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United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1975
Increases the Medicare inpatient hospital deduction from $40 to $84 under title XVIII of the Social Security Act.
United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1975
Provides for a 1-year period, hospital insurance coverage under the medicare provisions of the Social Security Act for unemployed workers and their dependents on the basis of a month of coverage for each month of unemployment. Sets forth the criteria for determining unemployment for purposes of coverage under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1975
Authorizes the establishment of the Tule Elk National Wildlife Refuge in California. Establishes a Federal-State management program for the conservation, protection, and enhancement of tule elk and other species. Authorizes appropriations of such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this resolution.
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1975
Revises the Forest Pest Control Act by providing that the funds authorized to be appropriated under the Act are to remain available until expended.
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1975
Provides that whoever initiates or conducts, or attempts to initiate or conduct, an income tax audit, investigation, or prosecution for reasons other than enforcement of the Internal Revenue Code or on account of race creed, color, or political status shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 5 years or both. Directs the Comptroller General to report annually to the committees of the Congress charged with the promulgation of the Federal tax laws on the effectiveness and impartiality of the administation of such laws. Specifies the powers and duties of the Comptroller General with respect to the conduct of investigations of the administration of the Federal tax laws. Increases the criminal penalties for unauthorized disclosure of confidential tax information to a fine of up to $5000 or 5 years' imprisonment or both. Makes any person disclosing such information without authorization personally liable to any taxpayer injured by such disclosure up to $20,000 actual and punitive damages. Authorizes inspections of income tax returns by officers and employees of the Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, the Department of Justice, and State agencies charged with the administration of State tax law, in each case solely for purpose of administration and enforcement of the tax laws. Specifies procedures for the disclosure of income tax return information to committees of Congress. Provides that a person, partner in a partnership, or a corporation with respect to whom the return is filed shall, upon written request, have an opportunity to inspect such return. Authorizes the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to disclose return information to correct misstatements of published or disclosed facts.
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1975
Stockholders Investment Act - Provides, under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relating to pension, profit-sharing, and stock bonus plans, that no pension manager shall invest or sell any of the pension trust assets over which he has discretionary investment authority in the securities of any corporation with a capital account of more than $25,000,000 if that investment or sale would result in the investment of: (1) more than 5 percent of the value of all pension trust assets managed by him in the securities of any corporation; or (2) such assets in more than 10 percent of any class of security of any corporation. Sets forth the circumstances under which divestiture is not required. Defines the terms used in this Act, including those of "pension manager" and "security." Imposes on each pension manager a tax of 5 percent of the amount of each investment made by him during his taxable year in violation of the provisions relating to limitations on pension trust asset investment. Distinguishes venture capital from pension trust assets for purposes of this Act. Provides for a graduated taxation of capital gains and a liberalized treatment of capital losses. Provides that in the case of a taxpayer other than a corporation, a percentage of the gain from the sale or exchange of a capital asset held for more than 12 months shall be excluded from gross income. Prescribes the procedure for determination of such percentage. Provides for the nonrecognition of specified gains and losses under the Internal Revenue Code.
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1975
Prohibits, under the Trade Act of 1974, a Presidential grant of duty-free status for specified articles of beneficiary developing countries if such country is a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and cooperates with OPEC in withholding and raising prices on supplies of vital commodities; or if such country is a member of any other arrangement of foreign countries taking such actions.
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1975
Older Americans Tax Counseling Assistance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, through the Internal Revenue Service, to enter into agreements with nonprofit agencies or organizations to prepare volunteers to assist the elderly in the preparation of their Federal income tax returns and to provide technical assistance for this purpose. Directs the Secretary to publicize to the elderly those provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 particularly important to them. Authorizes to be appropriated to the Secretary $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1975 and $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1975
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President urge a meeting of hemisphere finance ministers as soon as possible to develop means of furthering economic cooperation among foreign countries on the basis of a hemisphere partnership.
