United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1973
Drug Abuse Education Extention Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants to , or contract with, institutions of higher education, other public or private agencies, institutions, and organizations to support research, demonstration, and pilot projects designed to educate the public on problems related to drug abuse. Sets forth the activities for which funds may be made available. Provides that the Secretary may utilize up to 5 percent of the funds appropriated to carry out the act to pay reasonable and necessary expenses of State educational agencies for planning, development, and implementation of drug abuse education programs. Authorizes appropriations of $14 million for fiscal year 1974. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants or contracts with public or private nonprofit agencies, organizations, and institutions for community-oriented education projects on drug abuse and drug dependency. Authorizes appropriations of $14 million for fiscal year 1974. Provides that the Secretary and the Attorney General shall, when requested, render technical assistance to local educational agencies, public and private non-profit organizations, and institutions of higher education in the development and implementation of drug abuse education programs. Requires the Secretary to provide for thorough and independent evaluation, at least annually, of all drug abuse education projects and all community education projects funded under this Act. Requires the Secretary to make a comprehensive annual report to Congress on the immediate and long range merit of programs funded under the Act as well as recommendations for any legislative or programmatic changes necessary to make drug abuse education more effective. States that ten percent of the funds appropriated under this Act are reserved for evaluation.
United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1973
American Folklife Preservation Act - Creates an American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress. Provides that the Center shall be subject to the supervision and direction of a Board of Trustees. Provides that such Board shall be composed of four members appointed by the President eight members appointed by the Librarian of Congress the Librarian of Congress ex officio and the Director of the Center ex officio. Authorizes the Center to establish and implement a program of contracts, grants, revitalize and scholarships to preserve, protect, revitalize and disseminate American folklife traditions and arts. Provides that no payment shall be made pursuant to this Act to carry out any research or training over a period in excess of two years. States that such research or training may be extended to a period not to exceed five years with the concurrance of at least two-thirds of the members of the Board. Provides that no former employee of the Federal Govermnent shall be eligible to receive any grant or other assistance under this Act in the two year period following the termination of such employment. Requires the Center to submit to the Library of Congress, for inclusion in its annual report to the Congress, an annual report of its operations under this Act. Authorizes such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1973
National Education Investment Act - Title I: Grants for Construction and Acquisition of Facilities and Equipment for Schools Serving Children of Low-Income Families - Elementary and Secondary School Construction Act - States that it is the policy of the United States to provide financial assistance to local educational agencies serving areas with concentrations of children from low-income families to construct, reconstruct, renovate, and improve elementary and secondary school facilities so as to more effectively meet the special educational needs of educationally deprived children. Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to make payments to State educational agencies for a grant to local educational agencies for the period beginning July 1, 1973, and ending June 30, 1977. Specifies a formula by which the Commissioner shall determine the maximum grant which a local educational agency shall be eligible to receive under this title. Sets forth requirements which such an agency must meet to be eligible for a grant under this title. Provides that a local educational agency may receive a grant under this title upon the approval of its application by the State educational agency. Requires each State which desires to participate in the program under this title to submit an application to the Commissioner which satisfies the requirements set forth in this title. Provides that the Commissioner shall not finally disapprove an application except after reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing. Denies the payment of funds under this title to any State which considers payments under this title in determining the eligibility of any local educational agency in that State for State aid. Provides that the combined State and local educational agency expenditures for the provision of free public education for any fiscal year in which funds are received under this title shall be at least equal to such combined effort for fiscal year 1972. Title II: Loan Guarantees and Interest Subsidies for Construction and Acquisition of Facilities for Elementary and Secondary Schools - Authorizes the Commissioner, in order to assist State and local educational agencies to carry out the acquisition and construction of facilities for elementary and secondary schools, to: (1) guarantee to non-Federal lenders making loans to such agencies the payment of principal and interest on such loans which are approved under this title; and (2) pay to the holder of such loans amounts sufficient to reduce the net effective interest rate otherwise payable on such loans by up to 3 percent. Provides that no loan guarantee or interest subsidy shall be made under this title unless the Commissioner finds: (1) that the applicant was unable to secure the amount of such loan at equally favorable rates and conditions, and (2) that the construction will be undertaken in an economical manner. Establishes an Elementary and Secondary School Facility Construction and Acquisition Loan Guarantee and Interest Subsidy Fund in the Treasury. States that such funds shall be available to the Commissioner to enable him to discharge his responsibilities under this title. Authorizes the Commissioner to issue notes or other obligations to the Secretary of the Treasury to enable him to discharge his responsibilities if there are insufficient moneys in the fund. Authorizes to be appropriated to the fund not more than $2,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975. Title III: National Educational Trust Fund - Creates the National Educational Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United States. Authorizes to be appropriated to the fund not more than $10,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1974, and not more than $10,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1975. States that it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to invest such portion of the fund as is not, in his judgment, required to meet current withdrawals. Authorizes the Secretary to make and to contract to make payments from the fund to applicants in order to enable such applicants to substantially reduce or eliminate the taxation of real property for the purpose of financing elementary and secondary education. Specifies the amount of payments under this title to any applicant for any fiscal year. States that, in order to be eligible to receive payments under this title, an applicant shall provide satisfactory assurances to the Secretary that: (1) it will eliminate the taxation of real property for the purpose of financing elementary and secondary education on the first $30,000 of all resident owned domiciles in which the head of the household or immediate survivor is receiving social security, railroad retirement, veteran's pension and/or disability benefits or equivalent retirement benefits as the major source of income; and (2) it will reduce the taxation of real property of all resident owned domiciles to not more than 5 percent of the national adjusted average tax rate on real property for the purpose of financing elementary and secondary education. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress not later than March 1 of each year on the status and operation of the fund during the preceding fiscal year. Title IV: Department of Education - Establishes the Department of Education which shall be headed by a Secretary of Education, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. States that the function and purpose of the Department shall be to promote the cause and advancement of education throughout the Nation. Transfers to the Department, the United States Office of Education and other additional educational functions of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Specifies other functions of the Government which shall be transferred to the Department. Authorizes the President to transfer to the Department, any other agency or instrumentality of the Government which he determines has functions relating to education and should be transferred to promote efficiency in Government and to carry out the purpose of this Act. Establishes a Federal Interagency Committee on Education which shall study and recommend such actions as may be necessary to assure effective coordination of Federal programs affecting education. Sets forth the membership of the Committee. Establishes a National Advisory Commission on Education composed of fifteen members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Provides that the Commission shall: (1) review the administration of, general regulations for, and operation of Federal education programs; (2) advise the Secretary and other Federal officials with respect to the educational needs and goals of the Nation and assess the progress of appropriate agencies, institutions, and organizations of the Nation in order to meet those needs and achieve those goals; (3) conduct objective evaluations of specific education programs and projects in order to ascertain the effectiveness of such programs and projects in achieving the purpose for which they are intended; (4) make recommendations (including recommendations for changes in legislation) for improvement of the administration and operation of Federal education programs; (5) consult with Federal, State, and local and other educating agencies, institutions, and organizations with respect to assessing education in the United States and the improvement of the quality of education; (6) conduct national conferences on the assessment, improvement, and renewal of education in which national and regional education associations and organizations, State and local education officers and administrators, and other education related organizations, institutions, and persons may exchange and disseminate information on the improvement of education; (7) conduct, and report on, comparative studies and evaluations of education systems in foreign countries; and (8) advise and assist in the coordination of all the advisory bodies to Federal education programs. Requires the Secretary to make an annual report to the President for submission to the Congress on the activities of the Department during the preceding calendar year. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to enable the Department to carry out the provisions of this title and to perform other duties which may be imposed upon it by law.
