United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1978
Amends rule XLII (public financial disclosure) of the Standing Rules of the Senate to require, at the end of seven years, the destruction of any paper filed with the Comptroller General, or if so requested by the individual concerned or his legal representative, its return, unopened, to such individual or legal representative, unless the select committee has directed retention of it and destruction or return at a later date.
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1978
Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Interior, subject to the supervision and approval of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission, to construct the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C.
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1978
Authorizes the printing for the use of the Senate Select Committee on Ethics of 2,000 additional copies of volume 2 of its hearings of the 95th Congress, second session, entitled "Korean Influence Inquiry."
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1978
Export-Import Bank Act Amendments - Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to increase from $60,000,000 to $100,000,000 the threshold for Bank loans and financial guarantees requiring prenotification to the Congress. Increases from $20,000,000,000 to $25,000,000,000 the amount of the Bank's contractual liability for guarantees and insurance which may be charged at 25 percent of face value against the aggregate limitation on the Bank's commitments. Repeals the requirement for human rights determinations for specific countries and loans. Repeals the requirements that the President specifically determine the eligibility of any communist country: (1) to receive exports supported by the Bank, and (2) with respect to each transaction in which the Bank would extend a loan of $50,000,000 or more. Repeals provisions allowing the President to veto Bank transactions determined to be contrary to the national interest. Prohibits the Bank from providing support for exports to any foreign country, including its agencies or nationals, unless it is on the effective list of eligible countries. Requires the President to make a national interest determination with respect to each country to be included on the list, taking into account the country's relationship to the United States, and countries friendly or hostile to the United States, its internal stability and creditworthiness, and its policies with respect to peaceful settlement of international and internal disputes, environmental protection, nuclear proliferation, and human rights, including the right to emigrate, and such other factors as appropriate. Directs the President to submit to Congress a list of countries eligible to receive exports supported by the Bank. Authorizes the President to remove countries from the effective list at any time, or terminate the list altogether, in light of the national interest factors. Grants Congress the right to disapprove within 60 days, by concurrent resolution, any list or particular country determinations submitted. Empowers the President to disapprove any Bank transaction to a foreign country in light of the national interest factors. Provides that eligibility procedures of this Act shall not supersede provisions of the Trade Act of 1974 as they apply to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Requires the President to publish a list of countries ineligible for inclusion on the eligibility list, together with reasons for such determinations. Establishes procedures for expedited consideration of resolutions to disapprove the lists of eligible countries. Amends the Export- Import Bank Act of 1945 to proscribe the application of rules, regulations, or interpretations pursuant to the National Environmental Protection Act of 1969 to the Bank's activities which do not have environmental impacts within the United States. Increases the limitation on the aggregate of loans, guarantees, and insurance which the Bank may have outstanding at any one time from $25,000,000,000 to $40,000,000,000. Extends for five years, from September 30, 1978 to September 30, 1983, the Bank's authority to make new contractual commitments. Requires the Banks to name an officer whose duties would include advising the Bank on ways to promote exports related to non-nuclear renewable energy resources, disseminating information on Bank support for such exports, and acting as liaison to other Federal agencies on such matters. Empowers the President to begin ministerial level negotiations with other major exporting countries to end predatory export financing programs and other forms of export subsidies, including mixed credits and requires the President to report to Congress before January 15, 1979, on actions taken. Authorizes the Bank to provide export support which, in the opinion of the Bank, is competitive with that provided by the export credit agencies supported by the governments of other nations.
United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1978
Amends rule XLII of the Standing Rules of the Senate to allow the Senate Select Committee on Ethics to grant extensions of time for filing financial disclosure reports pursuant to rule XLII (Financial Disclosure) or rule XLIV (outside Earned Income).
United States · United States Congress · 27 April 1978
Agricultural Export Credit Act - Amends the Food for Peace Act of 1966 to permit the Commodity Credit Corporation to finance export sales of agricultural commodities on credit terms in excess of three years, but not more than ten years.
