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United States · United States Congress · 21 October 1975
Condemns the resolution adopted by the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly which equates Zionism with racism.
United States · United States Congress · 9 October 1975
Provides for the furnishing of outpatient rehabilitation services under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act. Defines rehabilitation facilities, services, and outpatient rehabilitation services for purposes of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 9 October 1975
Directs the Comptroller General, in consultation with the Congressional Budget Office and the Senate Government Operations Committee, to develop no later than June 1, 1976, a standard oversight methodology to be utilized in the Senate by each standing committee other than the Committees on Appropriations and Budget, in reviewing the effectiveness of programs it has authorized. Provides for the development of a standard report form to be utilized in reporting the results of their hearings and investigations.
United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1975
Lobbying Act - Declares it to be the purpose of this Act to provide for the disclosure to the Congress, the executive branch, and to all members of the public of the efforts of organizations and individuals who are paid to engage in efforts to influence issues before Congress or the executive branch, without intefering with the right of the people of the United States to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Defines terms used in this Act. States that the term "lobbying" means the making of "lobbying communications" or "lobbying solicitations", as such terms are defined in this Act. Defines the term "lobbyist" to mean any person or organization which receives any income other than personal travel expenses and other specified income: (1) to make or for making in any quarterly period one or more lobbying communications; or (2) to make or for making in any quarterly period one or more lobbying solicitations which refer to the same issue or issues before the Congress or the executive branch and which reach, or may reasonably be expected to reach, a total of five hundred or more persons. Makes a further definition of the term "lobbyist" to include any organization which conducts specified activities designed to affect the outcome of legislation. Requires each person to register with the Comptroller General of the United States not later than 15 days after becoming a lobbyist. States that such registration shall contain the identification of the lobbyist, and the identification of the subject matter of each category of issues before the Congress or executive branch, which the lobbyist expects to seek to influence. Requires each lobbyist to disclose each organization from which he received income during the 12-month period preceding the filing. Requires voluntary membership organizations to approximate the number of persons who are members of the organization, and to describe the methods which the organization expects to use. States that such registrations shall also include: (1) an identification of each person on whose behalf the lobbyist's services have been retained; (2) a description of the financial terms and conditions under which the lobbyist is retained by each such person; and (3) an identification of each individual to whom, as of the date of filing, the lobbyist expects to provide income (other than personal travel expenses) to make one or more lobbying communications. States that such registration shall be effective for 12 months. Requires each lobbyist and person retaining a lobbyist to maintain such financial and other records as the Comptroller General shall prescribe. States that such records shall be subject to examinations by the Comptroller General. Requires each lobbyist to file quarterly reports with the Comptroller General covering the lobbyist's activities during that period. Sets forth the information required to be included in such report. Enumerates the powers of the Comptroller General pursuant to the enforcement of the provisions of this Act. Grants the Comptroller General the power to subpena witnesses and documentary evidence. Sets forth the duties of the Comptroller General pursuant to this Act. States that the Comptroller General shall make available to the public the information contained in the registration and reports filed by lobbyists under this Act. Directs the Comptroller General, in response to a written request by any person, to render an advisory opinion with respect to the recordkeeping, registration, or reporting requirements of this Act. Directs the Comptroller General to investigate any apparent violation of this Act when it appears that any person has engaged, or is about to engage in, any acts or practices which would constitute a violation of this Act. Authorizes the Comptroller General to correct such violations by informal means, or, that failing, by legal action. Sets forth rules of procedure with respect to legal actions brought to enforce the provisions of this Act. Establishes civil penalties consisting of fines of up to $10,000 per day for each day of violation of the provisions of this Act. Requires the Comptroller General to report to the President and to Congress annually with respect to its activities and functions under this Act. Repeals the Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1975
Revises the formula for determination of the amount of tax to be imposed on charitable foundations upon their failure to distribute income by changing the method of calculation of the minimum investment return for any private foundation for any taxable year.
