United States · United States Congress · 23 July 1973
States that, with respect to the price level of beef, the President or his delegate shall permit the passthrough of increases in raw agricultural product costs incurred since June 8, 1973, on a dollar-for dollar basis in the same manner and to the same extent as a passthrough of such increases is permitted in the case of meat and food products other than beef.
United States · United States Congress · 20 July 1973
Makes it the sense of the Congress that it shall be the policy of the United States that the Government of the United States shall cease forthwith all consideration of aid, trade, diplomatic recognition or any other form of communication, travel or accommodation with the Democratic Republic of North Vietnam or the Provisional Revolutionary Government (Viet Cong) until such time as various agreements are complied with to the fullest extent.
United States · United States Congress · 10 July 1973
Provides for the annual authorization of appropriations to the United States Postal Service. Requires such Service to keep the appropriate Senate and House committees on Post Office and Civil Service fully and currently informed with respect to all activities and responsibilities within the jurisdiction of such committees.
United States · United States Congress · 9 July 1973
Provides, under the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act, for the certification of labor representatives only upon vote by secret ballot of 50 percent of the employees entitled to vote in the union election. Requires that employees voting in such elections be afforded an opportunity to vote against representation by any individual or organization.
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1973
Removes controls, under the Economic Stabilization Act, on the price levels of meat, poultry, eggs, dairy products and feed ingredient costs of the commercial livestock feeding industry.
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1973
Makes it an unfair labor practice, under the National Labor Relations Act, to require a person who conscientiously objects to membership in a labor organization to be a member of such an organization as a condition of employment.
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1973
Makes it an unfair labor practice under the National Labor Relations Act for a labor organization to discriminate on account of race, color, religion, or national origin.
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1973
Makes it an unfair labor practice under the National Labor Relations Act for a labor organization to impose sanctions against its members for exceeding production quotas.
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1973
National Tay-Sachs Disease Screening and Counseling Act - Provides that it is the purpose of this Act to establish a national program, under the Public Health Service Act, for voluntary Tay-Sachs disease screening and counseling. Authorizes appropriations of $2,500,000 for fiscal year 1974 for the making of grants to public and nonprofit entities to establish and operate such screening programs. Sets forth the procedure for applications for and administration of such grants.
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1973
Provides, under the Securities and Exchange Act, that no broker or dealer shall make use of the mails or of any instrumentality of interstate commerce to effect any transaction in, or induce the purchase or sale of any security (other than an exempted security or commercial paper, bankers' acceptances, or commercial bills) in contravention of such rules and regulations as the Securities Exchange Commission shall prescribe as necessary in the public interest, or for the protection of investors or for the development of an integrated national system for the prompt and accurate processing and settlement of securities transactions to regulate the time and method of making settlements, payments, and deliveries and of opening, maintaining, and closing accounts. Makes it unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, to make use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce to perform the function of a clearing agency with respect to any security unless it is registered under the Act. Provides that applications for such registration shall contain the rules of such agency together with such other information as the Securities and Exchange Commission may by rule require. Prescribes requirements to be met by clearing agencies for eligibility for registration and rule changes. Provides that if any registered clearing agency takes any disciplinary action against any participant therein, such action shall be subject to review by the appropriate regulatory agency. Sets forth guidelines governing such proceedings, and permits the regulatory agency after full review to suspend the clearing agency for a violation of the Act or any regulations thereunder. Directs the Commission to, on or before December 31, 1976, take such steps as are within its power to bring about the elimination of the negotiable stock certificate as a means of settlement among brokers or dealers of transactions consummated on national securities exchanges or by means of the mails or other means or instrumentalities of interstate commerce. Provides that no person shall make use of the mails or of any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce in order to perform the function of a transfer agency with respect to any security unless such person is registered in accordance with the Act. Sets forth the requirements for such registration. Provides that compliance with the requirements of this part shall be enforced under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act by the appropriate regulatory agencies other than the Securities and Exchange Commission. Authorizes the Commission, after appropriate notice and opportunity for hearing, to censure, bar, suspend, or place limitations upon any transfer agent. Provides that it shall be unlawful for an issuer who is registered under the Act, by use of any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce, or of the mails, to issue any securities whose form or format contravenes such rules and regulations as the Commission may prescribe as necessary or appropriate for the prompt and accurate processing of transactions in such securities. Requires a study and investigation to be made of the practice of registration of securities other than in the name of the beneficial owner and to determine whether such registration is consistent with the policies and purposes of the Securities and Exchanges Act, and if consistent whether steps can be taken to facilitate communications between corporations and their shareholders while at the same time retaining the benefits of such registration. Prohibits a State from taxing the beneficial or record ownership of securities effected through a registered clearing agency unless otherwise taxable by such State if the facilities of such agency were not physically located in the taxing State.
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1973
Permits the President, under the Export Administration Act, to use export controls to curtail inflation in domestic prices. (Amends 50 U.S.C. App. 2402(2)(A))
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1973
Revises the rule for recomputation of retired or retainer pay for members of the Armed Forces to reflect later active duty. (Amends 10 U.S.C. 1402 (a))
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1973
Authorizes the President to prohibit or curtail the exportation from the United States of any articles, commodities or products, whenever he determines such action to be appropriate to stablize rents, wages, and salaries. Authorizes the President to allocate exports or quotas on such basis as he determines to be in the national interest.
United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1973
Interim Fisheries Zone Extension and Management Act - Extends the jurisdiction of the United States over specified ocean areas and fish for purposes of protecting the domestic fishing industry. Authorizes the appropriation of up to $1,000,000 in any fiscal year to carry out the provision of this Act. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to conduct research in order to promote the conservation of fish originating in the United States territorial sea and contiguous fisheries zone.
United States · United States Congress · 12 June 1973
Defense Production Act Amendments - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to cancel the outstanding balance of all unpaid notes issued to the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to the Defense production Act, together with interest accrued and unpaid on such notes. States that any cash balance remaining on June 30, 1974, in the borrowing authority previously authorized by this Act, and any funds thereafter received on transactions heretofore or hereafter entered into pursuant to this Act shall be covered into the Treasury a miscellaneous receipts. States that interest shall accrue on the cumulative amount of disbursements to carry out the purposes of this Act, plus any unpaid accrued interest, less the cumulative amount of any funds received on transactions entered into pursuant to this Act and any net losses incurred by an agency in carrying out its functions under this Act when the head of the agency determines that such net losses have occurred. States that the rate of interest shall be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury.