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1975
States that the Senate honors Roy Wilkins on the occasion of his being named "American of the Year" by the American Religious Town Hall Meeting.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1975
Authorizes an exchange of lands by the Secretary of the Interior for an entrance road into the McKittrick area of the Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1975
Provides for the relief of Maria Pueblito Vega-Lopez.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1975
Natural Gas Agricultural Priority Act - Provides, under the Natural Gas Act, a priority system for specified agricultural uses of natural gas. Directs the Federal Power Commission to prohibit any interruption or curtailment of natural gas and take such other steps as are necessary to assure as soon as possible the availability in interstate commerce of sufficient quantities of natural gas for use as a raw material feedstock or process fuel in the production of fertilizer, animal feed grade chemicals, essential agricultural chemicals, and for use in agricultural crop drying. Defines "sufficient quantities of natural gas" for purposes of this Act. Provides that the rule implemented by the Commission shall also apply with respect to the availability of natural gas sold in intrastate commerce in any State which has not, within ninety days, adopted a rule to implement the purposes of the first provision of this Act. Directs the Commission to, by rule, prohibit boiler fuel use of natural gas and propane in interstate and intrastate commerce not contracted for prior to the date of enactment of this Act by users other than residential or small commercial users unless, upon petition by a user, the Commission determines that enumerated criteria are met.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1975
Provides for the relief of Antoinette L. M. Smith.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1975
Emergency Natural Gas Act - Directs the Federal Power Commission to grant relief from any existing natural gas allocation plan to producers of fertilizer and agricultural chemicals which require natural gas for their production, when necessary to prevent the impairment of such production. Exempts from this provision such amounts of natural gas as are required by residential and small commercial users. Provides that this Act shall expire on December 31, 1975.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1975
Individual Tax Reduction and Tax Reform Act - Authorizes the individual taxpayer to elect a $250 credit against income tax in lieu of the deduction for personal exemptions under the Internal Revenue Code. Repeals the percentage depletion allowance for all oil and gas wells except for those gas wells located in the northern quadrisphere. Exempts that part of the taxpayer's average daily production of crude oil in the northern quadrisphere that does not exceed $3,000 barrels. Provides for a reduction in the amount allowed as foreign tax for purposes of computation of the foreign tax credit. Provides a formula for the recapture of foreign oil-related loss by treating that portion of foreign oil-related income equal to the amount of such loss up to 50 percent of the foreign oil-related income for the succeeding taxable year as income from sources within (and not from without) the United States. Disqualifies from Domestic International Sales Corporation treatment those DISC corporations which are partly owned by corporations not presently qualified as Domestic International Sales Corporations. Imposes (in lieu of the present minimum tax) a tax equal to the tax which would be imposed on an individual if his taxable income were an amount equal to one-half of his adjusted economic income. Defines adjusted economic income as the adjusted gross income for the taxable year, plus an amount equal to the items of tax preference, minus: (1) the investment expense adjustment; (2) extraordinary medical expenses; (3) extraordinary casualty losses, and (4) the charitable contribution adjustment. Defines the above listed items for the purposes of this Act. Provides an exemption of $20,000 minus the excess of adjusted economic income over $20,000 from this minimum tax.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1975
Provides that no new tariff, fee or other charge, no increase in existing tariffs, fees or other charges, and no new quota or other limitation on imports of crude oil or petroleum products other than those in effect on January 1, 1975, may be imposed unless: (1) such action is specifically authorized by law enacted after the date of enactment of this joint resolution; or (2) the specific action proposed to be taken is submitted to both Houses of the Congress. States that if such action is disapproved by either House within the thirty-day review period, no officer or agency shall have authority to take any action inconsistent with the provisions of this joint resolution.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1975
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the appropriate committees of the House and Senate undertake an investigation of the supplemental security income program to determine the causes of the current problems and recommend suitable remedies.
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1975
Provides that the price of milk shall be supported at not less than 90 percent of the parity price for the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending March 31, 1978.
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1975
Expresses the sense of the Congress that no legislation imposing a ceiling on social security cost-of-living benefit increases be enacted.
