Bill· SS. 3856 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 September 1976
Retirement Benefit Fund Act - Title I: Retirement Benefit Funds - Establishes a Retirement Fund Division within the Securities and Exchange Commission to supervise retirement benefit funds according to the terms of this Act. Requires that applications to be authorized to operate as a retirement fund be filed with the Commission. Specifies information which must be included in such applications. Directs the Commission, in reviewing applications, to pay particular attention to (1) the financial condition of the persons affiliated with the applicant; (2) the demonstrated expertise of such persons; and (3) the demand for fund services. Instructs the Commission to issue a license to operate a fund upon finding that the interests of employees and the public would be served thereby. Stipulates that licenses so issued shall be for the term of 12 years and renewable. Prohibits funds from being affiliated with any bank, insurance company, or other financial institution. Directs the Commission to hold a license revocation or renewal hearing if it has grounds to believe that continued operation of a fund by a licensee is likely to jeopardize the actual or potential pension benefits of participants therein or upon the petition of 50 pension fund participants. Specifies procedures for the conduct and the appeal of decisions of such hearings. Empowers the Commission to place under the management of a trustee pending the outcome of such a hearing. Directs the Commission to appoint such a trustee upon denying renewal of or revoking a license if none has previously been appointed. Authorizes the Commission to condition license renewal or nonrevocation upon such alterations in fund policy or personnel as it deems necessary to protect the public interest. Details procedures for granting new licenses to operate funds under the management of Commission trustees. Directs a trustee to terminate the fund in the event no suitable applicant applies for a license. Sets forth standards and guidelines relative to (1) eligibility for and composition of retirement fund boards of directors, (2) elections for retirement fund boards of directors, (3) investments of retirement funds, and (4) fiduciaries of retirement funds. Title II: Disclosure - Requires the chief executive officer of each retirement fund to: (1) publish a description of the fund and an annual report of the fund's financial status and investment activities; and (2) furnish to each fund participant and beneficiary a summary of the annual report, a year-end statement, an investment preference questionnaire, and a voting preference questionaire soliciting information pertaining to the voting of shares held by the fund. Sets forth time limits relative to and details information to be included in such documents. Requires each retirement fund to be audited annually by an independent certified or licensed public accountant. Stipulates that the results of the investment preference questionnaires and voting preference questionnaires shall be considered by, but shall not be binding upon, directors, officers, and other fiduciaries of the retirement fund. Requires that the books of each fund be open for inspection by participants and beneficiaries on 30 days written notice. Sets forth criminal penalties for willful violation of the provisions of this title by a chief executive officer of a retirement fund. Title III: Contributions; Benefits; Insurance - Requires all pension contributions to be made to funds selected by participants. Permits contributions during each calendar year to be made by a participant, his or her spouse, or by his or her employer in amounts up to 25 percent of the maximum taxable social security wage base. Stipulates that nothing in this Act shall limit the right of employers, labor organizations, and participants to bargain as to the level of pension contributions to be provided by the employer. Prohibits any person from having pension moneys deposited with more than one fund at a time. Permits any participant or beneficiary, subject to certain restrictions, to transfer all amounts accumulated in one fund to another retirement fund. Requires as prerequisites for a fund accepting pension contributions from or on behalf of any participant (1) furnishing such prospective participant with a copy of its most recent solicitation prospectus, and (2) receiving written notice that such participant received and inspected such document. Directs the Commission to prescribe regulations with regard to the length, format and updating, of solicitation prospecti. Stipulates that it shall be the obligation of each fund to minimize advertising and solicitation costs. Prohibits retirement funds from employing any salesman, agent, or other representative on a commission or salary basis to solicit individuals or groups of employees to make pension contributions. Sets forth criminal penalties for the making of a materially false, falsely disparaging, or misleading representation by a fund or representative thereof with the intent to persuade any prospective participant to designate such fund as the depository of his or her pension contributions. Renders a retirement fund participant or beneficiary eligible to receive a lifetime pension benefit, to consist of a monthly annuity, upon filing a declaration of retirement. Specifies guidelines regarding the rights of surviving spouses and dependent children of deceased fund participants and beneficiaries to such individuals' pension benefits. Establishes the Federal