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United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1975
Extends an invitation to Alexandr Solzhenitsyn to address a joint meeting of the Senate and House of Representatives.
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1975
Authorizes payment under the supplementary medical insurance program of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Secuirty Act for optometric and medical vision care.
United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1975
National Nutrition Education Act - States that the purpose of this Act is to encourage the provision of nutrition education programs in the classrooms and lunchrooms of elementary and secondary schools by establishing a system of grants for teacher training, pilot and demonstration projects, and the development of comprehensive nutrition education programs. Directs the Commissioner of Education to make grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education for teacher training with respect to the provision of nutrition education programs in schools. Authorizes appropriations of $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1976, $12,500,000 for fiscal year 1977, and $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1978 to carry out the provision of grants. Provides that the Commissioner may make grants to State and local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, and other public or private nonprofit education or research agencies, institutions, or organizations to pay the cost of pilot demonstration projects in elementary and secondary schools with respect to nutrition education and nutrition-related problems. States that the Commissioner may make grants to State education agencies to pay the Federal share of the cost of developing and carrying out nutrition education programs in elementary and secondary schools within each State. Sets forth criteria to be followed in applying for grants under this Act. Directs the Commissioner to render technical assistance to local education agencies, through qualified staff members having expertise in nutrition, health education, school food services, home economics, dietetics, and physical education, to public and private nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education for the development and implementation of education programs with respect to nutrition education and nutrition-related problems. Stipulates that in order to be eligible for assistance under this Act a State shall appoint a State coordinator for nutrition education. Directs the State coordinator for each State to develop, prepare, and furnish to the Commissioner a comprehensive plan for nutrition education within that State. Establishes in the Office of Education in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare a National Nutrition Education Resources Center. Sets forth the functions of the Center, including the following: (1) to collect and create curriculum materials relevant to nutrition education, including, but not limited to, the integration of nutrition education materials into all subject matter at the elementary and secondary education levels; and (2) to collect information and materials relating to nutrition education and maintain such information and materials in a library for the use of State coordinators and other interested persons. Authorizes appropriations of up to $2,000,000 per fiscal year to establish and maintain the Center.
United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1975
Provides for the relief of Doctor Jesus King Tan, his wife, Margaret Pearl Liyao Tan, and their son, Jesse William Liyao Tan.
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1975
Industrial Energy Conservation Act - Sets forth congressional findings and purposes, and defines the terms used in this Act. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to conduct energy efficiency surveys for the purpose of compiling information with respect to: (1) the major energy consuming industrial processes utilized within each industry; (2) the current level of the energy efficiency of such process; (3) the maximum level of energy efficiency achievable by 1980; and (4) the prerequisites to achieving improvements in energy efficiency. Directs the Secretary to establish and publish an Industrial Energy Efficiency Target for industries surveyed. Requires the chief executive officer of each major energy-consuming company, as defined by this Act, to submit to the Secretary an annual energy conservation report. Imposes civil penalties for failure to do so. Directs the Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration to establish and maintain a comprehensive program for research, development, and demonstration of energy conserving industrial technologies. Sets forth priorities for determining grant and contract recipients under such program. Authorizes the Secretary to make loans, and to guarantee the payment of loans and other obligations, for the purchase, construction, operation, or maintenance of energy efficient equipment or facilities. Sets forth priorities for determining recipients for such loans and loan guarantees. Authorizes specified appropriations for carrying out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 5 June 1975
Changes rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate to require that copies of confidential personal financial disclosure reports filed under such rule be furnished in response to subpenas issued in criminal cases in which a Member, officer, or employee of the Senate is a defendant or is under investigation by a grand jury.
United States · United States Congress · 20 May 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 3,500 acres. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1975
Provides that 12 of the 26 members of the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere shall be appointed by the Congress. (Currently all members are appointed by the President). Authorizes a continuing appropriation of $1,000,000 for each fiscal year to such committee.
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1975
National Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act - Declares that the purposes of this Act are to enact a comprehensive national law governing oil pollution liability and compensation and to establish a strict liability standard for cleanup costs and damages resulting from the discharge of oil. Provides that the owner and operator of a vessel, an onshore or offshore facility, and the licensee of a deepwater port shall be liable for cleanup costs and damages resulting from a discharge of oil into the marine environment. Places specified monetary limitations on the amount of such liability. Provides that no such liability shall be imposed if the owner, operator, or licensee involved establishes that such discharge was caused solely: (1) by an act of war, or as a proximate result of negligence on the part of the Federal Government in failing to maintain adequate aids to navigation; or (2) by the negligence of the party damaged. Provides that any agreement, the effect of which is to hold harmless any person or any Federal, State, or local government from liability for the discharge of oil, even if agreed to by a government entity, is contrary to public policy, void, and of no effect. Establishes within the Department of Transportation a National Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Administration, and within the Administration, a National Oil Pollution Compensation Fund. Provides that moneys in the Fund shall be disbursed to cover oil discharge cleanup costs not otherwise compensated. Declares that the Fund shall be provisioned through the levy and collection by the Administration of a 5-cent-per-barrel fee imposed on the owner of oil: (1) when the oil is loaded on or off a vessel at an onshore or offshore facility; (2) when the oil is transferred from a well to a pipeline or a vessel; or (3) when the oil is loaded on or off a vessel at a deepwater port. Authorizes specified appropriations for the administration of this Act for fiscal years 1976 through 1978.
United States · United States Congress · 13 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 that best fulfill specified objectives. Provides that such grants shall be expended for the payment of wages. Authorizes the Secretary to provide financial assistance to eligible applicants for materials and equipment assistance, upon assurances that other financing is not available. Sets forth guidelines and procedures for grant and other financial assistance applications. Sets forth employment priorities applicable to projects financed under this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated $600,000,000 for the payment of wages, $100,000,000 for materials and equipment assistance, and $7,000,000 for administrative expenses, to remain available for obligation until December 31, 1976.
United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1975
Directs the Secretary of Commerce to carry out an investigation to identify foreign enterprises engaged in commercial whaling. Provides that it shall be unlawful for any fish or fish products produced, owned or distributed by such enterprise to be imported into the United States. Authorizes the Secretary to issue and amend regulations to carry out the purposes of this resolution.