United States · United States Congress · 27 April 1978
Establishes the President's Commission on the Victims of the Holocaust for the purpose of considering and developing plans for the design, construction, and location of a permanent memorial in the United States to the victims of the Holocaust. Terminates the Commission within one year after the submission of its final report. Requires that such report be submitted to the Congress and the President within 18 months after the effective date of this resolution. Authorizes appropriations of $750,000 to carry out the provisions of this joint resolution.
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1978
Declares it the sense of the Senate that (1) the President recognize the severity of the international monetary crisis; (2) the President undertake discussions with the other industrialized countries to develop a common approach to this crisis; and (3) the approach should focus on a long-term solution to the crisis caused by exclusive reliance on the dollar as the key international monetary reserve asset.
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1978
Declares it the sense of the Senate that the President undertake discussions with the other industrialized countries with a view toward establishing, in cooperation with the member countries of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) which are in current account surplus, a major capital pool for productive investment in the developing countries.
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1978
Authorizes appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 1979 and 1980. Sets forth the authorized end strength level for active duty personnel and the average military training student load for the Coast Guard for such fiscal year. Amends the Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971 to authorize appropriations for State boating safety programs for such fiscal year. Authorizes the Coast Guard to enter into a long term lease for the purpose of acquiring land on the Quillayute Indian Reservation in the State of Washington in order to relocate the Quillayute River Coast Guard Station. Authorizes the Coast Guard to enter into a long term lease for its Aviation Training Center at Bates Field, Mobile, Alabama, and to expend funds for specified construction projects at such training center.
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1978
Amends the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 to authorize additional appropriations to the United States Railway Association in order to purchase securities of the Consolidated Rail Corporation.
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1978
Amends the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 to establish a Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship in Social and Political Thought at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars at the Smithsonian Institution. Establishes the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Trust Fund in the Treasury.
United States · United States Congress · 21 February 1978
Expresses Congressional disapproval of the Presidential denial of import relief to the producers of nuts, bolts, and large screws, under the Trade Act of 1974, transmitted to the Congress on February 10, 1978.
United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1978
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act - Authorizes appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for research and development programs, construction of facilities, and research and program management for fiscal years 1979 and 1980.
United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1978
Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945: (1) to increase the dollar limitation on the issuance of guarantees and insurance against political and credit risks of loss, and; (2) to increase the dollar limitation on the aggregate outstanding loans, guarantees, and insurance of the Export-Import Bank. Extends the authority of the Bank through fiscal year 1983.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1978
Authorizes the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to acquire the Museum of African Art. Establishes within the Smithsonian Institution a bureau to be known as the Museum of African Art. Sets forth the functions of such bureau. Establishes a Commission for the Museum of African Art to assist the Board in the operation and development of the Museum. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the purposes of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 6 February 1978
Social Security Refinancing Act - Amends Title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to finance the payment of disability insurance benefits and hospital insurance benefits through general tax revenues, rather than through employment and self-employment tax revenues. Reduces employment and self-employment tax rates below the rates established by the Social Security Financing Amendments of 1977.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1978
Nurse Training Amendments - Amends Title VIII (Nurse Training) of the Public Health Service Act to extend for two fiscal years, through fiscal year 1980, the program of financial assistance for nurse training.
United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1977
Authorizes a $543,000,000 appropriation for reimbursing States for expenditures made with respect to services provided by such States under specified titles of the Social Security Act. Sets forth procedures and time limitations for making claims for reimbursement and maximums amounts which a State may receive for providing services under the Social Security Act.
