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United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1977
Directs the printing of "Protective Services for the Elderly" for use of the Senate Special Committee on Aging.
United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1977
Regulates the relocation of Hopi and Navajo individuals pursuant to Public Law 93-531 (An Act to provide for final settlement of the conflicting rights and interests of the Hopi and Navajo Tribes in certain lands).
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1977
Postal Reorganization Act Amendments - Changes the organizational structure of the United States Postal Service by: (1) naming the Postmaster General chief executive officer and vesting in the Postmaster General the powers formerly held by the Board of Governors; (2) revising the procedures for adjustment of rates and services whereby the Postal Service is authorized to request the Congress to authorize appropriations to defray the estimated costs of the Postal Rate Commission, or to propose a change in the nature of postal services; (3) requiring that all proposed capital investments by the Postal Service be reviewed by the Post Office and Civil Service Committee of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and (4) requiring the Postal Rate Commission to submit to the President annually a separate budget for its operating expenses. Prohibits reducing the frequency of mail delivery service below the frequency which was in effect on April 21, 1977. Prohibits the closing between March 15, 1977, and December 31, 1979 of specified post offices regularly serving 35 or more families. Permits the closing of smaller post offices during such period only with the written consent of 60 percent of the regular postal patrons at least 18 years of age.
United States · United States Congress · 9 June 1977
National Climate Program Act - Requires the President to establish a National Climate Program to: (1) obtain, analyze, and disseminate climate data; (2) perform research to improve understanding of climate and the causes of fluctuations and anomalies in climate, and develop models for predicting climate changes; (3) develop methods to detect and predict such changes, to give early alerts of incipient anomalies, and to evaluate prediction techniques; (4) support and conduct assessments to the impact on human activities of climate changes; and (5) disseminate information on climate predictions. Authorizes the Program to make grants to education institutions for the establishment of climate study centers, and for regional studies programs. Requires the President to designate a Federal agency, referred to as the "lead agency," within which the Program will be administered. Requires the head of the lead agency to establish a National Climate Program Office to administer the Program. Stipulates that the President shall ensure that representatives of Federal agencies, conducting activities relating to the Program, are designated to serve on a Management Council for the Program which shall advise the lead agency, the Office, the State Department, and the President on specified matters relating to climate, and participate in developing the Program's budget. Requires the head of the lead agency, in consultation with the Management Council, to appoint an Advisory Council consisting of representatives of diverse interests relating to the Program to perform certain advisory and reporting functions. Requires the Office to publish a preliminary five-year plan including goals, priorities funding requirements, and the involvement of Federal agencies. Sets forth procedures for budget development. Permits authorized Federal officers or agencies to enter into contract or grant arrangements to exercise functions vested in them under this Act. Sets forth restrictions with respect to patents on inventions made or conceived under such contract or grant arrangement. Authorizes $50,000,000 for appropriation to Federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 1978 for the purpose of conducting the Program.
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1977
Conveys all right, title, and interest of the United States in specified lands in New Mexico to a certain individual.
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1977
Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the appropriation of $4,500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1977, 1978, and 1979, for grants for the construction of waste treatment works. Specifies a formula for the allotment of such funds to the States. Authorizes additional appropriations to insure that States and territories meet specified minimum funding levels.
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1977
Directs the printing of "Kickbacks Among Medicaid Providers," for the use of the Senate Special Committee on Aging.
United States · United States Congress · 27 May 1977
Declares a certain individual lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence, under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1977
Western States Conservation Act - Amends the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act to expand the present Great Plains area soil conservation program to include the seven Western States of Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. Permits conservation plans submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture by land owners and operators to include measures for improving irrigation systems to conserve water. Removes the present $300,000,000 ceiling on authorizations for such programs. Requires land owners or operators contracting with the Secretary to agree to forfeit all rights to payments for losses sustained because of natural disaster if such losses were sustained in connection with lands on which permanent conservation measures had been installed under a contract with the Secretary and such measures were destroyed by the owner or operator after expiration of such contract.