United States · United States Congress · 17 January 1975
States that the Senate of the United States: (1) commends the agreement in principle reached at Vladivostok on November 24, 1974; (2) expresses its firm belief that this agreement in principle must lead to further mutual arms limitations and reductions; and (3) expresses its understanding that the Vladivostok agreement establishes limits within which the United States and the Soviet Union may deploy strategic forces, but than any deployment of United States strategic nuclear weapons, up to the limits established by the Vladivostok agreement, should be based solely upon the actual needs of United States security. Expresses the advice of the Senate that the President should make every possible effort: (1) to complete the negotiations resulting from the Vladivostok agreement in principle; and (2) in addition, to reach further specified agreements regarding nuclear arms limitations. Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Vladivostok agreement be submitted to the Senate for its advice and consent in accordance with the treaty provisions of the U.S. Constitution.
United States · United States Congress · 16 January 1975
Authorizes a flood protection project in the vicinity of Baytown, Texas. Removes the $15,000 limitation on relocation assistance payable to displaced persons as a result of flooding in the vicinity of Baytown, Texas. Provides that any devaluation of property, after February 13, 1969, due to subsidence or flooding shall be disregarded in determining compensation for such property if the owner of the property owned it at the time of subsidence or flooding.
United States · United States Congress · 16 January 1975
Provides for the relief of Maria Pueblito Vega-Lopez.
United States · United States Congress · 16 January 1975
Provides for the relief of Antoinette L. M. Smith.
United States · United States Congress · 16 January 1975
States that the Senate commemorates the forty-sixth anniversary of the birth of the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Junior, on January 15, 1929.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1975
Government in the Sunshine Act - Title I: Congressional Procedures - Requires each meeting of each standing, select, or special committee or subcommittee of the Senate and House of Representatives, including meetings to conduct hearings, to be open to the public. Provides that a portion or portions of such meetings may be closed to the public if the committee or subcommittee determines by vote of a majority of a quorum of the members present that the matters to be discussed or the testimony to be taken: (1) will disclose matters necessary to be kept secret in the interests of national defense or the confidential conduct of the foreign policy of the United States; (2) will relate solely to matters of committee staff personnel or internal staff management; or (3) will tend to charge with crime or misconduct, or to disgrace any individual, or will represent a clearly unwarranted invasion of the privacy of any individual (unless it relates to any government officer or employee with respect to his official duties or employment); (4) will disclose information pertaining to any investigation conducted for law enforcement purposes, with specified limitations; or (5) will disclose information relating to the trade secrets or financial or commercial information pertaining specifically to a given person. Directs each standing, select, or special committee or subcommittee of the Senate and House of Representatives to make a public announcement of the date, place, and subject matter of each meeting at least one week before such meeting unless the committee or subcommittee determines by a vote of the majority of a quorum that committee business requires that such meeting be called at an earlier date, in which case the committee shall make public announcement of the date, place and subject matter of such meeting at the earliest practicable opportunity. Provides that a complete transcript shall be made of each meeting of each standing, select, or special committee or subcommittee. Provides that a copy of each such transcript shall be made available for public inspection within seven days and additional copies shall be furnished to any person at the actual cost of duplication. Provides that all the aforegoing requirements and exceptions applicable to the meetings of the committees and subcommittees of the House and Senate shall also be applicable to each meeting of a committee of conference. Establishes procedures to review and reverse any committee and subcommittee vote to close a meeting to the public or to delete from the publicly available copy a portion of a meeting transcript. Title II: Agency Procedures - Requires all meetings of any Federal agency to be open to the public unless a majority of the entire membership of an agency determines the meeting: (1) will disclose matters necessary to be kept secret in the interests of national defense or the confidential conduct of the foreign policy of the United States; (2) will relate solely to individual agency personnel or to internal agency office management and administration or financial auditing; (3) will tend to charge with crime or misconduct, or to disgrace, any person, or will represent a clearly unwarranted invasion of the privacy of any individual (unless it relates to any government officer or employee with respect to his official duties or employment); (4) will disclose information pertaining to any investigation conducted for law enforcement purposes, with specified limitations; or (5) will disclose information relating to the trade secrets or financial or commercial information pertaining specifically to a given person. Directs each agency to make public announcement of the date, place, and subject matter of each meeting (whether open or closed to the public) at least one week before each meeting unless the agency determines by a vote of the majority of its members that agency business requires