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Bill· HRH.R. 4095 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1979
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers an income tax credit for a portion of the expenses such taxpayers pay to attend an institution of higher education. Limits the amount of such credit to 100 percent of expenses under $200, 75 percent of expenses over $200 but under $500, and 25 percent of expense over $500 but under $1,500. Reduces the amount of such credit by one percent of the amount by which the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer exceeds $25,000. Includes within the definition of "expenses of higher education" tuition and fees required for attendance at an institution of higher education, fees, books, supplies, and equipment required for coursework. Excludes expenses for meals, lodging, or similar living expenses. Defines "institution of higher education" as an educational institution which regularly offers education above the twelfth grade level and which qualifies as a charitable institution for purposes of the income tax deduction for charitable contributions, or which offers accredited business, technical, or vocational school education. Reduces the amount of expense eligible for the credit by any amounts received by the taxpayer as tax exempt scholarships, fellowships, or educational assistance for veterans.
Bill· SS. 1124 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1979
National Library Act - Title I: National Library Agency - Establishes a National Library Agency as an independent executive agency. Sets forth such Agency's functions, including programs of financial assistance and interlibrary exchanges, research, and cooperation. Title II: Library Services - Authorizes a program of grants to States for library services. Requires States to submit a basic plan and an annual program to be eligible for such grants. Requires any State wishing to participate in any grant program under this Act for any fiscal year to: (1) have in effect a basic State plan; (2) submit an annual program; (3) submit a long-range program; and (4) establish a State Advisory Council on Libraries. Sets forth required criteria and guidelines for such programs and Advisory Council. Title III: Public Library Construction - Authorizes a program of grants to States for public library construction. Requires States to submit a basic plan and long-range program to be eligible for such grants. Title IV: Public Library Programs to Meet Special User Needs - Authorizes a program of grants to States for public library programs to meet special user needs. Requires States to submit a basic plan, a long-range program, and an annual program to be eligible for such grants. Title V: Interlibrary Cooperation - Authorizes a program of grants to States for interlibrary cooperation programs. Requires States to submit a basic plan, long-range program, an annual program to be eligible for such grants. Title VI: Library Personnel Development - Authorizes a program of grants to States for library personnel development. Requires States to submit a basic plan, a long-range program, and an annual program to be eligible for such grants. Title VII: Miscellaneous Provisions - Repeals the Library Services and Construction Act, effective as of October 1, 1979.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 325 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1979
Authorizes and requests the President to designate the week of September 23 through September 29, 1979, as "National Voter Education Week."
Bill· SS. 1101 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1979
Elementary and Secondary School Student Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make elementary, secondary, and vocational students eligible for basic educational opportunity grants under such Act. Defines "elementary school" and "secondary school" for purposes of this Act as schools that are: (1) operated in accordance with applicable State law; and (2) tax exempt. Defines "vocational school" for purposes of this Act as such term is defined in the Vocational Education Act of 1963.
Bill· SS. 1106 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1979
Amends Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding providing information to local educational advisory councils to require that a local education agency provide a free copy of relevant statutes and regulations to such advisory council, and upon request, to each member of such council (presently the agency is required to provide such material automatically to each council member).
Bill· SS. 1098 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1979
Removes the limitation on the calendar years for which an amount received by a member of the uniform services as a scholarship under the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program is excluded from the member's gross income.
Bill· HRH.R. 3977 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1979
Amends the Vocational Education Act of 1963 to direct the Commissioner of Education, in cooperation with the Secretaries of Energy, Labor, and the Interior, to assess: (1) the adequacy of the current supply of manpower at all levels for the development and expansion of the nation's energy technologies and industries; and (2) the projected adequacy of such manpower for the five-year period beginning January 1, 1980. Directs that such assessment include recommendations concerning additional employment and training programs needed for such five-year period for the development of domestic energy sources. Requires the Commissioner to submit a report to the Congress concerning such assessment no later than March 1, 1980. Directs the Commissioner to recommend to State vocational education boards, programs that are necessary to fulfill such manpower needs.
