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United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1978
Approves an amendment to the District of Columbia Charter relating to recall of elected officials.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1978
National Alcohol Fuels Commission Act - Establishes the National Alcohol Fuels Commission to study the use of alcohol as an alternative fuel source. Charges the Commission with the duty to study the short and long-term potential of alcohol fuels derived from plant, animal and industrial sources and wastes, and from coal. Directs the Commission to study alternative feedstocks and desirability of converting present feedstocks into alcohol fuels. Requires the Commission to identify and study technical, economic, legal, environmental and social factors involved with the production, manufacture, distribution and use of alcohol fuels. Directs relevant Federal agencies to appoint a liaison officer and to cooperate closely with the Commission. Requires the Committee to file a final report with the President and the Congress no later than December 31, 1980.
United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1977
Agricultural Trade Expansion Act - Amends the Food for Peace Act of 1966 to permit the Commodity Credit Corporation to finance export sales of agricultural commodities on credit terms in excess of three years, but not more than ten years. Exempts such sales from the requirement that exports be transported on privately owned United States - flag commercial vessels.
United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1977
Cosmetic Safety Amendments - Title I: Cosmetic Safety - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to: (1) establish cosmetic safety standards including testing; (2) establish standards for determining cosmetic adulteration and misbranding; (3) provide for individual injunctive actions to restrain violations of such standards; and (4) provide the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare with civil and criminal enforcement powers with respect to such standards. Title II: Registration and Compliance - Directs that all cosmetic processors register annually with the Secretary. Requires: (1) such registration to include cosmetic lists; (2) notification of new cosmetics or ingredients; and (3) filing of all reports of adverse reactions. Extends the Secretary's inspection and seizure authority under such Act to include the inspection and seizure of cosmetics. Prohibits the importation of cosmetics from nonregistered foreign establishments. Title III: Cosmetic Labeling - Establishes cosmetic labeling information requirements including: (1) ingredients; and (2) health warnings. Title IV: General Provisions Concerning Cosmetics - Directs the Secretary to establish a system for making public information with regard to hazards from accidental ingestion or misuse of cosmetics. Authorizes the Secretary to appoint advisory committees to assist in the administration of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 15 November 1977
Authorizes classification of a certain individual as a child for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
United States · United States Congress · 15 November 1977
Trade Procedures Reform Act - Amends the Antidumping Act of 1921 to require conditional payment of antidumping duty upon entry of imported articles. Permits "across-the-board" appraisal of the value of such articles. Eliminates the requirement that the Secretary of the Treasury, upon an interim finding that certain imports are unlikely to injure United States industries, refer the case to the International Trade Commission for investigation. Permits simultaneous investigation by the Secretary and the ITC. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to permit Congressional disapproval of the President's determination to reduce import relief. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to procedures for relief from unfair trade practices through complaint to the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require the Secretary of the Treasury to initiate investigations within 30 days with respect to the existence of violations of such Act which require the imposition of countervailing duties (subsidy of imported products by foreign governments).
United States · United States Congress · 15 November 1977
District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act - Title I: Financing of Retirement Benefits - Establishes three retirement funds encompassing: (1) District of Columbia fire fighters and police officers; (2) District of Columbia teachers; and (3) District of Columbia judges. Establishes the District of Columbia Retirement Board to manage retirement funds created by this Act. Title II: Changes in Retirement Benefits - Details provisions relating to the administration of such funds and revises provisions relating to specified retirement and disability benefits under the retirement programs of such personnel.
United States · United States Congress · 4 November 1977
Rehabilitation Cost Assistance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to provide grants to States to reimburse them for a study to assess the cost of assuring accessibility to handicapped individuals in federally assisted education programs. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to educational institutions to pay the Federal share of the cost of removing architectural barriers. Establishes criteria for such grant programs.
United States · United States Congress · 4 November 1977
Declares that there be no reduction of customs duties on textile, apparel, or fiber products and that such products be excluded from the current Tokyo Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations in Geneva.
