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Bill· SS. 1426 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1979
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow members of the Armed Forces who are released from active service involuntarily an income tax deduction equal to the amount of severance pay which such members would have received if they had completed their tour of duty.
Bill· HRH.R. 4647 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1979
Armed Forces Earned Educational Assistance Act - Entitles any individual who enlists or reenlists for the first time in the armed forces for a period of two or more years and who possesses a critical military skill, as determined by the Secretary concerned, to specified educational benefits. Stipulates that such assistance may be for a period of up to 36 months of full time educational assistance. Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs and the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a joint report containing their respective plans for implementing such program. Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress semiannually on the operation of such program.
Bill· HRH.R. 4643 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1979
Provides that certain persons who served in allied forces during World War I or World War II must be permanent United States residents in order to receive specified veterans' health and medical benefits (presently such persons must have been U.S. citizens for at least ten years). Enlarges the category of such allied forces to include the armed forces of Russia, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Limits the requirement of providing a French or British certification of military service to those persons who served in the Polish or Czechoslovakian armed forces.
Bill· SS. 1409 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1979
Defense Production Act Amendments of 1979 - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to authorize the President to allow the Department of Energy and the Tennessee Valley Authority to guarantee loans for the purpose of expediting deliveries or services with respect to national defense contracts. Increases the maximum loan which any Federal agency may guarantee under such Act without the approval of Congress from $20,000,000 to $38,000,000. Requires notification to specified Congressional committees of any proposed obligation above such limit. Authorizes the agency involved to guarantee such a loan if neither House of Congress disapproves of such action within a specified time. Authorizes the President to provide loans to private business enterprises for the production of energy. Increases the ceiling for loans made to private enterprises pursuant to such Act from $25,000,000 to $48,000,000. Extends the President's power under such Act to purchase raw materials for the national defense through fiscal year 1995. Directs the President to attempt to achieve a national production goal of at least 500,000 barrels per day crude oil equivalent of synthetic fuels and synthetic chemical feedstocks within five years. Authorizes and directs the President to require fuel and chemical feedstock suppliers to provide synthetic fuels and synthetic chemical feedstocks in any case where the President deems it practicable and necessary to meet national defense needs. Authorizes the President, in carrying out these objectives, to: (1) contract for purchases or commitments to purchase synthetic fuels and synthetic chemical feedstocks which may be for Government use or resale; and (2) encourage the development and production of such synthetic fuels and feedstocks for national defense preparedness. Terminates the President's authority to enter into such contracts at the end of fiscal year 1995. Sets forth procedures for the awarding and performance of such contracts. Authorizes the President to organize corporations to meet the production goal for synthetic fuels and feedstocks as set forth in this Act. Sets forth Congressional oversight measures with respect to the formation of such corporations. Authorizes appropriations of $2,000,000,000 for synthetic fuel and feedstock contracts as authorized pursuant to this Act. Extends specified provisions of such Act through fiscal year 1980.
Law· HRH.R. 4627 (96th)open
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1979
Allows an individual who is a citizen of the Northern Mariana Islands and who is entitled to all the privileges and immunities of citizens of the United States pursuant to the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union With the United States of America to enlist in the Armed Forces of the United States.
Bill· HRH.R. 4628 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1979
Authorizes the establishment of Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs in Guam and the Virgin Islands.
Bill· SS. 1397 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1979
Authorizes the Administrator of the General Services Administration to dispose of 10,000 long tons of tin, 15,000,000 tray ounces of silver, and 1,500,000 carats of industrial diamond stones presently held in the national and strategic stockpiles.
Bill· HRH.R. 4606 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1979
Establishes uniform national weight and length limitation on the Interstate Highway Systems until the Secretary of Energy has certified to Congress that there are adequate amounts of middle distillate fuel to meet national requirements for home heating, agricultural production, transportation, and industrial uses.
