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United States · United States Congress · 13 September 1976
Authorizes printing 1,900 additional copies of the Senate Labor and Public Welfare committee print, "Rehabilitation and Developmental Disabilities Legislation."
United States · United States Congress · 10 September 1976
Medicare-Medicaid Anti-Fraud Act - Establishes within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, an Office of Central Fraud and Abuse Control. Provides that such Office shall have the overall responsibility for directing and establishing policies with respect to the undertaking of activities which are designed to deal with fraud and abuse in the Maternal and Child Health and Crippled Children's Services, Medicare and Medicaid. Specifies that the Office shall also have responsibility for investigating alleged fraud or abuse in any such program, and assisting State agencies, at their request, in the establishment and operation of State antifraud and abuse activities. Directs that no payment for Medicare service may be made to a person claiming such payment under an assignment, including a power of attorney, but may be made to an agent of the person furnishing such service. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare or the Comptroller General to require providers or suppliers of items or services, with respect to which payment is claimed under one of the programs within the jurisdiction of the Office, to furnish specified information including the following: (1) the identity of persons having ownership interest in such entity; and (2) a consolidated certified costs report with respect to its costs and charges, including costs and charges of related organizations. Specifies sanctions which shall be imposed upon entities which fail to comply with requests for information. Increases the penalties for defrauding the Medicare or Medicaid programs. Provides that it shall be a felony (presently misdemeanor) punishable by imprisonment of up to five years for such an offense. States that where a Professional Standards Review Organization is found competent by the Secretary to assume review responsibility with respect to specified types of health care services or specified providers or practitioners of such services and is performing such reviews, such reviews shall constitute the conclusive determination on those issues for purposes of payment under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1976
Establishes an Antitrust Review and Revision Commission to study the antitrust laws of the United States, their applications, and their consequences, including the effect of antitrust laws on: (1) price levels, product quality and service; (2) employment, productivity, and profits; and (3) economic growth. Specifies the membership, method of appointment, and manner of compensation of the members of the Commission. States that the Commission shall make a report of its findings and conclusions no later than two years after its first meeting, and that the Commission shall cease to exist 60 days after the submission of such report. Authorizes appropriations in such amount as may be necessary to carry out the activities of the Commission. States the effective date of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 31 August 1976
Human Resources Demonstration Act - Directs the President, through the Secretary of Labor, to carry out a program of demonstration projects designed to: (1) increase productivity and authorize the better use of human and natural resources in employment; (2) prevent lay offs of employees; and (3) expand employment opportunities by stimulating new investment techniques. Establishes an Advisory Committee on Human Resources and Employment Opportunities to furnish advice and assistance in the administration of the demonstration projects program. Requires the President to submit to the Congress a semi-annual report describing the demonstration projects program and the specific contracts entered into pursuant to such projects. Authorizes appropriations of sums necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 27 August 1976
Designates the extension of the Senate Office Building presently under construction pursuant to the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973, as the "Philip A. Hart Office Building."
United States · United States Congress · 26 August 1976
Urges the President to direct United States Ambassadors abroad to seek the consideration by foreign governments of suspension of their air service to any foreign nation aiding or abetting terrorism. States that the President should undertake international discussions and negotiations which would strengthen the current minimum safety standards established pursuant to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. Urges the President to end air transportation between the United States and any foreign nation which violates such act; services violating nations; or does not maintain transportation security sufficient to meet the minimum security standards established pursuant to the Convention.
United States · United States Congress · 25 August 1976
Nuclear Explosive Proliferation Control Act - Requires that United States national policy include initiatives for international nuclear cooperation and nonproliferation. Requires that nuclear fuel service agreements be in conformance with nuclear material and contract restrictions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Specifies initiatives which shall include development of procedures for nuclear material transfer and safetuards through the International Atomic Energy Agency. Directs the Energy Research and Development Administration, in consultation with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, to establish a safeguard and physical security training program for countries acquiring nuclear facilities. Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to revise procedural requirements for the implementation of international nuclear cooperation programs. Requires (1) that agreements for such programs include prohibitions against the use of atomic material for any nuclear explosive device, and (2) that such programs not be undertaken until certain guaranties are made relating to consultation with the United States on safeguards, control mechanisms, and assurances for peaceful use. Requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, upon submission of such proposed agreement to the Joint Congressional Committee on Atomic Energy, to furnish the Committee with its views regarding the adequacy of the safeguards contained in such agreement. Sets forth procedures for entering into "subsequent arrangements" under such agreements for cooperation. Directs the Energy Research and Development Administration to obtain the concurrence of the Secretary of State and to give full consideration to the recommendations of other concerned agencies to assure that such "subsequent arrangements" are consistent with the agreement for cooperation and nonproliferation policy. Requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency to furnish a Nuclear Proliferation Assessment Statement to the Energy Research and Development Administration regarding such "subsequent arrangements. Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to limit the authority of the Energy Research and Development Administration to distribute special nuclear material to not more than 500 grams per year to any recipient, except under an export license issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Revises the procedures for authorization of the production of special nuclear material outside the United States. Sets forth export licensing procedures under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Prohibits the issuance of any license by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the export of any production or utilization facility, any source material or special nuclear material, or any component which could be of significance for nuclear explosive purposes, or the granting of any exemption from any requirement for such an export license, until the Commission has furnished a copy of such application or proposed exemption to the Secretary of State, and has been notified by the Secretary that the issuance of the license or grant of the exemption will not be inimical to the common defense and security. Requires the Secretary of State, in making such judgment, to obtain the views of other concerned departments and agencies, including a Nuclear Proliferation Assessment Statement from the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, in accordance with procedures established by the President. Stipulates that no court shall have any jurisdiction under any law to compel the performance of, or to review the adequacy of the performance of, any Nuclear Proliferation Assessment Statement required under this Act. Directs the President (1) to review the activities of Government departments and agencies relating to the nonproliferation of nuclear explosive devices, and (2) to make an annual report to Congress on such activities. Specifies the information to be included in such report and in the annual reports to Congress by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Energy Research and Development Administration. Directs the Department of State, the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and the Department of Commerce to keep the Joint Committee informed of their activities to effectuate this Act. Authorizes the appropriation of $2,000,000 for contributions to the International Atomic Energy Agency for safeguard activities. Authorizes the additional appropriation of $2,500,000 to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for fiscal year 1977 for export licensing functions.
United States · United States Congress · 10 August 1976
Expresses the sense of the Senate regarding United States participation in the Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises. States that the voluntary guidelines for multinational enterprises are reasonable standards of business practice. Expresses the opinion that the Committee on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises are an appropriate means for achieving the purposes of the declaration. Welcomes the joining of the United States Government with other Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development countries in the Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises.