Bill· HRH.R. 3984 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1979
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to execute a quitclaim deed conveying and releasing to the State Superintendent of Education of the State of South Carolina rights retained by the United States to certain land in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
Bill· HRH.R. 3980 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1979
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide that an elementary or secondary school may not receive Federal funds unless the principal supervisor of such school certifies to the Commissioner of Education that the Pledge of Allegiance is a part of the daily program of such school.
Bill· HRH.R. 3976 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1979
Amends the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 to direct the Secretary of Labor, in cooperation with the Secretaries of Health, Education, and Welfare, Energy, and the Interior, to assess: (1) the adequacy of the current supply of manpower at all levels for the development and expansion of the nation's energy technologies and industries; and (2) the projected adequacy of such manpower for the five-year period beginning January 1, 1980. Directs that such assessment include recommendations concerning additional employment and training programs needed for such five-year period for the development of domestic energy sources. Amends the Vocational Education Act of 1963 to direct the Commissioner of Education, in cooperation with the Secretaries of Energy, Labor, and the Interior, to perform a similar manpower assessment. Requires the Commissioner to submit a report to the Congress concerning such assessment no later than March 1, 1980. Directs the Commissioner to recommend to State vocational education boards programs that are necessary to fulfill such manpower needs. Directs the Secretaries of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare to establish a task force to coordinate the efforts of their agencies in carrying out the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 3918 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 May 1979
Schools of Education Assistance Act - Directs the Commissioner of Education to make grants to schools of education for fiscal years 1981-1985 for the diversification and redirection of teacher education programs, including: (1) retraining faculty; (2) establishing new programs to prepare elementary and secondary teachers to work in other settings, such as business, industry, private schools or related social services; and (3) establishing model projects. Directs the Commissioner to reserve a part of the funds appropriated for projects under this Act for related educational research and program evaluation.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 70 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1979
National Commission on Literacy Act - Establishes the National Commission on Literacy whose members shall be appointed by the President and representative of the following areas: (1) State, local, and Federal personnel from educational institutions; (2) public and private library personnel; (3) minority groups; (4) labor, business, and industry; (5) Members of Congress; and (6) experts in elementary and adult education. Directs the Commission to define illiteracy and investigate programs and policies, both public and private, which relate to literacy and illiteracy. Directs the Commission to report to the President and Congress its findings and recommendations not later than 18 months after its first meeting. Terminates such Commission 180 days after submission of its final report.
Bill· HRH.R. 3872 (96th)open
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1979
Relieves a named university and a named association of liability to the United States for a specified amount representing reimbursements for costs actually incurred but in excess of contractual provision. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to refund a specified amount already paid by such association.
Bill· HRH.R. 3822 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1979
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Commissioner of Education to award grants to one applicant for the establishment of a National Center for Personal Computers in Education to instruct students in the use of personal computers and to develop programs designed to use computers as educational tools. States that such Center shall be operated during fiscal years 1980-1982. Sets forth grant application guidelines. Includes among such Center's responsiblities: (1) assisting the Congress and Federal agencies in developing a program for establishing Regional Centers for Personal Computers in Education; and (2) establishing a model Community Personal Computer Center.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 316 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1979
National Commission on Literacy Act - Establishes the National Commission on Literacy whose members shall be appointed by the President and representative of the following areas: (1) State, local, and Federal personnel from educational institutions; (2) public and private library personnel; (3) minority groups; (4) labor, business, and industry; (5) Members of Congress; and (6) experts in elementary and adult education. Directs the Commission to define illiteracy and investigate programs and policies, both public and private, which relate to literacy and illiteracy. Directs the Commission to report to the President and Congress its findings and recommendations not later than 18 months after its first meeting. Terminates such Commission 180 days after submission of its final report.