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1975
Permits the Secretary of the Treasury under the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act to withhold a percentage of the total entitlement payment for any period to insure sufficient funds for final allocation of funds among the State and local units of government. Appropriates to the State and Local Government Fiscal Assistance Trust Fund: (1) $1,625,000,000 for fiscal year 1976; (2) $6,687,500,000 for fiscal year 1977; (3) $6,837,500,000 for fiscal year 1978; (4) $6,987,500,000 for fiscal year 1979; (5) $7,137,500,000 for fiscal year 1980; and (6) $7,287,500,000 for fiscal year 1981. Appropriates to the Fund as noncontiguous States adjustment: (1) $1,195,000 for fiscal year 1976; and (2) $4,780,000 for each of the fiscal years 1976 through 1981. Exempts amounts appropriated to the Fund from the provisions of the Congressional Budget Act. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to submit a report with appropriate recommendations to the Congress no later than September 30, 1980, concerning the extension of such Act. Declares that if the entitlement of any Indian tribe or Alaskan native village is waived for any entitlement period, then the amount of such entitlement shall become part of the entitlement of the county government of the county in which such unit is located. Directs each State and local unit of government which receives funds under such Act to submit a report to the Secretary after the close of each entitlement period on the use of the funds received. Directs each unit of local government which expects to receive funds to submit a report to the Secretary on how it plans to use the funds it expects to receive. Empowers the Secretary whenever he determines that a unit of government has failed to comply with an applicable regulation to withhold all or a portion of the entitlement funds due such unit of government, to terminate the eligibility of such unit of government, and to require repayment of the entitlement funds expended. Requires units of government to provide an opportunity for citizens to give recommendations and views on the proposed expenditures of all funds distributed under such Act within such unit.
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1975
Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1976, 1977, and 1978 for sickle-cell anemia programs.
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1975
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Amateur Athletic Union restore to the late Jim Thorpe the status of amateur athlete and that the International Olympic Committee should officially recognize Jim Thorpe's achievements during the 1912 Olympic Games.
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1975
Provides, under title XVIII (Medicare) and title II (Old-Age, Survivors' and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, that qualified drugs requiring a physicians prescription or certification shall be included among the items and services covered under the hospital insurance program for the aged. States that the reasonable allowance for eligible drugs furnished an individual pursuant to any one prescription and purchased by such individual at any one time shall be reduced by an amount equal to the applicable prescription copayment obligator which shall be $1. Establishes, within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, a Formulary Committee to compile and publish a Formulary listing the drugs deemed qualified for benefits under this Act, together with maximum allowable costs and additional information concerning such drugs. Makes provisions for selecting drugs for the Formulary.
United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1975
Rail Transportation Improvement and Employment Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to provide financial assistance for programs to reduce unemployment and to repair, rehabilitate, and improve railroad roadbeds and facilities. Provides that, within 60 days after enactment, the Secretary shall make funds available to any railroad which has laid off, furloughed, or otherwise reduced the number of maintenance-of-way and signal system maintenance employees between the period from June 1, 1974, through April 15, 1975, to the extent necessary to enable such a railroad to hire and maintain until June 1, 1976, sufficient numbers of such employees at prevailing wages to restore the size of its repair and rehabilitation work force to the maximum level maintained between June 1, 1974, and April 15, 1975. Requires that such employees be utilized by the railroad for priority categories of work as specified in this Act. Authorizes the Secretary until December 31, 1976, to provide financial assistance in the form of grants to States, political subdivisions, the Appalachian Regional Commission, or Regional Action Planning Commissions for a rehabilitation program involving a facility within the categories set out in this Act. States that in reviewing the applications for financial assistance, the Secretary shall consider specified criteria, including: (1) the extent to which the proposed project meets the objectives of this Act; and (2) the severity of unemployment in the affected area and the impact that the proposed project is likely to have on that unemployment. Establishes an Advisory Commission to assist the States, political subdivisions, and regional commissions in identifying eligible roadbeds and facilities and in formulating and submitting appropriate grant applications. Sets forth objectives and priority categories and eligibility requirements by grants. Authorizes the Secretary to provide financial assistance to be expended solely for the acquisition of materials or equipment necessary or appropriate for implementing or carrying out a repair, rehabilitation, or improvement program or project receiving or approved to receive Federal financial assistance pursuant to this Act. Directs that no contract or agreement for the performance of work receiving Federal financial assistance shall be entered into under this Act without assurances that required labor standards shall be maintained in the performance of such work. Requires that all laborers and mechanics employed by railroads, contractors, and subcontractors in the performance of work done with the aid of such financial assistance shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar work in the locality, as determined in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act. Authorizes the Secretary to issue regulations to the extent necessary to administer the provisions of this Act. Requires that each recipient of assistance under this Act, directly or indirectly, regardless of form, shall maintain such records as the Secretary shall prescribe. States that the Secretary may conduct cost and benefit assessment studies of various programs under this Act. Authorizes the appropriation of an amount not to exceed $600,000,000 for the purposes of this Act, of which not more than $7,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary for administrative expenses in implementing this Act, such sums to remain available until expended. Authorizes the appropriation of an addition $100,000,000 for materials and equipment assistance as provided by this Act, such sums to remain available until expended.
United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1975
Requires that States having voluntary agreements for coverage of State and local employees entered into under title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act shall make social security payments and reports on a calendar-quarter basis.
United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1975
Directs the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a bronze bust or statue of Martin Luther King Junior, and to cause such sculpture to be placed in a suitable location in the Capitol as determined by the Joint Committee on the Library.
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1975
Health Manpower and Shortage Area Assistance Act - Title I: General Provisions - Revises and repeals specified provisions of the Public Health Service Act. Title II: Assistance for construction of Teaching Facilities - Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants to assist in the construction of teaching facilities for the training of physicians, dentists, pharmacists, optometrists, podiatrists, veterinarians, and professional public health personnel. Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 1977 for such purposes. Title III: Student Assistance; National Health Service Corps - Expands the provisions governing the making of student loans under the Public Health Service Act and the rates for repayment of such loans. Authorizes appropriations for the purpose of making Federal capital contributions into the student loan funds of authorized schools. Prescribes new procedures for the establishment of the National Health Service Corps, applications for assistance from the Corps, and assignment and functions of Corps personnel to medically underserved populations. Outlines the rate-of-pay schedule for physician and dentist Corps members engaged in the delivery of health services to a medically underserved population. Details the reporting requirements by the Secretary of the Congess in his carrying out the programs of the National Health Service Corps. Establish the National Advisory Council in the National Health Service Corps. Specifies the membership composition of such Council. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1975-1977. Revises the Public Health and National Health Service Corps Scholarship Training Program, setting forth the eligibility requirements for acceptance in such program and the time and type of obligated service required. Title IV: Grants for Health Professions Schools - Sets forth new computation rules governing the making of annual grants by the Secretary for the support of education programs of schools of medicine, public health, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, pharmacy, and podiatry. Provides for the apportionment of, and authorizations of, appropriations for the making of such grants. States that the Secretary shall not make such grants to any school unless specified assurances from each types of school, including assurances as to the enrollment of each school, are met. Revises the procedure for the making of special project grants and contracts for the purposes of assisting individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Authorizes appropriations for such grants through fiscal year 1977. Title V: Assistance for Specialized Training - Authorizes appropriations for three fiscal years for grants for: (1) training, traineeships, and fellowships in family medicine; (2) community-based health manpower education program; (3) clinical pharmacology and clinical pharmacy; and (4) bilingual health training clinical centers. Title VI: Allied Health Personnel - Revises the training programs for allied health personnel and allied health personnel, extending appropriations through fiscal year 1977. Title VII: Miscellaneous Provisions - Prohibits discrimination under this Act on the basis of moral beliefs or religious convictions. Authorizes appropriations for ten Lister Hill scholarship grants to individuals practicing family medicine in areas where there is a shortage of such doctors.