that such meetings be called at an earlier date, in which case the agency shall make public announcement of the date, place, and subject matter of such meeting at the earliest practicable opportunity. Provides that a complete transcript, including a list of all persons attending and their affilations, shall be made of each meeting of each agency (whether open or closed to the public). Provides that a copy of each such meeting shall be made available to the public for inspection, and additional copies of any transcript shall be furnished to any person at the actual cost of duplication. Requires each agency to promulgate regulations to implement the requirements of this title. States that any citizen or person resident in the United States may bring a proceeding in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit: (1) to require an agency to promulgate such regulations if such agency has not done so within the time period specified herein; or (2) to set aside agency regulations that are not in accord with the requirements of this title and to require the promulgation of regulations that are in accord with such requirements. Gives the district courts of the United States jurisdiction to enforce the requirements of this title by declaratory judgment, injunctive relief, or otherwise. Provides that such actions shall be brought in the district wherein the plaintiff resides, or has his principal place of business, or where the agency in question has its headquarters. Sets forth provisions governing ex parte communications in agency proceedings.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1975
National Policy and Priorities for Science and Technology Act - Declares that it is the continuing policy and responsibility of the Federal Government to take appropriate measures directed toward achieving various goals, including: (1) a continuing Federal investment in science and technology adequate to the needs of the Nation; and (2) the strengthening of national capabilities for technological planning and policy formulation. Declares it to be the purpose of this Act to promote the effective application of science and technology to the furtherance of national goals by: (1) establishing a Council of Advisors on Science and Technology in the Executive Office of the President to provide a source of scientific and technological analysis and judgment to the President; (2) establishing an Intergovernmental Science and Technology Advisory Committee to foster the application of science and technology to State and regional needs; (3) establishing an Interagency Federal Coordinating Committee on Science and Technology to coordinate agency research and development efforts; and (4) having the President submit an annual Science and Technology Report to the Congress. Title I: Council of Advisors on Science and Technology - Establishes in the Executive Office of the President a Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Directs the Council to annually appraise progress in science and technology in relation to the needs of the Nation and, taking account of the state of the economy through consultation with the Council of Economic Advisors, to determine the desired level of Federal investment in science and technology for the fiscal year immediately following the fiscal year in which such determination is made, and make appropriate recommendations to the President and Congress. States that the Council shall serve as a source of scientific and technological analysis and judgment for the President with respect to major policies, plans, and programs of science and technology of the Federal Government. Requires the President to transmit annually to the Congress, beginning October 15, 1976, a Science and Technology Report which shall set forth: (1) a review of development of national significance in science and technology; (2) the significant effects of current and foreseeable trends in science and technology on the social, economic, and other requirements of the Nation; (3) a review and appraisal of selected science and technology-related programs, policies, and activities of the Federal Government; (4) an inventory and projection of critical and emerging national problems the resolution of which might be substantially assisted by the application of science and technology; (5) the identification and assessment of scientific and technological measures that can contribute to the resolution of such problems, in light of the related social, economic, political, and institutional considerations; (6) the existing and projected scientific and technological resources, including specialized manpower, that could contribute to the resolution of such problems; (7) recommendations for legislation on science and technology-related programs and policies that will contribute to the resolution of such problems; and (8) recommendations with regard to Federal investment level and priorities in science and technology, as made by the Council pursuant to this Act. Title II: Federal Coordinating Committee for Science and Technology - Establishes the Federal Coordinating Committee for Science and Technology. States that the Committee shall consider problems and developments in the fields of science and technology and related activities affecting more than one Federal agency, and shall recommend policies and other measures: (1) to provide more effective planning and administration of Federal scientific and technological programs; (2) to identify research needs including areas of research requiring additional emphasis; (3) to achieve more effective utilization of the scientific and technological resources and facilities of Federal agencies, including the elimination of unnecessary duplication; and (4) to further international cooperation in science and technology. Abolishes the Federal Council for Science and Technology. Title III: National Science Foundation - Directs the National Science Foundation to recommend and encourage the pursuit of national policies designed to foster research and