United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1975
Energy Independence Authority Act - Title I: Findings and Purposes - Declares it to be the finding of Congress that the achievement of energy independence for the United States by 1985 is essential to the health of the national economy, the well-being of the citizens and the maintenance of national security, and that achieving the goal of energy independence in an expeditious manner which gives due regard to the need to protect the environment can be facilitated by establishing an independent entity of limited duration which will provide additional capital, in conjunction with private sources of capital, to assist the development and conservation of domestic energy resources and by encouraging the prompt resolution of questions coming before Federal regulatory or licensing entities. States that it is the purpose of this Act to encourage and assure the flow of capital funds to those sectors of the national economy which are important to the development of domestic sources of energy independence for the United States by 1985 or the long-term security of energy sources and supplies, and to expedite and facilitate Federal regulatory and licensing decisionmaking. Title II: Corporate Status, General Powers, Subsidiaries and Tax Status - Establishes the Energy Independence Authority. Enumerates the general powers of the Authority. Permits the Authority to create subsidiary corporations to carry out one or more of the functions in which the Authority is authorized to engage. States that the Authority shall be exempt from all taxation except: (1) for State or local property taxes; or (2) in the case of entities under the Authority which deal commercially in the energy field, such entities shall be subject to Federal, State, or local taxes. Title III: Financial Assistance - Empowers the Authority to provide financial assistance to business concerns engaged in efforts which would employ or stimulate the application of technologies, processes, or techniques in specified areas which would further the achievement of energy independence by 1985. Specifies the policy considerations governing the limitation set by the Authority on any financial assistance it provides. Requires that arrangements be made to permit the Authority to share in any profits made by projects made possible by assistance from the Authority. States that in no case shall the Authority grant assistance in an amount greater than 10 percent of its original authorized capital stock to any one business concern or affiliated concerns. Sets forth the guidelines which the Authority is to follow in establishing interest rates on loans made pursuant to this Act. Authorizes the Authority to guarantee loans to business concerns when such loans substantially contribute to the accomplishment of the purposes of this Act. Limits the total amount of financial assistance by the Authority which may be outstanding at any one time to $100,000,000,000. Specifies the forms of financial assistance which are to be included in calculating the amount of such assistance outstanding. Prohibits the provision of further financial assistance by the Authority if, after any audit, it is required to make provisions to cover bad debts, price support commitments, contingent liabilities, or other unrealized loses. Authorizes the Authority to sell all or any part of the stock, capital notes, bonds, or any other evidences of indebtedness or ownership acquired by the Authority pursuant to this Act. Requires that any proceeds realized by the Authority through the retirement of financial assistance shall be applied to retire all indebtedness of the Authority. Authorizes the President to appoint an advisory panel to report on the effects on the Nation's capital markets of financial assistance granted by the Authority. Title IV: Capitalization and Finance - States that the Authority shall have capital stock of $25,000,000,000, subscribed by the United States acting through the Secretary of the Treasury. Authorizes the appropriation to the Secretary of $25,000,000,000 for that purpose. Provides for the annual payment of a dividend on the outstanding capital stock. Authorizes the Authority to issue debentures, bonds, or other obligations in the aggregate principal amount of $75,000,000,000. Requires the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury for the issuance of any such obligations. Provides for the purchase of such obligations by the Department of the Treasury. Authorizes the Secretary to use proceeds from the sale of any securities hereafter issued under the Second Liberty Bond Act as a public debt transaction for the purposes of purchasing such obligations. Title V: Management - Provides for the establishment of a Board of Directors of the Authority. States that such Board shall consist of five members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Provides for the designation of one of the Directors as the Chairman of the Board. Provides for the compensation of Board members and employees. Requires an annual audit of the accounts of the Authority. Directs the Authority to submit annually to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget a financial and management plan for review. Directs the Authority to submit quarterly reports to the Congress and the President. States that such reports shall disclose the aggregate sums then outstanding or committed as loans, loan guarantees, or other financial assistance, and a listing of the business concerns so involved with the Authority. Requires the submission to the Congress and the President of an annual report containing the certified financial statements and general description of the Authority's operations. Title VI: Federal Agency Proceedings - Sets forth the duties and authorities of the Federal Energy Administration in the energy project licensing process. Defines the term "every project" to mean any activity in connection with the planning, initiation, construction, or operation of facilities involving the production, distribution, transmission, or transportation of energy, fuels, or energy-related commodities, facilities, or products. Provides for the certification by the Administration of energy projects which meet specified criteria of critical importance. Requires expedited proceedings by applicable Federal agencies on applications for licenses to undertake energy projects certified as critically important. Gives precedence to such projects in obtaining judicial review of Federal agency's final action concerning such a project. Title VII: Unlawful Act and Penalties - Specifies acts as unlawful with respect to applications for or administration of financial assistance under this Act. Sets criminal penalties for specified acts. Title VIII: General Provisions - Provides for the coordination of the actions of the Authority with those of other Federal agencies. States that the Authority shall make no new commitments for financial assistance after June 30, 1983, and shall furnish no new financial assistance after June 30, 1986. Provides for the liquidation of the Authority's affairs on or prior to June 30, 1986. States that the Authority shall terminate on June 30, 1986.
