United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1975
Title I: Revision of National Heart and Lung Institute Programs - Authorizes research and training in the use of blood products and the management of blood resources under the National Heart and Lung Institute programs. Authorizes the use of funds under such programs for the prevention and control of blood diseases. Title II: National Research Service Awards - Makes such awards available under Federal programs and extends the authorization for them through fiscal year 1977. Title III: Disclosure of Research Information - Provides that, subject to specified exceptions, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare may not disclose any information contained in a research proposal, research hypothesis, or research design obtained by him in connection with an application or proposal for a grant, fellowship, or contract under the Public Health Service Act. Title IV: Genetic Diseases - Establishes a national program of project grants and contracts to provide for basic and applied research, research training, testing, counseling, information, and education programs with respect to genetic diseases, including sickle cell anemia, Cooley's anemia, and Tay-Sachs disease. Title V: Miscellaneous - Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Public Health Service Act.
United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1975
Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to reimburse the States, under the Older Americans Act of 1965, for real property tax relief programs aimed at elderly households with incomes of $15,000 or less. Provides that the amount of such reimbursement shall be a percentage (determined on the basis of the household income) of the tax relief provided multiplied by the aggregate number of households receiving such relief. Authorizes to be appropriated the sums necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act for fiscal years 1976 through 1979.
United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1975
Railroad Right-of-Way Improvement Act - Declares it the purpose of this Act to provide, during times of high unemployment, assistance to create employment opportunities in rebuilding the Nation's railroad rights-of-way. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to provide financial assistance during times of high unemployment for the purpose of providing employment for unemployed and under employed persons in jobs maintaining or rebuilding railroad rights-of-way. Authorizes, for such purposes, appropriations of $500,000,000 for fiscal year 1975; $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1976, and $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1977. Requires such funds be expended only for wages and employment benefits. Prohibits further obligation of such funds to be made subsequent to a determination by the Secretary that the rate of national unemployment (seasonally adjusted) has receded below 4.5 percent for three consecutive months. Requires applications for financial assistance for a railroad right-of-way employment program to contain specified assurances. Directs the Secretary to transmit to Congress at least annually a detailed report setting forth the activities conducted under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1975
Arts, Humanities, and Cultural Affairs Act - Title I: Arts and Humanities - Authorizes, under the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act, the chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts to make grants to the American Film Institute. Authorizes, under the same Act, the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities to establish a grants-in- aid program for existing and developing humanities programs in States which meet the standards set forth in such Act. Sets forth the requirements for applications by States for such grants. Sets forth the policy by which funds will be allotted to States under this Act. Establishes the minimum amount which will be allotted at $100,000. Provides for 100 percent funding of State programs in specified cases, and for grants to multi-State groups. Directs the chairman to withhold further grants or require repayment of grants already made when noncompliance by the State agency receiving such grants is discovered. Authorizes, under the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act, the appropriation of $113,500,000 for fiscal years 1977 and 1978 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1979 and 1980 for programs of the National Endowment for the Arts. Authorizes, under such Act, identical appropriations for programs of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Authorizes, under such Act, the appropriation of up to $25,000,000 per year, each to the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Humanities for each year through fiscal year 1980, for the purpose of matching donations made to each endowment. Title II: Museum Service and Exhibitions - Museum Services Act - Establishes an Institute for the Improvement of Museum Services within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Provides that such Institute shall consist of the Director of the Institute and a National Museum Services Board. States that the Board shall consist of fifteen members appointed by the President by and with the consent of the Senate and eight ex officio members as set forth in this Act. Sets forth the terms of office of the members of the Board. Provides that the Board shall have the responsibility for the general policies with respect to the powers, duties, and authorities vested in the Institute under this Act. States that the Director shall make available to the Board such information and assistance as may be necessary to enable the Board to carry out its functions. Provides that the Director shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall serve at the pleasure of the President and perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Board may prescribe. States that there shall be a Deputy Director who shall be appointed by the President and serve at his pleasure. States that the Deputy Director shall serve as Director during the absence or disability of the Director, or in the event of a vacancy in the office of Director. Sets forth a list of activities for which the Director, subject to the approval of the Board, is authorized to make grants to museums to increase and improve museum services. Provides that grants under this Act may not exceed 75 percent of the cost of the program for which the grant is made. Gives the Institute the authority to accept in the name of the United States grants, gifts, or bequests of money for immediate disbursement in furtherance of the functions of the Institute. Authorizes to be appropriated $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1975, and $30,000,000 for each of the succeeding fiscal years ending prior to October 1978. Authorizes to be appropriated an amount equal to the amount contributed to the Institute under this Act during such time period. Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act - Authorizes the Federal Council on the Arts and Humanities to indemnify works of art, printed matter, other artifacts and objects and motion pictures or recordings which have educational, cultural, historical or scientific value, and whose exhibition is certified by the Secretary of State as being in the national interest. Sets forth the procedures to be followed in applying to the Council for the indemnification of works as provided by this Act. Pledges the full faith and credit of the United States to pay any amount for which the Council becomes liable under any indemnification agreement. Limits the coverage under this Act to loss or damage in excess of the first $25,000 out of a single incident. Directs the Council to issue regulations providing for prompt adjustment of all claims arising under valid agreements of indeminification, including the arbitration of the dollar value of damage not amounting to total loss. Directs the Council to certify the validity of all claims to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary: (1) to enable the Council to carry out its functions under this Act; and (2) to pay certified claims. Directs the Council to report annually to Congress: (1) all claims paid during the preceding fiscal year; (2) claims pending as of the close of such period; and (3) the total face value of outstanding contracts at the close of such year.
United States · United States Congress · 3 June 1975
Provides that no State shall be required to apply a means test, or limit benefits on the basis of federally prescribed income levels, in determining the individuals for whom education, transportation, recreation, socialization, or associated services may be provided under the Social Security Act, if such services are provided in a manner consistent with State plans approved under the Older Americans Act of 1965.
United States · United States Congress · 3 June 1975
Extends the life of the Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention and the National Advisory Council for Drug Abuse Prevention indefinitely. Redesignates such Office as the "Office of Drug Abuse Policy". Reduces the number of assistant Directors of such office from six to two. Authorizes specified appropriations for fiscal years 1976, 1977, and 1978 for purposes of carrying out the provisions of the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972. Provides that at least two former drug addicts or drug abusers shall be members of the National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse Prevention. Prohibits hospitals receiving Federal support from refusing admittance to drug abusers suffering from any medical conditions.
United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1975
Provides for certification by the State water pollution control agency of treatment projects within such State where the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency determines that such projects will be carried out in accordance with State laws and standards at least equivalent to those established by Federal law.