United States · United States Congress · 12 June 1973
Increases to $3,000 the annual amount which individuals may earn under title II of the Social Security Act (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) without suffering deductions from benefits on account of excess earnings. Lowers from seventy-two to seventy the age after which deductions on account of excess earnings are no longer made under the Social Security Act.
United States · United States Congress · 12 June 1973
Authorizes establishment of the Big Thicket National Biological Reserve in the State of Texas. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 8 June 1973
Refers S. 1970, entitled "A bill for the relief of Carl Johnstone, Jr.," to the Chief Commissioner of the United States Court of Claims for a report thereon.
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1973
Transfers specified farm labor housing and rural rental housing loans and related liabilities from the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund to the Rural Housing Insurance Fund. Provides that the Rural Housing Insurance Fund shall compensate the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund for the aggregate unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest of the notes so transferred. (Amends 42 U.S.C. 1487(b))
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1973
Authorizes the collection under the Housing Act of 1949 of taxes and insurance from rural housing borrowers. Authorizes fees and charges collected by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to be available for the administrative expenses involved in carrying out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 4 June 1973
Minority Business Assistance Act - Transfers to the Secretary of Commerce all functions, powers, and duties heretofore vested in the Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity under title VII, of the Economic Opportunity Act, as amended. Permits the Secretary to provide financial assistance, under such terms and conditions as he deems necessary or appropriate, in the form of grants or grants-in-aid to individuals, partnerships, corporations, and other entities, and to States and their subdivisions and agencies thereof: (1) to assist them in developing and carrying out programs and projects designed to make available management and technical assistance to minority business enterprise, and (2) to assist in developing community support for minority business enterprise. States that grants or grants-in-aid authorized by the Secretary pursuant to this Act shall not exceed 90 percent of the total program or project cost. Provides that each recipient of assistance under this Act shall keep such records as the Secretary shall prescribe, including records which fully disclose the amount and the disposition by such recipient of the proceeds of such assistance, the total cost of the project or undertaking in connection with which such assistance is given or used, and the amount and nature of that portion of the cost of the project or undertaking supplied by other sources, and such other records as will facilitate an effective audit. Provides that the Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United States, shall have access for the purpose of audit and examination of any books, documents, papers, and records of the recipient that are pertinent to assistance received under this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the functions vested in the Secretary by this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 31 May 1973
Board for International Broadcasting Act - Establishes a Board for International Broadcasting Provides that the Board shall consist of seven members, two of whom shall be ex officio members. States that the President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, five voting members, one of whom he shall designate as chairman. Sets forth the terms and compensation of the Board. Authorizes the Board to perform specified functions, including: (1) to make grants to Radio Free Eupope and to Radio Liberty; (2) to review and evaluate the mission and operation of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty, and to assess the quality, effectiveness and professional integrity of their broadcasting within the context of the broad foreign policy objectives of the United States; and (3) to encourage the most efficient utilization of available resources by Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty and to undertake, or request that Radio Free Europe or Radio Liberty undertake, such studies as may be necessary to identify areas in which the operations of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty may be made more efficient and economical. Provides for an audit of the books, documents, papers, and records of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty by the Board and the Comptroller General. Authorizes to be appropriated, to remain available until expended, $50,300,000 for fiscal year 1974 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1975 to carry out the purposes of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 30 May 1973
Authorizes to be appropriated such funds as may be necessary for the construction, design and furnishing of mints, for each fiscal year from 1963 to 1983. Provides that such funds shall not exceed $95,000,000 and shall remain available until expended. (Amends 31 U.S.C. 294)
United States · United States Congress · 30 May 1973
Refers S. 1910, entitled "A bill for the relief of Master Sergeant Ronald J. Hodgkinson, United States Army (retired)," to the Chief Commissioner of the United States Court of Claims for a report thereon.
United States · United States Congress · 29 May 1973
Extends all oil and gas leases issued by the authority of the Secretary of the Interior and in effect on April 1, 1970, which cover any lands situated north of the sixty-eighth parallel in the State of Alaska, from the termination dates of the primary terms thereof for a period of time equal to the period from April 1, 1970, to the date of the first crude oil or natural gas deliveries into a major pipeline from any oil and gas leases lying north of the sixty-eighth parallel; provided, that such extension shall not be in excess of the period of the original leases. Authorizes the Secretary to extend this period of additional time if necessary in his judgment to alleviate hardships to the owners of said leases. (Amends 30 U.S.C. 209)
United States · United States Congress · 29 May 1973
Empowers the Export - Import Bank to arrange for publication of documents, reports, contracts and other materials necessary to the conduct of its business without regard to any other statutory provisons requiring that such printing be accomplished through the U.S. Government Printing Office. Authorizes the Bank to maintain fractional reserves for guarantees and insurance and increases the limitation on the aggregate amount of such guarantees and insurance which can be charged on a fractional reserve basis against the total commitment authority from the present ceiling of $10 billion to $20 billion. Increases the aggregate amount of loans, guarantees and insurance which the Bank can have outstanding at any one time from the present limitation of $20 billion to $30 billion. Extends the life of the Bank from June 30, 1974 to June 30, 1978. Permits national banks to exclude borrowings from the Export-Import Bank from the limitation on their aggregate indebtedness permitted under the National Bank Act.