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1973
Transfers the authority for the administration of the Federal Reports Act from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to the General Accounting Office under the Comptroller General. Establishes within the General Accounting Office a unit to review tax forms and other public use documents prepared by the Internal Revenue Service and to make recommendations for their simplification, frequency with which such forms should be completed and the scope of such forms. Sets forth a procedure by which the Comptroller General may order the simplification, combining or completion use frequently of any such tax form.
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1973
Declares that on Memorial Day, May 28, 1973, special remembrance be given by a grateful people to the 1,288 members of the Armed Forces of the United States currently listed as missing in action in Indochina. Declares that all American motorists are encouraged to turn on their automobile lights throughout Memorial Day, May 28, 1973, as a symbol of this remembrance. Provides that every effort be made to secure the cooperation of all parties in the Indochina conflict to insure the fullest and most expeditious resolution of the status of members of the U.S. Armed Forces missing in Indochina.
United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1973
Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to make grants during the period beginning with the date of enactment of this Act and ending June 30, 1978, to the D-Q University to be used for its development and improvement. States that such grants shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Commissioner may prescribe.
United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1973
National Domestic Development Bank Act - Creates the National Domestic Development Bank and provides that such bank shall have a board of Directors which shall initially consist of fifteen members to be appointed by the President of the United States. Asserts that the management of the bank shall be vested in the President of the bank subject to the policies prescribed by the board of directors. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to pay initial organizing and operating expenses. Authorizes to be appropriated not to exceed $500,000 for this purpose. Authorizes the bank to: (1) purchase, service, and sell any obligation of a State or local government issued wholly or partly to finance the construction of community facilities or public works; (2) make or guarantee loans to State or local governments to finance the construction of such facilities or public works; and (3) make loans for the purpose of facilitating economic development in geographical areas designated by the Council of Economic Advisors as being low income, depressed or labor surplus areas. Provides that the Bank's lending activity will be carried out through regional operating divisions supervised by a three member panel appointed by the Board of Directors. Provides that each region will also have an advisory committee of 18 to 25 persons broadly representative of governments, and economic groups within the region. Authorizes the Bank to assemble a staff to give technical and economic advice including preliminary assistance with applications to the Bank and general advice during the construction period. Provides for one class of common, voting stock with a $100 par. Provides that dividends in any one year may not exceed six percent of the value of stock outstanding and must be paid out of net earnings. Capitalizes the Bank at $3.5 billion to be provided from the sale of common stock and, if necessary, by purchases by the Treasury Department of the Bank's obligations in yearly amounts of $300 million. Authorizes the Bank to sell bonds on the national market in an amount up to 50 times its stated capital to raise monies necessary to finance projects which are applied for by the users of the Bank. Authorizes annual Federal payments to the Bank in an amount sufficient to make up the difference between interest paid by the Bank on its obligations and the interest received from its loans to local governments. Provides for the Federal insurance of bank loans, by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and authorizes appropriations of $10 million to establish a revolving fund for this purpose. Provides for an annual audit by the General Accounting Office and a yearly report by the General Accounting Office to the Congress. Excludes from gross income 50 percent of the amounts received as dividends by a stockholder during any taxable year pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code. Provides that the United States is not liable for debts, defaults or actions of the Bank other than those specified in this Act. Requires an annual report be submitted to the President and the Congress. Authorizes to be appropriated without fiscal year limits such funds as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1973
Fire Prevention And Control Act - Declares it to be the finding of Congress that the federal government must help to develop solutions to fire problems. States that the intention of Congress is to supplement existing programs of fire research, training, and education, and to encourage new and improved programs and activities by State and local governments. Title I: United States Fire Administration - Establishes, within the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the United States Fire Administration. Sets forth the duties of the Administration, including: (1) to survey the fire problem, evaluate progress in fire prevention, assess new problem areas, and to evaluate the cost; (2) to recommend actions to be taken by federal, state, and local governments and private organizations and individuals to improve fire prevention; (3) to act as a coordinator of studies of fire protection methods; (4) to cooperate with and render assistance to other federal departments, and to all organizations in matters relating to fire prevention and control; and (5) to undertake research relating to fire prevention and control. Title II: National Fire Academy - Establishes, within the Administration, a National Fire Academy; (1) to facilitate specialized training in fire protection; (2) to assist State and local jurisdictions in planning and implementing fire protection programs; (3) to assist in the dissemination of information on fire prevention and control; and (4) to encourage fire protection agencies to give greater attention to fire prevention measures. Directs the Academy to establish a Nationa Fire Academy Advisory Board. Sets forth composition and compensation of Board members. Title III: National Fire Data System - Establishes within the Administration a National Fire Data System. Directs the System to collect data on fire injuries and deaths, property losses, and information concerning causes, locations, and numbers of fires, to be incorporated into an information retrieval system. Title IV: Research and Development - Sets forth the functions and responsibilities of the Administration, including to (1) evaluate the total area of fire research needs in the Federal, state, and local government sectors and the private sector; (2) sponsor and encourage research into promising but highly unconventional solutions to fire problems; and (3) encourage research or firefighting equipment and personal protective equipment for firefighters. Title V: Grants for State and Local Program Assistance - Directs the Administration to make grants to States for (1) the establishment and operation of state fire prevention and control planning agencies; and (2) for programs to improve and strengthen fire prevention and control. Sets forth the requirements a State plan must encompass in order to receive grants. Directs the allocation of funds appropriated to the Administration for the purpose of making grants. Title VI: Functions of Certain Other Federal Agencies - Expands the authorizations of the Secretary of Commerce to include specified fire research and safety programs. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to establish, within the National Institutes of Health, a program to augment current sponsorship of research on burns and burn treatment. Requires the Federal Insurance Administration to provide low-cost insured loans to homeowners and businessmen for the purpose of installing fire protection equipment. Title VII: Administrative Provisions - Grants the Administration specified powers in carrying out its functions including (1) the power to hold hearings; and (2) to use services of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Sets forth the procedure to be followed when an application for a grant has been rejected. Directs the Administration to carry out the programs of this Act during fiscal year 1974, and for the five succeeding fiscal years. Authorizes appropriations of $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1974, $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1975, and $128,000,000 for fiscal year 1976, and for succeeding fiscal years such sums as the Congress might authorize. Title VIII: General Provisions - Makes the provisions of this Act separable if one is found invalid.
