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Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX]

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Bill· SS. 3797 (93rd)referred

A bill to provide education equalization incentive grants to the States.

United States · United States Congress · 23 July 1974

Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to make incentive grants to the States to equalize the quality of elementary and secondary education among the local educational agencies within each State, in such areas as the State deems vital. States that a State is eligible to receive a grant under this Act only if the State educational agency provides assurance that: (1) the quality of education provided to a child within that State is not the result of the wealth of the school district of the local educational agency in which the child attends school, but reflects the wealth of the State as a whole; (2) amounts commensurate with their needs are expended on children with greater educational needs, including, but not limited to, educationally disadvantaged, gifted, talented, handicapped, and vocational education students; and (3) amounts commensurate with the education costs are expended in local educational agencies within the State with greater costs, including cost attributable to sparsity of population, high density of population, and high living costs. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the provisions of this Act for fiscal years 1976, 1977, and 1978.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 363 (93rd)passed

Resolution calling for a domestic summit to develop a unified plan of action to restore stability and prosperity to the American economy.

United States · United States Congress · 23 July 1974

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the leadership of the Nation responsible for our economic wellbeing meet together immediately in a spirit of unity to design a set of policy actions to achieve the common goal of restoring stability and growth to the American economy and confidence and prosperity to the American people. Directs that this domestic summit be convened forthwith comprised of the President, the majority and minority leadership of both Houses of the Congress, the chairmen and ranking minority members of the Appropriations Committees of both Houses, the chairmen and ranking minority members of the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee, and the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, together with leaders of labor and business, and such other participants as they may agree upon. Provides that they shall meet and devote such time as necessary until a plan of action is decided upon which, by its demonstration of renewed unity, direction, and purpose, will gain the public support and confidence necessary to be effective in overcoming these difficulties.

Bill· SS. 3741 (93rd)referred

A bill to exempt from Federal taxation the obligations of certain nonprofit corporations organized to finance student loans and to provide that incentive payments to lenders of those student loans shall not be regarded as yield from the student loans for the purpose of determining whether bonds issued by such nonprofit organizations are arbitrage bonds.

United States · United States Congress · 10 July 1974

Excludes from Federal taxation, under the Internal Revenue Code, the obligations of specified nonprofit corporations organized to finance student loans. Provides that incentive payments to lenders of those student loans shall not be regarded as yield from the student loans for the purpose of determining whether bonds issued by such nonprofit organizations are arbitrage bonds.

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 102 (93rd)referred

Resolution relating to regulatory requirements on distilled spirits and wine.

United States · United States Congress · 10 July 1974

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms of the United States Treasury Department not promulgate the intended regulations requiring a statement of ingredients on every bottle of distilled spirits and wine in the United States until the Congress of the United States be given the opportunity to consider this matter and its broad implications in full.

