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United States · United States Congress · 8 December 1980
Authorizes the printing as a Senate document of a compilation of materials entitled, "History of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources," and additional copies for use by that committee.
United States · United States Congress · 2 December 1980
Designates the Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health located in Montgomery County, Maryland, as the Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health. Directs the Committee on Rules and Administration to place appropriate markers or inscriptions at suitable locations within such center to commemorate and designate such building.
United States · United States Congress · 24 September 1980
Designates March 19, 1981, as "National Agriculture Day."
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1980
Authorizes and requests the President to designate October 12 through October 19, 1980, as "Italian-American Heritage Week."
United States · United States Congress · 3 September 1980
Congratulates Polish workers on the successful completion of their strikes. Urges the Polish government to respect the agreement. Calls upon other nations to not interfere in Poland's internal affairs.
United States · United States Congress · 26 August 1980
Authorizes and requests the President to designate September 18, 1980, as "Constantino Brumidi Day."
United States · United States Congress · 25 August 1980
Authorizes and requests the President to designate March 16 of each year as "Freedom of Information Day."
United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1980
Reaffirms congressional support for full implementation of the Helsinki Final Act. Expresses the sense of Congress that human rights concerns should be given serious attention at the Madrid meeting to review such Act. Declares that any new measures should be balanced among all sections of the Final Act. Directs the U.S. delegation to seek another review meeting within two years.
United States · United States Congress · 28 July 1980
Venture and Equity Capital Revitalization Act of 1980 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the capital gains deduction for individuals from 60 percent of the net capital gain to 75 percent.
United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1980
Increases the limitation on program activity authorized for the Export-Import Bank for direct loans. Stipulates that a specified portion of such increase shall not be available for obligation or disbursement prior to October 1, 1980.
United States · United States Congress · 2 July 1980
Title I: The Intelligence Community - Authorizes the "intelligence community" of the United States to conduct intelligence activities in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Includes the following entities in the intelligence community: (1) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; (2) Central Intelligence Analysis Agency; (3) Defense Intelligence Agency; (4) Foreign Intelligence Agency; (5) National Security Agency; (6) National Counterintelligence Office; and (7) intelligence components of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement Agency, military services, Departments of Defense, State, Treasury, Energy, and others as determined by the President. Establishes in the Executive Office of the President an Office of the Director of National Intelligence, headed by a Director of National Intelligence appointed by the President. Includes in such Office: (1) a United States Intelligence Board (USIB), consisting of the heads of the entities in the intelligence community, to coordinate U.S. intelligence activities; and (2) a Board of Presidential Estimates, appointed by the Director, to prepare briefings on intelligence for the President and the National Security Council. Sets forth the duties of the Director, including to: (1) inform the President of views and developments within the community; (2) make budgetary recommendations for the community; (3) provide the President and Congress with an annual assessment of the community's effectiveness; (4) promulgate regulations governing the classification of sensitive information; (5) coordinate technical services needed by the community; and (6) perform other duties as the President may prescribe. Requires the Director of Central Intelligence, at the request of the National Security Council, to produce Presidential intelligence estimates. Requires the Director to ensure that diverse points of view within the community are presented. Establishes a nine-member National Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, appointed by the President, to evaluate continually the effectiveness of the intelligence community. Directs the Board to report its findings from time to time to the President and the congressional intelligence committees. Establishes a five-member Intelligence Oversight Board, appointed by the President, to investigate allegations of illegal, unethical, or improper activities of any entity in the intelligence community. Directs the head of each entity of the community to establish, subject to the approval of the Director of National Intelligence and the Attorney General, guidelines with respect to the following collection methods that may be used against a "U.S. person": (1) intrusive and other covert or clandestine techniques; (2) informants and undercover agents; (3) examination of third-party records, including telephone bills, medical records, and hotel registrations; and (4) public information sources. Prohibits the nonconsensual use of such methods except in accordance with the guidelines. Requires the guidelines to: (1) take into account such person's constitutional rights; (2) specify the official who must authorize the collection activity; and (3) be reasonably designed to match the acquisition of information with U.S. security needs. Prohibits the use of intrusive techniques against any U.S. person to obtain foreign intelligence while such person is in the United States unless the President determines that it is necessary to obtain intelligence essential to the national security and which cannot be obtained by less intrusive methods. Restricts the dissemination of intelligence information with respect to a U.S. person by the United States Counterintelligence Office. Authorizes the head of each entity of the intelligence community to classify information in accordance with the regulations prescribed by the Director of National Intelligence. Subjects any person, who discloses classified information to a person unauthorized to receive it, to the current penalties for the offense of delivering defense information to aid a foreign government. Exempts the intelligence community from any laws requiring disclosure of information with respect to information in files specifically designated by the Director of National Intelligence to be concerned with: (1) technical systems for the collection of intelligence information; (2) special and foreign intelligence activities; (3) investigations for determining the suitability of intelligence sources; and (4) liaison or information arrangements with foreign governments. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act to repeal the Hughes-Ryan amendment of 1974 (conditioning the funding of covert CIA operations on reporting to the "appropriate" congressional committees). Repeals the provision of the International Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Act of 1976 limiting assistance for military activities in Angola. Title II: Central Intelligence Analysis Agency - Establishes a Central Intelligence Analysis Agency headed by a Director appointed by the President for a single ten-year term. Charges the Agency with collecting and publishing intelligence information to warn the President and congressional intelligence committees of impending warlike acts anywhere in the world and to assess the disposition and activities of foreign governments. Title III: Defense Intelligence Agency - Establishes within the Department of Defense a Defense Intelligence Agency to: (1) advise the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff; (2) coordinate the intelligence elements of the Armed Forces; and (3) fulfill the same mission as the Central Intelligence Analysis Agency. Provides for a Director of the Agency, appointed by the President for a single ten-year term. Title IV: The United States Foreign Intelligence Agency - Establishes in the executive branch the United States Foreign Intelligence Agency, headed by a Director appointed by the President for a single ten-year term. Charges the Agency with collecting throughout the world information not available to the public to keep the President and Congress informed of the resources and activities of foreign governments and entities that might affect the foreign relations or safety and welfare of the United States. Directs the Agency to: (1) develop the capabilities to influence events outside the United States so that the role of the Government is not revealed or acknowledged and to undertake special activities as the President may order; and (2) conduct intelligence