United States · United States Congress · 15 November 1977
Trade Procedures Reform Act - Amends the Antidumping Act of 1921 to require conditional payment of antidumping duty upon entry of imported articles. Permits "across-the-board" appraisal of the value of such articles. Eliminates the requirement that the Secretary of the Treasury, upon an interim finding that certain imports are unlikely to injure United States industries, refer the case to the International Trade Commission for investigation. Permits simultaneous investigation by the Secretary and the ITC. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to permit Congressional disapproval of the President's determination to reduce import relief. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to procedures for relief from unfair trade practices through complaint to the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require the Secretary of the Treasury to initiate investigations within 30 days with respect to the existence of violations of such Act which require the imposition of countervailing duties (subsidy of imported products by foreign governments).
United States · United States Congress · 4 November 1977
Civil Rights Commission Act - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1957: (1) to impose upon the Commission on Civil Rights the duty of studying and collecting information concerning legal developments constituting a denial of the equal protection of the laws under the Constitution on account of age or handicap, and appraise Federal laws and policies with respect to such denials; and (2) to extend such Commission for five years, until the end of fiscal year 1983.
United States · United States Congress · 3 November 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain annual additions for pension plan participants to exceed 25 percent of the participant's compensation.
United States · United States Congress · 3 November 1977
Amends the Standing Rules of the Senate to add rule LI, "Acceptance and Reporting of Travel Expenses". Sets forth standards for accepting travel expenses incurred by Senate officers, employees, Members, and the spouses or dependents of such individuals. Requires such individuals to file reports with the Secretary of the Senate regarding reportable travel expenses.
United States · United States Congress · 19 October 1977
Declares it the sense of Congress that the Export-Import Bank should not furnish financing to Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) to assist in construction of a natural gas pipeline until it is established that such pipeline will make available substantial gas supplies to United States consumers and that certain pricing conditions are met.
United States · United States Congress · 3 October 1977
Designates the South Portal Federal Office Building of the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare at 200 Independence Avenue Southwest, Washington, D. C., as the "Hubert H. Humphrey Building."
United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1977
Affirms Senate support for existing restrictions on unfair or subsidized competition from imports. Urges the President to enforce laws to prevent dumping, trade discrimination, and other unfair competition having an adverse impact on the American steel industry.
United States · United States Congress · 22 September 1977
Amends Senate Resolution 110 (95th Congress) to establish January 1, 1978, as the effective date for public financial disclosure by Senate Members, candidates, officers, and certain employees. Amends rule XLII of the Standing Rules of the Senate (as amended by Senate Resolution 110 (95th Congress) to exempt qualified blind trusts from the reporting requirements of the Rule. Sets forth the requirements which must be met by a trust to qualify for such exemption. Stipulates that the proposed trust instrument and trustee be approved by the Senate Select Committee on Ethics.
United States · United States Congress · 14 September 1977
Amends the Gold Reserve Act to make the Exchange Stabilization Fund unavailable for payment of administrative expenses. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to appoint personnel to carry out the international affairs functions of the Department of the Treasury and to provide allowances and benefits to such personnel.
United States · United States Congress · 14 September 1977
National Climate Policy and Program Act - Requires the President to establish a comprehensive national climate program including (1) research on causes of climate fluctuation and resultant impacts, (2) collection of climate data on a global basis, (3) development of long term weather forecasts, and (4) intergovernmental research and services including university participation in applied research projects. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to coordinate the activities of the program with the climate programs of other nations and international organizations. Requires the President to direct the maintenance of specific planning and management activities including a five-year national climate program plan, and the establishment of advisory committees. Directs the Secretary to establish a cooperative program for Federal and State activities in climate research and advisory services. Authorizes the Secretary to award matching funds to State universities for climatological research and advisory services. Authorizes the Secretary to establish experimental climate forecast centers. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the purposes of this Act for fiscal years 1978, 1979, and 1980.
United States · United States Congress · 14 September 1977
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the sites of service of General Thaddeus Kosciuszko should be recognized by the Federal, State, and local governments as the Kosciuszko Military Engineering Sites and marked by suitable markers. Encourages the Secretary of the Interior to accept the donations of such suitable markers for placement within the National Park System.