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1977
Grants a Federal charter to the American Ex-Prisoners of War, Incorporated. Stipulates that the purposes of such organization are to assist the widows and orphans of deceased ex-prisoners of war and to assist ex-prisoners of war who have been injured or handicapped as a result of their service.
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1977
National Center for the Handicapped Act - Establishes a National Center for the Handicapped within the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Places general supervision of the Center in a Board of Trustees and an Administrator and sets forth the terms of their appointment, responsibilities, and compensation. Directs that the Center consist of education, research, and service components. Directs the Center to perform specified functions, including: (1) developing educational programs and teaching employment skills to the handicapped; (2) developing programs and providing training for educational and rehabilitation staff personnel; (3) developing and implementing programs for the severely handicapped; (4) conducting research and evaluating new techniques in education, training, and placement of the handicapped; (5) providing information services; (6) identifying areas of employment available to the handicapped; and (7) operating model educational and rehabilitation centers. Authorizes the Center to (1) hire additional personnel; (2) receive, sell, or use donated or bequeathed money and property; (3) prescribe regulations; (4) hold hearings; (5) appoint task forces and study committees; (6) secure information from any Federal agency, State, or local authority; (7) obtain the services of experts and consultants; (8) utilize noncompensated personnel and reimburse them for travel expenses; (9) enter into contracts and grants; (10) lease land, office space, and other facilities; and (11) make other necessary expenditures. Requires the Center to submit annual reports to the President and to the Congress beginning with fiscal year 1978. Authorizes the appropriation of $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1978 and up to $60,000,000 for each succeeding fiscal year to carry out the provisions of this Act. Deems the Act effective upon date of enactment.
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1977
Protection of Children Against Sexual Exploitation Act - Prohibits the sexual exploitation of children by making it unlawful for any person to knowingly use or cause any minor to engage in or assist in any sexual act for the purpose of promoting any film, photograph or other visual medium. Makes it unlawful for any parent, guardian or person having control over a minor to knowingly permit such minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct. Imposes a fine of $10,000 and/or imprisonment up to ten years for a violation of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1977
Establishes an Antitrust Review and Revision Commission to study the operation and enforcement of the antitrust laws and to recommend revisions to Congress and the President.
United States · United States Congress · 20 May 1977
Imposes criminal penalties upon any person in authorized possession of classified information identifying any individual or entity as being or having been employed or associated with the Central Intelligence Agency who releases such information to anyone not authorized to receive such information. Bars from prosecution under this Act persons who release such information to specified congressional committees, United States district judges, and Federal law enforcement officers upon application to the Attorney General.
United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1977
Grants a Federal charter to the National Ski Patrol System, Incorporated. Declares that the purpose of such corporation is to promote public safety in skiing.
United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1977
Amends the Small Business Act to establish the position of Associate Administrator for Women's Business Enterprise within the Small Business Administration. Lists among the duties of such Administrator: (1) increasing participation of women in Small Business Administration programs; and (2) reporting to the Administrator on proposals for implementing policy objectives.
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1977
Returns title to the United States to specified land in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, originally conveyed to certain Indian pueblos of New Mexico. Provides for the transfer to the Secretary of the Interior on behalf of the United States as trustee for the pueblos. Preserves any rights (1) to the land of the Indian Pueblos Cultural Center, Inc., as assignee or sublessee of the All Indian Pueblo Council, Inc.'s August 27, 1974 lease, and (2) to the lands previously conveyed to the County of Bernalillo for Four-H Club use.
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1977
Amends Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to include chemotherapy furnished by hospitals to patients on either an inpatient or outpatient basis under hospital services authorized under the Medicaid program. Stipulates that the term "physicians services" includes transplants of organs and tissues, implants of materials and devices, and plastic surgery when performed on account of disease, injury, or medically-necessary surgery.