Bill· HRH.R. 4568 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1979
Defense Production Act Amendments of 1979 - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to authorize the President to allow the Department of Energy and the Tennessee Valley Authority to guarantee loans for the purpose of expediting deliveries or services with respect to national defense contracts. Increases the maximum loan which any Federal agency may guarantee under such Act without the approval of Congress from $20,000,000 to $38,000,000. Requires notification to specified Congressional committees of any proposed obligation above such limit. Authorizes the agency involved to guarantee such a loan if neither House of Congress disapproves of such action within a specified time. Authorizes the President to provide loans to private business enterprises for the production of energy. Increases the ceiling for loans made to private enterprises pursuant to such Act from $25,000,000 to 48,000,000. Extends the President's power under such Act to purchase raw materials for the national defense through fiscal year 1995. Directs the President to attempt to achieve a national production goal of at least 500,000 barrels per day crude oil equivalent of synthetic fuels and synthetic chemical feedstocks within five years. Authorizes and directs the President to require fuel and chemical feedstock suppliers to provide synthetic fuels and synthetic chemical feedstocks in any case where the President deems it practicable and necessary to meet national defense needs. Authorizes the President, in carrying out these objectives, to: (1) contract for purchases or commitments to purchase synthetic fuels and synthetic chemical feedstocks which may be for Government use or resale; and (2) encourage the development and production of such synthetic fuels and feedstocks for national defense preparedness. Terminates the President's authority to enter into such contracts at the end of fiscal year 1995. Sets forth procedures for the awarding and performance of such contracts. Authorizes the President to organize corporations to meet the production goal for synthetic fuels and feedstocks as set forth in this Act. Sets forth Congressional oversight measures with respect to the formation of such corporations. Authorizes appropriations of $2,000,000,000 for synthetic fuel and feedstock contracts as authorized pursuant to this Act. Extends specified provisions of such Act through fiscal year 1980.
Bill· HRH.R. 4563 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1979
Prohibits Federal-aid highway funding for any State which prohibits vehicles with an overall gross weight of less than 80,000 pounds or an overall length of less than 65 feet from using highways on the Interstate System within such State. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to recommend and promote uniform standards and procedures for the administration of State motor fuel taxes and the licensing or registration of motor vehicles utilized in carrying freight in interstate commerce and to facilitate cooperation among the States in the use of efficient methods of administering the registration, licensing, and taxation of such vehicles.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 324 (96th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1979
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 3930 (Synthetic fuels purchase).
Bill· SS. 1381 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1979
Authorizes and directs the Veterans' Administration to acquire the necessary land and establish a national cemetery in Florida.
Bill· HRH.R. 4552 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1979
Requires that home and mobile home loans may not be guaranteed by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs unless a Veterans' Administration approved smoke detector has been installed.
Bill· HRH.R. 4553 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1979
Authorizes the establishment of a National Guard for Guam.
Bill· HRH.R. 4545 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1979
Establishes uniform national weight and length limitation on the Interstate Highway Systems until the Secretary of Energy has certified to Congress that there are adequate amounts of middle distillate fuel to meet national requirements for home heating, agricultural production, transportation, and industrial uses.
Bill· SS. 1359 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1979
Permits the surviving spouse and unmarried children of a person interred in a cemetery located on a military installation to be interred in such cemetery.
Bill· SS. 1354 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1979
Directs the President to conduct a comprehensive study of the military manpower needs of the armed forces and to submit the results of such study to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives no later than 120 days after the enactment of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 4505 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1979
Makes it unlawful for any vehicle with an overall gross weight of more than 80,000 pounds or an overall length of more than 60 feet to use the Interstate and Defense Highway System until the Secretary of Energy has certified to Congress that there are adequate amounts of middle distillate fuel in reserve and in commerce to meet national requirements for home heating, agricultural production, transportation, and industrial uses.
Bill· HRH.R. 4515 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1979
Grants the Secretary of the Navy express statutory authority to prescribe regulations to carry out his or her functions, powers, and duties. Authorizes the Secretary to issue United States Navy Regulations without the approval of the President.
Bill· HRH.R. 4493 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1979
Entitles enlisted members of an armed force who have five years or more, but less than 20 years, of creditable service, and who are involuntarily discharged or denied reenlistment, to severance pay. Sets forth the method for computing such pay.
Bill· SS. 1351 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1979
Stipulates that civilian air traffic controllers of the Department of Defense shall be treated the same as air traffic controllers of the Department of Transportation for purposes of retirement. Permits the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Defense to jointly prescribe regulations and make determinations relating to the definition, training, involuntary separation for retirement, and mandatory separation of air traffic controllers employed by the Department of Transportation and the Department of Defense.