United States · United States Congress · 31 October 1977
Denounces South Africa for the death of Steve Biko and for certain repressive measures against the opponents of apartheid, including closing of newspapers and other restrictions.
United States · United States Congress · 27 October 1977
Prohibits discrimination in rates charged by the Southwestern Power Administration for electricity delivered to its customers. Stipulates that the Administration's rate schedule shall be subject to confirmation and approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
United States · United States Congress · 25 October 1977
Omnibus Antiterrorism Act - Title I: Reorganization of Executive Office of the President - Establishes a Council to Combat Terrorism in the Executive Office of the President. Includes among the Council's functions (1) assisting the President to implement this Act, (2) assisting in the preparation of lists of countries aiding terrorist enterprises and of dangerous foreign airports, and (3) coordinating Federal efforts to combat terrorism. Directs the President to: (1) report to Congress on each act of terrorism which involves or affects United States citizens; and (2) impose sanctions against countries on the list of countries aiding terrorists and against airports on the list of dangerous foreign airports. Title II: Reorganization of the Department of State - Establishes a Bureau for Combating International Terrorism in the Department of State. Urges the President to seek international agreements which assure cooperation in combating terrorism. Lists provisions which should be given priority in negotiating such agreements. Requires the President to: (1) develop programs to insure full implementation of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Civil Aviation; (2) approve all defense article sales and credits made to any individual or group; and (3) include the names of all types of explosives on the United States Munitions List. Title III: Reorganization of the Department of Justice - Establishes an Office for Combating Terrorism in the Department of Justice. Directs the President to extend existing safety and security requirements to supplemental means of air transportation. Requires that all explosives contain identification and detection taggants. Title IV: Aircraft Sabotage and Piracy - Amends provisions of title 18, U.S. Code, that specify prohibited acts regarding the destruction of aircraft or aircraft facilities to, among other revisions, set forth penalties for committing violence against a passenger which is likely to endanger an aircraft in service and for communicating false information which results in endangering the safety of an aircraft in flight. Sets forth penalties for a person found in the United States who has committed against or aboard a foreign aircraft an offense in violation of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Civil Aviation. Authorizes civil penalties for carrying an accessible weapon aboard an aircraft and for imparting or conveying information known to be false regarding one of specified crimes aboard an aircraft. Specifies minimum penalties for threatening to commit air piracy or any other of certain crimes aboard an aircraft.
United States · United States Congress · 13 October 1977
Increases the authorization of appropriations for the development of Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, Missouri.
United States · United States Congress · 13 October 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the excise tax on private foundations' investment income.
United States · United States Congress · 12 October 1977
Alcohol Fuel Incentive Act - Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to permit any person participating in one of its acreage set-aside programs to use such set-aside acreage to produce any agriculture or forestry product which is not to be used or sold by such person for primary use in the manufacture of a tax-exempt gasoline blend (gasohol).
United States · United States Congress · 3 October 1977
Designates the South Portal Federal Office Building of the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare at 200 Independence Avenue Southwest, Washington, D. C., as the "Hubert H. Humphrey Building."
United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1977
Expresses Congressional objection to the site of seven airborne early warning aircraft to Iran, proposed by the President on September 7, 1977.
United States · United States Congress · 29 September 1977
Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit a school of medicine from receiving a capitation grant to be made in the fiscal year 1978 unless its application for such grant is supported by assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare that the school will increase its enrollment of full time, third-year students in the 1978-1779 school year by at least five percent over the smaller of: (1) the number of full-time first-year students; or (2) the number of full-time third-year students enrolled in school year 1977-1978. Excludes from the determination of the enrollment increase of full-time, third-year students in a given school, those full time, third-year students who were not second-year students in such school and who: (1) are not citizens of the United States; (2) were previously enrolled in a school of medicine in a State which is not accredited by the appropriate bodies; (3) first enrolled after October 12, 1976, in a school of medicine not in a State; or (4) did not successfully complete part I of the National Board of Medical Examiners' examination by August 15, 1977. Sets forth the reasons for which the Secretary may waive the requirement of increased enrollment. Stipulates that a school of medicine which did not comply with the increase requirements shall not be eligible to receive a capitation grant in the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979.