United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1977
Inland Energy Development Impact Assistance Act - Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to establish an inland energy development impact program in the Department of Commerce. Includes among the assistance provided under such program to States, local governments, and Indian tribes which are affected as a result of energy development activities: (1) technical assistance; (2) grants for comprehensive growth management and monitoring plans; (3) loans and loan guarantees for required new public facilities and services; and (4) grants for impact crises. Creates an Inland Energy Impact Fund within the Department of the Treasury.
United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1977
Bikeway Transportation Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for 80 percent of the cost to States and municipalities of bikeway construction projects in urban territories or connecting such areas with national, State, or local parks, seashores or recreational areas. Requires such bikeway projects to be in accordance with a continuing comprehensive transportation planning process carried on cooperatively by States and local communities and in accordance with construction standards established by the Secretary.
United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1977
National Oil Recycling Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Energy Administration, the Secretary of Commerce (acting through the National Bureau of Standards), and all Federal procuring agencies to encourage the use of recycled oil through Federal contracts and procurement policies. Directs the General Services Administration, the Department of Defense, and all other Federal agencies to revise procurement regulations to conform to the intent of this Act. Authorizes the appropriation of $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1975 and for each succeeding fiscal year for grants to States to assist in the development of State oil recycling programs. Details minimum eligibility requirements for participation by States in such program. Stipulates that this Act shall not preempt stricter State controls over recycled oil. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to proscribe standards governing the labeling of recycled oil consistent with this Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, and the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. Prohibits restrictive covenants designed to discourage the recycling of used oil. Imposes a fine of $50,000 and/or imprisonment of up to one year for violations of such prohibition. Requires major users of industrial and automotive oil, used oil recyclers, and used oil collectors to maintain complete records of oil recycling-related activities. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to submit annual reports to Congress containing information on the extent and impact of oil recycling in the United States. Authorizes the appropriation of $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1977 through 1981 for grants for the demonstration of new oil recycling processes and technologies. Authorizes the appropriation of $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1977 through 1979 for the development of reports, standards, and testing methods under this Act. Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to expand the present excise tax on lubricating oil to include hydraulic oil, cutting oil, and non-highway uses of such oils. Exempts recycled oil from such tax. Authorizes a tax credit of three cents for each gallon of lubricating oil re-refined by recyclers of used oil.
United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1977
Senate Administrative Reorganization Resolution - Establishes within the Senate the Administrative Office of the Senate to be headed by an Administrator of the Senate appointed by the Administrative Council. Establishes an Administrative Council of the Senate to supervise the Administrator and review the plans and recodifications submitted by the Administrator. Requires the Administrator to maintain all administrative and support service and facilities delegated to such individual, and to review existing systems and prepare a recodification of the laws, rules, and standing orders of the Senate relating to administrative services and facilities.
United States · United States Congress · 4 May 1977
Amends the Atomic Energy Community Act of 1955 to authorize the Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration to continue assistance payments to specified local governmental units in Los Alamos, New Mexico, beyond the deadline dates specified in such Act.
United States · United States Congress · 3 May 1977
1981 White House Conference on Aging Act - Declares it the policy of the Congress that the Federal Government should work with the States and citizens to develop recommendations and plans to meet the needs of older persons. Requires that programs developed under this resolution place emphasize upon the right of older persons to free choice and self-help in planning their futures. Authorizes the President of the United States to call a White House Conference on Aging in 1981 to develop recommendations for research and action in the field of aging. Requires the Conference to include representatives of Federal, State, and local governments, professional and lay people working in the field of aging including older persons themselves. Directs that a final report of the White House Conference, containing a comprehensive statement of a coherent national policy on aging and the recommendations of such Conference, be submitted to the President and Congress within a specified time. Sets forth the responsibilities and duties of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare in administering this resolution. Directs the Secretary to establish an advisory committee to the Conference and such other technical committees as may be necessary to carry out such Conference.
United States · United States Congress · 27 April 1977
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey specified lands near Dixon, New Mexico to the University of New Mexico.