Bill· SS. 3719 (93rd)referred

National Mass Transportation Assistance Act

United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1974

National Mass Transportation Assistance Act - Increases the number and type of facilities eligible for Federal assistance under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964. Increases the authorization for the purpose of financing grants and loans under such Act from $6,100,000,000 to $15,600,000,000. States that the Secretary of Transportation shall not approve any project in an urbanized area after July 1, 1976, under this Act unless he finds that such project is based on a continuing comprehensive transportation planning process carried on in a manner that will serve the States and local communities efficiently and effectively. Provides a formula under which the Secretary shall apportion the $5,000,000,000 made available to the States in the form of grants for emergency programs under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964. Authorizes specified appropriations for fiscal years 1975 through 1979 to liquidate the obligations incurred for the project costs of emergency programs under such Act. States that the Secretary may approve as a project under this Act: (1) the acquisition, construction, and improvement of facilities and equipment for use, by operation or lease or otherwise, in mass transportation service, and (2) the payment of operating expenses to improve or to continue such service by operation, lease, contract or otherwise. States that the Federal share payable on account of any project financed with funds made available under this Act shall not exceed 80 percent of the cost of the project. Provides that, in approving the plans, specifications, and estimates for any proposed project under this Act, the Secretary shall assure that possible adverse economic, social, and environmental effects relating to the proposed project have been fully considered in developing the project, and that the final decisions on the project are made in the best overall public interest, taking into consideration the need for fast, safe, and efficient transportation, public services, and conservation of environment and natural resources, and the costs of eliminating or minimizing any such adverse effects, including: (1) air, noise, and water pollution; (2) destruction or disruption of man-made and natural resources, esthetic values, community cohesion, and the availability of public facilities and services; (3) adverse employment effects, and tax and property value losses; (4) injurious displacement of people, businesses, and farms; and (5) disruption of desirable community and regional growth. Provides for the method of payment of State and Federal shares of project costs under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to assist States and their political subdivisions in financing the construction and operation of facilities and equipment for use in providing public mass transportation service in rural areas. States that, in order to finance grants, the Secretary is authorized to incur obligations on behalf of the United States in an aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000,000. Provides that the Federal grant for any rural project assisted under this Act shall be in an amount not to exceed 80 percent of the cost of the project. Requires the Secretary to develop, test, and prescribe a reporting system to accumulate public mass transportation financial and operating information by uniform categories and a uniform system of accounts and records by January 10, 1977. Provides for the coordination of urban mass transit programs with model cities' programs. Authorizes the Secretary to investigate unsafe conditions in any facility or manner of operation financed under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 and to withhold further financial assistance until a plan for correcting the unsafe facility is approved or implemented. Provides for the development, establishment, and operation of demonstration projects to determine the feasibility of fare-free urban mass transportation systems. Enumerates criteria according to which the Secretary shall select cities or metropolitan areas for such projects. Authorizes to be appropriated up to $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1975 and 1976 to carry out the provisions of this Act.

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 95 (93rd)referred

Concurrent Resolution to provide for a "U.S. Space Week".

United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1974

Requests the President to issue a proclamation designating the seven-day period, beginning on Monday, that contains the July 20 date of each year as "United States Space Week", and calls upon the people of the United States to observe such period with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 347 (93rd)passed

Resolution relating to the role of the Federal Government on tourism in the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1974

Authorizes the Senate Committee on Commerce to make a full and complete investigation and study for the purpose of determining a policy and role for the Federal Government on tourism in the United States which will most effectively enable the industry to realize fully its potential to contribute to the social well-being, the cultural understanding, and the economic prosperity of the United States. Provides that the chairman and ranking minority member of each of the Senate Committees on Appropriations, Agriculture and Forestry, Interior and Insular Affairs, Public Works, Foreign Relations, Government Operations, Labor and Public Welfare, Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, and Judiciary, and the Select Committee on Small Business, or a member of such committees designated by each such chairman or ranking minority member to serve in his place, shall serve as ex officio members of the Committee on Commerce for purposes of this study. Directs the Committee on Commerce to report its findings, together with its recommendations for such legislation as it deems advisable, to the Senate.

Law· SS. 3679 (93rd)open

Emergency Livestock Credit Act of 1974

United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1974

Emergency Livestock Credit Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to provide financial assistance to bona fide farmers and ranchers, including operators of feedlots, who are primarily engaged in agricultural production for the purpose of breeding, raising, fattening or marketing livestock. Defines "livestock" to mean beef cattle, dairy catttle, swine, chickens, turkeys or the products thereof. Directs the Secretary to provide such assistance by guaranteeing loans made by any Federal or State chartered bank, savings and loan association, cooperative lending agency, or other approved lender. Requires that the total guaranteed under this Act for any farmer or rancher shall not exceed $1,000,000; and that in the case of any loan to refinance the livestock operations of a farmer or rancher, the loan and refinancing are absolutely essential in order for the farmer or rancher to remain in business. States that loans guaranteed under this Act shall bear interest at a rate to be agreed upon by the lender and borrower. Limits loan guarantees outstanding at any one time to $3,000,000,000. Terminates this Act one year after enactment, except the authority to make guarantees may be extended for 6 months if the Secretary of Agriculture determines guarantees are needed and notifies the House Committee on Agriculture and the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 91 (93rd)referred

Resolution relative to a bust or statue of Martin Luther King.

United States · United States Congress · 19 June 1974

Authorizes and directs the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a bronze bust or statue of Martin Luther King, Junior, and to cause such sculpture to be placed in a suitable location in the Capitol as determined by the Joint Committee on the Library. Provides that expenses incurred by the Joint Committee on the Library in carrying out this concurrent resolution, which shall not exceed $2,500, shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the Senate on vouchers approved by the chairman of the joint committee.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 341 (93rd)referred

Resolution relating to the imposition of meat import quotas.