Pension Insurance Corporation to insure (1) each participant and beneficiary to the extent of either the amount paid into a fund by or on behalf of such individual or, in the case of a participant who has filed a declaration of retirement, the present value of such individual's lifetime pension benefit; and (2) retirement funds against certain losses from special allowance investments, as defined by this Act. Places such Corporation under the direction and control of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Title IV: Transition Period - Sets forth guidelines relative to the amount of retirement contributions which may be made by: (1) self-employed persons making pension contributions pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code; (2) employed persons not covered by a preexisting plan; and (3) employers some or all of whose employees are not covered by preexisting plans. Permits employers whose employees are covered by a preexisting pension plan, pursuant to an affirmative vote of 70 percent of the covered employees and retirees, to terminate such plan and distribute all plan assets to accounts for individual employees, retirees, and beneficiaries in retirement benefit funds selected by such employees, retirees, and beneficiaries. Directs employers whose employees are covered by a preexisting pension plan with assets sufficient to cover all accrued liabilities for vested benefits to terminate the preexisting plan upon the affirmative vote of 80 percent of the covered employees. Permits a married person to make contributions on behalf of his or her spouse to a separate account in the spouse's name in a fund selected by the spouse. Requires all employers with preexisting pension plans to adopt one of two transitional programs: one imposing specified guidelines on the operation of preexisting plans, the other prescribing a formula for allocating pension contriubitons between the preexisting plans, the other prescribing a formula for allocating pension contributions between the preexisting plan and a retirement benefit fund. Stipulates that no pension funds operated by or for any governmental agency shall be subject to any provision of this Act unless the governmental unit so elects. Establishes the Retired Workers Income Security Commission to study the economic problems of presently and soon-to-be-retired workers whose retirement needs will not be met by this Act. Title V: Penalties, Enforcement - Renders persons who willfully or negligently violate any section of this Act liable for damages in actions brought by injured retirement fund participants or beneficiaries. Sets forth criminal penalties for the following: (1) knowingly misrepresenting facts in any document required to be submitted to the Commission under this Act, (2) knowingly concealing any fact required to be disclosed under this Act, (3) embezzling or willfully abstracting or converting fund assets, (4) defrauding or intending to defraud a fund, and (5) converting the proceeds of a fund loan to certain uses not approved by the fund. Authorizes the Commission to make such investigations as it deems necessary to determine whether any person has violated or is about to violate any provision of this Act or any rule or regulation thereunder. Grants specified powers to the Commission relative to such investigations. Permits the Commission, wherever it appears that any person is engaged in or is about to engage in any acts or practices which constitute or will constitute a violation of this Act or regulations hereunder, to seek injunctive relief in Federal court. Empowers the Commission to order unannounced audits of any retirement fund. Prescribes rules relative to class actions brought by retirement fund participants and beneficiaries. Requires every fund agent who handles fund property to be bonded in an amount, subject to specified limits, but not less than ten percent of the amount of property handled. Title VI: Effective Date - Stipulates that this Act shall become effective one year after its enactment. Title VII: Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code - Designates retirement benefit funds organized and licensed under the provisions of this Act as qualified trusts under the Internal Revenue Code. States that a transfer of a participant's or beneficiary's interest in a retirement benefit fund to another such fund shall not be considered a distribution to such individual. Excludes from an employee's gross income, except as required by specified provisions, amounts paid by an employer into such employee's retirement benefit fund account. Allows as a tax deduction amounts paid by an individual into her or his spouse's retirement benefit fund account.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 561 (94th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 21 September 1976
Condemns the murders of Orlando Letelier and Ronni Karpen Moffit and the serious injury of Michael Moffitt. Urges a complete and thorough investigation by Federal authorities of the circumstances surrounding the bombing.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 553 (94th)passed
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.
Bill· SS. 3711 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 July 1976
Provides for the relief of Samson Kossivi Kpadenou.
Bill· SS. 3696 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 1976
Provides for the relief of Je-An Pak and his wife, Soon-Pyo Pak.
Bill· SS. 3590 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1976
Provides for the relief of Dae Ho Park and Maria Park.