United States · United States Congress · 29 May 1973
Northeast Railroad Restructuring Act - Title I: Short Title and So Forth - Sets forth the congressional findings and declaration of purpose. Title II: Creation of the Northeast Railroad Corporation - Authorizes the creation of a Northeast Railroad Corporation which would be established under the laws of a State, and not be an agency or establishment of the United States Government. Directs the President to appoint three incorporators by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one of whom the President shall designate to serve as chairman. Directs the President to appoint a board of advisors consisting of 17 persons. Provides that the board of advisors would formulate and submit from time to time to the incorporators recommendations respecting the preparation of the service plan under this Act and the conduct of other functions of the incorporators. Provides that the board would cease to exist on the date the incorporators are succeeded by a board of directors elected under this Act. Authorizes not to exceed $40,000,000 to be appropriated to the Secretary for payment to the Corporation for the purpose of meeting the necessary expenses of the board of incorporators and the board of advisors and other expenses necessarily incurred in organizing the Corporation. Provides that the Corporation and any corporation it may create shall have the powers vested in the Corporation under this Act and the powers conferred upon them under the laws of the State in which they are incorporated and the usual powers of a railroad under the laws of any State in which they operate. Authorizes the Corporation to carry out various actions and to exercise powers as necessary to carry out the service plan and agreements approved under title III of this Act. Title III: Restructuring of the Northeast Rail System - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to prepare a preliminary report containing his recommendations for the identification of geographic zones in the eastern district within and between which rail freight service shall be provided and the minimum number of railroads that shall provide the service. Requires the Secretary, within 30 days after the date of enactment of the Act, to make the preliminary report available for comment by the Interstate Commerce Commission, States, shippers, and others. Affords such parties 30 days to submit written comments before the Secretary is required within 90 days after the date of enactment of the Act to issue his final report on Core rail service. Requires each railroad in the eastern district to compile and submit to the Secretary and the Corporation within 180 days after the date of enactment of the Act data respecting the physical and operating characteristics of its railroad lines. Requires the Corporation to prepare a plan for the operation of rail services provided by bankrupt railroads in the eastern district and other railroads with which it negotiates agreements under this Act. Requires the Corporation in a manner consistent with the service plan to enter into specified agreements with respect to the operation of any railroad required under this Act. Requires the Corporation to submit to the Secretary within 300 days after the date of enactment of the Act the service plan and the agreements entered into under this Act. Requires the Secretary to make the findings required by this Act 30 days after he receives the service plan and to approve the service plan and the agreements if he finds they meet the requirements of this Act. Requires the trustees of bankrupt railroads to submit for approval to the appropriate reorganization courts: (1) the agreements negotiated under this Act under which the Corporation is to acquire the assets of the bankrup railroads; and (2) the agreements between bankrupt railroads and representatives of their employees providing for fair and equitable arrangements for employees of those railroads who are not to be hired by the Corporation by the time it implements rail service under the Act. Establishes a procedure for the transfer to a single district court of all proceedings respecting the review of all agreements submitted to the reorganization courts for approval under this Act. States that in the case of agreements negotiated under which the Corporation is to acquire the assets of bankrupt railroads, the sole issues before the court shall be whether the agreements are in the best interests of the debtor's estate and whether, in approving the service plan, the Secretary considered its overall environmental consequences in compliance with the policies of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Provides that, except with respect to the judicial review provided this Act, there shall not be any judicial review of any aspect of the Secretary's actions or failure to act under this Act. Title IV: Regulation of Service - States that, except as otherwise provided in Title IV, on and after the date the Corporation begins rail service, it shall be deemed a common carrier by railroad within the meaning of the Interstate Commerce Act and shall be subject to that Act. Authorizes bankrupt railroads in the eastern district to abandon the operation of any rail service within any zone for which no rail service is designated in the final report issued by the Secretary under this Act. Requires the bankrupt railroad to provide 60 days notice of the discontinuance to State governors and publish notice in accordance with the Interstate Commerce Act. Authorizes any bankrupt or any other railroad which agrees to transfer rail assets to the Corporation under this Act and thereafter transfers any assets to the Corporation to abandon the operation of any rail service not included in the service plan approved by the Secretary under Title III of the Act. Authorizes any bankrupt or other railroad which does not agree to transfer rail assets to the Corporation under this Act but thereafter transfers a portion of its rail assets to the Corporation to abandon the operation of any rail service provided over those assets on the date that the Corporation, by contract or otherwise, begins rail service thereon. Permits the Corporation during the first two years of providing service to abandon any rail service following changed market or other conditions or a natural disaster, after providing 60 days' notice as indicated above and after the Secretary finds that there is no reasonable prospect that the service can become self-sustaining under efficient and economical management. States that if a rail line used for service discontinued is no longer required by the entity which provided the service, the line may be abandoned if the entity holds open for not less than 120 days after the discontinuance of service an offer to sell the rail line intact for railroad purposes or to contract with any person including a State or local government for the continuation of rail service thereon on terms and conditions that insure the entity does not incur any losses as a result of the provision of the service. Title V: Federal Income Tax - Sets forth special provisions under the Internal Revenue Code applicable to the transfer of assets under this Act. Title VI: Miscellaneous - Requires the Corporation to keep such records as the Secretary may prescribe which disclose the amount and disposition by the Corporation of payments received by the Corporation. Authorizes access by the Secretary and the Comptroller General for the purpose of audit and examination to any books and papers of the Corporation that are pertinent to such payments. States that nothing in the Act shall preclude a State or local jurisdiction from imposing on the Corporation in accordance with laws of such State or local jurisdiction any valid nondiscriminatory tax.
