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Law· SS. 964 (95th)open

A bill to provide the salaries of certain positions and individuals which were increased as a result of the operation of the Federal Salary Act of 1967 shall not be increased by the first comparability pay adjustment occurring after the date of the enactment of this act.

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1977

Prohibits the first salary adjustment which would be made under the Federal Salary Act of 1967 after the date of enactment of this Act from taking effect for the Vice President, Members of Congress, judges, commissioners, and referees, and positions in the Executive Schedule.

Law· SS. 904 (95th)open

Federal Program Information Act

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1977

Federal Program Information Act - Creates a Federal Program Information Center to establish and maintain a computerized program information system which is capable of identifying all existing Federal domestic assistance programs. Specifies the required contents of the data base of such system, including the identity, description, and eligibility requirements of each such assistance program. Requires the Director of the Center to publish an annual catalog containing all information on Federal domestic assistance programs that is in the data base of the system. States that information in such data base and the catalog prepared pursuant to this Act shall be made available to the public at a reasonable price.

Bill· SS. 897 (95th)passed

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1977

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act - Declares it United States policy: (1) to pursue the establishment of international controls of nuclear equipment material, and technology, (2) to enhance the reliability of the United States as a supplier of nuclear reactors and fuels, (3) to encourage ratification of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, (4) to aid other nations in identification and adaptation of appropriate energy production technology, and (5) to ensure that United States actions in international commerce conform to the aforementioned Treaty. Declares that the United States shall furnish a reliable supply of nuclear fuel to nations adhering to policies of non-proliferation of nuclear explosive devices. Directs the President to report to Congress on the establishment of international nuclear fuel services. Declares that the United States shall undertake initiatives to prevent the development of nuclear explosive devices and to encourage nuclear safeguards. Declares that the United States shall establish a World Energy Institute to promote the development of alternative energy resources. Declares that the United States shall seek to renegotiate agreements for cooperation to make them consistent with requirements of this Act. Declares that the United States shall establish a nuclear safeguards training program for foreign countries. Sets forth criteria for the negotiation and approval of agreements for cooperation and subsequent arrangements, under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Permits the distribution of special nuclear materials for laboratory or emergency purposes in specified quantities without licensing by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Revises prohibitions against the unauthorized production of special nuclear material. Grants the Commission approval authority over any re-transfer of United States supplied nuclear material or equipment. Makes it unlawful to transfer sensitive nuclear technology to any non-nuclear-weapon state. Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to revise nuclear export licensing procedures and criteria. Amends such Act to authorize the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to issue export licenses for items and substances that are intended for end-use in a nuclear facility or are especially significant for non-proliferation. Directs the President to review all governmental activities relating to the non-proliferation of nuclear explosive devices. Authorizes the Appropriation of $2,000,000 for contribution to the International Atomic Energy Agency for safeguards activities. Exempts military activities of nuclear weapon states from this Act.

Law· SS. 826 (95th)open

Department of Energy Organization Act

United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1977

Department of Energy Organization Act - Title I: Declaration of Purposes - Declares it the purpose of this Act to establish a permanent Department of Energy in the executive branch to assist in the development of a coordinated national energy policy. Title II: Establishment of Department - Establishes a Department of Energy in the executive branch. Establishes an Energy Information Administration and an Economic Regulatory Administration within such Department. Title III: Transfers of Functions - Transfers to the Secretary of Energy all functions now vested in the Federal Energy Administration, the Energy Research and Development Administration, and the Federal Power Commission. Transfers energy-related functions from the Department of the Interior to the new Secretary. Transfers specified functions of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of Commerce to the new Secretary. Title IV: Board of Hearings and Appeals - Establishes a three-member Board of Hearings and Appeals within the Department to make agency determinations as required by law. Prohibits persons having interests in energy companies from serving as Board members. Title V: Administrative Procedures and Judicial Review - Stipulates that the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act shall apply to rules and regulations issued by the Secretary or a delegate. Requires that opportunity for oral presentations of viewpoints be afforded where regulations are likely to have a substantial economic impact. Requires hearings on rules which substantially impact a single geographic area to be held in such geographic area. Stipulates that United States district courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction of cases arising under this Act without regard to amount in controversy, except where otherwise provided in authority transferred to the Secretary. Title VI: Administrative Provisions - Establishes a Leasing Liaison Committee to obtain information and make recommendations on Federal leasing activities conducted by the Secretary of the Interior which relate to energy resources. Requires officers and employees of the Department of Energy to disclose known financial interests in energy companies. Imposes criminal penalties for knowing violations of such disclosure requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to delegate authority to other officers, to create regional officers, and to establish advisory committees. Requires the Secretary to submit annual reports to the President for submission to the Congress. Title VII: Transitional Savings and Conforming Provisions - Stipulates that transfers of personnel authorized by this Act shall not result in reduction in grade or unemployment for one year after enactment of this Act. Stipulates that orders, rules, and proceedings established or commenced under previous authority shall not be affected by the transfers under this Act. Amends the Federal Energy Administration Act, the Energy Reorganization Act, the Federal Power Act, the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act, the Energy Conservation Standard for New Buildings Act, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, and other provisions of law to conform with the changes made by this Act. Title VIII: Effective Date and Interim Appointments - Stipulates that the provisions of this Act shall take effect no later than 120 days after the Secretary first takes office. Establishes procedures for interim appointments of officers prior to the effective date of this Act.

Bill· SS. 828 (95th)referred

Intergovernmental Law Enforcement Cooperation and Reorganization Act

United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1977

Intergovernmental Law Enforcement Cooperation and Reorganization Act - Title I: Gun Control Transfers - Transfers to the Attorney General all functions of the Secretary of the Treasury under the Gun Control Act of 1968. Authorizes the President to transfer to the Attorney General any authority of any agency relative to such functions. Establishes a Firearms Safety and Abuse Control Administration in the Department of Justice through which the functions transferred to the Department under this Act are to be carried out. Title II: Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations - Directs the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, in consultation with the United States Conference of Mayors and the National League of Cities, and representatives of Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies, to investigate, analyze, and report within six months of the enactment of this Act upon: (1) intergovernmental problems involved in controlling illicit handgun traffic; and (2) the effectiveness of the Gun Control Act, particularly the requirements for licensing of manufacturers, importers, and dealers.