Bill· SS. 3555 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1976
Voluntary Standards and Certification Act - Title I: National Standardization - Requires the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate minimum requirements for uniform standards development procedures for those in the private sector who set standards for products including procedures for making appeals from the decisions of any such standards-setting body. Permits the Commission to enforce the procedures set forth pursuant to this Act upon its own initiative or upon written petition filed with it by any interested person. Provides that any appeal decision with respect to a standards setting decision shall consider the effect of such standard upon competition and consumers. Requires any private organization developing standards or certifying products to obtain certification from the Secretary of Commerce. Requires the Secretary to issue such certification if he finds that such organization meets the minimum requirements promulgated by the Commission. Authorizes the Secretary to grant financial assistance to nonprofit standards- development organizations to insure representation of consumers, small business, and other interests in decisions. Requires all Federal agencies to utilize standards set by certified private organizations whenever possible to avoid duplication of effort. States that appeals bodies established by private organizations shall have no powers of enforcement except those given them by the organizations creating such bodies. Title II: International Standardization - Establishes a Division of Standards and Certifications within the Bureau of Standards of the Department of Commerce to develop the resources, facilities, and expertise necessary to assist the Secretary and the Commission. Requires the Secretary, through the Division, to provide for and assist appropriate participation by private nonprofit organizations in international standardization activities as representatives of the United States. Requires the Secretary to make arrangements for direct governmental participation in such international standardization activities where the Secretary determines private participation is insufficient or cannot be established. Requires the Secretary to list all international standards and certification systems unless to do so would not be in the public interest. Establishes an Interagency Committee on International Standardization Policy and a Public Committee on International Standardization Policy to provide policy guidance to the Secretary in carrying out his duties under this Act. Establishes procedures for petitioning the Secretary to delist a particular standard or certification system and for judicial review. Title III: Accreditation - Requires the Secretary, through the Division, to set forth procedures to establish a voluntary national laboratory accreditation program to accredit certification laboratories for a class of technology or a specific product if he finds it is in the public interest. Requires the Secretary to establish a criteria committee to establish criteria to accredit such laboratories. Sets forth procedures for the development of such criteria and the accreditation of such laboratories, both domestic and foreign. Provides procedures for the removal, withdrawal, or termination of accreditation. Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - Creates the position of Director of the Division of Standards and Certifications. Authorizes to be appropriated to the Commission: $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1978; $2,500,000 for fiscal year 1979; and $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1980; and to the Secretary of Commerce $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1978; $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1979; and $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1980, to carry out this Act.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 199 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1976
Authorizes the President to issue a proclamation designating the period from October 3, 1976, as "National Schoolbus Safety Week."
Bill· SS. 3476 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1976
Establishes the George W. Norris Home National Historic Site, Nebraska.
Bill· SS. 3449 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1976
National Child Nutrition Information and Education Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to formulate and carry out a program, through a system of grants to State educational agencies, to provide for: (1) the nutritional training of food service and educational personnel; and (2) the conduct of nutrition education activities in schools and child care institutions eligible under the School Lunch and Child Nutrition Acts. States that the amount of such grants shall be based on a rate of 50 cents for each child enrolled in such facilities. Authorizes appropriations of such amounts as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Requires State educational agencies to keep accounts as may be necessary to enable the Secretary to determine whether the provisions of this Act have been complied with. Establishes, within the National Agricultural Library of the United States Department of Agriculture, a Food and Nutrition Information and Education Resources Center to assemble and collect food and nutrition education materials and to disseminate such information to State educational agencies and other interested persons. States that a maximum of $1,500,000 from the funds appropriated under this Act shall be used for the establishment and maintenance of such Center.
Bill· SS. 3429 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1976
Monopolization Reform Act - States that the purpose of this Act is to reform the law with respect to civil monopolization actions brought by the United States to restore competition to markets dominated by monopoly power. Makes the monopoly of trade or commerce a felony (presently a misdemeanor) and increases the penalties for conviction from a fine of $50,000 to $1,000,000 for a corporation, and $100,000 for a person. Increases the term of imprisonment for such offense from one to three years. States that the United States shall have the burden of proving that the defendant has monopoly power in a relevant market. Stipulates that monopoly power due to superior product, business acumen, or historic accident shall not be a defense to any action brought under this Act which alleges monopolization.