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1975
Ozone Protection Act - Declares that the release of chlorofluromethane may pose a danger to public health and safety. Provides for a study by the National Academy of Sciences of the nature and likelihood of potential effects on public health and the environment of the discharge of such gas. Directs the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to report to the Congress on such potential effects. Provides for a program of standards to limit the emissions of such gas from major sources. Provides for the enforcement of prohibitions upon the manufacture and sale of aerosol spray containers which discharge such gas, including penalties of up to $10,000 in civil fines per day of violation under this Act. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1975
Authorizes the President to call a White House Conference on Women in 1976. States that the purpose of the Conference shall be the recognition of the contributions of women to the development of our country and to set goals and recommendations for the improvement of the status of women. Directs that the Conference shall be planned and conducted under the direction of the Citizen's Advisory Council on the Status of Women. Authorizes the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate to appoint six additional members to the Council. Directs the Council to cooperate with Federal departments and agencies in providing technical and financial assistance to the States to enable them to organize and conduct local and State conferences. Calls upon the Council to prepare and make available background materials for the use of delegates to the Conference, insure each State is adequately represented and establish a travel budget for those unable to pay their own expenses. Authorizes the Council to accept in the name of the United States grants, gifts and bequest of money for the furtherance of the Conference. Authorizes, without fiscal year limitations, the appropriation of an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 as may be necessary to carry out this joint resolution.
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1975
Title I: Wildlife Restoration Fund - Provides that one-half of the revenues accruing to the Wildlife Restoration Fund for each fiscal year from any tax imposed on firearms shall be apportioned to the States to pay up to seventy-five percent of the cost of a hunter education program, or a public target range program, or both. Provides that unexpended funds available to the State under this Act may be used to carrying out the provisions of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act. Title II: Tax on Sale of Component Parts of Firearms Ammunition - Imposes a tax on the component parts of ammunition for firearms.
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1975
Foreign Investment Disclosure Act - Creates a Foreign Investment Administration within the Department of Commerce headed by a Director appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to promulgate rules and regulations requiring persons having information on foreign investments to keep records and reports on such investments. Authorizes the Secretary to promulgate procedures for the submission of investments in domestic companies whose equity security is publicly traded if a foreign investor owns, directly or indirectly, five percent or more of such securities. Requires reports of foreign investment in United States companies whose stock is not publicly traded if 10 percent or more and the total assets of such company are $3,000,000 or more. Directs such reports to be filed by a foreign investor if such investment is made in the form of loans, long-term contracts or interests in property, the effect of which is to give the investor a predominant influence on management. Requires reports to be filed concerning any foreign investment in real property with a fair market value in excess of $50,000, with the Secretary having the authority to waive this requirement. Stipulates that reports must be filed with respect to any foreign investments in United States Government or agency securities, notes, certificates of deposit or other marketable instruments exceeding $1,000,000 per issue.
United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1975
Grants a Federal charter to the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, Incorporated, a nonprofit corporation with its principal offices in Indianapolis. States such Corporation's purposes, including: historical evidence relating to December 7, 1941, and to stimulate interest in the affairs and future of America so as to "keep America alert".
United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1975
Provides that any grant funds under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act which were withheld from allotment by Presidential direction for fiscal years 1973, 1974, and 1975 shall be alloted among the States by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with a specified formula. Revises the distribution of such allotments to the States for fiscal years beginning with 1976.
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1975
Earthquake Disaster Mitigation Act - Expresses the findings of Congress and declares the purpose of this Act in establishing a coordinated national program in earthquake mitigation. Provides that the Director of the Geological Survey, in consultation with the National Science Foundation, shall develop and carry out a program of research and implementation in the areas of tectonics, seismology, geology, engineering, planning, and social sciences necessary to achieve the purposes of this Act, specifying the nature of such program. States that the Director of the Geological Survey and the Director of the National Science Foundation, jointly, shall: (1) establish an advisory committee composed of representatives of the research community to review periodically the earthquake mitigation program and to recommend to the Directors, through periodic written reports, appropriate modifications in the conduct or emphasis of the program; (2) establish an information dissemination mechanism to make available in a timely manner information developed pursuant to this Act; (3) prepare and submit annual reports to the Congress on the progress of the program and achievements in earthquake mitigation; (4) establish a joint program to evaluate, synthesize, and present, through appropriate educational programs, the knowledge developed pursuant to this Act; and (5) assist the States in carrying out their responsibilities under the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 by making readily available the results of research conducted pursuant to this Act. Authorizes the appropriation of $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 and the same amount for each of the following nine fiscal years. Provides, under the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, for authorization of appropriations of $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 and $25,000,000 for each of the nine following fiscal years, for carrying out the duties of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1975
Voter Registration Act - Establishes within the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce, the Voter Registration Administration. Provides that the President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, an Administrator and two Associate Administrators for terms of four years each. Sets forth the duties and powers of the Administration. Authorizes the Administration to establish and administrater a voter registration program in accordance with this Act for all Federal elections. Provides that an individual who fulfills the requirements to be a qualified voter under State law and who is registered to vote under the provisions of this Act shall be entitled to vote in Federal election in that State, except that each State shall provide for the registration or other means of qualification of all residents not later than 30 days prior to any Federal election. Directs the Administration to prepare voter registration forms. Authorizes the Administration to enter into agreements with the Postal Service, with departments and agencies of the Federal Government, and with State officials for the distribution of registration forms. Requires the Administration to assist State officials in detecting fraudulent voter registration, when such assistance is requested. Provides that the district courts of the United States or the United States District Court of the District of Columbia shall have jurisdiction, without regard to any amount in controversy, of proceedings instituted pursuant to this Act. Provides that whoever knowingly or willfully gives false information for the purposes of establishing eligibility to register or vote, or conspires for the purpose of encouraging false registration or illegal voting, or pays, offers, or accepts payment either for registration to vote or for voting registers to vote with intention of voting more than once in the same election shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. States that any person who deprives, or attempts to deprive any other person of any right under this Act shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. Authorizes the Administration to pay to each appropraite State the reasonable cost of processing registration forms prescribed under this Act. Provides that any State that adopts the Federal assistance post card form shall be deemed to be in full compliance with specified provisions of this Act. Authorizes appropriations of such as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1975