activities in coordination with the Federal Bureau of Investigation as necessary and appropriate to carry out its duties. Requires the Director to report its activities at least annually to the congressional intelligence committees. Authorizes the Agency to: (1) permit its employees to use covert techniques anywhere in the world which the Director determines are necessary to accomplish the Agency's mission; and (2) engage in intelligence activity outside the United States, other than intelligence gathering, which is approved by the President and with respect to which the intelligence committees are notified as soon as practicable. Establishes within the Agency the Contingency Reserve Fund for activities to accomplish the Agency's mission. Permits particular aliens and their families to be given entry into the United States for permanent residence without regard to their inadmissibility under the immigration laws, upon the determination by the Director, with the approval of the Attorney General, that their admission is in the interest of national security or essential to intelligence activities. Title V: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Directs the FBI to: (1) perform intelligence and counterintelligence activities to safeguard the United States from foreign agents working in the United States against its interests and from terrorists; and (2) collect and disseminate intelligence to counter terrorism and conduct other activities to achieve the purposes of this Act. Requires that all FBI counterintelligence and counterterrorist activities outside the United States be conducted in coordination with the Foreign Intelligence Agency. Requires such operations within the United States by other Federal agencies be coordinated with the FBI. Sets forth the duties of the Director of the FBI, including reporting annually to the congressional intelligence committees on foreign intelligence services and terrorist groups operating in the United States. Authorizes the FBI to take all lawful measures to protect the United States from hostile intelligence services and terrorists. Title VI: National Security Agency - Establishes in the Department of Defense the National Security Agency to conduct signals intelligence, cryptology, and communications security for the United States, and to serve as the principal agency of the United States' Signals Intelligence System. Provides for a director of the Agency appointed by the President for a single ten-year term. Sets forth the duties of the Director, including reporting annually to the congressional intelligence committees on the state of U.S. signals intelligence and communications security. Title VII: United States Counterintelligence Office - Establishes in the Department of Justice a United States Counterintelligence Office to coordinate the counterintelligence activities of the intelligence community. Provides for a Deputy Attorney General of the Office appointed by the President for a single ten-year term. Charges the Office with retaining the central counterintelligence files of the Government. Authorizes the Office to request any entity of the community to initiate an investigation of any U.S. person on the basis of facts and circumstances which reasonably indicate that such person is engaged in: (1) clandestine intelligence activity on behalf of a foreign power; (2) international terrorist activity; (3) international trafficking in drugs or other contraband; and (4) international organized crime activities. Directs the Attorney General, subject to approval of the Director of National Intelligence, to establish guidelines for the dissemination of information to other law enforcement agencies of the Federal, State, local, or foreign governments. Specifies standards for such guidelines. Title VIII: Congressional Oversight - Directs the head of each entity of the intelligence community to: (1) keep the congressional intelligence committees fully and currently informed of all intelligence activities; (2) furnish information to such committees upon request; and (3) report to such committees any illegal and corrective intelligence activities that are taken or planned. Authorizes the President to establish procedures for informing such committees of any special activity not subject to prior notification, together with a statement of reasons for not giving such notice. Directs the House of Representatives and the Senate, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, to establish procedures to protect intelligence information from unauthorized disclosure.
United States · United States Congress · 2 July 1980
Federal Bureau of Investigation Charter Act - Establishes a comprehensive Federal Bureau of Investigation Charter which sets forth the duties and responsibilities of the FBI with respect to criminal and civil investigations, undercover operations, and law enforcement support functions, but excluding foreign intelligence activities (which were specified in Executive Order 12036). Enumerates as general principles of the FBI that it: (1) conduct investigations consistent with the constitutional and legal rights of U.S. citizens; (2) conduct such investigations and collect such intelligence as is necessary for the security of the United States; (3) not conduct an investigation solely on the basis of the lawful exercise of constitutional or statutory rights, including the expression of a religious or political view or the right to peacefully assemble and petition the Government; and (4) conduct investigations with only such intrusion as is necessary for authorized purposes. Limits the appointment of the Director of the FBI to one ten-year term. Permits the President to remove the Director only for gross neglect of duty or malfeasance in office. Specifies the general powers and duties of the Director, Associate Director, an Assistant to the Director, Assistant Director, Inspector, and Agent of the FBI. Authorizes the FBI to conduct investigations of individuals who: (1) have or are likely to engage in criminal activity; (2) intend to use violence or other unlawful means to overthrow the Federal government or bring about a change in the policy of the Federal, State, or local government; or (3) deny other individuals their constitutional or legal rights. Authorizes the FBI to conduct investigations of two or more persons who are engaged in "racketeering activity" (defined as activity involving a violation of 18 U.S.C. 1961-1968) as a continuing enterprise. Authorizes the FBI to conduct investigations and gather such information and intelligence as may be necessary to prevent terrorist activity. Directs the Attorney General, as soon as feasible after enactment, to promulgate guidelines for such investigative authority that embody specific principles. Establishes guidelines on certain investigative techniques, including the use of informants and undercover agents, physical, mail, and electronic surveillance, and access to third party records. Authorizes informants to participate in acts which violate Federal law (other than those resulting in death or serious bodily injury) when under Department supervision to: (1) obtain information necessary for lawful purposes; (2) establish credibility; or (3) prevent death or serious injury. Requires prior authorization for participation in criminal activities if circumstances permit. Requires an informant otherwise to report on his involvement after the event to the supervising officer. Authorizes the use of surveillance as permitted by this Act and in accordance with applicable law. Authorizes access to third party records, including telephone bills, medical records, and hotel and motel registration forms, in accordance with applicable law. Allows the FBI to use other investigative techniques as necessary to carry out the intent of this Act consistent with applicable law. Permits the FBI to retain and disseminate to other government agencies information as needed to investigate criminal activity or for national security and defense. Allows the FBI to destroy records or deposit them in the Archives of the United States for historic preservation when the Director determines that they no longer serve a useful purpose. Specifies circumstances under which criminal investigative information may be disclosed to private parties. Authorizes the FBI to conduct undercover operations when necessary to investigate criminal, terrorist, or racketeering activity. Allows the Bureau to procure property and services for such purposes without regard to usual procurement regulations. Directs the FBI to conduct investigations at the request of the Attorney General and to collect information as necessary regarding civil disorders that have a potential for violence that may require the presence of Federal troops or U.S. Marshals to enforce Federal law or ensure the safety of peaceful participants. Authorizes the FBI to conduct background investigations of any individual who: (1) is or may be a Federal employee; (2) has been designated an appointee to an official position within the executive, congressional, or judicial branch of the Government; (3) applied for a Presidential reprieve or pardon; (4) is designated by any