United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1973
Federal Appropriations Reform Act - Title I: Change of Fiscal Year - Provides that beginning June 30, 1974, the fiscal year shall coincide with the calendar year. Sets April 15 as the date for the submission to Congress of the President's budget and economic messages and economic reports. Title II: Separate Consideration of Appropriations Measures - Provides that the legislative period of Congress shall open on January 3 for exclusive consideration of legislative matters, August 15, and set a specific date by which all authorizations bills must be enacted. Provides that the fiscal period of Congress shall convene thereafter, at a date set by joint resolution upon the adjournment of the legislative period, for the exclusive consideration of appropriation bills. Provides that the fiscal period can last no longer than December 1. Directs that during both periods, all committees, legislative and appropriation, shall meet to consider matters under their jurisdiction. Allows them to hold hearings and conduct studies, but states only legislative committees can report bills or resolutions to the floor during a legislative period, while only appropriations committees can report bills to the floor during the fiscal period. Provides the following exceptions: (1) Congress can make supplemental or deficiency appropriations during a legislative period; (2) the president of the United States or the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, acting jointly, may notify Congress that the consideration of specific bills is necessary because of a national emergency; and (3) during either the legislative or fiscal period, the Congress may consider overriding a veto by the President.
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 · 17 April 1973
Midair Collision Avoidance Act - States that the purpose of this Act is to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to expedite the evaluation and selection of a national standard for a collision avoidance system; proceed to develop plans for operating rules and regulations integrating this system into the ground-based air traffic control system; and require the installation of a collision avoidance system on all classes of aircraft by certain dates. Not later than March 30, 1974, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, in cooperation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Secretary of Defense acting through the Interdepartment Group on Collision Avoidance and Pilot Warning, shall complete the flight test and evaluation currently competing airborne collision avoidance systems, as defined in the Federal Aviation Act, and, not later than June 30, 1974, shall select a national standard for such systems. Provides that not later than December 30, 1974, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall publish implementation rules and regulations to describe compatible use and operating procedures between CAS systems and the existing air traffic control system. Sets forth minimum standards regarding collison avoidance systems and the specified dates upon which there must be compliance with such standards.
United States · United States Congress · 16 April 1973
Resource Recycling and Conservation Act - Title I: Findings, Purpose, Definitions - States that the purpose of this Act is to stimulate and encourage interstate and foreign commerce in recyclable and recycled materials. Title II: Increasing Supplies of and Demand for Recycled Materials in Interstate Commerce - Directs the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Federal Maritime Commission to: (1) investigate and formally identify all rates charged by transportation carriers subject to their respective jurisdictions for the transportation of recyclable or recycled solid waste materials and in each case, to determine whether the rates charged and the terms and conditions of transportation for such materials are fair and reasonable and whether they unjustly discriminate against the movement or shipment in interstate or foreign commerce of recyclable or recycled solid waste materials; (2) issue appropriate orders in all cases where the rates charged or terms and conditions of transportation applicable to recyclable or recycled solid waste materials are found to be unfair, unreasonable, or discriminatory; and (3) file annual and terminal reports with the President and the Congress regarding the results of their respective investigations and all actions taken to establish fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory rates for the transportation of recyclable or recycled solid waste material. Stipulates that every invitation for bids, contract, or purchase by an executive agency, the General Services Administration, the Public Printer, or the Joint Committee on Printing or by any person contracting with the Government to furnish materials, products, supplies, or services shall require that all materials, products, or supplies to be delivered to or for the Government's account shall be comprised of recyclable or recycled materials in such percentages as required by regulations or directives issued after a public hearing by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Allows, as a deduction under the Internal Revenue Code, specified percentages of the amounts paid or incurred during the taxable year by the taxpayer to purchase recyclable or recycled solid waste materials for manufacture by the taxpayer into useful raw materials or saleable products. Title III: Conservation of Resources in Interstate Commerce - States that beginning not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act the applicable energy consumption adjustment must be subtracted from the deduction allowed in any tax year for the purchase of each major material used to form any product manufactured by the taxpayer when that material is not a recycled material. Title IV: Reducing the Volume of Nonreclaimable Packaging and Products in Interstate Commerce - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, within one year from the date of enactment of this Act, to promulgate such standards regulating the manufacture, distribution, reuse, and recycling of products, containers, or packages in commerce as are necessary to protect against unreasonable burdens on commerce and risks to health or the environment associated with the disposal of such products. Provides that any person who knowingly or willfully violates any provision of this title or any regulation or standards issued hereunder, shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $5,000 for each such violation or be imprisoned for not more than one year or both. Stipulates that no product shall be deemed in violation of this title when intended solely for export to any foreign nation. Requires the Administrator to promulgate regulations establishing product durability standards setting the minimum life for major items classified as contributing significantly to solid waste or resource consumption problems and having substantial potential for increased useful life. Authorizes the Administrator to make loans to any State, municipality, or interstate or intermunicipal agency for the purchase of solid waste collection and separation systems that encourage the flow of recycled and recyclable materials in interstate commerce. Title V: General Provisions - Directs the Administrator to establish a Research and Development Advisory Board for the purpose of providing broad guidance for research, development, and demonstration decisions and to improve the communication of results to interested persons. Authorizes any person to commence a civil action on his own behalf against any person, including the United States and any other government instrumentality or agency to the extent permitted by the eleventh amendment to the Constitution, who is alleged to be in violation to any standard or requirement which has become effective pursuant to this Act. Grants the district courts of the United States jurisdiction, without regard to the amount in controversy or the citizenship of the parties, to enforce such standard or requirement or to order such Administrator to perform such act or duty, as the case may be.
United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1973
Refers S. 1562, entitled "A bill for the relief of J. Clarence Ingram, Don W. Ingram, and Dick L. Ingram of Nephi, Utah," to the Chief Commissioner of the United States Court of Claims for a report thereon.
