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Bill· SS. 3496 (95th)referred

Small Business Nonprofit Organization Patent Procedures Act

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 1978

Small Business Nonprofit Patent Procedures Act - States that it is the objective of this Act to amend existing patent procedures to promote the marketing of inventions developed under federally supported research and development projects by nonprofit organizations and small business firms. Permits any such organization or firm to elect, within a reasonable amount of time, to retain title to such inventions. Authorizes Federal agencies which have supported such projects to retain title to inventions in specified circumstances. Requires any funding agreement between a Federal agency and a small business firm or nonprofit organization to contain provisions: (1) to insure the rights of the Federal Government under this Act; (2) to provide that the agency shall have a nonexclusive, nontransferable, irrevocable and paid-up license to use the invention; (3) to prohibit a nonprofit organization from assigning rights to the invention without the approval of the Federal agency; (4) to prohibit such an! organization from granting exclusive rights from the earlier of five years from the first commercial use of the invention or eight years from the date of invention; and (5) to require such organizations to use their royalties and earnings to support scientific research or education. Authorizes a Federal agency to transfer or assign its rights, acquired from an agency employee as coinventor, to an inventor electing to acquire title to an invention. Empowers any Federal agency to require inventors or their assigns to grant licenses in order to: (1) achieve practical application of the invention in its field of use; (2) alleviate health or safety needs; and (3) meet requirements for public use specified by Federal regulations. Entitles the government to collect up to 50 percent of all net income above specified amounts received by a patent holder until government research funds have been repaid. Restricts the assignment and licensing of rights by patent holders to foreign owned or controlled firms. Authorizes Federal agencies to exempt reports of inventions from disclosure pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act. Specifies the authority of Federal agencies with respect to obtaining patents, promoting licensing of inventions, granting licenses, conducting market surveys, transferring custody of patents, and receiving funds. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to coordinate a program for assisting Federal agencies in protecting and licensing federally-owned inventions. Authorizes the Administrator of General Services to promulgate regulations specifying the terms upon which any federally-owned invention may be licensed. Directs that small business firms receive first priority in such licensing. Sets forth the procedure whereby Federal agencies may grant exclusive or partially exclusive licenses in any invention covered by a federally-owned domestic patent or patent application. Declares that this Act shall take precedence over any other Act in the disposition of inventions.

Bill· SS. 3453 (95th)referred

A bill to limit imports of feeder and slaughter cattle and to authorize a trade agreement for that purpose in lieu of statutory quotas.

United States · United States Congress · 23 August 1978

Authorizes the President to enter into one or more trade agreements with feeder and slaughter cattle exporting countries to limit the quantity of such cattle exported by them to the United States. Imposes a quota on the importation of such cattle. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, to establish a system of equitable distribution among importers of cattle subject to such quota.

Bill· SS. 3427 (95th)referred

United States Olympic Commemorative Medals Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 August 1978

Unites States Olympic Commemorative Medals Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike up to 1,000,000 medals of four different designs commemorating athletes who have participated in prior Olympic games and to furnish these medals to the United States Olympic Committee for sale.

Bill· SS. 3422 (95th)referred

Congressional Award Program Act

United States · United States Congress · 16 August 1978

Congressional Award Program Act - Establishes the Congressional Award Program in the United States and its territories to recognize and promote youth leadership and excellence in the areas of expedition fitness, personal creative development, and public service. Creates a Congressional Award Board with a Director to supervise such program. Authorizes the appointment of State award directors under this Act. Creates three Congressional Award Medals to be awarded under this Act.

Law· SS. 3336 (95th)open

Contract Services for Drug Dependent Federal Offenders Act of 1978

United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1978

Contract Services for Drug Dependent Federal Offenders Act - Rescinds the authority of the Attorney General with respect to: (1) certification of community supervision programs for drug dependent persons on probation and termination of a person's participation in such a program; and (2) contracting for supervisory aftercare of an offender.

Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 149 (95th)referred

A joint resolution to direct the Civil Aeronautics Board to disapprove any renewal and terminate any effect of the Airlines Mutual Aid Pact and to provide for a study and report on alleviating airline strikes.

United States · United States Congress · 20 July 1978

Directs the Civil Aeronautics Board to immediately dissolve the Airlines Mutual Aid Pact. Directs the Board to study the collective bargaining process within the airline industry and to make recommendations to Congress within six months on methods of alleviating the occurrence of protracted airline strikes.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 512 (95th)passed

A resolution expressing the support of the Senate for the nomination for the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize of certain groups monitoring compliance of the Soviet Union with the human rights provisions of the Helsinki Agreement.