Government official as requiring access to classified information; (5) is a contractor or employee thereof for a Federal agency; (6) has applied for a substantial Federal grant or loan; or (7) has access to a person or premises within the protective responsibility of the U.S. Secret Service. Enumerates other special service functions of the FBI, including those relating to congressional committees, grand jury investigations, other protective services, and investigative assistance to other Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies. Authorizes the FBI to: (1) provide training for Federal, State, local, and foreign governments; (2) conduct research and development to promote law enforcement; (3) acquire criminal records as necessary to carry out its functions; (4) exchange such information in accordance with applicable law and regulations prescribed by the Attorney General; (5) provide technical assistance at the request of a Federal, State, local, or foreign government; and (6) provide assistance to the United States Secret Service in connection with its protective responsibilities. Allows the Director to impose such disciplinary action as is authorized by law on any person who intentionally uses sensitive investigative techniques in knowing violation of this Act or discloses sensitive information to an unauthorized person while acting as an employee of the FBI. Stipulates that nothing in this Act, including any guidelines established pursuant to this Act, creates any substantive or procedural rights, and no court has jurisdiction over a claim in any proceeding, based solely on violations of its provisions. Provides that no criminal sanction shall be imposed on any person who, while acting as an employee of the FBI in good faith and without willful intent, complies with this Act. Directs the Attorney General to provide to the congressional judiciary committees information concerning implementation of this Act. Requires the Director to report annually to such committees on: (1) the total number of investigations conducted in the preceding year; and (2) the total number of activities conducted in the preceding year requiring approval of the Director or the Attorney General. Directs the Attorney General to submit to such committees for review any guidelines established pursuant to this Act. Prohibits the FBI from making available investigative records for ten years after: (1) the termination of any investigation not resulting in prosecution; or (2) the termination of probation, a term of imprisonment, or imposition of a fine, where the investigation has resulted in a conviction. Requires each agency carrying out law enforcement functions to furnish the same general standardized written response for issuance to any person making a request for records to be used in cases where: (1) the agency does not have the records requested; and (2) the records are protected because disclosure would reveal that a criminal investigation concerning the person is in progress. Amends the Federal Torts Claims Act to make the remedy against the United States under such Act for the negligent act of an FBI employee acting within the scope of employment exclusive of any other civil action or proceeding by reason of the same subject matter.
United States · United States Congress · 2 July 1980
Commemorates the twentieth anniversary of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan. Declares that it is in the best interest of both such countries to convene a parliamentary and scholarly conference to commemorate and evaluate such treaty. Expresses the interest of the Senate in receiving a report on such conference.
United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1980
Tax Reduction - Job Creation Act - Title I: Individual Tax Rates - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce income tax rates for each category of individual taxpayers. Title II: Incentives for New Plant and Equipment - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the method for determining useful lives of business assets for purposes of computing allowable depreciation deductions. Replaces the asset depreciation range (ADR) method with a schedule of capital cost recovery periods for three classes of business property. Establishes capital cost recovery periods for the following classes of business property: (1) buildings and their structural components, ten years; (2) tangible property, five years; and (3) automobiles, taxis, and light-duty trucks (up to $100,000), three years. Allows a ten percent investment tax credit for buildings and tangible property, and a six percent credit for automobiles, taxis, and light duty trucks. Requires the recapture of depreciation amounts and investment tax credit amounts applicable to assets which are sold or otherwise disposed of prior to the expiration of the capital cost recovery period. Permits taxpayer to deduct less than the full allowance for capital cost recovery in any taxable year. Permits a carryover to succeeding taxable years of any unused depreciation amounts. Disqualifies capital cost recovery property from the allowance for first year depreciation. Treats amounts claimed as the capital cost recovery of noncorporate lessors as an item of tax preference for purposes of the minimum tax. Adopts as an accounting practice the "half year convention" under which investments eligible for capital cost recovery treatment or the investment tax credit which are made at any time during the taxable year are deemed to be made in the middle of such year.
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1980
Expresses the sense of Congress regarding the domestic automotive and truck industry. Declares it to be a goal of the United States to achieve technological superiority in the world automobile and truck industry. Advocates changes in economic, fiscal, and import policies in order to create adequate capital and produce a more favorable climate for the domestic automobile and truck industry.
United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1980
Designates October 19, 1981, as a Day of National Celebration of the 200th Anniversary of the victory of General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia.
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1980
Extends the congratulations of the Congress to the Order of the Sons of Italy in America for their 75th anniversary. Proclaims Sunday, June 22, 1980, as "National Italian-American Day."
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1980
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President instruct the Attorney General to prosecute all persons who violate the Logan Act and the executive order prohibiting travel to Iran, thereby giving color of right to illegal actions by the Government of Iran.
United States · United States Congress · 20 May 1980
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction for cash and other personal property contributions to a savings account created or organized exclusively for the purpose of paying the educational expenses of the taxpayer or the taxpayer's child. Limits the amount of such deduction to $1,000 per year, adjusted for inflation. Limits the duration of eligibility for such deduction to calendar years prior to the account beneficiary's 21st birthday, or prior to the beneficiary's enrollment as a full-time student at an eligible educational institution of higher learning, whichever occurs earlier. Excludes distributions from such an account from the gross income of the payee so long as such distributions are used to defray the beneficiary's tuition, fees, books and supplies, and reasonable living expenses. Specifies sanctions for the use of account funds for other than such educational purposes. Treats qualified distributions as income to the beneficiary for the taxable year in which the beneficiary attains age 25, and for each of the following nine years, in successive apportionments equal to ten percent of the total amount of such distributions. Allows a deduction for cash and other personal property contributions to a savings account created or organized for the benefit of the taxpayer (or the taxpayer and spouse if married) for the exclusive purpose of purchasing the first dwelling purchased by such individual as a principal residence. Limits the maximum annual deduction to $1,500 ($3,000 in the case of married individuals filing jointly), with a maximum lifetime deduction of $15,000 ($30,000 in the case of married individuals filing jointly). Provides for annual inflation adjustment of such amounts. Excludes distributions from such account from gross income so long as they are used exclusively for the purchase of a first principal dwelling. Provides for recapture of such distribution upon a subsequent sale of such first dwelling if another house is not purchased with the proceeds. Requires reduction of the $100,000 exclusion from gross income of proceeds from the sale of a principal residence by a taxpayer 55 years of age or older if such residence had been purchased with distributions from a tax-exempt housing savings account. Limits the amount of such reduction to the amount of any such distribution excluded from gross income.