United States · United States Congress · 3 October 1975
Catastrophic Health Insurance and Medical Assistance Reform Act - Title I: Catastrophic Illness Insurance - Establishes a Catastrophic Health Insurance Program under the Social Security Act. Sets forth the eligibility criteria for individuals. Provides that every individual who: (1) is a resident of the United States; and (2) is a citizen of, or a lawfully admitted alien in the United States shall be entitled to catastrophic health insurance benefits provided by this Act in cases where he is not covered by an approved employer plan. Delimits the scope of benefits, including hospital and related insurance benefits (hospital, post-hospital, and home health services) and medical and other health benefits. Sets forth the terms and conditions governing payment of benefits and deductibles. Stipulates that in determining the amount of expenses incurred by an individual for medical and other health services in any calendar year, all amounts in excess of $500 incurred in connection with the treatment of mental, psychoneurotic or personality disorders of such individual, shall be disregarded. Provides for a general deductible from: (1) the reasonable costs of inpatient hospital services past the 60th day; and (2) inpatient hospital benefits of the higher of the following: (A) $2,000, or (B) $2,000 adjusted by the Consumer Price Index to reflect changes in fees for physician services (in $100 increments). Permits payments for specified mental health care services. Requires the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to promulgate regulations prescribing standards designed to assure that services consisting of the furnishing of blood or blood products, or the application of procedures or courses of treatment which are experimental or extraordinarily complex, will be provided only when such services are appropriate to the health care needs of the patient. Creates, in the United States Treasury, a Federal Catastrophic Health Insurance Trust Fund to provide a reserve for payment of benefits authorized by this Act. States that individuals covered under approved employer or self-employed plans shall be entitled to those benefits rather than the benefits provided by the catastrophic health insurance plan. Defines the term "employer plan" as meaning an insurance policy, contract, or other arrangement entered into between an employer and a carrier under which the carrier, in consideration of premiums or other periodic payments, undertakes to pay for the costs of health services received by the employer's employees. Requires that the coverage provided under such plans must include a package of benefits which is the same as that provided by the Federal catastrophic health insurance benefits plan established under this Act. Sets forth additional requirements governing employer health plans. Establishes an Actuarial Committee to prepare and recommend annually to the Secretary a Table of Values of Catastrophic Health Insurance Coverage, which shall establish the actuarial value of one year's catastrophic health insurance coverage for employers, carriers, and others involved in the programs. Allows an income tax credit under the Internal Revenue Code for the actuarial value of catastrophic health insurance coverage for the self-employed and for employees covered under approved employer plans. Title II: Medical Assistance Plan for Low-Income People - Provides, for low-income individuals and families, assistance toward the costs of necessary hospital, skilled nursing facility, medical and other health care services. Guarantees free choice by inpatients of health services from any person, institution, or agency qualified under this Act. Permits individuals the option of obtaining other health insurance protection. Describes the medical assistance plan, what individuals are eligible to receive its health benefits, and the application procedure. Enumerates the scope of benefits under the plan, including: (1) 60 days of inpatient hospital services; (2) skilled nursing facility services; and (3) home health services. Prescribes the co-payment requirements and procedures of persons eligible for benefits. Makes special provisions relating to Medicaid eligibles and the circumstances under which such persons are eligible for health benefits under this title. Authorizes the Secretary to require consolidation of facilities of carriers and intermediaries in geographic regions with minimum size populations of persons covered under this title. Creates the Medical Coverage Trust Fund to consist of gifts and bequests and held by a Board of Trustees. Makes provisions for State contributions to the Fund. Authorizes appropriations to the Fund for each fiscal year of sums necessary to carry out the purposes of this title. Sets forth the definitions of terms used in this title, including the meaning of "income," "health care expenses," and "inpatient hospital services. Prohibits exclusion by employers of specified employees from coverage under group health insurance plans. Title III: Private Basic Health Insurance Certification Program - States that any insurer may provide any health insurance policy to the Secretary for his examination and certification. Sets forth the standards under which the Secretary shall not certify any such insurance policy. Title IV: Amendments to the Medicare Program Immunizations - Authorizes payments for immunizations which the Secretary determines are appropriate under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, but only if provided on a schedules allowance basis, as determined under regulations promulgated by the Secretary. Extends coverage of the renal disease program authorized under such Act to specified individuals not previously covered. Title V: General Provisions Relating to Health Insurance Under Social Security Act - Requires the Secretary to establish a separate organizational unit within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare under the direction of the Assistant Secretary for Health Insurance Administration, who shall report directly to the Secretary and who shall have policy and administrative responsibility for the programs established by this Act and by the unemployment compensation, medicare, medicaid, and renal disease programs of the Social Security Act. Expresses the policy of Congress to encourage and expand philanthropic support for health care.
