United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1980
Sets forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal years 1981, 1982, and 1983. Recommends the following levels of Federal revenues: $612,900,000,000 in fiscal year 1981; $697,200,000,000 in fiscal year 1982; and $780,600,000,000 in fiscal year 1983. Recommends a decrease in the aggregate level of Federal revenues of: $3,700,000,000 in fiscal year 1981; $9,600,000,000 in fiscal year 1982; and $33, 500,000,000 in fiscal year 1983. States that the appropriate level of new budget authority is: $687,900,000,000; $759,300,000,000; and $831,500,000,000 for fiscal years 1981, 1982, and 1983 respectively. Sets the appropriate level of total budget outlays in such years at: $612,900,000,000; $687,200,000,000; and $753,500,000,000. States that a balanced budget would be appropriate in fiscal year 1981 in light of economic conditions. Recommends budget surpluses of $10,000,000,000 in fiscal year 1982 and $27,100,000,000 in fiscal year 1983. States that the appropriate level of the public debt is $927,800,000,000 in fiscal year 1981 with an increase in the temporary statutory debt limit of $32,700,000,000. Sets the appropriate level of the public debt in fiscal year 1982 at $953,800,000,000 with an increase in the temporary debt limit of $26,000,000,000. Recommends a level of public debt in fiscal year 1983 of $968,700,000,000 with an increase in the debt limit of $14,900,000,000. Sets forth recommended levels of new budget authority and outlays for each major functional category of the budget in fiscal years 1981, 1982, and 1983. Revises the second concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1980 (S. Con. Res. 53) by: (1) increasing the recommended levels of Federal revenues to $528,900,000,000; (2) eliminating the recommended increase in the aggregate level of Federal revenues; (3) increasing the appropriate level of total new budget authority to $653,700,000,000; (4) increasing the appropriate level of total budget outlays to $566,400,000,000; (5) increasing the budget deficit to $37,500,000,000; (6) increasing the level of the public debt to $895,100,000,000; (7) raising the temporary statutory limit on such debt to $16,100,000,000; and (8) amending the corresponding levels of new budget authority and outlays for each major functional category of the budget. Directs the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate to recommend methods of accomplishing specified reductions in budget authority and outlays for fiscal 1980. Directs the following congressional committees to effectuate specified reductions in budget authority and outlays for fiscal year 1981 contained in legislation within their jurisdiction and to report recommendations for accomplishing such reductions: (1) the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on Government Operations; (2) the Senate and House Committees on Armed Services; (3) the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the House Committee on Public Works and Transportation; (4) the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources and the House Committee on Education and Labor; (5) the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce; (6) the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the House Committee on Agriculture; (7) the House and Senate Committees on Veterans' Affairs; (8) the Senate Committee on Finance and the House Committee on Ways and Means; and (9) the Senate Select Committee on Small Business and the House Committee on Small Business. Requires such committees to report their recommendations by June 9, 1980, or ten days after the completion of action on this resolution, whichever is later. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should direct agencies not to increase the rate of obligation of budget authority provided for fiscal year 1980 in advance of anticipated rescission actions. States that the appropriate level of Federal new direct loan obligations in fiscal year 1981 is $63,900,000,000 with on-budget lending at a level not exceeding $38,100,000,000 and off-budget lending not exceeding $25,800,000,000. Sets the appropriate level of new primary loan guarantee commitments in fiscal year 1981 at $77,000,000,000. Expresses the sense of the Congress that such ceilings on credit activity should be maintained by the President and the Congress through the appropriations process. Prohibits the House and Senate from considering any legislation authorizing new direct loan or loan guarantees unless such authority is confined to amounts contained in appropriation Acts. Prohibits the enrollment of any legislation which would reduce revenues by more than $100,000,000 or provide new budget or spending authority in fiscal year 1981 before the completion of the congressional budget process. Sets at 1985 the target date for the achievement of the employment goals provided for in the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act.
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1980
Congratulates the members of the 1980 U.S. Winter Olympic team, its coaches and officials for a job well done. Recognizes the International Olympic Committee, the U.S. Olympic Committee, the Lake Placid Olympic Organizing Committee and the people of the Lake Placid area for their successful efforts in organizing and producing the XIII Winter Olympic Games.
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1980
Authorizes additional expenditures by the Senate Committee on the Budget for inquiries and investigations from March 1, 1980, through February 28, 1981, not to exceed $2,432,900.
United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1980
Urges: (1) public support for the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) and athletes; (2) the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to accede to the USOC's proposal to transfer, postpone, or cancel the 1980 summer Olympic games; (3) no American participation or attendance if the IOC fails to adopt such proposal; (4) that other nations be encouraged to support the U.S. policy; and (5) the IOC consider the creation of permanent sites for the summer and winter Olympic games.
United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1980
Expresses the sense of the Senate that, if Soviet troops are not withdrawn from Afghanistan within 30 days, the President should: (1) seek U.S. withdrawal from 1980 Olympic games in Moscow; (2) encourage other nations to withdraw from such games; and (3) encourage the relocation of such games.
United States · United States Congress · 20 December 1979
Expresses the Senate's support for efforts to win the freedom of the hostages in Iran. Calls upon all nations to join in cooperative efforts to restrict relations with Iran. Declares that: (1) any trial or public exploitation of the hostages would be viewed as added provocation; and (2) the American people will not be diverted from their determination that the hostages be freed.
United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1979
Calls upon all followers of Islam to prevail upon their brethren to: (1) release the American hostages held in Iran; and (2) until they are released, permit them to worship regularly in accordance with their religious faiths and meet with clergy of their faiths.