Bill· SS. 3425 (94th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1976
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct fish and wildlife studies, and the Secretary of Transportation to conduct intermodal economic transportation studies, to determine the impact of the proposed replacement of components of the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System. Directs the Secretary of the Army to give full consideration to the recommendations of such Secretaries and Federal, State, and local officials, and the public with respect to such waterway system. Directs the Secretary of the Army to transfer funds for such studies to the Secretaries of the Interior and Transportation. Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from carrying out such replacement prior to receipt of such studies, with specified exceptions. Directs the Secretary of the Army to develop and implement a plan to minimize delays in lockage at certain existing points on the waterway system.
Bill· SS. 3417 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1976
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income of employees, contributions made by their employer to or under insurance plans which provide property and liability insurance coverages for the employees.
Bill· SS. 3416 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1976
Amends the Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947 to provide that payments by employers to a pooled or individual trust fund for the purpose of providing specified employee insurance benefits shall be exempted from the restrictions on payments to labor organizations and employees under such Act. Stipulates that the detailed basis on which such payments are to be made shall be specified in a written agreement with the employer, and employees and employers shall be equally represented in the administration of the fund.
Bill· SS. 3392 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1976
Veterans Administration Review Act - Provides that decisions of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs on questions of law and fact under any law administered by the Veterans' Administration shall be subject to judicial review. Repeals the authority of the Administrator to pay fees to agents or attorneys in allowed claims for monetary benefits. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 211; repeals 38 U.S.C. 3404(c))
Bill· SS. 3364 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 May 1976
Title I: General Provisions Air Transportation Act - Defines terms, under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, for purposes of such Act to expand charter air transportation. Requires the Civil Aeronautics Board in the exercise of its duties to consider regulation of the airline industry in a manner that encourages reliance on price and service competition as being in the public interest. States that the provisions of this title shall become effective upon the enactment of this Act. Title II: Revision of Present Regulations and Limitations to Foreign Air Transportation - Redesignates title IV (Air Carrier Economic Regulations) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 as title IV-A (Economic Regulation: Foreign Air Transportation). Makes such newly designated title applicable only to the regulation of foreign air transportation. Requires the Civil Aeronautics Board to act on applications for certificates of public convenience and necessity within 240 days of the filing date of such application. Permits air carriers to hold both scheduled and supplemental certificates. Prohibits the Board from imposing closed-door, single-plane, mandatory stop, or long haul restrictions on new certificates or as an amendment to existing certificates. Prohibits the Board from imposing specified restrictions on charter service. Eliminates the authority of the Postmaster General to compel air carriers to perform additional air service to carry mail. Sets forth the effective dates of the provisions of this title. Title III: Economic Regulation of Domestic Aviation: Subtitles IV-B-(Permanent) and IV-C-(Transitional) - Adds subtitles IV-B (Permanent Provisions Relating to Interstate and Overseas Air Transportation) and IV-C (Transitional Provisions Relating to Interstate and Overseas Air Transportation) to the Federal Aviation Act of 1958. Limits the provisions of IV-B to the regulation of interstate and overseas air transportation. Provides for the issuance of new "certificates of fitness" to replace the "certificate of public convenience and necessity." Prohibits air carriers from engaging in interstate or overseas air transportation without such certificate. Requires the Board to dispose of an application for such certificate within 180 days of its filing. States that such certificates shall authorize the holder to engage in scheduled and supplemental interstate and overseas air transportation between any points and shall not restrict the type, nature, or frequency of such service. Authorizes the Board to suspend or revoke such certificates after a hearing if the holder has failed to meet its obligation to maintain its fitness, willingness, or ability to perform the air transportation for which it has applied. Allows the Board to immediately suspend such certificate for up to 30 days without a hearing or notice if such suspension is required in the public interest. Prohibits the transfer of any certificate. Requires air carriers to comply with Board regulations relating to the filing and approval