Bill· HRH.R. 3769 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1979
Fair Access to Higher Education Act of 1979 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to replace the fixed $2,500 per school year limitation with one based on increasing amounts per school year for: (1) individual undergraduate Federal loan insurance; (2) State and institution subsidy interest payments for such loans; and (3) undergraduate supplemental loan insurance guarantees. Increases from $7,500 to $11,500 (for undergraduate students), and from $15,000 to $18,000 (for graduate students) the maximum aggregate insured unpaid amounts for: (1) individual Federal loan insurance; (2) State and institution subsidy interest payments for such loans; and (3) supplemental loan insurance guarantees. Provides that an eligible lender (other than an eligible institution) may elect to have such federally-insured school loans collected by the Secretary of the Treasury. Provides that a borrower of such a loan may elect to have it repaid to the Secretary or Commissioner of Education on an income contingent method as defined by this Act. Stipulates that election of any such repayment or collection method must be made by the beginning of the repayment period. Requires the Commissioner of Education to notify the other party when such a collection or repayment choice has been made. Provides that such an eligible lender holding a loan where the borrower has elected the income contingent method of repayment may elect to collect such loan rather than the Federal Government. Directs the Commissioner to make an agreement with an eligible lender holding specified elected loans which provide that: (1) the lender shall transmit to the Commissioner all information necessary to collect such loan; (2) the Commissioner shall make periodic loan payments to the lender; and (3) the Commissioner shall be bound by the terms of the lender-borrower agreement. Prohibits any such agreement to be made unless the lender provides assurances of non-discrimination. Sets forth: (1) the duties of the Commissioner and the Secretary with regard to elected collection and repayment procedures; (2) the monthly payment amounts to be made by the Commissioner to a lender; and (3) the repayment formulas for student borrowers. Provides that a student borrower not required to file an income tax return for a particular year shall not be required to make any repayments for that year. Requires an employer to deduct and withhold amounts from the wages of an employee-borrower who elects to have such loan repaid by the income contingent method and have such amounts deducted and withheld. Provides penalties for an employer failing to make such required deductions and withholdings. Requires the Secretary to notify a student borrower when such loan has been repaid. Establishes in the Treasury of the United States a Guaranteed Student Loan Fund to be used for making payments to eligible lenders who have agreements with the Commissioner, and for making refunds to borrowers as provided for by this Act. Provides that a lender or borrower making a collection or repayment election may have such loan procedures administered alternatively by specified State or private nonprofit institutions. Defines "State marketing association" for purposes of this Act to mean such institutions or private corporations sponsored by them making or purchasing such student loans. Authorizes such associations to extend the operations of the Student Loan Marketing Association by providing secondary marketing facilities for student loans. Sets forth guidelines and requirements concerning such associations. Authorizes such associations to: (1) consolidate such student loans; and (2) establish facilities for centralized lender referrals and loan services. Directs the Commissioner to make prepayments to such associations meeting certain requirements, including: (1) developing and distributing a uniform statewide loan application form; (2) maintaining a list of eligible lenders of additional loans; and (3) making limited direct loans of last resort (as defined by this Act). Provides deductions from amounts owed to the Commissioner by such associations which: (1) establish secondary marketing facilities; (2) provide for loan consolidation; (3) provide centralized facilities for lender referral and service; and (4) make limited direct loans. Requires agreements evidencing federally-insured loans and Federal interest subsidies on such loans to provide for student prepayment discounts. Provides that such interest payments shall be deferred, rather than paid by the Federal Government as presently provided for. Stipulates that any such deferred interest shall be accrued to the loan's principal. Redefines "eligible lender" for the purpose of authorizing multiple disbursements with regard to such Federal interest payments. Directs the Commissioner, in the case of a defaulting student borrower, to immediately pay such amount to an insured beneficiary who has certified his compliance with all Federal default regulations. Requires the Commissioner to report such default to a commercial credit bureau approved by the Student Loan Marketing Association. Revises certain provisions concerning computation and payment of special allowances. Requires agreements evidencing federally-insured student loans and Federal interest subsidies on such loans to include provisions describing lender and borrower election of repayment and collection methods as provided for by this Act. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the Secretary to disclose tax return information to State or private nonprofit loan institutions regarding student borrowers.
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 25 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1979
Expresses the sense of the Congress that postsecondary education programs should encourage students to participate in both vocational- technical and liberal arts-humanities education.