United States · United States Congress · 29 May 1973
Federal-Aid Railroad Act - Title I: Findings, Purposes, and Definitions - Sets forth Congressional findings and purposes and the definition of the terms used in this Act. Title II: Interim and Emergency Measures - States that within 90 days after enactment of this Act, the trustee or trustees of any railroad in reorganization, all owners of rail lines leased to such railroad, whether ratified or affirmed or not, and all wholly owned subsidiaries and affiliates of such railroad, upon authorization therefor from the reorganization court, may tender all lines and other transportation properties, assets, and interests of such companies to the United States for lease by the United States for a term not to exceed three years. Provides that within 30 days of the receipt of such tender, the United States shall execute a lease agreement, and shall concurrently execute an operating agreement with the trustees or companies making such tender, and the operating agreement shall be executed by such trustees or companies as of the same date. States that as consideration for leasing the lines and other transportation properties, assets, and interests tendered for lease under this Act, and for their operation by the lessor, the United States shall pay to the lessors an amount to be negotiated between the trustee or trustees of the railroad in reorganization and the Interstate Commerce Commission, which amount shall be the least amount necessary to protect the interests of the creditors of such railroad during the period such lease is in effect and to carry out the other purposes of this Act. States that within 30 days after the execution of a lease and operating agreement, as provided in this Act, the Commission shall enter into an investigation of the railroad service performed by the lessor railroad; whereupon the Commission may direct all railroads in the area served by the lessor railroad, including the lessor railroad, and other interested parties to submit within 30 days, unless such period is extended by the Commission, recommendations indicating steps deemed prudent to preserve essential services performed by the lessor railroad and to eliminate or reduce operating losses of the lessor railroad, including plans for restructuring railroad service in the area served by the lessor railroad. States that in adopting a plan of restructuring the Commission shall give consideration: (1) to the effect cessation of such railroad service would have on the industries in the area involved; (2) to any plan which may have been mutually agreed to by employee unions and railroads to increase the efficiency of operations of the distressed railroad; (3) to any aid which States or other governmental agencies in the area are granting or propose to grant, and (4) the availability of alternate transportation. Provides that any plan of restructuring shall provide for reasonable protection for employees affected, subject to further relief which may be recommended to the President and Congress by the Commission. Sets forth the penalties for the willful failure or refusal to comply with the terms of any order of the Commission pursuant to this Act. Title III: The Federal-Aid Railroad System - States that the Federal-aid railroad system shall consist initially of those main lines, yards, and terminals, located in the Northeast region and operated by domestic railroad companies, found by the Commission to be essential to the present and future public convenience and necessity and best suited for inclusion on an integrated system of main-line, yard, and terminal facilities capable of meeting the needs of commerce of the United States and the national defense. Provides that within one hundred twenty days after the enactment of this Act, any railroad company or railroad companies jointly may file with the Commission an application seeking the designation of any main line, yard, or terminal operated by it or them, and located in the Northeast region, as part of the System. States that concurrently with the designation of the System under this title, the Commission shall prescribe standards for the rehabilitation and maintenance of all main-line track on the system for dependable operation of freight trains at speeds up to sixty miles an hour and passenger trains at speeds up to eighty miles an hour, and of all yards and terminals on the system for the efficient switching and classification of cars. States that as soon as practicable after the plans, specifications, and estimates for a specific project have been approved, the Commission shall enter into a formal project agreement with the railroad concerning the construction and maintenance of such project. States that all rehabilitation, maintenance, and improvement work performed pursuant to this Title shall be undertaken by the railroad and shall be done by railroad employees. Provides that upon execution of a project agreement, the Commission is authorized to reimburse railroads for funds expended by them in carrying out the design and construction of projects approved by it for inclusion on the System. Authorizes to be appropriated to the Commission such sums as may be necessary to bring all rail lines, yards, and terminals on the system into compliance with the requirements of this title and of the Rail Safety Act of 1970, and for the administration of this title, but not to exceed $400,000,000 in any fiscal year. Imposes upon the amount paid within the United States for the transportation of property, except by air, from one point in the United States to another, beginning 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a tax equal to one percent of the amount so paid. Provides that the tax imposed by this Act shall be paid by the person making the payment subject to the tax. Title IV: Local Rail Services - Sets forth procedures to be followed regarding railroad abandonment under the Interstate Commerce Act. Provides that any construction, operation, or abandonment contrary to the provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act may be enjoined by any United States district court of competent jurisdiction at the suit of the United States, the Commission, any commission or regulating body of the State or States affected, or any party in interest; and any carrier which, or any director, officer, receiver, operating trustee, lessee, agent, or person, acting for or employed by such carrier, who knowingly authorizes, consents to or permits any violation of the provisions of this Act shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both. Authorizes the Commission pursuant to regulations prescribed by it to reimburse a State for 70 percent of the amount paid by such State as operating subsidy to continue service on a rail line or lines that would otherwise have been abandoned. States that the Commission shall not reimburse a State for operating subsidy paid to a State for operating subsidy paid to a railroad unless such State has adopted legislation extending authority to the Governor or other appropriate State official or agency to perform its obligations in accordance with the terms of this title and regulation issued by the Commission. Authorizes to be appropriated to the Commission not to exceed $50,000,000 of this title.
United States · United States Congress · 29 May 1973
States that where any sum is payable on a money order, traveler's check, or similar written instrument on which a banking or financial organization or a business association is directly liable, and where the books and records of such banking or financial organization or business association show the State of origin of the transaction wherein such money order, traveler's check, or similar written instrument was issued, such State of origin of the transaction shall be entitled exclusively to escheat or take custody of the sum payable on such instrument, to the extent of that State's power under its own laws to escheat or take custody of such sum. Provides that where the books and records of such banking or financial organization or business association do not show the State of origin of the transaction wherein such money order, travelers check, or similar written instrument was issued, the State in which the banking or financial organization or business association is organized or incorporated or, in the case of a national banking association or other entity organized under Federal law, the Sate of its principal place of business, shall be entitled to escheat or take custody of the sum payable on such money order, travlers check, or similar written instrument, to the extent of that State's power under its own laws to escheat or take custody of such sum, until another State shall demonstrate by written evidence that it is the State of origin of such transaction. Provides that where the books and records of such banking or financial organization or business association show the State of origin of the transaction wherein such money order, travelers check, or similar written instrument was issued and the laws of the State of origin of the transaction do not provide for the escheat or custodial taking of the sum payable on such instrument, the State in which the banking of financial organization or business association is organized or incoporated or, in the case of a national banking association or other entity organized under Federal law, the State of its principal place of business, shall be entitled to escheat or take custody of the sum payable on such money order, travelers check, or similar written instrument, to the extent of that State's power under its own laws to escheat or take custody of such sum, subject to the right of the State or origin of the transaction to recover such sum from the State of organization, incorporation, or principal place of business if and when the law of the State of origin of the transaction makes provision for escheat or custodial taking of such sum.