of insurance plans for injuries to persons or property resulting from the operation or maintenance of aircraft. Authorizes the Board to require carriers to file performance bonds to provide compensation in case a carrier fails to meet its contractual or common carrier obligations. Requires air carriers to disclose the names of persons holding more than five percent of the carrier's stock or capital. Requires each officer and director of an air carrier to disclose the stock held by him or her in any air carrier. Directs the Board to prescribe the form of any and all accounts to be kept by air carriers and empowers the Board to inspect the accounts and property of any air carrier. Empowers the Board to inquire into the management of any business or person who controls an air carrier. Prohibits, except with the Board's approval, interlocking relationships between air carriers and other carriers or firms engaged in other phases of aeronautics. Makes it unlawful for any officer or director of an air carrier to receive for his or her own benefit compensation for the negotiation, hypothecation, or sale of any securities of the carrier. Requires every carrier to file with the Board a copy of every contract or agreement affecting air transportation between such carrier and any other carrier. Requires each air carrier to file with the Board and keep open to the public a list of all rates and fares and a description of all other services performed in connection with air transportation and limitations upon liability arising out of such transportation. Requires air carriers to adhere to the tariffs filed with the Board. Requires changes in such tariffs to be filed with the Board. Permits air carriers to file tariffs which include a formula providing for the flexible pricing of air transportation. Authorizes the Board to set maximum rates and fares whenever, after notice and hearing, the Board determines that a fare or rate is unjust or unreasonable and that actual or potential competition from other airlines is insufficient to maintain a just and reasonable rate. Prescribes policy considerations which the Board must take into account in determining such maximum rates. Authorizes the Board to suspend proposed rate changes for a maximum of 180 days after the new tariff would have gone into effect. States that such proposed rate change shall go into effect if the Board does not complete a hearing and issue an order within such time period. Authorizes the Board to establish just and reasonable divisions of rates or fares when, after notice and hearing, it determines that existing divisions are unjust or unreasonable. Authorizes the Board to establish through service and maximum joint rates whenever it determines that such are required by the public interest. Requires carriers engaged in scheduled air transportation to file such schedules with the Board. Declares it the duty of air carriers to provide interstate and overseas air transportation upon reasonable request therefor. Prohibits air carriers from engaging in unfair or deceptive practices in the provision or sale of air transportation and directs the Board to issue regulations defining unfair or deceptive practices. Sets forth specified practices which are defined as unfair or deceptive. Allows air carriers to alter or eliminate service to any point. Authorizes the Postmaster General to make appropriate rules and regulations for the carriage of mail and to designate any flight for the carriage of mail. Authorizes the Postmaster General to regulate the carriage of air mail from foreign countries to the United States in accordance with international agreements. Empowers the Board to fix and determine fair and reasonable rates of compensation for the transportation of mail by aircraft. Specifies elements which the Board shall take into consideration in setting such rates. Prohibits the Board from taking into account specified revenues in determining the carrier's need for mail subsidies. Allows the Postmaster General to weigh the mail transported by aircraft. Provides that unexpended funds under specified air mail Acts may be used by the Postmaster General to pay for air mail carriage. Authorizes the Board to establish just and reasonable classifications of air carriers for purposes of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958. Authorizes the Board to exempt any air carrier from any provision of such Act if such an exemption is in the public interest. Exempts air carriers operating aircraft having a capacity of less than 56 seats or less than 16,000 pounds from being required to obtain a certificate from the Board if the carrier conforms to reasonable financial responsibility and reporting requirements. Provides that certificates of public convenience and necessity will remain in effect until the fourth anniversary of this Act. States that at such time the certificates of fitness provided for in this Act shall become effective. Continues the Board's authority to issue special operating authorizations under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 until the fourth anniversary of the enactment of this Act. Allows specified passenger air carriers to expand their service subject to enumerated limitations during the transitional period commencing 180 days after the enactment of this Act and ending four years after such enactment. Provides limited discretionary authority for expansion for all cargo carriers during such period. Permits air carriers to combine such discretionary authority with any