petroleum production on public lands and tidelands. Establishes a National Energy and Conservation Corporation (AMPOWER) to achieve specified goals, including: (1) the exploration, development, and production of public lands and tideland oil, natural gas, oil shale, and coal either independently or in partnership with private industry; and (2) the acceleration of the creation and demonstration of specified technologies. Declares it to be the policy of Congress that costs of production of offshore oil and natural gas and the manufacture of liquid and gaseous fuels from oil shale and coal will be funded through appropriations should such costs exceed market prices. States that fuels produced by the Corporation shall be sold on the open market by competive bid, provided that 50 percent of the production shall be reserved for bids from publicly owned utilities and from State, county, municipal, and other government bodies. Provides a Board of Directors for the Corporation to consist of five members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Sets compensation for Board members and the procedure for removal. Authorizes the Board to appoint such personnel as are necessary for the transaction of the Corporation's business and to fix their compensation. Enumerates the Corporation's powers and duties, including: (1) the power to sue; (2) to make contracts to carry out its functions under this Act; and (3) holding power in the name of the United States to exercise the right of eminent domain. States that, in carrying out its duties under this Act, the Corporation may conduct research and development with a view toward improving the technology related to the use of oil shale, gasification of coal methods, geothermal steam, and solar energy as sources of energy for domestic and industrial used in the United States. Requires the Corporation at all times to maintain and complete accurate account books. States that all purchases and contracts for supplies or services, except for personal service, made by the Corporation, shall be made after advertising . Requires the Board to file with the President and the Congress, in December of each year, a financial statement and a complete report as to the business of the Corporation covering the preceding governmental fiscal year. Directs the Comptroller General to audit the transactions of the Corporation at such times as he shall determine, but not less often than once each governmental fiscal year. Authorizes the Corporation to issue bonds, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, not to exceed $30,000,000,000 outstanding at any one time, which bonds may be sold by the Corporation to obtain funds to carry out the provisions of this Act. States that the payment of interest and principal on such bonds shall be guaranteed by the United States. Authorizes the Corporation to institute proceedings for the acquisition by condemnation of any lands, easements, or rights-of-way which, in the opinion of the Corporation, are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Provides that such actions shall be instituted in the U.S. district court for the district in which the land, easement, or right-of-way is located. Gives the Corporation access to the Patent Office for the purpose of studying, ascertaining, and copying all methods, formulas, and scientific information necessary to enable the Corporation to use and employ the most efficacious and economical process for the exploration and development of energy resources. States that all general penal statutes relating to the larceny, embezzlement, conversion, or to the improper handling, retention, use, or disposal of public money's or property of the United States, shall apply to the moneys and property of the Corporation. Provides that any person who, with intent to defraud the Corporation, or to deceive any director, officer, or employee of the Corporation or any officer or employee of the United States, shall be find not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both, if he: (1) makes any false entry in any book or the Corporation; (2) makes any false report or statement for the Corporation. Provides a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both, for any person who receives any compensation, rebate, or reward, or enters into any conspiracy, collusion, or agreement, express or implied, with intent to defraud the Corporation. States that the proceeds derived by the Board from the sale of energy minerals or any other products manufactured by the Corporation shall be paid into the U.S. Treasury, except such proceeds as are determined necessary for the operation of the Corporation's energy minerals resources exploration and development program. Exempts also a continuing fund of $2,000,000 to defray emergency expenses and to insure continuous operation. Provides that the Corporation shall give all possible weight to the protection of the environment in the siting and design of facilities constructed pursuant to this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated $5,000,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act. Allows the expenditure of such sums as needed without fiscal year limitation.
United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1975
Provides for an eight-year (presently 10-year) delimiting period for the pursuit of educational programs by veterans and their wives and widows. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 1662)
United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1975
Creates, within the Department of Labor, the Veterans' Employment Service, to be headed by the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment. Authorizes the Assistant Secretary to assign to each State a Federal veterans' employment representative to assist in job counseling for veterans, to provide employment services, and to help improve working conditions, particularly in regard to disabled veterans. Transfers the duties and responsibilities of the Secretary of Labor in the areas of veterans' job counseling and placement to the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 2002-05)
United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1975
Directs the administrator of Veterans' Affairs to provide that where the death of a veteran occurs in a State Home for which the veteran was admitted for domiciliary, nursing, or specified hospital care, the Administrator shall pay the actual cost (not to exceed $250) of the burial and funeral.