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1975
Comprehensive Right to Privacy Act - Requires that any organization of State or local government maintaining an information system that includes personal information shall: (1) collect, maintain, use, and disseminate only personal information necessary to accomplish a proper purpose of the organization; (2) collect information to the greatest extent possible from the data subject directly; (3) maintain information in the system with accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and pertinence as necessary to assure fairness in determinations relating to a data subject; (4) make no dissemination to another system or any individual other than the data subject without specifying requirements for security and the use of information exclusively for the purpose set forth in the notice required under this Act; (5) maintain a complete and accurate record, including identity purpose, and date, of every access to any personal information in a system by persons or organizations not having regular access authority; and (6) collect no personal information concerning the political or religious beliefs, affiliations, and activities of data subjects maintained by any government agency unless expressly authorized by statute. Prohibits any State or local government from requiring individuals to disclose for statistical purposes any personal information unless such disclosure is required by a constitutional provision or Act of Congress, and the individual is so informed. Requires any organization maintaining or proposing to establish an information system for personal information to: (1) give notice of the existence and character of each existing system once a year to the Federal Privacy Board; (2) give public notice of the existence and character of each existing system each year; and (3) assure that such public notice specifies the categories of data maintained, and the categories of all information sources, a description of types of use made of information, and the procedures whereby an individual can gain access to such information and contest its accuracy and the necessity for its retention. Requires any organization maintaining personal information to inform an individual asked to supply personal information whether he is legally required, or may refuse, to supply the information requested, and also of any specific consequences, which are known to the organization, of providing or not providing such information. Permits data subjects who dispute information about themselves to have such disputed information noted as being disputed when such information about him is disseminated. Requires, upon request, corrections in information to be sent to past recipients of information. Directs organizations maintaining information to inform, within two years and each year thereafter, individuals on whom data is stored of its content and where a copy of such data may be obtained. Sets forth exemptions to the provisions of this Act. Makes it unlawful for any organization to require an individual to disclose or furnish his social security account number, for any purpose in connection with any business transaction unless the disclosure or furnishing of such number is specifically required by Federal law. Establishes the Federal Privacy Board whose five members shall be appointed by the President. Directs the Board to: (1) publish an annual Data Base Directory of the United States containing the name and characteristics of each personal information system covered by this Act; (2) make rules to assure compliance with this Act; (3) upon the determination of a violation of a provision of this Act or regulation promulgated under the Act, and after opportunity for a hearing, order the organization violating such provision to cease and desist such violation; and (4) conduct open, public hearings on all petitions for exceptions or exemptions from provisions, application, or jurisdiction of this Act. States that any individual or organization or responsible officer of an organization who willfully: (1) keeps an information system without having notified the Federal Privacy Board; or (2) issues personal information in violation of this Act; or (3) solicits, uses, or otherwise acquires information in violation of this Act shall be fined not more than $10,000 in each instance or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. Provides that any person, system, or agency which violates the provisions of the Act, or any rule, regulation, or order issued thereunder, shall be liable to any person aggrieved thereby.
United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1975
Railroad Right-of-Way Improvement Act - Declares it the purpose of this Act to provide, during times of high unemployment, assistance to create employment opportunities in rebuilding the Nation's railroad rights-of-way. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to provide financial assistance during times of high unemployment for the purpose of providing employment for unemployed and under employed persons in jobs maintaining or rebuilding railroad rights-of-way. Authorizes, for such purposes, appropriations of $500,000,000 for fiscal year 1975; $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1976, and $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1977. Requires such funds be expended only for wages and employment benefits. Prohibits further obligation of such funds to be made subsequent to a determination by the Secretary that the rate of national unemployment (seasonally adjusted) has receded below 4.5 percent for three consecutive months. Requires applications for financial assistance for a railroad right-of-way employment program to contain specified assurances. Directs the Secretary to transmit to Congress at least annually a detailed report setting forth the activities conducted under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1975
Railroad Right-of-Way Improvement Act - Declares it the purpose of this Act to provide, during times of high unemployment, assistance to create employment opportunities in rebuilding the Nation's railroad rights-of-way. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to provide financial assistance during times of high unemployment for the purpose of providing employment for unemployed and under employed persons in jobs maintaining or rebuilding railroad rights-of-way. Authorizes, for such purposes, appropriations of $500,000,000 for fiscal year 1975; $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1976, and $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1977. Requires such funds be expended only for wages and employment benefits. Prohibits further obligation of such funds to be made subsequent to a determination by the Secretary that the rate of national unemployment (seasonally adjusted) has receded below 4.5 percent for three consecutive months. Requires applications for financial assistance for a railroad right-of-way employment program to contain specified assurances. Directs the Secretary to transmit to Congress at least annually a detailed report setting forth the activities conducted under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1975
Railroad Right-of-Way Improvement Act - Declares it the purpose of this Act to provide, during times of high unemployment, assistance to create employment opportunities in rebuilding the Nation's railroad rights-of-way. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to provide financial assistance during times of high unemployment for the purpose of providing employment for unemployed and under employed persons in jobs maintaining or rebuilding railroad rights-of-way. Authorizes, for such purposes, appropriations of $500,000,000 for fiscal year 1975; $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1976, and $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1977. Requires such funds be expended only for wages and employment benefits. Prohibits further obligation of such funds to be made subsequent to a determination by the Secretary that the rate of national unemployment (seasonally adjusted) has receded below 4.5 percent for three consecutive months. Requires applications for financial assistance for a railroad right-of-way employment program to contain specified assurances. Directs the Secretary to transmit to Congress at least annually a detailed report setting forth the activities conducted under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1975
Title I: Revision of National Heart and Lung Institute Programs - Authorizes research and training in the use of blood products and the management of blood resources under the National Heart and Lung Institute programs. Authorizes the use of funds under such programs for the prevention and control of blood diseases. Title II: National Research Service Awards - Makes such awards available under Federal programs and extends the authorize for them through fiscal year 1977. Title III: Disclosure of Research Information - Provides that, subject to specified exceptions, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare may not disclose any information contained in a research protocol, research hypothesis, or research design obtained by him in connection with an application or proposal for a grant, fellowship, or contract under the Public Health Service Act.
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1975
Provides under title XX of the Social Security Act (Grants to States for Services) that none of the limitations on payments to States shall apply with respect to expenditures made by a State for the provision of education, transportation, recreation, socialization, or associated services, if such services are provided consistent with the State plan approved under the Older Americans Act or the State law relating to multipurpose senior centers.
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1975
Provides that appointments, promotions, assignments, and transfers within the Federal civil service shall be made without regard to political recommendations. Prohibits Members of Congress, State and local elected officials, officials of political parties, and any other individual or organization from making recommendations with respect to any person being considered for appointment, transfer, promotion, or assignment. Prohibits officers or employees of the United States from soliciting, considering, or accepting such recommendations. Authorizes any officer or employee of the United States to solicit or furnish a statement with respect to a person if: (1) it is furnished pursuant to a request or requirement of the executive agency concerned and consists solely of an evaluation of the work performance, ability, aptitude, and general qualifications of such person; (2) it relates solely to the character and residence of such person; (3) it is furnished pursuant to a request made by an authorized representative of the United States solely in order to determine whether such person meets the loyalty, suitability, and character requirements for employment with the United States; or (4) it is furnished by a former employer of such person pursuant to a request of the executive agency concerned, and consists solely of an evaluation of the work performance, ability, aptitude, and general qualifications of such person during his employment with such former employer. (Amends 5 U.S.C. 3303)
United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1975
Provides that a conservation publication published by a State agency which is responsible for management and conservation of fish or wildlife resources shall be considered a publication of a qualified nonprofit organization which qualifies for second-class mail rates. (Adds 39 U.S.C. 3626 (b))
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1975
States that the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare may not regulate the potency or combinations of vitamins or minerals in food under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act except under specified provisions of such Act or in the case of children or pregnant or lactating women. Requires prominent disclosure of ingredients which are not vitamins or minerals in foods for special dietary use. Provides that a libel for condemnation of misbranded foods may be instituted against the retailer of such food if he is generally responsible for its advertising.