United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1974

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should immediately terminate the suspension of any Presidential proclamation limiting the total quantity of imports, or withdrawals from warehouses for consumption, of fresh, chilled, or frozen cattle, sheep and other specified meat.

Bill· SS. 3641 (93rd)passed

A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to extend the authorizations for a 2-year period.

United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1974

Provides up to $300,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1975, 1976, and 1977 under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965. Authorizes up to $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1975, 1976, and 1977 for grants for operation of any health or educational project under such Act. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to designate as redevelopment areas under the Act those areas determined by the Secretary of Labor to be areas of substantial unemployment during the preceding calendar year. Extends the authorizations for loans and loan guarantees under the Act for fiscal years 1975, 1976, and 1977. Provides for the guaranteeing of rental payments of leases up to 90 percent of the remaining rental payments required by the lease. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make direct grants to cities or other political subdivisions to pay up to 100 percent of the cost of economic development planning under the Act. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to the States to provide special economic development and adjustment assistance programs to help State and local areas meet special needs arising from actual or threatened severe unemployment arising from economic dislocation, including unemployment arising from actions of the Federal Government and from compliance with environmental requirements that remove economic activities from a locality. Authorizes up to $100,000,000 per fiscal year for the fiscal years 1975, 1976, and 1977.

Bill· SS. 3649 (93rd)referred

Social Security Recipients Fairness Act

United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1974

Social Security Recipients Fairness Act - Establishes, under the Social Security Act, a procedure for the prompt payment of social security benefits to individuals whose social security checks have been lost, stolen, or otherwise delayed. Provides for expedited hearings and determinations respecting claims for benefits under titles II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) and Title XVIII (Medicare) of the Act.

Bill· SS. 3601 (93rd)referred

Urban Public Transportation Assistance Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1974

Urban Public Transportation Assistance Act - Defines the term "urbanized area" under the provisions of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964. Defines such term as meaning an area so designated by the Bureau of the Census, within boundaries which shall be fixed by responsible State and local officials in cooperation with each other, subject to approval by the Secretary, which shall at a minimum, in the case of any such area, encompass the entire urbanized area within the State as designated by the Bureau of the Census, and which has a population of at least fifty thousand. Provides that, in approving the plans, specification and estimates for any proposed project under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, the Secretary of Transportation shall assure that possible adverse economic, social, and environmental effects relating to the proposed project have been fully considered in developing the project, and that the final decisions on the project are made in the best overall public interest, taking into consideration the need for fast, safe, and efficient transportation, public services, and conservation of environment and natural resources, and the costs of eliminating or minimizing any such adverse effects, including: (1) air, noise, and water pollution; (2) destruction or disruption of man-made and natural resources, esthetic values, community cohesion, and the availability of public facilities and services; (3) adverse employment effects, and tax and property value losses; (4) injurious displacement of people, businesses, and farms; and (5) disruption of desirable community and regional growth. Increases the basic assistance authority under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964.

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 88 (93rd)referred

A concurrent resolution relative to national economic emergency.

United States · United States Congress · 5 June 1974

Declares that an emergency situation exists with respect to the problems of inflation, unemployment and the danger of recession, and resolves to attempt to reform existing policies and establish new policies that will reduce inflation, unemployment and recession, as well as other economic ills, or ease the effects thereof. Charges the Joint Economic Committee ("JEC"), with the assistance of the Advisory Board described herein with the duties of: (1) assessing the state of the economy and determining the principal causes of the current inflation, unemployment and recession; (2) to the maximum extent possible, drafting legislative recommendations and other recommendations to reduce inflation, unemployment and recession, both now and in the future, and reporting such recommendations to the Majority and Minority leaders of both Houses of Congress; (3) determining what long-range studies are necessary to improve Congress' understanding of and ability to deal with the problems of inflation, unemployment and recession and other major economic ills; and (4) reviewing and making recommendations with respect to the process by which both Congress and the executive formulate and execute economic policy. Directs the JEC to appoint an Advisory Board composed of not less than 20 nor more than 30 economists, businessmen and other experts in such areas, as fiscal policy, monetary policy, taxation, labor and manpower, foreign trade, military spending, trade regulation, protection of competition, and allocation and conservation of food, energy and other critical resources. Charges the Majority and Minority leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives with the duties of: (1) receiving legislative recommendations made by the JEC pursuant to this Concurrent Resolution, and (2) attempting to establish procedures which would ensure that such legislative recommendations are referred for committee consideration in a manner which would expedite, to the greatest extent possible, such committee consideration and reporting of such proposed legislation to the Senate and House of Representatives, and permit, to the greatest extent possible, participation in such committee consideration of Senators and Congressmen familiar with legislation in the areas of fiscal policy, monetary policy, taxation, labor and manpower, foreign trade, military spending, trade regulation, protection of competition, and allocation and conservation of critical resources.