United States · United States Congress · 5 December 1979
Public Buildings Act of 1979 - Title I: General Authorities - Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA), acting through the Public Buildings Service, to acquire, design, construct, lease, manage, maintain, repair, renovate, and assign space in public buildings. Establishes in GSA a Public Buildings Service to be headed by a Superintendent of Public Buildings. Creates the position of Supervising Architect to supervise all design activities of the Public Buildings Service. Permits the Administrator to delegate any of the aforementioned authorities after first explaining the scope and reasons for such delegation to specified congressional committees. Sets forth the duties and powers of the Administrator. Requires the Administrator to annually report to Congress concerning activities undertaken to meet the public buildings needs of Federal agencies. Specifies lists to be included in such report. Repeals the Public Buildings Act of 1959. Title II: Locations for Federal Agency Offices - Sets forth requirements for the location of Federal agency offices. Requires the headquarters offices of each Federal agency to be located in the Washington, D.C. area. Requires other Federal agency offices, designated as being located outside of Washington, D.C., to be evenly distributed throughout the country. Permits agency heads to appeal locations assigned by the Administrator. Title III: Design and Management of Public Buildings - Sets forth requirements for the design and maintenance of public buildings, including quality of architecture, longevity, conformity with existing buildings, furnishings, and parking facilities. Directs the Administrator to establish design and construction standards to make buildings fully accessible to handicapped persons. Requires the annual plan to Congress to include a schedule for making all existing public buildings fully accessible to handicapped persons. Title IV: Mixed Use and Adaptive Use in Public Buildings - Public Buildings Cooperative Use Act Amendments of 1979 - Amends the Public Buildings Cooperative Use Act of 1976 to direct the Administrator to design, construct, and lease out space for commercial, cultural, educational, and recreational activities. Sets forth conditions for space so leased. Repeals provisions requiring the Administrator to: (1) identify existing buildings of historic, architectural, or cultural significance suitable for meeting Federal public buildings needs; and (2) notify Congress of the use or nonuse of such buildings. Title V: Exhibitions and Works of Art - Federal Building Enhancement Act of 1979 - Directs the General Services Administrator to: (1) acquire works of art by living American artists to be exhibited in Federal buildings; (2) develop exhibitions for Federal buildings which reflect the heritage or development of the United States; and (3) commission works of art by American artists for Federal buildings. Sets forth standards such works of art and exhibitions shall meet. Authorizes the Administrator to use one-half of one percent of the sums available for the construction, repair, and acquisition of public buildings for such purposes. Title VI: Architectural Services - Directs the Superintendent of Public Buildings to employ architects, designers, and urban planners to prepare, under the supervision of the Supervising Architect, plans for at least 25 percent of the dollar value of public building projects each year. Requires those architectural designs not prepared in accordance with the above to be procured in accordance with the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 and a method to select the best qualified architectural firm. Directs the Administrator to provide competing firms the evaluation criteria and the reasons for the selection made. Title VII: Leasing - Permits the Administrator to lease space only in limited circumstances. Specifies that within the next ten years at least 80 percent of Federal employees shall have their principal offices in public buildings, with such percentage being maintained uniformly throughout the country. Prohibits leasing space for specified Federal functions. Exempts buildings leased pursuant to this Act from provisions requiring money consideration and limiting the amount of rent. Prohibits rental rates from exceeding 105 percent of average commercial rates for space of nearest comparable quality. Requires the Administrator to publicly solicit competitive bids to procure space by lease for the Government. Directs the Administrator to provide a copy of the lease agreement to the highest ranking official of each Federal agency in leased buildings. Sets forth information to be submitted to Congress concerning leased buildings and space. Title VIII: Congressional Authorization - Directs the Administrator to submit annually to Congress a program of necessary projects and actions for the coming fiscal year. Prohibits the obligation of any appropriation for a public building without congressional authorization. Authorizes the Administrator to: (1) carry out public building construction, renovation, and acquisition projects; (2) execute leases; and (3) issue obligations to the Treasury. Authorizes appropriations for such purposes and for alterations, maintenance, planning and designs, and administration of the Public Buildings Service. Authorizes the Administrator to increase expenditures or decrease the amount of space to be constructed, up to specified limits, if the project costs exceed the estimated maximum cost authorized. Requires approval by specified committees for any other action. Title IX: Public Building Financing - Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to require rates and charges for public buildings and buildings leased in behalf of the United States to be established annually at a level equal to the costs of providing space and services, but no more than commercial rates and charges. Requires all proceeds from the disposal of real property, parking fees, and dressing room fees to be deposited into the fund for real property management established in the Treasury. Authorizes the Administrator to issue obligations to the Secretary of the Treasury in order to finance the acquisition, construction, or renovation of any public building. Provides for payment of principal and interest on such obligations from the fund for real property management.
United States · United States Congress · 28 November 1979
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the American people and their representatives are united in their determination and efforts to achieve the immediate, safe, and unconditional release of all U.S. personnel. Calls upon the U.N. Security Council to take all necessary measures to secure the release of all U.S. personnel held hostage in Iran.
United States · United States Congress · 16 November 1979
Sets forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 1980. Sets the recommended level of Federal revenues for such year at $517,800,000,000. Recommends an increase of $2,400,000,000 in the aggregate level of Federal revenues. States that the appropriate level of total new budget authority for fiscal year 1980 is $638,000,000,000. Sets the appropriate level of total budget outlays at $547,600,000,000. States that a budget deficit of $29,800,000,000 for fiscal year 1980 would be appropriate in light of economic conditions. Sets the appropriate level of the public debt at $886,400,000,000 in fiscal year 1980 with an increase in the statutory debt limit of $7,400,000,000. Sets forth the appropriate levels of new budget authority and estimated budget outlays for each major functional category of the budget in fiscal year 1980. Expresses the sense of the Congress that there be no revision of the budget figures contained in this resolution barring unforeseen developments. State that failure to achieve the savings assumed in the Second Budget Resolution will crowd out funding for priorities in the budget and may require rescission of enacted appropriations. Calls upon the following congressional committees to make the savings assumed in this resolution: (1) the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry and the House Committee on Education and Labor; (2) the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the House Committee on Public Works and Transportation; (3) the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service; (4) the House and Senate Committee on Armed Services; (5) the Senate Committee on Finance and the House Committee on Ways and Means; and (6) the House and Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Sets forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal years 1981 and 1982. Recommends aggregate levels of Federal revenues of $610,200,000,000 in fiscal year 1981 and $671,800,000,000 in fiscal year 1982 with an increase in Federal revenues of $10,200,000,000 in 1981 and a decrease of $34,800,000,000 in 1982. States that the appropriate level of new budget authority for fiscal year 1981 is $664,900,000,000 and $747,600,000,000 for fiscal year 1982. Sets the appropriate level of total budget outlays at $600,500,000,000 in fiscal year 1981 and $653,000,000,000 in fiscal year 1982. Recommends budget surpluses of $9,700,000,000 and $18,800,000,000 in fiscal years 1981 and 1982 respectively. Sets the aggregate level of the public debt at $911,200,000,000 in fiscal year 1981 with an increase in the temporary debt limit of $32,200,000,000. Establishes the level of the public debt at $939,100,000,000 for fiscal year 1982 with an increase of $60,100,000,000 in the temporary debt limit. Sets forth the corresponding appropriate levels of new budget authority and estimated budget outlays for each major functional category of the budget in fiscal years 1981 and 1982. Directs each standing committee of the House of Representatives which has jurisdiction over entitlement programs to include with its required March 15, 1980, report to the Budget Committee specific recommendations for funding mechanisms which would enable the Congress to exercise more fiscal control over such entitlements. Directs the Budget Committee to submit to the House such recommendations as it deems appropriate based on such reports. Reaffirms the commitment of Congress to find a way to relate accurately the outlays of off-budget Federal entities to the budget. Estimates such outlays to be $16,000,000,000 in fiscal year 1980.
United States · United States Congress · 8 November 1979
Authorizes the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Incorporated, to erect a memorial on public grounds in West Potomac Park in the District of Columbia in honor and recognition of the men and women of the armed forces who served in the Vietnam war.