United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1975
Restores, without remuneration, the wartime recognition of Filipino veterans of World War II who fought as members of the Commonwealth Army but whose names were stricken from official United States Army records.
United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1975
Provides that for the purpose of the provisions for special emphasis in the employment of disabled veterans, the term "disabled veteran" shall mean one with a disability rated at 10 percent or more (presently 30 percent or more). (Amends 38 U.S.C. 2011(1)).
United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1975
National Science Foundation Authorization Act - Authorizes appropriations for the National Science Foundation of $751,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 and $748,400,000 for fiscal year 1977. Authorizes an additional $4,000,000 for each of fiscal year 1976 and 1977 for expenses of the National Science Foundation incurred outside the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1975
Mustering-Out Payment Act - Authorizes mustering-out payments for specified members discharged from the Armed Forces after August 4, 1964. Provides for such payments in the amount of $400 for such members who performed active duty for ninety days or more and who served outside the continental limits of the United States. Provides for such payments in the amount of $250 for those whose duty was served within the continental United States. Specifies members of the Armed Forces ineligible for such payments because of voluntary discharge to accept employment, inactive status, a period of duty solely as a student, service performed for the purpose of entry to a service academy, or service solely as a cadet at a service academy. (Adds 38 U.S.C. 2101-2105) Excludes from gross income under the Internal Revenue Code the mustering-out payments made under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1975
Transfers control of real property located at 49 Rue Pierre Charron, Paris, France, known as Pershing Hall, to the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs. Directs the Administrator to transfer control over such real property to the head of any department or agency of the United States who before the sixtieth day after the date of enactment of this Act notifies the Administrator that the department or agency of which he is the head could use such real property to carry out its functions. Stipulates that such real property shall continue to be known and referred to as Pershing Hall and shall be maintained, perpetuated, and used as a memorial to the memory of General of the Armies of the United States John J. Pershing and the officers and men of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I. Abolishes the Pershing Hall Memorial Fund.
United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1975
Veterans' Administration Accountability Act - Limits the authority of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to: (1) readjust the schedule of ratings for the disabilities of veterans; (2) provide for the contruction, alteration, and acquisition of hospitals and domiciliary facilities; (3) close hospital and domiciliary facilities and regional offices without, Congressional approval; and (4) transfer real property under the jurisdiction or control of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs without Congressional approval.
United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1975
Transfers control of real property located at 49 Rue Pierre Charron, Paris, France, known as Pershing Hall to the Secretary of State. Stipulates that as long as the real property is used by the United States Government, it shall continue to be known and referred to as Pershing Hall, and shall continue as a memorial to the memory of General of the Armies of the United States, John J. Pershing, and the officers and men of the American Expeditionary Forces of World War I. Authorizes the Secretary of State to lease or license space in Pershing Hall to other agencies of the United States Government on a reimbursable basis and to private parties on such terms and conditions as he shall determine appropriate.
United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1975
Establishes a forty-five month period manimum for educational assistance in programs administered by the Veterans' Administration for veterans who have served on active duty for 18 months or more since January 31, 1955.
United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1975
Extends the maximum educational benefits for qualified veterans to 48 months (presently limited to 36 months). Permits additional educational benefits for wives and widows of such veterans.
