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Bill· SS. 1938 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 June 1975
Stipulates that no regulation, or modification of a regulation, concerning intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded promulgated by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare pursuant to the medicaid provisions of the Social Security Act after January 1, 1974 shall be effective prior to July 1, 1976.
Bill· HRH.R. 7870 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 June 1975
Stipulates that no regulation, or modification of a regulation, concerning intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded promulgated by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare pursuant to the Medicaid provisions of the Social Security Act after January 1, 1974 shall be effective prior to July 1, 1976 unless such regulation has been approved by the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate.
Bill· HRH.R. 7867 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 June 1975
Revises the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 to authorize participation by officers and employees of the Federal Government in specified cultural exchange programs approved by the Secretary of State, notwithstanding that the expenses of such officers and employees will be paid by a foreign government. Requires that such cultural exchange be conducted for purposes comparable to purposes stated in such Act. States that the acceptance of any portion of such grant for expenses of a family member shall not be authorized.
Bill· HRH.R. 7804 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1975
States that the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare may not regulate the potency or combinations of vitamins or minerals in food under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act except under specified provisions of such Act or in the case of children or pregnant or lactating women. Requires prominent disclosure of ingredients which are not vitamins or minerals in foods for special dietary use. Provides that a libel for condemnation of misbranded foods may be instituted against the retailer of such food if he is generally responsible for its advertising.
Bill· HRH.R. 7735 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 June 1975
Defines the term "periodical publications" for purposes of postal rate application. Authorizes the mailing of catalogs and course listings issued by institutions of higher education at second-class mail rates. (Amends 39 U.S.C. 3626)
Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 491 (94th)open
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1975
Removes the numerical limitation on Allen J. Ellender Fellowships to disadvantaged secondary school students. Authorizes $750,000 each for fiscal years 1977 and 1978 and $1,000,000 each for fiscal years 1979 and 1980.
Bill· SS. 1884 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 June 1975
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $458,050,000 to the Department of Labor for fiscal year 1975 to provide additional funds for youth summer employment programs under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 7641 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 June 1975
Higher Education Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act - Title I: General Provisions - Defines the terms used in this Act. Title II: Higher Education Reconstruction Finance Corporation - Establishes the Higher Education Reconstruction Finance Corporation to make loans to institutions of higher education for programs and activities initiated before the date of enactment of this Act. Requires, with a procedure for making exceptions, that no institution of higher education seeking such a loan shall increase any costs of education to students at such institutions during the academic year which begins during the calendar year in which such loan is made. Establishes, and specifies the membership and functions, and powers of, a Board of Directors to manage the Corporation. Provides for the auditing and reporting of audits of the accounts of the Corporation in each fiscal year. Directs the Corporation to report to the President and the Congress with respect to its operations and activities. Authorizes the appropriation of sums necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.
Bill· SS. 1863 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 June 1975
Vocational Education Act - Title I: General Provisions - States that it is the purpose of this Act to provide financial assistance to States and other public and private agencies and institutions to assist them in operating, developing, and improving programs of vocational education. Authorizes to be appropriated for fiscal year 1976, and for each of the four succeeding fiscal years, $523,006,000 to carry out the various purposes specified in this Act. Requires any State desiring to participate in the programs authorized by this Act to designate or establish a State board or agency which will be the sole State agency responsible for the administration of such programs. States that the responsibility of each State board shall include development of policy with respect to such programs, development and submission to the Commissioner of Education of the annual and long-range plans required by title II, and consultation with the State Advisory Council for Vocational Education and other appropriate State planning agencies. Sets forth procedures for alloting funds appropriated under this Act among the States. Provides that the National Advisory Council for Vocational Education established by the Vocational Educational Education Act of 1963 shall contine to exist during the period for which appropriations are authorized under this Act. Requires any State which desires to receive a grant under this Act to establish an independent State advisory council for vocational education. Sets forth the membership requirements for such councils. States that the functions of the State council shall include: (1) advising the State board in the development of the annual and forward State plans for vocational education; (2) advising the State board on policy matters relating to vocational education; and (3) evaluating vocational educational programs, services, and activities assisted under this Act. Authorizes the Commissioner to pay to each State council an amount equal to the reasonable amounts expended by it in carrying out its functions under this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated $4,316,000 out of the total appropriations authorized by this Act for fiscal year 1976 and each of the four succeeding fiscal years for such payments to State councils. Makes technical amendments to existing vocational education legislation. Title II: Program Planning - Directs the Commissioner to annually conduct an assessment of the status of vocational educational in the Nation in order to ascertain the critical national needs and high priorities in the field of vocational education. Requires