United States · United States Congress · 5 August 1976
National Influenza Program - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to establish, conduct, and support activities necessary to carry out a national influenza immunization program. Directs the Secretary to make quarterly reports to Congress on the administration of such activities. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study of the scope and extent of liability for personal injuries arising out of immunization programs and of alternative approaches to providing protection against such liability and compensation for such injuries. Requires the Secretary to report the results of such study, along with legislative recommendations, to Congress within one year of enactment of these provisions. Makes the United States liable with respect to claims for personal injury or death resulting from the administration of vaccine under the immunization program. Establishes procedures under which all such claims will be asserted directly against the United States and makes such procedures the exclusive legal remedy.
United States · United States Congress · 28 July 1976
Provides for the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Francisco J. Garcia-Perez.
United States · United States Congress · 30 June 1976
Authorizes the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare of the Senate to exercise oversight jurisdiction over the investigation of the Central States Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund, to inspect and receive any tax return, or tax related matter, held by the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to such fund and any other tax return or tax related matter held by the Secretary of the Treasury which is demonstrated to contain information directly relating to its study and oversight proceedings.
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1976
Amends the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 to extend the expiration date of such Act to July 30, 1976.
United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1976
Permits the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to indemnify manufacturers producing vaccines for a comprehensive nationwide influenza immunization program against claims for injury related to innoculation with such vaccines.
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1976
National Health Insurance for Mothers and Children Act - Title I: General Provisions and Administration - Entitles every individual who is a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and who is a child or who is pregnant, to have payment made for health care services received by such individual in accordance with this Act. Establishes in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare a Maternal and Child Health Board. Directs the Board to continuously study the operation of this Act and the most effective methods of providing comprehensive personal health services to mothers and children. Requires the Board to report annually to Congress on its activities. Establishes a National Maternal and Child Health Council to advise the Board on matters of general policy, study the operation of this Act, and recommend changes it deems advisable. Title II: Nature and Scope of Benefits - Sets forth procedures to be used in determining whether institutions are qualified health services providers under this Act. Includes within covered professional services: (1) preventive children's health services; and (2) professional services for the diagnosis, treatment, or rehabilitation following injury, disability, or disease. Includes within covered inpatient hospital services: (1) emergency medical care for children; (2) inpatient services for a child 12 years of age or older in a qualified hospital; and (3) child inpatient services in a qualified nursing home. Includes the following services within the coverage of this Act: (1) rehabilative services, encompassing physical therapy and speech therapy; (2) social services; and (3) mental health services, encompassing psychiatric and psychological services furnished to a child in a qualified facility. Includes within the coverage drugs and biologicals prescribed for a child who is not an inpatient in a nursing home or hospital if such drug or biological is prescribed to be taken for longer than four weeks. Includes within coverage devices, appliances, and equipment, the dispensing of such devices for the correction of a child's vision or hearing, and the dispensing of such devices as are necessary for the treatment or rehabilitation of a child following injury, disability, or disease. Includes within maternity coverage: (1) professional services for the diagnosis and treatment of pregnancy and related medical problems; (2) inpatient hospital services for care during pregnancy and for 12 weeks after the pregnancy's termination; (3) diagnostic services performed by a qualified pathology laboratory during such time period; (4) drugs and biologicals prescribed during such time period for a woman not an inpatient in a nursing home or hospital if such drug or biological is prescribed to be taken for more than four weeks; and (5) devices, appliances and equipment for treatment of a woman for any pregnancy-related condition during such time period. Directs the Board to arrange for the furnishing of covered medical services to individuals who reside in a medically underserved area or who, because of poverty, discrimination, or cultural barriers, are determined by the Board to suffer higher risk of infant and maternal mortality. Includes within coverage of such individuals, transportation to and from the place where medical services are furnished, care of dependents while such individuals are being furnished medical services, and social outreach services to inform such individuals about services available under this Act. Title III: Administration and Method of Payment of Benefits - Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to enter into contracts with carriers to perform some or all of specified administrative functions. Stipulates that payments for covered services may be made only to: (1) the person furnishing such services; (2) the employer of such person; or (3) the facility in which such services were provided. Directs the Secretary to pay 100 percent of the full payment amount for covered services in specified circumstances and to pay 90 percent of that amount in all other cases. Allows the Board, upon determining that a person furnishing covered services under this Act has substantially or consistently violated requirements under this title, to prohibit the making of any payments under this Act for a period not to exceed one year. Requires an individual requesting payment under this Act to: (1) display public notice of participation in the program; and (2) inform each patient of the amount of any copayment the patient must make for covered services, prior to furnishing such services. Requires the Board to approve for each fee payment area a schedule of the amount of payments to be made under this Act for the furnishing of covered professional services. Directs the Board to designate for each fee payment area a non-profit fee payment board, to submit to the Board a proposed fee payment schedule, and to propose annual revisions. Permits persons adversely affected by the Board's approval or disapproval of a fee payment schedule to seek review in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act. Directs that payments be made on a timely basis for covered institutional services. Requires qualified institutions requesting payment under this Act to: (1) display public notice of their participation in the program; and (2) inform each patient of the amount of any copayment the patient must make for covered services, prior to furnishing covered services. Directs the Board to make available to the public the name, address, and telephone number of each dispenser of drugs and devices covered under this Act. Requires dispensers to display public notice of their participation in the program and to inform patients of any copayment that must be made for any drugs and devices furnished under this Act. Directs the Board to publish annually a schedule of the wholesale cost of covered drugs and devices commonly dispensed under this Act. Title IV: Comprehensive Maternal and Child Health Practice - Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities and enter into contracts with public and private entities for projects: (1) studying the feasibility of developing and operating comprehensive maternal and child health practices or of expanding the operation of existing practices; and (2) establishing or expanding comprehensive maternal and child practices. Authorizes the Secretary to guarantee to non-Federal lenders payment of the principal of and the interest on loans made to private entities for such projects. Authorizes the Secretary to make private loans and loan guarantees for initial operations costs of comprehensive maternal and child health practices. Prohibits the approval of an application for a loan guarantee unless the Secretary determines that the loan terms, conditions, security, and schedule are sufficient to protect the financial interests of the United States and are otherwise reasonable. Establishes in the Treasury a loan guarantee fund and a loan fund to be available to the Secretary without fiscal year limitation for the purposes set forth in this Act. Authorizes the appropriation of specified amounts in fiscal years 1978 through 1980 for the purpose of making grants and contracts under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to make available medical malpractice reinsurance for claims exceeding $100,000 brought against a comprehensive maternal and child health practice. Authorizes the Secretary to institute litigation to recover from any insurer the amount of any unpaid premium lawfully payable by such insurer to the Secretary. Requires each insurer reinsured under these provisions to file with the Secretary: (1) a copy of each annual statement filed with the insurance authority of the State; (2) information respecting claims asserted by insureds against comprehensive maternal and child health practices and reports of adverse medical incidents filed by such insureds. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to and enter into contracts with public and nonprofit private entities for projects to promote: (1) the teaching of students in health professional schools respecting alternative methods of delivering medical care; (2) the training of medical students in family medicine and general pediatrics; (3) programs wherein health professional schools provide support services to comprehensive maternal and child health practices serving special populations; (4) programs for training in the management of comprehensive maternal and child health care practices. Directs the Secretary to give special consideration to applications for assignment of National Health Corps personnel to practice in comprehensive maternal and child health practices. Title V: Financing the Maternal and Child Health Program - Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to impose a maternal and child health care tax on employees, employers, and self-employed individuals. Creates on the books of the United States Treasury a Maternal and Child Health Trust Fund. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act in each fiscal year. Appropriates to the Fund for fiscal year 1976 and each fiscal year thereafter, amounts equivalent to the revenue from the maternal and child health care taxes. Authorizes the Managing Trustee of the Fund to accept and deposit into the Fund money, gifts, and bequests made unconditionally for the benefit of such Fund or any of its activities. Creates a body to be known as the Board of the Trustees of the Fund and designates the Secretary of the Treasury as Managing Trustee. Directs such Board to submit an annual report to Congress on the operation and status of the Fund. Charges the Managing Trustee with the duty of investing such portion of the Fund as is not required to meet current withdrawals. Title VI: Penalties, Effective Dates, and Technical Amendments - Makes it unlawful to make false statements, misrepresent material facts, or fraudulently conceal or fail to disclose material facts in connection with applications and payment requests under this Act. Makes it unlawful to solicit, offer, or receive kickbacks, bribes, or referral charge rebates in connection with services covered under this Act. Subjects violators to a fine of not more than $10,000, imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. Makes specified technical and conforming amendments to the Social Security Act.