United States · United States Congress · 20 May 1980
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income interest on an industrial development bond refunding issue if: (1) such issue is secured by a pledge of substantial revenues derived from 20 or more facilities operated or leased by the issuer; (2) the issuer is a political subdivision engaged primarily in promoting economic development; (3) the issuer was created under State law at least 20 years prior to the issuance of such refunding bonds for the express purpose of promoting economic development; and (4) any debt service savings derived from the refunding may be used only for the proper corporate purposes of the issuer and shall not be used to reduce any existing obligations of any nonexempt person.
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1980
Title I: Export Trading Companies - Export Trading Company Act of 1980 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to promote export trading companies and facilitate contacts between producers of exportable goods and export trading companies. Authorizes any banking organization to invest up to specified amounts in export trading companies upon notifying, but without obtaining the prior approval of, the appropriate Federal banking agency, if such investment does not cause an export trading company to become a subsidiary of such organization. Allows greater investment by Edge Act Corporations not engaged in banking. Permits any banking organization to invest beyond such limitations with the prior approval of the appropriate Federal banking agency. Requires prior notification of such agencies in specified circumstances. Sets forth further limitations on export trading companies and investments by banking organizations. Specifies factors to be taken into consideration by the banking agencies. Permits such agencies to impose conditions in approving applications to invest in export trading companies. Requires such agencies to report to the appropriate congressional committees concerning implementation of this Act and any recommendations. Provides for judicial review of denial orders in the appropriate U.S. Court of Appeals. Sets forth the grounds for disapproval. Provides for remand for further consideration by the banking agency. Directs the Economic Development Administration and the Small Business Administration to give special weight to export-related benefits when considering applications for loans and guarantees by export trading companies. Directs the Export-Import Bank of the United States to provide loan guarantees to export trading companies or exporters to be secured by accounts receivable or inventories when adequate financing is not otherwise available and such guarantees will facilitate expansion of exports. Title II: Export Trade Associations - Export Trade Association Act of 1980 - Amends the Webb-Pomerene Act to exempt the export trade, export trade activities, and methods of operation of certified export trade associations and export trading companies from the antitrust laws. Delays the effectiveness of any certificate upon the notification of the Secretary of Commerce by the Attorney General or the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) of disagreement with the decision to issue a certificate. Sets forth the procedure to be followed by any association, company, or export trading company seeking certification under this Act and by the Secretary in issuing such certificates. Provides for appeal of the Secretary's denial of certification. Authorizes the Attorney General or the FTC to bring an action to invalidate a certification. Requires the Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General and the FTC, to publish guidelines for determining whether an association or export trading company will meet the certification requirements. Requires certified associations and export trading companies to submit annual reports to the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to establish within the Department of Commerce an office to promote export trade associations and trading companies. Provides for automatic certification of existing associations. Requires that all applications for certification be kept confidential with specified exceptions. Authorizes the Secretary to require an association or trading company to modify its operation to be consistent with international obligations of the United States. Directs the President to appoint, with the Senate's advice and consent, a task force seven years after enactment to examine the effect of this Act and to make recommendations. Title III: Taxation of Export Trading Companies - Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to make banking organizations which have invested in an export trading company eligible for treatment as domestic international sales corporations (DISC). Includes the gross receipts from the export of services produced in the United States and from export trade services as qualified export receipts, in the case of a DISC which is an export trading company. Directs the Secretary of Commerce, with the Secretary of the Treasury, to develop and distribute information concerning the utilization of the DISC provisions. Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to make export trading companies eligible for Subchapter S treatment if the shareholders of such companies are otherwise small business corporations. Exempts such companies from restrictions on the amount of foreign income they can receive and still be eligible for Subchapter S tax treatment.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1980
Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that the enactment of a withholding tax on interest and dividend payments would be detrimental to the economic well-being of the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1980
Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the manufacture, importation, installation, offer to sale, rent, or lease, or other distribution of telephone receivers or similar equipment manufactured after the date of enactment of this Act for use in connection with any interstate or foreign communication, unless such receiver or equipment is designed and manufactured to permit telephone reception by means of hearing aids with inductive receptors. Establishes fines for violations of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1980
Extends the condolences of the Senate to the families of the eight American servicemen who lost their lives during the mission to rescue the hostages in Iran. Declares the sense of the Senate that the President order the American flag to be flown at half-mast on all government grounds from May 4 through May 11, 1980, as a mark of respect for such servicemen.
United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1980
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Attorney General to correct the birthdates on naturalization certificates of individuals admitted as immigrants between December 22, 1945, and November 1, 1954, if such original misrepresentation was predicated upon a fear of persecution if repatriated rather than to evade the existing immigration quotas.
United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1980
Extends the congratulations of the Senate to all of the members of the 1980 United States Handicapped Olympic Team for a job well done.