United States · United States Congress · 24 September 1979
Energy Mobilization Board Act of 1979 - Establishes the Energy Mobilization Board to administer jointly with the Department of Energy a priority energy project program. Authorizes the Board to decide and administer all matters within the jurisdiction of the Board under this Act, and to take final action on any such matters, except as otherwise stated. Sets forth the power and authority of the Board, and stipulates that the Board shall not interfere with labor-management relations or take any actions which conflict with the terms of existing labor- management contracts. Directs the Board to periodically review its activities under this Act and report to the Congress on the functioning of the selection and designation process for priority energy projects, and other matters. Authorizes any person planning or proposing an energy project to apply to the Secretary of Energy for the selection of such project as a candidate priority energy project. Requires that such application identify all Federal, State, and local licensing or permitting actions necessary for approval and development of such project and to contain detailed information of the project's design, economics, and environmental impacts. Directs the Secretary to select from all pending applications for priority designation between eight and twenty-four candidate priority energy projects which are to be forwarded to the Board for further examination under the provisions of this Act. Sets forth criteria for the Secretary's use in selecting such projects. Requires the Secretary to adopt procedures necessary to assure applicants, affected agencies and interested members of the public of the opportunity to participate in the Selection process. Authorizes the Board to make the final designation of priority energy projects based on the stated criteria. Allows the Board to extend the deadlines for receiving public comments on such designation and the time for ruling on an application for designation if more time is required for the comment period or the application is incomplete. Exempts the determinations made by the Secretary and the Board in designating such projects and the promulgation or revision of Project Decision Schedules from the environmental impact provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Requires the appropriate Federal agency to determine whether any Federal action relating to a designated project will be a major Federal action within the meaning of NEPA. Authorizes any person aggrieved by such determination to commence a civil action seeking judicial review of that determination under the provisions of this Act. Authorizes the Board, in consultation with the Council on Environmental Quality and appropriate State and local agencies, to require the preparation of a single environmental impact statement to reflect the actions of any or all Federal agencies to satisfy their obligations under NEPA. Stipulates that such statement may substitute for any similar requirement of State or local law if required by the Board, so long as such statement includes all information required under such laws. Provides for the appointment of a lead agency to supervise the preparation of such statement and sets forth the duties of such agency. Requires the Secretary to encourage applicants for priority energy project designation to file applications as soon as possible in order to expedite any eventual action or decision. Requires specified Federal agencies to submit certain information to the Board critical to their consideration of such projects. Requires that the Board notify the Governor and other appropriate local officials or agencies of any State which would be significantly affected by the completion of such projects and request them to supply compilations of significant actions required by State and local governments and by the applicant before the project can be completed and a tentative schedule for completing such actions. Directs the Board to establish a Project Decision Schedule containing deadlines for all Federal, State, and local actions relating to a priority energy project. Requires that final agency action be completed no later than one year after the applicant's application for such actions is complete, unless otherwise required by existing statutory obligations. Provides that upon petition of any agency with authority governed by a Project Decision Schedule, or of the applicant or any other interested party, the Board may make a modification of such schedule. Authorizes the Board to make such modifications only upon the determination that continued adherence to the schedule would be impractical or not in the public interest, that such modification is consistent with other provisions in this Act, and that the agency or applicant, as the case may be, has exercised due diligence in attempting to comply with the schedule. Authorizes the Board to certify that agency review has been completed and all approvals on the schedule have been granted, performed, or are not found to be necessary, and that further judicial review is barred pursuant to this Act. Provides mechanisms for the enforcement of Project Decision Schedules by appropriate action in the specified Federal or State court. Requires the Board to monitor compliance by the applicant and the agencies to the Project Decision Schedule. Authorizes the Board to terminate the priority designation of a project if certain evidence of noncompliance exists. Exempts the granting or denying of a public comment period extension from judicial review except as may be required by the U.S. Constitution. Authorizes judicial review of the designation or termination of a priority energy project designation in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Prohibits a court from staying or enjoining such actions pending appeal or trial de novo. Sets time limits for filing appeals or petitions for review of actions taken pursuant to this Act and bars any challenges to such actions which are not in conformance with these provisions, except as otherwise provided for. Directs such courts to expedite and consolidate such review to the greatest extent practicable. Grants exclusive jurisdiction to the Supreme Court to review any judgment or order of the lower court pursuant to this Act and directs the Supreme Court to expedite such review to the greatest extent practicable. Prohibits trial de novo by the reviewing court of any action pursuant to this Act. Directs the Board to revise a project decision schedule as necessary in the event a decision is rendered remanding any case or controversy to an agency. Terminates the authority of the Board on September 30, 1985.
United States · United States Congress · 20 September 1979
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1979 - Requires each organization which expends more than $5,000 per quarter year for lobbying purposes to register with the Comptroller General and to update such registration annually. Requires such organization to file quarterly reports concerning such lobbying activities including: (1) an estimate of the total expenditures made for lobbying communications; (2) the identification of retainees and certain employees of the organization who make lobbying communications and the expenditures made pursuant to retaining or employing such persons; and (3) a description of the issues for which such organization has lobbied. Specifies duties of the Comptroller General concerning the management of such disclosed information which include making copies of each registration and report required by this Act available for public inspection and copying. Sets forth procedures for the enforcement of this Act. Authorizes a court to require the United States to pay the attorney fees and other litigation costs incurred by an organization which substantially prevails in any action brought pursuant to this Act. Requires the Comptroller General to transmit to the President and Congress annual reports on activities of the Comptroller General under this Act. Prescribes civil penalties for violations of provisions of this Act. Declares that no action to enforce any violation of this Act may be maintained unless brought within three years after the violation occurred. Repeals the Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act. Transfers all information obtained or prepared pursuant to such Act to the custody and control of the Comptroller General.
United States · United States Congress · 24 August 1979
Sets forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal years 1980, 1981, and 1982. Sets the recommended levels of Federal revenues at: $514,700,000,000 for 1980; $603,600,000,000 for 1981; and $658,400,000,000 for 1982. Recommends increases in the aggregate levels of Federal revenues of $2,000,000,000 in fiscal year 1980 and $9,700,000,000 in fiscal year 1981. Recommends a decrease in such revenues of $38,700,000,000 in fiscal year 1982. States that the appropriate levels of total new budget authority for fiscal years 1980, 1981, and 1982 respectively are as follows: $632,200,000,000; $649,200,000,000; and $722,500,000,000. Lists the appropriate levels of total budget outlays for fiscal years 1980, 1981, and 1982 respectively as follows: $542,700,000,000; $588,600,000,000; and $632,800,000,000. States that a budget deficit of $28,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1980 would be appropriate in light of economic conditions. Recommends budget surpluses of $15,000,000,000 in fiscal year 1981 and $25,600,000,000 in fiscal year 1982. Sets the appropriate level of the public debt at: $887,400,000,000 in fiscal year 1980 with an increase in the temporary statutory debt limit of $57,400,000,000; $906,200,000,000 in fiscal year 1981 with an increase in the temporary statutory debt limit of $76,200,000,000; and $921,400,000,000 in fiscal year 1982 with an increase in the temporary statutory debt limit of $91,400,000,000. Sets forth the appropriate levels of new budget authority and estimated budget outlays for each major functional category of the budget in fiscal years 1980, 1981, and 1982. Directs each of the following congressional committees to reduce the budget authority and outlays for fiscal year 1980 contained in reported or enacted legislation within its jurisdiction to specified levels and to recommend legislative changes to the Budget Committee of the House which would accomplish such reductions: (1) the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate; (2) the Committees on Agriculture of the House and Senate; (3) the Committees on Armed Services of the House and Senate; (4) the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the House Committee on Public Works and Transportation; (5) the Senate Committee on Finance and the House Committee on Ways and Means; (6) the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on Government Operations; and (7) the Committees on Veterans Affairs of the House and Senate. Requires such legislative recommendations to be made no later than September 25, 1979, or ten days after the completion of congressional action on this resolution, whichever first occurs.
United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1979
Amends the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to exempt a State or political subdivision of a State from coverage under the Act. Permits a State, at its election, to develop its own safety and health plan and to submit such plan to the Secretary of Labor for approval. Authorizes any State agency or court to assert jurisdiction under State law over any mandatory health or safety standard involving a State-owned mine.