existing authority. Sets forth the permissable rates and notice requirements to the Board for any proposed rate changes or reductions in service for such discretionary service. Allows the Board to temporarily suspend such proposed rate changes or service reductions for 180 days. Provides that any air carrier which has performed 12 months of continuous nonstop scheduled air transportation between any two points pursuant to the discretionary authority conferred under this Act may acquire certification for such routes from the Board. States that any carriers holding such a certificate at the end of the transitional period under this Act shall be issued a certificate of fitness for such route. Allows any person to apply for a certificate to offer nonstop service along any route not currently receiving nonstop service. Provides that any carrier holding such a certificate at the end of the transitional period shall be issued a certificate of fitness for such route. Prohibits air carriers from reducing the level of air service during the transitional period to a level below what the Board determines is "essential air service" unless the Board approves such reduction based on specified criteria. Authorizes the Board to require any air carrier reducing its service below such level to establish cooperative working relationships with any carrier providing replacement services or to require air carriers to continue providing essential minimum service upon a guarantee of sufficient support to cover the carrier's fully allocated costs for such service. Sets forth specified carrier obligations during the period from the fourth anniversary until the tenth anniversary of this Act. Prohibits carriers from implementing any schedule change which would reduce service below the essential minimum service standards set by the Board except upon 30 days notice during such six-year period. Authorizes the Board to order a carrier to continue to provide essential air service for 90 days or until essential air service is provided by another carrier. Directs the Board to reimburse the carrier for any losses incurred by such an order. Imposes specified notice requirements for filing tariff changes to be effective four years after the enactment of this Act. Directs the Board to ensure that each point that received air service from a local service or truck carrier in March, 1976 shall continue to receive "essential air service" in the six-year period between the fourth and tenth anniversary of this Act. Sets forth a general definition of "essential air service." Sets forth specific criteria for determining whether such service is being provided to a particular point. Requires the Board to contract for additional air service to a point if essential air service is found lacking. Sets forth the procedures for awarding such contracts and terms which must be included in such contracts. Prohibits the Board from inhibiting the provisions of unsubsidized service and from awarding a subsidy contract if essential air service is otherwise available. Terminates such contract authority on the tenth anniversary of this Act. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to undertake a study of the current local service carrier subsidy program, to evaluate alternative subsidy plans, and to report to Congress within 18 months after enactment of this Act. Sets forth regulations regarding the consolidation, merger, and acquisition of control of domestic air carriers which shall be effective upon the enactment of this Act and end ten years later. Prohibits specified forms of joint control of and merger by two air carriers or by an air carrier and any other common carrier unless such action is approved by the Board. Requires the Board to approve mergers or joint control agreements found not to be inconsistent with the public interest or other specified criteria. Requires the Board to dispose of all such applications within 240 days. Exempts from such regulations interests in ground facilities. Grants jurisdiction to the Board over non-air carriers who acquire control of an air carrier relating to specified provisions of this Act. Authorizes the Board to investigate any person who may be engaging in prohibited activities under this Act. Establishes a presumption that any person owning ten percent of the stock or capital of an air carrier controls that carrier. Sets forth regulations regarding pooling and other agreements which shall be effective until the tenth anniversary of this Act. Requires the Board to notify the Attorney General and the Secretary of Transportation of any intercarrier agreement. Requires the Board to conduct a hearing on such agreement upon the request of either of such two officials. Requires the Board to approve such agreements except under specified circumstances. Confers immunity upon individuals affected by orders issued under specified provisions of this Act from antitrust laws until the tenth anniversary of this Act. Requires the Board to attach appropriate labor protective conditions to orders relating to the merger, consolidation, or acquisition of domestic air carriers or relating to pooling or other agreements. Sets forth the Board's ratemaking authority during the transitional period commencing upon the enactment of this Act and ending on the fourth anniversary of this Act. Authorizes the Postmaster General to contract with any carrier for carriage of air mail if he finds that the present carriage is inadequate. Sets forth the effective dates of the provisions of this Act.