United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1975
Mustering - Out Payment Act - Provides that each member of the Armed Forces who served on active duty for 90 days or more and who was discharged or released from active duty on or after August 5, 1964, and before such date as shall thereafter be determined by Presidential proclamation or concurrent resolution of the Congress, under honorable conditions, shall be eligible for mustering out payments of $350, $250, or $100, depending on the place and length of service. Specifies members of the Armed Forces ineligible for such payment because of severance or retired pay, type of service, or pay grade. Requires applications for mustering - out payments to be made within two years of the enactment of this Act. Authorizes payments to surviving spouses, children, or parents of deceased members of the Armed Forces. Excludes from gross income under the Internal Revenue Code the mustering-out payments made under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1975
Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to permit a veteran, who is not a patient in a Veterans' Administration facility, to determine the means whereby such veteran shall be supplied with, or reimbursed for, such drugs or medicines as he may require.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1975
Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring, under the Clean Air Act, an indirect source emission review as a part of any applicable implementation plan. States that any rules or regulations with respect to the requirement of such review as a part of any such plan previously promulgated by the Administrator shall be void on the date of the enactment of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1975
Provides, under the Federal Trade Commission Act, that exclusive territorial arrangements in any trademark licensing contract or agreement for the manufacture, distribution, and sale of a trademarked soft drink product shall not be unlawful, provided that: (1) such product is in free and open competition with products of the same class manufactured, distributed, and sold by others; (2) the licensee is in free and open competition with vendors of other products of the same general class; and (3) the licensor retains control over the nature and quality of such product in accordance with the provisions of the Trademark Act of 1946.
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1975
Authorizes appropriations of $285,000,000 to the Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 1976 for environmental research, development, and demonstration.
United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1975
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act - Authorizes appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for research and development, construction of facilities, and research and program management. Stipulates that no amount appropriated pursuant to this Act may be used for any program: (1) deleted by the Congress from requests as originally made to either the House Committee on Science and Technology or the Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences; (2) in excess of the amount actually authorized for that particular program; and (3) which has not been presented to or requested of either such committee, unless specified conditions have been met. Authorizes the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to enter into a contract for tracking and data relay satellite services.
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1975
Requires an annual investigation by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs into the cost of travel by veterans to Veterans' Administration facilities and to set rates therefor.
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1975
Prohibits changes in the missing status classification of members of the uniformed services until the President has determined that all reasonable actions have been taken to account for such members and that other criteria have been met under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1975
Expresses the sense of Congress that the President and Secretary of State take the necessary steps to determine including renegotiation if deemed necessary, the status of missing servicemen and civilians in Southeast Asia.
United States · United States Congress · 16 January 1975
Establishes the annual pay scale for specified personnel of the Department of Medicine and Surgery of the Veterans' Administration, including the Chief Medical Director, at $49,700. States that in order to attract or retain highly qualified physicians, dentists, and nurses in the Department, such persons may be paid an additional 25 percent of their annual salary. Authorizes the granting of leave with pay for pursuit of studies to such individuals under enumerated circumstances.
United States · United States Congress · 16 January 1975
Provides for the coinage of 50-cent pieces to commemorate the life of the Honorable Sam Rayburn with the proceeds to assist in the support of the Sam Rayburn Library.
United States · United States Congress · 16 January 1975
Pollution Controll Facility Loan Act - Defines the terms used in this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make loans to any applicant to aid in financing any project within an eligible area for the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, alteration, expansion, or improvement of a certified pollution control facility. Specifies the conditions of such loans, including that: (1) no loan shall be made unless it is determined that there is reasonable assurance of repayment; (2) no loan, including renewals or extensions, may be made for a period exceeding twenty-five years; (3) loans shall bear interest at the rate of 5 percent per annum; and (4) no loan shall be made which exceeds 65 percent of the aggregate cost of the project. Establishes in the Treasury a revolving fund available to the Secretary for the purpose of making loans under this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated $750,000,000 to carry out this Act and to be deposited in the revolving fund.
United States · United States Congress · 16 January 1975
Exempts, under the District of Columbia Sales Tax Act, the sale of food or beverages for use in the operation, by a nonprofit private voluntary organization, of a nonprofit food service program from the imposition of the sales tax.