United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1978

Expresses the support of the Senate for the nomination of the Public Groups to Promote Observance of the Helsinki Agreement in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics for the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize.

Bill· SS. 3228 (95th)referred

Domestic Petroleum Supply and Security Act

United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1978

Domestic Petroleum Supply and Security Act - Amends the Export Administration Act to prohibit the exportation of domestically produced petroleum products as defined in the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. Allows such petroleum products to be temporarily exported for refining or processing if such products reenter and are consumed in the United States. Sets forth criteria which must be met for domestically produced petroleum products to be exported under this Act.

Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 142 (95th)referred

A joint resolution to authorize and direct the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission to proceed with the construction of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1978

Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Interior, subject to the supervision and approval of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission, to construct the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Bill· SS. 3187 (95th)referred

To amend title 38 of the United States Code to provide that the survivors of a veteran who was rated totally and permanently service-connected disabled for a period of at least ten years would be entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation as though the veteran had died from a service-connected disability.

United States · United States Congress · 8 June 1978

Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of any veteran who was rated totally and permanently service-connected disabled for at least ten years as though the cause of death were service-connected.

Bill· SS. 3164 (95th)referred

Citizens Privacy Protection Amendments

United States · United States Congress · 5 June 1978

Citizen's Privacy Protection Amendment - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to require a subpena duces tecum for the search for and seizure of evidence when anyone acting under color of law has probable cause to believe evidence of a crime is located on or about premises in which the person in possession of the evidence has a reasonable expectation of privacy. Permits issuance of a search warrant instead of a subpena duces tecum only if there is probable cause to believe: (1) the person in possession of the evidence may be involved in the crime under investigation; or (2) the evidence sought to be seized would be destroyed, hidden, or moved if the subpena duces tecum procedures set out in this Act were followed. Creates a cause of action for any person aggrieved by a violation of this Act, allowing punitive damages of up to $10,000 for each violation.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 465 (95th)referred

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to mutual action by the United States and Canada to protect and enhance the quality of air resources along their mutual border so as to promote the public health and welfare.

United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1978

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of State: (1) make every effort to negotiate an agreement with Canada to preserve our mutual airshed, protect air resources, and maintain air quality; and (2) take whatever diplomatic actions necessary to reduce or eliminate any undesirable impact on both countries resulting from air pollution from any source.

Bill· SS. 3096 (95th)referred

Veterans Programs Extension Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1978

Veterans' Programs Extension Act - Title I: Extension of Certain Programs in the Republic of the Philippines - Extends the authority of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to operate in the Philippines to September 30, 1981, and extends the authority of the Administrator to enter into contracts to provide certain medical services in the Philippines to Commonwealth Army veterans and New Philippine Scouts to fiscal year 1983. Title II: Benefits Payable to Persons Residing Outside the United States - Imposes certain eligibility requirements upon a person adopted by a veteran under non-American law and residing outside the United States during the lifetime of such veteran in order to be considered a legally adopted child for certain veterans' benefits. Directs the Administrator to carry out a study of veterans' benefits to persons living outside the United States, including an evaluation of the desirability of maintaining the Veterans' Administration Regional Office in the Republic of the Philippines. Title III: Health Care Amendments - Extends to December 31, 1980, the authority of the Administrator to provide hospital care through private facilities in certain areas outside the continental United States. Makes such authority permanent for Alaska and Hawaii. Expands such authority to include medical services which will obviate the need for hospital admission. Authorizes the Administrator to furnish hospital, nursing home, and medical services in the United States to Commonwealth Army veterans or New Philippine Scouts for the treatment of service-connected disabilities. Requires the Administrator to furnish a report to the Congress and the President by October 1, 1979, concerning Veterans' Administration hospital and medical care in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Amends the Veterans' Administration Physician and Dentist Pay Comparability Act of 1975 to extend special salary payments to doctors and dentists working for the Veterans' Administration to fiscal year 1979. Authorizes supplemental grants for fiscal year 1979 to assist in the establishment of new State medical schools operated in conjunction with Veterans' Administration facilities. Authorizes the Administrator to enter into contracts with certain organizations to provide reimbursable emergency medical services at such organizations' national conventions. Title IV: Veterans' Readjustment Appointments and Pension Reform Implementation - Extends the authority to make veterans readjustment appointments of Vietnam era veterans to the Federal Government through September 30, 1981. Raises the maximum level for such appointments from GS-5 to GS-7. Provides that any disabled Vietnam era veteran shall be eligible for such appointments without regard to the existing requirement of 14 years of education.