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1975
Energy Conservation and Oil Policy Act - Title I: Findings, Purpose, and Definitions - Sets forth congressional findings and purposes with respect to this Act and defines the terms used in the Act. Title II: Standby Energy Authorities and National Civilian Strategic Petroleum Reserve - Authorizes the President to promulgate energy conservation plans, except that such plans may not impose gasoline rationing or any tax, tariff user fee, provide for a minimum price, or provide for a credit or deduction in computing any tax. Provides that such plans shall be subject to congressional approval. Authorizes the President to establish rationing programs pursuant to the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act, and to prevent increases in consumption of motor gasoline above the base volume during the 3-year period beginning on the date of implementation of a mandatory gasoline rationing program under this title. Allows the President to require reductions in consumption under specified circumstances. Authorizes the President to make provision for voluntary agreements among retail operators to reduce inconvenience to motorists in purchasing gasoline during periods when mandatory allocation programs are in effect. Provides for the international allocation of petroleum products to other countries pursuant to the international energy program. Authorizes the making of international voluntary agreements and provides for procedures to achieve the purposes of such program with respect to international allocation. Provides that the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission shall monitor the development and carrying out of such voluntary agreements which shall not be subject to the Federal antitrust laws. Provides administrative safeguards for the exchange of information necessary to carry out the international energy program. Creates, subject to congressional review, a National Civilian Strategic Petroleum Reserve of not more than one billion barrels of petroleum products, such Reserve to be established for the purpose of reducing the impact of disruptions in imports of petroleum products. Creates as part of such Reserve an Early Storage Reserve of not more than 150,000,000 barrels of petroleum products, such Early Storage Reserve to be established for the purpose of providing limited protection from the impact of near term disruptions of imports of petroleum products. Directs the President, within one year after the date of enactment of this Act, to prepare and submit to the Congress a National Civilian Strategic Petroleum Reserve Plan which details his proposals for designing, constructing, and filling the storage and related facilities of the Reserve. Grants to the President the specific authority required to implement the Plan, including authority to purchase and dispose of petroleum products for the Reserve. Authorizes specific appropriations to carry out the provisions of this Act relative to the National Civilian Strategic Petroleum Reserve Plan. Title III: Measures to Increase Energy Supplies - Provides a formula for computing a ceiling price for a first sale of domestic crude oil to take effect upon imposition of a windfall profits tax on producers. Authorizes the President to require production of oil and gas from designated fields at the maximum efficient rate. Provides for: (1) allocation of and restrictions on the export of materials and equipment found to be scarce, critical, and essential for development and transportation of energy supplies; and (2) construction and maintenance of energy facilities. Title IV: Energy Conservation Measures - Authorizes the President to change regulations issued pursuant to the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act upon a determination that such change will serve the purposes of the Act. Appropriates $2,000,000 for grants to State and local agencies to inform the public with respect to energy conservation grant programs, tax benefits, and inspections of homes and businesses. Provides for the establishment of guidelines for industrial energy conservation by the Federal Energy Administrator. Title V: Improving Energy Efficiency of Consumer Products - Specifies minimum fuel economy performance standards for passenger automobiles for model years 1978, 1979, and 1980. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to determine and establish maximum feasible average fuel economy levels for light-duty trucks and multipurpose passenger vehicles in each model year after model year 1977. Provides for labeling of new automobiles with respect to expected fuel economy. Provides civil penalties for manufacturers failing to meet required fuel economy levels established pursuant to this Act. Directs the Federal Energy Administrator to prescribe test procedures for determining energy use characteristics or energy efficiency (or both) of any class of product using more than 100 kilowatt hours of electricity each year. Authorizes the Administrator to require labeling with respect to energy consumption characteristics (1) major appliances, and (2) under specified circumstances, any product for which determination of consumption characteristics is required. Requires full disclosure of the energy characteristics are a subject of advertisement of such product. Provides for the assessment of civil penalties and issuance of injunctions for violations of the foregoing provisions. Title VI: Conversion from Oil or Gas to Other Fuels - Authorizes the Federal Energy Administrator to prohibit: (1) any major fuel burning installation, other than a powerplant, from burning natural gas or other petroleum products as its primary energy source; and (2) use of natural gas as boiler fuel, such authority to be conditioned on the existence of specified circumstances. Requires new major fuel burning installations to be constructed with a coal-burning capability. Authorizes the Federal Energy Administrator to guarantee loans made to small coal producers for the purpose of opening new underground coal mines which produce low-sulphur coal. Title VII: General Provisions - Provides for the administrative procedure with respect to, and judicial review and enforcement of, this Act, including the assessment of civil penalties for violations of any provision of titles II, III, or IV, or a violation of any rule or order issued pursuant to any such provision. Provides that the authority to issue or enforce any rule or order under this Act shall terminate on June 30, 1985. Specifies the procedure for congressional review of energy action (as defined by this title) taken pursuant to this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1975
Emergency Rail Transportation Improvement and Employment Act - Declares it to be the purpose of this Act to authorize the Secretary of Transportation in consultation with the Secretary of Labor to provide financial assistance to eligible applicants, for programs aimed at reducing unemployment and at repairing, rehabilitating, or improving essential railroad roadbeds and facilities. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to provide financial assistance in the form of grants to eligible applicants for projects that involve the repair, rehabilitation or improvement of railroad roadbeds and facilities. Sets forth guidelines and procedures for grant applications. Provides that grants made to eligible applicants pursuant to this Act shall be used solely to pay the wages, and other benefits earned by individuals employed in programs funded by this Act. Authorizes $600,000,000 to be appropriated for the purpose of making such grants.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1975
Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to reimburse the States, under the Older Americans Act of 1965, for real property tax relief programs aimed at elderly households with incomes of $15,000 or less. Provides that the amount of such reimbursement shall be a percentage (determined on the basis of the household income) of the tax relief provided multiplied by the aggregate number of households receiving such relief. Authorizes to be appropriated the sums necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act for fiscal years 1976 through 1979.
United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1975
Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should call upon the United Nations to assist in the resettlement of South Vietnamese refugees in countries throughout the free world.
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1975
Rape Prevention and Control Act - Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to establish, within the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Center for the Prevention and Control of Rape. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Center, to conduct a continuing study and investigation of specified areas, including: (1) the effectiveness of existing Federal, State and local laws dealing with rape; (2) the relationship, if any, between traditional legal and social attitudes toward sexual roles, the act of rape, and the formulation of laws dealing with rape; (3) the treatment of the victims of rape by law enforcement agencies, hospitals, or other medical institutions, prosecutors, and the courts; (4) the causes of rape; and (5) sexual assaults in correctional institutions. Provides that the Center shall compile and publish summaries of its findings. Directs the Center to develop an information clearinghouse with regard to enumerated materials regarding rape and rehabilitation of offenders. Requires the annual submission to the Congress of a summary of findings under this Act. Authorizes appropriations of $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1975 and 1976 for carrying out the purposes of this Act. Provides that the Secretary shall assist community mental health centers and public and nonprofit private entities for the purpose of conducting research and demonstration projects concerning the control and prevention of rape. Requires the Secretary to appoint an advisory committee to advise, consult with, and make recommendations to him on matters relating to rape prevention and control.