Law· SS. 3548 (93rd)open

Harry S Truman Memorial Scholarship Act

United States · United States Congress · 30 May 1974

Harry S. Truman Memorial Scholarship Act - Expresses the findings of Congress and declares that it is especially appropriate to honor former President Harry S. Truman through the creation of a perpetual educational scholarship program to develop increased opportunities for young Americans to prepare and pursue careers in public service. Establishes, as an independent establishment of the executive branch of the United States Government, the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, to be subject to the supervision and direction of the Board of Trustees. Authorizes the Foundation to award fifty-one scholarships in any fiscal year beginning after June 30, 1973, for undergraduate study for persons who plan to pursue a career in public service. States that each recipient shall be known as a Truman scholar. Sets forth provisions governing: (1) the scholarship requirements; (2) the procedure for selection of Truman scholars; (3) stipends and institutional allowances; and (4) the scholarship conditions. Establishes in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the Harry S. Truman Memorial Scholarship Trust Fund. Prescribes the procedure for expenditures from the fund. Directs that there shall be an Executive Secretary of the Foundation, appointed by the Board, who shall be the chief executive officer and shall carry out the functions of the Foundation subject to the supervision and direction of the Board. Authorizes to be appropriated $30,000,000 to the fund. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for administrative expenses incident to carrying out the provisions of this Act.

Bill· SS. 3513 (93rd)referred

A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Nueces River Project, Texas, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 20 May 1974

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts to construct, operate and maintain the Nueces River project, Texas. Provides for the conservation and development of the fish and wildlife resources and the enhancement of recreation opportunities in connection with this project. Authorizes to be appropriated $50,000,000 for the purposes of this Act contingent on the advancement of $15,000,000 by a qualified local entity representing a non-Federal contribution toward the purposes of this Act.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 324 (93rd)passed

Resolution authorizing Condemnation of Terrorist Acts.

United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1974

Declares it to be the sense of the Senate that it most strongly condemns all acts of terrorism; and that the President and the Secretary of State should and are hereby urged and requested to call upon all governments to condemn inhuman acts of violence against innocent victims and to strongly urge the countries where these groups and individuals are found to take appropriate action to rid their countries of those who subvert the peace through terroism and senseless violence.

Bill· SS. 3435 (93rd)referred

A bill to authorize a project for flood protection in and in the vicinity of Baytown, Tex.

United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1974

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.

Bill· SS. 3395 (93rd)referred

Justice Department Reform Act

United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1974

Justice Department Reform Act - Prohibits any individual who held a position of trust and responsibility to an individual who was elected President or to an organization working on such individual's campaign or who was employed by a political party to campaign for an individual who was elected to the office of President from serving in appointive office in the Justice Department. Makes the Attorney General responsible for appointment and removal of United States attorneys.

Bill· SS. 3381 (93rd)referred

Rehabilitation Act Amendments

United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1974

Rehabilitation Act Amendments - Establishes in the Office of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Rehabilitation Services Administration to be headed by a Commissioner to be appointed by the President. Extends and authorizes additional appropriations under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 for vocational rehabilitative services, assistance for rehabilitation facilities, vocational training services for handicapped individuals, and assistance to the National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults.

Bill· SS. 3312 (93rd)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to certain charitable contributions.

United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1974

Includes organizations which maintain facilities for long-term care, comfort, maintenance, or education of residents permanently and totally disabled persons, elderly persons, needy widows, or children within the category of institutions to which tax deductible charitable contributions may be made under the Internal Revenue Code.

Bill· SS. 3238 (93rd)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to restrict the authority for inspection of tax returns and the disclosure of information contained therein.