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1979
National Fishery Development Act - Amends the Act of August 11, 1939, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer moneys made available to encourage exportation and domestic consumption of agriculture products to the Secretary of Commerce in amounts equal to 30 percent of the gross receipts from duties collected under custom laws on fishery products. Declares that such funds shall be maintained in a separate fund and used by the Secretary of Commerce to carry out a national program of fisheries research and development which promotes the free flow of domestically produced fishery products in domestic and international commerce by conducting fishery educational, technological, biological, and related research programs, and to provide financial assistance for fisheries development projects. Allows any person, regional fishery development foundation, or organization involved with the commercial fishing industry to make application to the Secretary of Commerce for such funds. Requires the person or organization obtaining such funds to submit periodic project status reports to the Secretary. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to include as part of the annual report to the National Marine Fisheries Service an analysis and evaluation of all programs funded under this Act. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to transmit to specified House and Senate committees, 60 days in advance of each fiscal year, a list of projects and a budget for each project which is proposed under this Act. Requires that not less than 50 percent of the moneys in the fund shall be made available annually to fund the projects and programs, and that the remainder of such moneys be made available to implement the national fisheries research and development program. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to appoint not fewer than six officers who shall, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, serve abroad to promote United States fishing interests. Requires the Secretary of State, upon the request of the Secretary of Commerce, to officially assign the officers to the diplomatic mission of the United States in the country in which such officers are placed, and to obtain for them diplomatic privileges and immunities. Transfers any balance of funds remaining in the fisheries loan fund created by the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, as of September 30, 1980, to the Federal Ship Financing Fund established under the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to provide for the guarantee of obligations relating to fishing vessels engaged in developing fisheries which might not otherwise meet the normal economic soundness criteria established under the Merchant Marine Act of 1936.
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 1979
Increases from $80,500 to $160,000 the limitation on expenditures by the Senate Committee on the Budget for the procurement of consultants. Authorizes expenditures by such committee for the training of its professional staff.
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1979
Environmental Emergency Response Act - Defines containment as the onsite actions taken in the event of a discharge or release or significant threat of discharge or release of a hazardous substance from a hazardous substance disposal site to prevent or minimize such discharge or release. Defines hazardous substance as: (1) any hazardous substance so designated by the Clean Water Act; (2) any hazardous waste having the characteristics identified under or listed pursuant to the Solid Waste Disposal Act; (3) any toxic pollutant listed under the Clean Water Act; (4) any hazardous air pollutant listed under the Clean Air Act; (5) any imminently hazardous chemical substance or mixture as defined by the Toxic Substances Control Act; (6) any substance or mixture designated as a hazardous substance by the President pursuant to this Act; or (7) any element, substance, compound, or mixture which after release into the environment and upon exposure, ingestion, inhalation or assimilation into any organism, directly or indirectly, will or may reasonably be anticipated to cause death, physical or behavioral malfunction or disease. Directs the President to promulgate and revise regulations designating as hazardous substances, in addition to those defined above, such elements and compounds which, if released in a determined quantity into the environment, may present substantial danger to the public health or environment. Prohibits the discharge of any hazardous substance in violation of the Clean Water Act or the release or disposal of such substances which may affect the natural resources belonging to, appertaining to, or under the exclusive management authority of the United States. Directs any person in charge of any vessel or onshore or offshore facility which is discharging, releasing, or disposing of a hazardous substance to immediately notify the appropriate agency of the United States Government of such discharge, release, or disposal. Establishes criminal penalties for failing to provide such notice. Requires any person subject to liability for a noncomplying waste disposal site to notify the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) within a specified period of: (1) the existence of such site; (2) the amount and type of hazardous substances to be found at such site; and (3) the likelihood of discharge or release of such substances from such site. Establishes criminal penalties for failing to provide such notice. Precludes such persons from any limitation or defense of liability to which they would otherwise be entitled. Prohibits such persons from knowingly rendering unavailable or unreadable any record relating to the to the site or any hazardous substances contained or deposited therein. Authorizes the Administrator to establish and enforce such control or removal requirements as are deemed appropriate to protect the public health and environment from any hazardous substance disposal site not in compliance. Authorizes the President to take any emergency response measure including removal or containment, necessary to protect the public health or the environment whenever a hazardous substance is discharged or released into the environment, unless it is determined that the owner or operator of the source of the release will properly remove such substance. Directs the President, within a specified period, to revise and republish the National Contingency Plan for the removal of oil and hazardous substances to reflect and effectuate the responsibilities and powers created by this Act. Specifies that such revision include a National Hazardous Substance Disposal Site Response Plan, such plan to include: (1) methods for discovering and investigating such sites; (2) methods for evaluating and containing any actual or threatened discharges or releases from such sites which pose a substantial danger to the public health or the environment; (3) methods and criteria for determining the appropriate extent of emergency response, containment, and other measures authorized by this Act; (4) appropriate roles and responsbilities for various governmental and nongovernmental entities in effectuating the Plan; (5) provision for response equipment and supplies; and (6) provision for reporting the existence of and any releases of hazardous substances from sites which may be located on federally-owned or controlled properties. Authorizes the Administrator to require any person involved in activities which may present a danger to public health or the environment related to the handling, storage, treatment, transportation, or disposal of any hazardous substance to take any necessary actions to ascertain the nature and extent of such danger, or to bring suit in the appropriate United States district court to require any such person to take such actions. Makes the owner or operator of a vessel or an onshore or offshore facility from which a hazardous substance is discharged jointly and severally liable for specified damages resulting from such discharge, with specified exceptions. Authorizes the President or the authorized representative of a State to act on behalf of the public as trustee of any natural resources damaged or lost as a result of such discharge and to recover for such damages. Stipulates that each department, agency, or instrumentality of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Federal Government shall be subject to and comply with this Act. Imposes liability upon any generator or transporter of any hazardous substance for such discharge by the facility which was the source of the discharge if such generator or transporter could have reasonably anticipated such discharge. Imposes punitive damages upon the owner or operator of a hazardous substance disposal site for failure to properly provide emergency response or containment upon request of the President. Establishes in the United States Treasury a Hazardous Substance Response Fund to be constituted from specified fees, and all moneys recovered on behalf of the Fund or recovered or collected under the Clean Water Act. Requires manufacturers, importers, and generators of hazardous substances to pay fees on each unit of hazardous substance produced, manufactured, or imported into the United States and each unit of hazardous waste generated. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to promulgate rules and regulations relating to the collection of such fees, and sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violation of such regulations. Authorizes the Secretary to invest any excess of the Fund in interest-bearing special obligations of the United States. Directs the President to issue notes or other obligations to the Secretary in the event the moneys available in the fund are inadequate to meet the obligations of the fund. Directs the Administrator of EPA, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, and the Comptroller General to conduct a study of possible incentives to safer operation of vessels and facilities to reduce the potential of discharges or releases of hazardous substances, and of measures to prevent or avoid the occurrence of such discharges. Sets forth the purposes for which Fund moneys may be used. Authorizes the President to delegate his duties under this Act to the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, departments, and instrumentalities. Directs the President to establish a national priority system for responding to releases of hazardous substances and a system whereby States affected by such discharges may act to provide emergency response and be reimbursed for reasonable costs incurred thereof. Directs the President to notify an owner, operator, or guarantor of a vessel or an offshore or onshore facility of any allegation as to costs incurred for removal or damages resulting from the discharge of a hazardous substance for which such person would be liable under this Act. Sets forth procedures for the disposition of claims resulting from such discharges. Establishes a six year statute of limitation for claims presented or actions commenced under this Act. Subrogates to the United States Government all rights of a claimant to recover the costs of removal or damages from the person responsible for a hazardous substance discharge prior to payment of any claim by the Fund. Subrogates any person, including the Fund, who pays compensation pursuant to this Act to any claimant for damages or removal costs, to all rights, claims, and causes of action for such damages and removal costs of such claimant. Directs the Attorney General, upon request of the President, to commence on action on behalf of the Fund to recover any compensation paid by the Fund to any claimant pursuant to this Act. Directs the President, acting through the Administrators of the EPA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, to issue regulations for the assessment of damages for injury to or loss of natural resources resulting from a discharge of hazardous substances. Directs the Comptroller General to provide for auditing of all payments and other uses of the Fund. Requires owners and operators of vessels carrying hazardous substances and of onshore and offshore facilities to establish and maintain evidence of financial responsibility in an amount consistent with the risks associated with the transportation, treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous substances. Imposes civil penalties on such persons for failure to comply with such requirements. Authorizes judicial review of any regulation issued under this Act only in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Grants jurisdiction to the United States district courts over all controversies arising under this Act. Makes conforming amendments to the Clean Water Act. Transfers to the Fund one-half of any sums appropriated under the oil and hazardous substances liability provisions of such Act and all of the sums appropriated under the emergency powers provisions of this Act. Terminates the authority to establish and collect fees under this Act on October 1, 1986.