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 · 10 April 1973
Truth in Advertising Act - Declares it to be the purpose of this Act to protect consumers by ensuring that no advertisement can be disseminated if substantiating documentation is not available to the public and by ensuring that individuals will be able to exercise their right to know and to act to promote fairness in advertising. Defines the terms "advertisement," "documentation," and "principal office." Makes it unlawful for any person to disseminate through the United States mail or in commerce by the use of such media - as radio, television, cinema, newspapers, magazines, billboards, posters, and display material, any advertisement concerning the safety, performance, efficacy, characteristics or comparative price of any product or service unless documentation is available at the principal office of such person for public inspection. Requires the disseminator to furnish copies of such documentation to any requester by mail, telephone, or otherwise, with the actual cost of duplication being charged to the requester. Makes the publisher, broadcast station, agency, or medium for the dissemination liable by reason of such advertising if he refuses, upon request, to furnish the name and address of the person who causes him to disseminate such advertisement. Makes the dissemination, or the causing to be disseminated, of any advertisement in violation of the provisions of this Act an unfair or deceptive act or practice in commerce within the meaning of of Federal Trade Commission Act. Directs that the Act will be enforced by the Federal Trade Commission, which may exercise the same powers that it exercises under the Federal Trade Commission Act. Empowers the Commission to prescribe all necessary substantive and procedural rules.
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1973
Authorizes the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to provide by concession, on terms as it may deem appropriate and as necessary to protect the concessioner against loss of his investment or property (but not anticipated profits) resulting from its discretionary acts and decisions, for the construction, maintenance, and operation of all manner of facilities and equipment for visitors to the several installations of the Administration and, in connection therewith, to provide services incident to the dissemination of information concerning its activities to such visitors, without charge or with a reasonable charge therefor. States that concession agreements may be negotiated with any qualified proposer following due consideration of all proposals received after reasonble public notice of intention to contract. Provides that the concessioner shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to make a profit commensurate with the capital invested and obligations assumed and the consideration paid by him for the concession shall be based on the probable value of such opportunity and not on maximizing revenue to the United States. (Amends 42 U.S.C. 2473)
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1973
Export Expansion Act - Title I: Trade Development Corps - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to undertake a program in the International Commerce Administration established in title VII of this Act for the recruitment and training of a Trade Development Corps to consist of not more than five hundred United States citizens. Provides that the function of the Corps shall be to supplement existing Federal and private programs for developing and expanding foreign trade markets for United States goods and services by providing a readily available source of qualified personnel for undertaking specific projects or assignments including: (1) serving with a trade mission, or making indepth studies of types of markets indicated by trade mission findings; (2) making market analyses or studies; (3) serving with an overseas mission of the United States; (4) assisting in the preparation for, or the development of market leads from, industry exhibitions in foreign trade centers; (5) assisting United States Government personnel in developing a closer integration of foreign aid and trade; and (6) investigating major proposed foreign purchasing of construction projects in the interest of expanding outlets for United States goods and services. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to members of the Corps accepting assignments under this title. Provides that each such grant shall be sufficient to defray the necessary travel and living expenses of the member and his family and to provide a moderate compensation while engaged in carrying out his assignment. Provides that the Corps shall be headed by a Director appointed by the Secretary for a term of four years. Authorizes the Director to appoint an Assistant Director who shall perform such functions as the Director may prescribe. Authorizes to be appropriated $4,100,000 for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975 to carry out the purposes of this title. Title II: Grants to State and Local Governments - Authorizes the Secretary, upon application, to make grants to States, municipalities, or regional or local government agencies for projects designed to carry out the purposes of this Act if he determines that such projects will facilities and are likely to result in an increase in United States exports of goods and services. Provides that no grants shall be made under this title unless the Secretary determines that matching funds will be made available from non-Federal sources. Provides that the Secretary shall prescribe such rules, regulations, and procedures as he may deem necessary for the administration of this title. Requires each recipient to keep such records as the Secretary may determine necessary. Authorizes the Secretary or the Comptroller General to have access to such records for the purpose of audit and examination. Authorizes to be appropriated $5,300,000 for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975 to carry out the purposes of this title. Title III: Export Training Program - Authorizes the Secretary to conduct educational and training programs to: (a) train new and potential exporters, their employees, and such other persons as the Secretary deems appropriate, in technical export problems, including but not limited to: (a) transportation and documentation problems, currency and credit restrictions, financing, tariff and nontariff barriers, and the like, (b) provide information on export and marketing techniques, (c) familiarize new and potential exporters and their employees with previous United States experience in selected markets, and (d) introduce new and potential exporters and their employees to the services and programs maintained by the Department of Commerce and other departments and agencies of the United States Government. Provides that the Secretary shall charge a fee sufficient to cover not less than one-half and not more than two-thirds of the total cost of the program for each participant. Authorizes to be appropriated $800,000 for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975 to carry out the purposes of this title. Title IV: Regional American Merchandise Centers - Creates a Regional American Merchandise Center program which, for the first three years after the date of enactment of this Act, shall be limited to five Regional United States Merchandise Centers. Provides that the functions of the Centers shall be to serve as a storage, distributional and service headquarters for small, medium-sized or new-to-export exporters engaged in markets in developing nations and to provide a comprehensive range of services to such exporters. Requires the Secretary to establish a schedule of variable fees for such services on the basis of export history, size of the exporter, and export potential. Authorizes to be appropriated $2,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975 to carry out the purpose of this title. Title V: Joint Export Associations - Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a cost-sharing contract with an export group to foster, promote, and develop the export trade of the United States if the following criteria are satisfied: (1) the export activity to be carried on must be additional to that which might be otherwise undertaken by the export group; (2) the cost shared by the Secretary must be incurred on behalf of the export group in carrying on export trade; and (3) the Secretary's share of any costs does not exceed 50 percent. Authorizes to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975 to carry out the purposes of this title. Title VI: Documentation; Administration and Enforcement - Requires the Secretary, in order to facilitate international trade and to eliminate paperwork required in the conduct of such trade, to design rules and regulations, reporting requirements, recordkeeping, furnishing and compilation of data, and the like in such a manner as to reduce the cost of administration, reporting, recordkeeping, and export documentation required under this Act. Title VII: Reorganization and Requirement for Authorization - Establishes in the Department of Commerce an International Commerce Administration which shall be headed by an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for International Business and a Domestic Commerce Administration which shall be headed by an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Domestic Business. Provides that the Assistant Secretaries appointed pursuant to this title shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Provides that there shall be in the International Commerce Administration a Bureau of Trade Promotion, the International Commercial Service, the Trade Development Corps, a Bureau of Policy, Planning, and Administration, and such other organizational units as the Secretary deems proper for the performance of the functions delegated to the Administration. Requires the Secretary, in conjunction with the International Commerce Administration, to submit to the Congress not later than ninety days after the end of each calendar year a report on export promotion activities during the preceding calendar year. Provides that such report shall include a statement of our national export goals, priorities, plans, and an analysis of the balance of trade, together with an assessment of the progress made toward the attainment of these trade objectives.