United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1974

States that all returns made with respect to taxes imposed under the Internal Revenue Code are confidential and private records; but they may be opened to inspection by the following persons at such times and in such manner as the Commissioner of Internal Revenue by regulation may prescribe: (1) the taxpayer for whom the return was made or his attorney in fact; (2) officers and employees of the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Justice for tax administration and economic stabilization purposes; (3) shareholders of record owning 1 percent or more of the outstanding stock of any corporation; (4) tax officials of the States; (5) the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, the Finance Committee of the Senate, and the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue and Taxation; (6) the Attorney General, Assistant Attorneys General, and United States attorneys; and (7) officers and employees of executive departments and other establishments of the Federal Government upon written request of the head of such department or establishment naming the taxpayer whose return is to be inspected and provided that the inspection is necessary in the enforcement of Federal Statutes. States that whenever a return is open to the inspection of any person, a certified copy thereof shall, upon request, be furnished to such person under regulations prescribed by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue who may prescribe a reasonable fee for furnishing such copy. Provides that all regulations issued by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue pursuant to this Act must have written approval of the Chief of Staff of the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation. States that this Act shall be effective upon enactment. Allows the Commissioner of Internal Revenue a period of ninety days after enactment to issue the regulations required herein.

Bill· SS. 3185 (93rd)referred

A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act with respect to payments to be made under oil and gas leases pursuant to such Act.

United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1974

Provides that the grant of oil and gas leases by the Secretary of the Interior under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act shall be made on the basis of bidding, requiring that such bidding shall be: (1) by sealed bids; and (2) on the basis of a cash bonus and payments as provided for in this Act. States that the payment shall be for any year during which a lessee produces oil or gas from any such lease and shall be determined according to a specified formula. Provides that the amendments made by this Act shall apply only to leases entered into after the date of enactment of this Act. (Amends 43 U.S.C. 1334, 1337)

Bill· SS. 3161 (93rd)referred

Highway Beautification Act

United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1974

Highway Beautification Act - Provides for a ten-percent reduction in Federal-aid highway funds to States apportioned on or after January 1, 1975, unless specified outdoor advertising is effectively controlled. Defines the term "effective control" for purposes of this Act. Provides that in order to promote the reasonable, orderly, and effective display of outdoor advertising while remaining consistent with the purposes of this Act, signs, displays, and devices whose size, lighting, and spacing, consistent with customary use is to be determined by agreement between the several States and the Secretary of Transportation, may be erected and maintained within areas adjacent to the Interstate and primary systems which are zoned industrial or commercial under authority of State law, or in unzoned commercial or industrial areas as may be determined by agreement between the several States and the Secretary. Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 1976 for the control of outdoor advertising and the control of junkyards.

Bill· SS. 3073 (93rd)referred

A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to certain determinations concerning expected family contributions for basic educational opportunity.

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1974

Provides, under the Higher Education Act, that Social Security payments shall not be counted as effective income for students if the effective family income of the student is less than $9,000. States that if the effective family income of the student is: (1) between $9,000 and $15,000, one-half of the amount received by the student from Social Security would be considered as effective income; and (2) over $15,000, all Social Security payments will be considered as effective income.