Law· SS. 3067 (95th)open

Civil Rights Commission Act of 1978

United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1978

Civil Rights Commission Act - Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out the Civil Rights Act of 1957. Amends such Act with respect to: (1) the compensation of Civil Rights Commission members; (2) the deadline for a report by the Commission to the Congress on violations of civil rights; (3) establishment of advisory committees to the Commission; and (4) vacancies on the Commission. Amends such Act to require the Commission: (1) to study age and handicap discrimination; (2) to review related Federal law policies; and (3) to serve as a clearinghouse for information regarding such discrimination; (4) to establish a civil rights advisory commission in each State; and (5) to investigate allegations of age or handicap discrimination.

Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 132 (95th)referred

A joint resolution to establish a Presidential Commission to develop plans for a memorial to the victims of the Holocaust.

United States · United States Congress · 27 April 1978

Establishes the President's Commission on the Victims of the Holocaust for the purpose of considering and developing plans for the design, construction, and location of a permanent memorial in the United States to the victims of the Holocaust. Terminates the Commission within one year after the submission of its final report. Requires that such report be submitted to the Congress and the President within 18 months after the effective date of this resolution. Authorizes appropriations of $750,000 to carry out the provisions of this joint resolution.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 440 (95th)passed

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President undertake discussions with the industrialized countries with a view toward developing a common approach to the grave problems facing today's international monetary system.

United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1978

Declares it the sense of the Senate that (1) the President recognize the severity of the international monetary crisis; (2) the President undertake discussions with the other industrialized countries to develop a common approach to this crisis; and (3) the approach should focus on a long-term solution to the crisis caused by exclusive reliance on the dollar as the key international monetary reserve asset.

Bill· SS. 2978 (95th)referred

A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to prohibit restrictions on work rules in locations in which there is hunting, fishing, or shooting sports, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1978

Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to stipulate that nothing in such Act shall be construed to authorize any regulations designed to restrict hunting, sport fishing, or shooting sports or to establish safety or health standards for work performed in connection with hunting, sport fishing, or shooting sports in areas customarily used for such activities.

Bill· SS. 2974 (95th)referred

National Historic Trails Act

United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1978

National Historic Trails Act - Title I: Findings and Purposes - Declares congressional findings and states the purposes of this Act, including to establish national historic trails. Title II: Establishment of a National Historic Trails Category within the National Trails System - Amends the National Trails System Act to include historic trails, in addition to recreation and scenic trails, within the National Trails System. Defines historic trails as those trails which follow as closely as possible and practicable the original trails or routes of travel of national historical significance. Sets qualifications for designation as a National Historic Trail, including, establishment through historic use, national significance with respect to any of several broad facets of American history, and potential for public recreational use related to historic appreciation. Requires the Secretary charged with the administration of each trail to establish an advisory council for each such trail within one year of the date of addition of any national scenic or historic trail to the System. Requires, within two years, submission to Congress of a comprehensive acquisition, management, and development plan for each such trail. Title III: Designation of Certain Routes as National Historic Trails - Designates Oregon Trail, the Mormon Pioneer Trail, the Lewis and Clark Trail, and the Iditarod Trail, Alaska, as National Historic Trails. Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - Authorizes appropriations to carry out the provisions of this Act.

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 79 (95th)referred

A concurrent resolution disapproving proposed regulations of the Department of the Treasury requiring centralized registration of firearms and other matters.

United States · United States Congress · 13 April 1978

Declares that certain proposed regulations of the Department of the Treasury regarding centralized firearms sales recordkeeping and other firearms control measures exceed the Department's authority, and directs that the regulations be withdrawn.

Bill· SS. 2895 (95th)referred

Beef Import Act

United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1978

Beef Import Act - Subjects specified kinds of preserved beef and veal products to the policy of Congress related to the restriction of beef imports. Revises the formula for the determination of beef and veal import quotas. Directs the President to limit beef imports at any one port of entry in order to insure the geographical distribution of such imports. Revises the criteria under which the President may suspend a proclamation limiting beef and veal imports to permit such suspension only during a national emergency or when the supply of such products are inadequate to meet domestic supply at reasonable prices.