education in science and engineering, and the application of scientific and technical knowledge to the solution of national problems. Requires the Foundation to initiate an educational program of continuing education in science and engineering in order to enable scientists and engineers who have been engaged in their careers for at least five years to pursue courses of study designed to: (1) provide them with new knowledge, techniques, and skills in their special fields; or (2) acquire new knowledge, techniques, and skills in other fields which will enable them to render more valuable contributions to the Nation. Title IV: State and Regional Science and Technology Programs - Establishes, within the National Science Foundation, an Intergovernmental Science and Technology Advisory Committee. Provides that the Committee shall advise and assist the Foundation in: (1) identifying and defining civilian problems at the State, regional, and local levels and the environment in which solution to these problems ought to be provided; (2) identifying areas of highest priority for study, assessment, and development of policy alternatives by the Foundation under this title; and (3) identifying and fostering ways to facilitate the transfer and utilization of results of civilian research and development activities so as to maximize the application of science and technology to civilian needs. Authorizes the Director of the National Science Foundation to make grants not to exceed $100,000 to any State to pay a part of the cost of establishing an Office of State Science and Technology. Title V: General Provisions - Authorizes appropriations to carry out the various provisions and titles of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1975
Education for All Handicapped Children Act - States the findings of the Congress, including that: (1) the special educational needs of handicapped children are being fully met in only a few school systems; (2) one million of the handicapped children in the United States are excluded entirely from the public school system and will not go through the educational process with their peers; and (3) it is in the national interest that the Federal Government assist State and local efforts to provide programs to meet the educational needs of handicapped children in order to assure equal protection of the laws. Describes the purposes of this Act, including to insure that all handicapped children have available to them not later than 1978 special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs. Defines the terms used in this Act. Provides that during July 1, 1975, and September 30, 1980, the Commissioner of Education shall, in accordance with provisions of the Education of the Handicappped Act, make payments to State educational agencies for grants made for assistance in providing full educational opportunity to all handicapped children. Provides for State entitlement and eligibility under this Act. States that funds allocated under this Act shall be used by the State to initiate, expand, and improve special education and related services for handicapped children in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Sets forth requirements for eligibility including the following which a State must demonstrate to the Commissioner: (1) the State has in effect a policy that assures all handicapped children the right to a free appropriate public education; and (2) each local educational agency in the State will maintain an individualized written education program for each handicapped child and review at least annually and revise its provisions when appropriate with the agreement of the parents or guardian of the handicapped child. Requires that, as soon as practicable after the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall prescribe uniform categories and accounting procedures to be utilized by State agencies in submitting an application for assistance under this Act in order to assure equity among the States. Authorizes to be included for each fiscal year in the appropriation for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare such sums as are necessary to administer provisions of this Act. States that in carrying out his responsibilities under this part, the Commissioner shall conduct directly, or by grant or contract such studies, investigations, and evaluations as are necessary to assure effective implementation of this Act. States that a maximum of 1 1/2 percent of the total of the grants paid under this Act for one year to a State agency or $75,000, whichever is greater, may be paid to such agency by the Commissioner for the administration of this Act. Authorizes appropriations for this purpose.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1975
Authorizes the President to designate January 15 of each year as "Martin Luther King Day."
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1975
Provides under the Standing Rules of the Senate, that if at any time a motion signed by sixteen Senators, to bring to a close the debate upon any measure, motion, or other matter pending before the Senate, or the unfinished business, is presented to the Senate, the Presiding Officer shall at once state the motion to the Senate, and one hour after the Senate meets on the following calendar day but one, he shall lay the motion before the Senate and direct that the Secretary call the roll, and upon the ascertainment that a quorum is present, the Presiding Officer shall, without debate, submit to the Senate by a yea-and-nay vote the question of whether it is the sense of the Senate that the debate shall be brought to a close. States that if that question be decided in the affirmative by three-fifths of the Senators present and voting, then said measure, motion, or other matter pending before the Senate, or the unfinished business, shall be the unfinished business to the exclusion of all other business until disposed of.
United States · United States Congress · 12 December 1974
Provides for the relief of Antoinette L. M. Smith.