United States · United States Congress · 9 October 1975
Directs the Comptroller General, in consultation with the Congressional Budget Office and the Senate Government Operations Committee, to develop no later than June 1, 1976, a standard oversight methodology to be utilized in the Senate by each standing committee other than the Committees on Appropriations and Budget, in reviewing the effectiveness of programs it has authorized. Provides for the development of a standard report form to be utilized in reporting the results of their hearings and investigations.
United States · United States Congress · 7 October 1975
Constitutional Amendment - Provides that the right of students to attend the public school nearest their place of residency shall not be denied or abridged for reasons of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex.
United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1975
Revises the formula for determination of the amount of tax to be imposed on charitable foundations upon their failure to distribute income by changing the method of calculation of the minimum investment return for any private foundation for any taxable year.
United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1975
Jobs Creation Act - Provides an annual adjustment of specified provisions of the Federal income tax under the Internal Revenue Code to reflect changes in the cost-of-living. Increases from $25,000 to $100,000 the surtax exemption for corporations for any taxable year. Requires that the face value of any obligation of the United States, as specified, shall be adjusted to reflect changes in the cost-of-living. Allows a tax credit under the Internal Revenue Code of qualified savings and investments made during a tax year. Provides for an individual exclusion up to $1,000 or $2,000 for a married couple filing a joint return. Excludes dividends paid by domestic corporations from corporate gross income. Allows a $1,000 tax exclusion from capital gains for the amount received soley from the sale or exchange of securities. Allows an extension of time for payment of estate taxes where the estate consists largely of small business interests. Increases the estate tax deduction for family farming operations to $200,000. Increases the investment tax credit to 15 percent and makes it permanent. Allows taxable year price-level adjustments in property and allows increases in class life variances for purposes of depreciation range from a factor of 20 to a factor of 40 with respect to asset life. Provides for the amortization over a one-year period of required but nonproductive pollution control facilities and equipment.
United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1975
Requires, under the Social Security Act, that State social services plans comply with the Federal interagency day care requirements, subject to the existing penalties (termination of Federal payments or 3-percent reduction therein) in cases of noncompliance.
United States · United States Congress · 26 September 1975
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of the Interior assist the State of Oregon in the preservation of the home of the late former Senator Wayne Morse.
United States · United States Congress · 25 September 1975
Oil Pricing Act - Provides for the phased decontrol of crude oil prices under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act. Provides for a gradual transition from mandatory price and allocation controls, under such Act. Permits the President to remove price and allocation control regulation from crude oil or refined petroleum products which are not in short supply.
United States · United States Congress · 25 September 1975
Establishes the Joint Congressional Task Force on Federal Small Business Impact to be composed of one majority and one minority Member from the House Small Business Committee, the Senate Select Committee on Small Business, and the Joint Economic Committee. Directs the task force to establish subject matter priorities and assignments for the committees of the House and Senate in order to coordinate and assign to such committees areas for investigations to be undertaken. Provides that such investigations shall examine Federal programs and laws that affect small business in America. Requires the task force, upon completion of such investigations, to prepare a report and make recommendations for legislation based upon information by the committees. Provides that expenses of the task force shall be apid from the contingent fund of the Senate and House. Authorizes the appropriation of no more than $50,000 for expenses incurred by any committee during such investigations.
United States · United States Congress · 25 September 1975
Calls upon the President's Special Representative for Trade Negotiations and other officials to develop a code of conduct and specific trading obligations among governments, together with suitable procedures for dispute settlement.
United States · United States Congress · 18 September 1975
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President of the United States should direct the Secretary of the Interior to make prompt arrangements to conserve the helium which is now being extracted from natural gas and then vented into the atmosphere.