Bill· SS. 827 (95th)referred

Intergovernmental Handgun Control Act

United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1977

Intergovernmental Handgun Control Act - Title I: Intergovernmental Cooperation Act Amendments - Directs the Attorney General to (1) establish and maintain a national handgun statistics office to identify specified information relative to each handgun and handgun owner in the United States and (2) distribute such information to law enforcement authorities. Requires that the loss of theft of a handgun be reported to the office of the Attorney General. Sets forth criminal penalties for failure to comply with the provisions of this Act. Makes it unlawful to sell or otherwise dispose of any firearm or ammunition unless a card containing specified information about the transferee has been forwarded to the Attorney General. Requires sellers to obtain proof of personal identity from buyers. Makes it unlawful to sell or deliver more than one handgun per calendar year to any person except a licensed importer, manufacturer, dealer or collector. Directs the Attorney General to prescribe standards for theft prevention and security requirements involving handguns. Authorizes the Attorney General to establish joint Federal-local task forces for handgun trafficking control. Directs the Attorney General to prescribe standards to assure that Federal licenses to manufacture, import, or deal in firearms will be issued only to persons determined to be responsible and legitimately engaged in the business for which the license is sought.

Bill· SS. 772 (95th)referred

A bill to amend section 1011(d) of the Tax Reform Act of 1976.

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1977

Amends the Tax Reform Act of 1976 to delay, for one year, the effective date of the changes made in the Internal Revenue Code with regard to the taxation of income earned abroad by U.S. citizens living abroad.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 94 (95th)passed

A resolution relating to international cooperation to curb nuclear proliferation.

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1977

Commends the President's intention to give diplomatic priority to pursuit of nonproliferation measures. Endorses negotiations with world leaders (1) to curb the spread of nuclear enrichment and reprocessing facilities, (2) to achieve acceptance of nuclear safeguards, (3) to explore international provision of nuclear fuel services, (4) to agree on sanctions against nations seeking to acquire nuclear explosives, (5) to strengthen the International Atomic Energy Agency, and (6) to act promptly on legislation enacting a statement of United States nonproliferation policy.

Bill· SS. 737 (95th)referred

Energy Conservation Tax Incentives Act

United States · United States Congress · 11 February 1977

Energy Conservation Tax Incentives Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allows individuals a limited income tax credit for amounts expended for insulating their residence and installing devices which improve the fuel efficiency of existing home heating systems.

Bill· SS. 730 (95th)referred

Individual Tax Rate Reduction Act

United States · United States Congress · 11 February 1977

Individual Tax Rate Reduction Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to lower the individual income tax rates.

Bill· SS. 736 (95th)referred

American Stock Ownership Plans

United States · United States Congress · 11 February 1977

American Stock Ownership Plans - Provides that for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code the term "American stock ownership plan" means a trust created or organized in the United States for the exclusive benefit of an individual or his beneficiaries which meets specified requirements, including: (1) contributions will not be accepted for the taxable year in excess of $1,500 on behalf of any individual; (2) the trust is designed to invest solely in common stock of domestic corporations; (3) contribution received by the trustee during a particular taxable year will be allocated to a separate class year account; and (4) the interest of an individual in each class year account may not be paid or distributed before the end of the seventh taxable year following that year in which such class year account was established, except in the case of death or disability. States that the term "American stock ownership annuity" means a contract for a variable annuity, issued by an insurance company which meets specified requirements similar to those of the stock ownership trust above. Provides that a trust created or organized in the United States by an employer for the exclusive benefit of his employees or their beneficiaries or by an association of employees for the exclusive benefit of its members of their beneficiaries, shall be treated as an American stock ownership plan, but only if the trust meets the requirements of such a plan as stated above and also provides a separate accounting for the interest of each employee or member. Exempts American stock ownership plans from taxation. Provides that any amount paid by an employer to American stock ownership plan or annuity shall be included in an individuals gross income. Allows an individual to deduct from his gross income amounts paid in cash during the taxable year by or on behalf of such individual to an American stock ownership plan or annuity. Stipulates that no deduction shall be allowed for the two taxable years succeeding the taxable year in which a payment or payment or distribution from such a plan or annuity which is taxable to the individual under this Act is made. Stipulates that the deduction allowable to an individual under this Act may not exceed an amount equal to 15 percent of the compensation included in his gross income for such taxable year, or $1,500 whichever is less, multiplied by a fraction, the denominator of which is $20,000 and the numerator of which is $20,000 minus the excess of such compensation over $20,000. Provides that any amount received from a class year account established more than seven years before the taxable year in which the amount is received, and any amount paid or distributed on account of the death of the individual for whose benefit the broadened stock ownership plan or annuity was created shall be included in gross income in the year received and treated as a long term capital gain.

Bill· SS. 735 (95th)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to permit the accelerated depreciation of property placed in service in areas of high unemployment.

United States · United States Congress · 11 February 1977

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to amortize over 60 months, or in the case of a building, over one-half of its useful life, property placed in service after December 31, 1976, and before January 1, 1980, in an area in which the rate of unemployment is seven percent or greater.

Bill· SS. 731 (95th)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a tax credit based upon the creation of new jobs and increased employment in private industry.

United States · United States Congress · 11 February 1977

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a nonrefundable income tax credit for the hiring of new employees. Sets the amount of the credit at: (1) $1 multiplied by the number of new employee hours of employment for the first 26 weeks of employment; and (2) 50 cents multiplied by the number of new employee hours of employment for the second 26 weeks of employment. Stipulates that new employees must have been unemployed for more than 26 weeks and not displace or replace a current employee. Directs the Secretaries of Labor and Commerce to publicize the availability of this credit in connection with employment programs for which they are responsible.