United States · United States Congress · 27 March 1980
Infant Formula Act of 1980 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to make the failure to comply with the infant formula standards, testing, notification, and reporting requirements a prohibited act. Makes the failure to comply with the required standards of identity and quality cause to deem such formula adulterated. Makes the failure to comply with the labeling and packaging requirements cause to deem such formula misbranded. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (formerly, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare) to promulgate regulations establishing standards of identity and quality, including the required nutrients at minimum and maximum levels, for infant formula. Permits the Secretary to exempt from such regulations any infant formula intended for use by an infant having unusual medical or dietary problems. Requires each processor of infant formula to submit to the Secretary within a specified period of time the reports or test results showing compliance with the prescribed standards. Requires such processor to submit reports and test results within a specified period upon each reformulation of such formula. Requires processors to either notify the Secretary or institute a recall and then notify the Secretary upon acquiring information indicating that any of its already distributed infant formula may be misbranded or adulterated. Prohibits the use in a proceeding against a processor of any information required by the Secretary to be contained in a notification. Sets forth the recordkeeping requirements for processors of infant formula, including manufacturing and distribution information. Permits the detention of formula by an inspector who has reason to believe such formula is adulterated or misbranded. Sets forth procedures for the confirmation or revocation of such detention. Permits the movement of such detained formula upon release by the Secretary or at the end of a prescribed detention period. Requires that inspectors enforcing the requirements of this Act have access to specified records at all reasonable times. Requires each processor of infant formula to prepare information labeling for users to accompany the product. Sets forth the labeling requirements, including a summary of benefits and risks, directions for use, and storage information. Requires that such information be prominently and conspicuously placed on the labeling. Requires such processors to prepare information labeling for practitioners for the subsequent distribution of such formula. Prohibits the exportation of any infant formula which does not comply with specified requirements of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1980
Powerplants Fuel Conservation Act of 1980 - Title I: Statement of Purposes - States the purpose of this Act. Title II: Accelerated Fuels Conversions of Certain Powerplants - Amends the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 to prohibit the use of petroleum or natural gas as a primary energy source in certain identified electric powerplants, without express exemption by the Secretary of Energy. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants, which shall not be considered income for Federal income tax purposes, to any eligible utility to assist it in meeting qualifying capital costs of converting such powerplants to the use of coal or another alternate fuel as a primary energy source. Specifies grant application requirements. Limits the amount of any grant to the lesser of: (1) 50 percent of the utility's qualifying capital costs; or (2) $4 per barrel of oil displaced on the utility's system by the converting facility. Authorizes appropriations for such grants for fiscal year 1982. Authorizes the Secretary to make a grant to an eligible utility to pay all or a portion of the capital costs of the design and installation of advanced sulfur removal systems for existing electric powerplants. Specifies general requirements for application for such grant and general criteria for approval. Requires the Secretary to submit every such application to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for his recommendation and certification that the powerplant in question is in compliance with applicable air quality standards. Authorizes appropriations for such grants for fiscal year 1982. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to any eligible person for the purpose of paying up to 20 percent of the qualifying capital costs for the construction of coal preparation facilities for reducing the sulfur content of coal. Specifies general requirements for application for such grant and general criteria for approval. Requires submission of every such application to the Administrator for his evaluation and recommendation. Directs the Secretary to give priority in approving grants to those applications which the Administrator determines are likely to result in a significant reduction in emissions from coal combustion. Authorizes appropriations for such grants for fiscal year 1982. Prohibits recovery after December 31, 1985, of any fuel costs by any utility for petroleum or natural gas used in a powerplant by use of an automatic adjustment clause in its rate schedule, without express exemption by the Secretary. Title III: Voluntary Fuels Displacement Program - Amends the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 to authorize the Secretary to provide financial assistance to any qualifying electric utility to achieve reductions in the use of petroleum and natural gas as the primary energy source in electric powerplants. Requires such assistance to be in a manner commensurate with a utility's percentage share of a total 1990 petroleum and natural gas fuel displacement target of 600,000 barrels per day, not to exceed $10,000 per barrel per day of fuel displacement. Requires any electric utility seeking financial assistance to petition the Secretary for determination of its base period usage of petroleum and natural gas. Specifies general contents of any fuel displacement plan. Conditions approval of any such plan by the Secretary upon prior approval by the Governor of the State where the powerplant involved is located. States that inclusion of all or part of a new facility in a fuel displacement plan that is approved by the Secretary shall satisfy any requirement for a determination of need for power otherwise required for the purposes of any State or local law. Provides for recapture by the United States of any financial assistance to any utility failing to achieve or maintain its 1990 fuel displacement target. Requires annual reports to the Secretary by assisted utilities. Authorizes the Secretary to provide $10,000,000 for the establishment and operation of offices of consumer services to assist consumers in their presentations before State agencies in matters directly related to the development and review of fuel displacement plans. Requires the Secretary to make an annual report to Congress on progress toward reducing consumption of petroleum and natural gas by electric utilities. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1982 to carry out the provisions of this Title. Title IV: Mandatory Study - Amends the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 to require every electric utility which consumed 250,000 barrels or more of petroleum or natural gas equivalent on annual average during the calendar years 1974 through 1978 to submit to the Secretary and the appropriate State regulatory authorities a fuel displacement study containing a 15-year forecast of: (1) the estimated cost of continued use of petroleum and natural gas; and (2) the total estimated cost of converting existing powerplants to coal or other alternate fuel use, constructing new plants using coal or other alternate fuel as a primary energy source, or implementing energy conservation programs to eliminate or reduce the use of petroleum and natural gas. Requires the Secretary to submit a comprehensive report to Congress before April 1, 1982, with respect to the results of such fuel displacement studies. Title V: Other Funding Provisions - Sets fiscal year ceilings on appropriations authorized by this Act. Allocates portions of such authorizations to fiscal years 1980 and 1981. Title VI: Other Conforming Amendments - Amends the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 to make conforming amendments consistent with this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1980
Designates the week of September 21 through 27, 1980, as "National Cystic Fibrosis Week."
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1980
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the first concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1981 reported by the Committee on the Budget shall limit budget outlays to 21 per cent of the gross national product.
United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1980
Monongahela River Waterways Improvement Act of 1980 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, through the Chief of Engineers, to construct specified locks and dams on the Monongahela River, Pennsylvania.
United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1980
Directs the Secretary of the Army, through the Chief of Engineers, to construct a flood control project in the Schuylkill River basin, Pennsylvania.
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1980
Congratulates the members of the 1980 U.S. Winter Olympic team, its coaches and officials for a job well done. Recognizes the International Olympic Committee, the U.S. Olympic Committee, the Lake Placid Olympic Organizing Committee and the people of the Lake Placid area for their successful efforts in organizing and producing the XIII Winter Olympic Games.