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1976
Comprehensive Maternal and Child Health Practice Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities and enter into contracts with public and private entities for projects: (1) studying the feasibility of developing and operating comprehensive maternal and child health practices or of expanding the operation of existing practices; and (2) establishing or expanding comprehensive maternal and child health practices. Authorizes the Secretary to guarantee to non-Federal lenders payment of the principal of and the interest on loans made to private entities for such projects. Authorizes the Secretary to make loans and loan guarantees for initial operating costs of comprehensive maternal and child health practices. Prohibits the approval of an application for a loan guarantee unless the Secretary determines that the loan terms, conditions, security, and schedule are sufficient to protect the financial interests of the United States and are otherwise reasonable. Establishes in the United States Treasury a loan guarantee fund and a loan fund to be available to the Secretary without fiscal year limitation for the purposes set forth in this Act. Authorizes the appropriation of specified amounts in fiscal years 1978 through 1980 for the purpose of making grants and contracts authorized under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to make available medical malpractice reinsurance for claims exceeding $100,000 brought against a comprehensive maternal and child health practice. Authorizes the Secretary to institute litigation to recover from any insurer the amount of any unpaid premium lawfully payable by such insurer to the Secretary. Requires each insurer reinsured under these provisions to file with the Secretary: (1) a copy of each annual statement filed with the insurance authority of the State; and (2) information respecting claims asserted by insureds against comprehensive maternal and child health practices and reports of adverse medical incidents filed by such insureds. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to, and enter into contracts with, public and nonprofit private entities for projects to promote: (1) the teaching of students in health professional schools respecting alternative methods of delivering medical care; (2) the training of medical students in family medicine and general pediatrics; (3) programs wherein health professional schools provide support services to comprehensive maternal and child health practices serving special populations; and (4) programs for training in the management of comprehensive maternal and child health care practices. Directs the Secretary to give special consideration to applications for assignment of National Health Corps personnel to practice in comprehensive maternal and child health practices.
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1976
Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to dredge New York Harbor in the vicinity of the South Street Seaport Museum, Manhattan, New York, to provide adequate docking for ships of Operation Sail. Authorizes the Secretary to use any funds presently available to him for operation and maintenance of navigation in New York Harbor.
United States · United States Congress · 8 June 1976
Amends the Social Security Act to require skilled nursing facilities, under Title XVIII (Medicare), to have a qualified professional psychiatric nurse available, on at least a consultant basis, in order to furnish necessary performed psychiatric services, and to permit such nurses to perform specified medical and other health services which are performed by physicians. Defines "qualified professional nurse" to mean an individual who: (1) is licensed to practice nursing by the State in which such function is performed; (2) holds a master's degree in psychiatric nursing or a related field, or practices under the supervision of an individual who has such a degree; and (3) is certified as a psychiatric nurse by the duly recognized professional nurses' organization. Amends Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act: (1) to authorize payment for professional services furnished by a qualified professional psychiatric nurse; (2) to prohibit payment for services furnished by any intermediate care facility or skilled nursing facility which does not have a qualified psychiatric nurse available, on at least a consultant basis; and (3) to prohibit payment for inpatient services furnished by a psychiatric hospital unless such hospital provides to qualified professional nurses the same staff privileges which are extended to physicians.
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1976
Establishes the George W. Norris Home National Historic Site, Nebraska.
United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1976
Arts, Humanities, and Cultural Affairs Act - Title I: Arts and Humanities - Amends the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 to permit under the National Endowment for the Arts a grants-in-aid program grants and contracts with respect to international activities provided that the primary purpose of such grants and contracts is to support the arts in the United States. Restricts use of allotments made to States with approved plans to not more than 50 percent of the total cost of any project or production. Requires Senate approval of Presidential appointment of members to the National Council on the Arts and the National Council on the Humanities. Authorizes the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities to establish a grants- in-aid program to assist States in developing and promoting the humanities. Sets forth standards relating to program administration for plans submitted by States seeking assistance. Specifies a formula for alloting funds appropriated for grants-in-aid. Authorizes the appropriation to the National Endowment for the Arts and to the National Endowment for the Humanities of specified sums for fiscal years 1977 and 1978 and such funds as may be necessary for fiscal years 1979 and 1980. Revises the maximum amount which may be appropriated to such Endownments as grants of matching amounts received through donation, bequest, and devise. Title II: Museum Services Program - Museum Services Act- Establishes within the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities an Institute for the Improvement of Museum Services, consisting of a National Museum Services Board and a Director of the Institute. Authorizes the Director, subject to the management of the Board, to make grants to museums to increase and improve museum services. Confers authority upon the Institute to accept grants, gifts, or bequests of money for immediate disbursement in furtherance of the functions of the Institute. Authorizes the appropriation of funds for grants by the Institute for fiscal years 1977 through 1980. Title III: Cultural Challenge Program - Authorizes the Chairman of the National Endownment for the Arts, with the advice of the National Council on the Arts, to establish a program of contracts with, or grants-in-aid to, public agencies and private nonprofit organizations for the purpose of assisting cultural organizations and institutions and promoting citizen involvement with such bodies. Authorizes the appropriation of funds through fiscal year 1980 to carry out such program. Title IV: Arts Education Program - Authorizes the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, with the advice of the National Council on the Arts, to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, appropriate public agencies and nonprofit organizations for the purpose of developing in-service training and retraining programs for arts education personnel and conducting demonstration projects of achievements in arts education. Authorizes the appropriation of funds through fiscal year 1980 to carry out such program. Title V: - Authorizes the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, with the advice of the National Council on the Humanities, to make grants and enter into contracts pursuant to a Bicentennial Challenge Grant program designed to: (1) encourage citizen participation in democratic processes and institutions; (2) develop new approaches to solving problems of a social, political, and economic nature; and (3) develop new approaches for citizen involvement in the decision making process. Authorizes the appropriation of funds through fiscal year 1980 to carry out such program. Establishes an American Bicentennial Photography and Film Project under which assistance is to be provided (1) to State art agencies to suppor qualified photography and film projects and (2) directly to applicants for film or photography projects of special merit.