United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1977
International Financial Reform Amendments - Amends the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to require Congressional authorization for (1) disposition of more than 25,000,000 ounces of gold from the International Monetary Fund, or (2) establishment of a trust from such Fund for the benefit of a single Fund member or segment. Requires the President, upon request, to furnish relevant information to Congressional committees with monetary policy oversight responsibilities. Amends the Gold Reserve Act of 1934 to prohibit the extension of any Fund loan by more than six months unless the President notifies Congress that exigent circumstances exist. Terminates the requirement that United States obligations be payable in dollars rather than gold.
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 1977
Regulatory Flexibility Act - Requires Federal agencies to: (1) assess the costs of private information collection and compliance which are or would be imposed by existing or proposed agency rules; (2) compare such impositions with the importance of the public policy achieved or to be achieved by such rules; and (3) determine whether such rules should apply to the same extent to individuals, and organizations of various sizes and resources. Requires, in the event that it is determined that such proposed rules, will have a substantial effect on any significant number of small businesses, that such rules be submitted to the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration. Requires such Office to comment on the impact of such proposed rules on smaller enterprises. Requires such comments to be made public and available to Federal personnel responsible for reviewing such rules. Directs that proposed rules be issued in two or more parts when the analysis of such rules indicates the desirability of applying varying requirements for performance or reporting depending on the resources of the organization or individual required to comply with such rules.
United States · United States Congress · 28 July 1977
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay a specified sum to a certain corporation in full settlement of such corporation's claims against the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 15 July 1977
National Crude Oil Supply and Transportation Act - Expresses the intent of Congress that the continuation of a transportation system to deliver Alaskan crude oil to Northern Tier or inland States be accomplished through expedited administrative procedures. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a time schedule for the completion of required environmental impact statements in order to select a crude oil transportation system by February 1, 1978. Establishes criteria to be considered by the Secretary in selecting a transportation route. Directs the Secretary and other appropriate Federal officials to take all actions necessary to provide rights of way, permits, leases, and other authorizations necessary for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the transportation system approved under this Act. Declares that the actions of Federal officers and agencies under this Act shall not be subject to judicial review by the courts. Allows for claims that: (1) actions under this Act will deny Constitutional rights; and (2) actions taken are beyond the scope of authority conferred by this Act, provided that such claims are filed within 60 days following the date of the challenged action. Vests exclusive jurisdiction to hear such claims in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, acting as a special court. Stipulates that any judicial proceedings should be completed at the earliest possible date. Declares that nothing in this Act shall authorize or imply an exemption from provisions of the antitrust laws.
United States · United States Congress · 30 June 1977
Railroad Improvement Act - Amends the Department of Transportation Act to revise the time periods during which Federal financial assistance will be available for rail service assistance programs. Stipulates that any in-kind benefits for rail service assistance programs which a State may provide for any period in excess of the State's share of project costs for that period shall be applied toward that State's share in any subsequent period. Stipulates that whenever the costs of an approved project exceed the amount of rail freight service assistance to which a State is entitled, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to provide assistance in any subsequent period to cover the costs of such project. Revises the method of computing the amount of rail service assistance a State is entitled to receive. Makes projects eligible for rail service assistance under such Act if the revenues attributable to the line or railroad related to the project are below a specified level or if the line or railroad which is related to the project are subject to abandonment. Stipulates that eligibility for assistance for lines or railroads subject to abandonment shall be limited to projects which have as their principal objective the elimination of deferred maintenance and rehabilitation. Prohibits the Secretary from withholding approval of a State rail freight program or project solely on the grounds that the State initiated the program or project without the Secretary's prior approval. Prohibits States from using Federal rail service assistance funds to make rail service continuation payments for projects which are eligible for such assistance solely because the railroad or line is subject to abandonment unless certain conditions are met. Stipulates that out of the funds authorized to be appropriated for rail service assistance programs no more than $10,000,000 shall make available for planning grants for each of the fiscal years 1976 through 