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1973
Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, public or private nonprofit institutions to pay the Federal share of the cost of research designed to identify the causes and to develop preventive measures to eliminate sudden infant death syndrome. Sets forth the activities for which a payment may be made under this Act. Provides that payment in any fiscal year to any single institution under this Act may not exceed $50,000. States that the Federal share of the cost of any activities for which application is made under this Act shall be 50 percent. Authorizes to be appropriated $2,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1973
Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare to make annual grants, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, to each school of medicine or osteopathy which has entered into an agreement under this Act for the improvement of the educational program of such school. Sets forth the formula for computing the amount of such grant and the contents of the above mentioned agreement. States that the Secretary shall pay to each individual who is a participant: (1) the full regular tuition and fees imposed by the school; and (2) an annual stipend of $5,000. States that no individual shall be a participant under this Act until and unless he has entered into an agreement with the Secretary. Provides that any such agreement with any individual shall provide that such individual will, upon completion of his professional training, serve, as an employee of the Federal Government, for a period of threee years in any physician-shortage area to which he is assigned by the Secretary. Provides that an individual who fails to commence within a reasonable time to serve his three years will be obligated to pay $60,000 to the United States. States that the Secretary shall, to the extent that they are available, assign at least two physician-participants to each physician-shrotage area, or a physician and a registered nurse to each such area. Provides that the Secretary shall provide for physician-participants assigned to any area such office space, equipment, and supplies as may be necessary to enable them to practice their profession in meeting the needs for primary care of the resident in such area. States that fees collected by any physician-participant shall be deposited in the Treasury. Authorizes to be appropriated for each fiscal year such sums as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1973
Rural America Rail Transportation Act - Provides that the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a Rural Rail Transportation Administration within the Department of Transportation which shall be headed by an Administrator appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. States that the Secretary shall carry out his functions under this Act through such Administration. Authorizes the Secretary to contract for studies, research, and demonstration projects to: (1) develop improved equipment for rural rail services; (2) determine means of continuing and improving such service under existing railroad management; and (3) determine means of restoring such service where it has been discontinued. Authorizes the Secretary to make loans or loan guarantees to reestablish service on an abandoned railroad to continue service on a line to be abandoned if certain requirements set forth in this Act are met. Provides that the Interstate Commerce Commission shall not consider the request of any common carrier by railroad for a certificate authorizing the abandonment of all or any portion of a line of railroad until the expiration of a five year period following the date of such request to the Commission. States that in determining whether the public convenience and necessity permit the granting of such request the Commission shall give thorough consideration to the economic importance of such line to all areas which it serves. Authorizes to be appropriated such amounts as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1973
Declares that the Attorney General-Designate should vest the special prosecutor to investigate the Watergate case with all necessary attributes of independence, including but not limited to the following: (1) final authority over questions of convening and conducting proceedings before grand juries, subpoenaing witnesses, initiating prosecutions, framing indictments and seeking in court grants of immunity from prosecution for witnesses; (2) final authority over the selection of an adequate staff of attorneys, investigators and other personnel answerable only to himself; (3) assurance that the investigatory and other resources of the Department of Justice and funds to defray all expenses incurred in connection with the activities of the special prosecutor will remain available for the time necessary to complete the investigation and prosecute any offenders; (4) assurance that he will not be subject to removal from his position except for malfeasance in office; (5) assurance that he will enjoy full access to the relevant documents and personnel of the Department of Justice and all other officials and agencies of the Executive Branch; and (6) assurance that the special prosecutor can freely, and upon their request, appear before, consult with and cooperate in other respects with all Congressional committees having jurisdiction over any aspect of the special prosecutor's activities.
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1973
Bilingual Courts Act - Provides for the determination of each of those judicial districts in which at least 5 percent or 50,000 residents of that district, whichever is less, do not speak or understand the English language with reasonable facility, and the certification of each such district as a bilingual judicial district by certificate transmitted to the chief judge of the district court for that district. Authorizes the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to provide facilities and personnel for bilingual proceedings. States that any bilingual proceeding shall be recorded verbatim in addition to any stenographic transcript of the proceeding taken. Provides for the distribution of costs of bilingual facilities among the parties using them and authorizes to be appropriated to the Administrative Office of the United States courts sums necessary to carry out the amendments made by this Act. (Amends 28 U.S.C. 604(a); Adds 28 U.S.C. 1827)
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1973
Authorizes the Commissioner of Eduction to make grants to state education agencies to enable them to develop and carry out programs to provide, through the use of students in institutions of higher education, tutoring and instructional assistance, under the supervision of a qualified teacher, for homebound handicapped children who, though able to benefit from preschool, elementary, or secondary education, are prevented by their handicaps from attending school. Requires local educational institutions that apply for funds under this program to give special consideration to veterans qualified for vocational rehabilitation, and to students with greater financial need. Requires that the compensation for participating college students shall be between the federal minimum wage set by the Commissioner and the maximum wage set by the Commissioner. Requires that the aim of such program shall be to integrate the handicapped into society, and to avoid the development of a segregated, permanent system of education for the handicapped. Provides that the Commissioner shall make grants under this Act to state educational agencies on the merits of their proposals to him which shall be submitted on such application forms and under such guidelines as he shall prescribe. Authorizes $55,000,000 for fiscal year 1974, and necessary funds for fiscal years 1975, and 1976, to carry out the purposes of this Act. Requires the Commissioner to allocate the first 25 percent of such funds to each state in proportion to the ratio that the number of children aged three to twenty-one in the state bears to the number of such children in all the states.
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1973
Establishes a Veterans' Administration Task Force to advise and assist in, and to coordinate all programs pertaining to veterans of the Vietnam era. Provides that such Task Force shall: (1) promote efforts to publicize the skills of veteran and help them obtain employment; (2) encourage government departments in corporating relevant military experience into apprenticeship programs; (3) help augment military training withcivilian job training (4) develop programs in business to use the skills of veterans; (5) develop educational programs for veterans; (6) assist in the revision of the "Guide to the Education of Education Experience in the Armed Forces"; (7) encourage employer-employee programs which give recognition to the experience of military training; (8) promote medical training for veterans; (9) give assistance to programs for the disabled veteran; (10) disseminate information on programs to all Vietnam era veterans; and (11) perform such other duties as the Administrator of Veterans Affairs may assign to the Task Force that are consistent with this Act. Establishes an Advisory Committee appointed by the Administrator who shall consult with the Task Force concerning its functions under this Act. Authorizes for each fiscal year a sum not to exceed $3,000,000 to carry out this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1973
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a program of research into the substantial losses of animals sustained through specified diseases and injuries while such animals are being transported to market, purposes. Requires the Secretary to submit a report on the results of such research program not later than 4 years after the enactment of this act.