United States · United States Congress · 12 December 1974
States that the Senate of the United States: (1) expresses its support for the broad purposes of the agreement in principle reached at Vladivostok on November 24, 1974, as a step forward both in furthering arms control and improving the relations between the United States and the Soviet Union; and (2) expresses its firm belief that this agreement in principle must lead to further arms limitations and reductions and that both the United States and the Soviet Union should make every effort to halt the continuing competition in strategic arms by excercising restraint in the deployment of additional nuclear weapons systems beyond current levels. Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should make every possible effort to negotiate further nuclear arms limitation and reduction measures as part of the final accord carrying out the Vladivostok agreement. Expresses the sense of the Senate that the specific accord concluded on the basis of the Vladivostok agreement between the President of the United States and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics should be in the form of a treaty and submitted to the Senate for its advice and consent.
United States · United States Congress · 4 December 1974
Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act - Provides that, for the purposes of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970, there is a State "emergency on" indicator for a week if there is a State or National "emergency on" indicator for such a week. Provides, for the same purposes, that there is a State "emergency off" indicator for a week if there is both a State and National "emergency off" indicator for such week. States that, with respect to the period which begins January 1, 1975, no emergency compensation shall be payable after a specified time pursuant to the provisions of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 relating to the payment of extended compensation. Changes the rate of insured unemployment definitive of a national "on" indicator from 4.5 to 4 percent for all States. Provides that there shall be paid to the States 100 percent of the sharable extended compensation and sharable regular compensation paid to individuals under State law.
United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1974
Provides, under the Internal Revenue Code, that whoever initiates, attempts to initiate, or threatens to initiate an income tax audit, investigation, or prosecution in a discriminatory manner (1) on account of reasons other than enforcement; or (2) on account of race, creed, or color, or any political activity, shall be fined up $10,000 or imprisoned up to five years or both. Provides for an audit by the Comptroller General of the operations of the Internal Revenue Service for the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Ways and Means. Specifies the subject matter of such investigations and requires their annual reporting to the committees. Increases the criminal penalties for the unauthorized disclosure of confidential tax information. Imposes new civil penalties for the unauthorized disclosure of such information. Provides that all returns are confidential records, enumerating specifically those persons for whom inspection of returns is authorized. Requires a written request by the President prior to the inspection of any returns by employees of the White House Office. Requires the filing of a semi-annual report to the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation listing the returns furnished for inspection: (1) under court ordered procedures for Federal law enforcement; (2) to State tax law administrative bodies; (3) to the President and White House Office employees; and (4) to committees of Congress. Provides for the disclosure of specified tax information to the Social Security Administration, the Railroad Retirement Board, the Department of Labor, and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
United States · United States Congress · 20 November 1974
Provides for a credit under the Internal Revenue Code for 20 percent of the amounts deposited by the taxpayer in an educational savings plan for himself or a dependent. Sets limitations on the amount of such credit, dependent upon the nature of the account. Defines "educational savings plan" and other terms used in this Act. Provides for the recapture of any such credit allocable to nonqualified noneducational uses or for failure to use the account. (Adds 26 U.S.C. 42)
United States · United States Congress · 9 October 1974
Provides for the relief of Manuel Suarez and his wife, Aurora Garcia Suarez.
United States · United States Congress · 7 October 1974
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration conduct a conference before December 31, 1974, composed of representatives of the Congress, law enforcement agencies, including police officers, private women's groups, community rape task forces, and other appropriate organizations, to study the incidence of rape and the manner in which rape may be prevented and controlled and the victims of rape properly treated, with special emphasis upon improving local law enforcement programs designed to control rape and to treat the victims of rape. Directs the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration to report to the Congress, no later than 30 days after the convening of the Ninety-fourth Congress, on action that should and may be taken by the Congress or the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration to implement the suggestions emerging from the conference.
United States · United States Congress · 4 October 1974
Increases the medicare inpatient hospital deductible from $40 to $84 under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act.
