United States · United States Congress · 12 October 1978
Specifies that each State entitled to more than one Representative in the 99th Congress or any subsequent Congress shall establish a number of districts equal to the number of Representatives to which that State is entitled. Directs the districts to be established as soon as practicable after the latest decennial census, but in no case later than three years. Sets forth the standards for establishing districts in order to insure fair and effective representation in the House of Representatives. Declares that any State legislature may establish by law standards for establishing fair and effective districts. Sets forth judicial procedures to insure compliance with this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 11 October 1978
Individual Privacy Protection Act - Establishes criminal penalties for anyone who, acting under color of law and not incident to a lawful arrest, seeks evidence from a person other than through a subpoena duces tecum which such person has the opportunity to contest in a prior court proceeding. Permits issuance of a search warrant instead of a subpoena duces tecum only if a court finds probable cause to believe that: (1) the person in possession, custody, or control of the evidence has committed or is committing the crime to which the evidence relates; or (2) use of the subpoena duces tecum would lead to the destruction, concealment, or alteration of such evidence. Makes the fruits of such illegal searches and seizures inadmissible in any criminal proceeding. Creates a civil action in an appropriate United States district court for persons aggrieved by violations of this Act, without regard to diversity of citizenship or the amount in controversy. Authorizes a court to award such persons appropriate relief, including general damages, equitable or declaratory relief, punitive damages up to $100,000, court costs, and reasonable attorney's fees.
United States · United States Congress · 4 October 1978
Expresses the sense of Congress that the settlement plan for Namibia adopted by the United Nations Security Council has the greatest potential to be a peaceful, internationally acceptable settlement. Calls upon all Namibian political parties to support the settlement plan to facilitate the formation of an independent state. Calls upon the Government of the Republic of South Africa to: (1) reassess its decision to reject the proposed settlement plan; and (2) seek to resolve the remaining differences with the plan for Namibian independence.
United States · United States Congress · 20 September 1978
Expresses the concern of Congress for the safety of the residents of the South African black community known as "Crossroads." Urges the South African Government: (1) to reconsider its plan to destroy Crossroads; and (2) to recognize the right of the residents to continue to live in Crossroads.
United States · United States Congress · 20 September 1978
Commends President Carter, President Sadat, and Prime Minister Begin for their efforts to promote peace in the Middle East. Expresses the sense of Congress that the agreements reached at the Camp David Summit: (1) provide the basis for peace treaties among the parties to the Arab-Israeli conflict; and (2) the United States should continue to pursue further direct peace talks among parties in the Middle East.
United States · United States Congress · 17 August 1978
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Attorney General should parole into the United States the 15,000 Cambodian refugees, half to come in fiscal year 1979, and half in fiscal year 1980.
United States · United States Congress · 9 August 1978
States that the Territory of American Samoa shall be represented in the United States Congress by a nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives. Sets forth the procedure for the election of such delegate.
United States · United States Congress · 7 August 1978
Product Liability Insurance Tax Equity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to qualify trusts established for the payment of product liability claims as tax exempt organizations. Allows taxpayers a business income tax deduction for contributions to such trusts only to the extent they exceed the reasonable costs of product liability insurance for the deducting taxpayer.
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1978
Declares it the sense of the House of Representatives that the President undertake discussions with the other industrialized countries with a view toward establishing, in cooperation with the member countries of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) which are in current account surplus, a major capital pool for productive investment in the developing countries.
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1978
Declares it the sense of the House of Representatives that (1) the President recognize the severity of the international monetary crisis; (2) the President undertake discussion with the other industrialized countries to develop a common approach to this crisis; and (3) the approach should focus on a long-term solution to the crisis caused by exclusive reliance on the dollar as the key international monetary reserve asset.