United States · United States Congress · 29 May 1973
States that, the following action by any State, or subdivision or agency thereof, whether such action be taken pursuant to a constitutional provision, statute, or administrative order or practice, or otherwise, is hereby declared to constitute an unreasonable and unjust discrimination against and an undue burden upon interstate commerce under the Interstate Commerce Act and is hereby forbidden and declared to be unlawful: (1) the assessment, for purposes of a property tax levied by any taxing district, of transportation property owned or used by any common or contract carrier subject to economic regulation pursuant to the provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act at a value which bears a higher ratio to the true market value of such transportation property than the assessed value of all other industrial and commercial property in the assessment jurisdiction of any State in which is included such taxing district and subject to a property tax levy bears to the true market value of all such other commercial and industrial property; (2) the collection of any tax on the portion of such assessmen so declared to be unlawful; or (3) the collection of any ad valorem property tax on such transportation property at a tax rate higher than the tax rate generally applicable to commercial and industrial property in the taxing district.
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1973
Establishes within the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture a Youth Conservation Corps. Specifies that the Corps shall consist of young men and women between the ages of 15 and 19 whom the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture may employ without regard to civil service classification regulations for the purpose of developing, preserving, and maintaining the lands and waters of the U.S. Outlines the functions of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture under this Act. Provides for a program of grants to the States to assist in meeting the costs of this Act. Requires the Secretary of the Interior and Agriculture to prepare a joint report to be annually submitted to the President and Congress. Authorizes to be appropriated the sum of $150,000,000 for each fiscal year to carry out the purposes of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1973
Rehabilitation Act - Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to provide a statutory basis for the establishment of a Rehabilitation Services Administration and to authorize specified programs. Establishes within the Department of Health, Education and Welfare a Rehabilitation Services Administration which shall be administered by a Commissioner. Provides that the Commissioner shall carry out and administer all programs and direct the performance of all services for which authority is provided to the Secretary of HEW under this Act. Authorizes the inclusion of appropriations under this Act in the appropriation Act for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which they are available for obligation. Provides that where funds are provided for a single project by more than one Federal agency to an agency or organization assisted under this Act, the Federal agency principally involved may be designated to act for all in administering such funds, pursuant to regulations prescribed by the President. Sets forth definitions of terms used in this Act. Title I: Vocational Rehabilitation Services - Part A: General Provisions - Authorizes to be appropriated in order to make grants to States under part B of this title $590,000,000 for fiscal year 1973; $610,000,000 for fiscal year 1974, and $640,000,000 for fiscal year 1975. Authorizes to be appropriated for the purpose of making grants to States and public and nonprofit agencies to assist them in meeting the costs of projects to initiate or expand services to handicapped individuals $35,860,000 for fiscal year 1973. $37,000,000 for fiscal year 1974; and $39,000,000 for fiscal year 1975. Sets forth conditions which shall be included in a State plan for vocational and comprehensive rehabilitation services submitted to the Commissioner for approval under this title. Provides for judicial review of an adverse decision of the Commissioner with respect to a State plan submitted for approval under this title. Part B: Basic Vocational and Comprehensive Rehabiliation Services - Provides for the allocation of the funds appropriated under Part A for Part B to the several States. States that the allocation to any State shall not be less than l/4 of 1 percent of the amount appropriated, or $2,000,000, whichever is greater. Provides that for each fiscal year the Commissioner shall pay to each State from each State's allotment an amount equal to the Federal share of the cost of vocational rehabilitation services under an approved State plan. States that this payment shall not exceed such State's allocation under this part. Requires the Commissioner to set aside funds in an amount between $500,000 and $l,500,000 for fiscal year 1973, and up to $2,500,000 but no less than $1,000,000 annually for fiscal years 1974-1975, to establish a system of client assistance pilot projects to advise clients of benefits available under this Act. Part C: Innovation and Expansion Grants - Entitles States to grants for special programs to expand vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with the most severe handicaps, particularly those who are poor and responsibility for whose treatment is shared by the State. Sets forth provisions for allotments among the States. Directs the Commissioner to conduct a comprehsensive study, which may include a research and demonstration project of the feasibility of methods designed to prepare and assist individuals with the most severe handicaps for entry into programs under this Act. States that the commissioner shall report the findings of the study, research, and demonstrations to the Congress and to the President together with such recommendations for legislative or other action. Title II: Research and Training - Provides that the Commissioner may make grants to, and contracts with, State public and nonprofit organizations to pay part of the cost of research projects which bear directly on the provision of services under this Act. Authorizes the Commissioner to make grants to pay all or part of the cost of specialized activities including the establishment and support of Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers and Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers. Authorizes the Secretary to pay part of the cost of projects for training, traineeships, and related activities designed to assist in increasing the numbers of personnel trained in providing vocational and comprehensive rehabilitation services. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the purpose of this title. Title III: Special Federal Responsibilities - Authorizes the Commissioner to make grants and contracts to assist in meeting the costs of construction of public or nonprofit rehabilitation facilities, initial staffing, and planning assistance. Authorizes to be appropriated for such grants and contracts $550,000 for fiscal year 1973, $500,000 for fiscal year 1974, and $500,000 for fiscal year 1975. Authorizes the Commissioner to make grants to States and public or nonprofit organizations and agencies to pay up to 90 percent of the cost of projects for providing vocational training services to handicapped individuals, especially those with the most severe handicaps, in public or nonprofit rehabilitation facilities. Authorizes to be appropriated for such grants and contracts $10,300,000 for fiscal year 1973, $10,300,000 for fiscal year $l0,300,000 for fiscal year 1974, and $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1975. Authorizes the Commissioner to make grants to States and public or nonprofit agencies and organizations for paying part of the cost of special projects and demonstrations: (1) for establishing facilities and providing services which hold promise of expanding or otherwise improving rehabilitation services to handicapped individuals, especially those with the most severe handicaps; and (2) for applying new types or patterns of services or devices. Allows the Commissioner to make grants to pay up to 90 percent of the cost of projects or demonstrations for the provision of vocational or comprehensive rehabilitation services to handicapped individuals who are migratory agricultrual workers or seasonal farmworkers, and