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United States · United States Congress · 28 September 1976
Authorizes supplemental expenditures of $40,000 by the Senate Special Committee on Aging.
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1976
Expresses the Senate's gratitude to Mike Mansfield of Montana for his participation in the Government and his service on behalf of the Nation's people.
United States · United States Congress · 10 September 1976
Medicare-Medicaid Anti-Fraud Act - Establishes within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, an Office of Central Fraud and Abuse Control. Provides that such Office shall have the overall responsibility for directing and establishing policies with respect to the undertaking of activities which are designed to deal with fraud and abuse in the Maternal and Child Health and Crippled Children's Services, Medicare and Medicaid. Specifies that the Office shall also have responsibility for investigating alleged fraud or abuse in any such program, and assisting State agencies, at their request, in the establishment and operation of State antifraud and abuse activities. Directs that no payment for Medicare service may be made to a person claiming such payment under an assignment, including a power of attorney, but may be made to an agent of the person furnishing such service. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare or the Comptroller General to require providers or suppliers of items or services, with respect to which payment is claimed under one of the programs within the jurisdiction of the Office, to furnish specified information including the following: (1) the identity of persons having ownership interest in such entity; and (2) a consolidated certified costs report with respect to its costs and charges, including costs and charges of related organizations. Specifies sanctions which shall be imposed upon entities which fail to comply with requests for information. Increases the penalties for defrauding the Medicare or Medicaid programs. Provides that it shall be a felony (presently misdemeanor) punishable by imprisonment of up to five years for such an offense. States that where a Professional Standards Review Organization is found competent by the Secretary to assume review responsibility with respect to specified types of health care services or specified providers or practitioners of such services and is performing such reviews, such reviews shall constitute the conclusive determination on those issues for purposes of payment under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 8 September 1976
Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to study the feasibility of improvements for the development, utilization, and conservation of water and related land resources in Hilo Bay, Hawaii.
United States · United States Congress · 8 September 1976
Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to study the feasibility of improvements for the development, utilization, and conservation of water and related land resources in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
United States · United States Congress · 27 August 1976
Designates the extension of the Senate Office Building presently under construction pursuant to the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973, as the "Philip A. Hart Office Building."
United States · United States Congress · 24 August 1976
National Aquaculture Organic Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a National Development Plan. States that such plan shall: (1) identify each aquatic species which can be cultured on a commercial basis (priority aquatic species); and (2) contain a program of aquaculture development for such priority aquatic species. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to review annually each aquatic species not identified as a priority species and the program established for each priority species. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish and maintain an aquaculture information center; (2) maintain an inventory of public and private aquaculture being carried out in the United States; (3) arrange for the mutual exchange of information relating to aquaculture with foreign nations; (4) provide advisory, educational, marketing, and technical services with respect to aquaculture to interested public and private organizations and individuals; and (5) coordinate with the Environmental Protection Agency to investigate the utilization of aquacultural and other forms of waste water in carrying out the purposes of this Act. Establishes the Interagency Committee on Aquaculture comprised of the heads of various Federal agencies to insure that there is a continuing exchange of information relating to the aquacultural programs and projects of the various agencies and to review on a continuing basis the relevant programs and projects of all Federal agencies. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of the Interior to make grants or enter into contracts to carry out the purposes of this Act. Limits the amount of any grant made available under this Act to one-half of the estimated cost of the project for which the grant was made. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to guarantee obligations issued for the financing of any aquaculture facility within the United States. Stipulates that the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all such guaranteed obligations shall not exceed $100,000,000. Authorizes the Secretary to collect a fee for guaranteed obligations not to exceed one-half of one percent per annum of the outstanding principal balance of the obligation. Sets forth the allowable interest rate, maturity date, and default procedures relating to such loans. Authorizes the Secretary to issue notes or obligations to the Secretary of the Treasury if the monies in the loan fund are insufficient to pay such a loan in the event of default. Establishes within the Treasury a Federal Aquaculture Assistance Fund for the purpose of guaranteeing loans under this act. Requires the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture, to submit an annual report to Congress which shall document and evaluate the success or failure of the facilities for which loan guarantees were made under this Act. Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts to each of the Secretaries of Commerce, Agriculture and the Interior through fiscal year 1980 to carry out the provisions of this Act except for the purpose of guaranteeing loans. Authorizes appropriations of a maximum of $100,000,000 without fiscal year limitation, to the Federal Aquaculture Assistance Fund.