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1973
Establishes a number of discharge review boards to be known as Vietnam Era Discharge Review Boards which shall review the discharges and dismissed of Vietnam Era Serviceman. Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish the number of such boards, and to determine their location and when they shall convene. Outlines the membership and responsibilities of such boards in regard to less than honorable discharges of servicemen.
United States · United States Congress · 3 May 1973
Rural Development Act Amendments - Sets forth the findings of Congress, states the policy and purpose of Congress, and provides the definition of terms used in the bill. Establishes a National Rural Development Bank Board composed of eleven appointed, three ex officio, and ten elected members. Provides that the appointed members are to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, not more than six of whom shall be from the same political party nor more than one of whom shall be from any State. Sets forth the administrative duties of the Board. Empowers the Board to establish the general policy for the guidance of the Bank in carrying out this Act. Requires the Board to provide for the examination of the condition of and general supervision over the performance of the powers, functions, and duties vested in the Bank and in Participants, which, in the judgment of the Board, relate to matters of board and general supervisory, advisory, or policy nature. Provides that the Board shall make an annual report to the Congress on the condition of the Bank, including analytical program evaluation and cost effectiveness studies, and recommendations to improve the operation of the Bank in providing supplementary investment required to attain rural development purposes. Establishes a National Rural Development Bank as a federally chartered instrumentality of the United States subject to policies of the Board. Provides for the corporate existence of the Bank and for its general corporate powers. Provides for the appointment of the Governor who shall be the executive officer of the bank. States that the Governor is appointed by the Board subject to confirmation by the Senate. Provides that the Governor shall be responsible, subject to the supervision and control of the Board, for carrying out the functions of the Bank and the policies of such Board. Requires the Governor to carry out all orders and directives received by him from the Board. Requires the Board to establish and promulgate policies and regulations, not inconsistent with provisions of this Act, to govern the policies, programs and procedures of the Bank. Subjects the Bank, participants, and joint-venture-cosponsors to the supervision of the Farm Credit Administration with respect to all procedures relating to financial examinations, including audits. Provides that except as otherwise provided the Bank, participants, and joint-venture-cosponsors, at such times as the Board may determine, shall be examined and audited by examiners of the Farm Credit Administration on a reimbursable basis but that in no event shall any such institution be examined and audited less frequently than once a year. Authorizes and directs the Comptroller of the Currency, upon request of the Farm Credit Administration, to furnish for the exclusive and confidential use of the Board such reports, records, and other information as he may have available relating to the financial condition of national banks through, for, or with which the Bank has made or contemplates making discounts, loans, or delegations of power. Allows the Bank to issue stock which may be purchased by the Secretary of the Treasury on behalf of the United State as an initial investment in the stock of the Bank to help it to inaugurate financial assistance operations. Provides that, for any year or part thereof in which the Secretary of the Treasury holds any stock in the National Bank, the Bank, before declaring any dividends shall pay to the United States a franchise tax. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase stock of the Bank on behalf of the United States in the amount appropriated by Congress. Authorizes the Governor, subject to the provisions of the Act, and approval of the Board, to issue from time to time and to have outstanding voting and nonvoting capital stock of an aggregate par value of not to exceed the par value of stock purchased by the Secretary of the Treasury plus not to exceed two percent of the amount of outstanding financial assistance and joint-venture equity investment. Provides that the capital stock of the Bank shall be divided into shares of par value of $5 each and may be of such classes as may be determined by the Board. Sets forth the method for determing earnings. Sets the maximum amount of long-term notes, bonds, debentures, or other obligations the Bank may issue at an amount which, when added to the amount of other bonds, debentures, long-term notes, or other similar obligations issued and outstanding, will not exceed twenty times the capital and surplus of the Bank, or such lesser amount as the Board shall establish by regulation. Requires the Bank to be fully liable on all notes, bonds, debentures, or other obligations issued by it. Provides that the bonds and other similar obligations issued under the authority of the Act shall be lawful investments for all fiduciary and trust funds and may be accepted as security for all public deposits. Authorizes the Bank to invest its funds in joint-venture equity investments in rural development projects. Sets forth the tax status of the Bank. Provides for the designation of any National or State bank, savings institution, credit union, or other financial institution making loans in rural areas for rural development purposes, upon application, be considered for designation as a Participating Rural Development Financial Institution referred to in this Act as a "Participant." Authorizes a participant or a supporting financial institution, subject to provisions of this Act, to obtain financial assistance from the Bank and to issue obligations for purchase by the Bank and to perform such other duties as the Bank may delegate and the participant agrees to undertake. Permits those financial institutions whose volume of loans in rural areas is more than one-half of the total volume of all its loans to purchase voting stock of the Bank. Requires a participant, as a condition of eligibility for financial assistance with respect to any rural development loan it has extended, to require the deposit by the borrower of 5 percent of the amount of that part of the loan for which the financial assistance of the Bank is requested. Authorizes the Bank, subject to regulations approved by the Board, to make investments in rural development projects proposed or established by eligible sponsors, directly, or through a participant, in accordance with standards and criteria to govern the making of investments in joint-ventures with eligible sponsors established by the Board. Makes joint-venture rural development projects subject to all Federal, State, and local taxes. Prohibits Bank investment in any project that can obtain necessary credit or investment for the full amount of the investment from any other source on reasonable terms. Prohibits the investment made by the Bank in joint-venture projects from exceeding the amount that cannot be obtained elsewhere on reasonable terms. Authorizes the appropriation to the Secretary of the Treasury of not to exceed $200,000,000 annually for not to exceed ten years for the purchase of capital stock of the Bank.