Bill· SS. 689 (95th)referred

Air Transportation Regulatory Reform Act

United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1977

Air Transportation Regulatory Reform Act - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Civil Aeronautics Board, in the exercise of its duties with respect to interstate and overseas air transportation, to consider as being in the public interest the development of an air transportation system which relies on competitive market forces to determine the variety, quality and price of air services. Requires the Board to issue certificates to engage in scheduled or charter interstate or overseas passenger air transportation if certain conditions are met unless the Board finds that such transportation is not consistent with the public convenience and necessity (previously a certificate could only be granted if the public convenience and necessity required such service). Stipulates that such standards shall be used regarding applications to engage in all-cargo operations before January 1, 1979. Requires the Board, with respect to applications to engage in all-cargo transportation after such date, to issue the requested certificate regardless of whether it is inconsistent with the public convenience and necessity. Stipulates that if an air carrier holding nonstop authority to engage in scheduled air transportation between any two points listed on its certificate does not exercise such authority to a specified extend the Board shall issue a certificate authorizing such transportation to another carrier. Establishes notice procedures which the Board must follow before granting such authority. Authorizes air carriers to apply to the Board at the beginning of each year for a restricted discretionary certificate to serve additional pairs of points not included in such carrier's certificate. Restricts the number of additional points which carriers that have operated above a specified seat-mile level during the previous year may serve under such a certificate. Requires the Board, in the event that more than one application has been received to service particular points, to give preference to carriers which have operated below a specified number of seat-miles during the previous year. Prohibits air carriers engaged in such service from increasing fares or substantially reducing the level of capacity except upon 60 days' notice filed with the Board. Allows air carriers which have engaged continuously for 18 consecutive months in such service to apply to the Board to engage in unrestricted nonstop scheduled air transportation between such points. Stipulates that certificates to engage in interstate or overseas charter or all-cargo operations need only designate terminal and intermediate points as the Board deems practicable and need only designate the geographical areas in which such service may be rendered. Requires the Board to eliminate all closed door restrictions on any certificate. Directs the Board to remove other restrictions upon the request of a carrier or upon its own initiative. Limits the amount of charter trips which a carrier other than a charter air carrier may perform. Sets forth procedures regarding the suspension or revocation of certificates by the Board. Allows air carriers to terminate any interstate or overseas air transportation service required by its certificate upon 90 days' notice filed with the Board. Authorizes the Board to temporarily suspend such termination. Sets forth insurance and bonding requirements for air carriers. Authorizes air carriers to revise fares upon 60 days' notice filed with the Board where such rate change is within the authorized limits under this Act. Establishes a Federal subsidy program to insure adequate air service to communities which require but cannot otherwise obtain access to a national air transportation network. Eliminates mandatory Board jurisdiction over consolidation, merger, purchase, or acquisition of control agreements. Requires individuals desiring to enter into such a transaction to file a notice of such proposed action with the Attorney General. Requires the Attorney General upon a belief that such transaction would violate the antitrust laws, to notify the Board, the parties to the transaction, and other interested parties of such belief. Requires the suspension of such transaction after such notice is given. Authorizes the Attorney General to exempt a class of transactions from such premerger notification if such transactions do not affect the control of an air carrier directly engaged in the operation of aircraft and does not restrain competition or create a monopoly. Authorizes the Board to exempt any person or class of persons from the requirements of this Act if such exemption is in the public interest. Exempts air carriers which engage in air transportation solely with aircraft having a maximum passenger capacity of less than 56 passengers or a maximum payload capacity of less than 18,000 pounds from the requirement that they hold a certificate. Authorizes the Board to increase such capacity when the public interest so requires. Eliminates the power of the President to approve or disapprove the issuance, transfer, suspension, revocation, or modification of any certificate authorizing an air carrier to engage in overseas or foreign air transportation. Limits the Board's power to prescribe minimum and maximum fares for air transportation. Prohibits the Board from finding a rate to be too high unless before January 1, 1980, it is more than ten percent higher than the previous year and after such date 20 percent higher than the previous year. Prohibits the Board from finding a rate to be too low if such rate is above the carrier's direct cost for such service. Authorizes the Board to dispense with oral evidentiary proceedings for applications pertaining to interstate or overseas air transportation. Requires the Board to either grant or deny such applications within 30 days after a decision not to require a hearing. Stipulates that if the Board does not act within such time the application shall be deemed granted as applied for. Sets forth procedures for oral evidentiary proceedings for applications relating to air transportation.

Bill· SS. 712 (95th)referred

A bill to authorize the construction of a replacement lock and dam for Locks and Dam 26, Mississippi River near Alton, Illinois and Missouri.

United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1977

Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to construct a replacement lock and dam project on the Mississippi River near Alton, Illinois. Authorizes the Secretary to undertake steps to provide for wildlife protection and recreational activities in conjunction with such project. Withdraws all authority for the Secretary of the Army to construct or study the feasibility of construction or modification of channels in the Mississippi River north of its juncture with the Illinois River. Creates an Upper Mississippi River System Council. Directs the Council to prepare a master plan by 1981 for the management of the Upper Mississippi River. Requires public hearings on a preliminary plan prior to preparation of a final plan. Establishes criteria to be considered in preparing such master plan. Authorizes the appropriation of $20,000,000 for such study.

Bill· SS. 672 (95th)referred

Solar Energy Government Building Act

United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1977

Solar Energy Government Building Act - Title I: Solar Hot Water and Space Heating Program for Federal Building - Directs the Administrator of General Services to establish a solar hot water and space heating devices in 15,000 federally owned buildings within six fiscal years following the date of enactment of this Act. Directs the Administrator to annually survey Federal buildings to determine those most suitable for the installation of solar hot water and space heating devices, considering geographic distribution and life-cycle cost evaluations in making such determination. Directs the Administrator to report annually to Congress on the status of the Program, including recommendations for future funding levels necessary to fully implement the six-year target set forth in this Act. Establishes an Advisory Committee on the Solar Energy Government Building Program of specified Government executives to assist the Administrator in the establishment and conduct of the Program. Authorizes the appropriation of $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1978 through 1983 for the purposes of this title. Title II: Federal Photovoltaic Utilization Program - Establishes a Federal Photovoltaic Utilization Program for the annual acquisition and use of photovoltaic solar electric systems, primarily for use by the Department of Defense. Directs the Administrator of General Services to administer the program with the assistance of the Secretary of Defense. Directs the Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration to establish a photovoltaic system evaluation and purchase program to insure that such systems reflect the most advanced, low-cost technology. Authorizes the appropriations of $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1978 through 1982 for design and engineering aspects of the program. Authorizes the appropriation of $100,000,000 for photovoltaic system acquisition in fiscal year 1978.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 81 (95th)passed

A resolution relating to the expulsion of George Krimsky by the Soviet Government.