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1978
Authorizes the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to acquire the Museum of African Art. Establishes a Commission for the Museum of African Art to assist the Board in the operation and development of the Museum. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the purposes of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 31 May 1978
Comprehensive Family Planning Services, Research in Human Reproduction, and Prevention of Unwanted Teenage Pregnancy Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants to, and enter into contracts with, public or nonprofit entities to assist: (1) in the establishment, maintenance and expansion of voluntary family planning projects which offer a broad range of family planning methods (including natural family planning methods) to all persons who need and desire them; (2) in the provision through such projects of comprehensive services appropriate to the needs of teenagers who are at risk of unwanted pregnancy; and (3) in the establishment and operation of demonstration projects aimed toward the alleviation of problems of infertility through counseling, referral, and medical services to persons who need and desire them. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public or nonprofit private entities and enter into contracts with public or nonprofit private entities and individuals: (1) to establish and maintain a network of community-based informational and educational services designed to help adolescents more fully understand the risks and consequences of teenage pregnancy and childbearing; and (2) to assist in developing appropriate information and educational materials for dissemination to such community-based services. Requires the Secretary to annually report a plan for achieving the purposes set forth in this Act with particular emphasis on assistance to adolescents. Authorizes the appropriation of specified amounts for fiscal years 1979 through 1981 to carry out the programs specified in this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1978
Older Americans Long-Term Care Act - Title I: Long-Term Care for the Elderly and the Disabled - Establishes a program of long-term comprehensive services for the elderly financed by the Federal Government and the States. Establishes within the Department of the Treasury a Federal Long-Term Care Trust Fund for such program. Requires a State to establish a State Long-Term Care Agency in order to receive funds under this Act. Requires such State agency to create within the State a system of Community Long-Term Care Centers. Title II: Miscellaneous Provisions - Sets forth the relationship between the program established by this Act and certain programs under the Social Security Act.
United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1978
Provides that where two or more Members of the House of Representatives pay the basic pay of an individual from the clerk-hire allowance of each such Member, such individual shall be considered to be on the payroll of only one such Member for purposes of determining the number of individuals employed by such Members under the clerk-hire allowance. Requires such Members to designate who shall be considered the employer for the month involved and to report such designation to the Office of Finance.
United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1978
Declares that the Congress strongly condemns the gross violations of human rights and other suppressive acts committed by Idi Amin and the Government of the Republic of Uganda. Urges the President to (1) support and implement measures, such as an embargo, which would effectively discourage United States support of Uganda, and (2) encourage and support international efforts to investigate and respond to conditions in that country, including economic restrictions.
United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1978
Denounces the assassination of Aldo Moro as an abhorrent criminal act which deserves the fullest condemnation. Expresses the sense of the Congress: (1) that the people and Government of Italy have the full confidence of the United States and should receive its full support in their efforts to apprehend the perpetrators of the murder of Aldo Moro and to eliminate the campaign of terrorism; and (2) that the President should redouble United States efforts to gain international cooperation in wiping out the scourge of terrorism.
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1978
Amends the International Investment Survey Act of 1976 to authorize the appropriation of $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1979 to carry out such Act (presently $1,000,000 is authorized for fiscal year 1979). Amends such Act to change to October 11, 1979 (now October 11, 1978) the date that the President is to submit the final report on the findings on the feasibility of a system to monitor foreign direct investment in rural and urban property and a nationwide land data system. Requires the President to submit an interim report not later than October 11, 1978. Transfers to the President (now the Council on International Economic Policy) the responsibility to review the results of any studies and surveys conducted under such Act.