Bill· SS. 3329 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1976
Expands the boundaries of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Makes the suspension of the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to acquire improved property within the park by condemnation where approved zoning ordinances are in effect contingent upon the Secretary being given the first opportunity to purchase such property. Revises provisions regarding retention of the right of use and occupancy by owners of improved property after such property has been acquired by the Secretary. Increases the membership of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Advisory Commission. Authorizes the appropriation of sums for acquisition of lands and interests in land and for development. Requires the Secretary to complete by the end of 1978 a final master plan detailing the development of the lakeshore. Details guidelines regarding rights-of-way and easements in lands added by this Act to the lakeshore and regarding the acquisition, improvement, and use of specified lands and easements not within the expanded boundaries.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 421 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1976
Mass Mailings and Computer Use Standards Resolution - Provides that a Senator, or a Member of the House of Representatives, who is a candidate for nomination or election to the Senate, shall register each mass mailing mailed by him as franked mail with the Select Committee on Standards and Conduct. Provides that each registration shall be available for public inspection. Prohibits any such Member from mailing any mass mailing as franked mail less than 60 days immediately before the date of the primary election or political convention in which he is a candidate for nomination or the election in which he is a candidate for election. Limits the total number of pieces which may be included in mass mailings mailed as franked mail by such a Member to 1,000,000 or a total number equal to twice the number of individuals of voting age in the State which the Senator represents or which the candidate seeks to represent. Requires that when a Member of the House of Representatives becomes a candidate for nomination or election to the Senate, he shall certify to the select committee the number of pieces included in mass mailings mailed as franked mail by him during the period beginning on January 1 of the year in which he becomes a candidate and ending on the date on which such certification is made to the select committee. Provides that if a Senator uses any computer material which is prepared by an employee of the Senate or the cost of which was paid out of appropriated funds, or uses any copy made from or made with the use of any such material, for a purpose which is not in the course of the conduct of his official duties and functions as a Senator, he shall reimburse the Senate for the value of the use of the computer material used. Directs the select committee to prepare a proposed Code of Ethics and Conduct for Members, officers, and employees of the Senate, to be submitted to the Senate on or before January 31, 1977.
Bill· SS. 3188 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1976
Extends the authorization for contracts for annual contribution under the United States Housing Act of 1937. Authorizes an additional $850,000,000 to be appropriated in public housing contract authority for fiscal year 1977 and an additional $1,350,000,000 in such authority for fiscal year 1978 and beyond. Requires that at least $250,000,000 of the new public housing contract authority will be made available to finance the construction of new public housing units. Authorizes $60,000,000 to be appropriated for modernization of existing public housing units. Authorizes $600,000,000 per year to be appropriated for operating subsidies for conventional public housing.
Bill· SS. 3151 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1976
Multinational Business Enterprise Information Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a program to gather information on the investments, sales, employment, research funds, and branch and affiliate location of multinational business enterprises whose aggregate assets exceed $50,000,000. Requires that such information cover the two years preceding the date of submission. Defines "multinational business enterprise" and "United States business enterprise" under this Act. Directs the Secretary: (1) to publish such information, and statistical data derived from such information; and (2) to make such information available to the Adjustment Assistance Coordinating Committee, the International Trade Commission, and any committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this Act. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act. Imposes a fine of $10,000 for failure to furnish information required under this Act. Permits the Secretary to bring a civil action under this Act seeking a mandatory injunction to command compliance with this Act. Imposes a fine of $10,000 or not more than one year imprisonment or both for willful violation of this Act.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 406 (94th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1976
Expresses the sense of the Senate concerning relations with the Soviet Union. Expresses the Senate's support of efforts to conclude agreements for the stabilization and reduction of the strategic military competition between the United States and the Soviet Union; to extend opportunities for diplomatic, economic and social initiatives between the United States and the Soviet Union; and to launch initiatives for an effort on the part of both nations to pursue a peaceful solution in areas of conflict.