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1979
Oil, Hazardous Substances, and Hazardous Waste Response, Liability, and Compensation Act of 1979 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to grant subpoena power to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Attorney General for purposes of administering or enforcing the hazardous waste management provisions of such Act. Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to add a new title VI, "Oil, Hazardous Substances, and Hazardous Response, Liability, Compensation, and Fund." Directs the Administrator to revise and promulgate regulations which designate certain substances as hazardous. Directs the Administrator to determine the quantities of oil and any hazardous substance which would be harmful to the public health or safety, or the environment if released. Prohibits the release of such substances in such quantities except: (1) where permitted under the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil or other international agreements; or (2) where permitted by regulation. Requires any person in charge of a vessel or facility who has knowledge of any release of oil or hazardous substance from such vessel or facility to notify the United States Government immediately. Establishes criminal penalties for failure to provide notice of a release of such substances. Requires any person who may be subject to liability for an uncontrolled hazardous waste disposal site to notify the Administrator of the location and risk of release of hazardous substances from such site within a specified time period. Eliminates the limitation of liability otherwise provided in this title for persons who fail to provide such notice. Empowers the Administrator, in the event of a release, to deduct reasonable costs from the liability of any person who acts to remove, mitigate, or lessen the likelihood of a release. Prohibits the destruction or concealment by anyone subject to the notification provisions of this Act of any records relating to an uncontrolled hazardous waste disposal site. Subjects owners or operators of onshore or offshore facilities and vessels to civil penalties in the event of any release of hazardous substances from such facility or vessel. Sets forth procedures and considerations involved in the imposition of such penalties, including the good faith effort of the owner or operator in preventing the release and in mitigating its effects. Stipulates that any costs of removal incurred in connection with such a release shall be recoverable from the owner or operator of the source of the release, and deposited in the Oil and Hazardous Substances Liability Fund. Authorizes the Executive (defined as the head of any Federal agency or department delegated or assigned duties by the President pursuant to this Act) to remove or arrange for the removal of any substances released which may present an imminent and substantial danger to the public health or welfare unless it is determined that the removal will be properly done by the owner or operator of the source of the release. Directs the Administrator to terminate such removal action if it is determined that the source of the release is an uncontrolled hazardous waste disposal site. Authorizes the Administrator to supply emergency assistance and containment whenever any hazardous substance is or appears about to be released, provided the State in which the site is located first provides for or assures: (1) the maintenance of containment and the payment of containment costs within one year of containment, continuing for the life of the containment or 19 years, whichever is less; and (2) the availability of an acceptable hazardous waste disposal facility for any necessary offsite storage, destruction, treatment, or redisposal of the hazardous substances. Limits Federal emergency assistance for containment when: (1) costs are projects at over $200,000 unless the Administrator determines that it is the least costly method; and (2) the uncontrolled hazardous waste disposal site is owned by a State or a political subdivision of a State. Sets forth the percentage of costs of containment the Administrator must pay under specified circumstances and the matching funds the State or political subdivision must provide. States that the State or political subdivision must bear the cost of any remedial measures it chooses to take instead of the least cost containment, as determined by the Administrator. Authorizes the Administrator to reimburse the State for containment costs up to the amount of the Federal share in lieu of providing for or arranging containment directly. Authorizes the Administrator to provide for complete or partial waste transport, storage, destruction, or treatment and redisposal if he determines that such actions are the least costly means of containment. Authorizes the Administrator to conduct activities for two or more uncontrolled hazardous waste sites at a centralized location, unless the costs are prohibitive. Empowers the Administrator to enforce the terms of a containment contract in any court or to recover from the State or political subdivision the costs of maintaining such containment and the State and local matching shares of the costs of containment at that site. Authorizes the Administrator to provide technical and legal assistance in connection with the administration or enforcement of any contract concerning emergency assistance or containment where a State or political subdivision is acting on behalf of the Administrator. Directs the Executive to revise and republish the National Contingency Plan for the removal of oil and hazardous substances to reflect changes made by this title. Directs the Executive to hold public hearings on the National Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Disposal Site Response Plan, such plan to include: (1) methods of discovering and investigating such sites; (2) methods for evaluating and containing releases and threats of releases from such sites which pose substantial danger to public health or the environment; (3) methods and criteria for determining the appropriate extent of emergency assistance, containment, and other measures authorized by this title; (4) appropriate roles and responsibilities for Federal, State, and local governments in effectuating the Plan; (5) provision for identification, procurement, maintenance, and storage of response equipment and supplies; and (6) a method for and assignment of responsibility for reporting the existence on federally-owned or-controlled properties and any releases of hazardous substances from such sites. Makes the revised National Contingency Plan the standard for the removal of oil and hazardous substances and for minimizing the damage from such substances. Authorizes the Executive to issue regulations, consistent with the Plan, maritime safety, marine and navigation laws: (1) establishing methods and procedures for removal of released oil and hazardous substances; (2) establishing criteria for the development and implementation of local and regional oil and hazardous substance removal contingency plans; (3) establishing procedures, methods, and equipment to prevent release of oil and hazardous substances from vessels or facilities, and to contain such releases; and (4) governing the inspection of vessels carrying cargoes of oil or hazardous substances to reduce the likelihood of release. Establishes civil penalties for the violation of such regulations, with specified exemptions. Sets forth procedures and criteria for determining the amount of such penalties. Authorizes the United States, in the event of a marine disaster creating a substantial threat of pollution and endangering the public health or welfare to: (1) coordinate and direct all public and private efforts directed at the removal or elimination of such threat; and (2) summarily remove, and if necessary, destroy such vessel. Provides compensation for expenses incurred. Authorizes the Attorney General, at the request of the Executive, to seek relief in U.S. district court whenever the Executive determines there may be an actual or threatened release of oil or a hazardous substance from a facility or an uncontrolled hazardous waste disposal site. Makes the owner and operator of a private vessel or of a facility which is the source or threatened source of pollution jointly and severally liable for all damages resulting from the pollution or the threat of pollution. Sets forth monetary limitations on such persons' liability except when the pollution or threat thereof is caused in whole or in part by: (1) willful misconduct or gross negligence within the privity or knowledge of such owner or operator; or (2) violation of applicable regulations of the Federal Government and health and safety standards. Excepts owners or operators who fail to furnish the notice of a hazardous substance release as required by this Act or who fail or refuse to provide reasonable cooperation and assistance as requested in furtherance of cleanup and removal from such limitations. Makes the owner or operator of an uncontrolled hazardous waste disposal site, or any other person who caused or contributed to the release of a hazardous substance from such site, jointly and severally liable for all costs of emergency assistance and containment, with specified exceptions. Requires all owners and operators of vessels carrying oil or hazardous substances and owners and operators of facilities used for oil transportation, production, processing or storage to furnish evidence of financial responsibility in an amount sufficient to satisfy applicable liability limits. Imposes civil penalties on such owners and operators for failure to comply with such requirements. Directs the Executive to conduct a study to determine the availability of private insurance protection for such vessel and facility owners and operators at competitive rates. Establishes in the Treasury of the United States an Oil and Hazardous Substances Liability Fund for the purpose of paying for removal and containment of hazardous substances, emergency assistance, compensation of claims, and administrative and personnel costs of the Federal Government incident to the administration of this title. Enumerates the sources of the moneys to be deposited in such Fund, including fees on owners of facilities receiving oil, and on suppliers of petrochemical feedstocks, and specified inorganic elements and compounds. Authorizes the appropriation to such Fund of up to $50,000,000 in fiscal year 1981, $75,000,000 in fiscal year 1982, and $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1983 and 1984. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, to invest up to $50,000,000 of the Fund in public debt securities. Lists the types of injuries which may be compensated under this Act and the potential claimants who have standing to assert claims involving such damages. Directs the Administrator to establish a priority system for responding to releases or threats of release from uncontrolled hazardous waste disposal sites. Specifies procedures whereby the Executive shall designate and advertise pollution sources. Sets forth procedures for the disposition and appeal of claims submitted to the Fund. Stipulates that final orders of the Executive on claims shall not be subject to judicial review. Authorizes the Fund to intervene in any claims action as a cause of right. Subrogates any person or government entity, including the Fund, which pays compensation for damages, to all rights, claims, and causes of action of a claimant. Specifies procedures for and the measure of recovery in actions brought by the Fund against owners or guarantors of alleged pollution sources. Grants jurisdiction to the United States district courts over all controversies arising under this Act. Authorizes judicial review of any regulation issued under this Act only in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Excludes from such jurisdictional provisions controversies or other matters involving the assessment or collection of fees or regulations issued under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. Declares that the rights and remedies under this Act shall be exclusive with respect to economic loss resulting from oil or hazardous substance pollution, except that States shall not be precluded from establishing liability funds or liability limits, setting financial responsibility requirements, or imposing any taxes or fees for losses or costs not compensated by this Act. Authorizes the President to delegate and assign duties or powers imposed upon him by the Executive and to promulgate necessary regulations. Sets forth reporting requirements and effective dates, and makes conforming amendments to the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act, the Intervention on the High Seas Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1979
Authorizes the Camp Fire Girls of Cundys Harbor, Maine, to erect a monument on Maine Avenue in the District of Columbia entitled "The Maine Lobsterman." Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to select a suitable site for such memorial and makes the Secretary responsible for the maintenance and care of such monument.
United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1979
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit distilled spirits plants to be established solely for producing, processing, storing, using, and distributing distilled spirits exclusively for fuel use. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to exempt such distilled spirits plants from the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code pertaining to distilled spirits, wines, and beers (except requirements pertaining to the payment of the excise tax) when necessary to facilitate the production of fuel. Permits distilled spirits to be withdrawn free of tax from the bonded premises of a distilled spirit plant exclusively for fuel use. Prohibits distilled spirits to be withdrawn, used, sold, or disposed of for any purpose other than fuel use. Specifies that the term "distilled spirits" does not include distilled spirits produced from petroleum, natural gas, or coal.
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1979
Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act to authorize appropriations through fiscal year 1982 for the regulation of ocean dumping and the regulation of transportation of materials to be dumped. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study on methods for removal of heavy metals and other toxic organic materials from the sewage sludge of the City of New York.
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1979
Amends title XIV of the Public Health Service Act (Safety of Public Water Systems) to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish demonstration projects to control drinking water contaminants in water supply systems serving 5,000 persons or less. Extends the authorization of appropriations through fiscal year 1982 for: (1) EPA activities relating to safe drinking water (other than research and technical assistance to States with respect to emergency situations affecting public water systems); (2) grants to States for public water system supervision programs; and (3) grants to States for underground water source protection programs.
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1979
Integrated Environmental Assistance Act of 1979 - States that the objective of this Act is to provide a mechanism to encourage recipients of assistance under programs administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to design integrated environmental programs tailored to their specific needs which will result in a more effective and efficient method of dealing with inter-related environmental problems. Authorizes the Administrator of EPA to award assistance to support proposals intended to meet such objective. Sets forth requirements for approval of such integrated environmental programs, including the requirement that an integrated environmental plan address the objectives of at least two programs covered by EPA categorical grants. Provides that in the event an integrated environmental plan is not acceptable, the applicant is still permitted to apply for categorical assistance for the particular program. Requires the Governor of a State and the chief executive officer of a local government to sign integrated assistance applications to assure high level support and involvement in program integration. Authorizes the Administrator to award integrated assistance in lieu of categorical assistance. Limits the use of such integrated assistance funds. Limits the number of States and local governments which may participate in such program. Authorizes EPA to directly award integrated assistance to local governments and interstate agencies when the State either does not apply for integrated assistance or does not make adequate provision for the local government or interstate agency. Directs States to consult with local governments during the process of developing such program plans. Authorizes the Administrator to permit applicants flexibility in proposing to transfer funds among the covered programs in their approved plans, with specified limitations. Allows each applicant for integrated assistance to compete with others for supplementary assistance for nonrecurring projects which are innovative, of special national significance, or which address other special environmental needs. Sets forth administrative provisions relating to unobligated sums and maintenance of effort. Authorizes the appropriation of $25,000,000 for supplementary assistance for fiscal year 1980 and authorizes appropriations of necessary sums for each of fiscal years 1981-1984, in addition to funds authorized to be appropriated under the covered programs. Authorizes the Administrator to detail EPA personnel to a recipient to assist in carrying out approved integrated program plans. Terminates this Act on September 30, 1984. Directs the Administrator to report to the Congress on such integrated assistance programs, including an evaluation of such programs and recommendations concerning their continuation.
United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1979
Sets forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 1980, 1981, and 1982. States that the recommended levels of Federal revenues are: $503,600,000,000 for 1980; $576,200,000,000 for 1981; and $615,000,000,000 for 1982. States that the amount by which the aggregate levels of Federal revenues should be increased is $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1980 and $4,700,000,000 for fiscal year 1981, and decreased $49,900,000,000 for fiscal year 1982. States that the appropriate levels of total new budget authority for fiscal years 1980, 1981, and 1982 respectively are: $600,600,000,000; $637,500,000,000; and $687,200,000,000. Lists the appropriate levels of total budget outlays for fiscal years 1980, 1981, and 1982 respectively as follows: $532,400,000,000; $575,700,000,000; and $614,300,000,000. States that the amounts of the deficit or surplus in the budget which are appropriate in the light of economic conditions are as follows: a deficit of $28,800,000,000 in fiscal year 1980; and surpluses of $500,000,000 in fiscal year 1981 and $700,000,000 in fiscal year 1982. Sets the appropriate level of the public debt at: $890,700,000,000 for 1980, and the amount by which the temporary statutory limit on such debt should be accordingly increased is $60,700,000,000; $921,200,000,000 for 1981, and the amount by which the temporary statutory limit on such debt should be increased is $91,200,000,000; and $959,500,000,000 for 1982, and the amount by which the temporary statutory limit on such debt should be increased is $129,500,000,000. Specifies the appropriate levels of new budget authority and the estimated budget outlays for each major functional category. Revises the second concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1979.