United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1975
Fiscal Year Adjustment Act - Revises the fiscal appropriations provisions of specified public laws in order to conform to the transition to an October-September fiscal year.
United States · United States Congress · 1 October 1975
Fiscal Year Transition Act - Title I: Provides that, for purposes of specified provisions of the Social Security Act, the term "fiscal year" includes the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976. Makes or continues appropriations for the implementation of the Social Security programs through this transitional period. Extends the provisions of, and the authorization of appropriations for, the following Acts for the transitional period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976: the Older Americans Act, Public Health Service Act, mental health Acts, National School Lunch Act, Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972, General Education Provisions Act, Comprehensive Employment and Training Act, Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, and the Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970. Title II: States that the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, shall be treated as a fiscal year for the purposes of specified Act of Congress, or for provisions of Federal law insofar as they relate to matching requirements.
United States · United States Congress · 29 September 1975
Provides, under the Internal Revenue Code, that an individual who is an active participant in a retirement plan may claim the deduction for retirement savings for amounts contributed by him to an individual retirement account, for an individual retirement annuity, or for a retirement bond, to the extent that the amounts paid by him or on his behalf under the retirement plan does not equal the maximum amount of the retirement savings deduction to which he would be entitled if he were not an active participant in such plan.
United States · United States Congress · 25 September 1975
Oil Pricing Act - Provides for the phased decontrol of crude oil prices under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act. Provides for a gradual transition from mandatory price and allocation controls, under such Act. Permits the President to remove price and allocation control regulation from crude oil or refined petroleum products which are not in short supply.
United States · United States Congress · 18 September 1975
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to carry out a program for flood prevention in the North Branch of the Chicago River Watershed in Cook and Lake Counties, Illinois.
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1975
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should, upon his visit to the People's Republic of China, request that the Chinese officials use their offices to obtain an accounting of members of the United States Armed Forces missing in action and confined as prisoners of war in Southeast Asia.
United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1975
Changes the excise tax imposed on the investment income of private foundations under the Internal Revenue Code from four percent to two percent.
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1975
Federal Procurement Act - States that it is the policy of Congress that a fair proportion of contracts be placed with small business concerns. Provides that, except as otherwise authorized by law, contracts shall be made by (1) small purchase procedures, (2) formal advertising, (3) competitive negotiation, or (4) noncompetitive negotiation as provided in this Act. States that contracts exceeding $10,000 (to which simplified small purchase procedures shall apply) shall be made by formal advertising except when the contracting officer determines in writing that competitive or non-competitive negotiation would be preferable, setting forth his reasons for such decision. Sets forth guidelines for the competitive negotiation of contracts. Requires a prime contractor or any subcontractor to submit cost or pricing data if the award of any negotiated prime contract is expected to exceed $100,000. Provides that contracts may be of any type or combination of types which will promote the best interests of the Government except that the cost-plus-a-percentage-of-cost system of contracting shall not be used. Provides that the fee of a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for experimental, developmental, or research work shall not exceed 15 percent of the estimated cost of the contract, exclusive of fee, as determined by the agency head at the time of awarding the contract and that the fee of any other cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract shall not exceed 10 percent of such estimated cost, exclusive of fee. Authorizes an agency to make contracts providing for requirements for property or services, other than construction, alteration, or major repair of real property, for periods of not more than 5 years with any appropriation. Permits (1) the making of advance, partial, and progress payments and (2) the limitation of small business concerns to advance or progress payments. States that appropriations available for the purpose of procurement by an agency may be made available, through administrative action, for the same purpose in any other appropriation or fund of the agency, or of another military department in the case of action by a military department, in amounts authorized by the head of the agency.
United States · United States Congress · 8 September 1975
Authorizes the President of the United States to designate September 20, 1975, as "German-American Day" to be observed with appropriate ceremonies.