Law· SS. 1319 (96th)open
United States · United States Congress · 12 June 1979
Military Construction Authorization Act, 1980 - Title I: - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to establish or develop military installations and facilities at specified locations. Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for each of these locations. Authorizes the Secretary to establish or develop other installations by proceeding with construction made necessary by unforeseen security considerations, new weapons development, new and unforeseen research and development requirements, improved production schedules or revisions in the tasks or functions assigned to a military installation or for environmental considerations if the Secretary of Defense determines that deferral of such construction for inclusion in the next Military Construction Authorization Act would be inconsistent with the national security. Authorizes appropriations for such emergency construction. Title II: - Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to establish or develop military installations and facilities at specified locations. Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for each such location. Authorizes the Secretary to establish or develop other installations where necessary under the same conditions as those relating to the Secretary of the Army under Title I of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to expend excess foreign exchange funds of $580,000 for the construction of a multipurpose marine biological laboratory at the Al Ghardaqa Marine Laboratory, Hurgada, Arab Republic of Egypt. Title III: - Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to establish or develop military installations and facilities at specified locations. Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for each such location. Authorizes the Secretary to establish or develop additional facilities where necessitated by those factors enumerated in Title I of this Act pertaining to the Secretary of the Army. Amends the Military Construction Authorization Acts of 1978, to decrease the authorization of appropriations for Air Force acquisition and construction projects at various locations in Europe. Title IV: Defense Agencies - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to establish or develop military installations at specified locations and authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for each such location. Authorizes the Secretary to establish or develop additional facilities which are determined to be vital to the security of the United States. Authorizes appropriations for such purpose. Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act of 1978 to increase the authorization of appropriations for the High Energy Laser Facility at White Sands, New Mexico. Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1979, to increase the authorization of appropriations for the United States' share of NATO programs for the acquisition or construction of military facilities. Title V: Military Family Housing and Homeowners Assistance Program - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to acquire or construct 332 family housing units at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Authorizes appropriations for such purpose. Increases the maximum average rental expenditure for military housing within the United States or abroad. Decreases the total number of military family housing units which may be leased in foreign countries at any one time. Authorizes specified appropriations for military housing as authorized by law including homeowners assistance pursuant to the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966. Title VI: Authorization of Appropriations and Administrative Provisions - Authorizes the Secretaries of the various military departments to develop installations under this Act without regard to provisions of law which prohibit the advancement of public moneys and which require the submission of detailed cost estimates to Congress. Establishes expenditure ceilings for each title of this Act. Authorizes limited increases in the amounts authorized pursuant to this Act if the Secretary of the military department or the Director of the defense agency concerned determines that such an increase is required for the sole purpose of meeting unusual and unanticipated variations in costs. Directs the Secretary of Defense to encourage the use of solar energy for projects authorized by this Act and authorizes the Secretary to increase the cost limitations or floor area limitations for a project in order to equip it with solar energy heating or cooling equipment. Establishes measures and responsibility for supervising the construction work authorized under this Act. Repeals prior Military Construction Authorization Acts. Specifies exceptions to such repealer. Sets forth unit cost limitations based on square footage for projects authorized pursuant to this Act. Title VII: Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities -Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to establish or develop additional facilities for the Guard and Reserve Forces of various military departments. Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for each such entity. Increases the maximum Federal contribution for Guard and Reserve Forces facilities which may be made without prior notification to Congress. Title VIII: General Provisions - Stipulates that a minor construction project (less than $300,000) which has been identified in the annual military construction program submitted to Congress shall not need the approval of the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military department concerned. Authorizes the Secretaries of each military department to utilize geothermal energy resources or private property for the benefit of the Department of Defense. Amends the Secretary of Defense to pay to the owners of land on Roi-Namur Island, Marshall Islands District of the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands, such amounts as are determined to be in the public interest for the use of such island by the United States Government after 1960. Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to convey to King County, Washington, the land comprising the 143rd Combat Squadron, Washington Air National Guard located at Boeing Field, Seattle, in exchange for a replacement facility for such Guard facility. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to make a capital contribution of $500,000 from funds authorized for minor construction projects under this Act to the International Institute of Strategic Studies. Authorizes the Administrator of General Services to convey, without compensation the excess tract of land on the remaining portion of the former Ent Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado, to the United States Olympic Committee. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to utilize mass transit vehicles on military installations if such use would be efficient, practical, and in the best interest of the United States. Directs the Secretary of Defense to pay the Department's share for the upgrading waste treatment facilities utilized by military installations where such upgrading is for the purpose of complying with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Stipulates that such share shall be the amount agreed upon by the Secretary and the appropriate authority concerned. Prohibits the use of any funds appropriated by this or any other Act for the realignment of the Strategic Air Command's Loring Air Force Base. Stipulates that the provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act shall not apply to any wages for the construction of any project authorized by this or any other military construction authorization Act if the contract for such construction was entered on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 4433 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 June 1979
World War I Veterans' Pension Act of 1979 - Requires the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay (in addition to any pension already paid) a monthly pension of $150 to each veteran of World War I who meets specified service requirements, or to the surviving spouse of each such veteran, or when there is no surviving spouse, to the child or children of each such veteran.