Bill· HRH.R. 3684 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1979
Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to direct the Southwest Border Regional Commission to make grants to eligible local educational agencies for school facilities construction to assist such agencies in providing education to immigrant children. Authorizes additional appropriations of up to $45,000,000 for such purposes. Requires a local education agency to be eligible for assistance to have: (1) at least 20 immigrant children; and (2) a minimum enrollment of seven percent immigrant children. Stipulates that an immigrant child, guardian, or parent must live within a school district of such agency to be counted for eligibility purposes. Stipulates that a local educational agency shall receive $1,000 for each immigrant child for whom such agency provided free public education during the 1978-1979 school year. Requires a local educational agency to submit an application for such assistance, and sets forth guidelines for such application. Defines the term immigrant child for purposes of this Act as a child born in Mexico and who has legally immigrated to the United States, or a child whose parents are legal immigrants from Mexico, and who is provided free public education.
Bill· HRH.R. 3676 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1979
Amends the General Education Provisions Act to direct: (1) the National Center for Education Statistics in consultation with the Office of Education, to collect data from the States, and publish an annual digest, on the status of rural education; and (2) the Commissioner of Education to pay particular regard to rural-urban equalization in awarding State grants for the development and implementation of educational resources equalization programs. Amends the Education Amendments of 1978 to include rural school financing problems within the areas of educational financing to be studied by the Advisory Panel on Financing Elementary and Secondary Education.
Bill· HRH.R. 3640 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1979
Preretirement Education Act of 1979 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a program of grants to: (1) develop model preretirement education programs; (2) train personnel for such programs; (3) prepare related information and materials; and (4) provide consultation services. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to carry out a preretirement education study and a retirement employment study.
Bill· HRH.R. 3569 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1979
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to allow the use, in meat, poultry, or other food products, of a food additive for dietary management of health disorders or disease, even though such additive is found to induce cancer in animals, if the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare or, where appropriate, the Secretary of Agriculture determines the benefits to human health of such use outweigh the risks. Directs the Secretary to take into account in making such a determination: (1) all scientific data and information on the additive; (2) the scientific validity and analysis of the tests of such additive; and (3) current knowledge about the reliability of predicting cancer in humans from use of an additive found to induce cancer in animals.
Bill· HRH.R. 3564 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1979
Truth in Testing Act of 1979 - Declares the purpose of this Act to be to prohibit the conducting of educational and occupational admissions tests unless such tests are administered in a manner to protect the rights of the individuals tested and to grant a Federal cause of action to any individual adversely affected by the administration of any such test in violation of this Act. Prohibits any educational or occupational admissions test affecting interstate commerce to be administered unless: (1) each applicant is provided written notice describing the nature of the test, to whom the results will be distributed, and a statement of the applicant's rights; and (2) provision is made to provide upon request performance-related information to an individual taking such test. Provides that an individual adversely affected by a test administered, or about to be administered, in violation of this Act may sue for preventive relief in a United States district court.
Bill· HRH.R. 3574 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1979
Prohibits the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare from promulgating a proposed rule applicable to vitamin and mineral products for over-the-counter human use published on March 16, 1979, or from taking any other action which would have the same effect as such proposed rule.
Bill· HRH.R. 3566 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1979
Amends the Saccharin Study and Labeling Act to extend from 18 to 36 months the period during which the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare may not take specified actions to restrict the continued use of saccharin or of any food, drug, or cosmetic containing saccharin.
Bill· HRH.R. 3554 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1979
Emergency Student Loan Amendments of 1979 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to remove certain interest restrictions on special allowance rates paid to eligible lenders of student loans.
Bill· HRH.R. 3529 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1979
Amends the General Education Provisions Act to prohibit any department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States, for the purpose of affecting the racial, ethnic, or socioeconomic composition of student enrollments, from exercising any supervision or control over the curriculum or program of instruction of any institution of higher education, or over the selection of library resources, textbooks, or other printed or published materials by any such institution.
Bill· HRH.R. 3513 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1979
Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish in the Office of Education a National Student Financial Assistance Data Bank to assist students by identifying sources of public and private financial aid at institutions of higher education. Directs the Commissioner of Education through such Data Bank to collect all available financial aid information and to provide such information free to an individual upon request. Requires an individual requesting such information to submit an application to the Commissioner.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 216 (96th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1979
Elects Representative Thomas E. Petri, of Wisconsin, to the Committee on Education and Labor.