United States · United States Congress · 3 October 1974
Social Services Amendments - Authorizes necessary appropriations each fiscal year for payments to States for provision of social services directed toward the goal of: (1) achieving or maintaining economic self-support to prevent, reduce, or eliminate dependency; (2) preventing or remedying neglect, abuse, or exploitation of children and adults unable to protect their own interests, or preserving, rehabilitating, or reuniting families; (3) preventing or reducing inappropriate institutional care by providing for community-based care, home-based, or other forms of less intensive care, or; (4) securing referral or admission for institutional care when other forms of care are not appropriate. Requires that 50 percent of such payments to States be for provision of services to individuals who are receiving (or are eligible to receive) aid under the Aid to Needy Families with Children, Supplemental Security Income, and Medicaid programs of the Social Security Act. Prohibits payments to States for aid to individuals with incomes above specified levels. Requires that expenditure by States under this Act for child day care services be for day care services which meet the Federal interagency day care requirements as approved by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and the Office of Economic Opportunity. Prohibits, with specified exceptions, State expenditures under this Act for services to individuals living in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, prisons, or foster homes. Prohibits such expenditures for services to individuals eligible for Medicare aid. Requires that States participating in the programs established under this Act report annually on the results of specified evaluations and audits of their participation. Allows suspension of payments to States failing to meet requirements under this Act. Requires States to provide hearings for individuals whose claims to services under this Act are denied, to restrict disclosure of information obtained on individuals pursuant to this Act, and to refrain from imposing durational residency or citizenship requirements upon individuals as a condition to participation in programs under this Act. States that comprehensive plans must be published by States setting forth their programs under this Act which will be pursued in the ensuing year. Requires that such plan include descriptions of objectives, individuals and geographic areas to be served, descriptions of implementation procedures, estimated expenditures, and services to be rendered. Requires annual evaluations of the programs under this Act by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.
United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1974
Deepwater Port Act - Declares the purposes of this Act, including to authorize and regulate the location, ownership, construction, and operation of deepwater port in waters beyond the territorial limits of the United States. Defines the terms used in this Act. States that no person may engage in the ownership, construction or operation of a deepwater port except in accordance with a license issued pursuant to this Act. Sets forth: (1) the prerequisites for issuance of such licenses; (2) procedures for port evaluation; (3) the conditions of licenses; (4) the procedures for transfer, terms and renewal of licenses; and (5) the eligibility for licenses. Directs the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating to: (1) issue regulations to carry out the purposes of this Act; and (2) prescribe regulations for site evaluation and preconstruction testing at potential deepwater port locations which may adversely affect the environment, interfere with uses of the Outer Continental Shelf or pose a threat to human health and welfare. Sets forth the minimum data required on applications filed under this Act and requires publication of a description of each application area in the Federal Register. Requires the filing of environmental impact statements and public hearings prior to the issuance of a license under this Act. Lists the priorities to be considered by the Secretary in issuing such licenses. Calls for the establishment of environmental review criteria to be used in the evaluation of a deepwater port as proposed in an application. Provides for an antitrust review of licenses. States that a deepwater port shall be subject to regulation as a common carrier in accordance with the Interstate Commerce Act. Provides that the Secretary shall not issue a license without the approval of the Governor of each and any adjacent coastal State. Requires a coastal zone management program to be developed by such States prior to the issuance of a license. Provides for regulations and procedures for marine environmental protection and navigational safety. Empowers the Secretary of State to seek international action and cooperation in support of the policies of this Act. Provides procedures for the suspension and termination of licenses. Sets forth the recordkeeping and inspection requirements of each licensee, providing for public access to specified information. Imposes criminal and civil penalties for violations of this Act. Authorizes citizen civil actions in enumerated instances. States that the discharge of oil or natural gas into the marine environment from a vessel within any safety zone or from a deepwater port is prohibited. Imposes civil penalties for violation of this prohibition and liability for cleanup costs and damages. Establishes the Deepwater Port Liability Fund to be liable for all cleanup costs and damages in excess of the maximum liabilities of vessel owners and operators and licensees. Calls for a study of the methods for implementing a uniform law providing liability for cleanup costs and damages from oil spills from Outer Continental Shelf operations. Authorizes to be appropriated for the administration of this Act $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1975, 1976 and 1977.
United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1974
Provides for the relief of Maria Pueblito Vega-Lopez.
United States · United States Congress · 18 September 1974
Authorizes an exchange of lands for an entrance road at Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas.