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1976
Energy Conservation Act - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration to prescribe guidelines for the development and preparation of State energy conservation implementation programs. Requires that States be given an opportunity to participate in the drafting of such guidelines. Establishes eligibility criteria for State energy conservation implementation programs in order to receive Federal assistance under this Act. Imposes a preliminary requirement that the State establish a State energy conservation advisory committee to assist in the formulation of such program. Authorizes the Administrator to provide Federal financial assistance to States whose proposed energy conservation programs meet such criteria. Lists factors to be considered in determining the amount of such assistance. Stipulates that no State shall receive more than ten percent of the national total in each category of financial assistance. Authorizes the appropriation of the following sums to assist eligible State programs: $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, and $50,000,000 per fiscal year for fiscal years 1978, 1979, and 1980. Amends the Energy Conservation and Insulation of Buildings Act of 1976 to authorize additional appropriations of $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, $50,000,000 per fiscal year for fiscal years 1978 and 1979; and $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1980 to assist low-income persons under the provisions of such Act. Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to assist in the financing of energy conservation measures. Authorizes the appropriation of the following amounts for such assistance payments: $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, and $200,000, 000 per fiscal year for fiscal years 1978, 1979, and 1980. Amends the Small Business Act to empower the Small Business Administration to make loans to small business concerns for implementation of energy conservation measures. Limits the total amount of such loans under the Act of $300,000,000. Stipulates that the total amount of such payments to lending institutions under the Act shall not exceed $60,000,000. Authorizes the Administrator to guarantee loans and other obligations issued to finance energy conservation measures consistent with the purposes of this Act. Limits the aggregate amount of outstanding guarantees under this Act to $10,000,000,000. Requires annual reports to the Congress on actions taken to implement the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1976
Equal Opportunity Enterprise Act - Title I: Amendments Affecting the Small Business Act - Amends the Small Business Act to establish the Office of Socially and Economically Disadvantaged- Owned Small Business Assistance Personnel in the Small Business Administration (S.B.A.) to work with all agencies of the Government having procurement powers in order to identify contracts suitable for disadvantaged American concerns and within each regional office of the S.B.A. to supervise and coordinate small business programs. Requires that such Personnel shall make semiannual reports to the Associate Administrator for Minority Small Business and Procurement Assistance concerning the allocation of procurement contracts. Directs the Administrator of the S.B.A. to appoint an Associate Administrator for Minority Small Business and Procurement Assistance. Increases the authorization for appropriations in the small business loan program and requires that not less than 15 percent of aggregate direct loans shall be made to minority small business concerns. Provides statutory standards for contracting and subcontracting by the United States with respect to minority businesses. Requires that the Administration of the S.B.A. shall report to Congress and the President concerning the development of minority small businesses. Authorizes $201,600,000 to be appropriated for fiscal year 1977 for purposes of this title. Title II: Amendments to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 - Requires that a Utilization of Small Business Enterprises owned by Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Americans clause appear in specified Government contracts. Requires that specified Government contractors establish and conduct a Subcontracting Program for Business Enterprises Owned by Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Americans which includes: (1) designation of a liaison officer to administer the Contractor's program; (2) consideration of the potentialities of minority business enterprises in all "make or buy" decisions to provide materials or services; and (3) maintenance of records concerning procedures adopted and subcontracts awarded. Sets forth other preferences which will be extended to minority business enterprises. Title III: Committee on Federal Assistance to Minority Enterprise - Establishes the Committee on Federal Assistance to Minority Enterprise composed of 15 members to be appointed by the President with the consent of the Senate, from members of minority groups who are knowledgeable in minority participation in the economy. Provides for the compensation and terms of office of the members and the appointment of an Executive Director. Directs the Committee to develop methods for delivery of financial assistance to minority enterprises; for generating markets for goods and services; and for providing effective business education and technical assistance. Grants the Committee powers including: the holding of hearings, and information gathering from any Federal agency, in order to carry out the goals of this Act. Requires the Committee to submit semiannual reports to each House of Congress concerning its activities. Authorizes $748,000 to be appropriated for fiscal year 1977.
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1976
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Government and people of the United States welcome the election of a new President by the Assembly of Lebanon. Welcomes the President's request for funds to assist in the relief of victims of the armed strife in that nation. Urges the President to declare the willingness of the United States to participate in multilateral assistance programs to help in the reconstruction of Lebanon. Encourages a ceasefire in Lebanon.
United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1976
Expresses the support of the Senate for the basic principles and positions which Secretary of State Henry Kissinger expounded in his address at Lusaka, Zambia, on April 27, 1976.
United States · United States Congress · 14 April 1976
Authorizes a taxpayer, under the Internal Revenue Code, to elect to treat qualified architectural and transportational barrier removal expenses which are paid or incurred during the taxable year as expenses which are not chargeable to capital account. Deems such expenses so treated as allowable tax deductible expenditures.
United States · United States Congress · 13 April 1976
Requires the Consolidated Rail Corporation, during the one-year period after a conveyance date pursuant to the Regional Rail Reorganization Act, to maintain in a condition equivalent to the date of conveyance all rail properties designated in the final system plan for conveyance to a profitable railroad and subsequently conveyed to the Corporation. Allows States or groups of States to acquire such rail properties of the Corporation during such one-year period. Authorizes an acquiring railroad to enter into a purchase agreement under such Act in the absence of an employment offer to the employees of the selling railroad. States that in such event the Corporation shall make an employment offer to such individuals and shall operate the subject railroad properties for a period not to exceed two months. Directs the acquiring railroad during such period to offer employment to employees of any selling railroad whom it needs for the operation of such rail properties.
United States · United States Congress · 13 April 1976
Employee Stock Ownership Fund Act - Exempts employee stock ownership trust funds from the restrictions on payments to employee representatives or labor organizations under the National Labor Relations Act. Prohibits the expenditure of trust funds for any expenses other than corporate stock with voting rights for which a registration statement has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and reasonable administrative costs. Sets forth further limitations on employee trusts, including a requirement that the employer contribution may not be withdrawn prior to three years from the date upon which such employee commences participation in such trust, and that after three years an employee shall have a nonforfeitable right to 100 percent of the securities bought and held by trustees as a result of employer contributions to the employee's account.
United States · United States Congress · 13 April 1976
Authorizes and requests the President to issue a proclamation designating the week of May 16, 1976, as "National Handicapped Awareness Week".