Law· SS. 3149 (94th)open
United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1976
Toxic Substances Control Act - Provides that if the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency finds that testing of a chemical substance in accordance with a test protocol for such substance is necessary to protect against unreasonable risk to health or the environment, he may by rule require that testing be conducted on such substance to develop data with respect to the health and environmental effects for which there is an insufficiency of data. States that a rule requiring the testing of a chemical substance or mixture must include: (1) identification of the substance or mixture for which testing is required; and (2) standards for the development of test data for such substance. Requires persons intending to manufacture or process the substance to perform the necessary tests. Directs the Administrator upon receipt of the test results to promptly publish in the Federal Register the test data, the intended uses of the substances, and the nature of the tests. Establishes a committee to recommend to the Administrator the chemical substances and mixtures to which the Administrator should give priority consideration for testing. States that the committee shall give priority attention to chemical substances known or suspected of causing or contributing to cancer, gene mutations, and birth defects. Sets forth the membership of the committee. Specifies that upon the receipt of any test data which indicates that a chemical substance or mixture has the potential to induce in human beings cancer, gene mutations, or birth defects, the Administrator shall take action within 180 days to limit human exposure. Requires manufacturers to give 90 day notice to the Administrator of their intent to manufacture a new chemical substance, and to submit data developed in accordance with the requirements of this Act. Directs the Administrator to establish within six months criteria defining a significant new distribution in commerce, use, or disposal of a chemical substance. States that in establishing such criteria, the Administrator shall take into account: (1) the projected volume of production; (2) the projected increase in magnitude and duration of human and environmental exposure; and (3) the human health and environmental effects thereof. Prohibits manufacture or distribution of a chemical substance identified by the Administrator in a rule as a significant new distribution or use unless the manufacturer submits notice of his intention to do so and the data required under this Act. Exempts from this requirement persons who satisfactorily demonstrate that the proposed substance or activity will not cause an unreasonable risk of injury to human health or to the environment. Specifies that substances manufactured or intended to be manufactured only in small quantities solely for scientific experimentation or analysis or for chemical research shall be exempted from the requirements of this Act, unless the Administrator, by rule, specifies otherwise. Authorizes the Administrator, upon a finding that a chemical substance is dangerous or potentially dangerous, to prescribe rules to: (1) prohibit the manufacture or distribution of a substance or limit the amount which may be produced or distributed; (2) prohibit particular use or uses of such a substance; and (3) require an adequate warning with regard to the use or disposal of the substance. Provides the Administrator with criteria for formulating such rules. Permits the Administrator to formulate quality control rules if he has good cause to believe processing or manufacturing permits or causes dangerous adulteration of a chemical substance. Provides that the Administrator shall conduct hearings to determine if quality control rules are necessary. Provides that the Administrator may file an action for temporary or permanent relief in a U.S. district court against an imminently hazardous chemical substance for its seizure or against any person who is a manufacturer, processor, or distributor of such chemical substance. Authorizes the Administrator, by rule, to require reports of all manufacturers and processors of chemical substances where appropriate to ascertain the nature, quantity and uses of substances produced. Prohibits the Administrator from taking action under this Act if any risks to health or environment could be prevented by employing existing Federal law. Permits the Administrator to inspect and examine the records and properties of persons to the extent that such records and properties relate to the manufacture, processing, or distribution in commerce of chemical substances subject to this Act. Provides that this Act shall not apply to any chemical substances which are to be used solely for export from the United States. Provides that the Secretary of the Treasury shall refuse entry into the United States of any chemical substance or article containing such substance offered for entry which fails to conform with rules promulgated under this Act. Provides that all information reported to, or otherwise obtained by, the Administrator or his representative which contains or relates to trade secrets shall be considered confidential. Makes it unlawful to refuse to comply with any provision of this Act or any rule promulgated under the authority of this Act. Provides a $25,000 a day civil penalty for each day of violation. Declares that the Administrator shall waive compliance with this Act upon request of the Secretary of Defense and upon a determination by the President that the requested waiver is necessary in the interest of national defense. Authorizes appropriations for carrying out this Act of $11,100,000 for fiscal year 1976, $2,600,000 for the transitional period, and $10,100,000 for fiscal year 1977. Stipulates that no part of the funds so authorized to be appropriated shall be used to construct any research laboratories. Requires the Administrator to prepare and submit annually to the President and the Congress a comprehensive report on the administration of this Act.
Bill· SS. 3129 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1976
Eliminates the $400,000,000,000 limit, under the Second Liberty Bond Act, on the face amount of obligations which may be outstanding thereunder.
Bill· SS. 3098 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1976
Increases to 80 percent the Federal share of financial assistance to community action agencies under the Community Services Act of 1974.
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