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1976
Provides for the relief of Chu York Lui, also known as Cheu Wah Lui; Man Ying Lui, also known as Man Ying Wong Lui; Lui Lui; and Chung Cheung Lui.
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1976
Establishes the George W. Norris Home National Historic Site, Nebraska.
United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1976
Authorizes the Architect of the Capitol to perform such work as may be necessary to prevent further deterioration of historically significant sections of the Congressional Cemetery. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study for the purpose of formulating proposals for the renovation and maintenance of such areas by the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1976
Provides for the relief of Chiu-Ping Haskell.
United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1976
Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to reduce the customs duty for fish netting or fish nets of fabric other than cotton or vegetable fibers.
United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1976
Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments - Limits, under the Immigration and Nationality Act, the number of aliens born in any foreign state or dependent area located in the Eastern Hemisphere who may be issued immigrant visas or who may otherwise acquire the status of lawfully admitted aliens for permanent residence to 45,000 in the first three quarters of any fiscal year and to 170,000 in any fiscal year. Limits such immigrant visas to aliens born in any foreign state of the Western Hemisphere or in the Canal Zone, or in a dependent area located in the Western Hemisphere, to 32,000 in the first three quarters of any fiscal year and to 120,000 in any fiscal year. Provides that, exclusive of conditional entries, the number of aliens entering the United States chargeable to any single foreign state may not exceed 20,000 and the number chargeable to any single dependent area may not exceed 600 in any fiscal year. Sets forth criteria for determining which foreign state or dependent area will be charged for each immigrant. Redefines the various preference classes of aliens. Revises the order of issuance and the allocation of visa numbers to such preference classes. Gives first preference for visas to families of citizens and residents of the United States. Gives next preference to persons entering the United States who have a job offer. Extends subsequent preference to refugees and persons whose entry will not have an adverse effect on the work force in the United States. Authorizes the Attorney General to admit to the United States any immigrant otherwise inadmissable solely because he was not entitled to an exemption to quota limitations if he could not have known before he left a foreign country to enter the United States that he would be excluded by such limitations. States that aliens are ineligable for visas when seeking to enter for employment if the Secretary of Labor has determined on the basis of current labor market data that there are or will be sufficient qualified workers in the United States available for such employment or the employment of such alien would adversely affect wage and working conditions of similarly employed American workers. Directs the Secretary to require the Attorney General to notify the Secretary whenever petitions have been approved for 25 aliens destined to a single employing establishment in any fiscal year. Provides that when changing the status of Cuban aliens under special provisions of the law to that of permanent resident alien, the Secretary of State shall not reduce the number of visas to be issued. Establishes for three fiscal years a program under which aliens who have been admitted to the Virgin Islands in a nonimmigrant status and have an indefinite labor certification may have their status and that of their families changed to permanent resident or be issued immigrant visas notwithstanding immigration quotas.
United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1976
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States is willing to participate in efforts to provide financial assistance to Italy through the proposed OECD Special Financing Facility with the assistance of other friends and allies of Italy.