United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1979
Sets forth an alternative congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal years 1980, 1981, and 1982. States that the recommended levels of Federal revenues are: $503,600,000,000 for 1980; $561,000,000,000 for 1981; and $632,600,000,000 for 1982. States that the amount by which the aggregate levels of Federal revenues should be increased is $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1980, and decreased is $14,300,000,000 for fiscal year 1981 and $35,900,000,000 for fiscal year 1982. States that the appropriate levels of total new budget authority for fiscal years 1980, 1981, and 1982 respectively are: $601,800,000,000, $641,200,000,000; and $693,400,000,000. Lists the appropriate levels of total budget outlays for fiscal years 1980, 1981, and 1982 respectively as follows: $533,500,000,000; $579,200,000,000; and $620,300,000. States that the amounts of the deficit or surplus in the budget which are appropriate in the light of economic conditions are as follows: deficits of $29,900,000,000 in fiscal year 1980 and $18,200,000,000 in fiscal year in 1981 and a surplus of $12,300,000,000 in fiscal year 1982. States that the appropriate level of the public debt is: $891,800,000,000 for 1980, and the amount by which the temporary statutory limit on such debt should be accordingly increased is $61,800,000,000; $941,000,000,000 for 1981, and the amount by which the temporary statutory limit on such debt should be increased is $111,000,000,000; and $967,700,000,000 for 1982, and the amount by which the temporary statutory limit on such debt should be increased is $137,700,000,000. Specifies the appropriate levels of new budget authority and the estimated budget outlays for each major functional category. Revises the second concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1979.
United States · United States Congress · 27 March 1979
Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit trading in potato (Solanum tuberosum) futures on commodity exchanges. Establishes a $5,000 fine for violation of this prohibition.
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1979
Expresses the gratitude of the Senate upon the retirement of the Honorable Clarence M. Mitchell, Junior, as chief legislative spokesman for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and for his contributions to the establishment of justice and equality in America.
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1979
Soft Drink Interbrand Competition Act - Declares that exclusive territorial arrangements made as a part of a licensing agreement for the manufacture, distribution, or sale of a trademarked soft drink product are lawful under the antitrust law provided such product is in substantial and effective competition with other products for the same general class in the relevant market or markets. Prohibits recovery in private actions under the Clayton Act based on territorial provisions in a trademark licensing agreement prior to a final determination that such provisions are unlawful.
United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1979
Uniformed Services Health Professionals Special Pay Act of 1979 - Revises the special pay for medical officers, dental officers, veterinary officers, and optometry officers in the uniformed services on active duty.
United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1979
Authorizes the printing, for the use of the Senate Committee on the Budget, of 1,000 copies of its report on the First Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 1979.
United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1979
Authorizes additional expenditures, not to exceed $2,395,100, from March 1, 1979, through February 29, 1980 by the Senate Committee on the Budget for inquiries and investigations. Directs the committee to report its findings and recommendations to the Senate not later than February 29, 1980.
United States · United States Congress · 1 February 1979
Disapproves the proposed deferral of budget authority deferral D79-6 to promote and develop fishery products and research pertaining to American fisheries, as transmitted by the President to the Congress on October 2, 1978, pursuant to the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1979
Intergovernmental Antirecession and Supplementary Fiscal Assistance Amendments of 1979 - Amends the Public Works Employment Act of 1976 to add to the congressional findings under such Act that both an antirecession fiscal assistance program and a supplementary fiscal assistance program which aid governments requiring fiscal relief are essential elements of a sound Federal fiscal policy. Extends the authorization of appropriations for antirecession fiscal assistance through September 30, 1980. Provides for the suspension of such assistance in certain circumstances if the unemployment rate does not exceed six percent. Requires the Secretary of Labor to calculate the unemployment rate for specified units of local governments, within or encompassing standard metropolitan statistical areas, using the population survey methodology used prior to January 1, 1978, if such rates are higher then under the current methodology. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to reallocate any undistributed excess amounts among the States and local governments. Repeals the requirement that States and local governments file statements with the Secretary containing certain reporting assurances. Authorizes the Secretary to make supplemental payments to local governments whose allocation would be reduced as a result of calculating unemployment rates by a new formula. Directs the Secretary of Labor to provide the Secretary of Commerce with necessary information and to determine unemployment rates for each State and local government. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to pay supplementary fiscal assistance to local governments with unemployment rates above six percent whenever the unemployment rate for the United States is five percent or more. Authorizes appropriations for such assistance through September 30, 1980. Provides for the suspension of such assistance if antirecession fiscal assistance is being paid or U.S. unemployment rates are less than five percent. Specifies the formula to be used in determining payments under this Act. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to combine certain supplementary payments with the general revenue sharing payment and make a single payment to the local governmental unit. Provides for the reallocation of any undistributed excess amounts among the local governmental units. Requires local governments receiving supplementary fiscal assistance to comply with those provisions applicable to antirecession fiscal assistance.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1979
Sunset Act of 1979 - Title I: Reauthorizations of Government Programs - Sets forth a ten-year schedule for reauthorization of all Federal programs according to budget function and subfunction as set forth in the Budget of the United States Government for Fiscal Year 1979. Sets forth the procedure in the House of Representatives and the Senate for the consideration of any bill, resolution, or amendment which authorizes new budget authority. States that it is not in order for either House to consider any legislation which authorizes the enactment of new budget authority for a program for a period of more than ten years, for an indefinite period, or for any fiscal year beginning after the next reauthorization date applicable to such program. Provides that before the Congress can appropriate funds for any program, after its first reauthorization date, there must be a specific authorization in law to support the appropriation. Requires the committees of the Senate and House of Representatives to conduct a sunset review of programs during the Congress in which such programs are scheduled for review. Requires that the report accompanying such reauthorization contain specified information, and that the report be completed during the Congress in which the program is scheduled for reauthorization. Exempts from the requirements of this Act specified programs such as interest on Federal debts, health care services, general retirement and disability payments, as well as litigation activities which have as their objectives the protection and implementation of civil rights guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States and specified retirement pay and benefits. Allows the reauthorization schedule set forth in this Act to be changed by concurrent resolution of the two Houses of Congress and sets forth the procedure for such change. Requires all legislation and other matters related to changes in the dates for programs under this Act to be referred to the committee with legislative jurisdiction over any program affected by the proposal and, sequentially, to the Committee on Rules in the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Rules and Administration in the Senate. Requires such committees to report any concurrent resolution or bill referred to it by a committee of legislative jurisdiction within 30 days, with a statement on each of its recommendations. Makes provisions for any proposed change which has been reported by a committee before June 1, 1980. Title II: Program Inventory - Directs the Comptroller General and the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, in cooperation with the Director of the Congressional Research Service, to prepare an inventory of Federal programs. Declares that the purpose of such program inventory is to advise and assist Congress in carrying out the reauthorization and reexamination requirements and to link such reauthorization and review process with the budget process. Requires the Comptroller General to submit such program inventory to each House of Congress no later than January 1, 1980. Sets forth the contents of the inventory program, including the type of authorization provided for such programs' new budget authority, and the manner in which related program areas may be grouped for evaluation and review. Permits the congressional committees, the Congressional Budget Office, and the Congressional Research Service to review the program inventory and suggest revisions. Requires that the program inventory be revised at the end of each session of Congress, and that such revisions be reported to each House. Requires that periodic reports tabulate the progress of congressional action on bills and resolutions authorizing budget authority for programs in the inventory. Requires the Comptroller General and the Director of the Congressional Budget Office to submit periodic reports to the Congress on the adequacy of the functional and subfunctional categories for grouping programs of like missions or objectives. Title