United States · United States Congress · 20 February 1980
Affirmative Action Program Improvements Act of 1980 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to exempt contractors or subcontractors who employed and will employ five or fewer employees at all times within the 12-month period preceding the awarding of and at all times during the term of a Federal contract, or a subcontract with a Government contractor, from provisions included in any Executive order relating to equal employment opportunities, or agency regulation promulgated pursuant thereto, that require Government contractors or subcontractors to carry out affirmative action programs or activities. Directs the Secretary of Labor, through the United States Employment Service, to develop and implement a program to identify potentially qualified applicants and minority-owned businesses in connection with the affirmative action obligations of Government contractors and subcontractors. Declares that, beginning six months after the effective date of this Act, any Government contractor or subcontractor shall satisfy affirmative action obligations and objectives under any applicable Executive order relating to equal employment opportunities or agency regulation promulgated pursuant to any Executive order, plan, or agreement by: (1) making a reasonable, good faith effort to obtain employment referrals (except with respect to managerial, professional, and supervisory positions) and subcontractor referrals from the Service and to employ qualified applicants and contract with qualified subcontractors so referred; (2) complying with specified requirements; (3) complying with reasonable affirmative action obligations with respect to promotion and training opportunities; and (4) maintaining and submitting necessary records.
United States · United States Congress · 20 February 1980
International Education Programs Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to establish a new title VI of such Act: "International Education Programs." Establishes International and Foreign Studies Programs under HEA. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to or contracts with institutions of higher education for establishing, strengthening, and operating graduate and undergraduate centers for modern foreign language studies, foreign area studies, international studies, and the international aspects of professional and other fields of study. Authorizes grants to such centers to maintain important library collections. Authorizes stipends to individuals undergoing advanced training at such centers. Authorizes grants for advanced international studies centers and for undergraduate international studies and foreign language programs to institutions of higher education, combinations of such institutions, and private nonprofit agencies and organizations. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct research and studies to contribute to such programs and the International Understanding programs established by this Act under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). Directs the Secretary to publish an annual report on such matters. Directs the Secretary to make excellence the criterion of such grants and, consistent with such criterion, to seek an equitable distribution of such funds throughout the Nation. Directs the Secretary to convene meetings of an advisory board on the conduct of such HEA programs and the ESEA International Understanding programs. Authorizes appropriations to carry out such HEA International and Foreign Language programs for fiscal years 1981 through 1985. Establishes Business and International Education Programs under HEA. Directs the Secretary to make grants to and contracts with institutions of higher education to pay the Federal share of the cost of programs designed to promote linkages between such institutions and the American business community engaged in international economic activities. Limits the Federal share to 50 percent of the cost of such program for each fiscal year. Directs the Secretary to: (1) convene meetings of an advisory board on the conduct of such programs; and (2) publish an annual report on such matters. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the HEA Business and International Education Programs for fiscal years 1981 through 1985. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to establish International Understanding programs under an "International Understanding Act." Authorizes the Secretary to stimulate, by grant or contract, educational programs to increase the understanding of students and the public in the U.S. about the cultures and actions of other nations in order to better evaluate the international and domestic impact of major national policies. Allows such assistance to be made: (1) to any public or private agency or organization; (2) for inservice training and for compilation and dissemination of information and resources, but not for equipment acquisition or facility remodeling; (3) for programs at all levels, including community, adult, and continuing education; and (4) for critically important foreign language instruction by local educational agencies. Authorizes appropriations for the ESEA International Understanding programs for fiscal years 1981 through 1985. Repeals the foreign studies and language development program of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 and the grant programs for advanced and undergraduate international studies of the International Education Act of 1966.
United States · United States Congress · 8 February 1980
Youth Career Intern Program Act - Amends the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) to create a Youth Career Intern Program. Directs the Secretary of Labor to provide financial assistance to prime sponsors to establish and operate programs conducted by local educational agencies and Opportunities Industrialization Centers, and other community-based organizations of proven effectiveness, designed to improve educational and employment opportunities for eligible youths in areas of high unemployment.
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1980
Authorizes and requests the President to designate the first Friday of March as "Teacher Day, United States of America."
United States · United States Congress · 20 December 1979
Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay a specified sum to a named individual in settlement of all claims against the United States arising out of injuries suffered at a VA hospital.
United States · United States Congress · 20 December 1979
Authorizes and requests the President to proclaim the week of October 5 through October 11, 1980, as "National Diabetes Week."
United States · United States Congress · 20 December 1979
Authorizes and requests the President to designate the week of April 6 through April 12, 1980, as "National Medic Alert Week."
United States · United States Congress · 20 December 1979
Expresses the Senate's support for efforts to win the freedom of the hostages in Iran. Calls upon all nations to join in cooperative efforts to restrict relations with Iran. Declares that: (1) any trial or public exploitation of the hostages would be viewed as added provocation; and (2) the American people will not be diverted from their determination that the hostages be freed.
United States · United States Congress · 19 December 1979
Occupational Safety and Health Improvements Act of 1980 - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to exempt employers who maintain workplaces which qualify as non-hazardous, according to specified standards, from inspections or investigations, with specified exceptions. Directs the Secretary of Labor to enter into agreements with State workers' compensation or other appropriate State agencies under which such State agency will submit an annual list of all employers having one or more reported occupational injuries resulting in two or more lost workdays during the preceding year. Requires employers wishing to claim qualification for such exemptions to file an affidavit with the Secretary relating to the safety records of their workplaces. Limits the type or the amount of penalties which may be assessed against employers who maintain an advisory safety committee and a regular consultation program. Requires employers who qualify for exemptions from inspections or limitations on penalties to maintain records to which the Secretary has access. Provides for review by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission and a U.S. court of appeals of rulings by the Secretary that workplaces do not qualify for exemptions from inspection or limitations on penalties. Prohibits considering consultant or committee reports or recommendations or employee assurances under this Act as evidence of a willful violation of such Act if the employer had a reasonable, good faith belief that the condition involved was not a violation. Prohibits specified liability claims against committees or consultants. Directs the Secretary to: (1) assist State agencies to make necessary procedural modifications; (2) report to Congress on State participation; (3) advise employers and employees of the provisions of this Act; (4) require inclusion of the provisions of this Act, or of similar provisions, for approval of State plans; (5) develop and implement other means to identify workplaces qualifying for exemption, as an alternative to the affidavit process; and (6) explore and report on other means to encourage voluntary self- initiative in workplaces to improve safety and health conditions. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to State agencies to improve their administration of State workers' compensation programs. Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts through fiscal year 1985 for such purpose. Declares the effective date of this Act to be January 1, 1981.