United States · United States Congress · 10 September 1975
Suspends various provisions of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act relating to development of a standard form for the statement of settlement costs in all transactions involving federally related mortgage loans; requiring advance disclosure of settlement costs to prospective borrowers; and requiring the disclosure of the previous selling price of existing real property.
United States · United States Congress · 10 September 1975
Expands the definition of the terms "language minorities or language minority group" for purposes of the Voting Rights Act to mean persons who are American Indian, Asian American, Alaskan Natives, or of Spanish heritage, and whose dominant language is other than English.
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1975
Provides that the tax deduction under the Internal Revenue Code for charitable contributions of medical, surgical, or hospital supplies that is ordinary income property of the donor shall be reduced by only one-half of the amount of gain which would have been realized if the property contributed had been sold at its fair market value if the donee uses the property for a function related to its basis for tax exempt status.
United States · United States Congress · 4 September 1975
States that approval of State highway safety programs by the Secretary of Transportation shall not be contingent upon any requirement that a State adopt a law or regulation requiring any motorcycle operator 18 years of age or older or passenger 18 years of age or older to wear a safety helmet when operating or riding a motorcycle. (Amends 23 U.S.C. 402)
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1975
Establishes a Commission on United States Participation in the United Nations with 15 members, to be appointed as specified in this Act. Directs the Commission to conduct a full study of the United Nations and the United States participation therein. Specifies those powers given to the Commission to carry out the provisions of this Act. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1975
Increases the value of exemptions for taxable estates under the Internal Revenue Code from $60,000 to $200,000 of the value of the gross estate. Increases the limitation on the aggregate marital deduction to 50 percent of the adjusted gross value of the estate, plus $100,000. Allows an executor to value farmland, woodland, and scenic open land at its current use value rather than at its fair market value.
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1975
States that whenever any officer in the executive branch of the Federal Government proposes to prescribe any rule or regulation, or change any existing rule or regulation, such rule or regulation must be submitted to each House of Congress together with a report containing a full explantion thereof. Provides that no such rule shall become effective if the Congress disapproves it within a sixty-day period. Specifies that the provisions of this Act shall not apply to regulations dealing with national security, foreign affairs, agency management, or personnel matters.
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1975
Forbids the unauthorized grazing of any livestock upon the restricted land of any Indian or Indian tribe. Establishes a civil penalty of 10 times the fair market daily value of grazing by such livestock for owners of livestock who intentionally graze upon such land. Provides for impoundment by the Secretary of the Interior of livestock found to be trespassing.
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1975
National Commission on School Busing Act - Establishes a fifteen-member commission to be known as the National Commission on School Busing. Provides that the members be appointed by the President from representatives of concerned parents and from the field of education and law. Directs the Commission to make an investigation with respect to school busing compelled by order of the court or by a plan approved by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Requires the Commission to submit a final report to the President and Congress not later than March 1, 1976. Calls upon the Commission to consider the feasibility of a constitutional amendment to prohibit compulsory school busing, a modification of court orders and plans formulated by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and alternatives to achieving quality education. Authorizes the Commission to hold hearings and issue subpenas as necessary to carry out this resolution. Provides for the appointment of and compensation for the members and their staff. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums, but not to exceed $1,000,000, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this joint resolution.
United States · United States Congress · 30 July 1975
Securities Protection Act - Declares it to be the finding of Congress that criminal dealings in marketable securities affect interstate and foreign commerce, and that such dealings are harmful to the national economy. Declares the following activities to be crimes under the criminal laws of the United States and establishes fines and prison sentences for: (1) forging or counterfeiting of marketable securities and possession thereof; (2) possession of stolen United States marketable securities; (3) theft and unlawful possession of marketable securities; and (4) use of stolen or counterfeit marketable securities at a financial institution. Defines terms used in this Act. States that the United States Secret Service shall investigate the forging and counterfeiting of marketable securities, and the possession of stolen United States marketable securities.
United States · United States Congress · 30 July 1975
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee of the United States Postal Service recommend to the Postmaster General that a special postage stamp be issued during 1976 commemorating 200 years of free enterprise in the United States. Directs that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee of the United States Postal Service.
United States · United States Congress · 28 July 1975
Revises the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude from the definition of the term "individual employed by a public agency" specified State and local employees, and employees of interstate governmental agencies. Excludes State and local governments from the term "Public agency. Repeals the provisions of such Act which regulates the hours of fire protection and law enforcement employees of public agencies.
United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1975
Requires that information concerning accords reached at the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe be supplied to the Congress. Directs that any such agreement be submitted to Congress for approval. States that accords reached at the Conference shall not be binding on the United States until a satisfactory agreement is reached at the Conference on Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions in Europe.