United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1977

Declares it the sense of the Senate that (1) the expulsion of George A. Krimsky is contrary to the Helsinki Declaration regarding the rights of journalists and the free flow of information, (2) such action invites reciprocal steps by the United States, and (3) the United States and the Soviet Union should seek greater communication in this area to prevent such occurrences in the future.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 78 (95th)passed

A resolution authorizing additional expenditures for standing committees of the Senate.

United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1977

Authorizes specified standing committees of the Senate to: (1) employ personnel; (2) use on a reimbursable basis the services of personnel of Federal departments and agencies; and (3) make expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate in holding and reporting hearings and making investigations. Authorizes specified select and special committees to make expenditures from the contingent fund to carry out their duties and functions. Sets forth limits on expenditures which may be made for specified services. Specifies that the amount made available to each such committee from the contingent fund by this Resolution shall be added to the amount made available for the year ending February 28, 1977, and which is unexpended at the close of that year. Extends the availability of such total amounts to such committees through June 30, 1977. Expresses the sense of the Senate that certain staff members of such committees be retained after June 30, 1977, and that certain vacancies caused by resignations not be filled. Extends the period during which certain accrued surplus funds will be available to Senators. Makes certain individuals who were staff members of the Committee on the District of Columbia eligible staff members for purposes of title VII of the Committee System Reorganization Amendments of 1977.

Bill· SS. 646 (95th)referred

A bill to amend the Act of August 25, 1958, as amended (72 Stat. 838; 3 U.S.C. 102, note) by amending provisions relating to the staffs of former Presidents of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1977

States that a former President may not employ on his staff at Government expense more than one person who is paid at an annual rate of not more than that provided for positions at level II of the Executive Schedule. States that all other persons on such former President's staff shall be compensated at a rate not to exceed the highest rate payable under the General Schedule. States that the maximum aggregate limit of all such compensation of $96,000 shall not be imposed upon any former President whose service in the Office of President has terminated on or after January 18, 1977.

Bill· SS. 600 (95th)referred

Regulatory Reform Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1977

Regulatory Reform Act - Requires the President to submit to Congress a plan recommending reforms with respect to the regulation of: (1) energy, the environment, housing, and occupational health and safety by specified Federal agencies by April 30, 1979; (2) transportation and communications by specified Federal agencies by April 30, 1981; (3) banking and finance, international trade, and Government procurement by specified Federal agencies by April 30, 1983; and (4) food, consumer health and safety, economic trade practices, and labor- management concerns by specified Federal agencies by April 30, 1985. States that each such plan shall include recommendations for reform of such specified agencies and shall report on the cumulative impact of all Government regulatory activity reviewed, up to that date, on specific industry groupings. States that if the President fails to submit such plans by the specified dates, the Senate and House Committees on Government Operations shall draft their own plans to be submitted to Congress for action. Requires the Comptroller General and the Congressional Budget Office, contemporaneously with the development of the President's plan, to submit a report assessing the purpose, effects, efficiency, and cost effectiveness of each agency included in the plans submitted by the President. States that if no comprehensive regulatory reform legislation is enacted by August 1 of the year following the year in which a comprehensive plan has been submitted by the President, then all agencies affected thereby shall have no authority to issue any new rules not essential for preserving the public health and safety; if such reform is not enacted by October 1 of such year, such agency shall have no authority to enforce any rule not essential for preserving the public health and safety; if no such reform is enacted by December 31 of such year, such agency shall be terminated on such date. States that all rules of such terminated agency essential for preserving the public health and safety shall remain effective and shall be enforced by the Department of Justice. Requires the President to submit subsequent plans in the manner and in the order and frequency set forth by this Act every ten years.

Bill· SS. 591 (95th)referred

Omnibus Energy and Natural Resources Reorganization Act

United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1977

Omnibus Energy and Natural Resources Reorganization Act - Declares it the purpose of this Act to reorganize Federal energy-related activities in order to provide mechanisms for the development and implementation of a national energy policy where energy conservation is as important as energy supply. Title I: Energy Policy Formulation Act - Establishes an Energy Policy Council in the Executive Office of the President. Directs the Council to: (1) assist the President in the preparation of an annual energy report to the Congress; (2) develop and recommend policies and programs involving energy supply and conservation for use in the Federal branch; and (3) make studies, reports, and investigations relating to national energy policy. Stipulates that the Commission shall terminate three years after the date on which the last of the initial three members is appointed. Creates a Cabinet-level Committee on Conservation in the Executive Office of the President, to be chaired by the Chairman of the Energy Policy Council. Directs the Committee to advise the President with respect to Federal energy conservation policy. Directs the Committee to make an annual report to the President on Federal energy conservation activities. Terminates the Committee after three years of operation. Title II : Department of Energy Supply and Natural Resources Act - Establishes an executive Department of Energy Supply and Natural Resources. Lists under secretaries, assistant secretaries, and offices to be included within such Department. Prohibits the Secretary of the Department of Energy Supply and Natural Resources from approving programs or projects requiring use of lands from public parks, recreation areas, wildlife and waterfowl refuges, or historic sites, unless no feasible and prudent alternative exists and unless such programs includes all possible steps to minimize harm to such lands. Transfers to the Secretary all energy supply functions from the Department of the Interior, the Federal Energy Administration, and the Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration. Transfers functions of the National Park Service, the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation to the Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Transfers functions from the Bureau of Land Management, the Geological Survey, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Office of Land Use and Water Management, and the Forest Service to the Assistant Secretary for Land and Water Management. Transfers functions from the Federal Energy Administration to the Assistant Secretary for Conservation of Energy. Transfers functions from the Office of Environmental Quality and legislative affairs functions from the Department of the Interior, the Federal Energy Administration, and the Energy Research and Development Administration, to the Assistant Secretary for Program Management. Transfers functions from the Geological Survey, the Bureau of Mines, and the Office of Energy Information and Analysis to the Administrator for Energy Supply and Natural Resource Data and Analysis. Transfers functions from the Energy Research and Development Administration, the Office of Water Research and Technology, and the Bureau of Mines to the Assistant Secretary for Research and Development. Transfers functions from the Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration and the Energy Research and Development Administration to the Assistant Secretary for Environment and Safety. Transfers mining and leasing functions over the Outer Continental Shelf and other Federal lands, and all water and power resources functions from the Department of the Interior and the Federal Energy Administration to the Assistant Secretary for the Development of Supply. Transfers specified authorities to the Secretary of Commerce, the Energy Policy Council, the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Defense, and the Administrator of General Services. Authorizes the transfer of additional authorities to the Secretary of Energy Supply and Natural Resources as determined by the President to be related to energy supply policy. Directs the Secretary to submit a comprehensive reorganization plan to Congress prior to initial exercise of reorganization authority conferred by this Actu. Establishes procedures governing the operation of the Department. Requires Congressional review of proposed research contracts. Amends or repeals existing provisions of law to conform with the provisions of this Act. Declares that rules, regulations, orders, contracts, or licenses in effect at the time this title takes effect shall remain in effect until otherwise altered. Directs the Secretary to submit to the Congress within two years a codification of all energy and natural resources laws. Directs the Comptroller General to undertake a comprehensive study of Federal energy regulatory activities.