Bill· HRH.R. 4436 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 June 1979
Defense Economic Adjustment Act - Title I: Defense Economic Adjustment Council - Establishes within the Executive Office of the President the Defense Economic Adjustment Council. Establishes an Office of Economic Adjustment to provide necessary staff support for the Council. Sets forth the duties of the Council which include: (1) disseminating information to Federal, State, and local agencies and authorities concerning changes in defense spending affecting employment in defense industries; (2) oversight of programs providing assistance to areas adversely affected by such changes; (3) reviewing local alternative use plans; and (4) preparing and distributing a Conversion Guidelines Handbook. Title II: Alternative Use Committees - Requires the establishment, at every defense facility employing at least 100 persons, of Alternative Use Committees representing management and labor to undertake economic conversion planning and preparation for the employment of the personnel and utilization of the facilities in the event of a reduction or elimination of any defense facility or the curtailment, conclusion, or disapproval of any defense contract. Stipulates that defense contractors which fail to submit an alternative use plan to the Council or which refuse or fail to carry out the provisions of a plan approved by the Council shall lose eligibility for future contracts for a period of three years as well as losing contract termination payments and eligibility for tax credits. Requires Alternative Use Committees to periodically review plans for the conversion of the facility to civilian-oriented production and to send periodic reports to the Council regarding the progress of such plans. Directs the committees to provide occupational retraining and reemployment counseling services for employees who are displaced by the implementation of a conversion plan or the closing of a defense facility. Specifies provisions which are to be included in each alternative use plan. Title III: Economic Adjustment Fund - Establishes within the Treasury a Workers Economic Adjustment Reserve Trust Fund. Requires defense contracts to contain a provision under which the defense contractor is to pay into such fund an amount equal to one and one quarter percent per year of the value of the contractor's gross revenues on sales under such contract. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit ten percent of the projected savings from defense cutbacks into the fund. Authorizes appropriations in such amounts as may be necessary to such fund to enable the Secretary to make payments and disbursements authorized by this Act. Title IV: Economic Adjustment Assistance for Workers - Entitles workers who are displaced because of defense cutbacks to specified benefits for a two-year period, including: (1) compensation sufficient to maintain the employee's income at a level equal to 90 percent of the first $20,000 per year and 50 percent of the next $5,000 in excess of $20,000 of that worker's regular annual wage; (2) vested pension credit under any applicable pension plan; (3) maintenance of any medical, disability, or life insurance coverage which such an individual had by reason of employment by the defense contractor; and (4) retraining, job search, and relocation expenses. Stipulates that in order to be eligible for benefits under this Act a displaced worker must agree to maintain an active registration with the Secretary of Labor or an appropriate State employment agency and to accept any employment determined by the Secretary or the agency to be of the same skill or work of a similar nature at the same pay as such worker was receiving before being displaced. Stipulates that adjustment benefits under this Act shall not be taken into account in determining an individual's eligibility for unemployment compensation. Stipulates that adjustment benefits shall terminate when a displaced worker obtains employment providing 90 percent of the first $20,000 per year and 50 percent of the next $5,000 in excess of $20,000 of the worker's previous wage or two years after displacement, whichever occurs sooner. Title V: Community Economic Adjustment Planning - Entitles communities which are substantially and seriously affected by the reduction or elimination of military facilities or curtailment or conclusion of defense contracts to Federal assistance for economic adjustment to avoid substantial dislocations and for economic adjustment assistance should such dislocation occur. Directs the Council to develop guidelines by which the criteria for eligibility for planning assistance are to be applied. Authorizes the sale of excess defense capital property or facilities where such a facility is reduced or closed to the affected community at a public benefit discount. Title VI: Industrial Economic Adjustment - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to make or guarantee low-interest, long-term loans to assist contractors in carrying out an approved alternative use plan to convert a plant or facility to civilian purposes. Prohibits making any such loan or loan guarantee if financing for such plan is available from any other source. Title VII: Use of Certain Research Fund - Authorizes the use of Department of Defense research and development funds for work which has a potential relationship to an urgent national requirement in a designated non-defense sector of the economy. Directs the Defense Economic Adjustment Council to define urgent national requirements for non-defense sectors of the economy. Title VIII: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations in such amounts as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 313 (96th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 12 June 1979
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 4391 (Military construction appropriations).
Bill· HRH.R. 4402 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1979
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to accept original enlistments in the Army for an enlistment period of 18 months in active duty service and four and one-half years in Ready Reserve service. Stipulates that the rate of basic pay for such individuals during the first 18 months shall be 50 percent of the rate of basic pay otherwise payable to a member of the Army. Entitles individuals who complete the initial 18 months of service to 36 months of educational assistance. Stipulates that such assistance shall consist of the costs of tuition and fees up to a maximum of $3,000 per school year (or $1,000 per year at a public educational institution) and a subsistence allowance of $200 per month during the school year while such person is pursuing a program of education.