National Energy Conservation - Title I: Findings, Purpose, Policies - Establishes a national policy of reducing the domestic energy growth rate to 2 percent from a historic 3.4 percent, and of reducing Federal Government non-renewable fuel consumption by 25 percent between 1974 and 1980. Expresses additional findings and declarations of Congress with respect to energy conservation. Title II: Transportation Studies - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to report to Congress on the energy conservation potential of lower speed limits, the integration of regional transportation modes, and revision of Federal transportation regulations. Title III: Tax Credits for Building Insulation, for Installation of Solar Energy Devices, and for Installation of Coal-Fired Boilers - Allows a tax credit under the Internal Revenue Code for thermal retrofit of structures with insulation, for installation of solar energy space heating and electric generation devices, and for installation of coal-fired boilers in place of oil or gas-fired boilers. Provides that homeowners and renters are eligible for a 25 percent tax credit with a $500 ceiling for retrofiting (to expire on June 30, 1979). Provides that commercial and industrial firms are eligible for a 15 percent tax credit with a $2,500 ceiling (to expire on June 30, 1979). Allows a 25 percent credit for installation of solar energy devices with a $1,000 ceiling (to expire on June 30, 1979). Allows a 15 percent tax credit for two years for replacement of oil or gas-fired boilers with coal fired boilers, with a $1,500,000 ceiling per industrial, commercial or utility conversion (to expire on June 30, 1977). Sets limits on the carryback and carryover of the unused credits allowed under this title. Restricts the application of the provision of this title to one principal residence for any taxable year. Title IV: Thermally Efficient Building Insulation and Lighting Standards - Requires thermal standards applicable for all federally- assisted housing to be established by the Federal Energy Administrator within 12 months of enactment of this Act. Authorizes States and localities to voluntarily include these standards in their building codes. Provides for grants totaling $250,000,000 annually through fiscal year 1979 to be available for distribution by States for the acquisition by families or individuals of residential insulation materials. Provides that such grants shall vary inversely with income and shall be available to families with annual incomes of $12,000 or less, and individuals with income of $10,000 or less. Authorizes the appropriation of funds for fiscal years 1976 and 1977 to carry out this title. Title V: Truth in Energy - Requires all appliances and space conditioning systems to carry labels specifying annual operating costs. Directs the Federal Trade Commission to set requirements whereby all appliance advertising shall contain annual operating cost data. Directs the Federal Trade Commission to report annually to the Congress and to the President on the progress made in carrying out the purposes of this title. Titel VI: Energy Efficient Lighting, Appliance, and Space Heating Systems - Authorizes and directs the Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration to conduct research on energy efficient appliances, lights, space conditioning and solar devices. Requires that the Federal Energy Administration, in cooperation with private industry, shall develop and within 12 months issue minimum energy efficient standards for all appliances, lights, and space conditioning systems. Requires that standards be monitored by the Federal Trade Commission. Directs the Federal Energy Administration to explicitly initiate a program to discourage the use of electric resistance heating in favor of heat pumps or solar devices. Title VII: Federal Building and Procurement Policies - Directs that Federal agencies shall carry out the construction and renovation of Federal facilities or federally assisted facilities in such a manner as to insure energy conservation practices are employed in their design. Requires such agencies to insure that such facilities meet the specific general performance, lighting design, and insulation standards for thermal efficiency in structures when issued by the Federal Energy Administration. Directs each Federal agency having jurisdiction over any Federal or federally assisted facilities construction program to require the preparation of a complete life-cycle cost analysis for each major facility (exceeding fifty thousand square feet of usable floor space), for the expected life of the major facility. Requires that such life-cycle cost analysis include an energy consumption analysis of the major facility's heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning system, lighting system, and all other energy-consuming systems. Authorizes and directs the Administrator of the General Services Administration to develop, publish, and implement energy conservation guidelines for all Federal procurement. Title VIII: Industrial and Utility Energy Conservation - Directs the Energy Research and Development Administration to develop mandatory energy efficient standards for, and conduct research on, industrial equipment and processes. Provides that the 2,000 largest domestic firms shall annually report to the Federal Energy Administration on their energy conservation programs, devices and processes. Directs the Federal Energy Administrator to seek to replace natural gas or oil-fired boilers with solar devices, as well as coal-fired boilers. Directs the Energy Research and Development Administration to provide technical assistance and conduct research on solid waste recycling systems designed to produce boiler fuel. Provides for the funding of demonstration systems. Provides for loans with a 10-year maturity to be made available to public and private organizations for the construction of solid waste recycling systems. Directs the Energy Research and Development Administration to conduct research and fund demonstration projects to promote energy conservation by utilities and the use of individual residential solar electricity generation devices. Requires petroleum and natural-gas-fired utilities to report to the Federal Energy Administration a time-table for conversion to coal. Provides that utilities regulated by the Federal Power Commission must submit to Congress a comprehensive evaluation of energy conservation rate structures and other devices which may reduce electricity demand. Directs the Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration to make full use of the research and development resources provided under the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 in carrying out specified provisions of this title. Title IX: Speed Limit Compliance - Authorizes and directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) establish a speed limit compliance program to coordinate efforts by State Governors to enforce the 55 mile-per-hour speed limit, assisting State Governors with grants; and (2) monitor enforcement of the national 55 mile-per-hour speed limit and report 12 months from the date of enactment of this title on compliance with the speed limit and make recommendations to achieve complete compliance. Directs the Secretary to conduct a massive public program to encourage voluntary compliance with the national 55 mile-per-hour speed limit. Title X: Transportation Energy Conservation Demonstrations - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to enter into such contracts or other arrangements for research and the development, establishment, and operation of demonstration projects to determine the feasibility of programs to conserve energy utilized in the transportation of individuals, including fare-free urban mass transportation systems; and arrangements such as reduced fees for multipassenger automobiles on toll highways, bridges, and tunnels. Title XI: Automobile Fuel Economy Standards - Automobile Fuel Economy Act - Requires Secretary of Transportation, within 18 months of enactment of this title, to establish by rule a sales weighed average fuel economy standard for new automobiles introduced into commerce in the United States during and after the 1978 model year. Provides that minimum standards shall include 18 miles-per-gallon (mpg) for model year 1978, 20 mpg for model year 1980, 22 mpg for model year 1982 and 24 mpg for model year 1984. Provides that fuel economy test results must be displayed on all vehicles within 90 days of the enactment of this title. Provides for cash rebates of $150 for vehicles achieving 18 to 20 mpg and $300 in excess of 20 mpg, to expire in August, 1977. Imposes a variable surtax on vehicles achieving less than the annual fuel economy average through August 1977. Provides that such surtax will not exceed $300 and will vary inversely with fuel economy. Title XII: Automobile Research and Development - Automotive Transport Research and Development Act - Directs the Energy Research and Development Administration to conduct research on advanced energy efficient engines and vehicles leading to the production of prototype advanced automobiles. Directs the Federal Government to purchase advanced engines automobiles if possible to comprise 10 percent of its model 1978 fleet. Provided that such share shall rise to comprise 90 percent of the 1984 fleet purchases.