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1976
Ocean and Coastal Resources Act - Title I: Marine Sciences and Technology Policy - Establishes, within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration the Office of Marine Resources, Science, and Technology to develop and implement a program for marine resources and to develop and promote cooperative research and development projects. Requires the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with the assistance of the Office to prepare a six year national plan for research and development in marine science and technology and for the demonstration and practical implementation of marine science and technology developments. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to submit such plan to the Congress and the President. Provides that the Office shall operate and maintain a service to be known as the National Ocean and Coastal Advisory Service. States that the service shall impart useful information, knowledge, and technique to organizations and individuals employed or otherwise interested in the assessment, development, and/or conservation of ocean and coastal resources. Provides that the service shall be headed by a Director. Sets forth the responsibility of the Director which includes coordination of all advisory service programs relating to ocean and coastal resources, and formulation of a comprehensive plan for the production and delivery of advisory services regarding ocean and coastal resources. Authorizes the appropriation of $3,750,000 for the fiscal transition period ending September 30, 1976; and $15,000,000 for fiscal years 1977, 1978 and 1979. Requires the Secretary to submit an annual report to the Congress and the President. Specifies that such report shall provide an evaluation of the status and prospects for marine science and technology. Gives the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere the opportunity to review each such report. Establishes a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration distinguished research award for outstanding achievements and contributions in problem-oriented research related to ocean and coastal resources which meets international, national, and/or regional needs. Title II: National Sea Grant Program Amendments - National Sea Grant Act - Provides that there shall be maintained within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a program of research, education, training, and advisory services to be known as the national sea grant program. Directs that the program shall be administered by the Office of Marine Resources, Science, and Technology. States that the program shall be designed and administered to further research, education, training, and advisory services in ocean and coastal resource development, assessment, and conservation, including relevant research, education, and training in marine science. Requires the program to include the making of grants and contracts in accordance with specifically identified national needs and problems. Authorizes the appropriation of $3,750,000 for the fiscal transition period ending September 30, 1976; $15,000,000 for fiscal years 1977, 1978, and 1979, for the purpose of making such grants and contracts. Provides for the appointment of a Director of the national sea grant program who shall establish long-range planning guidelines for the administration of the program, advise the Associate Administrator of existing expertise and capabilities within the program, and provide support for sea grant fellowships through institutions of higher education for educational and training assistance to persons in fields related to marine and coastal resource understanding. Authorizes the Secretary to designate, through the national sea grant program, sea grant colleges, and sea grant regional consortia. Provides that such institutions shall initiate, conduct, and support programs of research, education, training, and advisory services in disciplines and fields that are relevant to the development, utilization, and conservation of ocean and coastal resources. Establishes a sea grant review panel which shall supercede the sea grant advisory panel. Provides that the panel shall function as an advisory body to the Director of the national sea grant program. Authorizes the appropriation of $8,750,000 for the fiscal transition period ending September 30, 1976; and $35,000,000 for fiscal years 1977, 1978 and 1979 to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1976
Provides that the Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities shall not release a final report containing any information classified by the Executive, which the President, after ten days to consider such report, certifies should not be publicly released, unless the Senate, after adequate time to consider the President's objections, shall decide by a majority vote to release the report publicly.
United States · United States Congress · 30 January 1976
Authorizes the expenditure of $507,000 by the Senate Special Committee on Aging for inquiries and investigations from March 1, 1976, through February 28, 1977. Allocates $20,000 to be expended for the procurement of consultant services.
United States · United States Congress · 16 December 1975
Provides that before any rule promulgated by any agency can become effective, it must be submitted to the Congress for approval. Requires that an economic impact statement accompany such submission. Authorizes agencies to make rules which impose a penalty upon an employer of an employee who violates any rule or regulation in effect against such employer. States that no agency may require an applicant or a party to an agency proceeding to provide such agency with information or documents which have been previously furnished to such agency or which are not directly relevant to such application or proceeding. Entitles the applicant for any license to reimbursement by such agency for the complete costs of such party's application if such agency has not made a final determination in the licensing proceeding within six months of the date of announcement of the initiation of any such proceeding.
United States · United States Congress · 5 December 1975
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Federal Communications Commission should, in anticipation of the advent of domestic communication satellite service, provide for the integration of all interstate services between the mainland and Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico into an enlarged domestic rate pattern.
United States · United States Congress · 20 November 1975
Requires the imposition of mandatory sentences of not less than two years for specified cases of burglary and aggravated assault convictions under present Federal statutes. Requires a mandatory sentence of not less than two years and which may be up to life imprisonment for specified cases of second degree murder convictions. Requires a mandatory sentence of not less than two years for convictions to crimes involving the use of a firearm. Specifies mandatory sentences for crimes involving heroin. Increases the sentences of repeated Federal offenders.