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1973
International Commerce Service Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish the International Commerce Service of the United States within the Department of Commerce which shall consist of professional and nonprofessional staff members. Provides that, upon the request of the Secretary, the Secretary of State shall accredit positions for economic and commercial diplomatic missions, the total number of which positions shall not exceed five hundred. Provides that officers of the Service attached or assigned to United States diplomatic missions will be designated as commercial minister, counselor, attache, officer and such other titles as may be prescribed by the Secretary. Requires the President to prescribe regulations to insure that the official activities of personnel assigned abroad pursuant to this Act are carried on: (1) in accordance with the instructions of the Secretary; and (2) in coordination with other representatives of the United States Government in each country, under the leadership of the chief of the United States diplomatic mission. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe training programs, establish training facilities and provide training by contract or otherwise for officers of the Service or other personnel in the United States or abroad. Provides that no person shall be eligible for appointment as an officer in the service unless such person is an American citizen. Provides for the transfer to the Service, without examination, of personnel from the Foreign Service of the United States and of qualified personnel from the Department of Commerce. Authorizes to be appropriated $31,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975 to carry out the purpose of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1973
Tariff Simplification and Freight Rate Disparities Act - Requires the Federal Maritime Commission, within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, to publicly propose regulations for comment by interested parties and after consideration of such comments to adopt a system of uniform classifications and description of commodities to be used by all common carriers by water in foreign commerce and all conferences of such carriers, when filing any rate, charge, or tariff with the Commission. Provides that within 60 days after the adoption of such system the Commission shall propose regulations requiring all common carriers by water and all conferences of such carriers when filing any outbound or inbound rate or charge with the Commission to file a rate or charge for the movement of the commodity in the opposite direction.
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1973
Earthquake Prediction Act - Provides that it shall be the function and duty of the Director of the Geological Survey to develop and carry out an earthquake prediction program which shall include: (1) heavy instrumentation of the San Andreas fault and closely related faults of California and Nevada to obtain detailed records of data useful in developing an earthquake prediction capability; (2) establishment of facilities for the collection and computerized reduction, analysis, and interpretation of the data flow from such instruments; (3) supporting field, laboratory, and theoretical studies; and (4) development and field-testing of additional instruments which are useful in connection with the development and implementation of this program. States that the Director shall utilize the services of research personnel in institutions of higher education and public entities or organizations and private entities or organizations concerned with seismic research. Establishes an advisory committee for the earthquake prediction program which shall consist of not less than seven nor more than fifteen members who shall be appointed by the Director from among individuals recommended by the National Academy of Sciences. States that it shall be the function of the advisory committee to advise and assist the Director in developing and carrying out the earthquake prediction program. Authorizes the Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness to establish and carry out a program to review and assess the current state of knowledge on earthquake prediction and warning systems, to identify key problem areas for further research and evaluation, and to determine what additional steps are needed to reduce primary and secondary losses from earthquakes. Provides that information developed under this Act shall be made available to the Office of Science and Technology, the Congress, Governors in States of high seismic risk and other concerned government and private organizations. Authorizes to be appropriated for the purpose of developing an earthquake prediction program the sum of $12,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, and for each of the next following four fiscal years. Authorizes to be appropriated for the other provisions of this Act the sum of $200,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, and for each of the next following four fiscal years.
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1973
Establishes a program, under the National Science Foundation Act, to advance earthquake research, including ground and soil analyses, criteria of earthquake resistant construction, methods of assessing risks, and development of necessary instruments. Provides that the National Science Foundation shall report to the President and Congress, and make their research available to various State and Federal agencies. Authorizes an appropriation of $10,000,000 annually for fiscal years 1974-1976 to carry out the purposes of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1973
International Economic Impact Assessment Act - Requires that each agency of the Federal Government shall include in each recommendation of or report on any Federal action or proposal which significantly affects or could affect international economic relations, the balance of payments, the balance of trade of the United States, a detailed statement by the responsible official of such agency on the probable international economic consequence of such action.
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1973
Unfair Competition Act - States that any person shall be deemed to have engaged in unlawful and unfair competition under the Federal Trade Commission Act if he engages in any act, practice, or course of conduct, in or affecting commerce, which: (1) results, or is likely to result, in passing off goods or services which he offers as or for those of any other person, by reason of his copying or otherwise imitating or utilizing the product configuration, packaging, trade name, or other merchandising practice of such other person in specified circumstances; (2) materially and falsely disparages another person's goods or services to actual or prospective purchasers thereof; or (3) by a materially false or misleading statement, or by the omission of material information, misrepresents his or another person's goods or services, to actual or prospective purchasers therof. Provides that any person injured in his business by unlawful and unfair competition of this section, or likely to be injured by unlawful and unfair competition may bring a civil action for relief in any district court of the United States having jurisdiction of the person who has committed such unlawful and unfair competition. Provides that such person who establishes that he has been injured or is likely to be injured, may be granted an injunction, in accordance with the principles of equity, upon his establishing that such injunction is necessary to prevent actual and continuing damage.