Law· SS. 555 (95th)open

Ethics in Government Act of 1978

United States · United States Congress · 1 February 1977

Public Official Integrity Act - Title I: Amendments to Title 28, United States Code - Requires the Attorney General to investigate all specific allegations of criminal law violations by specified individuals, including the President, Vice President, persons in the Executive branch compensated at a rate of pay prescribed for positions I and II of the Executive Schedule, and any national campaign manager or chairman of any national campaign committee seeking the election or reelection of the President. Requires the Attorney General to decide within 60 days whether the matter warrants prosecution and if so, directs him to apply to the division of the U.S. Courts of Appeals responsible for the appointment of a special prosecutor. Requires the Attorney General to apply for the appointment of a special prosecutor whenever, in the course of any criminal investigation, he determines that the continuing investigation or resulting prosecution may so directly and substantially affect the political or personal interests of the President or the Attorney General or the interests of the President's political party as to make it inappropriate in the interest of the administration of justice for the Department of Justice to conduct such investigation. Enumerates the authority and duties of a special prosecutor. Gives a special prosecutor all the investigative and prosecutorial functions and powers of the Department except those which specifically require the Attorney General's personal action. Requires a special prosecutor to report annually to Congress and at the conclusion of such special prosecutor's duties to the division of the court. Requires a special prosecutor to promptly advise the House of Representatives of any substantial and credible information which may constitute grounds for an impeachment. States that a special prosecutor may only be removed from office by impeachment and conviction, or by the Attorney General for extraordinary improprieties, malfeasance in office, willful neglect of duty, permanent incapacitation, or conduct constituting a felony. Permits the division of the court to terminate an office of special prosecutor at any time on the grounds that the investigations and prosecutions of such prosecutor have been completed. Requires the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to assign three judges or justices for two-year periods to a division of the Court to be the special panel of the court for the appointment of special prosecutors. Terminates the provisions of this Act which pertain to a special prosecutor five years after the date on which this Act takes effect. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to be held by the Department as a contingent fund for the use of any special prosecutor appointed pursuant to this Act. Requires the Attorney General to promulgate rules requiring any officer or employee of the Department, including a United States Attorney, to disqualify himself from participation in a particular investigation or prosecution if such participation may result in a personal, financial, or political conflict of interests or the appearance of such conflict. Establishes within the Department an Office of Government Crimes to be directed by a person appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and who has not, during the five years preceeding such appointment, held a high-level position of trust and responsibility on the personal campaign staff of, or in an organization or political party working on behalf of, a candidate for any elective Federal Office. Confers upon the Office jurisdiction over: (1) criminal violations of Federal law related to his Government position, employment, or compensation, by any individual who holds or who held a position as an elected or appointed Federal Government officer, employee or special employee; (2) criminal violations of Federal laws relating to lobbying, conflicts of interest, campaigns, and election to public office committed by any person except insofar as such violations relate to matters involving discrimination or intimidation on the grounds of race color, religion or national origin; (3) the supervision of investigations and prosecutions of criminal violations of Federal law involving State or local government officials or employees; and (4) such other matters as the Attorney General may deem appropriate except as to matters referred to the special prosecutor pursuant to this Act. Requires the Attorney General to report annually to Congress on the activities of the Office. Title II: Congressional Legal Counsel - Establishes as an office of Congress, the Office of Congressional Counsel headed by a Congressional Legal Counsel. Makes the office directly accountable to the Joint Leadership Group established under this Act. Directs the Office to defend Congress, a Member, officer, or employee of Congress, or any agency or committee of Congress in a civil action which arises from performance of official duties if so authorized by a two-thirds vote of the Leadership Group of the relevant House or Houses or by a majority vote of the relevant House or Houses of Congress. Directs the Office to bring a civil action to enforce a Congressional subpoena if authorized to do so by a majority vote of the appropriated House. Directs the Office to represent the interests of Congress as intervenor or amicus curiae in a suit in which Congress is not a party if authorized by the appropriate House, in the event such appearance or intervention is in the name of one House, or by both Houses in the event that such appearance or intervention is in the name of the entire Congress. Authorizes to be appropriated for each fiscal year through fiscal year 1982, such sums as may be necessary to enable the Office to carry out its duties and functions. Provides that until such sums are first appropriated, for a period of up to 12 months, the expenses of the office shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate. Title III: Government Personnel; Financial Disclosure Requirements - Declares it to be the policy of the United States that there be uniform requirements for full public financial disclosure by high-level officers and employees of the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches of the Government. States that such financial disclosure requirements shall not be inconsistent with the public financial disclosure requirements contained in the Code of Official Conduct adopted by the Senate.