United States · United States Congress · 20 November 1975
Directs the Federal courts to consider, in their determinations of the imposition of terms of imprisonment for criminal offenses, the following factors: (1) the nature and circumstances of the offense and the history and charactertics of the defendant; (2) the need for the sentence imposed to reflect the seriousness of the offense and the providing of adequate deterrence to criminal conduct; (3) whether other less restrictive sanctions have been applied to the defendant frequently or recently; and (4) any sentencing guidelines established by the Commission established under this Act. Establishes a United States Commission on Sentencing as an independent commission within the judicial branch of the United States Government. Provides for a membership of such Commission of five members appointed by the United States Judicial Conference. Directs such Commission to promulgate and distribute to all Federal courts guidelines for sentencing consistant with this Act. Empowers the Commission to establish general policies and rules necessary to carry out this Act. Empowers the Commission to utilize the services and information of other Federal, State, local and private agencies with or without reimbursement therefor. Empowers the Commission to establish a research and development program for the purpose of: (1) serving as a clearinghouse and information center for the collection, preparation, and dissemination of information on Federal sentencing practices; and (2) assisting and serving in a consulting capacity to Federal courts, departments, and agencies in the development, maintenance, and coordination of sound sentencing practices. Empowers the Commission to devise and conduct a training program of short-term instruction in sentencing techniques for judicial and probation personnel and other persons connected with the sentencing process. Requires the Commission to report annually to the Congress, the Judicial Conference, and the President on its activities.
United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1975
States that the Senate commends Secretary of Defense James R. Schlesinger for his excellence in office, his intellectual honesty, personal integrity, courage and independence. Expresses a debt of gratitude to Secretary Schlesinger for his services and particularly for his determination to convey the truth to the American people.
United States · United States Congress · 14 November 1975
Exempts individuals who are seventy-two years old or older from social security taxes under the Internal Revenue Code and the Social Security Act.
United States · United States Congress · 14 November 1975
Handgun Crime Control Act - Defines the term "handgun" for purposes of the Federal criminal law as meaning a firearm which is designed to be held and fired by the use of a single hand. Makes it unlawful for a licensed importer or licensed dealer to sell or transfer a handgun to a person other than persons specified under this Act unless the transferee appears in person at the place of business of such dealer or importer and meets specified conditions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 11 November 1975
Condemns the resolution adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations which equates Zionism with racism. Opposes participation by the United States Government in the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination. Calls for reconsideration of the Zionism resolution. Directs the Committee on International Relations and the Committee on Foreign Relations to begin hearings immediately to reassess the United States' further participation in the United Nations General Assembly.
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 · 8 October 1975
Provides that limited miscellaneous contributions for defraying expenses may be taken into account for purposes of determining whether a private foundation has met the minimum distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code.
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 · 29 September 1975
Provides, under the Internal Revenue Code, that an individual who is an active participant in a retirement plan may claim the deduction for retirement savings for amounts contributed by him to an individual retirement account, for an individual retirement annuity, or for a retirement bond, to the extent that the amounts paid by him or on his behalf under the retirement plan does not equal the maximum amount of the retirement savings deduction to which he would be entitled if he were not an active participant in such plan.
United States · United States Congress · 29 September 1975
Requests the President to issue a proclamation designating September 30 to October 13, 1975, as "Japan-United States Friendship Days".
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 · 24 September 1975
Permits, under the Internal Revenue Code, the deduction of all expenses for medical care of a taxpayer and his spouse if either of them have attained the age of sixty-five.
United States · United States Congress · 24 September 1975
Provides, under the Internal Revenue Code, that the tax treatment of retirement income shall be comparable to that of social security income.
United States · United States Congress · 24 September 1975
Provides that elderly individuals 65 years of age or older shall not be required to file a declaration of estimated tax under the Internal Revenue Code with respect to income from pensions or retirement annuities or income from interest and dividends not in excess of $2,000 per year.