United States · United States Congress · 3 May 1973
Full Employment and Job Development Act - States that the purpose of the Act is to provide for the implementation of a full employment policy through the establishment of a Federal Full Employment Board and the provision of assistance for job development in the public and non-profit private sectors and related training and assistance. Establishes as an independent agency in the executive branch a Federal Full Employment Board, to consist of five members appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate as follows: one representative of labor, one of management, one distinguished economist, one distinguished manpower expert; and one member of the general public. Authorizes and directs the Board to: (1) recommend to the President and to the Congress a program to achieve full employment; (2) undertake manpower planning and long-range and short-term surveys in terms of demand, supply and sector; (3) review decisions made by public and private employers affecting full employment; (4) develop guidelines and standards for use of public funds in job development programs; (5) review the implementation of manpower training and employment implementation of manpower training and employment programs in terms of the extent to which they contribute to full employment; (6) direct the Secretary of Labor to obligate funds made available under the Full Employment Assistance Fund; (7) hold nationwide and regional conferences; (8) analyze the extent to which the Federal budget may assist in reaching full employment; (9) evaluate programs; and (10) carry out such other functions as the President may direct. Authorizes $3,000,000 to be appropriated for fiscal year 1974 and for each fiscal year thereafter for the activities of the Board. Provides for an annual Full Employment Report setting forth the Board's recommendations with respect to implementation of a full employment policy for each fiscal year and for succeeding fiscal years. Establishes the Full Employment Assistance Fund and authorizes therefor $1 billion for fiscal 1974, and such funds as necessary for each year thereafter. Provides that the Secretary of Labor is to provide assistance from the fund pursuant to specific directions of the Board to public agencies and non-profit private organizations (including prime sponsors of manpower training and employment programs) for public service job development programs, and related training and assistance. Provides that assistance is to be provided by the Secretary only by application submitted to the Secretary and approved by him. States that each application must set forth a program to provide employment and related training and assistance for unemployed persons to enable them to obtain employment not supported under the Act and meet other special requirements. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to use such sums as may be necessary from those appropriated to the Fund for training and other services related to employment. Requires the President to establish an Intergovernmental Full Employment Advisory Council, which shall meet at least twice a year to advise the Board with regard to matters related to achieving the objective of full employment. Provides that in selecting members of the Council, the President shall assure an equitable balance in political and geographical affiliation of its members and shall insure inclusion of State and local prime sponsors and other public and private agencies and organizations responsible for conducting manpower training and employment programs.
United States · United States Congress · 3 May 1973
Makes it the sense of the Senate that: (1) the United States prisoners of war have been released; (2) all United States combat forces have been withdrawn from Indochina; (3) the United States has no commitment to Cambodia to provide for its defense; (4) the bombing of Cambodia and elsewhere in Indochina is an act of war; and (5) the territory of the United States or its vital national interests are not endangered by any nation in Indochina. Makes it the sense of Congress that any combat actions by the United States Armed Forces in, over, or off the shores of Indochina are contrary to the laws of the United States. Declares that the Senate advises the President: (1) to cease immediately any hostilities in Indochina by United States Armed Forces, and (2) that any future engagement of United States Armed Forces in Indochina only be undertaken in conformity with statutes and in accordance with constitutional processes.
United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1973
Makes it unlawful for any Executive Branch officer or any person acting under such officer's authority to require any of the following from any United States Government employee or any applicant for employment in the Executive Branch of the Government: (1) disclose their race, religion, or national origin; (2) attend Government-sponsored meetings and lectures or participate in outside activities unrelated to their employment; (3) report on their outside activites or undertakings unrelated to their work; (4) submit to questioning about their religion, personal relationships or sexual attitudes through interviews, psychological tests, or polygraphs; and (5) support political candidates or attend political meetings. Permits inquiries into national origin when necessary for the national interest or overseas work. Allows agency officers to advise employees of charges of sexual misconduct as long as the employee has an opportunity to refute the charge. Makes it illegal to coerce an employee to buy bonds or make charitable contributions; or to require him to disclose his own personal assets, liabilities, or expenditures, or those of any member of his family unless they would show a conflict of interest. Provides a right to have a counsel or other person present, if the employee wishes, at an interview which may lead to disciplinary proceedings. Makes it unlawful for any Civil Service Commission officer to require any executive department or agency to do any prohibited act; or to require a person seeking to establish Civil Service status or employment in the executive branch to submit to interrogation, polygraph testing, or psychological testing designed to elicit views regarding religion, personal relationships, or sexual attitude. Accords the right to a civil action in a Federal court for violation or threatened violation of this Act. Directs the Attorney General to defend all persons sued who acted pursuant to an order or who, in his opinion, did not willfully violate this Act. Establishes a three-member Board on Employees' Rights with members appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Grants the Board the authority and duty to receive and investigate written complaints from any person claiming to be aggrieved by any violation or threatened violation of this Act and to conduct a hearing on each such complaint. Grants the Board powers which will eliminate violation of this Act. Directs the Board to make an annual report of its activities to Congress. Excludes the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency from the provisions of this Act. Permits the establishment of agency grievance procedures to enforce this Act, but the existence of such procedures shall not preclude the use of other remedies.
United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1973
National Amateur Sports Development Foundation Act - Establishes in the District of Columbia a body corporate by the name of the National Amateur Sports Development Foundation which shall not be an agency or establishment of the United States Government. Provides that the foundation shall be directed in accordance with the provisions of this Act by a board to be known as the Trustees of the National Amateur Sports Foundation whose duty it shall be to maintain and administer the foundation and to execute such other functions as are vested in the board by this Act. Provides that the Board shall be composed of sixteen voting members and the president of the foundation ex officio. Authorizes the President of the United States to appoint incorporators, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall serve as the initial board of trustees of the foundation. Sets forth the powers of the Board. States that it shall be the purpose of the foundation to: (1) encourage the achievement of individual excellence in the field of physical endeavor; (2) reduce inequalities among social, economic, and geographic groups in opportunities to participate in amateur sports; (3) coordinate by voluntary means the interests and activities of national sports associations with one another and with related educational and recreational programs of local, State, and Federal Government; (4) strengthen and expand development of amateur sports in the United States; (5) strengthen the position of United States competitors in significant international amateur athletic events; (6) extend knowledge and facilitate the practice of amateur sports; (7) promote broadened cultural exchanges with foreign nations in the field of amateur sports; and (8) study national needs relating to amateur sports. Requires the Board to submit an annual report to the President for submission to the Congress on the activities and accomplishments of the foundation during the preceding calendar year. Authorizes to be appropriated for fiscal year 1974 $1,000,000 to be used by the board in carrying out the provisions of this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated to the board for use by it in carrying out the provisions of this Act, for each fiscal year following fiscal year 1974, an amount equal to the amount of donations, bequests, and devises of money, securities, and other property received by the board during the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which such appropriation is made, except that the total aggregate amount appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed $50,000,000.