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1977
Requires that a separate sentencing hearing be held when a defendant is found guilty of, or pleads guilty to, an offense for which one of the possible sentences is death. Sets forth procedures for such hearings. Directs imposition of the death sentence where the jury or, upon approval by the court and the Government of a defense motion, the court alone finds that aggravating circumstances exist and outweigh any mitigating factors. Includes among mitigating factors (1) significant impairment of capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of the conduct constituting the offense or to conform to the requirements of law; (2) youthfulness; and (3) substantial duress. Includes among aggravating factors (1) commission of the offense during the commission or attempted commission of one of enumerated crimes; (2) previous conviction of a Federal offense or of one of certain State offenses for which a sentence of life imprisonment or of death is authorized; (3) previous conviction of two or more violent felonies; (4) commission of the offense in any usually cruel manner or for consideration, and (5) commission of the offense against one of specified Federal or foreign officials. Prohibits the carrying out of a death sentence on a pregnant woman. Authorizes the imposition of a death sentence upon a person for gathering or delivering defense information to aid a foreign government only when specified weapon or defense systems are involved. Sets forth procedures and standards for court of appeal review of death sentences. Excludes from the procedures set forth in this Act prosecutions under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1977
Authorizes the expenditure of $432,000 by the Senate Special Committee on Aging for investigations, inquiries, and staff training expenses.
United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1977
Permits review of cases in the United States Court of Military Appeals by the Supreme Court by writ of certiorari.
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 1977
Amends the Rural Development Act of 1972 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to implement a nationwide rural source water quality assistance program. Requires affected localities to submit rural source water quality plans to the Secretary for approval. Stipulates that plans developed pursuant to this act shall be consistent with plans and programs under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and other appropriate State programs. Authorizes the Secretary to appoint an advisory board to assist in carrying out the provisions of this Act. Directs the Secretary to prepare annual reports on the program in connection with budget preparation for fiscal years 1979 through 1990. Stipulates that the provisions of this Act shall terminate on September 30, 1991.
United States · United States Congress · 6 April 1977
Youth Employment and Training Act - Amends the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 to establish a National Young Adult Conservation Corps, to be administered by the Secretary of Labor through interagency agreements with the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture, for the purpose of carrying out projects on Federal or non-Federal public lands or waters. Qualifies for work on such projects United States citizens and lawfully admitted persons who have either (1) attained age 14 but not age 16, (2) attained age 16 but not age 19 and have left school, or (3) have attained age 22 but not age 24. Stipulates that no qualified individual may enroll in the Corps for a total of more than 12 months. Directs the Secretary of the Interior or Agriculture, as appropriate, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, to determine the location of each residential and nonresidential campsite. Lists type of projects which may be performed by the Corps including (1) silvicultural measures, (2) erosion control, (3) wildlife habitat and range management improvements, (4) recreation development, (5) forest insect and disease prevention and control, and (6) general sanitation. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to enter into agreements with prime sponsors under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act and with Indian tribes, bands and groups to pay the cost of community improvement projects to be carried out exclusively by persons age 16-21 and certain persons age 14-15 or 22-23. Directs persons seeking to conduct community improvement projects to submit applications containing specified information to entities eligible to enter into agreements with the Secretary. Directs those entities desiring funds to submit a proposed agreement to the Secretary, each such proposed agreement to include project applications approved by the entity's planning council or like organization. Authorizes the Secretary, in reviewing proposed agreements, to approve or deny project applications on an individual basis. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to provide financial assistance to prime sponsors under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act and Indian tribes, groups, and bands for the provision of employment opportunities and appropriate training and supportive services to unemployed youths and young adults who are members of low-income households. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to establish innovative and experimental programs to test new approaches for dealing with the unemployment problems of youth. Sets forth standards relative to the selection of activities to be funded under this Act and the allocation of funds.