United States · United States Congress · 23 April 1975
Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to reimburse the States, under the Older Americans Act of 1965, for real property tax relief programs aimed at elderly households with incomes of $15,000 or less. Provides that the amount of such reimbursement shall be a percentage (determined on the basis of the household income) of the tax relief provided multiplied by the aggregate number of households receiving such relief. Authorizes to be appropriated the sums necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act for fiscal years 1976 through 1979.
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1975
Prohibits franked mailings by Members of the Congress and officers of the United States other than mailings related to the closing of their official business, after such Members or officers have left office. (Amends 39 U.S.C. 3210 (b) (1))
United States · United States Congress · 16 April 1975
Provides that corporations, labor organizations, and specified Government contractors which make unlawful political contributions shall be fined in an amount equal to the amount of such contributions. (Amends 18 U.S.C. 610)
United States · United States Congress · 16 April 1975
Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States delegation to the European Security Conference should not agree to the recognition by the European Security Conference of the Soviet Union's annexation of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and it should remain the policy of the United States not to recognize in any way the annexation of the Baltic nations by the Soviet Union.
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1975
Financial Disclosure Act - Requires candidates for Federal office, Members of the Congress, each officer and employee of the Federal Government who is compensated at a rate in excess of $25,000 per year, Federal employees performing the duties of a GS-16 or higher, members of the Uniformed Services in the grade 0-6 or higher, the President, and the Vice President to file annually with the Comptroller General, a report containing a full and complete statement of: (1) the amount and source of each item of income, each gift or aggregate of gifts from one source (other than gifts received from his spouse or any member of his immediate family) received by him, by and his spouse jointly, by his spouse, or by his dependents, during the preceding calendar year which exceeds $100 in amount or value, including any fee or other honorarium received by him for or in connection with the preparation or delivery of any speech or address, attendance at any convention or other assembly of individuals, or the preparation of any article or other compensation for publication, and the monetary value of subsistence, entertainment, travel, and other facilities received by him in kind; (2) the identity of each asset held by him, by him and his spouse jointly, by his spouse, or by his dependents, which has a value in excess of $1,000, and the amount of each liability owed by him or by him and his spouse jointl, together with the amount of each liability which is owned with respect to any financial interest which is under his constructive control, which is in excess of $1,000 as of the close of the preceding calendar year; (3) any transactions in securities of any business entity by him or by him and his spouse jointly, or by any person acting on his behalf or pursuant to his direction during the preceding calendar year if the aggregate amount involved in transactions in the securities of such business entity exceeds $1,000 during such year; (4) all transactions in commodities by him, or by him and his spouse jointly, or by any person acting on his behalf or pursuant to his direction during the preceding calendar year if the aggregate amount involved in such transactions exceeds $1,000; and (5) any purchase or sale of real property or any interest therein by him, or by him and his spouse jointly, or by any person acting on his behalf or pursuant to his direction, during the preceding calendar year if the value of property involved in such purchase or sale exceeds $1,000. Defines the terms used in this Act. Sets forth penalties for violations of the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1975
Provides for the creation of a Joint Congressional Committee on Foreign Investment Control in the United States to study the manner in which the National Foreign Investment Control Commission fulfills its purposes.
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1975
Foreign Investment Control Act - Declares that the Congress finds that recent international economic and monetary changes have stimulated investment by foreign persons in industries and real property in the United States. Establishes the National Foreign Investment Commission. Specifies the duties, powers, and composition of the Commission. States that, within one hundred and eighty days after the date of enactment of this Act, and at the end of each six-month period thereafter, the Commission shall determine and notify each issuer which is substantially involved in any area essential to the United States national security and/or economic security, and each issuer which is substantially involved in any area important to the United States national security and/or economic security, as defined and described in this Act. Requires the Commission to publish in the Federal Register the names of all issuers so determined under this Act. Requires each such issuer to submit to the Commission (within sixty days after receiving notification from the Commission) the names and nationalities of all individuals not citizens of the United States, and the names of all persons other than individuals, who own voting securities of such issuers. States that such list shall also be transmitted to the Securities Exchange Commission which shall, in turn, require each broker, dealer, and bank registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (1) not to sell to any individual who is not a citizen of the United States any right, title, or interest in any security of an issuer on the list which is substantially involved in any area essential to our national security and/or economic security; (2) to contact the Commission for approval before it sells to any person who is not an individual (or to any individual acting as an agent for such a person) any right, title, or interest in any security of an issuer on the list which is substantially involved in any area essential to our national security and/or economic security; and (3) to inform the Commission immediately after it sells to any person any right, title, or interest in any security of an issuer on the list which is substantially involved in any area important to our national security and/or economic security. States that the Commission shall order (1) each individual whose name was submitted under this Act and (2) each person which the Commission determines is owned or controlled by a person not a citizen of the United States, who owns any right, title, or interest in any voting security of any issuer substantially involved in any area essential to our national security and/or economic security, to sell (within a period of sixty days after such order) all such securities to any citizen of the United States, or (with the Commission's prior approval) to any person not included in the prohibitions of this Act. Provides that, within a period of one hundred and eighty days after the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall determine which minerals, fertile realty for agriculture, timber lands, and other resources are to be included in a list of resources which are strategic to the national security and/or economic security of the United States. States that after such list is so published, if any seller or lessor of real estate located in the United States, or his agent, knows or has reason to know that such real estate contains resources on such list in commercially exploitable amounts, he shall not sell or lease such real estate to any individual who is not a citizen of the United States, or to such individual's agent. States that whoever fails to comply with specified requirements of this Act shall be fined not more than $10,000 for each such failure.
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1975
Urges the President to seek a treaty or other appropriate international agreement establishing a wildlife preserve for humpback whales in the West Indies.
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1975
States that the United States should, as expeditiously as possible, take all necessary actions to effect a regional conservation treaty for the protection of northern hemisphere pinnipeds (includes seals and walruses).
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1975
Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to reimburse the States, under the Older Americans Act of 1965, for real property tax relief programs aimed at elderly households with incomes of $15,000 or less. Provides that the amount of such reimbursement shall be a percentage (determined on the basis of the household income) of the tax relief provided multiplied by the aggregate number of households receiving such relief. Authorizes to be appropriated the sums necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act for fiscal years 1976 through 1979.