1980. Amends the Rail Passenger Service Act to direct the Interstate Commerce Commission, when it orders a railroad to provide services or to allow the use of tracks or facilities of such railroad by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to consider quality of service as a major factor in determining the amount of compensation to be paid to the railroad including reasonable adherence to the fastest practicable operations schedule. Amends the Regional Rail Reorganization Act to allow the Secretary of Transportation, the Deputy Secretary of Transportation, and the Chairman of the United States Railway Association to delegate their powers under such Act. Requires the Consolidated Rail Corporation to make such premium payments as are necessary to maintain in effect medical and life insurance policies of employees of railroads in reorganization. Revises the method of computing rail service continuation assistance to States under such Act. Stipulates that rail freight services which are eligible for rail service continuation assistance under such Act shall include rail services which are subject to abandonment. Limits such assistance to projects which have as their principal objective the elimination of deferred maintenance and rehabilitation of the rail line. Authorizes two or more States to combine their entitlements to rail service continuation assistance under such Act. Amends the Interstate Commerce Act to direct the Interstate Commerce Commission, whenever a cooperative assistance proposal and a valid financial offer was made under the Department of Transportation Act or a rail service continuation payment under such Act was not paid, to find that the public convenience and necessity permit the abandonment or discontinuance of such line. Directs the Commission, in promulgating accounting procedures for railroads, to require the accurate reporting of expenses for labor, materials, overhead, administration, and other activities. Amends the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 to establish as a goal of the Northeast Corridor improvement project, the development of equipment designed to be compatible with the track and operation of the travel market of the Northeast corridor. Increases the authorization for appropriations under such Act for improvements on nonoperational portions of stations used in intercity rail passenger service and on related facilities and fencing. Authorizes the appropriation of $75,000,000 for fiscal year 1979 for the purpose of making grants to State and local governmental entities to enable them to acquire abandoned railroad rights-of-way for recreational or conservational purposes.
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1977
Waives certain requirements of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 with respect to the consideration of H. R. 6415 (Export-Import Bank Act extension).
United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1977
Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 to abolish the Joint Committee on Congressional Operations. Requires the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate to (1) assist Members, committees, and officers of the Senate seeking personnel, furnish information with respect to office management procedures, and (3) identify and call to the attention of the Senate any court proceeding or action of vital interest to Congress or the Senate.
United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1977
Toxic Substances Control Act Amendments - Title I: Toxic Substances Injury Assistance - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to States for up to 75 percent of the amounts paid by such States in toxic substances injury assistance to qualified individuals and business. Stipulates that priority shall be given in granting assistance to actions principally involving polybrominated biphenyls. Imposes conditions upon applicants for assistance under this title. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to States for the establishment and operation of medical programs designed to monitor adverse effects of chemical substances. Authorizes the Administrator to make payments to individuals for actual medical expenses incurred as a result of exposure to injurous chemical substances. Authorizes the appropriation of $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1977, 1978, and 1979, to the Administrator for grants and payments under this title. Title II: Chemical Emergency Response Team - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish and maintain a Chemical Emergency Response Team within the Agency. Requires that the team be able to respond rapidly to situations where significant threats to health as the environment are posed by chemical substances. Directs the Administrator to develop a contingency plans detailing procedures to be utilized in prevention or mitigation of unreasonable risks posed by chemical substances. Establishes additional procedures governing the operation of the response team. Authorizes appropriations for such purposes for fiscal years 1978, 1979, and 1980. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to States for the development of State contingency plans to prevent or reduce risks posed by chemical substance emergency situations. Details elements to be included in State contingency plans. Increases the amount authorized for grants to State programs under the Act from $1,500,000 to $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1978 and 1979. Title III: Authorization for Appropriations - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to increase the amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under such Act to $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1978 and $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1979.
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