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1973
Provides that any executive agreement made on or after the date of enactment of this Act shall be transmitted to the Secretary of State who shall then transmit such agreement to the Congress. States that if, in the opinion of the President, the immediate disclosure of such an agreement would be prejudicial to the security of the United States the agreement shall be transmitted to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House under an appropriate written injuction of secrecy to be removed only upon due notice from the President. Provides that any such agreement shall come into force with respect to the United States at the end of the first period of 60 calendar days after the date on which the executive agreement is transmitted to the Congress or such committees, as the case may be unless, both Houses pass a concurrent resolution stating in substance that both Houses do not approve the executive agreement. Sets forth the procedure to be followed by the Congress in the case of concurrent resolutions described above.
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1973
Foreign Procurement Practices Act - Establishes the Commission of Foreign Procurement Practices which shall be composed of seven members appointed by the President for the life of the Commission. Sets forth the administrative powers of the Commission. Provides that the Commission shall review the procurement practices of foreign governments and the Government of the United States as they affect the business opportunities for foreign firms. States that the Commission shall evaluate such practices to determine whether United States firms have an opportunity abroad to secure government contracts equivalent to the opportunity afforded foreign firms operating in the United States to secure such contracts. Requires the Commission, not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the President and to the Congress. Terminates the Commission 60 days after the submission of such report. Authorizes to be appropriated $459,000 for fiscal year 1974, and $77,000 for fiscal year 1975, to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1973
Expands the definition of the term "export trade" under the Export Trade Act to include data, goodwill, insurance, technological know-how, services, facilities, or similar properties or services. Provides that the criminal provisions of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act shall not apply to the export trade-related activities of any association registered with the Federal Trade Commission under the Export Trade Act. Provides that specified sections of the Export Trade Act dealing with unfair methods of competition shall not apply to the export trade-related activities of a registered association. Authorizes the Commission to take such action as it deems proper to obtain compliance by an association with the recommendations of the Commission.
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1973
Increases, under the Internal Revenue Code, to $200 the maximum cost of an item of tangible personal property which is awarded to an employee by reason of length of service or for safety achievement which is excluded from the definition of "gifts" under such Code. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 274(b) (1) (c))
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1973
Provides that children's benefits received by an individual under the Social Security Act shall be disregarded in determining whether that individual is a dependent of a taxpayer under the Internal Revenue Code. (Amends 26 U.S.C. 152)
United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1973
Congressional Budget Control Act - Requires the Budget of the United States Government to be organized and submitted on the basis of national needs, agency programs, and basic program steps. Sets forth the meaning of terms used in this Act, and the requirements for each Government agency.
United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1973
Establishes within the Department of State a Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental Affairs to be headed by an Assistant Secretary of State. Transfers to this Bureau those functions of the Department of State relating to oceans, environmental, fisheries, wildlife and conservation affairs.
United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1973
National Institute of Justice Act - Establishes an agency to be known as the National Institute of Justice to be headed by a Director who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Sets forth the functions of the Institute, including: (1) undertake surveys, and collect, analyze, and disseminate information relating to the operation of the judicial system in the United States at all levels, with particular emphasis upon information with respect to improvements and innovations in the operation of that system, and (2) conduct, either directly or through contracts, grants, or other arrangements, an evaluation of the principal sources of delay in the administration of justice, criminal and civil, designed to identify existing problems and to provide a diagnosis of new anticipated problems in the timely and efficient disposition of civil and criminal cases. Sets forth the administrative functions and duties of the Director and of the Institute. Provides that no officer or employee of the Institute shall take any active part in political management or in political campaigns and no such officer or employee shall use his official position or influence for the purpose of interfering with any election or affecting the result of any election. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 27 March 1973
Includes as creditable service for purposes of the civil service retirement system periods of service performed in the employ of a State in carrying out a Federal-State cooperative program. Specifies that the individual must have performed Federal functions pursuant to an Act of Congress and under an officially approved Federal-State cooperative plan; been under Federal supervision; been paid for such services from Federal funds; and have at least five years of allowable service. Requires, as a condition of eligibility under this Act, that the employee must pay into the Federal Civil Service Retirement Fund an amount equal to that which he would have paid into the Fund had he been a Federal employee during his period of service in such cooperative program, plus interest. (Amends 5 U.S.C. 8332)
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1973
Hemophilia Act - Provides that any individual suffering from hemophilia may file a claim for benefits under this part with the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare in such form and containing such information as he may reasonably require. States that benefits under this part shall be paid to, or on behalf of a claimant, in an amount equal to 100 percent of the actual cost of providing blood, blood products, and services associated with the treatment of hemophilia, less: (1) amounts payable by third parties (including governmental agencies), and (2) amounts determined by the Secretary (in accordance with this Act) to be payable by the individual suffering from hemophilia. Authorizes to be appropriated for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 1973, and ending June 30, 1976, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. Directs the Secretary to provide for the establishment of no less than fifteen new centers for the diagnosis and treatment of individuals suffering from hemophilia. Authorizes to be appropriated to carry out the purposes of this section $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976. Provides that the Secretary shall establish a program within the Public Health Service to provide for diagnosis, treatment, and counseling of individuals suffering from hemophilia. States that such program shall be made available through the facilities of the Public Health Service to any individual requesting diagnosis, treatment, or counseling for hemophilia. Permits the Secretary to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities, and to enter into contracts with public and private entities and individuals to establish blood fractionation centers, for the purpose of fractionating and making available for distribution blood and blood products, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary to hemophilia treatment and diagnostic centers. Authorizes to be appropriated $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976 for this purpose. Establishes in the National Institutes of Health a National Hemophilia Advisory Board to be composed of twenty members. States that it shall be the function of the Board to: (1) establish guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of persons suffering from hemophilia; and (2) submit a report to the President for transmittal to the Congress not later than January 31 of each year on the scope of activities conducted under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1973
Full Benefits for Elderly Tenants Act - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to disregard the increase in benefits under title II of the Social Security Act pursuant to Public Law 92-336 in determining eligibility or the amount of assistance under specified laws relating to low-income housing.