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1975
Small Business Emergency Tax Reduction Act - Provides, under the Internal Revenue Code, for an increase from $10,000 to $15,000 in the dollar limitation on property eligible for an additional first-year depreciation allowance for small business. States that in the case of a husband and wife who file a joint return, the limitation shall be increased from $20,000 to $30,000. Removes the requirement that such eligible property have a useful life of six years or more. States that in the case of corporations, the normal tax on a corporation's taxable income shall be equal to 22 percent of the amount by which the taxable income exceeds the normal tax exemption for the taxable year. Provides that the normal tax exemption for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 1974, shall be $5,000, with specified exceptions. Increases the corporate surtax exemption from $25,000 to $100,000. Provides, in the case of a corporation other than a mere holding or investment company, for an increase in the minimum accumulated earnings credit from $100,000 to $150,000. States that in computing the taxable income of a partnership, there shall be allowed a deduction to the partnership for organizational expenses. Defines "organizational expenses" as any expense of a character which, if expended incident to the creation of a corporation having a limited life, would be amortizable over such life. Provides for an increase in the investment credit to 12 percent of so much of the qualified investment as does not exceed $20,000, plus 10 percent of so much of the qualified investment as exceeds $20,000 but does not exceed $50,000, plus eight percent of so much of the qualified investment as exceeds $50,000.
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1975
Transfers legislative authority for the Small Business Administration to the Senate Select Committee on Small Business.
United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1975
Parole Commission Act - Creates as an agency of the Department of Justice the United States Parole Commission, the members of which shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Provides that the Attorney General shall designate from among the Commissioners one to serve as Chairman. Specifies the duties of the Chairman. Provides that the Parole Commission by majority vote, shall have the power: (1) to grant or deny any application or recommendation to parole any eligible person; (2) to impose reasonable conditions on any order granting parole; (3) to modify or revoke an order paroling any eligible person; and (4) establish the maximum length of time which any person whose parole has been revoked shall be required to serve, but in no case shall such time, together with such time as he previously served in connection with the offense for which he was paroled, be longer that the maximum term for which he was sentenced in connection with such offense; and where such revocation iis based upon a subsequent conviction of the parolee of any Federal, State or local crime committed subsequent to his release on parole, determine whether all or any part of the unexpired term being served at time of such parole shall run concurrently or consecutively with the sentence imposed for such subsequent offense. Makes a person eligible for parole after serving one-third of his term or after serving fifteen years of a life sentence or of a sentence of more than forty-five years. Sets forth the procedures for an appearance of a person before the Parole authority. Provides that a warrant for the taking of any person who is alleged to have violated his parole may be issued by the Commission within the maximum term or terms for which such prisoner was sentenced. States that such person shall be given a hearing, without unncessary delay, to determine if there is probable cause to believe that he has violated a condition of his parole. Provides that counsel may be appointed if the alleged violator is unable to retain counsel. Provides that a juvenile delinquent who has been committed and who, by his conduct, has given sufficient evidence that he has reformed, may be released on parole at any time under such conditions and regulations as the United States Parole Commission deems proper if it shall appear to the satisfaction of such Commission that the juvenile has substantially observed the rules of the institution to which he is confined, that there is a reasonable probability that such person will live and remain at liberty without violating the law, and if in the opinion of the Commission such release is not incompatible with the welfare of society. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the purposes of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1975
Directs the Secretary of Commerce, during intervals between decennial censuses of population, to produce and publish for each State, county, and local unit of government with a population of 50,000 or more current data on total population. Authorizes the Secretary to make surveys on subjects (other than population) covered by the censuses provided for in this title. Requires that data most recently produced and published shall be used in the administration of any law of the United States in which population is used to determine the amount of benefit received by State and local units of general purpose government. Directs the Secretary and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to jointly initiate the development of uniform methods and procedures in producing statistical information used in effecting the delivery of Federal benefits to State and local governments and report progress toward the development of such procedures not later than one year after enactment of this Act. Specifies that this Act does not limit the present authority of the Office of Management and Budget to develop statistical standards. (Amends 13 U.S.C. 181; Adds 13 U.S.C. 182, 183, 184)
United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1975
Emergency Housing and Economic Recovery Act - Declares that the Congress finds that recessions in the housing industry occur cyclically and that such problem requires a permanent program of emergency mortgage credit that can be activated periodically in order to counteract the credit cycle. Establishes, within the Department of Housing and Urban Development, an Emergency Housing and Economic Recovery Fund, to enable the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to discharge his responsibilities under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to buy and sell mortgage loans on homes costing less than $40,000 when stipulated events occur. Declares that such authority would exist whenever the rate of unemployment exceeded 6 percent and the level of housing starts dropped below 1.75 million for three consecutive months. Declares such authority would continue until the rate of unemployment dropped below 6 percent or housing starts exceeded 1.75 million for three consecutive months. Requires that a mortgage loan be at an initial rate of 6 percent to be eligible for purchase under this Act. Stipulates that the Secretary may not purchase more than one million mortgage loans, 75 percent of which shall involve residences which have been constructed within one year prior to the date of purchase, during any single fiscal year. Authorizes to be appropriated to the Emergency Housing and Economic Recovery Fund such sums as may be necessary to reimburse the fund for any net losses.
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1975
Land Resource Planning Assistance Act - States that the purpose of this Act is to assist the States to develop and implement State land resource programs and to assist Indian tribes to inventory and plan the use of reservation and other tribal lands. Preserves the rights and jurisdiction of States and other property owners with respect to non-Federal lands. Defines the terms used in this Act. Title I: Program of Assistance to the States - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make annual grants to the States to assist each State in developing and administering a State land resource program for non-Federal lands. Defines "state land resource program" as a program which includes (1) a land resource planning process, (2) a land planning agency, (3) a study of existing land resource planning and management authority, (4) a statement of policies and objectives, (5) methods of implementation and coordination, and (6) an energy facility planning program. Requires such programs to provide for the participation of owners of real property, local government, and the public, and to otherwise meet the requirements of this Act. States that land resource planning processes shall include specified criteria, including the preparation and continuing revision of an inventory of environmental, geological, and physical conditions (including soil types) which influence the desirability of various land uses. Provides that each State land planning agency shall have primary authority to develop and administer the State land resource planning, and to define the policies and objectives of each State's particular land program. Requires that methods of controlling land sales and development projects be included in each State program. Stipulates that Federal projects and activities on non-Federal lands significantly affecting land use must be consistent with State land resources programs, except in cases of overriding national interest. Title II: Administration of State Assistance Programs and Coordination of Federal Land-Related Activities - Requires the President to issue guidelines to the Federal agencies and the States within 6 months after enactment to assist them in carrying out the provisions of this Act. Establishes in the Department of the Interior the Office of Land Resource Planning Assistance. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Office, to (1) administer the grant-in-aid programs established under this Act, (2) develop and maintain a Land Resource Information Center, and (3) perform specified duties relating to the purposes of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to establish an Interagency Land Resource Advisory Board to provide advice and assistance to the President, the Secretary, and the Federal agencies in carrying out the programs authorized by this Act. Requires the Secretary to annually evaluate State land resource programs to determine whether such programs conform with the requirements for grant eligibility. Provides an appeal procedure for States which have been notified of ineligibility for grant assistance. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public and private nonprofit institutions of higher education to assist the conduct of research and investigations into the theoretical and practical problems of land resource planning and management. Directs the Secretary to report biennially to the President and the Congress on land resources, uses of land, and current and emerging problems of land use. Title III: Energy Facilities Planning : Energy Facilities Planning Act - Requires that five years after enactment of this Act, State land resource programs must contain an energy facility planning program which is compatible with State land and water resource and planning management. States that such energy facility planning programs must provide for: (1) an energy facility planning process; (2) a coordinated review and approval process at the State level; (3) consideration of the national, regional, and marketing area energy needs in the planning, licensing, or permitting of energy facilities; (4) cooperation with other States in planning, siting, and approving energy facilities; and (5) public participation in the energy facility planning process. Requires the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration to prepare annually and submit to the President and to the Congress a National Energy Facility Planning Report. States that such report shall include specified comprehensive energy data, including information on the location, size, and production capacity of existing energy facilities and present and projected long range energy needs. Authorizes the Administrator to request, collect, and acquire information from States and other non-Federal governmental entities for the proper exercise of his responsibilities under this Act. Directs the Interagency Land Resource Advisory Board to conduct a study of methods to reduce the delays in obtaining, conflicting requirements for, and number of permits, licenses, and other governmental decisions which serve as prerequisites to proposed development activities. Requires the Administrator to develop and implement an expedited Federal energy facility licensing program. Title IV: Program of Assistance to Indian Tribes - Authorizes the Secretary to make annual grants to Indian tribes to assist any such tribe to inventory, and plan the use of, reservation and other tribal lands, and to enter into contracts to obtain expert assistance in such inventorying and planning activities. Directs the Secretary to appoint a Commission to study the existing legal authority for tribal management, regulation, or control of reservation and other tribal lands, and to make recommendations on the advisability of a land resource program applicable to such lands. Requires the Secretary to submit the study and the recommendations of the Commission to Congress not later than 18 months after enactment of this Act. Title V: Authorizations and Allocations - Authorizes appropriations for grants to the States of $100,000,000 for each of the next 8 fiscal years. Authorizes appropriations of $2,000,000 for each of the next 8 fiscal years for training and research grants and contracts. Authorizes appropriations of $10,000,000 for each of the next 8 fiscal years for grants to Indian tribes. Authorizes appropriations of such sums as are necessary for the next 2 fiscal years to carry out the study on Indian lands. Authorizes appropriations of such sums as are necessary for each of the next 5 fiscal years to administer this Act. Limits the amount of grants to States found eligible pursuant to this Act to 90 percent of the estimated cost of developing and administering the State land resource programs.
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1975
Extends the basic educational assistance eligibility for veterans and for specified dependents from 36 to 45 months. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 1661,1711).
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1975
Emergency Marine Fisheries Protection Act - Declares the policy of this Act. Establishes, for the duration of this Act, a fishery zone contiguous to the territorial sea of the United States. Requires that the United States excercise exclusive fishery management responsibility and authority within this contiguous fishery zone. States that the contigous fishery zone has as its inner boundary the outer limits of the territorial sea, and as its seaward boundary a line drawn so that each point on the line is 197 nautical miles from the inner boundary. Provides that the fishery management responsibility and authority of the United States within the contiguous fishery zone of the United Stated shall not include or be construed to extend to highly migratory species, except to the extent such species are not managed pursuant to bilateral or multilateral international fishery agreements. Provides that the fishery management responsibility and authority of the United States with respect to anadromous species, for the duration of this Act, extends to such species wherever found throughout the migratory range of such species. Requires that the United States manage and conserve, and have preferential rights to, fish within the contiguous fishery zone. Provides that the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of State, after consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, may authorize fishing within the contiguous fishery zone of the United States, or for anadromous species or both, by citizens of any foreign nation, in accordance with this Act, only if such nation has traditionally engaged in such fishing prior to the date of enactment of this Act. Requires that the allowable level of traditional foreign fishing shall be set upon the basis of the portion of any stock which cannot be harvested by citizens of the United States. Provides that traditional foreign fishing rights shall not be recognized unless any foreign nation claiming such rights demonstrates that it grants similar traditional fishing rights to citizens of the United States within the contiguous fishery zone of such nation. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to establish reasonable fees to be paid by the citizens of foreign nation engaged in exercising recognized foreign fishing rights. Provides that such fees shall be set in an shall be set in an amount sufficient to reimburse amount sufficient to reimburse the United States for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to this Act, and for an equitable share of the management and conservation expenses incurred by the United States in accordance with this Act, including the cost of regulation and enforcement. Establishes a Fisheries Management Council. Empowers such Council to: (1) provide information and expert assistance to States and local or regional fisheries authorities in marine fisheries management and conservation; (2) consult on an ongoing basis (A) with other Federal agencies and departments; (B) with officials of coastal States who are concerned with maring fisheries management and conservation planning; (C) with appropriate officials of other nations which are exercising traditional foreign fishing rights, through the offices of the Secretary of State; and (D) with owners and operators of fishing vessels; (3) to prepare a survey of fisheries subject to the emergency conservation and management authority granted to the United States by this Act, including, but not limited to, depleted stocks and stocks threatened with depletion; and (4) survey, study, and prepare a marine fisheries management plan setting forth the elements of a national management system to conserve and protect fish. Requires the Council submit the marine fisheries management plan adopted by the Council to the Senate Committee on Commerce and the Committee on Commerce and the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary of State, upon the request of and in cooperation with the Secretary, to initiate and conduct negotiations with any foreign nation which is engaged in , or whose citizens are engaged in, fishing in the contiguous fishery zone of the United States or for anadromous species. Provides that the Secretary of State, upon the request of and in cooperative with the Secretary, shall, in addition, initiate and conduct negotiations with any foreign nation in whose contiguous fishery zone or equivalent economic zone citizens of the United States are engaged in fishing or with respect to anadromous species as to which such nation asserts management responsibility and authority and for which citizens of the United States fish. Provides that the purpose of such negotiations shall be enter into international fishery agreements on a bilateral or multilateral basis to effectuate the purposes, policy, and provisions of this Act. Sets forth prohibitions and penalties under this Act. Authorizes the appropriation of funds to carry out this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1975
Older Americans Community Service Employment Amendments - Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to establish an older American community service program in order to promote useful part-time work opportunities in community service activities for unemployed low-income persons 55 years old or older who have poor employment prospects. Makes provisions for allotment of funds to State, local and private organizations to further the purposes of the program. Authorizes appropriations of $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1976, $150,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, and $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1978 to carry out this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1975
Directs the Secretary of Commerce, in collaboration with the Secretary of State, to report to the Congress on action which can be taken to promote international compliance with conservation measures established by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission. Specifies that such consideration should include a determination of whether the Fisherman's Protective Act of 1967 should be invoked. Provides for an examination of United States trade agreements with Ecuador in view of that nation's claim in the high seas not recognized by the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1975
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to take action to encourage States to establish highway assistance patrols to assist motorists having mechanical or other problems on highways. Directs the Secretary to study the effectiveness of such patrols, and to submit the results of such study and recommendations to Congress one year from the date of enactment of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1975
Declares it to be the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Government of the United States should maintain and protect its sovereign rights and jurisdiction over the canal and zone, and should in no way cede, dilute, forfeit, negotiate, or transfer any of these sovereign rights, power, authority, jurisdiction, territory, or property that are indispensably necessary for the protection and security of the United States and the entire Western Hemisphere; (2) that there be no relinquishment or surrender of any presently vested United States soverign right, power, or authority or property, tangible or intangible, except by treaty authorized by the Congress and duly ratified by the United States; and (3) that there be no recession to Panama, or other divestitute of any United States owned peroperty, tangible or intangible, without prior authorization by the Congress (House and Senate), as provided in article IV, section 3, clause 2 of the United States Constitution.