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1975
Health Manpower Act - Title I: Extension of Current Authorization Through Fiscal Year 1975 - Extends the authorization for specified trainee, construction, loan guarantee, interest subsidy, special project, financial distress, and scholarship grants, under the Public Health Service Act through fiscal year 1975. Title II: General Provisions - Establishes minimum requirements for the training of physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and expanded function dental auxiliaries to extend one academic year and include supervised clinical practice and at least 4 months of classroom instruction. Prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex by schools training students in the health sciences. Defines acts constituting discrimination. Requires assurances that such schools or entities will not discriminate as a condition of any financial assistance under the Public Health Service Act. Requires financial assistance recipients to maintain records of the disposition of such assistance. Provides that active service of commissioned officers in the Public Health Service shall be accorded the same status as active military service under the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940. Title III: Assistance for Construction of Teaching Facilities - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1976, 1977, and 1978 for grants for the construction of teaching facilities for the training of physicians, dentists, pharmacists, optometrists, podiatrists, veterinarians, and professional public health personnel. Specifies ceilings for the amounts of such grants. Title IV: Student Assistance; National Health Service Corps - Provides that student loans under the Public Health Service Act may not exceed annual tuition costs plus $2,500. Increases the interest rate on such loans from 3 to 7 percent. Authorizes $30,000,000 to be appropriated for distribution in the student loan funds by participating schools for each of fiscal years 1976, 1977, and 1978. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants to schools of public health for traineeships to train students enrolled in such schools. Authorizes grants for the continuance of scholarship payments to public and private health profession schools through September 30, 1978. Establishes the Public Health and National Health Service Corps Scholarship Training Program. Specifies requirements for participation in the program by eligible institutions and students (including required periods of public health service for participating students). Authorizes grants of up to $25,000 under such program. Revises the National Health Service Corps Program (1) to provide greater financial incentives for physicians and dentists to deliver health services to medically underserved populations, and (2) to insure greater cooperation between State and Federal authorities in the administration of health programs to medically underserved populations. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the Congress concerning the effectiveness of such programs. Establishes the National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps. Authorizes specified appropriations for fiscal years 1976, 1977, and 1978 for the revision of the National Health Service Corps Program. Title V: Grants for Health Professions Schools - Authorizes grants to be made to health profession schools in amounts determined by the number of full-time students and the type of training afforded by the school. Authorizes appropriations for such grants for fiscal years 1976, 1977, and 1978. Specifies application requirements for the awarding of such grants, including assurances of improved quality of training and increased enrollments by prospective recipients. Entitles eligible public health, veterinary, optometry, pharmacy, and podiatry schools to start-up grants under the Public Health Service Act. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1976, 1977, and 1978 for such grants. Authorizes appropriations under such Act for financial distress grants for fiscal years 1976, 1977, and 1978. Title VI: Special Project Grants and Contracts - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for fiscal years 1976, 1977, and 1978 to provide financial assistance to promote (1) residency programs in the general practice of dentistry and (2) with respect to schools of medicine and osteopathy, provision of clinical instruction in family medicine. Broadens the assistance program for financially disadvantaged students, and authorizes appropriations for such program for fiscal years 1976, 1977, and 1978. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for fiscal years 1976, 1977, and 1978 for project grants and contracts for schools of optometry, pharmacy, and podiatry to assist these schools in cooperating with other health profession training programs and institutions. Provides for the education and training of United States students returning from foreign medical schools with deficiencies in their medical school educations. Authorizes the Secretary to expand the overall program for training of physician assistants and expanded function dental auxiliaries. Title VII: Public and Allied Health Personnel - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1976, 1977, and 1978 for (1) institutional grants for graduate programs in health administration, hospital administration, health planning, environmental health, and preventive medicine; (2) grants for traineeships to train public and community health personnel for which the Secretary determines there is unusual need; (3) project grants and contracts for the education, coordination, and management of allied health personnel; and (4) grants for advanced training of allied health personnel. Title VIII: Medical Residency Training Programs - Restricts the number of first-year positions to be available in medical residency training programs under the Public Health Service Act. Requires the Secretary to establish a medical residency training program accrediting agency for accrediting such programs for which first-year positions may be designated. Title IX: Miscellaneous - Directs the Secretary to contract for a study of the current and projected geographical distribution of physicians by specialty and subspecialty. Directs the Secretary to arrange for studies (1) to classify allied health personnel according to activities, to identify education costs in each classification, and to identify classifications in which personnel shortages are critical; and (2) of funding alternatives for health professions education.
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1975
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Valley Forge National Historical Park in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Stipulates that such park is not to exceed three thousand five hundred acres. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1975
Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to reimburse the States, under the Older Americans Act of 1965, for real property tax relief programs aimed at elderly households with incomes of $15,000 or less. Provides that the amount of such reimbursement shall be a percentage (determined on the basis of the household income) of the tax relief provided multiplied by the aggregate number of households receiving such relief. Authorizes to be appropriated the sums necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act for fiscal years 1976 through 1979.
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1975
Medical Device Amendments - Revises the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the safety and effectiveness of medical devices intended for human use. Establishes classifications for such devices based upon their safety and effectiveness. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to classify all such devices. Authorizes the Secretary to establish panels of experts for the purpose of securing recommendations with respect to such classifications. Provides that, based on new information respecting a device, the Secretary may, upon his own initiative or upon petition of an interested person, by regulation: (1) change such device's classification; and (2) revoke, because of the change in classification, any regulation in effect with respect to such device. Authorizes the Secretary to establish a performance standard for those devices for which reasonable assurance for the safety and effectiveness of the device cannot be made. Sets forth criteria to be followed in establishing such standard. Directs the Secretary to provide for periodic evaluation of performance standards established under this Act. Establishes procedures to be followed by the Secretary in developing and changing such standards. Provides that the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice inviting any person, including any Federal agency, to submit an existing standard or an offer to develop such a standard. Requires the Secretary to obtain from the offeror such information concerning the offeror as the Secretary determines is necessary to disclose potential conflicts of interests. States that if a standard or offer to create a standard is submitted to the Secretary which he does not accept he shall publish in the Federal Register notice of that fact together with the reasons therefor. Authorizes the Secretary to accept offers to develop a proposed standard for a device. Allows the Secretary to contribute to the offeror's cost in developing a proposed standard. Makes provisions for the development of performance standards by the Secretary when no other means are available. Requires premarket approval for medical devices for which insufficient information exists for the establishment of a performance standard and which are purported or represented to be for a use which is of substantial importance in supporting, sustaining, or preventing impairment of human life. Establishes procedures for premarket approval of such devices. Sets forth criteria upon which the approval or disapproval of such devices shall be based, including a lack of showing by the applicant of reasonable assurance that such device is safe for use under the conditions prescribed in the proposed labeling. Allows the Secretary in specified circumstances to withdraw his premarket approval of a device. Sets forth procedures to be followed for the withdrawal of such approval. Authorizes the Secretary to exempt from the premarket approval requirements established by this Act devices which are intended solely for investigational use for the purpose of developing data relating to the safety and effectiveness of such devices. Authorizes the Secretary to ban devices intended for human use if he finds that: (1) they present substantial deception of a substanital risk of illness or human injury; and (2) such deception or risk could be eliminated by corrective labeling but the manufacturer does not do so. Sets forth procedures governing the banning of such devices. Authorizes the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to hear appeals of any person adversely affected by a decision, rule, or order, of the Secretary under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to require manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of medical devices, and health professionals utilizing them to participate in a process of notification to users of those medical devices which the Secretary determines present an unreasonable risk of substantial harm to the public health. Authorizes the Secretary to require a manufacturer of a medical device intended for human use which (1) presents a substantial risk of harm to the public health and (2) was not properly designed or manufactured, to repair, replace, or refund the purchase price of such device at no cost to the person using it. Authorizes the Secretary to require that a device be limited to sale or distribution by prescription of a licensed medical practitioner. Authorizes the Secretary to establish mandatory manufacturing methods for medical devices. Sets forth procedures controlling the establishment of such methods. Requires manufacturers of medical devices intended for human use to register with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and to provide specified information concerning such devices. Requires every person who is a manufacturer, importer, or distributor of a medical device intended for human use to establish and maintain such records as the Secretary may by regulation direct. Makes conforming amendments to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Extends specified sections of such Act relating to labeling, inspection, and seizures to medical devices.