United States · United States Congress · 5 September 1975
Emergency Petroleum Allocation Extension Act - Provides for the extension of the Emergency Allocation Act from August 31, 1975, to December 31, 1980.
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1975
General Accounting Office Act - Title I: Enforcement of Decisions and Settlements - Authorizes the Comptroller General, in the performance of any of his functions, to institute a civil action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia for declaratory relief whenever he has reasonable cause to believe that any officer or employee of the executive branch is about to expend public funds in an illegal manner. Provides that delays in payment beyond the date due and owing in payment for goods or services delivered to and accepted by the United States shall be paid with six percent interest for the time it has been withheld. Title II: Enforcement of Access to Records of Non-Federal Persons and Organizations - Gives the Comptroller General the authority to issue subpenas requiring the production of records of non-Federal persons or organizations to which he has a right of access by law or agreement. Title III: Enforcement of Access to Records of Federal Departments and Establishments - Authorizes the Comptroller General to bring an action in the United States District Court of the District of Columbia against the head of any department or establishment to compel the furnishing of any information, books, documents, papers, or records if such request is not met within twenty days. Title IV: Profits Study - Authorizes the Comptroller General to conduct studies of all profits made by contractors having Government contracts aggregating $1,000,000 or more in the most recent fiscal year.
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1975
Establishes a timetable for Senate consideration of and action on legislative proposals relating to continuing congressional oversight of Government intelligence and other surveillance activities.
United States · United States Congress · 30 July 1975
Securities Protection Act - Declares it to be the finding of Congress that criminal dealings in marketable securities affect interstate and foreign commerce, and that such dealings are harmful to the national economy. Declares the following activities to be crimes under the criminal laws of the United States and establishes fines and prison sentences for: (1) forging or counterfeiting of marketable securities and possession thereof; (2) possession of stolen United States marketable securities; (3) theft and unlawful possession of marketable securities; and (4) use of stolen or counterfeit marketable securities at a financial institution. Defines terms used in this Act. States that the United States Secret Service shall investigate the forging and counterfeiting of marketable securities, and the possession of stolen United States marketable securities.
United States · United States Congress · 30 July 1975
Home Buyer and Home Owner Protection Act - States that the purpose of this Act is to strengthen the administration by the Department of Housing and Urban Development of low- and moderate-income housing programs and to eliminate abuses in such programs. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to take steps to correct defects in property which is improved with a mortgage insured by the provisions of the National Housing Act. States that the Secretary may provide neighborhood counseling services in connection with the insurance of mortgages. Directs the Secretary to prescribe regulations for "fair-dealing requirements" which must be observed by persons selling real property. Establishes in the Department of Housing and Urban Development an Office of Consumer Affairs which shall be an advocate on behalf of the interests of housing consumers in proceedings within the Department. Directs the Secretary to make such expenditures as may be necessary to protect the interests of the United States in properties subject to mortgages insured under this Act and with respect to which foreclosure proceedings have been commenced. Requires the Secretary to inspect the property involved before final mortgage payment is made.