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1975
Designates the Veterans' Administration hospital in Columbia, South Carolina, as the "Wm. Jeannings Bryan Dorn Veterans' Hosptial".
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1975
National School Lunch and Child Nutrition Act Amendmends - Authorizes appropriations for the fiscal years subsequent to that of 1975 to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to formulate and carry out a program of assistance to the States to initiate maintain, or expand nonprofit breakfast programs in schools. States that as a national nutrition and health policy it is the purpose and intent of the Congress that the school breakfast program under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 be made available in all schools where it is needed to provide adequate nutrition for children in attendance. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, in cooperation with State agencies, to carry out a program of information to the schools in furtherance of this policy. Requires that within ninety days after the enactment of this legislation, the Secretary shall report to the committee of jurisdiction in the Congress his plans and those of cooperating State agencies, to bring about the needed expansion in the school breakfast programm. Sets forth the schedule of income limitations for reduced price lunches. Provides for the disbursement of funds under this Act to nonprofit private schools. Provides for the inclusion of specified commodities, such as cereal and shortening, in the food donations to the school lunch program covered by this Act. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as are necessary to enable the Secretary to formulate and carry out a program to assist States through grants-in-aid and other means to initiate, maintain, or expand nonprofit food service programs for needy children in institutions providing child care. Sets forth requirements for the apportionment of funds under this Act to the States. Authorizes the use of funds under the National School Lunch Act for nonfood assistance for the special food service program. Establish a National Advisory Council on Maternal, Infant, and Fetal Nutrition. Provides for the membership of such council. Makes it the function of the Council to make a continuing study of the operation of the special supplemental food program and any related Act under which diet supplementation is provided to women, infants, and children, with a view to determining how such programs may be improved. Directs the Council to submit to the President and and the Congress annually a written report of the results of its study together with such recommendations for administrative and legislative changes as it deems appropriate.
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1975
Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States embargo against arms shipments to Pakistan and India be reinstituted.
United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1975
Part-Time Career Opportunity Act - Phases in, at the rate of 2 percent each year for five years up to a maximum of 10 percent, part-time jobs in the Federal Civil Service. Authorizes the Civil Service Commission to waive or reduce any such percentage minimum for a period not to exceed one year under specified circumstances. Authorizes to be appropriated the sums necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 20 February 1975
Provides for the relief of Alexandra Graham.
United States · United States Congress · 18 February 1975
United States Postal Service Amendments - Redefines the United States Postal Service as an organization within the executive branch of the Government, rather than "an independent establishment". Repeals the provisions of Federal law providing for a Board of Governors of the Postal Service. Declares that the head of the Postal Service is the Postmaster General. Provides that he be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Provides for a Deputy Postmaster General and Assistant Postmasters General. Directs that the Postal Rate Commissioners be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Provides that the commissioners may be removed from office by the President for stated reasons. Transfers the powers of the Board of Governors to make changes in postal rates and fees and mail classification matters to the Postal Rate Commission. Stipulates that a temporary rate of postage for a class of mail not be greater than 10 percent of the permanent rate of postage for such class of mail. Stipulates that the Postal Service may borrow money and issue and sell obligations only for capital improvements. Requires that whenever the Postal Service submits any budget program or request to the President, it concurrently transmit a copy of such program or request to the Congress. Prohibits an appropriation for any fiscal year to the Postal Service unless, for such year, an authorization for an appropriation is enacted by Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1975
Natural Gas Production and Conservation Act - Defines the terms used in this Act. States that new natural gas may be sold or transferred in commerce by a producer only if its total price at the time deliveries are first commenced does not exceed the base price, applicable adjustment, or additional amount, if any, authorized by this Act. Directs the Federal Power Commission to establish an initial national base price for natural gas within 180 days of enactment, and to make such price retroactive to January 1, 1975. States that the initial national base price shall not be less than $.40 nor more than $.75 per thousand cubic feet of natural gas. Provides for an annual adjustment of the base price to account for any inflation. States that the Commission may authorize charges for natural gas in excess of the base price in any high-cost production areas designated by the Commission according to specified criteria set forth in this Act. Permits the pass through, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, of the cost of all new natural gas unless the costs exceed the applicable price ceiling. Limits the applicability of the provisions of this Act to new natural gas. Allows small producers to sell new natural gas at a price which exceeds the applicable authorized price by up to 50 percent. Requires that for sales of old natural gas, priority be given to local distribution companies to meet requirements of each such company's residential and small users. Makes it unlawful for local distribution companies to charge residential and small users rates which do not reflect the lesser cost of natural gas for such users. Directs the Commission to grant or deny approval for the construction of new gas pipelines within 120 days. Stipulates that agreements pertaining to oil or gas development on Federal lands shall require, as a condition to such agreement, that the person granted the right of development design and implement immediately an exploratory and development program designed to obtain maximum production from such lands as soon as practicable, upon approval by the Secretary of the Interior. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to report annually to the Commission and to Congress on the status of all Federal lands leased for oil and gas development. Directs producers and small producers to keep the Commission currently informed on a reservoir to resovoir basis of all natural gas reserves which it has discovered. Prohibits the use of natural gas and propane for boiler fuel by users other than residential or small users unless, upon petition by a user, the Commission determines that (1) such user has a plan to convert as soon as possible to alternative fuels produced in any State; or (2) it is not feasible to utilize such alternative fuels at the time of such Commission determination. Directs the Commission to promulgate by rule a national plan to prohibit as soon as practicable boiler fuel use of natural gas and propane contracted for prior to January 1, 1975, by users other than residential or small users. Requires the Commission to take necessary steps to assure the availability in interstate commerce of sufficient quantities of natural gas for use as a raw material feedstock or process fuel in the production of fertilizer and essential agricultural chemicals in existing and new plants. Authorizes the Commission, upon a finding that it is in the public interest, to direct any natural-gas company to establish a physical interconnection between any specified facility of such company and any specified facility of any other such company, or any producer, or any small producer. States that upon a finding that there is a natural gas supply emergency in a specific area, the Commission may, by order, direct any natural-gas company or companies which is not itself experiencing such an emergency to make specified deliveries of natural gas, directly or indirectly, to the natural-gas company which is experiencing the emergency. Requires that the company delivering gas for such an emergency be compensated at a rate equal to the price of the highest-cost natural gas sold by such company plus any additional price authorized by the Commission.