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1978
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979 - Title I: Department of State - Authorizes appropriations to the Department of State for fiscal year 1979 to conduct the foreign affairs of the United States for functions relating to: (1) the administration of foreign affairs; (2) international organizations and conferences; (3) international commissions; (4) migration and refugee assistance; and (5) increases in salary, pay, retirement, and employee benefits. Authorizes appropriations to be set aside from the above Department of State authorization under this Act for: (1) the undocumented alien program; (2) the United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development; and (3) assistance for refugees settling in Isreal; and (4) assistance for refugees in Africa. Authorizes the Secretary of State to provide emergency medical assistance and dietary supplements to destitute United States citizens abroad. Authorizes the Secretary of State to consolidate administrative services with other Federal agencies if such consolidation would result in the better performance of such services. Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1946 to authorize the Secretary to establish medical treatment and health care facilities at foreign posts where sufficient personnel are employed to warrant such facilities. Requires the Secretary of State to demonstrate solar energy and other renewable energy technologies by using such energy sources in Foreign Service buildings located abroad. Directs the Secretary to consult with the Secretary of Energy concerning the most viable techniques adaptable to the local resources and environmental conditions of the host country. Requires the Secretary of State to insure that projects under this Act are demonstrated to, and are available for inspection by, officials and other citizens of the host country. Directs the Secretary to give priority to projects in less developed countries. Declares it to be the sense of Congress that the President should direct the United States Ambassador to the United Nations to use all means to obtain action by the General Assembly to terminate the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People and the Special Unit on Palestinian Rights. Changes the position of Deputy Under Secretary of State to Under Secretary of State for Management. Establishes in the Department of State an Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters and requires the Assistant Secretary to be responsible for the overall coordination of the role of the Department of State in the international aspects of narcotics problems. Title II: International Communication Agency - Authorizes appropriations for the International Communication Agency for fiscal year 1979, to carry out international communication, educational, cultural, and exchange programs. Renames the United States Information Agency the International Communication Agency. Title III: Board for International Broadcasting - Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 1979 for the Board for International Broadcasting. Prohibits funding of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) if any Communist country is permitted to use its broadcasting facilities, unless that country permits RFE/RL to use that country's broadcasting facilities on a comparable basis. Title IV: Foreign Service and Other Personnel - Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1946 to redefine the term "Chief of mission." Sets forth provisions affecting Foreign Service employees concerning: (1) assignments to public or private nonprofit organizations; (2) career counseling; (3) orientation and language training for family members; (4) special computation of annuities for foreign service employees; (5) special allowances; (6) per diem and subsistence allowances; (7) the responsibilities of a Chief of mission; (8) detailed State Department personnel; and (9) compensatory time off at posts in foreign areas. Title V: Science, Technology, and American Diplomacy - Makes findings that: (1) the consequences of modern scientific and technological advances are of major significance in United States foreign policy; and (2) many opportunities for development in diplomacy lie in scientific and technological fields. Declares it to be the policy of the United States to maximize the benefits and to minimize the adverse consequences of science and technology in the conduct of foreign policy. Sets forth responsibilities of the President and the Secretary of State in order to achieve this policy goal, including: (1) an annual report submitted by the President to Congress; and (2) requiring the Secretary, who is directed to have primary responsibility with respect to all science and technology agreements and activities between the United States and foreign governments, to make grants and other measures to achieve the policy goal. Title VI: Commission on Proposals for a Center for Conflict Resolution - Makes findings that: (1) many conflicts are largely the results of misunderstanding and poor communication; and (2) the techniques of conflict resolution are teachable and usable. Establishes the Commission on Proposals for a Center for Conflict Resolution to study: (1) whether to establish a Center for Conflict Resolution; and (2) the application of the behavioral sciences to the peaceful resolution of disputes. Requires the Commission to issue a report to the President and to the Congress. Title VII: Institute for International Human Rights - Institute for International Human Rights Act - Establishes as an independent agency of the United States a body corporate to be known as the Institute for International Human Rights in order to promote universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms. Authorizes the Institute to provide assistance, primarily to nongovernmental organizations and individuals for programs that promote respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms. Directs the Institute to only carry out or provide assistance for activities relating to human rights and fundamental freedoms in foreign countries. Vests management of the Institute in a board of directors. Sets forth the powers of the Institute. Requires the Institute to report annually to Congress. Title VIII: Miscellaneous Provisions - Increases the annual authorization of appropriations for the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. Authorizes $60,000,000 to be appropriated to the President to acquire tin metal to contribute to the buffer stock of the International Tin Council.
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1978
Product Liability Insurance Tax Equity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to qualify trusts established for the payment of product liability claims as tax exempt organizations. Allows taxpayers a business income tax deduction for contributions to such trusts only to the extent they exceed the reasonable costs of product liability insurance for the deducting taxpayer.