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1973
Congressional Free Speech Act - Provides that no court or grand jury shall inquire of a Member or an aide either directly or indirectly into the protected legislative activities of a Member in a criminal proceeding without the Member's consent. Requires the Attorney General of the United States to personally approve the issuance of any subpena to a Member who is at that time serving in Congress, and to notify in writing that Member, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, in the case of a Representative, and the President pro tempore of the Senate, in the case of a Senator, not less than forty-eight hours in advance of the issuance of the subpena. Provides that when an aide is served with a subpena which he has reason to believe may require his testimony on the protected legislative activity of a Member, the aide shall immediately inform that Member. Permits any Member to move in United States district court to quash any subpena issued by a court or grand jury in a criminal proceeding requiring him or an aide to appear to give testimony where the Member believes that the subpena seeks testimony about protected legislative activity. Sets forth the procedure for such a motion.
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1973
Electrical Appliance Standards Act - States that no manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer of electrical appliances shall sell or offer for sale in, or in any manner affecting, interstate commerce any electrical appliance after the effective date of a standard promulgated by the Federal Trade Commission under this Act applicable to that appliance unless the appliance is labelled in accordance with the requirements of that standard as to the comparative efficiency with which that appliance utilizes electrical power. States that no manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer of electrical appliances shall advertise or cause to be advertised any such appliance for sale through any communications medium unless that advertisement contains a statement of the comparative efficiency with which that appliance utilizes electrical power in accordance with the requirements of such standard. Provides that the Federal Trade Commission shall by rule on the record after opportunity for an agency hearing promulgate standards for labelling electrical appliances with respect to their efficiency in utilizing electrical power relative to the efficiency of other electrical appliances of the same type. States that the act of selling or offering for sale (including causing an advertisement to be published or broadcast) any electrical appliance in violation of the provisions of this Act constitutes an unfair or deceptive act or practice in commerce in violation of the provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45(a)(1)). States that any person who knowingly violates this Act shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $2,000 for each such violation. States that any person who knowingly and willfully violated this Act shall be fined not more than $50,000 or be imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. States that the United States district courts shall have jurisdiction to restrain any violation of this Act, or to restrain any person from advertising or distributing in commerce an electrical appliance which does not comply with the requirements of any applicable standard promulgated by the Commission under this Act. States that any person may commence a civil action on his own behalf: (1) against any manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer of electrical appliances who is alleged to be in violation of the provisions of this Act, or (2) against any Federal agency, where there is an alleged failure of the appropriate agency to perform any act or duty under this Act which is not discretionary.
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1973
Allows any Senator, or former Senator, to refuse to testify before any court or grant jury in a criminal proceeding concerning his legislative activity while a Member of the Senate. Prohibits an aide or former aide to a Senator or to a former Senator from testifying before a court or grand jury in a criminal prosecution in the performance of legislative activity by that Senator while he was a member of the Senate, unless otherwise instructed by that Senator. Provides that no memorial or other paper presented to the Senate, except original treaties, finally acted upon, shall be withdrawn from its files except by order of the Senate, except that when an act may pass for the settlement of any private claim, the Secretary is authorized to transmit to the officer charged with the settlement the papers on file relating to the claim, (contained in House Rule XXX). Provides that no memorial or other paper upon which an adverse report has been made shall be withdrawn from the files of the Senate unless copies thereof shall be left in the Office of the Secretary (presently contained in House Rule XXX). Requires a Senator to immediately notify the President Pro Tempore of any demands for testimony or documents made upon him or an aide which might fall within the provisions of this rule.
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1973
Grand Canyon National Park Enlargement Act - Provides for the recognition of the entire Grand Canyon as a natural feature of national and international significance. Prohibits the transfer of any lands held in trust for any Indian Tribe. Establishes the Grand Canyon Zone of Influence which gives the Secretary of the Interior the authority to coordinate a protective management program for those lands adjacent to the Grand Canyon or affecting the environment of the Grand Canyon. Institutes programs for the recreational, historical and cultural development of the area, and authorizes cooperative agreements between the States, Indian Tribes, and the Federal Government for the regulation of the area. Provides for the Administration of wilderness land under the Wilderness Act. Authorizes those sums as are necessary for the carrying out of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1973
National Energy Research and Development Policy Act - Title I: Coordination and Augmentation of Federal Support for Research and Development of Fuels and Energy - Declares it to be the policy of the Congress to establish and maintain a national program of research and development in fuels and energy adequate to meet specified objectives. Establishes an Energy Research Management Project which shall have a Chairman appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Sets forth the duties of the Project, initiating: (1) to review the full range of Federal activities in and financial support for fuels and energy research and development, giving consideration to research and development being conducted by industry and other non-Federal entities, to determine the capability of ongoing research efforts to carry out the policies established by this Act and other relevant Federal policies, particulary the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; and (2) to formulate a comprehensive energy research and development strategy for the Federal Government which will expeditiously advance the policies established by this Act. Provides that in evaluating proposed opportunities for particular research and development undertakings pursuant to this title, the Management Project shall assign priority to types of projects listed in this title. Requires the President not later than five years from the date of this Act, if the authorities and duties of the Management Project are not reassigned to a permanent agency in the interim, to report to the Congress