United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1977
Urban Grant University Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for, and establish a program of grants to, urban universities for (1) development of urban-oriented educational, research, or service programs; and (2) assistance in carrying out such programs. Authorizes a five year comprehensive grant to a university qualifying as an "urban grant university" and establishes criteria for such designation. Creates an Urban University Advisory Council to (1) review, along with the Commissioner of Education, "urban grant university" applications; (2) advise the Commissioner; and (3) make recommendations to the President and to the Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 22 September 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) remove the adjusted gross income limitation on the credit for the elderly; (2) increase the amount of the credit; and (3) provide an annual cost-of-living adjustment for the credit.
United States · United States Congress · 12 September 1977
Honors and commends Lou Brock for establishing a new major league record for stolen bases, and for his contributions to the people of this nation and his exemplary conduct on and off the baseball field.
United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1977
Fair Labor Standards Amendments - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to set the minimum wage for non-agricultural employees at (1) with respect to calendar year 1978, not less than $2.65 per hour, (2) with respect to calendar year 1979, not less than 52 percent of the average straight time hourly earnings of production workers on manufacturing payrolls during the twelve-month period ending June 30, 1978, and (3) with respect to each succeeding calendar year, not less than 53 percent of the average straight time hourly earnings of production workers on manufacturing payrolls during the twelve-month period ending the June 30 preceding such year. Sets the minimum wage for agricultural employees and persons covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act as a result of the Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1966 at the same rate as the minimum wage for non-agricultural workers. Eliminates over a six-year period the credit toward the minimum wage which may be claimed by employers for tipped employees. Redefines "tipped employee."
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1977
Authorizes classification of a certain individual as a child for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
United States · United States Congress · 12 July 1977
Authorizes the Mayor of the District of Columbia to enter into an agreement relating to the use of airspace with the United States Postal Service permitting the Postal Service to build a bridge for postal use between Union Station Terminal and the City Post Office over First Street, Northeast. Provides that such construction shall not be inconsistent with the use of such street by the public for travel, and shall not deprive real property not owned by the Postal Service of easements of light, air, and access.
United States · United States Congress · 12 July 1977
Fair Representation for Small Business Act - Declares the finding of Congress that economic, governmental, and other pressures are mounting on small businesses, that small and medium-sized businesses should be taken into account when Federal agencies formulate policy, and such businesses are essential to the health and well-being of the Nation's economy. Requires, under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, that all advisory bodies of the Federal Government which are concerned with matters affecting the economy or business must contain a fair representation of the small business sector of the economy.
United States · United States Congress · 12 July 1977
Requires the head of each Executive agency to designate at least one employee in such agency to act as liaison with the small and independent business community and the Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy, and to conduct an analysis of the differential effects of agency policies on new- and medium-sized independent business.
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1977
Declares it the sense of Congress that Galina and Olga Michelson should be granted exit visas by the Soviet Union.
United States · United States Congress · 30 June 1977
Amends the Natural Gas Act to prohibit curtailment of supplies to specified high priority users.
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1977
Age Discrimination in Employment Amendments -- Prohibits a seniority system or employee benefit plan from requiring the involuntary retirement of an individual covered by the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 as amended by this Act. Extends the coverage of such Act (1) during the period ending December 31, 1977, to persons 65; (2) during the period January 1, 1978, to December 31, 1979, to persons 68; (3) during the period January 1, 1980, to December 31, 1981, to persons 70; (4) during the period January 1, 1982 to December 31, 1984, to persons 72; and (5) as of January 1, 1985, to any person at least 40 years old. Directs the Secretary of Labor to conduct a study of the effect of age discrimination against workers over 65 on individuals, employment practices, and employee benefit plans, and to submit such report to the President and the Congress by January 1, 1979. Directs that the study of involuntary retirement required by the Age Discrimination in Employment Act be submitted by January 1, 1979.