each State desiring to participate in programs authorized under this Act for any fiscal year, other than fiscal year 1976, to prepare, through its State board, a five-year forward plan for vocational education in the State. Requires each State desiring to participate in programs authorized by this Act to submit to the Commissioner at such time and in such detail as he deems necessary an annual program plan for vocational education. Sets forth requirements for such program plans. Sets forth procedures for the approval or disapproval of such plans by the Commissioner. Provides for judicial review of decisions. Title III: Vocational Education Programs and Services - Authorizes the Commissioner, from the sums allotted to each State pursuant to Title I of this Act, to make grants to States to assist them in establishing and carrying out vocational education programs and services. Specifies the types of programs that the grants may be used to provide, including: (1) vocational-technical programs of instruction; (2) work experience programs; and (3) vocational education personnel development and training. Specifies the types of services that the grants may be used to provide, including: (1) vocational guidance and counseling; (2) equipping and operating vocational-technical schools; and (3) work study programs. Title IV: Grants for Research, Innovation, and Demonstration - Authhorizes the Commissioner, from sums allotted to each State pursuant to Title I of this Act, to make grants to each State to pay all or part of the cost of carrying out innovative projects and activities which meet stipulated requirements. States that such innovative projects and activities include: (1) research in vocational education; (2) experiments designed to test the effectiveness of such research findings; and (3) development of new vocational education curriculums. Stipulates that in order to insure that funds provided under this title are used only to support innovative projects and activities, such projects and activities may be funded for only three years under this title.
Bill· HRH.R. 7602 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 June 1975
Juvenile Delinquency in the Schools Act - States that the purpose of this Act is to curb juvenile delinquency, violence, and vandalism in the public schools. Authorizes appropriations under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of sums necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Reserves 5 percent of the amounts appropriated for discretionary use by the Assistant Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for grants to States and the District of Columbia to carry out programs complementary to the purposes of this Act. Reserves up to 3 percent of the amounts appropriated for grants to territories and Indian schools. Requires the remainder of funds to be allocated to local educational agencies within the States according to the following criteria: (1) the financial need of local educational agencies; (2) the extent and impact of delinquency and crime in the schools of the district to be served; and (3) the degree to which the district to receive funds under the Act has established effective procedures for the protection of the constitutional rights of students and employees of the school district affected. Requires recipients to expend not less than fifty percent of funds granted under this Act for educational programs, including renovation of facilities, but not including programs utilizing security technology and personnel. Directs that the remainder of funds appropriated under this Act be expended on specified activities designed to achieve the purposes of this Act, including utilization of security technology and personnel. Stipulates that no funds may be used to support the introduction, presence, or use of firearms, other weapons, or chemical agents in any school. Defines terms used in this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 7603 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 June 1975
Juvenile Delinquency in the Schools Act - States that the purpose of this Act is to curb juvenile delinquency, violence, and vandalism in the public schools. Authorizes appropriations under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of sums necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Reserves 5 percent of the amounts appropriated for discretionary use by the Assistant Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for grants to States and the District of Columbia to carry out programs complementary to the purposes of this Act. Reserves up to 3 percent of the amounts appropriated for grants to territories and Indian schools. Requires the remainder of funds to be allocated to local educational agencies within the States according to the following criteria: (1) the financial need of local educational agencies; (2) the extent and impact of delinquency and crime in the schools of the district to be served; and (3) the degree to which the district to receive funds under the Act has established effective procedures for the protection of the constitutional rights of students and employees of the school district affected. Requires recipients to expend not less than fifty percent of funds granted under this Act for educational programs, including renovation of facilities, but not including programs utilizing security technology and personnel. Directs that the remainder of funds appropriated under this Act be expended on specified activities designed to achieve the purposes of this Act, including utilization of security technology and personnel. Stipulates that no funds may be used to support the introduction, presence, or use of firearms, other weapons, or chemical agents in any school. Defines terms used in this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 7586 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 June 1975
Removes the present time limitation within which programs of education for veterans must be completed. Makes such assistance available until used. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 1662)
Bill· HRH.R. 7534 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 June 1975
Provides that no State shall be required to apply a means test, or limit benefits on the basis of federally prescribed income levels, in determining the individuals for whom education, transportation, recreation, socialization, or associated services may be provided under the Social Security Act, if such services are provided in a manner consistent with State plans approved under the Older Americans Act of 1965.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 480 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 June 1975
Constitutional Amendment - Provides that it shall not be deemed an establishment of religion if the Congress or any State provides for tax credits to the parents of children attending schools operated by religious societies, provides nonreligions educational materials to such schools or to the children attending them, or provides nonreligious auxiliary services to such children.