United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1973
Menominee Restoration Act - Provides for the repeal of the Act of June 17, 1954 which terminated Federal supervision of the Menominee Tribe. Provides that within fifteen days after the date of enactment of this Act the Secretary shall announce the date of a general council meeting of the tribe to elect the Menominee Restoration Committee. States that the Menominee Restoration Committee shall represent the Menominee people in the implementation of this Act and shall have no powers other than those given to it in accordance with this Act. Authorizes the Menominee Restoration Committee, under contract with the Secretary, to proceed to make current the membership role of the Menominee Tribe in accordance with the terms of this Act. Requires the Menominee Restoration Committee to conduct elections by secret ballot for the purposes of determining the tribe's constitution and bylaws and the individuals who shall serve as members of the tribe's governing body. States that subject to the approval of the shareholders as required by the laws of the State of Wisconsin, the board of Directors of Menominee Enterprises Incorporated shall transfer to the Secretary all assets held by such corporation. Provides that such assets shall be held in trust by the Secretary, on behalf of the United States for the tribe. Authorizes the Secretary to make such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1973
Authorizes the President to proclaim June 17, 1973, as a day of commemoration of the opening of the upper Mississippi River by Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet in 1673.
United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1973
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to make an investigation and study of the condition and adequacy of farm to market roads, railroad beds, and availability of operational rail lines serving rural areas in the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1973
Family Nutrition Act - Extends eligibility, under the Food Stamp Act, to specified households whether or not they occupy an entire dwelling unit. Establishes uniform national standards of eligibility for participation by households in the food stamp program and the program of distribution of federally donated foods, including: (1) the income eligibility criteria shall not be less than the equivalent of the product of the face value of the coupon allotment issued to a household; (2) the resource eligibility criteria, for liquid and nonliquid assets, shall not be less than $3,000 for each individual sixty years of age or over; and (3) households in which members are included in a federally aided public assistance program under the Social Security Act shall be eligible to participate in the food stamp program if they satisfy the eligibility criteria. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to establish standards of eligibility for (1) households that are victims of a natural disaster, and (2) for Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands, to reflect the cost of obtaining a nutritionally adequate diet in those areas. Grants the Secretary the power to investigate complaints made by participating households into the pricing policies of retail food stores. Provides that the face value of the coupon allotment be updated twice a year and incorporate the rise in the cost of food through March 31st of this year. Provides an extra allotment for a pregnant woman, a $12 bonus per month for each child under one year of age, and an allotment bonus to persons medically certified as requiring a special diet of such an amount as the Secretary determines is necessary to provide that person with a nutritionally adequate diet. Reduces from 30 percent to 25 percent of the household's income the maximum charge that can be made for coupon allotment. Requires households desiring to participate in the food stamp program to be certified for eligibility or denied within fifteen days. States that when certification or denial is not made within fifteen days temporary certification of eligibility shall be provided to such household until a final decision on the merits can be made. Provides that State agencies desiring to participate in the food stamp program shall submit a plan including provisions on: (1) the use of the eligibility standards and certification procedures; (2) safeguards restricting the use or disclosure of information obtained from applicant households; (3) granting a fair hearing, and prompt determination thereafter, to any household aggrieved by any action of a State agency under any provision of its plan; (4) issuance of coupon allotments no less often than two times per month; (5) the institution of procedures by which any household may elect to have the charges for its coupon allotment deducted from any grant under the Social Security Act. Provides that failure of a State agency to comply with this Act allows the Secretary to pursue one or more of the following sanctions: (1) request the Attorney General to petition a district court to enjoin such State to comply with this Act; (2) disallow administrative funds expended by the State agency not in compliance with this Act; (3) require the State agency to reimburse any households affected by the agency's failure to comply with this Act; or (4) directly administer such program as the Secretary deems appropriate. Provides that members of an eligible household who are sixty or over are allowed to use food stamps to purchase meals prepared especially for elderly persons. Raises to 80 percent the amount the Secretary is authorized to pay State agencies for the cost of administering the Food Stamp Act. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1974, 1975 and 1976 as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1973
Prohibits any material to be enclosed with any social security check which contains the name, signature, or title of any Federal officer other than the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. (Adds 42 U.S.C. 405(n))
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1973
Extends until November 1, 1978, the existing exemption of the steamboat Delta Queen from specified vessel laws requiring construction of large passenger boats to be of fire retardant material.
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1973
Psychotropic Substances Act - Provides, under the Controlled Substances Act, for the fulfilling of United States obligations under the international Convention or Psychotropic Substances for control of the manufacture, distribution, importation and exportation of psychotropic substances. Requires that the U.S. Delegate to the U.N. Commission on Narcotic Drugs requests the recommendation of the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare regarding scientific considerations involved in proceedings before the Commission. Authorizes and directs the Attorney General to regulate such controlled substances. Permits the Attorney General to withhold any controls he finds are not required by American obligations under the Convention. Requires him to transmit notice of such determination to the Secretary of State for transmittal to the Secretary General of the United Nations. Permits the Attorney General to require reports from manufacturers regarding non-narcotic-controlled substances which are psychotropic substances subject to the Convention. Requires the Attorney General to consult with the Secretary prior to: (1) issuing rules for dispensation, (2) establishing production quotas, and (3) restricting advertising of psychotropic substances. States that the provisions of the Convention shall not: (1) prohibit research with scheduled substances, (2) prevent the protection of patient records, or (3) prevent the confidentiality of names of research subjects.
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1973
Criminal Justice Professions Development Act - Authorizes the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration to make grants to States and local governmental agencies and to institutions of higher education and private nonprofit organizations for the purpose of paying not more than 85 percent of the cost of establishing, staffing and operating regional crime and delinquency centers in various areas of the country. Defines the term "crime and delinquency center" to mean a public or private nonprofit agency, institution, or organization which serves as: (a) a training institution for students and practitioners of criminal justice; (b) a centralized channel for the recruitment of criminal justice personnel in conjunction with Federal, State, and local criminal justice agencies; (c) a consultation center for criminal justice. Provides academic assistance for corrections systems professional personnel for study in subjects related to correctional administration and rehabilitative services. Authorizes to be appropriated to carry out such a program $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1972; $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1974; and $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1975. States that the President shall appoint within ninety days after the enactment of this Act a National Advisory Council on Criminal Justice Professions Development for the purpose of reviewing the operations of this Act and of other Federal programs for the training and development of criminal justice professional personnel. Provides that the Council shall make an annual report of its findings and recommendations to the President and the Congress not later than January 31 of each calendar year. Authorizes to be appropriated the sum of $150,000 for fiscal year 1973 and the sum of $250,000 for each of the two succeeding fiscal years. Provides that the Attorney General shall, from time to time, appraise existing and future personnel needs of the Nation in the field of criminal justice and the adequacy of the Nation's efforts to meet those needs. Authorizes the Administration to make grants to or contracts with State or local criminal justice agencies, institutions of higher education or other public or nonprofit agencies for the purpose of encouraging persons to pursue a career in the field of criminal justice. Authorizes to be appropriated for this purpose the sum of $2,500,000 for fiscal year of 1973 and the sum of $5,000,000 for each of the two succeeding fiscal years. Authorizes the Administration to make grants to State and local corrections departments to assist them in the recruitment, employment and compensation of professional and paraprofessional personnel. Sets forth conditions under which applications for such grants shall be approved. Authorizes to be appropriated for such grants the sum of $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1973 and $20,000,000 for each of the two succeeding fiscal years.