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt amounts paid as State or local taxes on telephone service from the Federal excise tax on telephone service.
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1977
Requires the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force to keep the Secretary of the military department of which such individual is a member, fully and currently informed on matters considered or acted upon by the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1977
Authorizes the Mayor of the District of Columbia to enter into an agreement relating to the use of airspace with the United States Postal Service permitting the Postal Service to build a bridge for postal use between Union Station Terminal and the City Post Office over First Street, Northeast. Provides that such construction shall not be inconsistent with the use of such street by the public for travel, and shall not deprive real property not owned by the Postal Service of easements of light, air, and access.
United States · United States Congress · 27 May 1977
Waives certain requirements of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 with respect to the consideration of S. 1061 (Borrowing authority for District of Columbia).
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that State and local government retirement systems shall be tax exempt organizations. Exempts those systems from the reporting requirements pertaining to deferred compensation.
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 · 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
Amends the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 to: (1) permit the extension of loans secured by property in flood-prone areas; (2) require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make a determination as to the potential cost to each tentatively identified community of participation in the national flood insurance program and the potential losses to each such community in the event of a flood absent such participation; (3) stipulate that if the potential cost of such participation outweighs the potential loss, such community may not be required to participate in the program; and (4) permit the granting of financial assistance for floodproofing or relocating any structure located in a flood hazard area. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to: (1) make flood insurance available to individuals where the Secretary finds that the failure of participation in the program is not attributable to the individual making application; (2) require that any determination by the Secretary with respect to the Federal Government's assumption of the operational responsibility for flood insurance shall be subject to Congressional approval; (3) specify that certain pools or insurers which have contracted with the Secretary to make specified payments may not be prohibited from offering flood insurance in the private market; and (4) require the Secretary to purchase any real property in a flood-risk area from which the owner is required to move as a result of the application of certain land management and use criteria. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study in conjunction with specified Federal officers with respect to the standards used in identifying special flood hazard areas and establishing base flood elevations.
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1977
Authorize the printing of additional copies of "Jerry L. Litton, Late a Representative from Missouri, Memorial Addresses Delivered in Congress."
United States · United States Congress · 20 April 1977
Requires the Mayor of the District of Columbia to include in the annual budget estimates of the Mayor, beginning with fiscal year 1977, the estimated value of water, water services, and sanitary sewer services to be furnished to the United States during the fiscal year for which such budget estimates were prepared . Stipulates that nothing contained in this Act relieves the United States of its obligation to make payments for the water, water services and sewer services provided prior to fiscal year 1977. Requires payment by October 1977 for all such services outstanding on that date, subject to adjustment within two fiscal year.
United States · United States Congress · 20 April 1977
Amends the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 to extend until November 28, 1977, the deadline for transmittal of the United States Commission on Civil Rights report on unreasonable discrimination based on age in Federally funded programs. Authorizes the Commission to provide technical assistance regarding its findings and recommendations to Congress, the President, and heads of executive departments and agencies.
United States · United States Congress · 20 April 1977
Career Education Implementation Incentive Act - Authorizes the appropriation of specified sums for each of the fiscal years 1979 through 1983 for the purpose of providing Federal incentives to State and local educational agencies and institutions to develop and implement career education programs for individuals of all ages. Directs the Commissioner of Education to reserve certain funds appropriated under this Act to (1) support model programs and other special or demonstration projects and (2) allocate among specified territories of the United States. Sets forth a formula for the distribution of funds to each State. Requires an annual application containing specified assurances, to be submitted by each State desiring to receive funds under this Act. Directs each State to file with the Commissioner a State plan for the utilization of funds received under this Act. Sets for the factors each such plan must contain. Specifies the activities which may be funded by a State with money received under this Act including (1) providing State leadership career education through institutes, training programs, studies, and conferences; and (2) making grants to local educational agencies and to public and private nonprofit institutions of postsecondary education for the purpose of (a) improving career awareness, (b) developing and implementing career guidance services, (c) training of local career education coordinators and (d) establishing and operating career education resource centers. Directs that State grants to local educational agencies and institutions be made in as equitable a manner as possible, having due regard for the special needs of agencies and institutions serving large numbers of disadvantaged students. Authorizes the Commissioner to make grants directly to State and local educational agencies and institutions for the purpose of developing career education model programs. Directs the Commissioner to provide for (1) the maintenance and dissemination of career information; (2) the continuous analysis of career trends and options; (3) the publication of periodic reports containing career education information; and (4) the conduct of seminars, workshops, and career information sessions. Directs the Commissioner, to the extent practicable, to (1) utilize existing offices and research capabilities; (2) coordinate offices, centers and research facilities in carrying out his information responsibilities; and (3) use the career information capabilities of the education division. Sets forth the procedure and requirements to be followed by the Commissioner and each State when granting or receiving funds under this Act. Sets forth the duties and responsibilities under this Act of (1) The Office of Career Education; (2) The National Advisory Council on Career Education and (3) The National Institute of Education. Revises The National Advisory Council on Career Education membership requirements.