United States · United States Congress · 6 April 1977
Social Security Cost-of-Living Improvement Act - Requires an annual cost-of-living increase in Federal old-age, survivors, and disability benefits under the Social Security Act. Defines the base periods from which the need for such increases shall be determined. Directs the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, to develop a special Consumer Price Index for the elderly.
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1977
Indian-Controlled Postsecondary Educational Institutions Assistance Act - Amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to provide grants for Indian-controlled postsecondary educational institutions to be used for planning and development of educational programs, basic operational costs, employment of personnel, curriculum development, student services, and community service programs. Provides for administration of this program by the Secretary of the Interior.
United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1977
Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to increase from 50 to 90 the percentage of the cost of a water or waste project which the Department of Agriculture may fund by a grant to a local association. Requires that such a grant be in an amount that will leave the average domestic user payment rate in the area served by the project at no more than: (1) one percent of the median family income of the area if such income falls in the lowest 25 percentile of the national median income; (2) one-and-one-half percent, if the median income falls in the 26 to 49 percentile; (3) two percent, if the median income falls in the 50 to 74 percentile; or (4) two-and-one-half percent, if the median income is above the 75 percentile of the national median income. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to seek State and Federal assistance if the maximum amount of a grant will be insufficient to result in the applicable user cost limitation prescribed. Specifies conditions under which the Secretary may increase the amount of a grant. Revises the priorities for recipients of such grants to accord the highest priority to specified municipalities or public agencies which have a hazardous public health situation (currently, such priority is accorded to municipalities or public agencies which already have community water supply or waste disposal systems, when due to unanticipated occurrences such systems are suddenly inadequate to serve the community needs).
United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1977
Native Latex Commercialization Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to coordinate and carry out research culminating in the commercialization of latex from Parthenium or other hydrocarbon containing plants. Requires the Secretary to maintain a bank of research data on native latex. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative projects with the Government of Mexico to accomplish the purposes of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct specified activities to promote the development of native latex. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the purposes of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1977
Water Supply Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of the Corps of Engineers, to study, construct, and operate water storage and water transportation projects to meet present and anticipated water demand. Specifies the water supply costs of such project to be repayable by the water users over a period of 50 years pursuant to contracts with municipalities and other public organizations. Makes the contracting organization responsible for the disposal and sale of water surplus. Requires the revenues from such sale to be used only for operation costs and retirement of the contract obligation.
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1977
Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide that any employer who successfully contests a citation or penalty under such Act shall be awarded a reasonable attorney's fee and other reasonable litigation costs.
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1977
Food and Nutrition Program Optional Consolidation and Reorganization Act - Provides the States with the option of consolidating and reorganizing the following food assistance programs: (1) the food stamp program of the Food Stamp Act of 1964, (2) the child feeding programs of the National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, (3) the food and nutrition education program of the Smith- Lever Act, and (4) the commodity supplemental food program. Allows any State to participate in the consolidation program, and guarantees that a participating State shall receive the funds it would otherwise have received under the above-mentioned programs. Stipulates the procedure by which a State may withdraw from the program. Permits a State to receive a planning grant of up to two percent of the amount that State presently receives under the four existing programs, in order to prepare a consolidated plan conforming to this Act. Sets forth requirements for receiving such a grant. Requires each State desiring to receive funds for the consolidation program to (1) designate a State agency to ascertain the food and nutrition needs of the State's needy population, to formulate and monitor the State consolidation plan and to receive and apportion State and Federal funds earmarked for the program; (2) publish, prior to consolidated assistance and every fourth year thereafter, a four- year comprehensive State plan which conforms to the requirements of this Act, and update that plan annually; (3) certify to the Secretary of Agriculture that the requirements of (2) have been complied with; and (4) provide for an annual audit of expenditures, and to report the findings of that audit to the Secretary. Mandates that each State, in developing the State plan, establish procedures to assure that (1) an assessment is made to determine the food and nutrition needs of the State's needy, (2) an assessment is made to determine