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1973
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior in consultation with the heads of other departments affected by the Act, to issue and revise regulations, from time to time, relating to the trapping and capturing of animals and birds. Imposes a fine of $500 and/or imprisonment of up to one year for violation of this Act. Establishes an advisory commission of seven members to consult with the Secretary and make recommendations with respect to regulations concerning the trapping and capturing of animals and birds. Imposes a fine of $5,000 and/or imprisonment of one year for the sale, shipment, transport, of any unapproved trap or any animal skin or hide or bird feathers taken in violation of this Act. Outlines those trapping regulations specifically applicable to federal lands. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with any affected State pursuant to which the Secretary shall assist such State to enable it to comply with the provisions of this Act. Authorizes the Attorney General to pay any individual not to exceed $10,000 for information and services concerning any violation of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1973
Emergency Urban Crime Reduction Act - Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to authorize the Attorney General to make grants and provide technical assistance to cities in the United States where the need to combat crime is greatest, in order to permit such cities to strengthen police protection, improve the administration of the local courts, and reform and rehabilitate the local correctional system. Authorizes to be appropriated to carry out the purposes of this Act $300,000,000 for the fiscal year 1972 and for each of the two fiscal years thereafter. Provides that the funds appropriated to carry out this Act shall be allotted by the Attorney General to eligible cities on the basis of the population and crime index of each such city. Defines the term "eligible city" to mean any city determined by the Attorney General to be among the first twenty-five cities in the United States on a crime index prepared by him for the purposes of this Act. States that each eligible city desiring to participate in the program shall submit an application which meets the criteria enumerated in this Act. Provides that the Attorney General shall not finally disapprove a city plan without affording the Council reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing. Provides for judicial review of the Attorney General's final action with respect to the approval of a city's plan. States that the Federal payment under this Act shall not exceed ninety percent of the cost of carrying out a program under this Act. Provides that the Comptroller General shall have access for the purpose of examination and audit to any books, documents, papers, and records that are pertinent to any grantee under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1973
National Correctional Standards Act - Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to require the formulation and application of a more explicit and responsive set of national standards to guide the Federal role in the reform of the corrections component of Federal, State, and local criminal justice systems. Authorizes the President, in consultation with the Attorney General, to appoint a National Advisory Commission on Correctional Standards. Provides that such Commission shall consist of fifteen members who shall be appointed by and with the consent of the Senate. States that it shall be the duty of the Commission within one year of its appointment to establish minimum standards relating to the administration of correctional and pre-trial detention institutions and facilities and to hold public hearings on the proposed standards prior to submitting its final recommendations to the Attorney General for his approval. Provides that the Attorney General shall approve the standards as a whole or secure the concurrence of the Commission by a majority vote of its members to changes therein. States that such standards shall then be published and shall be applicable to all correctional and pre-dentention facilities receiving Federal financial assistance. Provides that State and local agencies shall not receive grants under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act unless they provide for the promulgation and implementation of such minimum standards. Sets forth general objectives for the Commission to consider prior to the establishment of such minimum standards. Authorizes to be appropriated $500,000 for the purpose of carrying out this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1973
Directs the President, after public hearing, to provide for the establishment of priorities of use and for systematic allocation of supplies of petroleum products including crude oil in order to meet the essential needs of various sections of the Nation and to prevent anticompetitive effects resulting from shortages of such products. Creates in the Executive Office of the President an Emergency Fuels Allocation Board, composed of five members, to expedite the implementation of directives by the President, as authorized by this resolution. Grants the Board necessary powers to carry out the functions of this joint resolution. Requires the Board to implement specific programs to promote the expansion of domestic refinery capacity consistent with reasonable requirements of environmental protection, and public awareness of the dimensions of the fuel shortage crisis in the United States, and voluntary action to curtail nonessential use of private transportation and of living conveniences requiring electric power. Directs the Attorney General to take such steps as may be necessary to assure that during the existing fuel shortage emergency, marketing practices by major refiners and fuel allocation polices by the Government of the United States are not detrimental to the maintenance of a viable competitive domestic petroleum industry and do not result in a foreclosure to independent marketers of supplies from major oil companies. Provides that the authorities provided for in this resolution shall be effective through the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this resolution.
United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1973
States that notwithstanding any other provision of law, the payment rate for corn to producers participating in the 1973 feed grain program under the so-called option B part of the program under the Agricultural Act of 1970 (for partial compliance) shall be increased to such rate as, together with the national average market price received by farmers for corn during the first five months of the marketing year for the crop, the Secretary determines will be equal to: (A) $1.35 per bushel, or (B) 70 percent of the parity price of corn as of the beginning of the marketing year, whichever is the greater. Provides that the payment rates for grain sorghums and barley shall be such rates, respectively, as the Secretary determines fair and reasonable in relation to the rate at which payments are made available for corn. availabe for corn. Provides that such payments shall be made available on 50 percent of the feed grain base for the farm as provided in the Agricultural Act. (Amends 7 U.S.C. 1441nt).
United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1973
Extends insurance coverage under the Federal Crop Insurance Act to all areas of the United States and to all agricultural commodities. Removes the appropriations limit on amounts that may be authorized under the Act. (Amends 7 U.S.C. 1508(a),1516(a))
United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1973
Directs the Secretary of Commerce to prepare an estimate of the funds needed to carry out the statutory mandate for conducting a census of agriculture in 1974 and to submit such estimate to the Congress not more than thirty days after the date of enactment of this joint resolution. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to take such action as he deems necessary to insure that the data acquired from the 1974 Census of Agriculture be made available to the public through appropriate publication as soon as practicable following the taking of the census, and in all events in a shorter period than data was made available to the public following the 1964 and 1969 censuses of Agriculture.