Bill· SS. 916 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1979
Native Hawaiian Education Act - Establishes a grant program, entitled the "Native Hawaiian Elementary and Secondary School Assistance Program" to meet the special educational needs of Native Hawaiian children. Directs the Commissioner of Education to administer such program. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a grant program for improving educational opportunities for Native Hawaiian children, including: (1) innovative programs for educationally deprived children; (2) bilingual programs; (3) nutritional programs; (4) guidance, counseling and testing programs; (5) programs for handicapped and gifted children; and (6) teacher training programs. Directs the Commissioner of Education to establish grant programs for teachers of Native Hawaiian children, and to award fellowships for Native Hawaiians to study at institutions of higher education. Amends the Adult Education Act to establish a grant program for improving educational opportunities for Native Hawaiian adults. Amends the Indian Education Act to make the Office of Indian Education responsible for administering the Native Hawaiian educational proposals established under this Act. Establishes the Advisory Council on Native Hawaiian Education.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 57 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1979
Authorizes and requests the President to designate the week of April 16 through April 22, 1979, as "National Education for Business Week."
Bill· HRH.R. 3482 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1979
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow the use of a food additive for dietary management of health disorders or disease, even though such additive is found to induce cancer in animals, if the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare determines the benefits to human health of such use outweigh the risks. Directs the Secretary to take into account in making such a determination: (1) all scientific data and information on the additive; (2) the scientific validity and analysis of the tests of such additive; and (3) current knowledge about the reliability of predicting cancer in humans from use of an additive found to induce cancer in animals.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 293 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1979
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits any public school student from being assigned to or required to attend a particular school because of his or her race, creed, or color.
Bill· HRH.R. 3443 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1979
Education for Responsible Citizenship Act - Declares the purpose of this Act to be to: (1) assist in conducting research, development, and dissemination activities related to citizenship education; and (2) encourage the improvement of citizenship education in schools and communities. Directs the Commissioner of Education to enter into a contract with a private or public nonprofit institution to plan and establish a National Center for Citizen Education. Sets out such Center's functions, including: (1) developing citizenship education programs for use in schools and community agencies; (2) developing a national program for the advocacy of citizenship education; (3) teacher training in fields related to citizenship education; and (4) developing a model State plan. Authorizes the Commissioner to provide grants to States submitting a State citizenship education plan consistent with the model State plan under this Act. Authorizes appropriations for the Commissioner to carry out such grant program, and provides that such appropriations be apportioned among the States on the basis of population.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 290 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1979
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits compelling a student to attend a public school other than the one nearest his residence. Grants Congress the power to enforce by appropriate legislation the provisions of this amendment, and to insure equal educational opportunities for all students wherever located.
Bill· SS. 849 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1979
Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to direct the Southwest Border Regional Commission to make grants to eligible local educational agencies for school facilities construction to assist such agencies in providing education to immigrant children. Authorizes additional appropriations of up to $45,000,000 for such purpose. Requires a local educational agency to be eligible for assistance to have: (1) at least 20 immigrant children; and (2) a minimum enrollment of seven percent immigrant children. Stipulates that an immigrant child, guardian, or parent must live within a school district of such agency to be counted for eligibility purposes. Stipulates that a local educational agency shall receive $1,000 for each immigrant child for whom such agency provided free public education during the 1978-1979 school year. Requires a local educational agency to submit an application for such assistance, and sets forth guidelines for such application. Defines the term immigrant child for purposes of this Act as a child born in Mexico and who has legally immigrated to the United States, or a child whose parents are legal immigrants from Mexico, and who is provided free public education.
Bill· SS. 852 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1979
Amends the provisions of Federal law which authorizes appropriations to federally-impacted school districts in or near the Grand Canyon National Park to extend the period of such assistance from fiscal year 1980 to fiscal year 1990.