Bill· SS. 2856 (95th)referred

Uniformed Services Survivor Benefit Plan Amendments Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 April 1978

Uniformed Services Survivor Benefit Plan Amendments Act - Amends the Survivor Benefit Plan to permit members and former members of the uniformed services who have completed the number of years of service required for eligibility for retired pay but who have not yet, because of age, become entitled to such pay to participate in such plan. Entitles dependents of such members or former members who die before becoming entitled to retired pay to certain medical and dental benefits at facilities of the uniformed services.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 431 (95th)reported

Lee Metcalf Fair Employment Relations Resolution

United States · United States Congress · 7 April 1978

Lee Metcalf Fair Employment Relations Resolution - Title I: Fair Employment Relations Board - Establishes as an office of the Senate, the Senate Fair Employment Relations Board to (1) establish and publish policies and guidelines for the implementation and enforcement of rule L of the Standing Rules of the Senate, (2) supervise the actions of the Director and the operations of the Senate Fair Employment Relations Office, and (3) hear and determine complaints. Title II: Senate Fair Employment Relations Office - Establishes as an office of the Senate, the Senate Fair Employment Relations Office which shall develop procedures to implement the policies of the Board, gather information relating to Senate employment practices, and review procedures for the hearing and settling of complaints. Title III: Complaints of Violations of Equal Employment Opportunity - Provides for counseling and assistance through the office, to any individual who believes that he or she has been discriminated against in violation of rule L. Sets forth the procedure for filing informal complaints based on employment discrimination, and for the informal settlement of such claims. Sets forth the procedure for filing formal complaints, and for conducting hearings on such claims. Provides for an appeal to the Senate Select Committee on Ethics from an adverse decision or order of the Board. Sets forth remedies available to individuals who have been discriminated against in violation of rule L.

Bill· SS. 2746 (95th)referred

A bill to maintain in effect for 1978 and succeeding years the social security tax rate which was in effect for 1977, and to provide that there shall be paid into the social security trust funds from general revenues an amount equal to the difference in social security taxes actually received by them and the amount which would have been received by them if the social security tax rates prescribed by existing law for such years had continued in effect.

United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1978

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to maintain in effect for 1978 and years thereafter the social security tax rates on wages received by employees and paid by employers, and on self employment income which were in effect in 1977, for purposes of Titles II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act. Provides that the difference between the amount yielded by the 1977 rates and the amount which would have been yielded if the rates established by the Social Security Amendments of 1977 had gone into effect shall be paid into the social security trust funds from general revenues.

Bill· SS. 2714 (95th)referred

Emergency Wheat Farmers' Income Act

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1978

Emergency Wheat Farmers' Income Act - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to raise the loan level of wheat for the 1978 through 1981 crops from $2.35 to $3.00 per bushel, adjusted (for the 1979 through 1981 crops) to reflect any changes in the cost of production since the 1977 crops. Reduces the established price for the 1977 crop of wheat from $2.90 to $2.47 per bushel with respect to any acreage not planted for wheat within the wheat acreage allotment. Sets a sliding scale of established prices for the 1978 through 1981 crops keyed to voluntary five percent increments in the set-aside level, ranging from $3.75 per bushel for a 20 percent set-aside up to $5.07 per bushel for a 50 percent set-aside.

Bill· SS. 2716 (95th)referred

Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Amendments

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1978

Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Amendments - Exempts the following transactions from the terms of the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: (1) sale or lease of any improved land on which there is a condominium; (2) sale or lease of real estate by a developer who is engaged in a sales operation which is predominantly intrastate in nature; and (3) the sale or lease of real estate by a developer who has fulfilled specified conditions to the resident of another State when the principal residence of the purchaser is within a radius of 100 miles from the property. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to conduct all actions brought under the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act.

Bill· SS. 2702 (95th)referred

A bill to authorize the disposal of up to 45,000 long tons of tin from the national stockpile and the supplemental stockpile and to utilize a portion of such tin, or the proceeds from the sale thereof, to obtain up to 225,000 short tons of copper for the national stockpile, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1978

Authorizes the Administrator of the General Services to dispose of up to 45,000 long tons of tin presently held in the national and supplemental stockpiles. Stipulates that: (1) up to 26,000 long tons of such tin, or the proceeds from the sale thereof, shall be used to obtain up to 225,000 short tons of copper; (2) the proceeds from the sale of the first 5,000 long tons of tin sold pursuant to this Act in fiscal year 1978 and the proceeds from the sale of the first 10,000 long tons of such tin sold in fiscal year 1979 shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts; and (3) 4,000 long tons of such tin, or the proceeds from the sale thereof, shall be used to acquire strategic and critical materials which are needed on a priority basis. Authorizes the Administrator to use any quantity of tungsten, or the proceeds from the sale thereof, which is available for disposal to aid in the acquisition of the 225,000 short tons of copper (except that the proceeds from the sale of the first 3,000,000 pounds of tungsten for each of the fiscal years 1978 and 1979 may not be used for such purpose. Stipulates that the copper acquired pursuant to this Act shall be placed in the national stockpile.