Bill· SS. 1296 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1979
Reserve Forces Benefits Act - Entitles specified reserve members of the uniformed services and members of the National Guard to the same medical and dental benefits enjoyed by members of the uniformed services on active duty. Entitles the dependents of such individuals to the same medical and dental benefits presently available to the dependents of members on active duty under specified circumstances.
Law· HRH.R. 4391 (96th)open
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1979
Military Construction Appropriation Act, 1980 - Makes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for military construction projects and for military family housing including appropriations to eliminate losses caused by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. Sets forth limitations on the use of funds appropriated by this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 4367 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1979
Veterans' Obligated Period of Service Completion Act - Redefines "veteran" for veterans' benefits purposes to mean an individual who served in, and was not dishonorably discharged from, the active armed services before the period ending 90 days after enactment of this Act, or who entered the active armed services on or after such 90-day period and: (1) served the entire term of duty and was other than dishonorably discharged; (2) was discharged from active duty for a service-connected disability; or (3) before the completion of such term of duty was discharged other-than dishonorably for a satisfactory reason (including joining a reserve unit or enrolling in an educational program). Redefines "eligible veteran" for post-Vietnam era educational assistance to mean an individual who initially entered the armed services on or after January 1, 1977, and: (1) if active service was before such 90-day period under this Act, served more than 180 consecutive days and was discharged other than dishonorably or for a service-connected disability; and (2) if active service was on or after such 90-day period, served more than 180 consecutive days.
Bill· HRH.R. 4349 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1979
Defense Production Act Amendments of 1979 - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to authorize the President to allow the Department of Energy and the Tennessee Valley Authority to guarantee loans for the purpose of expediting deliveries or services with respect to national defense contracts. Increases the maximum loan which any Federal agency may guarantee under such Act without the approval of Congress from $20,000,000 to $38,000,000. Requires notification to specified Congressional committees of any proposed obligation above such limit. Authorizes the agency involved to guarantee such a loan if neither House of Congress disapproves of such action within a specified time. Authorizes the President to provide loans to private business enterprises for the production of energy. Increases the ceiling for loans made to private enterprises pursuant to such Act from $25,000,000 to 48,000,000. Extends the President's power under such Act to purchase raw materials for the national defense through fiscal year 1995. Directs the President to attempt to achieve a national production goal of at least 500,000 barrels per day crude oil equivalent of synthetic fuels and synthetic chemical feedstocks within five years. Authorizes and directs the President to require fuel and chemical feedstock suppliers to provide synthetic fuels and synthetic chemical feedstocks in any case where the President deems it practicable and necessary to meet national defense needs. Authorizes the President, in carrying out these objectives, to: (1) contract for purchases or commitments to purchase synthetic fuels and synthetic chemical feedstocks which may be for Government use or resale; and (2) encourage the development and production of such synthetic fuels and feedstocks for national defense preparedness. Terminates the President's authority to enter into such contracts at the end of fiscal year 1995. Sets forth procedures for the awarding and performance of such contracts. Authorizes the President to organize corporations to meet the production goal for synthetic fuels and feedstocks as set forth in this Act. Sets forth Congressional oversight measures with respect to the formation of such corporations. Authorizes appropriations of $2,000,000,000 for synthetic fuel and feedstock contracts as authorized pursuant to this Act. Extends specified provisions of such Act through fiscal year 1980.
Bill· HRH.R. 4336 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1979
Defense Production Act Amendments of 1979 - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to authorize the President to allow the Department of Energy and the Tennessee Valley Authority to guarantee loans for the purpose of expediting deliveries or services with respect to national defense contracts. Increases the maximum loan which any Federal agency may guarantee under such Act without the approval of Congress from $20,000,000 to $38,000,000. Requires notification to specified Congressional committees of any proposed obligation above such limit. Authorizes the agency involved to guarantee such a loan if neither House of Congress disapproves of such action within a specified time. Authorizes the President to provide loans to private business enterprises for the production of energy. Increases the ceiling for loans made to private enterprises pursuant to such Act from $25,000,000 to 48,000,000. Extends the President's power under such Act to purchase raw materials for the national defense through fiscal year 1995. Directs the President to attempt to achieve a national production goal of at least 500,000 barrels per day crude oil equivalent of synthetic fuels and synthetic chemical feedstocks within five years. Authorizes and directs the President to require fuel and chemical feedstock suppliers to provide synthetic fuels and synthetic chemical feedstocks in any case where the President deems it practicable and necessary to meet national defense needs. Authorizes the President, in carrying out these objectives, to: (1) contract for purchases or commitments to purchase synthetic fuels and synthetic chemical feedstocks which may be for Government use or resale; and (2) encourage the development and production of such synthetic fuels and feedstocks for national defense preparedness. Terminates the President's authority to enter into such contracts at the end of fiscal year 1995. Sets forth procedures for the awarding and performance of such contracts. Authorizes the President to organize corporations to meet the production goal for synthetic fuels and feedstocks as set forth in this Act. Sets forth Congressional oversight measures with respect to the formation of such corporations. Authorizes appropriations of $2,000,000,000 for synthetic fuel and feedstock contracts as authorized pursuant to this Act. Extends specified provisions of such Act through fiscal year 1980.