Bill· SS. 818 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1979
Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare from taking any action under the Wholesome Meat Act, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, or any other law to prohibit the sale, distribution, or use of nitrites as a food preservative solely on the basis of any carcinogenic effect in humans that nitrites may be represented to have, unless validated evidence is made available to the Secretaries which proves clearly and convincingly that nitrites as a food preservative have a significant carcinogenic effect on humans. States that such prohibition shall not apply if the Secretaries determine that a food preservative is commercially available: (1) which has essentially the same effect on meat products as nitrites; (2) which is effective in the protection of public health from botulism and other forms of food poisoning; and (3) will not impose an unreasonable economic burden on consumers or meat processors. Requires the Secretaries to conduct or support (by grant or contract) research and development activities for a food preservative alternative to nitrites.
Bill· SS. 785 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 March 1979
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to designate an official name for any prescription drug within the purview of such Act. Deems such a prescription drug misbranded if its labeling or advertising bears any name other than such official name. Authorizes the Secretary to exempt such a prescription drug from this labeling and advertising requirement for up to one year in order to avoid confusion and permit the orderly transition of labeling and advertising names.
Bill· SS. 772 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 March 1979
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to impose conditions and limitations on the distribution or prescription of any drug to assure that it is used safely and effectively and that adequate information regarding the effects of such use is furnished to the practitioner licensed to administer such drug. Permits immediate suspension of the marketing of any such drug upon a finding of noncompliance with any such condition or limitation. Requires the labeling of certain new drugs and antibiotics to indicate that their approval is for limited marketing only and that use may involve hazards that have not yet been discovered.
Bill· SS. 810 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 March 1979
Amends the Education Amendments of 1978 with regard to the distribution formula for funds used to provide supplemental services to Indian public school students to revise such formula from one determined by a majority vote of eligible Indian tribes to one determined by the Secretary of the Interior (taking into consideration tribal testimony from hearings and comments received from publication of proposed formula options in the Federal Register).
Bill· SS. 790 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 March 1979
Private Employer and Higher Education Incentive Act of 1979 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit institutions of higher education to use up to 20 percent of the funds provided to them for college work study programs under such Act for part-time work study jobs with private employers. Requires an institution of higher education wishing to participate in such private employer program to enter into a supplemental agreement with the Commissioner of Education which: (1) specifies the program's rationale; (2) sets forth the program's objectives and standards, and a plan for their implementation; (3) designates an official of such eligible institution to administer the program; and (4) as assures in writing that such part-time jobs will not (A) supplant existing jobs or fulfill an employer's current or planned vacancies, (B) fail to take into account any existing collective bargaining agreements, (C) pay less than minimum wage, and (D) require private employers to contribute at least 50 percent of the cost of each such job.
Bill· HRH.R. 3230 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1979
Senior Citizen Higher Education Opportunity Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require that higher education institutions of 5,000 or more full-time students receiving Federal aid submit to the Commissioner of Education a senior citizen access plan providing for tuition-free registration of qualified senior citizens in scheduled classes and programs on a space available basis. Directs that such plan be implemented to the satisfaction of the Commissioner. Defines "qualified senior citizen" as an individual 60 years of age or older who has completed all course requirements mandated by the institution of higher learning for enrollment in the scheduled class or program. Deems that a class or program has space available if it is not fully subscribed by students other than nonpaying senior citizens. Enjoins the payment of funds or the approval of supplemental or special grants under specified titles of such Act unless the institution seeking aid has established and fully implemented a senior citizen plan.
Bill· HRH.R. 3226 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1979
Repeals certain veterans', and survivors' and dependents' education provisions requiring such benefits to be used within ten years of eligibility. Provides for payment of one-half the tuition of such veterans' educational benefits in addition to the present monthly payment allowance. Repeals specified delimiting date provisions for educational benefits available to children of certain Philippine Commonwealth Army and New Philippine Scouts veterans. Reestablishes eligibility for specified unused but expired educational entitlements for veterans, and their survivors and dependents.