on his evaluation of the progress of fuels and energy research and development and his recommendation for further management of the Federal research and development programs. Provides that the Chairman shall keep the Congress fully and currently informed of all of the Management Project's activities and shall submit to the Congress an annual report. States that neither the Chairman nor any other member of the Management Project or his employees may refuse to testify before the Congress or to submit information to the legislative or appropriations committees of either House of the Congress. Authorizes to be appropriated $10,000,000 annually for the administrative expenses of the Management Project. Authorizes to be appropriated not to exceed $800,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, and, subject to annual congressional authorizations, $800,000,000 for each of the four following fiscal years to carry out the provisions of this title with respect to energy research and development. Title II: Establishment of a Coal Gasification Corporation - Establishes the Coal Gasification Development Corporation. States that it shall be the function of the Corporation to select, on the basis of the best engineering information available, the two or more most technically, environmentally, and economically feasible methods for manufacturing substitute natural gas from coal. Authorizes the Corporation to design construct, operate, and maintain a demonstration-type facility for each such method selected in order to determine the technical, environmental, and economical feasibility thereof and to design, construct, operate, and maintain, for each such method demonstrated, which is technically and economically feasible, a fullscale, commercial-size facility to manufacture substitute natural gas from coal by such method. Provides that the Corporation shall transmit to the President of the United States and the Congress, annually, commencing one year from the date of the enactment of this Act, and at such other times as it deems desirable, a comprehensive and detailed report of its operations, activities, and accomplishments under this title. Authorizes to be appropriated to the Corporation, for fiscal year 1974, the sum of $6,000,000, and for each of the next nine succeeding fiscal years such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this title. Title III: Establishment of a Shale Oil Development Corporation - States that it is the policy of the Federal Government to bring into being the technology for commercial development of shale oil as quickly as possible by establishing a Government-industry program jointly managed and funded to demonstrate commercial methods of producing environmentally acceptable fuels from shale oil. Establishes the Shale Oil Development Corporation which shall have a Board of nine Directors consisting of individuals who are citizens of the United States, of whom one shall be elected annually by the Board to serve as Chairman. States that it shall be the function of the Corporation to select on the basis of the best engineering information available, the two or more technically, environmentally, and economically feasible methods for producing a syncrude from shale oil. Authorizes the Corporation to design, construct, operate, and maintain a demonstration-type facility for each such method selected in order to determine the technical, environmental, and economical feasibility thereof and to design, construct, operate, and maintain, for each such method demonstrated, which is technically and economically feasible, a full-scale, commercial-size facility to produce a syncrude from shale oil by such method. Requires the Corporation to transmit an annual report to the President and the Congress and at such time to submit such legislative recommendations as it deems desirable. Authorizes to be appropriated to the Corporation, for fiscal year 1974, the sum of $5,000,000 and for each of the next seven succeeding fiscal years such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this title. Title IV: Establishment of an Advanced Power Cycle Development Corporation - Establishes the Advanced Power Cycle Development Corporation which shall have a Board of nine Directors consisting of individuals who are citizens of the United States, of whom one shall be elected annually by the Board to serve as Chairman. States that it shall be the function of the Corporation to select, on the basis of the best engineering information available, the two or more most technically, environmentally, and economically feasible methods for producing electricity at high efficiencies using advanced power cycles with minimum adverse environmental impacts using coal. Authorizes the Corporation to design, construct, operate, and maintain a demonstration-type facility for each such method selected in order to determine the technical and economical feasibility thereof and to design, construct, operate, and maintain, for each such method demonstrated, which is technically and economically feasible a full-scale commercial-size facility to produce electricity from coal by such mehtod. Authorizes to be appropriated to the Corporation for fiscal year 1974, the sum of $6,500,000, and for each of the next nine succeeding fiscal years, such sums as may be necessary. Title V: Establishment of a Geothermal Energy Development Corporation - Establishes the Geothermal Energy Development Corporation which shall have a Board of nine Directors consisting of individuals who are citizens of the United States, of whom one shall be elected annually by the Board to serve as Chairman. States that it shall be the function of the Corporation, on the basis of the best geologic information and after field exploration, to select suitable sites for the construction of two or more demonstration installations to develop technologies for the generation of steam and electric power from geothermal resources. Authorizes the Corporation to operate a full scale commercial-size facility to produce electricity from geothermal energy. Authorizes to be appropriated to the Corporation, for fiscal year 1974, the sum of $8,000,000, and for each of the next fourteen succeeding fiscal years such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this title. Title VI: States that it is the policy of the Federal Government to bring into being the technology for commercial development of coal liquefaction processes as quickly as possible by establishing a Government-industry program jointly managed and funded to demonstrate commercial methods of producing synthetic liquid petroleum products from coal. Establishes the Coal Liquefaction Corporation which shall have a Board of nine Directors consisting of individuals who are citizens of the United States, of whom one shall be elected annually by the Board to serve as Chairman. States that it shall be the function of the Corporation to select, on the basis of the best engineering information available, the two or more technically, environmentally, and economically feasible methods for producing synthetic liquid petroleum products from coal. Authorizes the Corporation to design, construct, operate, and maintain a demonstration-type facility for each such method selected in order to determine the technical, environmental, and economical feasiblity thereof and to design, construct, operate, and maintain, for each such method demonstrated, which is technically and economically feasible, a full-scale, commercial-size facility to produce synthetic fuel from coal by such method. Authorizes to be appropriated to the Corporation, fiscal year 1974, the sum of $7,500,000, and for each of the next eleven succeeding fiscal years, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this title.