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1975
Elects Representative John J. McFall as Speaker pro tempore during the absence of the Speaker, such authority to continue not later than April 11, 1975.
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1975
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to establish national petroleum reserves on any reserved or unreserved public lands of the United States except lands in the National Park System, the National Wildlife Refuge System, the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, the National Wilderness Preservation System, areas now under review for inclusion in the Wilderness System in accordance with provisions of the Wilderness Act of 1964, and lands in Alaska other than those in Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 4. States that no national petroleum reserve that includes all or part of an existing naval petroleum reserve shall be established without prior consultation with the Secretary of Defense. Authorizes the development of the oil and gas in the national petroleum reserves in the contiguous 48 States established pursuant to this Act. Requires competitive bidding procedures with prior public notice for any contract, lease, or operating agreement for development and production of oil and gas from a national petroleum reserve. States that the terms and conditions for such development, which shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, shall be subject to disapproval by Congress. Provides that any oil or gas produced from such petroleum reserves shall, with exceptions, be subject to all the limitations and licensing requirements of the Export Administration Act. Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Interior to explore for oil and gas on Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 4 and to report annually to Congress on his plan for exploration of such reserve.
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1975
Railroad Right-Of-Way Improvement Act - Declares it the purpose of this Act to provide, during times of high unemployment, assistance to create employment opportunities in building the Nation's railroad rights-of-way. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to provide financial assistance during times of high unemployment for the purpose of providing employment for unemployed and underemployed persons in jobs maintaining or rebuilding railroad rights- of-way. Authorizes for such purposes, appropriations of $500,000,000 for fiscal year 1975; $1,000,000,000 for the fiscal year 1976; and $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1977. Requires such funds to be expended only for wages and employment benefits. Prohibits further obligation of such funds to be made subsequent to a determination by the Secretary that the rate of national unemployment (seasonally adjusted) has receded below 4.5 per cent for three consecutive months. Requires applications for financial assistance for a railroad right-of-way employment program to contain specified assurances. Directs the Secretary to transmit to Congress at least annually a detailed report setting forth the activities conducted under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1975
Directs the House Commission on Information and Facilities to provide for radio and television coverage of the proceedings in the House Chamber. Calls upon the Commission to provide for monitors to receive the television coverage to be located in such offices of the Capitol and the House and Senate office buildings as the Commission, after consultation with the Speaker of the House, considers desirable. States that the Commission shall initially provide for transmission of the audio portion of the coverage to offices of Members and officers of the House and Senate. Directs the Commission to provide a daily written summary of the proceedings of the House and other information pertaining to legislative activity. Requires that the Commission make available to the public and commercial broadcasting stations radio and television coverage of the proceedings in the House Chamber, videotapes of such coverage, and recordings of the audio portion of such coverage subject to requirements specifies under this Act. Specifies that such requirements do not include limitations or restrictions on the selection of materials for broadcast use. Authorizes the Commission to employ such persons and enter into such contracts as shall be necessary to carry out the provisions of this resolution. Provides that expenses of the Commission shall be paid from the contingent fund of the House. Directs the Commission, as soon as possible after the conclusion of the first session of the Ninety-fourth Congress, to report to the House on activities carried out under this resolution.
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1975
National Commission on Regulatory Reform Act - Establishes the National Commission on Regulatory Reform. Directs the Commission to make a full and complete study of such regulatory activities of the independent regulatory agencies of the Federal Government as the Commission determines to be primarily economic in nature and to have a significant effect on the segments of the economy involving transportation, communication, the development and distribution of energy resources, or financial institutions. States that such study shall be undertaken to determine: (1) whether such regulatory activities have limited competition within such segments of the economy, and if they have, what the economic consequences have been, (2) whether such regulatory activities have, in other way, contributed to current economic difficulties, in particular inflation; and (3) whether changes need to be made with regard to such independent Federal establishments and their regulatory activites. Requires that such study shall include, with regard to each independent Federal establishment whose regulatory activities are included in such study: (1) an analysis of the purposes for which it was created, its structure and jurisdiction, the statutory framework governing its operation and activities, and the procedures and policies it has adopted; (2) an assessment of its effectiveness in carrying out its purposes; (3) an analysis of the costs and benefits of its various programs and policies, with particular reference to any adverse economic impact; and (4) an examination of the relationship between its regulatory activities and those of State and local regulatory agencies. Sets forth the membership, powers, and authority of the Commission. Directs the Commission to submit to the President and Congress within one year a report containing: (1) a statement of the status of the study being conducted pursuant to this Act; (2) a detailed statement of any findings made or conclusions reached by the Commission; and (3) any recommendations for legislation or administrative action, or both, deemed appropriate by the Commission.