Bill· HRH.R. 3185 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1979
Higher Education Tuition Tax Credit Act of 1979 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers an income tax credit for 25 percent of the tuition paid for the college or post-secondary vocational education of the taxpayer, his spouse, or any of his dependents. Allows a maximum credit of $250 in 1979 and $500 in 1980, after which the credit expires. Treats tuition payments as paid for calendar years 1979 and 1980 if such payments are made during the particular calendar year or within one month of the beginning or close of such calendar year for education furnished during that year. Excludes graduate students from eligibility for the credit. Requires full-time or qualified half-time attendance at an eligible educational institution (college or post-secondary vocational school). Excludes from the definition of "tuition" any amounts paid for books, supplies, and equipment for courses of instruction, or meals, lodging, transportation, and other living expenses. Forbids any construction of this Act as granting the Government additional authority to examine the books or activities of any church school except to the extent necessary to determine whether such school is an eligible educational institution. Requires the disregard of any amount received by the taxpayer as a tuition tax credit for purposes of determining the eligibility of the taxpayer for Federal or State educational assistance.
Bill· HRH.R. 3181 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1979
Urban Grant University Act of 1979 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Commissioner of Education to make grants to urban universities (as defined by this Act) to assist them in carrying out urban-oriented projects. Sets forth grant application guidelines, including a requirement that no project grant may exceed 90 percent of such project's total cost. Stipulates that any institution receiving assistance under this Act shall be designated as an "urban grant university." Requires the Commissioner to publish annually a list of such urban grant universities. Limits the annual amount of such assistance to institutions in any one State to 15 percent of the total amount paid.
Bill· HRH.R. 3186 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1979
Elementary and Secondary Education Tuition Tax Credit Act of 1979 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers an income tax credit for 25 percent of the tuition paid for the elementary or secondary education of the taxpayer or any of his dependents. Allows a maximum $100 credit in 1979 and a maximum $200 credit in 1980, after which the credit expires. Treats tuition payments as paid for calendar years 1979 and 1980 if such payments are made during the particular calendar year or within one month of the beginning or close of such calendar year for education furnished during that year. Defines full-time and qualified half-time student. Excludes from the definition of "expenses of elementary and secondary education" any amounts paid for books, supplies, meals, lodging, transportation, and education below the first-grade level, or for attendance at a kindergarten or nursery. Forbids any construction of this Act as granting the Government additional authority to examine the books or activities of any church school except to the extent necessary to determine whether such school is an eligible educational institution. Requires the disregard of any amount received by the taxpayer as a tuition tax credit for purposes of determining the eligibility of the taxpayer for Federal or State educational assistance.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 84 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1979
Expresses the disapproval of the Congress concerning certain regulations submitted to the Congress by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare amending the family contribution schedules for use in 1979-1980 under the basic educational opportunity grant program (under the Higher Education Act of 1965) because such regulations fail to implement changes made by the Middle Income Student Assistance Act regarding the making of such grants to independent students for the school year 1979-1980.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 273 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1979
Authorizes and requests the President to designate the week of April 16 through April 22, 1979, as "National Education for Business Week."
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 275 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1979
Authorizes and requests the President to designate the week of October 7 through October 13, 1979, as "National Schoolbus Safety Week."
Bill· HRH.R. 3118 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1979
Freestone Peach Research and Education Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to issue a plan for financing and carrying out a research and education program with respect to freestone peaches. Requires that such plan: (1) establish a National Freestone Peach Research and Education Board to administer it; (2) fix the rate of assessments levied upon producers of freestone peaches (and collected for the Board by handlers) for research and education programs; (3) provide for the pro rata return of up to 50 percent of the net proceeds of such assessments to the States, for State projects; and (4) permit any freestone peach producer not in favor of the programs so supported to receive a refund of his or her assessment. Specifies permissive terms in such a plan. Prescribes civil penalties for handlers who violate this Act. Grants investigative and subpena powers to the Secretary for the enforcement of any plan the Secretary issues. Requires the Secretary to conduct a referendum of producers to ascertain approval of the plan issued. Denies effect to such plan if it fails to receive the approval of at least two-thirds of the producers voting in such a referendum, provided at least 50 percent of the registered producers cast votes. Provides a procedure for the suspension or termination of such a plan.