United States · United States Congress · 12 February 1975
Authorizes the President to designate the month of October 1975 and each succeeding October as "National Fish and Seafood Month".
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1975
Standby Energy Authorities Act - Sets forth the findings of Congress with regard to energy shortages. States that the purposes of this Act are to grant specific temporary standby authority to impose end-use rationing and to reduce demand by regulating public and private consumption of energy, subject to congressional review and right of approval or disapproval, and to authorize specified other temporary emergency actions to be exercised, to assure that the essential needs of the United States for fuels will be met. Authorizes the President to establish a program for the rationing and ordering of priorities among classes of end-users of crude oil, residual fuel oil, or any refined petroleum products. Provides that such a program shall take effect only if the President finds that it is necessary to achieve the objectives of this Act. Empowers the President to promulgate energy conservation plans which, subject to congressional review and right of approval of disapproval, may be implemented to reduce energy consumption to levels which can be supplied by available energy resources. Details the procedure for congressional review of energy conservation plans. Requires that any proposed energy conservation or rationing plan submitted to Congress for approval be accompanied by findings of fact on which the action is based, the rationale for the proposal, and an evaluation of the potential economic impact of the proposal. Authorizes the President to allocate supplies of material and equipment in order to maximize domestic energy supplies if he finds: (1) that such supplies are scarce and essential to maintain or further exploration, production, refining, transportation, and conservation of energy; and (2) such maintenance and furtherance cannot reasonably be accomplished without exercising authority specified in this Act. Requires the President to submit to Congress, within 30 days after enactment of this Act, a report on the manner in which such allocation is to be administered. Empowers the President to undertake measures to supplement domestic energy supplies. Authorizes the President to require on a mandatory basis that existing domestic oil fields on Federal lands produce at their maximum efficient rate. States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize the production from specified Naval Petroleum Reserves. Requires that any allocation made under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act must be adjusted to take into account other factors besides the historical supply period now used as the allocation base. Provides for priority fuel allocations to be made to those engaged in the exploration, production, and transportation of fuels and other minerals. Provides that, to the maximum extent practicable, restrictions on the use of energy shall be designed to be carried out in such manner so as to be fair and to create a reasonable distribution of the burden on all sectors of the economy, without imposing an unreasonably disproportionate share on any specific industry, business, or commercial enterprise. Provides that, within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Civil Aeronautics Board, the Federal Maritime Commission, and the Interstate Commerce Commission shall report separately to the appropriate committees of Congress on the need for additional regulatory authority in order to conserve fuel while continuing to provide for the public convenience and necessity. States that, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Act, nothing in this Act shall be deemed to convey to any person subject to this Act any immunity from civil or criminal liability or to create defenses to actions, under the antitrust laws. Authorizes the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration to provide for the establishment of such advisory committees as he determines are necessary. States that any such committees shall be subject to provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Requires that a full and complete verbatim transcript of all advisory committee meetings shall be kept and made available for public inspection and copying. Provides until June 30, 1985, for the establishment of voluntary agreements and plans of action to accomplish the objectives of this Act. Requires the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission to monitor the development, implementation, and carrying out of plans of action and voluntary agreements authorized under this Act to assure the protection and fostering of competition and the prevention of anticompetitive practices and effects. Provides that actions taken in good faith to implement a voluntary agreement or carry out a plan of action developed in accord with this Act constitute a limited defense to any civil or criminal action brought under the antitrust laws. States that such defense shall not apply to acts or practices (1) occurred prior to the enactment of this Act; (2) outside the scope and purpose or not in compliance with the terms and conditions of this Act; or (3) subsequent to the expiration or repeal of this Act. Authorizes the President to restrict exports of fuels and equipment needed for energy exploration and production under such terms as he deems appropriate and necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act, and taking into account the historical trading relations of the United States with Canada and Mexico. Sets forth the administrative procedures to govern actions taken pursuant to this Act and to a specified provision of the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act. States that notice of all proposed substantive rules and orders of general applicability described in this Act shall be given by publication of such rule or order in the Federal Register, with a minimum of 10 days thereafter provided for opportunity to comment. Grants an exception to the 10-day requirement where the President finds that strict compliance would seriously impair the operation of the program to which such rule or order relates. Provides that judicial review of administrative rulemaking of general and national applicability done under this Act may be obtained only by filing a petition for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, or, in the case of rulemaking with less than national applicability, in the appropriate circuit court of appeals. States that notwithstanding the amounts in controversy, the U.S. district courts shall have exclusive original jurisdiction of all other cases or controversies arising under this Act, except any actions taken by specified commissions. Declares that the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration may by rule prescribe procedures for State or local boards which carry out functions under this Act or the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act. Provides for a civil penalty of not more than $2,500 for each violation of any provision of this Act or of rules, regulations, or orders issued pursuant to any such provision. Prescribes a fine or not more than $5,000 for each violation where such violation is willful. Makes it unlawful for any person to offer for sale or distribute in commerce any product or commodity in violation of an applicable order or regulation issued pursuant to this Act. States that any person who knowlingly and willfully violates this provision after having been subjected to a civil penalty for a prior violation of such provision shall be fined not more than $50,000 or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. Authorizes the Attorney General to obtain temporary restraining orders or preliminary injunctions against actual or impending violations of this act. Provides that private individuals suffering legal wrong because of any act or practice arising out of a violation of this Act may seek an injunction or declaratory judgment, but may not recover damages. States that, within 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration shall by rule, after opportunity for interested persons, to make oral presentations establish criteria for delegation of his functions under this Act or the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act to officers or local boards (of balanced composition reflecting the community as a whole) of States or political subdivisions thereof. Allows appropriate offices and boards to petition for the receipt of such delegation. Directs the Administrator to provide financial assistance for the purpose of assisting eligible State or local energy conservation programs, with at least one half of such sums apportioned on the basis of each State's population. Sets forth criteria that a State must meet in order to be eligible to receive financial assistance. Authorizes to be appropriated for such purpose a sum not to exceed $50,000,000 for each of the two fiscal years including and following the effective date of this Act. Authorizes the Administrator to request, acquire, and collect such energy information as he determines is necessary to achieve the purposes of this act. Defines the term "energy information. Provides that the authority under this Act to prescribe any rule or order, or to enforce any such rule or order, shall expire at midnight, June 30, 1985, but such expiration shall not affect any action or pending proceedings not finally determined on such date. Authorizes to be appropriated to the Administrator such sums as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Act. Declares that if any provision of this Act, or the application of any such provision to any person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Act, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby. Directs the President to designate, where applicable and not otherwise provided by law, an appropriate Federal agency to carry out the provisions of this Act after the termination of the Federal Energy Administration in accordance with the Federal Energy Administration Act. Extends the mandatory allocation program under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act until December 31, 1980.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1975
Petroleum Price Increase Limitation Act - Prohibits for a period of ninety days the lifting of all price controls on domestic oil. Requires thereafter the submission to, and the right of review and disapproval of, the Congress of such action within thirty days.