United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1976
Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to reduce the customs duty for fish netting or fish nets of fabric other than cotton or vegetable fibers.
United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1976
Establishes the National Commission on the Reform of Income Maintenance Programs. Defines the membership of the 18-member Commission. States that the Secretaries of Health, Education, and Welfare, and of Labor, individuals in private life, and Members of Congress shall be appointed to the Commission. Directs the Commission to develop and draft proposed legislation to reform existing social welfare laws and programs in accordance with the purposes of promoting economy, efficiency, and improved service in the delivery of social services, and of reducing fraud in the Federal income maintenance programs. Directs the Commission, in performing its function: (1) to hold public hearings, discussions, and meetings and receive such testimony as it deems necessary; (2) to study and analyze past and present social welfare policies and programs on the local, State, and Federal levels; (3) to consider the relationships among cash and in-kind income and job security programs, job creations, social services, and manpower programs; (4) to consult with persons knowledgeable in the development and administration of social welfare programs, including recipients of benefits; and (5) to regularly inform and consult with the relevant legislative committees of Congress and the relevant agencies of the executive branch. Directs the Commission to submit its recommendation to the appropriate Committees of Congress and to the President within one year of the date of enactment of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 6 April 1976
Emergency Unemployment Compensation and Special Unemployment Assistance Amendments - Title I: Amendments to Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1974 - States that for purposes of determining emergency Federal unemployment benefits there shall be an "emergency on" indicator in a State for a week if the rate of insured unemployment in the State for such week and the immediately preceding 12 weeks equaled or exceeded five percent; or the rate of insured unemployment for all States for such period equaled or exceeded four and one-half percent. Stipulates that there is an "emergency off" indicator in a State for a week if there is no "emergency on" indicator and if at the end of such week the emergency benefit period on the State has lasted for at least 13 weeks. Extends the emergency assistance program authorized by the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1974 until 1978. Authorizes additional compensation to individuals enrolled in approved training programs after exhaustion of the maximum amount of emergency compensation otherwise payable to the individual. States that such compensation shall be limited to the lesser of a maximum of 13 consecutive weeks, or the weeks the individual is participating and making satisfactory progress in the training program. Permits the Secretary of Labor to prescribe rules and regulations to implement this Act. Title II: Special Unemployment Assistance Amendments - Extends the emergency assistance program authorized under the Emergency Jobs and Unemployment Assistance Act of 1974 through the week ending March 31, 1978. Permits individuals participating in approved training programs to receive assistance after the maximum amount of assistance otherwise payable to such individual is exhausted. States that such assistance shall be limited to the lesser of a maximum of 13 weeks or the weeks the individual is participating and progressing satisfactorily in the training program. Establishes a special unemployment assistance program for public service employees. Directs the Secretary of Labor to prescribe rules and regulations governing the program. Title III: Amendments to Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 - Sets forth a new formula for deriving the rate of insured employment under the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970.
United States · United States Congress · 6 April 1976
Directs the Secretary of Commerce to make grants available, on a matching basis with non-Federal funds, to States or subdivisions thereof, or private or public nonprofit organizations or associations, for the purpose of encouraging and promoting travel within the United States and its territories.
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1976
Health Professions Educational Assistance Act - Title I: Extension of Current Authorities Through Fiscal Year 1977 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend appropriation authorizations for specified medical training and education programs through fiscal year 1977. Title II: General Provisions - Requires any entity providing health services to an area where large segments of the population are of limited English-speaking ability to emphasize the recruitment of health personnel speaking the language predominantly spoken by such segments of the population as a prerequisite to receiving assistance under such Act. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to encourage the development of cooperative interdisciplinary training among health professions schools, emphasizing the use of the team approach to the delivery of health services and the training and utilization of auxiliary personnel. Title III: Student Assistance - Limits student medical education loans, in each academic year, to the cost of tuition for that year and $2,500. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to establish a program of student loan insurance for students in eligible health professions schools. Establishes ceilings on the total principal amount of new loans made and installments paid pursuant to lines of credit to students covered by Federal loan insurance in fiscal years 1978 through 1980. Sets forth annual insurable limits per student based on the kind of medical school attended. Stipulates conditions student borrowers must meet to be eligible for federally insured student loans and sets forth the terms of such loans. Allows eligible lenders to apply to the Secretary for a certificate of insurance covering a medical education loan made by such lender to an eligible student and setting forth the amount and terms of the insurance. Directs an insurance beneficiary to notify the Secretary promptly of any default by a student borrower. Authorizes the Secretary, upon request or the Secretary's own motion, to pay to the beneficiary the amount of the loss sustained by the insured upon the student loan. Authorizes the Secretary to reduce payment for health services to borrowers who are practicing their professions but have defaulted on their loans in amounts up to the remaining balance of such loans. Establishes a student loan insurance fund to be available to the Secretary for the purpose of making payments in connection with the default of student loans. Stipulates that the Secretary may sue and be sued in any appropriate Federal or State court in any civil action arising in connection with student medical education loans without regard to the amount in controversy. Grants Federal credit unions the power to make insured medical education loans to student members in accordance with these provisions. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public or nonprofit private health professions schools for scholarships to be awarded by such schools to students who are of exceptional financial need and who are in their first year of postbaccalaureate study. Title IV: National Health Service Corps - Directs the Secretary to designate annually areas, population groups, and medical or public facilities, as health manpower shortage areas. Authorizes the Secretary to assign members of the National Health Service Corps to provide health services to such areas upon approval of an application by an appropriate entity for such assignment. Requires as a condition to approval that the entity enter into a cost sharing agreement for a specific assignment period. Requires the Secretary to submit to Congress an annual report on specified aspects of the Corp's activities and the cost sharing and health services operations. Directs the Secretary to establish the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program to assure an adequate supply of health professionals for the National Health Service Corps. Lists conditions of eligibility for such Program. Requires each participant to serve in the Corps for a period of one year for each year a scholarship is received under such Program. Allows the Secretary to release an individual from such obligation if such individual applies for release and enters into a written agreement with the Secretary to engage in a full-time private clinical practice in an area which has been designated as a health manpower shortage area for a period of one year for each year a scholarship was received under the Program. Requires participants in such Program to enter into a written contract with the Secretary. Entitles the United States to recover damages in the event of a breach of the participant's contractual obligations, such damages to be computed according to the formula specified. Title V: Postgraduate Physician Training - Establishes in the Public Health Service the National Council on Postgraduate Physician Training to conduct studies and other activities relevant to postgraduate training of physicians, including assessments of: (1) physician specialty distribution in the United States; (2) the need for financial support for postgraduate physician training; (3) the service needs of hospitals and other health institutions; (4) the educational component of postgraduate physician training programs; and (5) the impact of practice in the United States by graduates of foreign medical schools. Directs the Secretary to divide the United States into ten regions, establishing in each a Regional Council on Postgraduate Training within the region served by such Council. Directs the Secretary, upon the recommendation of each