United States · United States Congress · 16 January 1975
Authorizes the payment of fees at the expense of the United States for civilian counsel and other expenses connected with the defense of members of the Armed Forces charged with offenses committed while engaged in other hostilities. Includes among the crimes covered under the Act the maiming, mutilation, torture, or killing of any non-combatant, civilian, or member of an opposing military force.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1975
Coal Research Laboratory and Energy Research Fellowship Act - Title I: University Coal Research Laboratories - Authorizes the Director of the National Science Foundation, after consultation with the National Academy of Engineering, to designate five institutions of higher education at which university coal research laboratories will be establsihed and operated. States that in making designations under this Act, the Director shall consider the following criteria: (1) the institution of higher education shall be located in a State with abundant coal reserves; (2) the institution of higher education shall have experience in coal research, expertise in several areas of coal research, and currently active, outstanding programs in coal research; and (3) the institution of higher education has the capacity to establish and operate the coal laboratories to be assisted under this title. Provides that not more than one coal laboratory established pursuant to this title shall be located in a single State. Specifies information to be included in applications by institutions of higher education desiring to be designated under this title. Authorizes the Director to make grants to any designated institution of higher education to pay the Federal share of the cost of establishing and maintaining a coal laboratory. States that no institution of higher education may receive more than $4,000,000 for the construction of its coal research laboratory, including initially installed fixed equipment, nor may it receive more than $1,500,000 for initially installed movable equipment, nor may it receive more than $500,000 for new program startup expenses. Provides that no institution of higher education may receive more than $1,500,000 per year from the Federal Government for operating expenses. Establishes an Advisory Council on Coal Research. Stipulates that the Advisory Council advise the Director with respect to the general administration of this title, and furnish such additional advice as he may request. Authorizes appropriations of not to exceed $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1975 (including the cost of construction, equipment, and startup expenses; and fiscal year thereafter through fiscal year 1980, to carry out the provisions of this title. Title II: Energy Resource Graduate Fellowships - Authorizes the Director to award under the provisions of this title not to exceed one thousand five hundred fellowships for fiscal year 1975, and each of the five succeeding fiscal years. States that fellowships shall be awarded under the provsions of this title for graduate study and research in those areas of applied science and engineering that are related to the production, conservation, and utilization of fuels and energy. Provides that fellowships shall be awarded to students in programs leading to master's degrees. States that fellowships shall be awarded for graduate study and research at any institution of higher education, library, archive, or any other research center approved by the Director after consultation with the Commissioner of Education. Provides that recipients of fellowships under this title shall be: (1) persons who have been accepted by an institution of higher education for graduate study leading to an advanced degree or for a professional degree, and (2) persons who plan a career in the field of energy resources, production, or utilization. States that each person awarded a fellowship under this title shall receive a stipend of $4,000 for each academic year of study, and an additional amount of $500 for each such calendar year of study shall be paid to such person on account of each of his dependents. Authorizes appropriations of $11,000,000 for fiscal year 1975 and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Provides under title XI (General Provisions) of the Social Security Act that any State with a statewide Professional Standards Review Organization shall be established as one area for which a Professional Standards Reveiw Organization may be designated, if such State requests.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Lobbying Information Act - Requires the registration of those persons employed or retained specifically for the purpose of making covered communications to lobby and who receive income from any other person. Prescribes for information to be included in such registration. Defines the terms used in this Act. Provides that any matter which expressly solicits persons to lobby by direct communication and: (1) appears in any magazine or newspaper or is broadcast by any radio or television station; and (2) for which any consideration is paid or promised to be paid by any person to such magazine or newspaper in which it appears or to such station by which it is broadcast; shall clearly disclose either on its face or by appropriate identification at the time of such broadcast the person who has paid for or promised to pay for the appearance or broadcast of such matter. Repeals the Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act. Provides for criminal penalties of up to $5,000 in fines or imprisonment for up to two years, or both, for willful violations of the provisions of this Act. Requires various reports to be filed by lobbyists under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Provides that anyone forcibly resisting, opposing or assaulting a member of the National Guard while he is engaged in carrying out his official duties shall be fined $15,000 or imprisoned not more than twenty-five years, or both.