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1975
Health Revenue Sharing and Health Services Act - Title I: Health Revenue Sharing - Special Health Revenue Sharing Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants to State health and mental health authorities to assist in meeting the costs of providing comprehensive public health services under State plans approved under this Act. Sets forth the required elements of the content of such State plans. Authorizes appropriations of $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 and $110,000,000 for fiscal year 1977 to make grants pursuant to this title. Authorizes appropriations of $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 and the same amount for fiscal year 1977 for payments under grants for establishing and maintaining programs for the screening, detection, diagnosis, prevention, and referral for treatment of hypertension. Title II: Family Planning Programs - Family Planning and Population Research Act - Authorizes appropriations for the family planning and population research programs of the Public Health Service Act for the fiscal years 1976 and 1977. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct, make grants to, or enter into contracts with, public or private entities for projects for research in the biomedical, contraceptive development, behavioral and program implementation fields related to family planning and population. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1976 and 1977 to carry out such research. Sets forth reporting requirements for the Secretary to Congress. Permits local and regional governmental entities to apply for and receive directly such grants or contracts. Title III: Community Mental Health Centers - Community Mental Health Centers Amendments - Presents the finding of the Congress that: (1) community mental health care is the most effective and humane form of care for a majority or mentally ill individuals; and (2) federally funded community mental health centers have had a major impact on the improvement of mental health care; and (3) there is a shortage and maldistribution of community health care resources in the U.S. Provides that the comprehensive mental health services which shall be provided through a community mental health center under the Community Mental Health Centers Act shall include: (1) inpatient-services, outpatient services, day care and similar partial hospitalization services, and emergency services; (2) detoxification and referral services for the treatment of alcohol abuse, alcoholism, and other drug abuse and drug dependence problems (including narcotic addiction); (3) consultation and education services for health professionals, schools, State and local law enforcement and correctional agencies, public welfare agencies, health services delivery agencies, and other appropriate entities; (4) assistance to courts and other public agencies in screening residents of the center's catchment area who are being considered for referral to a State mental health facility for treatment to determine if they should be so referred and provision, where appropriate, of treatment for such persons through the center as an alternative to treatment at such facility; and (5) provision of followup care for residents of its catchment area who have been discharged from a State mental health facility; and (6) other enumerated programs and services. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities to carry out projects to develop community mental health center programs. Authorizes appropriations for the payment of such grants for fiscal years 1975 and 1977. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public and nonprofit private community mental health centers and other entities to assist them in meeting their costs of operation during the first eight years after their establishment. Authorizes appropriations for the payment of such grants for fiscal years 1976 and 1977. Authorizes the Secretary to make annual grants to any community mental health center for the costs of providing consultation and education services under this Act. Sets forth criteria for such grants. Authorizes appropriations for the payment of such grants for fiscal years 1976 and 1977. Sets forth general regulations governing grants made under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for the operation of community mental health centers which are under financial distress. Sets forth the eligibility criteria for such grants. Authorizes appropriations for the payment of such grants for the fiscal years 1976 and 1977. Directs the Secretary to pay the Federal share of projects for the acquisition, leasing, and construction of community mental health centers, and for the acquisition of initial equipment for such facilities. Defines "Federal share" with respect to such projects. Sets forth the procedures for approval of, payment of grants to, and allocation of funds for, projects under this title. Establishes within the National Institute of Mental Health the National Center for the Prevention and Control of Rape. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out through such Center a study of specified issues involving rape; and to assist community mental health centers and qualified public and nonprofit private entities in conducting research concerning the control and prevention of rape. Authorizes to be appropriated $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 and $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1977 to support such study and research. Defines the terms used in this title. Sets forth general regulations with respect to the administration of this title. Title IV: Migrant Health Centers - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities to assist in the establishment, initial operation, and continued operation of migrant health centers serving high impact areas. Defines "migrant health center" as an entity which provides health services to agricultural migratory workers and their families. Defines the terms used in this title. Sets forth health services to be supplied by migrant health centers. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to, and enter into contracts with, public and private entities, in areas in which no migrant health centers exist and which are not high impact areas, to provide health care to agricultural workers and their families. Authorizes appropriations for the payment of such grants for fiscal years 1976 and 1977. Directs the Secretary to appoint and organize a National Advisory Council on Migrant Health, to advise, consult with, and make recommendations on matters concerning the organization, operation, selection, and funding of migrant health centers. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study of (1) the quality of housing which is available to agricultural migratory workers in the United States while away from their permanent abodes; (2) the effect on the health of migrant workers of deficiencies in such housing; and (3) Federal, State, and local government standards respecting housing conditions for such workers during such period. Sets forth the reporting requirements for the Secretary for such study. Title V: Community Health Centers - Defines the term "community health center" as meaning under the Public Health Service Act an entity which provides primary health services, referral to providers of supplemental health services for all residents of the area it serves and other services. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities for projects to plan and develop community health centers which will serve medically underserved populations. Requires primary health services to be available and accessible in the area served by the center promptly, as appropriate, and in a manner which assures continuity. Provides that the governing body of a community health center shall have at least a majority of its members as being served by the center and who as a group represent the individuals receiving services from the center, shall meet at least once a month, shall establish general policies for the center, shall approve the center's annual budget, and shall approve the selection of a director for the center. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities to assist in: (1) the establishment and initial operation of community health centers which will service a medically underserved population; and (2) meeting the cost of the continued operation of such centers. Authorizes appropriations for the payment of grants under this title for fiscal years 1976 and 1977. Title VI: Miscellaneous - Authorizes to be appropriated $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 for the study of specified diseases including those borne by rodents. Authorizes to be appropriated $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 for home health services, as defined in the Social Security Act. Directs the Secretary to appoint a Committee on Mental Health and Illness of the Elderly. Directs the Secretary to establish a temporary commission to be known as the Commission for the Control of Epilepsy and Its Consequences. Directs the Secretary to establish a temporary commission to be known as the Commission for the Control of Huntington's Disease and Its Consequences. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to and enter into contracts with public and nonprofit private entities for projects for the establishment of comprehensive hemophilia diagnostic and treatment centers. Authorizes to be appropriated for such grants and contracts $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 and $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1977. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to and enter into contracts with public and nonprofit private entities for projects to develop and expand existing blood separation centers. Authorizes to be appropriated for such grants and contracts $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 and $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1977. Title VII: Extension of Current Authorities Through Fiscal year 1975 - Authorizes the extension through fiscal year 1975 of specified Public Health Service Act and Community Mental Health Centers Act grant programs due to expire in 1974.
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1975
Authorizes the President to annually issue a proclamation designating the second week of April of each year as "National Medical Laboratory Week". Urges the President, Governors and mayors to take further action during that week to impress upon the american people the importance of laboratory services.
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1975
Provides that each Member of the House of Representatives, the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and the Delegates from the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands may hire not more than two additional employees who shall be known as John W. McCormack Senior Interns in honor of the former Speaker of the House of Representatives. States that such interns may be hired for not more than two weeks during the period May 1 through May 31 of each year and shall serve within the District of Columbia. Stipulates that for this purpose each such Member, Resident Commissioner, or Delegate shall have available annually for payment of compensation to such interns a total allowance of $500, to be payable to such interns at a rate not to exceed $125 per week, out of the contingent fund of the House. Requires that no person shall be paid compensation as a John W. McCormack Senior Intern who does not have on file with the Clerk of the House of Representatives, at all times during the period of employment as such intern, an appropriate certificate that such intern is sixty years of age or older and a resident of the district which the employing Member, Commissioner, or Delegate represents.
United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1975
Railroad Right-Of-Way Improvement Act - Declares it the purpose of this Act to provide, during times of high unemployment, assistance to create employment opportunities in building the Nation's railroad rights-of-way. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to provide financial assistance during times of high unemployment for the purpose of providing employment for unemployed and underemployed persons in jobs maintaining or rebuilding railroad rights- of-way. Authorizes for such purposes, appropriations of $500,000,000 for fiscal year 1975; $1,000,000,000 for the fiscal year 1976; and $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1977. Requires such funds to be expended only for wages and employment benefits. Prohibits further obligation of such funds to be made subsequent to a determination by the Secretary that the rate of national unemployment (seasonally adjusted) has receded below 4.5 per cent for three consecutive months. Requires applications for financial assistance for a railroad right-of-way employment program to contain specified assurances. Directs the Secretary to transmit to Congress at least annually a detailed report setting forth the activities conducted under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1975
Rape Prevention and Control Act - Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to establish, within the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Center for the Prevention and Control of Rape. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Center, to conduct a continuing study and investigation of specified areas, including: (1) the effectiveness of existing Federal, State and local laws dealing with rape; (2) the relationship, if any, between traditional legal and social attitudes toward sexual roles, the act of rape, and the formulation of laws dealing with rape; (3) the treatment of the victims of rape by law enforcement agencies, hospitals, or other medical institutions, prosecutors, and the courts; (4) the causes of rape; and (5) sexual assaults in correctional institutions. Provides that the Center shall compile and publish summaries of its findings. Directs the Center to develop an information clearinghouse with regard to enumerated materials regarding rape and rehabilitation of offenders. Requires the annual submission to the Congress of a summary of findings under this Act. Authorizes appropriations of $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1975 and 1976 for carrying out the purposes of this Act. Provides that the Secretary shall assist community mental health centers and public and nonprofit private entities for the purpose of conducting research and demonstration projects concerning the control and prevention of rape. Requires the Secretary to appoint an advisory committee to advise, consult with, and make recommendations to him on matters relating to rape prevention and control.