Bill· HRH.R. 4359 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1979
Entitles enlisted members of an armed force who have five years or more, but less than 20 years, of creditable service, and who are involuntarily discharged or denied reenlistment, to severance pay. Sets forth the method for computing such pay.
Bill· HRH.R. 4355 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1979
Defense Production Act Amendments of 1979 - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to authorize the President to allow the Department of Energy and the Tennessee Valley Authority to guarantee loans for the purpose of expediting deliveries or services with respect to national defense contracts. Increases the maximum loan which any Federal agency may guarantee under such Act without the approval of Congress from $20,000,000 to $38,000,000. Requires notification to specified Congressional committees of any proposed obligation above such limit. Authorizes the agency involved to guarantee such a loan if neither House of Congress disapproves of such action within a specified time. Authorizes the President to provide loans to private business enterprises for the production of energy. Increases the ceiling for loans made to private enterprises pursuant to such Act from $25,000,000 to 48,000,000. Extends the President's power under such Act to purchase raw materials for the national defense through fiscal year 1995. Directs the President to attempt to achieve a national production goal of at least 500,000 barrels per day crude oil equivalent of synthetic fuels and synthetic chemical feedstocks within five years. Authorizes and directs the President to require fuel and chemical feedstock suppliers to provide synthetic fuels and synthetic chemical feedstocks in any case where the President deems it practicable and necessary to meet national defense needs. Authorizes the President, in carrying out these objectives, to: (1) contract for purchases or commitments to purchase synthetic fuels and synthetic chemical feedstocks which may be for Government use or resale; and (2) encourage the development and production of such synthetic fuels and feedstocks for national defense preparedness. Terminates the President's authority to enter into such contracts at the end of fiscal year 1995. Sets forth procedures for the awarding and performance of such contracts. Authorizes the President to organize corporations to meet the production goal for synthetic fuels and feedstocks as set forth in this Act. Sets forth Congressional oversight measures with respect to the formation of such corporations. Authorizes appropriations of $2,000,000,000 for synthetic fuel and feedstock contracts as authorized pursuant to this Act. Extends specified provisions of such Act through fiscal year 1980.
Bill· SS. 1277 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 June 1979
Stipulates that any person who fraudulently enlists in the armed forces, who has the mental capacity to understand the consequences of such enlistment, shall after taking the oath of enlistment become subject to the provisions of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Bill· SS. 1272 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 June 1979
Stipulates that enlisted members of the armed forces are entitled to a basic allowance for subsistence when on authorized leave of absence, while confined in a hospital, or while performing travel under orders from their designated post of duty, but not while being subsisted in-kind at the expense of the United States. Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish rates for meals provided at mess halls sufficient to provide reimbursement of operating expenses and food costs to the appropriations concerned, except that members of the uniformed services and civilians in a travel status receiving a per diem allowance in lieu of subsistence shall be charged at a rate of not less than $2.50 per day.
Bill· HRH.R. 4291 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 June 1979
Intelligence Agents Protection Act of 1979 - Establishes maximum criminal penalties of 20 years imprisonment and/or a $100,000 fine for anyone who knowingly and willingly discloses classified information identifying an individual engaged in foreign intelligence or counterintelligence activities for the United States Government. Establishes maximum criminal penalties of ten years imprisonment and/or a $50,000 fine for anyone who falsely asserts, publishes, or otherwise claims that an individual is engaged in such activities. Directs the Attorney General to seek injunctive relief in the United States district court whenever the head of a department or agency engaged in such activities determines a person is about to engage in such prohibited conduct. Prohibits the payment of a Federal service annuity, retired pay, or gratuitous veterans benefits to an individual, or his survivor or beneficiary, convicted of such offenses. Directs the Attorney General to notify the Director of Office of Personnel Management and the Administrator of the Veterans' Administration of the advent and disposition of such criminal proceedings.
Bill· HRH.R. 4274 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 May 1979
Reduces the minimum unit size requirement needed to form a unit of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps from 100 eligible students to 50 students.