regional council, to certify annual postgraduate physician training positions in entities which directly provide such training within the region served by the regional council. Prohibits any entity which maintains uncertified postgraduate training positions from receiving financial assistance under the Public Health Service Act, or the Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act of 1963. Makes it unlawful for any person subject to these provisions to knowingly establish or maintain residency training positions contrary to such provisions. Subjects violators to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each violation. Title VI: Foreign Medical Graduates - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make specified preference immigrant aliens who graduate from a medical school and are coming to the United States principally to perform services as members of the medical profession ineligible to receive visas or to be admitted into the United States. Increases restrictions on granting immigrant visas to foreign medical professionals who were previously granted educational visitor status while attending a health professions school in the United States. Title VII: Standards for State Licensure of Physicians or Dentists - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary to: (1) develop and establish model standards for State licensure of physicians and dentists; (2) prepare examinations for licensing and procedures for relicensing of physicians and dentists; and (3) develop appropriate standards for continuing education programs for physicians and dentists. Requires the Secretary to submit a report no later than October 1, 1978, jointly to the Committee of Labor and PUblic Welfare of the Senate and to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives on minimum standards for State licensure of physicians and dentists. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to State agencies to assist in the establishment of State systems for the initial licensure and subsequent renewals of licensure for physicians and dentists. Title VIII: Grants for Schools of Medicine, Osteopathy, and Dentistry - Revises the method of calculating the amount of annual capitation grants to schools of medicine, osteopathy, and dentistry to support their educational programs. Prohibits such grants unless the applicant for aid gives assurances that student enrollment and the level of non-Federal aid will not be less than in the previous year. Requires medical schools receiving grants to reserve a specified percentage of places for full-time students who have applied for scholarships under such Act. Requires such schools to reserve a specified percentage of their filled residencies in family practice, primary internal medicine, primary pediatrics, primary obstetrics, and gynecology. Requires dental schools receiving grants to develop, establish, and operate a Training in Expanded Auxiliary Management program (T.E.A.M.) to train dental students in the organization and management of multiple auxiliary dental-team practice. Title IX: Grants for Schools of Veterinary Medicine, Optometry, Pharmacy, and Podiatry - Directs the Secretary to make annual grants to schools of veterinary medicine, optometry, pharmacy, and podiatry to support their educational programs. Sets forth the method of calculating the amount of such annual grants. Requires schools of pharmacy to include in their applications the assurance that they will provide each student with a training program in clinical pharmacy. Requires schools of veterinary medicine to include in their applications the assurance that their clinical training will emphasize predominantly care to food and fibre producing animals. Title X: Public Health and Health Care Administration - Directs the Secretary to make annual capitation grants to schools of public health for the support of their educational programs. Directs the Secretary to make annual grants to public or nonprofit private entities (except schools of public health) to support their graduate educational programs in health administration and health planning, including schools of social work). Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to assist schools of public health and specified other public nonprofit educational entities in meeting the costs of special projects in: (1) biostatistics or epidemiology; (2) health administration, health planning, or health policy analysis and planning; and (3) environmental or occupational health. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to such schools and entities for traineeships. Title XI: Allied Health Personnel - Directs the Secretary to make grants and enter into contracts to assist eligible entities in meeting the costs of activities undertaken with respect to: (1) methods of regional coordination and management of education and training for allied health personnel within and among educational institutions and their clinical affiliates; (2) methods for retraining allied health personnel; (3) meaningful career ladders for practicing allied health personnel; and (4) new or improved methods of credentialing allied health personnel. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities for traineeships provided by such entities for the advanced training programs for such personnel or for service in administrative or supervisory positions. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to and enter into contracts with schools of allied health and specified other entities to assist in meeting the costs of aiding students or potential students who are financially or otherwise disadvantaged. Title XII: Special Project Grants and Contracts - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and enter into contracts with any public or nonprofit entity to carry out special projects related to: (1) programs for physician assistance and expanded functional auxiliaries; (2) educational assistance to individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds; (3) start up grants; (4) area health education center programs; (5) financial distress assistance to medical schools; (6) grants for training, traineeships, and fellowships in primary internal medicine and primary pediatrics; (7) human behavior and psychiatry in medical and dental practice; (8) speech pathology and audiology; (9) humanism in health care; (10) biomedical educational programs; (11) education of U.S. citizens returning from foreign medical schools; (12) grants for bilingual health clinical training centers; (13) projects grants and contracts for schools of optometry, pharmacy, and podiatry; (14) grants to schools of social work in health care; (15) health manpower development grants and contracts; (16) health professions data; (17) environmental health educational grants; (18) health problems relating to women; (19) regional health professions schools; (20) primary dental care development; (21) U.S. citizens who have completed medical training abroad; (22) psychology training programs; (23) implications of advances in biomedical research; (24) dietetic residencies; and (25) regional systems of continuing education. Title XIII: Occupational Health Training and Education Centers - Directs the Secretary to make grants to assist public nonprofit colleges or universities to establish and operate occupational health training and education centers through cooperative arrangements between schools of medicine and schools of public health. Title XIV: Assistance for Construction of Primary Health Care Teaching Facilities - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to a public or nonprofit private entity to assist in the construction of ambulatory care teaching facilities for the training of physicians and dentists. Title XV: Miscellaneous - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public and nonprofit private schools of nursing and other private entities to establish and operate programs to train and educate nurse practitioners, pediatric nurses, and physician assistants who are residents of urban or rural underserved areas. Authorizes the appropriation of specified amounts in fiscal years 1978 through 1980 to carry out the purposes of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1976
Mass Mailings and Computer Use Standards Resolution - Provides that a Senator, or a Member of the House of Representatives, who is a candidate for nomination or election to the Senate, shall register each mass mailing mailed by him as franked mail with the Select Committee on Standards and Conduct. Provides that each registration shall be available for public inspection. Prohibits any such Member from mailing any mass mailing as franked mail less than 60 days immediately before the date of the primary election or political convention in which he is a candidate for nomination or the election in which he is a candidate for election. Limits the total number of pieces which may be included in mass mailings mailed as franked mail by such a Member to 1,000,000 or a total number equal to twice the number of individuals of voting age in the State which the Senator represents or which the candidate seeks to represent. Requires that when a Member of the House of Representatives becomes a candidate for nomination or election to the Senate, he shall certify to the select committee the number of pieces included in mass mailings mailed as franked mail by him during the period beginning on January 1 of the year in which he becomes a candidate and ending on the date on which such certification is made to the select committee. Provides that if a Senator uses any computer material which is prepared by an employee of the Senate or the cost of which was paid out of appropriated funds, or uses any copy made from or made with the use of any such material, for a purpose which is not in the course of the conduct of his official duties and functions as a Senator, he shall reimburse the Senate for the value of the use of the computer material used. Directs the select committee to prepare a proposed Code of Ethics and Conduct for Members, officers, and employees of the Senate, to be submitted to the Senate on or before January 31, 1977.