United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1973
Page, Arizona Community Act - Provides for the incorporation of the Reclamation Townsite of Page, Arizona, Glen Canyon Unit, Colorado River Storage Project (presently under Federal ownership and operation), as a municipality under the laws of the State of Arizona. Authorizes the appropriation of up to $1,000,000 to carry out the purposes o this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1973
Authorizes the merger of two or more professional basketball leagues, if such agreement does not decrease the number of professional basketball clubs so operating and the provisions are directly relevent thereto. (Amends 80 Stat. 1515)
United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1973
Interns for Political Leadership Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, under title IX of the Higher Education Act of 1965, to enter into a contract or other arrangement with a private nonprofit agency (to be known as the "National Coordinating Agency") under which such Agency will plan, develop and carry out an internship program under which third-and fourth-year students at institutions of higher education will be provided practical political involvement with elected officials in the performance of their duties at all levels of government through internships in their offices. Provides that such internship program shall be carried out through arrangements with institutions of higher education and State and local governments under which students will serve as interns in offices of State and local elected officials. Provides that the students who have participated in the internship programs at State and local levels may become interns in the offices of Members of Congress for up to three months during the first year following the receipt of their bachelor's degree. Stipulates that students shall be chosen by the Agency from among those whose names are proposed by participating institutions. Limits the Federal contribution to the Program to one-half its cost. Authorizes the Agency to prescribe and administer the terms and conditions of internships, including stipends therefor. Authorizes an appropriation of $3 million in each of the three fiscal years 1974-1976, for carrying out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1973
Property Tax Relief and Reform Act - Title I: Findings and Purpose - Enumerates the findings of Congress and declares the general purposes of this Act to be to: (1) provide for a program of assistance to State governments in reforming their real property tax laws, and (2) provide relief from real property taxes for low-income individuals. Title II: The Office of Property Tax Relief and Reform - Establishes, within the Department of the Treasury, the Office of Property Tax Relief and Reform to administer the real property tax relief and reform programs established under this Act. Provides that the office be headed by a Director, to be appointed by the President. Sets forth the functions of the Office, including: (1) administering property tax relief and reform programs; developing compatible fiscal and administrative systems of property taxation among Federal, State and local governments; (2) acting as a clearinghouse of information for State and local governments with respect to the Federal programs affecting the administration of property taxes; (3) providing technical and training assistance to States; (4) providing financial assistance for special experimental programs in the administration of property tax laws; (5) evaluating all Federal efforts in the areas of property tax relief and reform; and (6) reviewing Federal laws applicable to, or having an effect on property taxes. Title III: Real Property Tax Relief for Low-Income Individuals - Authorizes the Office to make grants to States which operate a qualified program of real property tax relief. Requires a State program, to qualify for such aid, to provide relief to both homeowners and renters of residential property (including apartments) which meets minimum standards specified in this Act. Empowers the Director to reduce the amount of the payments to a State unless the State has substantially implemented the reforms and complied with the guidelines of title IV and V of this Act. Title IV: Reform of Property Tax Administration; Disclosure, Access, and Appeal - Requires a State to publish the assessment-sales ratio of specified classifications of residential, commercial, industrial and vacant property for each taxing jurisdiction within the State. Stipulates that a State program must provide a real property assessment appeal procedure for taxpayers. Requires a State to provide public access to real property tax data, including a separate listing of all tax-exempt real property assessments. Authorizes loans to States for the purposes of fulfilling the requirements of this Title. Title V: Reform of Property Tax Administration; Uniform Assessment Practice - Requires that a State program shall provide for: (1) the certification of professionally qualified officials for assessing and appraising property; (2) training such officials; (3) the sharing of the cost of assessment personnel by taxing jurisdictions which lack the resources to maintain such personnel separately; (4) the compiling of maps to disclose the location of property and improvements and identification of ownership of such property; (5) the determination of (a) the degree to which State taxes on residential personal property, commercial inventories, farm personal property, personal holdings of bank deposits, and securities and other financial assets are uniformly enforced and (b) the cost of administering such taxes. Authorizes the Office to make loans to qualifying State programs for the purposes of carrying out this Title. Title VI: Federal Assistance to Training and Technical Programs - Provides that the Office shall grant assistance to States for the training of real property tax assessment and appraisal personnel. Authorizes the Office to develop, jointly with States, and provide grants for, special experimental programs to improve the administration of property tax laws. Title VII: Miscellaneous: Conditions of Grants and Loans - Provides that the Director shall establish standards for the qualification of firms engaged in providing property appraisal services to State and local governments, and shall certify any such firm which meets those standards. Authorizes appropriations to the Office such sums as may be necessary for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act (other than title III and other than the grant and loan programs authorized by title IV and V) for the fiscal year 1974, and for each of the succeeding nine fiscal years.
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1973
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to consider and act upon an application for modification of Bureau of Land Management coal lease No. D-034365.
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1973
Limits the authority of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to impose, by regulations, restrictions upon the availability and use of Federal funds authorized for social services under the public assistance programs established by the Social Security Act.
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1973
Little Cigar Act - Includes "little cigars" within the provisions of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act as amended by the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act. Defines little cigar to mean roll of tobacco wrapped in leaf tobacco or any substance containing tobacco and of which one thousand units weigh not more than three pounds.
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1973
Requires, under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, the establishment of a Federal motor vehicle safety standard with respect to rear lighting.