Bill· SS. 517 (95th)passed

Federal Employees Flexible and Compressed Work Schedules Act

United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1977

Federal Employees Flexible and Compressed Work Schedules Act - Requires the Civil Service Commission to develop a three-year comprehensive plan to provide for the establishment of flexible and compressed work schedule experiments within executive agencies. Directs the head of each agency to determine whether or not the implementation of such an experimental program would be in the best interest of the agency. Requires the Chairperson of the Commission to take appropriate action to include any requesting agency in the implementation of the comprehensive plan. Title I: Flexible Scheduling of Work Hours - Permits Federal agencies to conduct one or more experiments to test flexible schedules which include: (1) designated hours and days during which an employee on such a schedule must be present for work; and (2) designated hours during which employees on such a schedule may elect the times of their arrival and departure. Empowers the head of an agency, at the request of an employee participating in a flexible hour program, to grant such employee compensatory time off in lieu of payment of such overtime hours. Disallows, with specified exceptions, the payment of premium pay for night-work to an employee working a flexible hour schedule solely because such employee elects to work optional hours at a time of day for which premium pay is otherwise authorized. Limits the number of optional hours which an employee on a flexible schedule may accumulate for carryover from a biweekly pay period to the succeeding biweekly pay period. Title II: Four-day Week and Other Compressed Work Schedules - Permits agencies to conduct one or more experiments to test a four-day workweek or other compressed schedules. Details provisions relating to the payment or overtime pay, Sunday pay, and holiday pay to individuals working such a schedule. Title III: Administrative Provisions - Prohibits the inclusion within any experiment under Titles I or II of this Act of employees within a unit with respect to which an organization of government employees has been accorded exclusive recognition except to the extent expressly provided under a written agreement between the agency and such organization. Prohibits the intimidation or coercion of other employees who are participating in an experiment under Titles I or II with respect to their rights under this Act. Sets forth reporting requirements for the Commission with respect to programs carried out under this Act.

Bill· SS. 518 (95th)passed

Part-Time Career Opportunity Act

United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1977

Part-Time Career Opportunity Act - Sets forth a time schedule for the required introduction of part-time jobs in each grade in each Federal agency, at a rate of two percent each year for five years. Authorizes the Civil Service Commission to waive or reduce any such percentage minimum for a period not to exceed one year under specified circumstances. Deems such a decision a final agency action for judicial review purposes. Declares the provisions of this Act to be inapplicable to situations where a collective bargaining agreement is in effect which establishes the number of hours of employment in a week.

Bill· SS. 519 (95th)referred

National Meals-on-Wheels Act

United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1977

National Meals-on-Wheels Act - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to allow States to distribute Federal Funds for the establishment of: (1) projects to provide home-delivered meals to qualified homebound elderly persons; (2) an information and referral system for homebound individuals receiving such meals; and (3) an operation to seek volunteer personnel for the delivery of such meals and to compensate such personnel for related transportation expenses. Authorizes the appropriation of specified sums in fiscal years 1978 and 1979 for the purpose of providing home-delivered meals under this Act. Limits to five percent the amount of such funds which may be spent upon the administration of such program. Directs the Commissioner of the Administration on Aging to conduct a demonstration project involving at least three States to determine the feasibility of using the meals system designed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for the elderly as a component of, or substitute for, regular nutrition projects assisted under the Older Americans Act of 1965.

Bill· SS. 503 (95th)referred

Youth Employment Act

United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1977

Youth Employment Act -- Amends the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act to authorize the Secretary of Labor to provide financial assistance to prime sponsors, under the comprehensive manpower services provisions of such Act, certain counties, and Indian tribal groups for comprehensive manpower services for economically disadvantaged, unemployed, and underemployed youths age 14- 24. Makes eligible for a bonus payment prime sponsors which engaged, in the year prior to applying for assistance under this Act, in a cooperative education or training project with a local or State education agency. Repeals provisions under which assistance is presently provided for part time and summer employment of disadvantaged youths.

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 7 (95th)passed

A concurrent resolution relating to freedom of emigration.

United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1977

Requests that the concerns of the United States be conveyed to the Soviet government regarding adherence to the Helsinki Declaration with respect to freedom to emigrate.

Bill· SS. 431 (95th)reported

Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1977

Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act - Requires each executive agency to use a procurement contract as the legal instrument reflecting a relationship between the Federal Government and a State or local government or other recipient whenever the principal purpose of the agreement is the acquisition, by purchase, lease, or barter, of property or services for the direct benefit or use of the Federal Government. Requires each executive agency, when no substantial involvement is anticipated between the executive agency, acting for the Federal Government, and the State or local government or other recipient during performance of the contemplated activity, to use a grant agreement as the legal instrument reflecting a relationship between the Federal Government and a State or local government or other recipient whenever the principal purpose of the relationship is the transfer of money, property, services, or anything of value to the State or local government. Requires each executive agency to use a cooperative agreement as the legal instrument reflecting a relationship between the Federal Government and a State or local government or other recipient whenever the principal purpose of the relationship is the transfer of money, property, services, or anything of value to the State or local government, and substantial involvement is anticipated between the executive agency, acting for the Federal Government, and the State or local government or other recipient during performance of the contemplated activity. Directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in cooperation with the executive agencies, to undertake a study to develop a better understanding of alternative means of implementing Federal assistance programs, and to determine the feasibility of developing a comprehensive system of guidance for Federal assistance programs.

Bill· SS. 417 (95th)referred

National Neighborhood Policy Act

United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1977

National Neighborhood Policy Act - Establishes a National Commission on Neighborhoods composed 20 members. Directs the Commission: (1) to study the factors contributing to the decline of city neighborhoods and the factors contributing to the decline of city neighborhoods and the factors necessary for neighborhood survival and revitalization; (2) to make recommendations for modifications in Federal, State, and local laws, policies, and programs necessary to facilitate neighborhood preservation and revitalization; and (3) to report to Congress and to the President on such study. Enumerates the powers of the Commission including the power: (1) to award contracts and grants to evaluate existing neighborhood revitalization programs and the impact of existing laws on neighborhoods; and (2) to hold hearings in neighborhoods for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act.