United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1976
Solar Energy Act - Title I: Findings, Policy, Purpose and Definitions - Declares it the policy of the United States to reduce national reliance on crude oil imports as an energy source by demonstrating the reliability of solar energy generation facilities. Title II: Solar Energy Fiscal Year 1977 Suggested Budget Outlays for Operating Expenses, Plant and Equipment, and Construction - Recommends budget outlays for fiscal year 1977 in the following areas: solar heating and cooling, agricultural and industrial process heat, solar-thermal electric, photovoltaic, ocean-thermal, wind, solar crop irrigation, resource assessment and technology utilization, and other areas of solar energy research. Includes recommended budget outlays for specific projects. Title III: Responsibilities of the Administration - Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to direct the Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration to: (1) insure, to the maximum extent possible, that procurement under such Act be on a cost-sharing basis with private business; (2) consult with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration before granting or contracting of any demonstration projects under the Act; and (3) report to the President and the Congress by September 30, 1977 on the integration of existing electric utility systems with decentralized solar-electric generation systems.
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1976
Extends the authorization for contracts for annual contribution under the United States Housing Act of 1937. Authorizes an additional $850,000,000 to be appropriated in public housing contract authority for fiscal year 1977 and an additional $1,350,000,000 in such authority for fiscal year 1978 and beyond. Requires that at least $250,000,000 of the new public housing contract authority will be made available to finance the construction of new public housing units. Authorizes $60,000,000 to be appropriated for modernization of existing public housing units. Authorizes $600,000,000 per year to be appropriated for operating subsidies for conventional public housing.
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1976
Defines as being guilty of genocide anyone under or within the jurisdiction of the United States who willfully commits, without justifiable cause in time of war or peace, any of the following acts with intent to destroy the whole or a substantial part of a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group: (1) kills members of the group; (2) causes members serious bodily injury; (3) causes members permanent impairment of mental faculties; (4) subjects the group to cruel, unusual, or inhumane conditions of life; (5) imposes birth prevention measures within the group; or (6) transfers by force the children of the group to another group. Subjects those guilty of genocide or an attempt to commit genocide to a fine of not more than $20,000, imprisonment for not more than 20 years, or both; and if death results, to imprisonment for any term of years. Subjects anyone who directly and publicly incites another to commit genocide to a fine of not more than $10,000, imprisonment for not more than five years, or both. Establishes penalties for conspiring to violate this Act. Declares it the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State, in negotiating extradition treaties or conventions, shall reserve for the United States the right to refuse extradition of a United States national to a foreign country for any offense defined under this Act when the offense has been committed outside the United States and where the violator is or will be prosecuted for such offense by the United States. (Adds 18 U.S.C. 1091, 1092)
United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1976
Expresses the sense of the Senate concerning relations with the Soviet Union. Expresses the Senate's support of efforts to conclude agreements for the stabilization and reduction of the strategic military competition between the United States and the Soviet Union; to extend opportunities for diplomatic, economic and social initiatives between the United States and the Soviet Union; and to launch initiatives for an effort on the part of both nations to pursue a peaceful solution in areas of conflict.
United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1976
Denies the benefits of the foreign tax credit, under the Internal Revenue Code, to any taxpayer, or a member of a controlled group which includes the taxpayer, who is determined by the Secretary of the Treasury to have participated in or cooperated with the boycott of Israel, with respect to income, war profits, or excess profits taxes paid or accrued to any country which requires such participation or cooperation as a condition of doing business within that country. Denies DISC benefits to any DISC that the Secretary of the Treasury determines has participated in or cooperated with the boycott of Israel. Requires taxpayers with foreign sources within a country which requires participation in or cooperation with the boycott of Israel as a condition of doing business with or within such country to report such fact to the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall make a determination whether the taxpayer participated in or cooperated with the boycott of Israel for the taxable year.
United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1976
Terminates the authorization for the Tocks Island Reservoirs project in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Requires that property acquired by the Secretary of the Army pursuant to such authorization be transferred to the Secretary of the Interior for management by the National Park Service. Establishes criteria for administration of such lands by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to relocate limited States Highway Numbered 209 as part of the authorization for the Deleware Water Gap National Recreation Area in order to reduce the environmental impact on the area.
United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1976
Authorizes the appropriation of $249,430,000 to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for salaries and expenses. Stipulates that such sums shall remain available until expended. Authorizes the transfer of funds between agencies of the Government for performance of related functions.
United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1976
Title I: Authorization of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1976 - Increases from $3,158,970,000 to $3,188,970,000 the amount authorized to be appropriated in fiscal year 1976 to the Energy Research and Development Administration as operating expenses for nuclear research and development programs. Increases from $237,502,000 to $241,502,000 the amount authorized for capital equipment not related to construction for such programs. Title II: Authorization of Appropriations for the Period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976 - Increases from $914,849,000 to $937,849,000 the amount authorized to be appropriated for the transitional period from July 1, 1976 through September 30, 1976, to the Energy Research and Development Administration for nuclear research and development programs.
United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1976
Increases to 80 percent the Federal share of financial assistance to community action agencies under the Community Services Act of 1974.
United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1976
National Technology Development Corporation Act - Declares the findings of Congress that Federal support of technological research is ineffective and that such research should be encouraged to solve the Nation's multifarious housing, transportation, and environmental, and other technologically oriented problems. Declares it the purpose of this Act to consolidate Federal Government efforts to stimulate technological research, to speed conversion of outdated facilities to meet current needs, and to aid the economy. Title I: National Technology Development Corporation; Definitions - Establishes the National Technology Development Corporation as a permanent corporate instrumentality of the United States. Establishes a Board of Directors to manage the Corporation. Establishes a Technical Advisory Panel of 15 persons to determine categories of technological research and development within which applications for assistance by the Corporation will be considered. Gives either House of Congress the power to eliminate categories or add to the categories selected by the Panel. Authorizes the Corporation to make loans to any applicant to carry out the purposes of this Act if the program has a reasonable probability of success and the applicant was unable to obtain reasonable financing from any other source. Authorizes the Corporation to guarantee loans and purchases up to 50 percent of the capital stock of any applicant to carry out the purposes of this Act. Specifies means by which the Corporation may secure loans it makes including allowing the Corporation to agree with the recipient to share in the equity or royalties of the recipient. Limits all loans, guarantees, or investments (except those provided to small business concerns) to the lesser of 75 percent of the investment required for the project or one-third of the recipient's total paid-in capital and supplies. Prohibits loans to a corporation with assets or gross sales greater than $1,000,000,000 or to a corporation controlling 25 percent of the appropriate market. Requires publication of all loans, guarantees, or investments over $50,000,000. Gives either House of Congress power to disapprove such transaction within 30 days of such publication. Exempts the Corporation from all taxes except Federal, State and local tangible property taxes. Authorizes the Corporation $5,000,000,000 of capital stock all of which may be purchased by the Secretary of the Treasury upon request of the Board. Authorizes the Corporation to borrow funds. Allows the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase the Corporation's notes and other obligations in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000,000. Sets forth regulations respecting the appointment of officers and employees, conflicts of interests, general corporate powers, and the establishment of principal and branch offices. Requires that at least ten percent of the total amount of all assistance provided under this Act in each fiscal year must be available only for small business concerns. Requires the Corporation to assist small businesses to obtain government contracts and to obtain the benefits of long-range and short-range research and development. Authorizes the Corporation, after consultation with the Attorney General and the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, to assist and encourage small firms to undertake joint research and development programs, if the Corporation finds that such joint program will maintain and strengthen the free enterprise system. Prohibits discrimination in employment by any applicant for assistance under this Act on the grounds of race, creed, or sex. Directs the President of the Corporation to report annually to Congress concerning the Corporation's operations. Authorizes to be appropriated the sum of $250,000,000 for each of the first 20 fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1976, to the Secretary of the Treasury to finance the purchase of Corporation stock. Authorizes to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, such sums as may be necessary to pay the interest paid by the Corporation on its obligations that exceeds the amount of interest received by the Corporation on its loans. Authorizes to be appropriated a sum up to $10,000,000 to provide for initial operating and administrative expenses of the Corporation. Title II: Transfer of Functions - Permits the President to transfer to the Corporation any functions of any other agency of the United States which relate primarily to programs or activities which encourage technological development. Provides that such transferred functions will operate within the Corporation just as they did before their transfer.