United States · United States Congress · 18 September 1974
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the prevention of widespread famine and the inflationary pressure of increased domestic food prices requires immediate and substantial public investments in agricultural research and technology for the express purpose of increasing food production which would: (1) insure a ready supply of food at reasonable consumer food costs; (2) aid in the maintenance of a favorable United States trade balance; and (3) reduce the risk of food shortages in years of adverse weather.
United States · United States Congress · 11 September 1974
Provides for the relief of Guadalupe Villegas.
United States · United States Congress · 20 August 1974
Federal-Aid Highway Amendments - Authorizes appropriations for: (1) parkways; (2) Indian reservation roads and bridges; (3) the rural highway public transportation demonstration program; and (4) a railroad-highway crossing demonstration project in Lafayette, Indiana. Sets limitations on the granting of Federal financial assistance for charter buses. Declares the national policy that elderly and handicapped persons have the same right as other persons to utilize mass transportation facilities. Provides for the implementation of such policy. Requires States to certify that State law respecting maximum vehicle size and weight on Federal-aid systems in such State is being enforced. Sets limitations on Alaska ferry operations. Provides for the control of outdoor advertising and junkyards, authorizing appropriations for such control measures. Authorizes appropriations for: (1) landscaping and scenic enhancement; and (2) the special bridge replacement program. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to not approve specified projects in any State which has a maximum speed limit in excess of 55 miles per hour. Authorizes appropriations for access highways to public recreation areas on Federal lakes. Empowers the Secretary, with regard to the Northeast corridor demonstration rail crossings, to permit selected public crossings of unusually low-potential hazard to remain at ground level. Authorizes projects to reconstruct or replace the Overseas Highway to Key West, Florida. Establishes a bikeway demonstration program. Provides for the termination of Federal highway construction contracts upon application by the contractor.
United States · United States Congress · 15 August 1974
Expresses the findings of Congress, including that Federal information reporting requirements have placed an unprecedented paperwork burden upon private citizens, recipients of Federal assistance, businesses, governmental contractors, and State and local governments. Establishes a Commission on Federal Paperwork to study procedures and practices of the Federal Government relating to information gathering, dissemination, and the management and control of information activities. Enumerates the areas to be considered by the Commission in its studies. Directs the Commission to make a final report to the Congress and the President within two years of the date of its first meeting. Sets forth the membership composition of the Commission and their compensation. Details the administrative powers of the Commission. Calls for cooperation between Federal agencies and the Commission. Authorizes to be appropriated to the Commission such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 13 August 1974
Cost of Living Task Force Act - Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to focus public attention on private and governmental actions which have an impact upon national price stability. Establishes an independent agency to be known as the Cost of Living Task Force. Specifies the membership composition of the Task Force. Enumerates the duties of the Task Force, including to monitor the economy and to develop and recommend to private parties, the President and the Congress, policies and procedures to achieve and maintain price stability in a growing economy, and to advise those parties, government agencies and the public at large of any action or anticipated action which would have a materially adverse impact on price stability. Directs the Task Force to collect data, evaluate the reasonableness of price and wage increases, make recommendations, and report within one year on the effectiveness of existing institutions within the Federal Government for dealing with inflation. Details the administrative powers of the Task Force. Provides for confidentiality of information obtained under this Act. Requires a semi-annual report by the Task Force. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums, not to exceed $10,000,000 in any fiscal year, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 13 August 1974
Declares that all foreign troops currently involved in Cyprus be withdrawn immediately so that the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross may be permitted to restore peace to the island, and to guarantee the protection and civil rights of all persons and communities and the right of the Cypriot people working together to determine their own destiny.
United States · United States Congress · 7 August 1974
Imported Shrimp and Shrimp Food Products Marking Act - Defines the terms used in this Act, including "imported shrimp food product". Requires that no imported shrimp or imported shrimp food product may be released from customs custody until adequate precautions have been taken to insure that such shrimp or shrimp product will be properly marked from importation to acquisition by an ultimate purchaser.
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1974
Authorizes the release of the city of Aransas Pass, Texas, and the Urban Renewal Agency of the city of Aransas Pass, Texas, from obligations entered into with the Department of Housing and Urban Development.