Bill· SS. 418 (95th)referred

Displaced Homemakers Act

United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1977

Displaced Homemakers Act - Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to establish a minimum of 50 Multipurpose Service Centers for displaced homemakers. States that each Center shall provide specified services, including: (1) job counseling; (2) job training and job placement; (3) health education and counseling; (4) financial management; (5) legal counseling and referral; and (6) outreach information with respect to Federal assistance programs. Sets forth factors to be considered by the Secretary in selecting Center sites. Directs the Secretary to designate a public or non-profit private organization to administer a Center once its site has been chosen. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants in accordance with specified guidelines to such organizations for the purpose of establishing and maintaining Centers. Directs the Secretary to prepare and furnish to Congress biennial evaluations which are to include a thorough assessment of each Center and recommendations concerning the administration and expansion of such Centers at the local, State, and Federal levels. Directs the Secretary to prepare and furnish to the Congress a study to determine the feasibility of, and appropriate procedures for, allowing displaced homemakers to participate in: (1) programs established under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973; (2) work incentive programs under the Social Security Act; (3) related Federal employment, education and health assistance programs; and (4) programs established, or benefits provided, under Federal and State unemployment compensation laws.

Bill· SS. 411 (95th)referred

Neighborhood Preservation Act

United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1977

Neighborhood Preservation Act - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to require localities to provide as part of their housing assistance plans a plan to identify and reclaim deteriorated housing stock where feasible. Lists acceptable approaches for achieving such objective. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to require the designation of concentrated revitalization areas in which 90 percent of rehabilitation loan funds must be allocated. Replaces the three percent interest rate on such loans with a sliding scale interest rate between three and seven percent. Limits such loans to homeowners with incomes of less than $20,000.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 49 (95th)passed

A resolution relating to international environmental impact statements.

United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1977

Declares it the sense of the Senate that the United States should seek a treaty (1) to require the preparation of an International Environmental Impact Statement for any major project, action, or continuing activity which may be reasonably expected to have a significant adverse impact on the physical environment or environmental interests of another nation or a global commons area, (2) to require submission of such statement to the United Nations Environmental Program and the affected country, and (3) to require delay of the projected activity without prior international consultations.

Bill· SS. 293 (95th)referred

Office of Management and Budget Authorization and Oversight Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1977

Office of Management and Budget Authorization and Oversight Act - States that no funds may be appropriated to carry out the functions of the Office of Management and Budget after September 30, 1977, unless authorized specifically for such functions by law. Authorizes such funds for the period ending March 31, 1981. Requires the Director of the Office to keep the Congress currently informed with respect to all matters relating to the Office. Requires the Director to report to the Comptroller General within 120 days of the enactment of this Act the practices, procedures and management techniques utilized by the Office in performing its functions including: (1) its preparation and supervision of the budget; (2) advising the President regarding executive branch organization; and (3) evaluation of Federal program performance and management processes. Requires the Comptroller General to determine from such report the extent to which the purposes and intent of Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1970, which established the Office in place of the Bureau of the Budget, are being carried out. Requires the Comptroller General to report his findings to Congress.

Bill· SS. 256 (95th)referred

Natural Gas Act Amendments

United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1977

Natural Gas Act Amendments - Amends the Natural Gas Act to terminate Federal Power Commission authority to regulate sales of new natural gas in interstate commerce. Stipulates that emergency sales of natural gas to curtailed customers who qualify as essential users shall not affect such exempt status. Stipulates that contractual provisions prohibiting sales to such customers shall be suspended and unenforceable for the duration of such emergency sale. Stipulates that prices for offshore sales of new natural gas shall not exceed the ceiling price for sales of new natural gas produced from offshore Federal lands. Stipulates that prices paid for natural gas in transactions between a natural gas company and its affiliates shall not exceed prices paid in comparable sales by persons not affiliated with any natural gas company. Directs the Federal Power Commission to conduct studies and make reports regarding the nature and availability of natural gas reserves. Requires that the Commission keep current information available relating to the estimated natural gas reserves for individual fields. Establishes procedures for the establishment of ceiling prices for new natural gas produced from offshore Federal lands through December 31, 1982. Authorizes the Commission to grant exemptions to price ceilings within high-cost production areas. Establishes procedures for adjustments to price ceilings established pursuant to this Act. Directs the Commission to prohibit the curtailment of adequate supplies of natural gas for essential agricultural purposes. Directs the Commission to prohibit the use of natural gas as boiler fuel where adequate alternatives are available. Authorizes exemptions from such prohibition where necessary to comply with pollution control or environmental protection and safety standards. Stipulates that the provisions of the Natural Gas Act shall extend to synthetic natural gas.

Bill· SS. 224 (95th)referred

A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to allow credit for civil service retirement purposes for time spent by Japanese-Americans in World War II internment camps.

United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1977

Entitles any Federal employee or Member of Congress who is a Japanese-American World War II internee to credit for civil service retirement purposes for the period during which such individual was detained or interned in a camp or similar facility.

Bill· SS. 143 (95th)reported

Medicare-Medicaid Anti-Fraud and Abuse Amendments

United States · United States Congress · 11 January 1977

Medicare-Medicaid Anti-Fraud and Abuse Amendments - Amends Titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require that Medicare and Medicaid payments be made directly to the physician or other person providing the service involved. Allows payment in accordance with an assignment from the person or institution providing care or service if such assignment is made to a governmental agency or entity or is established by the order of a court of competent jurisdiction or to an agent of such person or institution if the agency does so pursuant to an agency agreement under which the compensation to be paid to the agency for his services or in connection with the billing or collection of payments due such person or institution under the plan is unrelated to the amount of such payments or the billings thereof, and is not dependent upon the actual collection of any such payment. States that the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall by regulation (or by contract provision) provide that any entity (other than a public agency) which is a provider or supplier that furnishes or arranges for the furnishing of items or services with respect to which payment is claimed under Title XVIII, Title V (Maternal and Child Welfare), or under Title XIX of the Social Security Act to a party to an agreement with the Secretary under such titles shall promptly comply with any request, specifically addressed to that entity by the Secretary or the Comptroller General of the United States, for information concerning ownership, control, or costs of such entities. Increases the maximum penalty for defrauding the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Authorizes the Comptroller General of the United States to sign and issue subpoenas for the purpose of any audit, investigation, examination, analysis, review, evaluation, or other function authorized by law with respect to any program authorized under this Act. Requires the Secretary to suspend any physician or practitioner from participation in the Medicare or Medicaid programs whenever such individual is convicted of a criminal offense related to their involvement in such programs. Conditions participation in or certification or recertification under the programs established by titles XVIII, XIX, and XX (Grants to States for Services) upon disclosure of the name of any person who: (1) has a direct or indirect ownership or control interest of five percent or more in such provider, institution, organization, or agency; and (2) has been convicted of a criminal offense related to the involvement of such person in any of such programs. Prohibits expenditure under the Medicaid plan to the extent that any agency, organization, or other person (other than a member of the individual's family) would have been obligated by a State law or contract to provide such care or services but for a provision of the State law or contract which limits or excludes such obligation because the individual is eligible for or receives care or services under the plan.