United States · United States Congress · 3 May 1978
International Security Assistance Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1979 for the disaster relief contingency fund and international narcotics control. Revises the policy with respect to the encouragement of human rights. Prohibits furnishing security assistance to the law enforcement agencies of any country which engages in a consistent pattern of gross human rights violations except in exceptional circumstances. Amends the Arms Export Control Act to revise the required contents of quarterly reports by the President to the Congress with respect to commercial and governmental military exports. Directs the President to designate crime control and detection equipment as defense articles subject to regulation under this Act. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit furnishing international military education and training assistance to countries which engage in a consistent pattern of gross human rights violations except in exceptional circumstances. Amends such Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1979 for military assistance, specifying appropriations authorized for Portugal, Spain, Jordan, Philippines, and Greece. Authorizes appropriations for military assistance to Indonesia and Thailand. Decreases the aggregate value of defense articles which may be added to stockpiles in foreign countries. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to permit the President to assign members of the Armed Forces to specified countries to carry out military assistance and sales program. Reduces the number of Armed Forces personnel who may be so assigned, and continues limitations upon the number of defense attaches who may be assigned to a single country. Amends such Act to authorize appropriations for international military education and training assistance for fiscal year 1979. Requires such education to include a course on international human rights. Amends such Act to authorize the President to furnish assistance to friendly countries for peacekeeping operations which are in furtherance of the national security of the United States. Authorizes appropriations for such assistance for fiscal year 1979. Authorizes the President to furnish emergency peacekeeping assistance. Includes peacekeeping assistance among those types of assistance which, except in extraordinary circumstances, should not be furnished to countries which engage in a consistent pattern of gross human rights violations. Prohibits furnishing such assistance to Argentina. Limits the authority of the President to increase the amount of peacekeeping assistance by ten percent or more. Prohibits funds appropriated for peacekeeping assistance from being made available to any country which engages in certain nuclear transfers or detonations. Amends the International Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Act of 1976 to prohibit furnishing peacekeeping assistance to Chile. Amends the Arms Export Control Act to declare it the sense of Congress that the President is encouraged to continue discussions with other arms suppliers to restrain the flow of arms to less developed countries. Exempts defense procurement contracts from the Renegotiation Act of 1951 settling forth procedures to eliminate excess profits. Requires the President to report to Congress on security assistance surveys carried out by Government personnel. Authorizes appropriations for military sales credits for fiscal year 1979. Increases the authorization for such appropriations for fiscal year 1978. Increases the aggregate ceiling on such credits for fiscal year 1978, and imposes a ceiling for 1979. Sets forth the terms under which such credits are to be made available to Israel in fiscal year 1979. Increases the cost limitation on excess defense articles which may be ordered by the President for foreign delivery. Repeals the prohibitions against furnishing military assistance and sales to Turkey under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Repeals limitations on the appropriations to Turkey for military assistance for fiscal year 1978. Makes such provisions effective upon the date of enactment of this Act. Authorizes specific appropriations for economic support assistance to Turkey under the proposed International Development and Food Assistance Act of 1978 for fiscal year 1979. Sets forth principles of United States policy toward a Cyprus settlement. Authorizes the President to transfer to Korea, United States owned defense articles and related services located in Korea, in conjunction with the withdrawal of the United States Army from that country. Sets forth (1) criteria for determining which articles may be transferred, (2) limitations on the total value of such articles, and (3) Congressional oversight procedures regarding such transfers. Amends the Foreign Military Sales Act Amendments, 1971, to replace the requirement for quarterly reports by the President to Congress regarding a list of countries receiving excess defense articles with a requirement that such report be made annually. Amends the International Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Act of 1976 to repeal the requirement that the Secretary of State make periodic reports to Congress regarding the human and legal rights of all United States citizens detained in Mexico. Repeals the requirement that the President make a study of the arms sales policies of the United States and report the findings of such study to Congress. Repeals the requirement that the President report to Congress on sales of excess defense articles. Repeals the requirement that the Secretary of State study the effects of the enactment of arms control provisions and report the findings of such study to Congress. Repeals the requirement that the President report to Congress the steps taken toward achieving an agreement with the Soviet Union to limit the deployment of the armed forces of that nation and the United States in the Indian Ocean and littoral countries. Amends the International Security Assistance Act of 1977 to eliminate the Special Interagency Task Force in the Department of State and its function of reviewing the security support assistance program for Egypt, and reporting its findings to Congress. Amends the Emergency Security Assistance Act of 1973 to repeal the requirement that the Secretary of Defense study the 1973 Arab-Israeli conflict to ascertain the effectiveness of the foreign military assistance to Israel and to report the findings of such study to Congress. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1974 to repeal the requirement that the President submit a plan to Congress for the reduction and termination of the foreign military assistance programs under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1978
Expresses Congressional disapproval of the sale of 50 F-5 aircraft to Egypt, 60 F-15 aircraft to Saudi Arabia, and 15 F-15 and 75 F-16 aircraft to Israel.