to members of their families who are with them. Provides that the Commissioner may make contracts or jointly finance cooperative arrangements with employers and organizations for the establishment of projects designed to prepare handicapped individuals for gainful and suitable employment in the competitive labor market under which such handicapped individuals are provided training and employment in a realistic work setting and such other services as may be necessary for such individuals to continue to engage in such employment. Authorizes the Commissioner to provide technical assistance to rehabilitation facilities, and for the purpose of removal of architectural and transportation barriers, to any public or nonprofit agency, institution, organization or facility. Authorizes to be appropriated, for the purpose of making grants for special projects and demonstrations, as necessary $12,200,000 for fiscal year 1973, $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1974 and $17,500,000 for fiscal year 1975. Authorizes to be appropriated a total of $1,200,000 for construction for fiscal years 1973-1975, and such sums as necessary for operations for fiscal years 1973-1975 establishing and operating a National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults. Title IV: Administration and Program and Project Evaluation - Provides that, in carrying out his duties under this Act, the Commissioner shall: (1) cooperate with, and render technical assistance to, States in matters relating to the rehabilitation of handicapped individuals; (2) provide short-term training and instruction in technical matters relating to vocational and comprehensive rehabilitation services; and (3) disseminate information relating to vocational and comprehensive rehabilitation services, and otherwise promote the cause of the rehabilitation of handicapped individuals and their greater utilization in gainful and suitable employment. Directs the Secretary to measure and evaluate the impact of all programs authorized by this Act. Title V: Miscellaneous - Provides that the Vocational Rehabilitation Act is repealed ninety days after the date of enactment of this Act. Establishes an Interagency Committee on Handicapped Employees to insure the adequacy of hiring, placement, and advancement practices with respect to handicapped individuals by each department, agency, and instrumentality of the executive branch of Government. Establishes an Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board to investigate and examine alternative approaches to the architectural, transportation, and attitudinal barriers confronting handicapped individuals. Authorizes such appropriations as necessary for fiscal years 1973-1975 to carry out the duties and functions of the Board.
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1973
Provides for the use of fee aprpasers and construction inspectors, as required by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under the Housing Act of 1949.
United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1973
Disaster Preparedness and Assistance Act - Title I: Findings, Declarations, and Definitions - Sets forth congressional findings, declaration of purpose and the defintions of the terms used in this Act. Title II: Disaster Assistance Administration - Provides that all requests for disaster assistance from the Federal Government under this Act shall be made by the Governor of the affected State. Authorizes the President to coordinate, in such manner as he may determine, the activities of all Federal agencies providing disaster assistance. Authorizes any Federal agency discharged with the administration of a Federal assistance program, if so requested by the applicant State or local authorities, to modify or waive for the duration of a major disaster, such administrative procedural conditions for assistance as would otherwise prevent the giving of assistance under such programs if the inability to meet such conditions is a result of the disaster. States that all assistance rendered under this Act shall be provided pursuant to a Federal-State disaster assistance agreement unless specifically waived by the President. Provides that the Federal Government shall not be liable for any claim based upon the exercise or performance of or the failure to exercise or perform a discretionary function or duty on the part of a Federal agency or an employee of the Federal Government in carrying out the provisions of this Act. States that the selection of private organizations, firms, or individuals to enter into contracts with the Federal Government for the performance of work authorized by their Act shall be made with preference given, to the extent feasible and practicable, to those private organizations, firms, and individuals which reside or do business primarily in the disaster area. Provides that any individual willfully violating any order or regulation under this Act shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year or both for each violation. States that any individual who violates any order or regulation under this Act shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each violation. Provides that whoever wrongfully misapplies the proceeds of a loan or other cash benefit obtained under any section of this Act shall be civilly liable to the Federal Government in an amount equal to one and one-half times the original principal amount of the loan or cash benefit. Title III: Emergency Assistance - Sets forth the Presidential authority in providing emergency disaster assistance. States that emergency work or services for purposes of this Act shall not extend beyond thirty days following the President's intial determination that emergency services are required, except that this limitation may be waived by the President whre he deems extraordinary circumstances warrant such waiver. Title IV: Disaster Loans - Authorizes the President to make or guarantee disaster loans to individuals, business concerns, and other legal entities in a major disaster area to replace, restore, or repair private property damaged or lost in the disaster, to the extent it is not covered by insurance. Authorizes the President to make or guarantee loans to small business concerns for working capital and operating expenses, to the extent that a major disaster has created a need for such loans. Authorizes the President to make or guarantee disaster loans to any industrial, commercial, agricultural, governmental, or other enterprise that has constituted a major source of employment in an area suffering a major disaster and is no longer in substantial operation as a result of such disaster. Authorizes the President to make disaster loans to any local government that demonstrates a need, as a result of a major disaster, of financial assistance in order to perform its governmental functions. States that the amount of any such disaster loan shall be based on need, and shall not exceed 10 percent of the annual operating budget of that local government. Sets forth the terms and conditions for such loans. Provides that as a result of a default by a borrower under a guaranteed loan, after the holder thereof has made such further collection efforts and instituted such enforcement proceedings as the President may require, the President shall pay to such holder 90 percent of such loss, as specified in the guarantee contract. Creates within the Treasury a separate fund which shall be available to the President without fiscal year limitation as a revolving fund for the purpose of this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated to the fund from time to time such amounts as may be necesssary to provide capital for the fund. Provides that if at any time the moneys available in the fund are insufficient to enable the President to discharge his responsibilities under guarantees under this Act, he shall issue to the Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obligations in such forms and denominations, bearing such maturities, and subject to such terms and conditions, as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. Title V: Disaster Grants for Needy Families - Authorizes the President to make a grant to any State in a major disaster area for the purpose of assisting the State in indemnifying the uninsured property losses of needy families, and thereafter, to aid such families in meeting such other extraordinary disaster-related expenses as the State may recognize. States that the amount of such grant shall be determined by the President on the basis of evidence