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1975
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should, upon his visit to the People's Republic of China, request that the Chinese officials use their offices to obtain an accounting of members of the United States Armed Forces missing in action and confined as prisoners of war in Southeast Asia.
United States · United States Congress · 10 September 1975
Provides for the relief of Hortensia Perdomo.
United States · United States Congress · 8 September 1975
Authorizes and requests the President to issue a proclamation designating Sunday, September 14, 1975, as "National Saint Elizabeth Seton Day."
United States · United States Congress · 5 September 1975
Emergency Petroleum Allocation Extension Act - Provides for the extension of the Emergency Allocation Act from August 31, 1975, to December 31, 1980.
United States · United States Congress · 4 September 1975
Provides for the relief of Leslie R. Allen and Penelope Eve Allen.
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1975
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare should withdraw its proposed Consolidated Procedural Rules for Administration and Enforcement of the Department's statutory responsibilities. States that if additional positions are required for enforcement of Civil Rights laws such need should be brought to the attention of the Senate. Directs the Office of Civil Rights to continue to make efforts to detect systematic discrimination including those areas relating to discrimination based on sex and handicap.
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1975
Provides that the provisions of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act shall include the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
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 · 30 July 1975
Extends the authorization for appropriations under the Central, Western, and South Pacific Fisheries Development Act through fiscal year 1979. Increases such authorization from $3,000,000 to $4,000,000 annually.
United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1975
Directs that in computing the total number of civilian personnel authorized in any fiscal year for the Department of Defense or any military department thereof, there shall be excluded from such computation civilian personnel engaged in industrially funded activities.
United States · United States Congress · 26 July 1975
Declares it to be the finding of Congress that the ready availability of cheap, low-quality, and easily concealable handguns, commonly known as Saturday Night Specials, is a significant factor in the prevalence of lawlessness and disorder in the United States. States that the existing ban on the importation of such handguns and the absence of effective controls on domestic manufacture and sale of such guns constitute a major shortcoming in existing law. Revises the lists of persons barred from distributing or receiving explosives to make such lists consistent with the list of persons barred from possessing firearms. Establishes a civil penalty consisting of a fine of up to $10,000 for each violation by an individual of the rules or regulations governing the importation, manufacture, distribution and storage of explosive materials. Revises the regulations with respect to interstate dealings in firearms to prohibit, without exception, the interstate dealing in handguns which do not meet the standards established by this Act for approval by the Secretary of the Treasury. Prohibits the sale or transfer by licensed dealers of handguns, except as curios or relics, which have not been approved by the Secretary in accordance with the standards established by this Act. Makes it unlawful for a person other than a licensed dealer to sell or transfer a handgun which was acquired with the intent of selling it or transfering it to another person, unless the seller knows that the transaction is in accordance with all Federal, State, or local laws. Requires licensed dealers to sell handguns only to persons who appear in person at the licensee's premises and who provide sufficient identification. Sets forth standards by which all handgun models are to be evaluated and tested to determine their suitability for sporting or valid defensive purposes. Includes size and weight requirements, and the requirement for a positive manually operated safety device. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to give written notice of the results of testing and evaluation conducted pursuant to this Act to the licensed dealer of the handgun tested under this Act. Revises the criminal penalties for violation of the gun control laws (1) to make the offense of possession of a gun in the course of employment by a person not entitled under Federal law to possess a firearm, a one-year misdemeanor; and (2) to make a first offense of using or carrying a firearm during a Federal felony a crime punishable by a sentence of one to ten years' imprisonment in addition to the sentence for the felony committed. Bans the mailing of any handgun not approved by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 1975
Provides for the relief of Sun Ye Nakamura (also known as Sun Ye Chong).
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
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 · 11 July 1975
Increases the rates of pay for levels III, IV, and V of the Executive Schedule, for enumerated positions covered by the Federal Salary Act, and for specified federal judges being paid at rates equal to the rates for such levels.
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1975
Extends an invitation to Alexandr Solzhenitsyn to address a joint meeting of the Senate and House of Representatives.