Bill· HRH.R. 4256 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 May 1979
Repeals the provisions of law which prohibit female members of the Navy and Air Force from being assigned to duty on vessels or in aircraft engaged in combat missions.
Bill· HRH.R. 4255 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 May 1979
Revises procedures regarding the disposal of unclaimed property which comes into the custody of a military department. Reduces the period after which the owner is notified that the property is in the custody of a military department before the property may be disposed of. Stipulates that property with a value of more than $200 may not be disposed of for 30 days in the event the owner cannot be ascertained (previously property worth $25 or more could not be disposed of for three months).
Bill· SS. 1248 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1979
Comprehensive Counterterrorism Act of 1979 - Title I: Presidential Coordination of Counterterrorism Programs; Emergency Measures; LEAA State Plans - Directs the President to perform specified functions to assure coordinated and effective use of Federal, State, and local programs relating to terrorism, including: (1) insuring adequate collection of information; (2) directing research efforts; and (3) preparing annual reports with respect to terrorist groups and the capabilities of Federal, State, and local governments and the private sector to counter terrorist threats. Authorizes the President to declare by proclamation that a state of terrorist emergency exists upon a determination that a terrorist incident, a series of terrorist incidents, or the threat or the consequences of a terrorist incident: (1) so hinders the execution of Federal or State law that any person in a State is deprived of a constitutional right which the authorities of such State are unable to protect; (2) obstructs the execution of Federal law or impedes the course of justice under those laws; or (3) impedes or obstructs interstate or foreign commerce. Directs the President to take necessary measures during any such period to resolve the terrorist incident and vindicate the constitutional rights. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require State plans to include contingency plans for dealing with terrorist activities and meeting the standards provided for in this Act. Title II: Interception of Wire or Oral Communications Relating to Terrorist Activities - Authorizes a Federal judge to grant an order approving the interception by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of wire or oral communications which provide information which is necessary to protect against terrorist activities. Requires the Attorney General to inform the congressional committees on the judiciary concerning each such interception. Stipulates that the procedure for such interception shall generally be the same as is required under title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (as amended by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978), with respect to international terrorist activities.
Bill· HRH.R. 4221 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1979
Increases from two and one-half to four the number of beds per thousand veteran population required with regard to Federal assistance for constructing and remodeling State home facilities for veterans.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 346 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1979
Authorizes and requests the President to designate December 1 of each year as "National Civil Air Patrol Day."
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 343 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1979
Authorizes and requests the President to designate the third week of June 1980 as "National Veterans' Hospital Week."
Bill· SS. 1221 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1979
Allows the Secretary of Defense to authorize officers and employees of the Department of Defense which provide police or security functions, including individuals employed pursuant to a contract, to have the power of arrest on military facilities and installations.
Bill· SS. 1235 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1979
Authorizes the Secretaries of the military departments to reimburse nonappropriated fund instrumentalities located in the Ryukyu Islands and Daito Islands, Japan, for increased costs in severance pay entitlements of their Japanese employees incurred as a result of the reversion of those islands of Japan.
Bill· HRH.R. 4202 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1979
Makes Puerto Rico eligible for Federal assistance for constructing and remodeling State home facilities for veterans.
Bill· SS. 1212 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1979
Provides that syringomyelia developing an 18 percent or more degree of disability within seven years after separation from active wartime service shall be presumed to be service connected for purposes of veterans' disability compensation.
Bill· SS. 1207 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1979
Extends the delimiting period for educationally disadvantaged Vietnam-era veterans discharged after August 4, 1964, to complete programs of technical, vocational, or apprenticeship or on-the-job training from ten to 12 years (or to two years after this Act's enactment, whichever is later.)