United States · United States Congress · 17 December 1979
Health Professions Educational Assistance and Nurse Training Act of 1980 - Title I: Health Professions and Allied Health Personnel - Health Professions Educational Assistance Act of 1980 - Repeals title VII of the Public Health Service Act (Health Research and Teaching Facilities and Training of Professional Health Personnel) except for current provisions relating to: (1) student loan administration; (2) the National Health Service Corps scholarship program; (3) project grants for family medicine; (4) area health education centers; (5) grants for returning United States students from foreign medical schools; (6) programs for physician assistants; (7) grants for general internal medicine and pediatrics; (8) occupational health training and education centers; (9) grants for family medicine and the general practice of dentistry; (10) educational assistance to the disadvantaged; (11) project grant authority for start-up assistance; and (12) emergency medical service training. Redesignates title VII as "Training of Health Professions and Allied Health Personnel." Establishes a 21-member National Advisory Council on Health Professions and Allied Health Education to advise the Secretary of Health and Human Services (formerly Health, Education, and Welfare) with respect to regulations and policy matters arising in the administration of this title. Requires schools, programs, and training centers receiving support under this title to provide assurances that they do not discriminate on the basis of sex or race in admission to their programs. Directs the Secretary to establish within the National Center for Health Statistics and the Bureau of Health Manpower jointly, a program to collect data on health personnel, including a uniform health professions data reporting system. Places restrictions upon the collection, maintenance, and transmittal of individually identifiable personal data under this title. Creates a program of grants (not to exceed three for any school) to assist schools of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, pharmacy, podiatry, or public health which are in serious financial distress to meet the cost of operation, to maintain accreditation, and to carry out appropriate reforms. Provides for advanced grants for such schools which are in serious financial distress and have previously received one or more financial distress grants. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to: (1) new schools of veterinary medicine, optometry, podiatry, or public health for the purposes of meeting national or regional needs; and (2) public or nonprofit private two-year schools of medicine that intend to become schools accredited to grant the degree of doctor of medicine. Directs the Secretary to establish a program of federally insured loans and interest subsidies for students in schools of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, podiatry, pharmacy, nursing, and public health. Limits such loans to full-time students in good standing for tuition and other reasonable educational and living expenses. Establishes periods during which repayment of principal and interest may be deferred. Sets the maximum annual interest rate at the lesser of: (1) the average 91-day Treasury note rate plus 2.5 percent; or (2) 15 percent. Establishes a student loan insurance and interest payments fund to pay interest subsidies and defaults. Entitles students who have demonstrated financial need, as determined by their school, to interest subsidies during specified periods sufficient to reduce the effective interest rate to seven percent. Makes such subsidies available for students while in school, for up to three years of residency or advanced training in primary care, for certain periods of practice in primary care or research, and for other specified periods. Limits the amount a student may borrow under this program (generally, $20,000 per year and $80,000 aggregate). Limits the aggregate amount of all new loans which may be insured in any year, starting at $25,000,000 in fiscal year 1981 and increasing through fiscal year 1984. Establishes a loan forgiveness program to discharge part of the loan liabilities of certain health professions students, graduates, and former students. Creates a student loan forgiveness fund for such purpose. Specifies who may receive loan forgiveness, and sets forth priorities if insufficient funds are available. Authorizes the Secretary to make special project grants and contracts to health professions schools and other entities. Directs the Secretary to add to the Federal share of the cost of such a project an additional 20 percent if the school or program provides assurances that certain conditions will be met. Specifies the conditions which schools of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, podiatry, pharmacy, public health, and allied health must meet to receive such additional amounts. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and contracts to: (1) schools of medicine and osteopathy for programs relating to internal medicine, pediatrics, and family medicine; (2) schools of dentistry for dental residency training programs and traineeships in the general practice of dentistry; (3) schools of medicine and osteopathy for projects relating to clinical instruction in family medicine; (4) schools of medicine, osteopathy, and public health for physician residency programs in preventive medicine; and (5) schools of medicine and osteopathy for physician residency programs in physical medicine and rehabilitation. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and contracts to: (1) schools of medicine and osteopathy for the planning, development, and operation of area health education center programs; (2) schools of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, podiatry, and pharmacy for projects providing remote site clinical training; (3) schools of medicine, osteopathy, and dentistry for projects providing support services to physicians or dentists practicing in medically underserved areas; (4) schools of medicine, osteopathy, and dentistry for projects for the training of physician assistants and expanded function dental auxiliaries; (5) health profession, allied health, or nurse training institutions for cooperative interdisciplinary training among the various health professions schools; and (6) schools of allied specified projects. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and contracts to: (1) schools of veterinary medicine, optometry, pharmacy, and podiatry to improve clinical training by specified projects; (2) schools of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, podiatry, pharmacy, and allied health for projects relating to the teaching of health policy and health care economics; (3) schools of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, podiatry, pharmacy, allied health, and public health, and graduate programs in health administration for projects relating to continuing education and methods of reducing the total cost of education in such schools; and (4) schools of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, podiatry, and pharmacy for projects to expand instruction in specified areas, such as geriatrics, nutrition, occupational and environmental health, and toxicology. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and contracts to schools of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, pharmacy, podiatry, public health, and allied health and other public or private nonprofit health or educational entities for the purpose of increasing health education opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States to establish or expand State service scholarship programs modeled on the National Health Service Corps Scholarship program. Directs the Secretary to report annually to Congress with respect to such programs. Specifies minimum requirements for the expenditure by States of funds under such programs, including the required service commitment and penalties. Sets forth the formula for the allocation of grant money to States for such purpose. Establishes a grant program for: (1) the renovation, modernization, or conversion of existing facilities for use as training and research facilities at health professions schools; (2) conversion of existing facilities for use as ambulatory primary care teaching facilities for physicians and dentists; and (3) construction of teaching and research facilities at new health professions schools which meet certain criteria. Sets forth administrative provisions with respect to such grants, including limits on the amounts of grants and recapture of payments by the