the need for food and nutrition education in the State, (3) funds used under this Act will be coordinated with State, local, and Federal funds and programs, (4) adequate notice and an opportunity for public comment is provided for proposed changes in the State plan, (5) procedures are established to assure that State regulations will be established, amended or repealed consistent with State administrative procedure and due process, and (6) Federal funds provided under this Act supplement and not supplant State or local funds. Requires that a State plan (1) set forth the procedure for and results of the food and nutrition needs assessment, (2) state the goals to be achieved under the plan, (3) set forth the State's program of food and nutrition education, (4) provide for procedures, in conformance with this Act, for distribution of funds to local agencies and organizations, (5) set out the State's program for providing meals and nutrition education in connection with any federally funded program carried out with funds not provided under this Act, (6) provide procedures for monitoring activities of agencies and organizations responsible for administering the State plan, (7) provide for an audit of the expenditure of funds by those agencies and organizations, (8) prescribe procedures for State action when such agencies fail to implement a program plan, and provide an appeal process for an agency which is dissatisfied with that State action, and (9) provide that an annual audit be prepared of all expenditures, and that the audit be reported to the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to notify a State, within 60 days after receiving its comprehensive State plan, whether such plan complies with this Act. Mandates that the Secretary indicate in what respect the plan fails to comply, and the action the State must take to comply. Provides that a State participating in a consolidated program is eligible to receive an additional grant for carrying out that program equal to 10 percent of its total entitlement, provided that such amount is matched by the State with an equal amount of non-Federal funds. States that the amounts that all States are entitled to in a fiscal year shall be ratably reduced if the sums appropriated in that year for State payments are not sufficient to pay each state the entire amount to which it is entitled. Requires the Secretary to furnish the same services-in-kind which would have been furnished to the State had the State not participated in the consolidated program. Permits the States to purchase food-service equipment and facilities with funds made available under this Act. Forbids any State from using more than 2 1/2 percent of the funds made available under this Act for administrative expenses. Provides for evaluations and monitoring of the program authorized under this Act. Requires the Secretary to carry out a program of grants to States which consolidate under this Act for purposes of interstate cooperation. Authorizes $3,000,000 to be appropriated in each of the ten fiscal years beginning October 1, 1977 to carry out this program. Forbids payment of funds to any State which has not certified to the Secretary that it has published its comprehensive State plan or update in accordance with this Act. Provides sanctions which may be imposed by the Secretary if a State's comprehensive plan is not in compliance with this Act, or if the State fails to follow its comprehensive plan. Provides for both administrative and judicial review of any sanctions imposed. Provides for the participation of children enrolled in private or Indian tribal schools if a State is prohibited by law from providing for their participation. Imposes criminal penalties on anyone who embezzles, steals, or fraudulently obtains any funds authorized by this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1977
Provides for the quadrennial election of officers and a tribal council of the Osage Indian Tribe of Oklahoma. Outlines the procedure for the election, filling of vacancies, and removal of these officials.
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1977
Exempts the Osage Indians of Oklahoma and their estates from the payment of estate, inheritance and income taxes on any Osage headright or mineral interest and the income derived from that interest.
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1977
Amends certain provisions of law relating to the Osage Indian Tribe of Oklahoma to permit any adult member of that tribe to dispose of his estate by will executed in accordance with Oklahoma law. States that the Secretary of the Interior must conduct a hearing on the validity of such a will after the death of the testator. Provides for the procedure to be followed in the hearing process. Specifies that only Federal courts shall have jurisdiction to hear a contest of a probate of a will approved by the Secretary after a hearing. States that a competent, adult member of the Osage Tribe may establish a revocable intervivos trust provided that such a trust provides for certain expenses and for a family allowance. Provides that property placed in trust shall be subject to existing restrictions against alienation applying to lands and property of Osage Tribe members. Places the property of deceased and incompetent Osage Indians under the jurisdiction of the District Court of Oklahoma. Empowers the Secretary, and the Superintendent of the Osage Agency, to investigate the conduct of executors, administrators or guardians of the estate of any Osage Indian. Requires those officials to commence civil or criminal prosecution in any appropriate case. Prohibits persons not of Osage blood from receiving more than a life estate in an Osage mineral estate owned by an Osage Indian. Allows a person not of Indian blood to sell a right to share in the Osage mineral estate with the approval of the Secretary. States that only heirs of Indian blood, adopted children, and parents (regardless of blood) may inherit from Osage Indians any right, title, or interest to (1) restricted land, (2) money, or (3) a mineral interest.