supplied by the Governor of the affected State as to the number of low-income families affected by the disaster; but the grant to the State shall not exceed an amount equal to $3,000 per low-income family. Provides that the actual disbursement of the funds made available to the State under this Act shall be made by the Governor or his designated representative according to eligibility requirements to be determined by the Governor or his designated representative. States that no family shall receive payments under this Act in excess of $4,000. Title VI: Grants to States - Authorizes the President to make grants to States for the benefit of persons or parties adversely affected by a major disaster, for the following purposes: (1) provision of essential human needs and services, including but not limited to food, communications, water, clothing, utility services, and public transportation; (2) replacement, restoration, repair, or construction of specified facilities; and (3) debris and timber removal from public or private lands and waters, when in the public interest. States that the amount of funds to be granted under this Act shall be based upon 75 percent of the estimated cost of relief for losses sustained as a result of the major disaster in the categories of assistance specified in this Act. Title VII: Disaster Preparedness Assistance - Authorizes the President to establish a program of disaster preparedness that utilizes services of all appropriate agencies. States that upon application by the States, the President is authorized to make grants, not to exceed $250,000, for the development of plans, programs, and capabilities for disaster preparedness. Provides that such grants shall be available for a period of one year from the date of enactment. Title VIII: Miscellaneous Provisions - States that a condition of any disaster loan or grant made under the provisions of this Act, the recipient shall agree that any repair or construction to be financed therewith shall be in accordance with applicable standards of safety, decency, and sanitation and in conformity with applicable codes, specifications, and standards, and shall furnish such evidence of compliance with this Act as may be required by regulation. Provides that where an existing timber sale contract between the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior and a timber purchaser does not provide relief from major physical change not due to negligence of the purchaser prior to approval of construction of any section of specified road or of any other specified development facility and, as a result of a major disaster, a major physical change results in additional construction work in connection with such road or facility by such purchaser with an estimated cost, as determined by the appropriate Secretary, (1) of more than $1,000 for sales under one million board feet; (2) of more than $1 per thousand board feet for sales of one to three million board feet, or (3) of more than $3,000 for sales over three million board feet, such increased construction cost shall be borne by the United States. Authorizes funds to be appropriated for the purpose of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1973
Eliminates Title XIX (Grants to States for Medical Assistance Programs) of the Social Security Act those provisions relating to the provision of skilled nursing and intermediate care facility services under State plans approved under such title.
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1973
Sets forth the definition of the term "recycled wool" as it is to be used in the Wool Products Labeling act. States that labels under the Wool Products Labeling Act shall use the term recycled rather than reused or reprocessed.
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1973
Provides for a phrasing out of specified entitlements under the present law relating to financial assistance for schools in areas affected by Federal activities beginning in fiscal years after 1975.
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1973
Declares that on Memorial Day, May 28, 1973, special remembrance be given by a grateful people to the 1,288 members of the Armed Forces of the United States currently listed as missing in action in Indochina. Declares that all American motorists are encouraged to turn on their automobile lights throughout Memorial Day, May 28, 1973, as a symbol of this remembrance. Provides that every effort be made to secure the cooperation of all parties in the Indochina conflict to insure the fullest and most expeditious resolution of the status of members of the U.S. Armed Forces missing in Indochina.
United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1973
Designates the section of the Rio Grande River in Texas, extending from the West Boundary of Brewster County downstream to Shafter Crossing in Terrell County as part of the national wild and scenic rivers systems to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. (Amends 16 U.S.C. 1274(a))
United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1973
Wood Supply and National Forest Lands Investment Act - Sets forth the findings of Congress. Establishes in the Treasury of the United States a forecast lands planning and investment fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund". Provides that beginnning July 1, 1973, there shall be credited to the fund all receipts from the sale of forest products and from any other source of revenue from the national forests and other lands administered by the Forest Service. States that moneys appropriated from the fund shall be allocated in each fiscal year for expenditure by the Secretary of Agriculture in such proportions and in such locations as he determines to be appropriate for the following purposes: (1) planning and inventories needed for the preservation, use, or development of national forest system resources; (2) capital or basic investments made for furthering sustained yield resource management programs or for enhancing long-term public use of national forest resources; and (3) financial or technical assistance to States or private forest landowners in accord with such forestry assistance programs as the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to undertake under other provisions of law. Provides that beginning July 1, 1973, no unprocessed timber of species and grades generally used for domestic manufacture of construction lumber or plywood from Federal lands located west of the one hundredth meridian shall be exported from the United States. Authorizes the appropriate Secretary administering lands referred to in this Act, after a public hearing to designate specified timber as available for export if such timber is surplus to the needs of the domestic market. Provides that any person, individual, partnership, corporation, or association, who willfully and knowingly violates the provisions of this Act shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. Requires the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with appropriate United States Government departments and agencies and any appropriate technical advisory committee to undertake an investigation to determine which materials or commodities shall be subject to export controls because of the present or prospective domestic inflationary impact or short susply of such material or commodity in the absence of any such export control. Directs the Secretary to require contractors and permittees in connection with the sale of timber and other forest products from the national forest system or the issuance of permits for use of national forest system lands, to install or take such measures as he deems desirable to minimize adverse environmental impacts that might result from the contracted or permitted activity. Authorizes the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on the operation and effectiveness of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1973
Directs the Committee on Armed Services to conduct an investigation and study relative to the treatment by representatives of the North Vietnam and the Viet Cong of American military and civilian personnel held in confinement during the Vietnam conflict in Southeast Asia. Requires the Committee on Armed Services to follow the submission to the Senate of such interim reports as it considers appropriate, make a final report of the results of the investigation and study and to determine whether its investigation and study indicate the necessity or desirability of the enactment of new congressional legislation.