III: Program Reexamination - Requires each committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives to reexamine selected programs or groups of programs over which it has jurisdiction. Sets forth procedures for such review, and criteria for selection of program areas for evaluation. Directs each Senate committee to consult with the appropriate committees of either the House of Representatives or the Senate in order to achieve coordination of program reevaluation and inform itself of the related activities of or available assistance from the General Accounting Office, the Congressional Budget Office, the Congressional Research Service, the Office of Technology Assessment, and appropriate instrumentalities in the executive and judicial branches. Requires each Senate committee to deliver a report on the reexamination to the Secretary of the Senate at the date specified in the funding resolution first reported by such committee in 1981, and thereafter reported for the first session of each Congress. Allows two or more committees which have legislative jurisdiction over the same programs or portions of the same programs to examine such programs jointly and submit a joint report. Stipulates that such report: (1) contain the findings, recommendations, and justifications of the program; and (2) include specified information including, but not limited to, an assessment of the cost-effectiveness of the program and an identification of any trends, developments, and emerging conditions which are likely to affect the nature and extent of the problems or needs which the program is intended to address. Requires each executive department or agency which is responsible for a program selected for reexamination to submit a report to the Office of Management and Budget and to the appropriate committees of the Congress on its findings, recommendations, and justifications of specified aspects of the program. Title IV: Citizens' Commission on the Organization and Operation of Government - Establishes, as an independent instrumentality of the United States, the Citizens' Commission on the Organization and Operation of Government to conduct a nonpartisan study and investigation of the organization and methods of operation of all departments, agencies, independent instrumentalities, and other authorities of the executive branch of the Government, and to make such recommendations as it determines are necessary to promote economic, efficient and improved services in the transaction of public business. Requires the Commission to submit interim reports to the President and the Congress, and to submit a final report with its findings and recommendations. Requires the Comptroller General to report once a year for two years after submission of the Commission's final report on the status of actions taken as a result of the report. Specifies the composition of the 15-member Commission and sets forth the duties and powers of the Commission. States that the Commission shall cease to exist 90 days after submission of its final report. Authorizes to be appropriated until September 30, 1984, without fiscal year limitations, $4,000,000 to carry out the provisions of this Title. Title V: Regulatory Impact - Requires the President to submit, at the beginning of each of the five Congresses beginning with the 97th Congress, an analysis of the purpose, function, and efficiency of 16 specified regulatory agencies. Requires the President to submit legislative plans, based on such analyses, for the improvement of operations of such agencies. Establishes a schedule according to which plans for specified agencies will be submitted early in each of the five Congresses for which the required analyses are submitted. Directs the President, with each plan, to submit a report on the cumulative impact of government regulatory activity on specific industry groupings. Directs the Comptroller General and the Director of the Congressional Budget Office to assess each of the agencies included in the President's plans and to analyze such plans, and submit such information to the Congress. Title VI: Government Accountability - Requires the President, beginning with the first year of the 97th Congress, to submit biennially, as a part of the budget, a report on the management of the executive branch. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to provide an evaluative report on Federal programs to the President to be included with the President's report. Title VII: Miscellaneous - Amends the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 to permit the committees of Congress to obtain from the agencies of the government estimates or requests for appropriations or requests for increases in an item of any such estimate or request, and recommendations as to how the revenue needs of the government should be met. Declares that nothing shall require the public disclosure of records which are specifically authorized under criteria established by an Executive order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign policy and are in fact properly classified pursuant to such Executive order, or which are otherwise specifically protected by law. Provides that the committees of the Senate or the House of Representatives shall not be required to publicly disclose any such records, except as otherwise provided by the rules of either House. Sets forth administrative procedures and requirements. Directs the President, with the cooperation of the head of each appropriate agency, to submit to the Congress a "Regulatory Duplication and Conflicts Report" for all programs scheduled for reauthorization in the next Congress. Stipulates that each such report identify duplicative or conflicting rules and regulations promulgated by executive departments, independent agencies, and State and local governments and contain recommendations which address such conflicts or duplications. Defines the term "required authorization waiver resolution" for purposes of this Act. Sets forth the procedure which the chairman of the committee of the Senate or the House of Representatives having legislative jurisdiction over programs must follow in order to introduce a required authorization waiver resolution. Makes it the duty of the Committees on Governmental Affairs and on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committees on Government Operations and on Rules of the House of Representatives to review the operation of the procedures established by this Act and to submit a report every five years beginning December 31, 1986. Authorizes to be appropriated through fiscal year 1990 such sums as may be necessary to carry out the review requirements and for the compilation of the inventory of Federal programs.
United States · United States Congress · 23 August 1978
Privacy Act Amendments - Amends the Privacy Act of 1974 to declare the purpose of this Act to be to: (1) define the circumstances under which confidential medical information of an individual will be available, and to whom; (2) provide procedures to allow individuals access to such records; (3) balance the privacy of the individual with the legitimate need of certain governmental and private organizations' access to confidential medical information. Provides that no person subject to this Act may release any confidential medical information without the authorization of the patient. Defines for purposes of this Act: (1) confidential information as any medical information individually identifiable transferred to a patient's service provider or placed in a patient's medical dossier; and (2) service provider as certain non-Federal medical facilities receiving medicare or medicaid funds. Requires a service provider to notify a patient of any disclosures under this Act that may be made without such patient's authorization. Authorizes an individual over 12 years of age (or the parents or legal guardian of a minor under 12 years of age) to consent to the release of confidential medical information. Requires such consent to: (1) be written and signed by the individual; (2) be specific as to the information to be disclosed, who may disclose it, and to whom; (3) be specific as to the use of such information; and (4) be specific as to expiration date. Provides that such consent may be withdrawn at any time by the individual. Authorizes disclosure of confidential medical information without an individual's authorization in specified situations. Provides that prescriptions for drugs shall be considered confidential medical information for purposes of this Act. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit State or Federal authority to monitor the handling and dispensing of prescription drugs. Requires all written disclosures of confidential medical information to contain a statement setting forth the statutory authorization for disclosure. Provides for civil and criminal penalties for violation of this Act. Provides for an individual's access to his medical records.
United States · United States Congress · 18 August 1978
Sets forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 1979. States that the recommended level of of Federal revenues is $447,200,000,000 and the appropriate level of total budget outlays is $489,500,000,000. States that the amount by which the aggregate level of Federal revenues should be decreased is $23,400,000,000, and the appropriate level of total new budget authority is $557,700,000,000. Establishes the appropriate level of public debt at $839,500,000,000. Sets forth the appropriate level of new budget authority and the estimated budget outlays for each major functional category.
United States · United States Congress · 9 August 1978
Intergovernmental Anti-recession Asssistance Act - Title I: Amends the Public Works Employment Act of 1976 to extend for eight calendar quarters beginning October 1, 1978, the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to make payments to States and local governments to stimulate economic recovery. Suspends such assistance if the national rate of unemployment is less than six percent for two consecutive quarters. Title II: Supplementary Fiscal Assistance - Supplementary Fiscal Assistance Act - Authorizes a new program of financial assistance to State and local governments with unemployment rates above six percent at times when the national unemployment rate is between five and six percent. Requires that such payments be used to maintain basic services to persons in the area served by the government.
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1978
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that service performed by a citizen of the United States as an employee of the Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission shall constitute employment for purposes of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act.
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