Government under certain circumstances. Creates a program of loan guarantees and interest subsidies to health professions schools for the same types of projects. Title II: Nurse Training - Nurse Training Act of 1980 - Amends in its entirety title VIII of the Public Health Service Act (Nurse Training). Establishes a 19-member National Advisory Council on Nurse Training to advise the Secretary of Health and Human Services (formerly Health, Education, and Welfare) with respect to regulations and policy matters arising in the administration of this title. Requires schools of nursing and other entities receiving support under this title to provide assurances that they do not discriminate on the basis of sex or race in admission to their programs. Directs the Secretary to establish within the National Center for Health Statistics and the Bureau of Health Manpower jointly, a program to collect data on nurses and nurse training, including a uniform nursing data reporting system. Places restrictions upon the collection, maintenance, and transmittal of individually identifiable personal data under this title. Creates a program of grants (not to exceed three for any school) to assist schools of nursing which are in serious financial distress to meet the cost of operation, to maintain accreditation, and to carry out appropriate reforms. Provides for advanced grants for such schools which are in serious financial distress and have previously received one or more financial distress grants. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to new schools of nursing for the purposes of meeting national and regional needs for nurses. Provides for the continuation of the Nurse Training Student Loan Fund. Limits the amount a student may borrow to $2,500 per year and $10,000 aggregate. Makes such loans available to full-time or half-time students. Establishes periods during which repayment of principal and interest may be deferred. Sets the interest rate on the loan during repayment at seven percent per year. Continues existing provisions relating to loan forgiveness. Provides for a capital distribution of the assets of the Nurse Training Student Loan Fund after September 30, 1984. Authorizes the Secretary to make special project grants and contracts to schools of nursing and other eligible entities. Directs the Secretary to add to the Federal share of the cost of such a project an additional 20 percent if the school provides assurances that certain conditions will be met. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and contracts to: (1) collegiate schools of nursing to develop, expand, or maintain programs for the advanced training of nurses; (2) schools of nursing to develop, expand, or maintain programs to train nurse practitioners; (3) schools of nursing for traineeships for participants in programs of advanced nurse training; (4) schools of nursing and other public or private nonprofit health or educational entities for the purpose of increasing nursing education opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds; (5) schools of nursing for projects to expand instruction in specified areas, such as health policy and health care economics, maternal and child health, geriatrics, and nutrition; (6) schools of nursing for projects relating to continuing education and retraining; and (7) schools of nursing to improve nursing education by specified types of projects. Establishes a grant program for: (1) the renovation, modernization, or conversion of existing facilities for use in the training of nurses; and (2) the construction of teaching facilities at new nursing schools. Sets forth administrative provisions with respect to such grants, including limits on the amounts of grants and recapture of payments by the Government under certain circumstances. Creates a program of loan guarantees and interest subsidies to nursing schools for the same types of projects. Makes this title effective on October 1, 1980.
United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1979
Calls upon all followers of Islam to prevail upon their brethren to: (1) release the American hostages held in Iran; and (2) until they are released, permit them to worship regularly in accordance with their religious faiths and meet with clergy of their faiths.
United States · United States Congress · 14 December 1979
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the adoption of any Federal budget in which expenditures exceed receipts unless approved by a rollcall vote of three-fifths of the Members of each House of Congress directed solely to that subject. Prohibits the Congress from passing and the President from signing any appropriation bill which would cause the total expenditures of the Federal Government to exceed its total receipts in any fiscal year. Permits the Congress to waive such provisions with respect to any single year in which a declaration of war is in effect. Prohibits any annual increase in the proportion of Federal receipts to the national income unless approved by a rollcall vote, directed solely to such purpose, of three-fifths of each House.
United States · United States Congress · 7 December 1979
Authorizes the Secretary of the Senate, effective October 1, 1979, to make payment out of the Senator's Official Expense Account to a Senator or employee in his or her office whenever such Senator or employee has incurred an expense for which reimbursement may be made out of such account. Subjects such payment to the existing terms and conditions that apply to such accounts.
United States · United States Congress · 8 November 1979
Authorizes the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Incorporated, to erect a memorial on public grounds in West Potomac Park in the District of Columbia in honor and recognition of the men and women of the armed forces who served in the Vietnam war.
United States · United States Congress · 8 November 1979
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) all countries and all people be urged to respond generously to Cambodian relief efforts; (2) Cambodian authorities be encouraged to allow the use of all possible avenues for delivering food and medical supplies; and (3) the United States and the United Nations should express their expectation that the great power supporters of the factions in Cambodia share in international responsibility for averting famine.
United States · United States Congress · 30 October 1979
Commends the Pittsburgh Pirates for their World Series victory.
United States · United States Congress · 9 October 1979
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act of 1979 - Makes the United States liable for: (1) damages arising from certain nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site to individuals who resided in the affected area for a period of one year between January 1, 1951, and October 31, 1958, or between June 30, 1962, and July 31, 1962; (2) damages to individuals who worked in a uranium mine in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, or Utah for at least one year between January 1, 1947, and December 31, 1961; and (3) damages to a qualified sheep herd. Establishes in any action filed under this Act, upon a determination by the court that the plaintiff meets the requirements of the Act, an irrebuttable presumption that the damages alleged were caused by exposure to radiation as a result of a nuclear detonation or exposure to uranium. Limits the amount of attorney fees which can be received with respect to such actions. Defines "affected area" to mean specified areas of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona, and any other area of the United States which received a high level of fallout as a result of the Nevada Test Site detonations, as determined by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Establishes within the National Cancer Institute a seven-member Advisory Panel on the Health Effects of Exposure to Radiation and Uranium to identify, for the purposes of recovery under this Act, types of cancer which develop after exposure to low level radiation and diseases and illnesses which develop after uranium mine employment. Directs the Advisory Panel to report its findings to Congress within nine months of the date it convenes. Amends title III of the Public Health Service Act (General Powers and Duties) to direct the Secretary to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the adverse health effects resulting from the Nevada Test Site atomic weapons test program since January 1, 1951. Transfers to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare all functions of the Department of Energy relating to research on the health effects of radiation on human beings.