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1975
Emergency Health Benefits Protection Act - Requires the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, under the Public Health Service Act, to enter into agreements with insurance carriers to provide health insurance benefits to persons unemployed, where such individuals were covered while employed by their previous employer. Requires the Secretary to enter into agreements with appropriate State agencies for purposes of determining the eligibility of individuals in the State for such benefits, and for the purpose of making payments to carriers.
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1975
National Commission on Regulatory Reform Act - Establishes the National Commission on Regulatory Reform. Directs the Commission to make a full and complete study of such regulatory activities of the independent regulatory agencies of the Federal Government as the Commission determines to be primarily economic in nature and to have a significant effect on the segments of the economy involving transportation, communication, the development and distribution of energy resources, or financial institutions. States that such study shall be undertaken to determine: (1) whether such regulatory activities have limited competition within such segments of the economy, and if they have, what the economic consequences have been, (2) whether such regulatory activities have, in other way, contributed to current economic difficulties, in particular inflation; and (3) whether changes need to be made with regard to such independent Federal establishments and their regulatory activites. Requires that such study shall include, with regard to each independent Federal establishment whose regulatory activities are included in such study: (1) an analysis of the purposes for which it was created, its structure and jurisdiction, the statutory framework governing its operation and activities, and the procedures and policies it has adopted; (2) an assessment of its effectiveness in carrying out its purposes; (3) an analysis of the costs and benefits of its various programs and policies, with particular reference to any adverse economic impact; and (4) an examination of the relationship between its regulatory activities and those of State and local regulatory agencies. Sets forth the membership, powers, and authority of the Commission. Directs the Commission to submit to the President and Congress within one year a report containing: (1) a statement of the status of the study being conducted pursuant to this Act; (2) a detailed statement of any findings made or conclusions reached by the Commission; and (3) any recommendations for legislation or administrative action, or both, deemed appropriate by the Commission.
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1975
Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to reimburse applicants for positions in the National Health Service Corps for actual expenses incurred in traveling to and from their places of residence to an area in which they would be assigned for the purpose of evaluating such area with regard to being assigned in such area. Declares that commissioned officers and other personnel of the Corps assigned to provide health services for medically underserved populations shall not be included in determining whether any limitation on the number of personnel which may be employed by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare has been exceeded. Sets forth pay adjustments for physicians and dentists serving in the Corps in medically underserved population areas. Defines the term "medically underserved population" to mean the population of an area having a critical health manpower shortage, as determined by the Secretary. Includes Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands as "States" under the Act. Directs the Secretary to take specified factors into consideration in designating medically underserved populations. Directs the Secretary to require as a condition for the approval of an application for medical personnel under the Act that the applicant enter into an agreement which provides that: (1) the applicant shall be responsible for charging for health services by the Corps personnel to be assigned; (2) the applicant shall take action for the collection of payments for such health services; and (3) the applicant shall pay to the United States specified calculated amounts. Provides that Corps personnel shall be assigned on the basis of the extent of the population's need for health services and without regard to the ability of members of the population to pay for health services. Directs the Secretary, in making an assignment, to seek to match characteristics of the assignee and of the population in order to increase the likelihood of the assignee remaining to serve the population upon completion of his assignment period. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) provide technical assistance to all medically underserved populations to which are not assigned Corps personnel; (2) make arrangements to enable Corps personnel to utilize the health facilities of the areas in which the population resides; and (3) make grants, with specified limitations, for purposes of providing health services. Establishes the National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps to consult with, advise, and make recommendations to, the Secretary with respect to his responsibilities in carrying out this Act, and to review regulations promulgated by the Secretary. Sets forth membership, terms of office, and rates of pay and allowances for such council. Authorizes to be appropriated $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 for the Corps.
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1975
Nurse Training Act - Title I: One-Year Extension - Extends, under the Public Health Service Act, the authorization of appropriations for grants for construction of nursing schools, for loan guarantees and interest subsidies, and for capitation grants, until June 30, 1975. Title II: Revision and Extension of Programs through Fiscal Year 1978 - Authorizes the appropriation of $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1976, 1977, and 1978, for grants for construction of nursing schools. States that each collegiate school of nursing shall receive $00 for each student enrolled in each of the last two years of such school. Provides capitation grants for other schools of nursing. Authorizes appropriations of $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1976, $55,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, and $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1978 for capitation grants. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants to assist public or nonprofit private schools of nursing which are in serious financial straits to meet operational costs required to maintain quality educational programs or which have special need for financial assistance to meet accreditation requirements. Prescribes the procedures for the making of such grants. Authorizes the appropriation of $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1976, 1977, and 1978 for such grants. Empowers the Secretary to make grants to schools of nursing and other entities to meet the costs of special projects, including: (1) to increase educational opportunities for disadvantaged students; (2) to provide continuing education for nursing; and (3) to increase the supply or distribution by geographic area or by specialty of adequately trained nursing personnel needed to meet the health needs of the nation, including the need to increase the availability of personal health services and the need to promote preventive health care. Authorizes the appropriation of $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1976, 1977, and 1978, for such grants. Authorizes the making of grants by the Secretary for: (1) advance nurse training programs; and (2) nurse practioner programs. Authorizes to be appropriated $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1976, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, and $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1978, for such grants. Authorizes to be appropriated $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1976, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, and $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1978 to provide for the training of nurses to teach and to serve as nurse practioners. Authorizes appropriations of $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1976, $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, and $35,000,000 for fiscal year 1978, for Federal allotments to student nurse loan funds. Extends the student nurse scholarship program through 1978. Title III: Technical and Conforming Amendments - Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Public Health Service Act. Title IV: Miscellaneous - Requires the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to determine on a continuing basis the current and projected supply of the various classifications of nurses, their geographic distribution, pay rates, activity status, and advanced training status. Requires a report annually to the Congress upon such findings together with recommendations for legislation.
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1975
Revises the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act to declare that any amendment to the regulation promulgated by the President permitting the national average price of crude oil to increase by more than 50 cents per barrel above the national average shall not take effect unless the President submits such amendment to the Congress for approval. Requires the President to rescind any part of the regulation which permits the national average price of crude oil to increase by more than 50 cents per barrel above the national average price of old crude oil. Permits the President to amend the regulation to exempt crude oil, residual fuel oil, or any refined petroleum product from the provisions of such regulation. Requires the President to support any such proposed amendment to the regulation by finding that such exemption is consistant with the objectives of the Act, and by making other specified findings with respect to the exemption of an oil or oil product. Requires the President to transmit any amendment to the regulation together with supporting documents and explanations to both Houses of Congress. Requires that any amendment transmitted to Congress be accompanied by a statement of the President's views of the potential economic impact of such amendment. Postpones the termination of the regulation and extends the authority to amend the regulation to December 31, 1975. Extends the authority of the Federal Energy Administration under the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act to issue orders or rules to December 31, 1975.
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