United States · United States Congress · 13 April 1973
Federal Disaster Insurance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish and implement a disaster insurance program which will enable interested persons to purchase insurance indemnifying them against property damage due to natural catastrophes. Directs the Secretary to encourage participation in the program by insurance carriers. Directs the Secretary to provide for the terms and conditions of insurability and coverage of various kinds of property. Provides for limitations on coverage of residential and other properties when the chargeable premium rate is less than the estimated premium rate, as determined by criteria set forth in this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to have deposited in the United States Treasury a Disaster Insurance Fund which shall serve as a revolving fund for the payment of expenses, claims and obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of this Act. Prohibits the payment of any other Federal disaster assistance to persons for losses which were idemnified by insurance under this Act or could have been indemnified under certain conditions, to the extent of their indemnification. Requires the Secretary to make information and data available to the public and State and local agencies regarding the disaster insurance program. Provides for judicial review of any order adverse to a party in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Authorizes necessary appropriations to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 13 April 1973
Housing Opportunities for the Handicapped Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants to eligible sponsors to carry out a demonstration program to provide housing and coordination of existing supportive services for severly handicapped adults. Defines those terms applicable to this act and determines those persons who are considered eligible for benefits under this Act. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress not later than March 1 of each year or his activities under this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1974, $1,500,000 for fiscal year 1975, and $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1973
North Slope Energy Resources Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, under the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, to grant, issue, or renew rights-of-way over, upon, or through the Federal lands for any purpose authorized by said Act except for those purposes prohibited by this Act, in such widths as he may deem necessary and proper, after complying with all existing applicable statutes, regulations, and proceedings pertaining to granting, issuance, or renewal of such permits, for a period of two years from the date of enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to submit to Congress a catalog of existing rights-of-way laws; a description of the extent to which Federal lands are now dedicated to private rights-of-way; a comprehensive Federal plan for the granting of rights-of-way across the Federal lands; and the required environmental impact statements thereon, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Requests the President of the United States, utilizing the services of the Secretary of State, to enter into negotiations with the appropriate officials of the Government of Canada to ascertain within one hundred and eighty days of the date of enactment of this Act the feasibility of construction, operation, and maintenance of a transportation corridor for the North Slope oil and gas. Directs the Director of the National Science Foundation to undertake a study of the feasibility of alternatives for a corridor for the delivery of North Slope oil and natural gas insofar as such a corridor: (1) affects the national interest and welfare of the United States, and (2) poses environmental risks along the length of its route. Provides that the Secretary of the Interior, within three hundred and thirty days of the date of enactment of this Act, shall submit to the Committee on the Interior of the House and Senate his recommendations as to the most desirable route for transmission of North Slope Alaska oil and natural gas to the other States of the United States. Authorizes necessary appropriations to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 11 April 1973
Imposes a sixty-day freeze on prices and rents at levels no higher than those prevailing on March 16, 1973. Directs the President to establish a longrun economic stabilization program for prices, rents, wages, interest rates, and corporate dividends.
United States · United States Congress · 11 April 1973
Establishes in Congress the Joint Committee on National Security, composed of 25 members of Congress, including the Speaker, majority and minority leaders in both Houses, the chairmen and ranking minority members of the House and Senate Appropriations and Armed Services Committees, Senate Foreign Relations, House Foreign Affairs and the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, plus 3 members each from the House and Senate. Provides that the joint committee shall have the following functions: (1) to make a continuing study of U.S. foreign, domestic and military policies and the integration thereof; (2) to study the activites of the National Security Council; and (3) to study document classification procedures. Requires an annual report to both Houses on its activities.
United States · United States Congress · 11 April 1973
Prohibits the further expenditure of funds to finance the involvement of the Armed Forces of the United States in armed hostilities in Cambodia unless specifically authorized by legislation enacted after this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 11 April 1973
Provides for an extension through June 30, 1975, of authorization for special project grants under title V of the Social Security Act (Grants to States for Maternal and Child Welfare).
United States · United States Congress · 6 April 1973
Federal Bureau of Investigation Improvement Act - Establishes as an independent establishment of the executive branch of the United States Government, the Federal Bureau of Investigation. States that the Bureau shall be headed by a Director who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a term of seven years. Transfers to the Bureau all functions carried out by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice. Sets forth the functions and duties of the Director. Provides that the Director may appoint such personnel as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service. Authorizes the Director to fix the compensation of the personnel of the Bureau and to prescribe their functions and duties. Sets forth the administrative privileges and duties of the Director. Authorizes the Bureau to detect and prosecute crimes against the U.S., assist in the protection of the President, and conduct official investigations. States that appropriations for the Bureau are available for expenses of unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character, when so specified in the appropriation concerned, to be spent under the direction of the Director. Provides that the Director shall certify the amount spent that he considers advisable not to specify, and his certification is a sufficient voucher for the amount therein expressed to have been spent. Directs the Director, as soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year, to make a report in writing to the President for submission to the Congress on the activities of the Bureau during the preceding fiscal year. Provides that this Act shall not affect any pending or granted orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, contracts, certificates, licenses or privileges. States that this Act shall take effect 90 days after enactment or on such prior date after enactment as the President shall prescribe and publish in the Federal Register.
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1973
Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Act - Declares it to be the purpose of this Act to (1) provide a more effective means of assisting State and local governments in their law enforcement and criminal justice efforts; (2) require the Federal Government to assume a greater leadership role in the law enforcement and criminal justice area; and (3) encourage research and development for the improvement of law enforcement and criminal justice. Title I: Omnibus Crime Control Amendments - Authorizes appropriations of $850,000,000 for fiscal year 1974, and $892,500,000 for fiscal year 1975 for the purposes of carrying out this title. Directs a State planning agency receiving grants under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act to develop procedures to insure that applications for funds be approved or rejected within sixty days. Extends the functions of the National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice to include: (1) providing assistance to recipients of funds in evaluating the success of programs under this Act; (2) developing a standard form by which the success or failure of programs can be evaluated; and (3) developing procedures for review of ongoing programs. Authorizes payments to individuals employed in law enforcement or committed to enter an occupation in law enforcement, for loans, up to $3,000 per academic year. Title II: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Program - Authorizes appropriations, for the purpose of carrying out this title of $937,125,000 for fiscal year 1976, $983,981,250 for fiscal year 1977, and $1,033,180,323 for fiscal year 1978. Provides for the distribution and allocation of such approprations. Provides that no funds may be paid under this title to any State or unit of local government unless specified requirements and procedures have been met. Requires program objectives to describe: (1) the current status of law enforcement, courts, corrections, and juvenile justice systems within the jurisdiction; (2) the problems currently faced by each such element; (3) the priority attached to the resolution of each of the problem; (4) the proposal for solution of each of the problems; (5) the goal toward which each program is directed; (6) the criteria by which success or failure will be measured; and (7) whether each program is designed to reform any aspect of the criminal justice system in that jurisdiction and how such reform will be achieved by the proposed program. Provides for the recovery of funds if the recipient unit of government fails to comply substantially with the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1973
Rural Job and Business Development Tax Act - Allows a double investment credit under the Internal Revenue Code for property placed in service in rural areas which will assist in providing new employment opportunities. (Adds 26 U.S.C. 46(c)(5))
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