United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1975
Indochina Refugee Children Assistance Act - Defines terms used in this Act. Directs the Commissioner of Education to make grants to State and territorial educational agencies for the public education of Vietnamese and Cambodian refugee children. Sets forth a formula for determining the amount of such grants. States that no such grants may be made unless the State submits an application to the Commissioner containing specified information and assurances that such payments will be distributed among local educational agencies within that State in direct proportion to the number of Indochinese refugee children served by each such local educational agency. Authorizes supplementary assistance grants of $300 per child to any State educational agency which provides for the unique educational needs of Indochinese refugee children who are aged five to seventeen, inclusive. Authorizes appropriations for basic entitlement grants of $57,000,000 for fiscal year 1976, $14,500,000 for the period beginning January 1, 1976 and ending September 30, 1976, and $29,000,000 for fiscal year 1977. Authorizes specified appropriations for supplementary assistance grants.
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 1975
Authorizes the construction and maintenance of the General Draza Mihailovich Monument in Washington, District of Columbia, in recognition of the role he played in saving the lives of approximately five hundred United States airmen in Yugoslavia during World War II.
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 1975
Form Reform Act - Requires that all forms used by each executive agency shall be discontinued progressively over a five year period. States that no form may be placed in use by any executive agency after the effective date of this Act unless it has been approved by the Comptroller General. States that if the Comptroller General determines that the use of an existing form is necessary and that such form is as short, simple, and understandable as it can be, he shall approve the continued use of such form. Authorizes appropriations of sums necessary to carry out this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 1975
Requires that information concerning accords reached at the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe be supplied to the Congress. Directs that any such agreement be submitted to Congress for approval. States that accords reached at the Conference shall not be binding on the United States until a satisfactory agreement is reached at the Conference on Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions in Europe.
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 1975
Expresses the disapproval of the United States Senate of attempts to expel Israel for the United Nations. States that if Israel is expelled the Senate will review United States commitments to the Third World nations involved in the expulsion and will consider the implication of continued membership in the United Nations.
United States · United States Congress · 16 July 1975
Stipulates that Indians committing specified crimes within Indian country shall be subject to the same laws and penalties as all other persons committing such crimes within the excusive jurisdiction of the United States, except that any such offenses not defined and punishable by Federal law shall be defined and punished by the laws of the State in which such offense was committed. Provides that any person committing assault resulting in serious bodily injury within the maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisonment not more than ten years, or both.
United States · United States Congress · 16 July 1975
Makes it a Federal crime to use false documents or make false use of official documents to obtain official identification. Makes the production, sale, or transmission of false documents to be used in obtaining official identification a Federal crime. (Adds 18 U.S.C. 1028, 1029)
United States · United States Congress · 16 July 1975
States that the Congress finds that sections 86.37 (c) and 86.41 of the regulations of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare relating to non-discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs and activities receiving Federal fianancial assistance exceed the authority conferred by title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Disapproves such sections of such regulations in that they seek to regulate athletic programs and activities which receive no Federal financial assistance.
United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1975
Makes it a crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison, or a $5,000 fine, or both, to take a controlled substance, as defined by the Controlled Substances Act, from a registered pharmacy by force or intimidation.
United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1975
Broadcast License Renewal Act - Requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish procedures to be followed by licensees of broadcasting stations for ascertaining the problems, needs, and interests of the residents of their respective service areas for purposes of their broadcasting operations. States that a license granted for the operation of any class of station shall be for not more than five years. Permits such licenses to be renewed if the Commission finds that the public interest, convenience, and necessity would be served thereby. States that in making such a determination, the Commission shall consider whether the licensee followed applicable procedures for the ascertainment of the problems, needs, and interests of the residents of its service area for purposes of its broadcast operations. Authorizes the Commission to prescribe the period or periods for which licenses should be granted and renewed for particular classes of stations. States that appeals from any order or decision of the Commission should be brought in the U.S. court of appeals for the circuit in which such broadcast facility is located. Directs the Commission to review its rules and regulations to determine which ones no longer serve the public interest. Requires the Commission to report to specified committees of the Congress and to include any recommendations for legislation resulting from its review.
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1975
Establishes a Select Committee of the Senate on Federal Responsiveness and Accountability to study the problems of accountability and responsiveness at all levels of the Federal Government. Limits the expenses of the committee to an amount not to exceed $400,000 before February 29, 1976.