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring, under the Clean Air Act, an indirect source emission review as a part of any applicable implementation plan. States that any rules or regulations with respect to the requirement of such review as a part of any such plan previously promulgated by the Administrator shall be void on the date of the enactment of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Equal Education Opportunities Act - Declares it to be the policy of the United States that: (1) all children enrolled in public schools are entitled to equal educational opportunity without regard to race, color, or national origin; and (2) the neighborhood is an appropriate basis for determining public school assignments. Declares it to be the purpose of this Act to provide Federal financial assistance for educationally deprived students and to specify appropriate remedies for the orderly removal of the vestiges of the dual school system. Title I: Assistance - Provides that the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and the Commissioner of Education, in administering title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and any program designed to assist local educational agencies in achieving desegregation or preventing, reducing, or eliminating isolation based on race, color, or national origin in the public schools, shall take such action consistent with the provisions of this title to provide assistance under such programs in such a manner as to concentrate the funds available for carrying out such programs for the provision of basic instructional services and basic supportive services for educationally deprived students. Provides that a local educational agency shall be eligible for such assistance under such programs if it: (1) operates a school in which a substantial proportion of the students enrolled are from low-income families; and (2) provides assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that services provided from State and local funds with respect to each such school will be at least comparable to the services provided from such funds with respect to the other schools of such agency. Provides that nothing in this title shall be construed to authorize the Secretary or the Commissioner to alter the amount of grants or the basis for funds appropriated under pre-existing programs. Title II: Unlawful Practices - Provides that no State shall deny equal educational opportunity to an individual on account of his race, color, or national origin. Provides that the failure of an educational agency to attain or balance, on the basis of race, color, or national origin, students among its schools shall not constitute a denial of equal educational opportunity, or equal protection of the laws. Title III: Enforcement - Provides that an individual denied an equal educational opportunity may institute civil action in an appropriate district court of the United States against such parties, and for such relief, as may be appropriate. Authorizes the Attorney General to intervene in such an action, but only after he: (1) gives to the appropriate educational agency notice of the condition or conditions which, in his judgment, constitute a violation of this Act; and (2) certifies to the appropriate district court of the United States that he is satisfied that such educational agency has not, within a reasonable time after such notice, undertaken appropriate remedial action. Title IV Remedies - Provides that in formulating a remedy for a denial of equal educational opportunity or a denial of the equal protection of the laws, a court, department, or agency of the United States shall seek or impose only such remedies as are essential to correct particular denials of equal educational opportunity or equal protection of the laws. Provides that no court, department, or agency of the United States shall order, in pursuance of the above, the implementation of a plan that would require an increase for any school year in: (1) either the average daily distance to be traveled by, or the average daily time of travel for, all students transported by an educational agency over the comparable averages for the preceding school year; or (2) the average daily number of students transported by an educational agency over the comparable average for the preceding school year, disregarding the transportation of any student which results from a change in such student's residence, his advancement to a higher level of education, or his attendance at a school operated by an educational agency for the first time. Provides that in the formulation of remedies under this Act, the lines drawn by a State, subdividing its territory into separate school districts, shall not be ignored or altered except where it is established that the lines were drawn for the purpose, and had the effect, of segregating children among public schools on the basis of race, color, or national origin. Title V: Definitions - Provides that expenditures for basic instructional services or basic supportive services do not include expenditures for administration, operation and maintenance of plant, or for capital outlay, or such other expenditures as the Secretary may prescribe.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a center for research regarding the diseases, disabilities, and other medical and psychological problems of prisoners of war. States that such center shall: (1) enlarge upon studies by the Army-Navy Center for Prisoners of War, San Diego, California; (2) provide for the identification and exchange of information; and (3) disseminate the results of its research, particularly to physicians having former prisoners of war in their care. (Adds 10 U.S.C. 1089)
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Authorizes the Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration to make a full and complete investigation and study, including research, into possible uses of solid wastes resulting from mining and processing coal. States that such study shall include the possible use of such waste as fuel, and the possible acquisition of land on which such waste is located through the power of eminent domain and the subsequent use of such land for public purposes.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Products and Materials Shortages Research and Development Act - States that it is the purpose of this Act to establish within the Department of Commerce, utilizing the National Bureau of Standards, a research and development program to alleviate existing and potential product and material shortages, and to improve technology with respect to such products and materials. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to, not later than one hundred and eighty days after the enactment of this Act, compile and publish a report identifying existing and potential product and material shortages and those research and development projects which are most likely to substantially reduce such shortages and improve product and materials technology consistent with the provisions of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and to guarantee loans to promote research and development programs within the National Bureau of Standards and by private interests. Provides that, prior to making any financial assistance available under this Act to any person for a research and development project or prior to making any commitment to conduct any research and development project under this Act within the Department of Commerce, the Secretary shall afford to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration an opportunity, not to exceed thirty days, to review and, if necessary, to modify such project. Provides that information, processes, or patents obtained as a result of research or demonstration projects solely funded by financial assistance under this Act may, as a matter of agreement, become the property of the United States and be dedicated to the general public. Authorizes to be appropriated $5,000,000 to pay interest and principal on guaranteed loans on which the obligor has defaulted. Authorizes to be appropriated to carry out the other purposes of this Act not to exceed $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1976, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, and $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1978.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Prohibits participation in partisan politics by the Attorney General, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, or the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Provides a penalty for violation of this Act of a $10,000 fine and imprisonment for 10 years. (Adds 18 U.S.C. 614)
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Prohibits, during time of war or armed conflict, the collecting or disbursing of money or anything of value, directly or indirectly, for the enemies of the United States. Provides for penalties of up to ten years in prison, or a fine of up to $10,000, or both, for anyone who knowingly violates this Act. (Adds 18 U.S.C. 2392)
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Provides that one percent of all Federal income taxes be designated as direct aid for educational purposes for the State or territory within which it was collected.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Provides that individuals be apprised of records concerning them which are maintained by Government agencies. Requires each agency to notify such individuals by mail of such records, maintain an accurate record of the names of all persons inspecting such records, refrain from disclosing the record without permission, permit any individual to inspect his record and permit the individual to supplement the information which he deems pertinent to his record. (Adds 5 U.S.C. 552a) Excludes from the provisions of this Act those records required by executive order to be kept secret, investigatory files compiled for law enforcement purposes, and agency memorandums not available to a party in litigation with an agency.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Automotive Energy Research and Development Act - Authorizes and directs the Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration to develop within three years an energy-efficient, low emission vehicle engine which could comply with the standards of the Clean Air Act and any further emission standards enacted by Congress and which could be placed into substantially all new or existing motor vehicles. Grants the Administrator the authority to make grants and contracts, to appoint personnel, and to promulgate regulations as necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act. Requires the Administrator to submit reports to congress at six-month intervals and to report within twelve months of enactment on the economic impact on individuals of placing the new engine into motor vehicles. Authorizes to be appropriated not to exceed $100,000,000 to carry out the purposes of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Student Transportation Moratorium Act - Provides that the implementation of any order of a court of the United States entered during the period beginning with the day after the date of enactment of this Act and ending with July 1, 1975, shall be stayed to the extent it requires, directly or indirectly, a local educational agency: (1) to transport a student who was not being transported by such local educational agency immediately prior to the entry of such order; or (2) to transport a student to or from a school to which or from which such student was not being transported by such local educational agency immediately prior to the entry of such order. Defines the terms used in this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Food Supplement Amendment - Defines the term "food supplement" for purposes of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act to mean food for special dietary uses, and defines the meaning of "special dietary uses" as particular uses of food for man which meets specified requirements. Provides that in administering such Act the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare: (1) shall not limit the potency, number, combination, amount, or variety of any synthetic or natural vitamin, mineral, substance, or ingredient of any food supplement unless such article is intrinsically injurious to health in the recommended dosage; and (2) shall not require a warning label on any food supplement unless such article is intrinsically injurious to health in the recommended dosage.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Exempts from the child labor provisions of the Fair labor Standards Act individuals under age sixteen employed at public sporting or recreational events for not more than forty hours per week while school is not in session, and not more than thirteen hours per week while school is in session.
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Directs the Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration to make grants to such persons as he determines are qualified to carry out research and development for the reduction of air drag on trucks using the Federal-aid highway systems. Requires the Administrator to report to Congress, from time to time, on the progress and findings with respect to the research and development carried out under this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated not to exceed $2,000,000 to carry out this Act.
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