Bill· SS. 3041 (93rd)referred

Economic Adjustment Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1974

Economic Adjustment Act - Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to extend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 for one year in order to provide an orderly transition to an economic adjustment assistance program, and to establish an economic adjustment assistance program to help States and local governments to deal more effectively with problems resulting from changes in economic conditions. Defines the terms used in this Act. Title I: Transition - Authorizes transitional appropriations under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965. Title II: Economic Adjustment Assistance Program - Enumerates the objectives of this title and the purposes for which funds provided by this title may be used, including: (1) for assistance for public facilities, public services, business development, planning, research, technical assistance, and such other economic adjustment purposes; and (2) by public entities, private profitmaking and nonprofit enterprises, organizations, and individuals. Authorizes to be appropriated $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1975 and such sums as may be necessary for the four succeeding fiscal years. Provides for the allocation of such funds among the States. Provides that funds allocated shall be obligated to the State upon submission by the Governor of the State, and approval by the Federal regional administrator, of a State plan or plans which contains specified elements, including: (1) an identification of the area or areas selected within the State for economic adjustment; (2) the criteria used in the selection of the areas; (3) statement of economic adjustment objectives; and (4) a description of the types of assistance for which funds obligated under this title shall be expended. Requires that, within 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, States shall submit a report to the appropriate Federal regional administrator, including specified information on the progress made toward the objectives of the approved plan; how the funds were used; reasons for substantive variations from the approved plans; and corrective actions taken. Prescribes procedures for hearings, evaluation, and termination, reduction, or limitation of obligations for a State's unsatisfactory compliance with the plan. Provides for judicial review of such proceedings. Provides that the consent of Congress is hereby given to any two or more States to negotiate and enter into agreements or compacts for cooperative efforts in pursuing the objectives of this Act. Title III: General Provisions - Directs the President to appoint a Federal regional administrator for each Federal region established pursuant to this Act. Provides that Federal regions shall be established and shall conform with the standard Federal regions established by the President for administration of Federal programs. Provides that no person shall, on the ground of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, or age be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under, any program or activity funded in whole or in part with funds made available under title II. Sets forth labor standard wage requirements for laborers and mechanics employed on federally assisted projects under this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the Federal expenses of administration of this Act.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 289 (93rd)passed

Resolution relating to the serious nature of the supply, demand, and price situation of fertilizer.

United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1974

Makes it the sense of the Senate that: (1) all agencies of the Federal Government, which have any responsibility for establishing priorities for the allocation of materials and facilities utilized in the production or distribution of fertilizer, give the highest priority to the fertilizer industry regarding the allocation of such materials and facilities; (2) the Federal Power Commission and appropriate State regulatory agencies do everything within their power, in the establishment of priorities for the allocation of natural gas (including gas sold under interruptible contracts), to insure producers of nitrogen with supplies of natural gas sufficient to maintain maximum production levels; (3) the Federal Energy Office include all of the energy and fuel requirements of the fertilizer industry, including local dealer requirements, in its highest priority category regarding allocation of gasoline, middle-distillates, and other liquid fuels utilized by this industry in the production, distribution, and application of fertilizer supplies; (4) the Cost of Living Council and the Departments of Agriculture and Commerce continue their monitoring and reporting of fertilizer supply availabilities, wholesale and retail prices, and export shipments; and (5) the Cost of Living Council establish an investigatory program through the field offices of the Internal Revenue Service to monitor and analyze any reports of fertilizer price gouging at either wholesale or retail levels, and any changes in manufacturer marketing operations or relationships between manufacturers and local dealers and between local dealers and their customers which may affect continued availability or pricing of fertilizer supplies to farmers.

Bill· SS. 3016 (93rd)referred

A bill to provide that an individual, who for December 1973, was entitled to disability benefits under a State program approved under title XIV or XVI of the Social Security Act may be presumed, for purposes of the supplemental security income program, to be disabled during the first 6 months of 1974.

United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1974

Provides that an individual, who for December 1973 was entitled to disability benefits under a State program approved under title XIV or XVI of the Social Security Act may be presumed, for purposes of the supplemental security income program, to be disabled during the first six months of 1974.

Bill· SS. 2907 (93rd)referred

A bill to amend the General Education Provisions Act to provide that funds appropriated for applicable programs for fiscal year 1974 shall remain available during the succeeding fiscal year and that such funds for fiscal year 1973 shall remain available during fiscal years 1974 and 1975.

United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1974

Provides, under the General Education Provisions Act, that funds appropriated for specified programs for fiscal year 1974 shall remain available during the succeeding fiscal year and that such funds for fiscal year 1973 shall remain available during fiscal years 1974 and 1975.

Bill· SS. 2886 (93rd)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that the percentage depletion method may be used only for oil and gas wells located in the United States or adjacent to the North American continent.

United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1974

Provides, under the Internal Revenue Code, that the percentage depletion method may be used only for oil and gas wells located in the "northwestern quadrisphere" as the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Panama, Costa Rica, and any country located entirely above 10 degrees north latitude, east of 170 degrees longitude west of greenwick, and west 50 degrees longitude west of greenwich. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 613)

Bill· SS. 2868 (93rd)referred

Older Americans Tax Counseling Assistance Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1974

Older Americans Tax Counseling Assistance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into agreements with private or public nonprofit agencies or organizations for the purpose of providing training and technical assistance to prepare volunteers to provide tax counseling assistance for elderly individuals in the preparation of their Federal income tax returns. Directs the Secretary to utilize the services of volunteers and to establish the qualifications required and the terms and conditions of service as a volunteer. States that service as a volunteer under this Act shall not be considered service as an employee of the United States. Authorizes the Secretary to direct the attention of elderly individuals to pertinent provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.