United States · United States Congress · 28 July 1975
National Productivity and Quality of Working Life Act - Title I: Findings, Purpose, and Policy Definitions - Declares it to be the finding of Congress that the rate of productivity growth has declined during four of the past six years in the United States, and that such decline is detrimental to the social and economic welfare of the American people. States that there is a national need to identify the factors which affect adversely the productivity growth, to improve productivity, and to increase employment security. Declares it to be the purpose of this Act: (1) to establish a national policy which will encourage productivity growth consistent with needs of the economy, the natural environment, and the needs, rights, and best interests of management, the work force, and consumers; and (2) to establish as an independent establishment of the executive branch a National Center for Productivity and Quality of Working Life to focus, coordinate, and promote efforts to improve the rate of productivity growth. Title II: National Center for Productivity and Quality of Working Life Established - Creates as an independent establishment of the executive branch of the Government the National Center for Productivity and Quality of Working Life. Sets forth provisions for the establishment of the Board of Directors of the Center. Includes specified cabinet members and Federal officials ex officio, and provides for the appointment of other members by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Enumerates the functions of the Center, including: (1) the development and establishment of a national policy for productivity growth in the public and private sectors of the United States; (2) the stimulation of the maximum participation of the public and private sectors of the Nation's economy in efforts to improve the rate of productivity growth; (3) the recommendation of legislation and revision of regulations as appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Act; and (4) the dissemination of information collected through surveys and studies conducted under this Act. Defines the powers of the Center, including the power to organize and contract for studies pursuant to the purposes of this Act. Requires the Center to report annually to the President and to the Congress on its activities during the preceding fiscal year. Title III: Federal Agency Coordination and Liaison with Center - Directs each department, agency, and independent establishment of the Federal Government to designate an individual to serve as liaison with the Center. Directs such offices to keep the Center informed of all programs and initiatives relevant to this Act, and to provide the Center with any information and material which it may request. Title IV: Administrative Provisions - Authorizes the Executive Director of the Center to carry out such actions as are necessary for effective operation pursuant to this Act. Title V: Evaluation by the Comptroller General - Directs the Comptroller General of the United States to audit, review, and evaluate the implementation of the provisions of this Act by the Center and to report the results of such inspection to Congress within 30 to 36 months of the enactment of this Act. Title VI: Repeal and Transfer - Transfers the functions and staff of the National Commission on Productivity and Work Quality to the Center. Title VII: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes the appropriation of funds to carry out the purposes of this Act for fiscal years 1976, 1977, and 1978.
United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1975
Provides, under title XX (Grants to States for Services) of the Social Security Act, that no State shall be required to administer individual means tests for provision of education, nutrition, transportation, recreation, socialization, or associated services provided thereunder to groups of low-income individuals aged sixty or older.
United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1975
Intergovernmental Handgun Control Act - States that the purpose of this Act is to provide: (1) a new organizational structure of improved performance, coordination, and evaluation of firearms control functions at the Federal level, (2) more effective coordination between Federal, State, and local governmental agencies, (3) procedures for the prohibition of handguns in certain areas with high crime rates, and (4) for increased public safety by banning the manufactures, sale, importation, and possession of handguns not suitable for sporting or other lawful purpose. Title I: Intergovernmental Cooperation Act Amendments - Directs the Attorney General to establish and maintain a National Handgun Statistics Office to identify and distribute statistical information relating to handguns. Requires that the loss or theft of a handgun should 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. States that it is 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. Makes it unlawful to possess a handgun in an area statistically determined to be a high crime area. Provides that reasonable compensation shall be made to owners of handguns required to forfeit them under this Act. Title II : Prohibits the possession, sale, or transfer of any handgun which the Attorney General determines to be unsuitable for law enforcement, military uses, hunting, sport shooting and other lawful purposes based upon standards established by the Attorney General. Title III: Miscellaneous Provisions - Sets forth when the various provisions of this Act shall become effective.
United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1975
Intergovernmental Law Enforcement Cooperation and Reorganization Act - States that the purpose of this Act is to provide: (1) a new organization structure for improved performance, coordination, and evaluation of firearms control functions at the Federal level; and (2) more effective coordination between Federal, State, and local government agencies in an effort to assist States and localities in improving interstate and local regulation of illicit handgun traffic. Defines terms used in this Act. Title I: Gun Control Transfers - Transfers to the Attorney General all functions of the Secretary of the Treasury under the Gun Control Act. Establishes within the Department of Justice the Firearms Safety and Abuse Control Administration, to be headed by an Administrator appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Requires the Attorney General to submit an annual report to the Congress covering the activities of the Administration, including: (1) an assessment and evaluation of specific programs of Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies to reduce illicit handgun traffic; (2) a description of the nature, extent, and effect of Federal, State and local law enforcement agency intelligence operations relating to illicit handgun traffic; and (3) such recommendations, including recommendations for additional legislation, as the Attorney General deems appropriate. Stipulates that in the exercise of the functions transferred under this title, the Attorney General shall have the same authority as that vested in the agency or authority exercising such functions immediately preceding their transfer. 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.