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1973
Rolling Stock Utilization and Financing Act - Title I: National Rolling Stock Information Service and Federal Railroad Equipment Obligation Insurance Fund - States that the purposes of this Act is: (1) to improve the utilization and distribution of rolling stock to meet the needs of commerce, users, shippers, the national defense, and the consuming public; (2) to assist railroads in acquiring additional rolling stock to provide fast and expeditious service to meet the increasing demands of the Nation's economy; and (3) to assist in achieving full employment by insuring adequate equipment necessary to transport the products of American industry. Defines the terms used in this Act. Creates a Federal Railroad Equipment Obligation Insurance Fund to be used to insure the interest on, and the unpaid principal balance of, any equipment obligation determined eligible for insurance. Establishes a Board to administer this Fund. Requires the Board before insuring any equipment obligation to determine in writing that specified limitations and conditions are met, including: (1) that the equipment obligation is secured by rolling stock to be financed or refinanced thereby; (2) that the terms of the equipment obligation require full payment within fifteen years from the date thereof; and (3) that the financing or refinancing of the rolling stock is justified by the present and future demand for transportation services to be rendered by the railroad or car-pooling company for which the rolling stock is procured. Authorizes the Board to issue notes or other obligations to the Secretary of the Treasury if at any time the moneys in the fund are not sufficient to pay any amount under an agreement entered into under this section. Allows the Board to consent to the modification of the provisions of an equipment obligation as to rate of interest, time of payment of interest or principal, security, or the terms and conditions or any contract of insurance entered into pursuant to this Act. Requires the transactions of the Board to be audited by the Comptroller General in accordance with such rules and regulations as he may prescribe and requires a report to be made to the Congress. Title II: To Improve Utilization - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to design and assist railroads in establishing a national rolling stock information system. Provides that such system shall facilitate equitable distribution and economic utilization of rolling stock by furnishing information to railroads, shippers, the Interstate Commerce Commission, and the public about rolling stock with respect to physical characteristics, origin, destination, location, availability for future loadings, and such other information as determined useful. Requires a semiannual report to Congress on progress under this title. Relieves persons contracting for the design of a national information system or the use of such information from the antitrust laws with respect to such contract. Authorizes an appropriation of $10,000,000 for purposes of this provision. Requires the Secretary to develop an index measuring the degree of utilization of freight cars, and to publish such index at least quarterly together with a report setting forth the changes in such utilization and the causes thereof. Requires the Interstate Commerce Commission to publish a report on utilization of freight cars thirty days after each report by the Secretary. Provides for a study by the Secretary, with legislative recommendations, on the utilization of freight cars and means to improve such utilization. Provides for a study on the use of abandoned railroad trackage and rights-of-way as recreational trails and camp sites. Title III: Rolling Stock Authority - Authorizes the establishment of a corporation known as the Rolling Stock Authority if substantial progress in freight car supply and utilization has not been made within three and one-half years of enactment of this Act. States that the purposes of the Authority shall be to acquire, maintain, and provide rolling stock, to manage a pool of such rolling stock, and to employ innovative concepts for equitable distribution and efficient use of such rolling stock to meet the needs of the national economy. Provides that the Authority shall have a Board of eleven Directors, consisting of the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of the Treasury, and nine members, to be appointed by the President upon the recommendation of specified railroad, labor, shipping, and consumer organizations. Empowers the Authority to adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of its business; sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of its property and assets; build, own, and maintain rolling stock to be operated for the purpose of providing modern, efficient freight transportation of goods; and conduct research and development related to the purposes of this Act. Provides that every railroad shall pay to the Authority a per diem surcharge of fifty cents per car day on each general service freight car for each day that such a railroad incurs a car-hire charge for the use of such car. States that the levy shall continue until the Board of Directors determines that such sum as may be necessary for this Act but not less than $10,000,000 nor more than $30,000,000 will be due or will have been paid as of a certain date, whereupon the levy will cease. Requires the Authority to issue a negotiable interest-bearing debenture to each railroad in the amount of the per diem surcharge paid by such railroad. Empowers the Authority to incur debts for capital purposes. Permits the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase the obligations of the Authority guaranteed by the United States in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000,000. Authorizes appropriations of $10,000,000 to acquire capital stock of the Authority; and such sums as may be necessary for the Secretary of the Treasury to pay the principal and interest on notes or obligations issued as guarantees under this section. Provides for the audit of expenditures under the Government Corporation Control Act. Requires a plan for the public sale of stock in the Authority, including a program to require refinancing, and to assure that the sale of the stock will result in a wide dispersion in the ownership of the stock. Requires the Authority to establish a national rolling stock information system within one year of enactment if such system is not in operation at the date of incorporation. Provides that the Authority shall establish charges for the use of rolling stock supplied by it, and shall establish terms and conditions governing the use of its equipment. States that the Authority shall be subject to the car service provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act, and the orders of the Commission thereunder to the extent applicable. Provides that the Authority may enforce compliance with any obligation owing to it under this Act by an appropriate civil action. Prohibits a railroad from refusing to transport general service freight cars owned by the Authority. Requires an annual report to the President and the Congress by the Authority on its activities under this Act. Title IV: General Provisions - Requires the Authority, in contracts under this Act: (1) to include equitable arrangements to protect the interests of individual employees affected in their employment by any such contract; (2) to conform to prevailing practices of the railroads and nonrailroads with rolling stock building and rebuilding facilities; and (3) to insure provailing wages for construction work.
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1973
Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act Amendments - Title I: Coordination, and Personnel - Provides that the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, acting through the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, shall coordinate efforts, in carrying out the purposes of all other Federal health, welfare, rehabilitation, highway safety, law enforcement and economic opportunity legislation, to deal with alcohol abuse and alcoholism. Provides that the Director of the Institute may employ and prescribe the functions of such officers and employees, including attorneys, as are necessary to administer the programs and authorities under the Act. Title II: Federal Assistance for State and Local Programs - Authorizes further appro- priations for grants to States under the Act of $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1974, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1975, and $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1976. Provides that State plans for assistance under the Act must set forth standards for construction and licensing of public and private treatment facilities, as well as standards for other community services or resources available to assist individuals to meet problems resulting from alcohol abuse. Provides that the Secretary acting through the Institute is authorized to make grants to the states for the implementation of the Uniform Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment Act. Transfers all authorities pertaining to alcohol abuse and alcoholism under the Community Mental Health Centers Act to the authority authorized under the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act. Provides that grants under the Community Mental Health Centers Act for the construction of facilities for the prevention and treatment of alcoholism shall be approved in accordance with plans setting forth: (1) a description of the site of the project; (2) plans and specifications therefor in accordance with the regulations prescribed by the Secretary for general standards of construction and equipment for facilities of different classes and different types of locations; and (3) reasonable assurance that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors of the project will be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act. Removes the requirement under the Act that grants for specialized facilities may be made only to facilities which are a part of or affiliated with a Community Mental Health Center providing at least those essential elements of comprehensive community mental health services which are prescribed by the Secretary. Authorizes to be appropriated to carry out part B of the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1974, 120,000,000 for fiscal year 1975, and 120,000,000 for fiscal year 1976. Authorizes to be appropriated for fiscal year 1974, and each of the next nine fiscal years such sums as may be necessary to continue to make grants for staffing with respect to sections under such part for which a staffing grant was made from appropriations under the above for any fiscal year ending before July 1, 1976. Removes the compulsory suspension of Federal financial assistance, under the Act, to private and public hospitals for refusing to admit or treat alcoholics.
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