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1978
Expresses Congressional disapproval of the sale of F-5E aircraft to Egypt, F-15 aircraft to Saudi Arabia, and F-15 and F-16 aircraft to Israel, proposed to Congress April 28, 1978.
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1978
Expresses Congressional disapproval of the sale of F-5E aircraft to Egypt, F-15 aircraft to Saudi Arabia, and F-15 and F-16 aircraft to Israel, proposed to Congress April 28, 1978.
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1978
Declares it the sense of the House of Representatives that the President undertake discussions with the other industrialized countries with a view toward establishing, in cooperation with the member countries of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) which are in current account surplus, a major capital pool for productive investment in the developing countries.
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1978
Declares it the sense of the House of Representatives that (1) the President recognize the severity of the international monetary crisis; (2) the President undertake discussion with the other industrialized countries to develop a common approach to this crisis; and (3) the approach should focus on a long-term solution to the crisis caused by exclusive reliance on the dollar as the key international monetary reserve asset.
United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1978
Public Playground Equipment Safety Act - Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to (1) carry out a study of the different types of surfacing materials used in playgrounds and determine the relationship between such materials and the occurrence of accidents and injuries at such facilities; and (2) promulgate advisory safety standards for playground equipment. Requires playground equipment in federally assisted playgrounds to comply with such safety standards.
United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1978
Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1979, 1980, and 1981, to carry out the International Investment Survey Act. Directs the President to study the feasibility of a monitoring system for foreign direct investment in agricultural, rural, and urban real property.
United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1978
International Development and Food Assistance Act - Title I: Development Assistance - Amends the Congressional policy statement of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 with respect to development assistance. Authorizes the President to furnish development assistance through certain types of agencies, using grant or loan assistance. Authorizes the President to determine the interest rates on development loans. Limits the amount of development assistance available to research and development institutions in the United States. Authorizes the President to use funds made available under this chapter to pay certain transportation costs of foreign assistance shipments by certain voluntary agencies, under specified procedures. Repeals other development assistance provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 with respect to (1) the Development Loan Fund (except for regional development in Africa and multilateral and regional programs), (2) the technical cooperation and development grants (except for American schools and hospitals abroad and a prototype desalting plant in Israel), (3) the Alliance for Progress, (4) the evaluation of programs procedures, and (5) the Southeast Asia multilateral and regional programs. Makes certain technical amendments to reflect this repeal. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to furnish agricultural, rural development, and food assistance. Authorizes appropriations for such purposes. Sets forth policies with respect to furnishing and coordinating such assistance. Redefines certain terms regarding agricultural assistance to include aquaculture and fishery, throughout such Act. Amends the Congressional policy statement of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 with respect to population and health assistance. Authorizes appropriations for population assistance. Sets forth policies with respect to furnishing such assistance. Prohibits funds appropriated for such purpose from being used for abortions or involuntary sterilizations. Authorizes appropriations for health assistance. Sets forth policies with respect to furnishing such assistance. Repeals the authorization for those population assistance which are a part of development assistance programs. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1979 for education and human resources assistance and technical assistance, energy, research, reconstruction, and selected development programs under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Amends such Act with respect to the policies under which intermediate technology is furnished. Authorizes certain funds to be used to encourage the participation of women in the development process of developing countries. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1979 to promote human rights. Requires the President to take environmental consequences into considering development actions. Requires the President to study major environmental problems in developing countries. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1979 for American schools and hospitals abroad. Limits the number of institutions in any one country which may receive such assistance. Amends the Congressional policy statement with respect to housing assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Expands the authority of the President to issue housing investment guaranties to world-wide housing, rather than in Latin America only. Continues the authority of the agricultural and productive credit and self-help community development programs for one year. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1979 for international organizations and programs, of which a specified amount shall be for the United Nations Trust Fund on South Africa. Prohibits such funds from being used for the United Nations Institute for Namibia unless the President determines that such funds will not be used to support the military activities of the Southwest African Peoples Organization. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1969 for international disaster assistance. Authorizes the President to furnish assistance for African refugees. Authorizes appropriations for 1979 for such purpose. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to use an increased amount of funds to carry out such Act for "reimbursable development" programs. Title II: Food for Peace - Sets forth Congressional policy with respect to assistance for basic food needs under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954. Amends such Act to permit the Commodity Credit Corporation to pay the transportation costs of food for development programs. Deems the proceeds of the sale of food for development commodities to be payments of obligations incurred by the selling country under that Act. Title III: Economic Assistance - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to furnish assistance to promote economic or political stability, under a program to be administered by the Secretary of State. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1979 for economic assistance, with a minimum amount available to Cyprus. Prohibits economic assistance funds from being used for military purposes. Authorizes specific authorizations for fiscal year 1979 for economic assistance to (1) Egypt, (2) Israel, (3) Jordan, (4) Syria, (5) the Maquarin Dam regional project, and (6) private voluntary agency development projects, according to specified procedures. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1979 for economic assistance to the countries of southern Africa. Repeals the authority for security supporting assistance programs, and assistance for Middle East peace. Makes certain technical amendments in accordance with the replacement of security supporting assistance by economic assistance. Title IV: Administrative Provisions - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct development programs to be carried out through competitive selection procedures. Requires the Chair of the Development Coordinating Committee to submit an annual report to Congress reviewing United States foreign assistance. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to repeal previous specified reporting requirements, and (1) the authorization of appropriations for the Sahel development program, and (2) the suspension of foreign assistance (military, economic, agricultural, and arms sale licenses) to Pakistan. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 with respect to the use of funds appropriated under such Act for the purchase of motor vehicles. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1979 for operating expenses under such Act. Amends such Act to repeal provisions relating to (1) the minimum contribution to the United Nations Children's Fund, (2) the additional contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for the training of Arab refugees, (3) the minimum contribution to the International Atomic Energy Agency, (4) the limitations on contributions to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, (5) a sense of Congress regarding United Nations peacekeeping forces, (6) the authorization for appropriations for the drought-stricken nations of Africa, (7) the authority of the President to furnish earthquake relief assistance to Guatemala, (8) the use of receipts from the settlement of postwar economic assistance to Japan, (9) a statement of policy regarding assistance to newly independent countries, (10) the authorization of appropriations for development assistance administrative expenses, (11) the limitation on the aggregate amount of foreign assistance, (12) the limitation on assistance to Cambodia, (13) the limitations of the use of foreign assistance funds pending the release of certain appropriations impounded in 1971, (14) assistance priorities for funds to countries having agrarian economies, and (15) the authority of the President to conclude agreements with less developed countries to establish Joint Commissions on Rural Development. Title V: Coordination and Administration of the Development-Related Programs and Policies of the United States - Directs the President to coordinate those United States economic policies which affect the developing nations, and to establish an International Development Coordination Administration (superseding the Agency for International Development) to coordinate international development activities. Requires the President to submit a report to Congress on implementation of this title.
United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1978
Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act - Requires the Secretary of Energy to develop research, development, and demonstration programs concerning the use of solar photovoltaic energy systems. Authorizes the Secretary to provide up to 75 percent of the purchase and installation costs of selected systems used for research purposes. Requires the Secretary to formulate definitive performance criteria concerning solar photovoltaic systems and to develop a system certification for conforming systems. Directs the Secretary to consult with relevant Federal agencies concerning the use of solar photovoltaic systems in Federal facilities. Requires the Secretary to set up a development and demonstration program of prototype photovoltaic systems at the Solar Energy Research Institute in Golden, Colorado. Directs the Secretary to establish a solar energy data bank at the Golden facility. Requires relevant Federal officials to ensure that small business concerns are granted realistic and adequate opportunities to participate, to the maximum extent possible, in the programs under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1978
Telephone Privacy Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit unsolicited commercial telephone calls to a telephone subscriber who has notified the telephone company that he does not wish to receive such calls. Directs the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe regulations specifying the manner in which a telephone subscriber shall notify the telephone company that he does not wish to receive unsolicited calls. Prescribes criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Excludes from the definition of "unsolicited commercial telephone calls" calls made in response to an express request of the individual called or made in connection with an overdue debt or contractual obligation.