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1977
Repeals the Act requiring the Secretary of the Interior to issue a certificate of competency to members of the Osage Tribe of Oklahoma of less than one-half Indian blood. Requires the Secretary to revoke, upon application, certificates of competency issued to members of the Osage Tribe under certain provisions of law. Removes certain distinctions between full-blooded Osage Indians and half-blooded members of that tribe.
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1977
Amends the Act placing certain property of the Osage Tribe of Oklahoma in the trusteeship of the United States and granting a tax exemption to Osage homestead allotments to continue such trusteeship and homesteads indefinitely.
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1977
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to establish rules and regulations pertaining to leases on oil and gas within the Osage Indian Tribe's mineral estate so that oil and gas leases producing from a common source of supply may be unitized.
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1977
Provides that funds accruing to the Osage Indian Tribe of Oklahoma may be spent on programs beneficial to the tribe unless those funds are from: (1) the Osage mineral estate, or (2) judgements under the Indian Claims Commission Act. States that those funds that are ineligible for beneficial programs shall be placed in the U.S. Treasury for the credit of the Osage Indian Tribe and distributed to individual members of the tribe in the same manner as interest payments on money held in trust. Authorizes the use of unclaimed individual shares of funds restored to the tribe for the benefit of the tribe.
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1977
Amends the act reserving certain mineral rights to the Osage Tribe of Oklahoma to make those right perpetual.
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1977
Provides that the Department of the Interior may determine the heirs or legatees of deceased owners of mineral rights, unrestricted real estate, or funds on deposit of the Osage Tribe of Oklahoma. Prohibits such administrative determination if: (1) the aggregate interests exceed $5,000, or (2) a court of competent jurisdiction has undertaken the probate of the deceased's estate.
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize any taxpayer to elect to have any portion of any overpayment of tax or any contribution in money which the taxpayer forwards with the return for such taxable year be available, as the taxpayer may designate on such return, for the National Endowment for the Arts or the National Endowment for the Humanities.
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1977
Establishes the Office of Hispanic Affairs in the Executive Office of the President to advise the executive branch on appropriate actions to assure that Federal programs are providing needed assistance to Hispanic Americans, to advise on needed new programs regarding such peoples, and to advise such Americans on receiving Federal assistance. Permits the Director of the Office to appoint an advisory task force to advise him on his functions under this Act. Establishes an Office of Hispanic Affairs in each of specified agencies to insure that the policies and practices of the Federal Government provide equal opportunities for Hispanics in all areas. Authorizes the President to instruct chairpersons of the ten Federal Regional Councils established by previous Executive Order to insure that the needs of Hispanics are taken into account in decisions related to Federal assistance to State and local governments. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to insure that existing information clearinghouse functions within the Department of Commerce encompass the collection and dissemination of information concerning the social needs of Hispanics. Prohibits the use of any funds authorized to carry out this Act to influence the outcome of any Federal election or voter registration activity.
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1977
Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide for a study of the suitability and feasibility of designating the Vietnam Veterans Chapel, Eagle Nest, New Mexico, as a national memorial to the Vietnam veterans.
United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1977
Amends the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to stipulate that arrangements made by the Secretary of Transportation to protect laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors in the performance of construction work financed under such Act shall not include a requirement for approval of collective-bargaining agreements other than by appropriate local employee representatives.