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1973
Student Freedom of Choice Act - States that no department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States empowered to extend Federal financial assistance to any program or activity at any public school by way of grant, loan, or otherwise shall withhold, or threaten to withhold, such financial assistance from any such program or activity: (1) on account of the racial composition of the student body at any public school or in any class at any public school in any case whatever where the school board operating such public school or class maintains, in respect to such public school and class, a freedom of choice system; (2) to coerce or induce the school board operating such public school to transport students from such public school to any other public school for the purpose of altering in any way the racial composition of the student body at such public school or any other public school; (3) to coerce or induce any school board operating such public school system to close any public school, and transfer the students from it to another public school for the purpose of altering in any way the racial composition of the student body at any public school; and (4) to coerce or induce the school board operating such public school system to transfer any member of any public school faculty from the public school in which the member of the faculty contracts to serve to some other public school for the purpose of altering the racial composition of the faculty at any public school. Provides that whenever any department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States violates or threatens to violate this Act, the school board aggrieved by the violation or threatened violation, or the parent of any student affected or to be affected by the violation or threatened violation, or any student affected or to be affected by the violation or threatened violation, or any member of any faculty affected or to be affected by the violation or threatened violation may bring a civil action against the United States in a district court of the United States complaining of the violation or threatened violation. Provides that no court of the United States shall have jurisdiction to make any decision, enter any judgment, or issue any order requiring any school board to make any change in the racial composition of the student body at any public school or in any class at any public school to which students are assigned in conformity with a freedom of choice system, or requiring any school board to transport any students from one public school to another public school or from one place to another place or from one school district to another school district in order to effect a change in the racial composition of the student body at any school or place or in any school district, or denying to any student the right or privilege of attending any public school or class at any public school chosen by the parent of such student in conformity with a freedom of choice system, or requiring any school board to close any school and transfer the students from the closed school to any other school for the purpose of altering the racial composition of the student body at any public school, or precluding any school board from carrying into effect any provision of any contract between it and any member of the faculty of any public school it operates specifying the public school where the member of the faculty is to perform his or her duties under the contract.
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1973
Better Communities Act - Sets forth the findings of Congress and the purpose of this Act. Defines the terms used in the Act. Enumerates the community development activities for which a recipient may utilize shared Federal revenues provided under this Act. Requires the recipient, prior to receiving any funds, to prepare a final statement of community development objectives and projected use of funds for the fiscal year, and to provide the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development with a certification that the recipient is in full compliance with the public requirements and other provisions of this Act. Declares that within 60 days after the close of the fiscal year, the recipient shall make public and shall forward to the Secretary a report of the activities paid for during the fiscal year. Provides formulae for the allocation and distribution of funds. Permits loans to finance any community development activity. Prohibits, on the ground of race, color, national origin, or sex, discrimination under any program or activity funded under this Act, and provides the means of enforcement of this provision. Sets forth the labor standards to be observed. Authorizes the Secretary to terminate any urban renewel project being carrred out as soon as practicable after consultation with the agency carrying out the project and the chief executive of the locality in which it is located, and to effect a financial closeout as if the project had been fully completed on the termination date. Requires records, audits, and reports of revenues shared under this Act. Prohibits a Federal contribution, in addition to shared revenue funds, to recipients for costs incurred in providing relocation payments and assistance for those displaced by community development activities assisted under this Act. Includes remedies for noncompliance with this Act and authorizes the Secretary to prescribe regulations necessary to carry out the purposes and conditions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1973
Bilingual Courts Act - Provides for the determination of each of those judicial districts in which at least 5 percent or 50,000 residents of that district, whichever is less, do not speak or understand the English language with reasonable facility, and the certification of each such district as a bilingual judicial district by certificate transmitted to the chief judge of the district court for that district. Authorizes the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to provide facilities and personnel for bilingual proceedings. States that any bilingual proceeding shall be recorded verbatim in addition to any stenographic transcript of the proceeding taken. Provides for the distribution of costs of bilingual facilities among the parties using them and authorizes to be appropriated to the Administrative Office of the United States courts sums necessary to carry out the amendments made by this Act. (Amends 28 U.S.C. 604(a); Adds 28 U.S.C. 1827)
United States · United States Congress · 3 May 1973
Family Planning Services and Population Research Amendments - Requires the Assistant Secretary for Family Planning and Population Science to report (through the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare) to Congress not later than six months after enactment of this Act on: (1) the number of individuals in need of family planning services - organized and otherwise - and a timetable for serving them; (2) the types of information and educational materials to be developed; (3) research goals to be established and a timetable for their achievement; and (4) the manpower required to meet these objectives. Requires the Assistant Secretary to submit progress reports annually on specific achievements made in reaching goals established by the six-month report. Authorizes grants to assist in the establishment and operation of voluntary family planning programs and projects. Authorizes appropriations for a three-year period-fiscal years 1974 ($159.5 million), 1975 ($207.5 million) and 1976 ($255.5 million). Extends appropriations authorizations for a three-year period-fiscal years 1974 ($5 million), 1975 ($7.5 million), and 1976 ($10 million) for training grants and contracts for the training of such personnel to carry out family planning services programs eligible for support under this Act as are needed to meet program objectives specified in the plan. Specifies that grants and contracts awarded under this Act must be made with the concurrence of the Assistant Secretary for Family Planning and Population Science and be carried on through the National Center for Family Planning Services and in consultation with the National Advisory Council. Authorizes the Secretary, throught the Assistant Secretary for Family Planning and Population Science, to make grants to public or nonprofit private entities and enter into contracts with public or private entities and individuals for: (1) the development of educational and informational materials on voluntary family planning; (2) the development of educational and informational materials on the causes and consequences of demographic characteristics and trends; and (3) the distribution of such materials to all persons desiring such information and materials. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the development and distribution of such materials. Provides that grants and contracts made under this Act shall be made in accordance with regulations which the Secretary shall prescribe. States that the acceptance by any individual of family planning services or family planning or population information provided through financial assistance under this Act shall be voluntary and shall not be a prerequisite to eligibility for or receipt of any other service or assistance from, or to participation in, any other program of the entity or individual that provided such services or information. Directs that none of the funds appropriated under this Act shall be used in programs where abortion is a method of family planning. Establishes within the Office of the Secretary an Office of Family Planning and Population Science to be directed by an Assistant Secretary for Family Planning and Population Science who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Sets forth the functions of the Assistant Secretary. Establishes within the Office a National Center for Family Planning Services and a National Center for Population Science, which shall, respectively, be assigned and carry out the functions assigned to such Centers by this Act and such other duties and responsibilities as the Assistant Secretary may specify in regulations. Requires the Secretary to establish a National Family Planning and Population Science Advisory Council with which he and the Assistant Secretary shall consult on a continuing and regular basis in administering this title. Specifies the membership of the Council.
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