United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1976
American Constitution Bicentennial Foundation Act - Declares the finding of Congress that the Constitution of the United States established the longest surviving government now existing in the world, that the bicentennial is an appropriate time to renew our commitment to the principles underlying the Constitution, and that the period between the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the 200th anniversary of the Constitution provides an appropriate period to study the principles of the American Revolution, assess where our society and government now stand, and develop goals for America's third century. Establishes the American Constitution Bicentennial Foundation consisting of 15 members appointed by the President with appropriate supporting staff. Authorizes the Foundation to carry out a program of grants-in-aid to groups and individuals to assist in developing or supporting projects and programs to improve the understanding of our heritage, to maintain and strengthen democratic institutions, and to develop fresh insights and approaches to resolving the social and economic problems which confront us. Authorizes the Foundation to accept, use, and dispose of donations to assist in carrying out the purposes of this Act. Authorizes appropriations for grants under this Act of $35,000,000 per year for fiscal years 1977 through 1981 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1982 through 1989. Authorizes to be appropriated to administer this Act $2,000,000 per year for fiscal years 1977 through 1981 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1982 through 1989. Requires the Foundation to report to the President and Congress annually to summarize its activities for the preceding year. Terminates the Foundation on July 31, 1989, at which time its duties with respect to insuring that grants made were used for the purpose they were intended are transferred to the Office of Management and Budget.
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1976
Fair Representation for Small Business Act - Declares the finding of Congress that economic, governmental, and other pressures are mounting on small businesses, that small and medium-sized businesses should be taken into account when Federal agencies formulate policy, and such businesses are essential to the health and well-being of the Nation's economy. Requires, under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, that all advisory bodies of the Federal Government which are concerned with matters affecting the economy or business must contain a fair representation of the small business sector of the economy. (Adds 44 U.S.C. 3513)
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1976
Directs the head of each executive department and agency to designate at least one employee of that agency to act as liaison with the small and independent business community in matters of policy relating to small businesses, and to conduct an analysis of the effect of department or agency policies on independent businesses.
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1976
Expresses the sense of Congress that the negotiations between Southern Railway and Chessie System on one hand and railway labor organizations on the other should be resumed, with the assistance of the Secretaries of Labor and Transportation.
United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1976
Extends the period provided for acceptance of offers for sale made pursuant to the final system plan under the Regional Rail Reorganization Act. Extends the time provided for the delivery and filing of a certified copy of the final system plan to the special court established under such Act.
United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1976
National Science Foundation Authorization Act - Authorizes the appropriation of $802,000,000 to the National Science Foundation for fiscal year 1977. Sets forth guidelines with respect to the use of such funds. Repeals the requirements that (1) all awardees of, and subcontractors under, precollege science curriculum development grants make all instructional materials available for inspection by parents or guardians of children engaged in educational programs using such materials; and (2) the Director of the National Science Foundation inform Specified Congressional committees with respect to all activities of the Foundation. Repeals provisions (1) requiring the Director to prepare comprehensive plans for the establishment of a "Science for Citizens Program" and for facilitating citizen participation in the formulation and conduct of the Foundation's programs and policies and (2) directing the Foundation to coordinate specified energy research and development activities with the Energy Research and Development Administration.
United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1976
Establishes a standing committee of the Senate to be known as the Committee on Intelligence Activities, to oversee and make continuing studies of the intelligence activities and programs of the United States Government, and to submit to the Senate appropriate proposals for legislation concerning such intelligence activities and programs. Provides that the Committee shall make every effort to assure that the appropriate departments and agencies of the United States provide the intelligence necessary for the executive and legislative branches to make sound decisions affecting the security and vital interests of the Nation. Provides that the Committee provide oversight of the intelligence activities of the United States. Stipulates that no member or professional employee of the Committee shall serve for more than six years of continuous service. Specifies that all matters relating to the following shall be referred to the Committee: (1) the Central Intelligence Agency and the Director of Central Intelligence; (2) intelligence activities of all other departments and agencies of the Government, including, but not limited to, the intelligence activities of the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, and other agencies of the Department of Defense; the Department of State; the Department of Justice; and the Department of the Treasury; (3) the organization or reorganization of any department or agency of the Government to the extent that the organization or reorganization relates to a function or activity involving intelligence activities; and (4) all authorizations for appropriations for all such organizations and activities. Requires the Committee to make periodic reports to the Senate on the nature and extent of the intelligence activities of the various departments and agencies of the United States. Directs the Committee to obtain an annual report from the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Specifies that such report shall review the intelligence activities of the agency or department concerned and the intelligence activities of foreign countries directed at the United States or its interests. Provides that such report shall be made available to the public. Authorizes the Committee to disclose publicly any information in its possession after a determination that the public interest would be served by such disclosure. States that in any case in which the Committee on Intelligence Activities of the Senate votes to disclose publicly any information submitted to it by the executive branch which the executive branch requests be kept secret, such committee shall notify the President of such vote. Provides that when the members of the Committee shall vote not to disclose such information the decision may be referred to the Senate for reconsideration upon the request of three Committee members. Provides that the Select Committee on Standards and Conduct may investigate any alleged disclosure of intelligence information by a Member, officer, or employee of the Senate which violates this Act. Directs that the records, files, documents, and other materials in the possession of the Select Committee on Governmental Operations with respect to Intelligence Activities shall, upon the expiration of such committee's authority, be transferred to the Committee on Intelligence Activities. Requires the Committee to study the quality, nature, and conduct of intelligence activities, including recommendations for any changes in the law considered desirable by the Committee. Requires that the Committee report its findings to the Senate no later than July 1, 1977.