Bill· SS. 1188 (96th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1979
Disabled Veterans Rehabilitation Act of 1979 - Title I: Vocational Rehabilitation Amendments - Revises veterans' vocational rehabilitation provisions to declare the purpose of this Act to be to provide all services necessary to enable veterans with service-connected disabilities to attain maximum independence, to become employable, and to obtain and maintain suitable employment. Redefines "vocational rehabilitation" to include the provision of all services required to achieve the purpose of this Act, including discharge, medical, social, psychological, economic, and vocational services (presently defined in terms of educational and vocational training to restore employability). Defines "employment handicap" as a disability impairing a veteran's ability to prepare for, obtain, or retain employment consistent with his or her abilities, aptitudes, and interests. Revises entitlement provisions to: (1) make eligibility run as of September 16, 1940, (rather than World War II as at present); (2) require a handicap to be an employment handicap as defined by this Act; and (3) provide for follow up vocational services to a rehabilitated veteran in order for such veteran to enter new employment more suitable to his or her current capacity or condition. Sets forth the scope of services, including: (1) the evaluation of rehabilitation potential; (2) educational, vocational and personal counseling; (3) a vocational rehabilitation plan; (4) vocational and related services including tutorial services, tuition, books, and other training materials; (5) treatment for mental and emotional disorders; (6) medical care; (7) prosthetic and other corrective devices; (8) placement and postplacement services; (9) services to a veteran's family; (10) special rehabilitation services, including services for the blind and the deaf; (11) subsistence allowances; (12) essential employment equipment and supplies for severely disabled veterans requiring homebound training and or self-employment; (13) transportation costs, including pre- and post-training services; and (14) work study allowance, loans, and other incidental goods and services. Revises duration of services provisions to: (1) provide basic vocational rehabilitation services for 64 months (presently 48 months); (2) remove the nine year (from discharge) eligibility limitation; and (3) provide a 12 month rehabilitation evaluation period. Revises subsistence allowances provisions to: (1) provide for payments during the evaluation of vocational rehabilitation period; (2) provide payments for unpaid on-job training or work experience in a Federal agency or during such evaluation period; (3) pay room and board expenses for individuals pursuing a program on a residential basis in a specialized rehabilitation facility; (4) provide that vocational payments be paid on a full-time basis for two months following a determination of employability; (5) set forth the rate of payment for individuals in unpaid Federal training or work experience; (6) provide payments to an individual pursuing a vocational program while in a Veterans' Administration (VA) or other hospital, or VA domicilliary; and (7) set forth payment guidelines for incarcerated individuals pursuing a vocational program. Authorizes personal adjustment counseling and counseling during the evaluation of rehabilitation feasibility period. Sets forth basic requirements of a vocational rehabilitation program, which shall include: (1) participation by the veteran in formulation of a written plan; and (2) a statement of objectives and goals, services and a time schedule for providing such services, and a projected completion date. Revises leave of absence provisions to remove the 30 day per year limitation on such leave. Revises the regulation of conduct provisions to remove the three-month forfeiture of subsistence allowance penalty for unsatisfactory conduct and to replace the permanent disqualification for further vocational rehabilitation penalty with a provision allowing the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to reinstate such benefits upon satisfactory conduct. Increases the maximum amount of loan available to a veteran from $200 to $400. Authorizes vocational rehabilitation to veterans hospitalized (not pending final discharge) in VA or non-VA medical facilities. Authorizes vocational training outside the United States (presently prohibited for post-World War II veterans who were not citizens at the time of their United States military service). Directs the Administrator to assist in the development of employment and on-job training opportunities. Directs the VA to: (1) provide employment assistance; (2) provide vocational and rehabilitation staff training and development; and (3) carry out an ongoing program of rehabilitation research and special projects, including grants and contracts with public and nonprofit agencies. Provides that a veteran in need of vocational rehabilitation receiving educational assistance may also receive vocational rehabilitation services as authorized by this Act. Revises provisions concerning the limitation on periods of assistance under two or more Veterans' educational assistance programs to include post-Vietnam era benefits within such limitation, and to provide a 64 month aggregate eligibility period for vocational rehabilitation and such other educational assistance. Title II: Technical Amendments - Effective Date - Reduces from 30 percent to ten percent the disability rating required to entitle a veteran to priority consideration for purposes of service-connected disability or death compensation. Prohibits the payment of vocational rehabilitation benefits (as provided by this Act) to individuals on active duty pursuing an educational program or to individuals pursuing such a program under the Government Employees' Training Act. Stipulates that the provisions of this Act shall become effective as of October 1, 1979, or the first day of the second month following enactment of this Act.
Bill· SS. 1186 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1979
Defense Officer Personnel Management Act - Revises the standards and procedures relating to the appointment, promotion, separation and retirement of officers in the armed forces. Sets forth the authorized number of commissioned officers in each armed force below the rank of brigadier general or commodore. Establishes basic qualifications for commissioned officers. Authorizes the President to appoint temporary commissioned officers in time of war or national emergency. Sets forth procedures for the establishment and membership of promotion boards and factors in determining eligibility for promotion. Authorizes the President or the Senate to remove the name of any officer from the list of selectees for promotion. Sets forth formulae for computing separation pay for involuntary discharge or release from active duty. Sets forth procedures for the establishment of boards of officers to review the record of any commissioned officer to determine whether such individual should be required to show cause for retention on active duty because of substandard performance, dereliction of duty, or misconduct. Sets forth the rights of the officer involved and procedures to be followed during such inquiry. Abolishes the present rank of rear admiral (lower half) within the Navy and creates the rank of commodore. Establishes procedures and time in service requirements for promotions and retirement for individuals holding such rank.