United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1978
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide identical income tax rates for single persons and married couples filing joint returns. Limits the earned income that must be reported by a married individual filing a separate return to the amount actually earned by that individual.
United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1978
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that an individual's allowable charitable contributions shall be deducted when determining the individual's adjusted gross income, thereby allowing the deduction to individuals who do not itemize.
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1978
Older Americans Long-Term Care Act - Title I: Long-Term Care for the Elderly and the Disabled - Establishes a program of long-term comprehensive services for the elderly financed by the Federal Government and the States. Establishes within the Department of the Treasury a Federal long-Term Care Trust Fund for such program. Requires a State to establish a State Long-Term Care Agency in order to receive funds under this Act. Requires such State agency to create within the State a system of Community Long-Term Care Centers. Title II: Miscellaneous Provisions - Sets forth the relationship between the program established by this Act and certain programs under the Social Security Act.
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1978
Amends rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the inclusion in any appropriation bill or amendment thereto of a provision which changes existing law or imposes any limitation not contained in existing law.
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1978
Small Business Development Center Act - Authorizes the Small Business Administration to make grants to universities to assist them in developing centers to provide small businesses with a broad range of advice, information, and assistance. Limits the amount of such grant to no more than 75 percent of the cost of eligible activities in the operation or development of the center, except for grants to regional centers assisting State centers in research or other high cost activities. Establishes a Small Business Management and Technical Assistance Division within the Small Business Development Center program through a Deputy Associate Administrator. Establishes a Small Business Development Center Advisory Board composed of 14 members to advise and confer with the Deputy Associate Administrator for Management and Technical Assistance. Authorizes the Administration to make grants to universities, organizations, and business concerns to support research to solve problems which affect small business concerns.
United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1978
Public Playground Equipment Safety Act - Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to (1) carry out a study of the different types of surfacing materials used in playgrounds and determine the relationship between such materials and the occurrence of accidents and injuries at such facilities; and (2) promulgate advisory safety standards for playground equipment. Requires playground equipment in federally assisted playgrounds to comply with such safety standards.
United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1978
Expresses the condemnation of the House of Representatives of the kidnapping of Aldo Moro. Declares it the sense of the House of Representatives that (1) Italy deserves the support of the United States, and (2) the President should instruct the Permanent Representative to the United Nations to press for consideration of solutions to the problem of terrorism in all appropriate forums.
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1978
Expresses the condemnation by the Congress of the March 11, 1978, attack on Israel by the Palestine Liberation Organization, and the expressed intention of the PLO to continue such attacks and to disrupt the peace efforts between Israel and Egypt. Requests the President to make the disapproval of the Congress known to governments approving the PLO attack. Expresses Congressional approval of the peace efforts between Israel and Egypt. Urges other Middle East countries to join such efforts. Declares negotiation to be the best way to bring peace to the Middle East.
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1978
Small Business Development Center Act - Authorizes the Small Business Administration to make grants to universities to assist them in developing centers to provide small businesses with a broad range of advice, information, and assistance. Limits the amount of such grant to no more than 75 percent of the cost of eligible activities in the operation or development of the center, except for grants to regional centers assisting State centers in research or other high cost activities. Establishes a Small Business Management and Technical Assistance Division within the Small Business Development Center program through a Deputy Associate Administrator. Establishes a Small Business Development Center Advisory Board to advise and confer with the Deputy Associate Administrator for Management and Technical Assistance. Authorizes the Administration to make grants to universities, organizations, and business concerns to support research to solve problems which affect small business concerns.
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1978
Product Liability Insurance Tax Equity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to qualify trusts established for the payment of product liability claims as tax exempt organizations. Allows taxpayers a business income tax deduction for contributions to such trusts only to the extent they exceed the reasonable costs of product liability insurance for the deducting taxpayer.
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1978
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals an income tax credit for a portion of the expenses incurred for the residential installations of insulation, solar and other renewable energy equipment, heating improvements and energy-conserving components between April 20, 1977, and January 1, 1986.
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