United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1975
Requires that the Congressional Record for the Senate shall contain a verbatim account of remarks delivered on the floor of the Senate. Allows supporting data to be included. Provides that revisions of remarks in the Record shall be limited to the correction of grammatical and typographical errors. Allows, by unanimous consent, the inclusion in the Congressional Record of remarks not actually delivered on the floor. Directs that such insertions shall be printed in a typeface distinctively different from that used for verbatim remarks.
United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1975
Increases the Federal excise tax, under the Internal Revenue Code, on gasoline. Provides a tax credit which is refundable without regard to liability for an amount equal to the amount of increased tax which would be paid on 350 gallons of gasoline per person.
United States · United States Congress · 14 July 1975
Directs that during fiscal year 1976 not less than 70 percent of the value of government-to-government commodity grants and of funds expended under title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 shall be allotted to countries designated by the United Nations as "Most Seriously Affected". Establishes priorities for such distribution. Establishes procedures whereby the President may, subject to congressional approval, provide commodity assistance in excess of the limitations specified in this resolution if such assistance is for humanitarian purposes.
United States · United States Congress · 10 July 1975
Designates the week of October 11, 1976, as "National Product Service Week".
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1975
Places a tax on the sale of new cars according to the fuel consumption rate of the automobile. Makes the tax effective for model year 1978 and thereafter, with the tax increasing for the same rate of fuel consumption through model year 1983. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish, by regulation, procedures for determining the fuel consumption rate for each manufacturer or importer. Provides that the tax imposed under this Act may be adjusted to compensate for increases in fuel consumption rates due to changes in emission standards. Provides a credit against the income tax for the purchase of automobile with fuel consumption rates over 20 miles per gallon for model years 1978 and following.
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1975
Imposes a tax upon gasoline of 10 cents a gallon for sales before October 1, 1977, and 12.5 cents a gallon for sales after September 30, 1977. Allows a taxpayer a tax credit for the amount of gasoline purchased, up to specified limitations. Requires that such tax credit be rebated through the withholding system.
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1975
Extends the life of the Drug Abuse Office and the Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention an additional six months, through January 1, 1976. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the Director of the Drug Abuse Office. Prohibits any private or public general hospital which receives Federal support from discriminating against drug abusers solely because of their drug dependence or abuse. Authorizes specified appropriations through fiscal year 1978 for State drug abuse prevention programs. Revises State plan requirements. Authorizes specified appropriations through fiscal year 1978 for special drug abuse prevention project grants and contracts. Grants high priority in the implementation of such grants and contracts to primary prevention projects.
United States · United States Congress · 4 June 1975
Authorizes to be appropriated for the transition period between July 1, 1976 and September 30, 1976 such sums as may be necessary to conduct programs and activities for which funding was authorized on June 30, 1976, and which have not been authorized appropriations under any other law for such transition period.
United States · United States Congress · 4 June 1975
Provides that in addition to any other requirement imposed by law as a condition of Federal financial participation in any State welfare program, there is imposed expressly the requirement that the State give its consent (thereby waiving any immunity to suit conferred upon the State or State officers by the 11th amendment of the Constitution) to the exercise of the judicial power of the United States in any suit brought by a claimant regarding such program. States that the acceptance of Federal aid by a State welfare program after the effective date of this Act shall constitute consent to such a suit.
United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1975
Authorizes the construction of a lock and dam project on the Mississippi River, Alton, Illinois and Missouri by the Corp of Engineers in accordance with plans approved by the Secretary of the Army on July 14, 1969. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed as authorizing a twelve-foot channel above Alton, Illinois. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 20 May 1975
Abolishes the Federal Metal and Nonmetallic Mine Safety Board of Review. Transfers the functions and powers of such Board to the Secretary of the Interior.
United States · United States Congress · 20 May 1975
Volunteer End-of-Service Allowance Increase Act - Increases VISTA Volunteer stipends and Peace Corps Volunteer readjustment allowances. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to provide for such increases.
United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1975
Foreign Assistance to Cyprus Act - Authorizes the appropriation of $25,000,000 for humanitarian assistance to the people of Cyprus. Directs the President to make maximum use of international and voluntary relief organizations as channels for such assistance.