Bill· SS. 2627 (95th)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to defer from income certain amounts deferred pursuant to State or local public employee deferred compensation plans.

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1978

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to issue regulations corresponding to the principles set forth in a certain private letter ruling relating to the exclusion from gross income of amounts deferred by participants in public deferred compensation plans.

Bill· SS. 2503 (95th)referred

Social Security Refinancing Act

United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1978

Social Security Refinancing Act - Amends Title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to finance the payment of disability insurance benefits and hospital insurance benefits through general tax revenues, rather than through employment and self-employment tax revenues. Reduces employment and self-employment tax rates below the rates established by the Social Security Financing Amendments of 1977.

Bill· SS. 2475 (95th)referred

Public Grazing Lands Improvement Act

United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1978

Public Grazing Lands Improvement Act - Requires that an inventory of rangeland conditions and trends be taken in 11 contiguous western states and Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to manage and improve public rangelands so that they become as productive as feasible in accordance with the rangeland management objectives established through the land use planning process prescribed in the Federal Land Policy and Management Act. Provides for the funding of such improvements. Announces the formula to be used by the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior in setting fees for domestic livestock grazing on public lands. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to issue ten-year grazing leases or permits except when he has determined, on a case-by-case basis, that the establishment of a shorter term is in the interest of sound land management policy. Allows for private adoption of excess wild horses or burros when rangeland inventories indicate overpopulation of such animals in an area where a demand for private adoption exists. Permits the donation of adopted burros and horses to individuals who have provided humane conditions and care for such animals for a period of one year.

Bill· SS. 2384 (95th)passed

Veterans and Survivors Income Security Act

United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1977

Veterans' and Survivors' Income Security Act - Title I: Security Pension for Veterans and Survivors - Establishes rates for security pensions which may be elected in lieu of regular pensions by: (1) veterans of a period of war who are permanently and totally disabled from a non-service-connected disability; and (2) surviving spouses or children of veterans of a period of war of deceased veterans entitled to compensation or retirement pay for a service-connected disability. Specifies exclusions from the determination of annual income of such veterans and survivors. Requires persons applying for a security pension to report the income and estate of each spouse and child on account of whom added pension is applied for or received. Title II: Miscellaneous Provisions - Requires annual adjustments of security pension rates in conjunction with cost-of-living increases in Social Security benefits. Title III: Effective Date - Sets the effective date of this Act as October 1, 1978.

Bill· SS. 1874 (95th)reported

Antitrust Enforcement Act

United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1977

Amends the Clayton Antitrust Act to entitle the United States, natural persons, and State attorneys general acting as parens patriae for persons residing within the State to bring civil actions under such Act for injury in fact, whether direct or indirect. States that this amendment shall apply to any civil action pending on June 9, 1977, or filed thereafter.

Bill· SS. 551 (95th)passed

Victims of Crime Act

United States · United States Congress · 1 February 1977

Victims of Crime Act - Directs the Attorney General to make grants to qualified State programs for the compensation of victims of crime. Specifies requirements for program certification, including that the program (1) offer compensation for personal injuries suffered as a result of certain State and Federal crimes, (2) offer compensation to surviving dependents of persons whose deaths resulted from being victim to such a crime, (3) require cooperation with law enforcement agencies as a condition for recovery, (4) grant claimants the right to a hearing, and (5) subrogate the State to any claim the victim or dependent has against the perpetrator to the extent of the amount compensated by the State. States that grants made under this Act shall total 50 percent of the allowable compensation paid to victims and dependent survivors of victims of State crimes designated by the State as appropriate for compensation under this program and 100 percent of the allowable compensation paid to victims and dependent survivors of victims of crimes which would constitute designated State crimes except for the fact that the crime is subject to exclusive Federal jurisdiction. Limits compensation with respect to any single claim to (1) loss resulting from medical and related treatment, physical and occupational therapy and rehabilitation, and past and anticipated future earnings up to $200 per week and (2) a total of $50,000. Establishes an Advisory Committee on Victims of Crime to advise the Attorney General with respect to the administration of this Act and the compensation of victims of crime.