Law· SS. 2854 (93rd)open

National Arthritis Act of 1974

United States · United States Congress · 21 December 1973

National Arthritis Act - States that it is the purpose of this Act to expand the authority of the National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism, and Disgestive Diseases in order to advance a national attack on arthritis. Establishes a National Task Force on Arthritis to formulate a long-range plan to combat arthritis and related musculoskeletal and other related diseases. Provides that the Arthritis Plan shall include recommendations for the utilization and organizations of national resources for the campaign against arthritis, and a program for the National Institute of Arthritis Metabolism, and Digestive Diseases as a major participant in the campaign against arthritis specifies the composition of the Task Force membership. Authorizes to be appropriated $500,000 for fiscal years 1974 and 1975 to carry out the purposes of the national arthritis program. Establishes within the Institute the position of Associate Director for Arthritis, responsible for programs regarding arthritis within such Institute. Provides that the Director of the National Institutes of Health shall establish an Inter-Institute Arthritis Coordinating Committee to be composed of representatives who can make policy commitments for each of the Institutes and divisions involved in arthritis-related research. Creates within the Federal Government an Interagency Technical Committee on Arthritis which shall be responsible for promoting the coordination of those aspects of all Federal health programs and activities relating to arthritis to assure the adequacy and technical soundness of such programs and activities and to provide for the full communication and exchange of information necessary to maintain adequate coordination of such programs and activities. States that the Director of the Institute shall establish programs for cooperation with other health agencies in the screening, detection, prevention, and control of arthritis which emphasize the development of new diagnostic and treatment methods for arthritis, and the dissemination of the knowledge about these methods to the health professions. Authorizes to be appropriated to carry out these provisions $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1975, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1976; and $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1977. Provides that the Director of the Institute, shall provide for the development of centers for basic and clinical research into, training, in, and demonstration of, advanced diagnostic, prevention, control, and treatment methods for arthritis. Authorizes to be appropriated to carry out these provisions $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1975; $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1976; and $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1977. Requires the Director of the Institute after the end of each calendar year, to submit to the President and Congress a report including: (1) a proposal for the Institute's activities during the next five years; and (2) a program evaluation section.

Bill· SS. 2842 (93rd)referred

Stockholders Investment Act

United States · United States Congress · 20 December 1973

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.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 222 (93rd)passed

A resolution to authorize a National Ocean Policy Study.

United States · United States Congress · 19 December 1973

Authorizes the Committee on Commerce to make an investigation of national oceans policy for the purpose of: (1) determining national capabilities in the oceans, (2) determining the adequacy of current Federal programs relating to the oceans and recommending improvements; (3) establishing policies to achieve the goal of full utilization and conservation of living resources for the oceans; (4) assessing the needs for new policies for the development and utilization of the nonliving resources of the oceans; (5) encouraging implementation of coastal zone management; (6) establishing a comprehensive national policy for understanding and protecting the global ocean environment through education, exploration, research, and international cooperation; and (7) making an assessment of proposals for national and international jurisdiction over the oceans. Authorizes, for the purpose of this resolution, the Committee on Commerce to expend, through February 28, 1975, from the contingent fund of the Senate, a sum not to exceed $200,000.

Bill· SS. 2813 (93rd)referred

Energy Adjustment Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 December 1973

Energy Adjsutment Act - Establishes in the Department of the Treasury an Agency for Energy Adjustment to administer a guarantee program for industrial adjustment loans to enable business concerns to achieve energy efficiencies. Authorizes the Federal Government to guarantee the principal and interest of loans made for the following purposes: (1) installation of energy-saving production equipment; (2) conversion from industrial usage of petroleum and natural gas to more abundant forms of energy; and (3) conversion to other lines of products and services less dependent on high energy usage. Grants borrowers a priority under the Federal energy allocation programs to insure that plants are able to continue production during the conversions. Provides for loan guarantees of up to one and a half billion dollars over the next 18 months.