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1975
Directs each standing committee of the Senate (other than the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on the Budget) to make a special study to determine the effectiveness of existing Federal programs in meeting present priority needs in relation to the cost incurred. Provides that committees shall make recommendations concerning the effectiveness of administrative implementation, duplication of programs and the elimination of programs. Requires each committee to report the results of its study to the Senate not later than December 31, 1975.
United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1975
Directs the Secretary of Commerce to carry out an investigation to identify foreign enterprises engaged in commercial whaling. Provides that it shall be unlawful for any fish or fish products produced, owned or distributed by such enterprise to be imported into the United States. Authorizes the Secretary to issue and amend regulations to carry out the purposes of this resolution.
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1975
Authorizes amounts available but not committed for military assistance to South Vietnam and Cambodia to be used for humanitarian assistance for refugees from South Vietnam and Cambodia.
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1975
Provides for the designation of specified lands in the Isle Royale National Park in Michigan as wilderness.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1975
Provides that priority for local lead elimination programs financed through the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act shall go to homes in which reside children with lead-based paint poisoning. Provides for the reduction of the amount of lead allowed in paint to 0.06 percent by weight. Authorizes appropriations for programs under such Act for fiscal years 1976, 1977 and 1978. Requires the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to establish a National Childhood Lead Based Paint Poisoning Advisory Board to advise the Secretary a policy relating to the administration by such Act.
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1975
Permits the Secretary of the Treasury under the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act to withhold a percentage of the total entitlement payment for any period to insure sufficient funds for final allocation of funds among the State and local units of government. Appropriates to the State and Local Government Fiscal Assistance Trust Fund: (1) $1,625,000,000 for fiscal year 1976; (2) $6,687,500,000 for fiscal year 1977; (3) $6,837,500,000 for fiscal year 1978; (4) $6,987,500,000 for fiscal year 1979; (5) $7,137,500,000 for fiscal year 1980; and (6) $7,287,500,000 for fiscal year 1981. Appropriates to the Fund as noncontiguous States adjustment: (1) $1,195,000 for fiscal year 1976; and (2) $4,780,000 for each of the fiscal years 1976 through 1981. Exempts amounts appropriated to the Fund from the provisions of the Congressional Budget Act. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to submit a report with appropriate recommendations to the Congress no later than September 30, 1980, concerning the extension of such Act. Declares that if the entitlement of any Indian tribe or Alaskan native village is waived for any entitlement period, then the amount of such entitlement shall become part of the entitlement of the county government of the county in which such unit is located. Directs each State and local unit of government which receives funds under such Act to submit a report to the Secretary after the close of each entitlement period on the use of the funds received. Directs each unit of local government which expects to receive funds to submit a report to the Secretary on how it plans to use the funds it expects to receive. Empowers the Secretary whenever he determines that a unit of government has failed to comply with an applicable regulation to withhold all or a portion of the entitlement funds due such unit of government, to terminate the eligibility of such unit of government, and to require repayment of the entitlement funds expended. Requires units of government to provide an opportunity for citizens to give recommendations and views on the proposed expenditures of all funds distributed under such Act within such unit.
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1975
Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1976, 1977, and 1978 for sickle-cell anemia programs.
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1975
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Amateur Athletic Union restore to the late Jim Thorpe the status of amateur athlete and that the International Olympic Committee should officially recognize Jim Thorpe's achievements during the 1912 Olympic Games.
United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1975
Provides 100 percent Federal funding of financial audits of skilled nursing and intermediate care facilities participating in medicare and medicaid programs conducted by State personnel pursuant to the Social Security Act.
United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1975
Requires States, under the Medicaid program of the Social Security Act, to establish ombudsman programs to investigate nursing home complaints and represent consumer interests.
United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1975
Requires nursing homes participating in Federal programs pursuant to title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to have in effect procedures to prevent epidemic diseases and accidents and for reporting them immediately to appropriate authority and next of kin of patients involved in any untoward incident affecting health and safety.
United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1975
Requires skilled nursing facilities to provide medically related social services under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act.
United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1975
Makes it an unfair labor practice under the National Labor Relations Act to discharge or otherwise discriminate against an employee because he has given testimony before any standing, special, or select committee of Congress, or in any proceeding before any agency or department of the Federal Government.