United States · United States Congress · 20 April 1977
Permits a certain individual or his spouse to file a petition under the Immigration and Nationality Act on behalf of a child for the purpose of according such child immediate relative status.
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1977
Irish Wilderness Act - Designates specified lands in the Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri, as the Irish Wilderness.
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1977
Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Services should issue, during 1977, a commemorative stamp honoring Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton.
United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1977
Social Security Administration Act - Title I: Social Security Administration - Amends Title VII (Administration) of the Social Security Act to establish an independent agency of the Executive branch of the Government, a Social Security Administration, headed by a Board appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Declares that it shall be the duty of the Administration to administer the programs established by titles II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance), XVI (Supplemental Security Income) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, and to discharge the duties and responsibilities imposed on the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare in connection with the administration of the program established by title IV of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969. States that the Administration shall also have the duty of studying and making recommendations as to the most effective methods of providing economic security through social insurance, and as to legislation and matters of administrative policy. Provides for the appointment of an Executive Director and a General Counsel of the Administration. Makes the Administration responsible for administering the old age, survivors, and disability insurance program, medicare, supplemental security income, and the black lung benefit program under the Coal Mine Health and Safety Act. Prohibits the mailing of announcements with Social Security and SSI checks which make reference by name, title, or signature to any officer of the United States. Transfers to the Social Security Administration: (1) all functions carried out by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare with respect to the administration of programs and activities the administration of which is vested in such administration by reason of this Act; and (2) all personnel, assets, liabilities, contracts, property, and records which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget determines to be employed, held or used by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare primarily in connection with the functions, activities, and programs which, by reason of this Act are vested in or become the responsibility of the Administration. Abolishes the position of Commissioner of Social Security. Title II: Miscellaneous and Conforming Amendments - Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Social Security Act, the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, the Budget and Accounting Act, and the Executive Schedules of the United States Code.
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1977
District of Columbia Reciprocal Tax Collection Act - Permits any State, territory, or possession to sue in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to recover taxes due to it if the reciprocal right is accorded to the District by such State, territory, or possession. Authorizes the Corporation Counsel or his assistants to bring such a suit in the name of the District. Authorizes the Commissioner of the District to procure any necessary services in other jurisdictions in prosecuting any suit under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1977
Repeals the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to make loans to the District of Columbia to construct and maintain a sanitary sewer system connecting Dulles International Airport with the District of Columbia system.
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1977
Authorize the Council of the District of Columbia to enter into and to amend compacts between the District and a State, but requires the consent of Congress before such action becomes effective.
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1977
Extends until October 1, 1979 the time in which the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States may make and the Mayor of the District of Columbia can accept loans for the completion of capital projects. Permits the making of such loans only to the extent they are provided for in appropriation Acts for any fiscal year. Extends from November 1 to February 1 of any fiscal year the time in which the Mayor must submit a complete financial report to the Council.
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1977
Directs, under the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, that payments required or authorized to be made on bonds, notes, or other obligations for higher education facilities be made without further approval or authorization.