Bill· SS. 174 (95th)passed

A bill to amend the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 to halt the importation of Rhodesian chrome.

United States · United States Congress · 11 January 1977

Amends the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 to permit enforcement of any executive order restricting the importation of Rhodesian chrome, pursuant to any United Nations Security Council resolution. Requires that steel mill products containing chromium may not be imported while such executive order is in effect without filing a certificate of origin with the Secretary of the Treasury unless such shipment is released by the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe regulations to carry out this provision.

Bill· SS. 175 (95th)referred

Opportunities Industrialization Centers Skills Training and National Community Based Organizations Job Creation and Employment Act

United States · United States Congress · 11 January 1977

Opportunities Industrialization Centers Skills Training and National Community Based Organizations Job Creation and Employment Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to: (1) contact Opportunities Industrialization Centers, Incorporated, for the provision of skills training to certain types of unemployed persons through such centers; and (2) contact other national community based organizations, such as the Urban League and union-related organizations, for the provision of comprehensive employment services, including counseling, job creation and development, remedial education, and followup. Directs the head of each agency having administrative authority with respect to specified Federal grant and construction programs to take steps to assure that special consideration be given national community based organizations in providing employment services and job opportunities for unemployed persons pursuant to such authority.

Bill· SS. 2 (95th)referred

Sunset Act

United States · United States Congress · 10 January 1977

Sunset Act - Title I: Authorizations of New Budget Authority - Sets forth a five-year schedule for review and 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 1977. States that no program not specifically reauthorized by Congress pursuant to this Act shall continue to function after the review date set forth in such schedule. Excepts from the requirements of this Act specified programs such as health care services, general retirement and disability insurance, and Federal employment retirement and disability payments. Permits legislation authorizing Federal program review more often than every five years as required by this Act. Requires the Comptroller General to identify for Congress for each program being reviewed the type of budget authority such program has and those inactive programs for which no outlays have been made during fiscal years 1976 and 1977. Title II: Review of Programs - Requires the authorizing committees of the Senate and House of Representatives to conduct "sunset reviews" of all programs prior to the review date applicable to such program and to issue a report on the findings of such review. Sets forth guidelines for the content of such sunset reviews including the identification of programs with duplicative objectives and an assessment of the impact of eliminating the program or funding it at a lower level. Provides the authorizing committees with assistance from the Government Accounting Office, the Congressional Budget Office, and the Congressional Research Service in carrying out such sunset reviews. Title III: Citizens' Commission on the Organization and Operation of Government - Establishes a Citizens' Commission on the Organization and Operation of Government to study and make recommendations on ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Federal Government. Requires the Commission to submit its final report together with its findings and recommendations no later than September 30, 1980. Requires the Comptroller General to report once a year for two years after submission of the Commission's final report the status of actions taken as a result of the report. Terminates the Commission 90 days after submission of its final report. Authorizes to be appropriated $12,000,000 to carry out the provisions of this title. Title IV: Tax Expenditures - Requires the Joint Committee on Taxation, after consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Budget Committees of the House and Senate, to prepare a reauthorization schedule for all tax expenditures, similar to the schedule set out in Title I for Federal programs, and to report its recommendations to the Committees on Ways and Means and Finance. Requires the Congress to take final action before the end of the 95th Congress on the schedule for tax expenditures. States that, following the adoption of the schedule, the Committees on Ways and Means and Finance are required to conduct "sunset" reviews of tax expenditures according to the schedule. Sets forth guidelines for such reviews similar to those set out in Title II for such programs. Title V: Miscellaneous - Requires executive department agency heads to submit to Congress (after the President has submitted his budget) a statement of that agency's request for new budget authority as transmitted to the Office of Management and Budget. Requires agency heads to furnish the authorizing committees of Congress information regarding supplemental budget requests and supplemental estimates of outlays. Provides for a one-year grace period for programs which have not been specifically reauthorized by the scheduled time.

Bill· SS. 21 (95th)referred

A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide additional consultation and education to employers.

United States · United States Congress · 10 January 1977

Authorizes the Secretary of Labor, under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, to make visits to the work place of any employer, upon the request of the employer, to consult with and advise the employer concerning the obligations of the employer under such Act. Directs the Secretary to give priority to small business and hazardous workplaces. Stipulates that no consultative visit made under this Act may serve as an inspection or investigation as otherwise provided for by the Occupational Safety and Health Act, except: (1) in the case of an employer who fails to eliminate a danger disclosed during such a visit: or (2) if conditions are found during such a visit which indicate the probability that death or serious harm could result to employees therefrom, the Secretary may notify the employer of such conditions and afford him a reasonable time to eliminate such conditions. Prohibits the transmission of information obtained during a consultative visit to representatives of the Secretary engaged in enforcement. Directs the Secretary to establish education programs to inform employers and employees of the hazards in particular industries. Authorizes the appropriation of funds through fiscal year 1978 for the purposes of this Act.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 573 (94th)referred

A resolution relating to helping the deaf and hearing-impaired enjoy television.

United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1976

Expresses Senate support of the Public Broadcasting Service's petition to the Federal Communications Commission which requests reservation of vertical line twenty-one for television transmission of captioning information for use by hearing impaired individuals.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 578 (94th)passed

A resolution concerning bail for major narcotics offenders.

United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1976

Expresses the sense of the Senate that it is imperative that the Federal judiciary prevent, so far as possible consistent with the eighth amendment, persons from becoming fugitives from controlled substances prosecutions. Requests the President of the United States, the Chief Justice of the United States and other high government officials charged with enforcing the law, to raise this concern with various legislative and judicial committees, judges and magistrates, and the general public.