United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1975
Provides that members of reserve components of the Armed Forces who are not serving on active duty or as National Guard technicians may establish individual retirement accounts under the Internal Revenue Code.
United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1975
National Food Stamp Reform Act - Defines the term "income" as used in the Food Stamp Act as the monthly gross income of all members of a household, including any in-kind payment, and the total value of any publicly funded assistance payments which supplement food and housing needs. Excludes specified individuals from the definition of "household. Provides for the distribution of federally donated foods to households upon the request by a political subdivision that such distribution be made to all eligible households in lieu of food stamps. Excludes households from eligibility for food stamps: (1) if the monthly household income exceeds the poverty index level of income established by the Office of Management and Budget; or (2) if the market value of liquid and nonliquid resources of a household consisting of one individual exceeds $1,500 or the resources of a multiple-member household exceed $2,250 exclusive of specified resources. Excludes from eligibility households which include an able-bodied adult between the ages of 18 and 65 who is enrolled in an institution of postsecondary education and such enrollment is a substitute for fulltime employment. Declares that a refusal to work at a plant or site because of a strike or other labor dispute shall be deemed a refusal to work which makes the household of the nonworking individual ineligible for food stamps. Rejects as an excuse for refusal to accept work a condition of employment which requires an individual to join, resign from, or refrain from joining any labor organization. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to require each household receiving benefits under this Act to report its income at least once each month. Requires food coupons to be designed with a space for the recipient to sign upon receipt and again at redemption. Requires one member of each eligible household to be issued a photo-identification card with color photograph. States that such card must be presented at redemption at a food store. Sets forth specific instructions to provide control and accountability over the distribution of food coupons to State agencies. Ties the value of the coupon allotment to the overall retail cost-of-living index. States that the "nutritionally adequate diet" as used to determine the amount of the coupon allotment shall mean the low-cost food plan developed by the Agricultural Research Service of the Department of Agriculture. Establishes as the charge a household shall pay for its coupon allotment the lesser of: (1) the percentage of its income which would be expended for food by an average household of its size and income range in the same region of the country; or (2) 30 percent. Provides, under the requirements for State plans for the administration of the food stamp program, for closer State supervision of eligibility by households. Requires the State agencies administering the program to conduct nutrition education programs for recipients. States that the United States Postal Service shall serve as a food stamp issuing agency upon the request of a State food stamp administration agency. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to pay the States 100 percent of the costs of providing food stamps to eligible aliens, and 75 percent of the costs of State investigations, prosecutions, collections of claims and other State activities related to retrieving food stamp losses. Provides for payment by the Federal Government to the States of a share of the difference between the face value of the coupon allotment and the amount charged eligible households for the allotment. Sets forth the method of determining and paying the Federal share. Directs the transfer of all functions of the Secretary of Agriculture under the Food Stamp Act to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.
United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1975
Authorizes Pamela Turner, an employee in the office of Senator Tower, Diane Nerheim, an employee in the office of Senator Fannin, and Jane Harty, an employee of the Joint Economic Committee, all former employees of former Senator Gurney, to appear as witnesses in the case of United States v. Gurney, et. al.
United States · United States Congress · 12 June 1975
Health Maintenance Organization Amendments - Makes the offering of supplemental health services, as defined by the Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973, optional by health maintenance organizations. Eliminates the requirement imposed by such Act that health maintenance organizations offer annual open enrollment for individual membership. Redesignates medical treatment and referral services for drug or alcohol abuse or addiction and home health services as supplemental health services for purposes of such Act. Enables private entities to obtain federally guaranteed loans for the planning, initial development, and operation of a health maintenance organization to serve populations in addition to medically underserved populations. Includes State and local governmental employers as among those employers which must offer employees the option of membership in a health maintenance organization. Sets forth new procedures, penalties, and other requirements to be applied by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare where health maintenance organizations are alleged to be in noncompliance with such Act. Extends the authorization of appropriations for programs under such Act an additional two years.
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1975
Requires the continued application of the minimum nursing salary cost differential of 8 1/2 percent which is presently allowed in determining the reasonable cost of inpatient nursing care for purposes of reimbursement to providers under the Medicare program of the Social Security Act.
United States · United States Congress · 9 June 1975
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to engage in feasibility investigations of potential water resource development at Hoover Dam on the Arizona-Nevada boundary.
United States · United States Congress · 5 June 1975
Defines the term "navigable waters", for purposes of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as it applies to Corps of Engineers authority and responsibility to regulate the discharge of dredged or fill material.
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