Bill· SS. 1804 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1975
Excludes from gross income under the Internal Revenue Code any amount of a student loan indebtedness which has been discharged, if such discharge was pursuant to a provision permitting such discharge, if such individual worked in specified professions or specified geographical regions.
Bill· HRH.R. 7478 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1975
Allows under the Internal Revenue Code an income tax credit for tuition expenses of the taxpayer or the taxpayer's spouse or dependent at an institution of higher education. Limits such credit to: (1) full time students; (2) a maximum $1,500; and (3) the amount of the income tax imposed reduced by other specified allowable credits.
Bill· HRH.R. 7445 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1975
New Americans Education and Employment Assistance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants each fiscal year to each State, and to each gateway city, on such terms and conditions as he shall establish, for programs in education, job training, counseling (including health counseling), orientation, and other similar activities for the benefit of immigrants. Defines "gateway city" as meaning any city or unit of local government having a population of fifty thousand or more, 5 percent of such population being immigrants. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants of up to $250 to each immigrant arriving in the United States not more than one year prior to the making of the grant, to enable such immigrant to travel for the purpose of changing residence from any gateway city to any State other than that in which such gateway city is located, if an employer in the place to which such immigrant is to travel under the grant certifies that such employer will employ that immigrant. Permits the Secretary to make additional discretionary grants to gateway cities to carry out the purposes of this Act. Authorizes appropriations of $20,000,000 for new immigrant grants and such sums as are necessary for the purposes of grants to States and gateway cities.
Bill· HRH.R. 7429 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1975
Provides that no State shall be required to apply a means test, or limit benefits on the basis of federally prescribed income levels, in determining the individuals for whom education, transportation, recreation, socialization, or associated services may be provided under the Social Security Act, if such services are provided in a manner consistent with State plans approved under the Older Americans Act of 1965.
Bill· HRH.R. 7406 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1975
Transfers all functions of the Secretary of Agriculture under the Food Stamp Act to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Declares that a household shall not participate in the food stamp program while any of its members is on strike due to a labor dispute. Exempts any such household that qualified for food stamps prior to the start of such strike. Stipulates that any individual who is receiving at least one-half of his income from any member of another household shall not be considered as a member of a household for purposes of the Food Stamp Act of 1964. Directs the Secretary to prescribe rules for the purpose of determining the eligibility of such person.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 476 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1975
Authorizes the President to call a White House Conference on Long-Term Care in 1976. Directs the Conference to consider methods to : (1) make long-term health care available to those who need it; (2) provide alternatives to nursing home placement; (3) improve the quality of care offered in long-term care facilities; (4) provide for appropriate training of personel; and (5) finance the necessary benefits structure to make long-term care a right of all Americans. Requires that the Conference submit a final report to the President not later than one hundred and twenty days following the date on which the Conference is called. Authorizes the Secretary of Health Education, and Welfare to establish an Advisory Committee to the Conference composed of not more than twenty-eight professionals and public members. Authorizes the appropriation of $500,000 to carry out the provisions of this joint resolution.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 474 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1975
Authorizes the President to call a White House Conference on Long-Term Care in 1976. Directs the Conference to consider methods to : (1) make long-term health care available to those who need it; (2) provide alternatives to nursing home placement; (3) improve the quality of care offered in long-term care facilities; (4) provide for appropriate training of personel; and (5) finance the necessary benefits structure to make long-term care a right of all Americans. Requires that the Conference submit a final report to the President not later than one hundred and twenty days following the date on which the Conference is called. Authorizes the Secretary of Health Education, and Welfare to establish an Advisory Committee to the Conference composed of not more than twenty-eight professionals and public members. Authorizes the appropriation of $500,000 to carry out the provisions of this joint resolution.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 475 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1975
Authorizes the President to call a White House Conference on Long-Term Care in 1976. Directs the Conference to consider methods to : (1) make long-term health care available to those who need it; (2) provide alternatives to nursing home placement; (3) improve the quality of care offered in long-term care facilities; (4) provide for appropriate training of personel; and (5) finance the necessary benefits structure to make long-term care a right of all Americans. Requires that the Conference submit a final report to the President not later than one hundred and twenty days following the date on which the Conference is called. Authorizes the Secretary of Health Education, and Welfare to establish an Advisory Committee to the Conference composed of not more than twenty-eight professionals and public members. Authorizes the appropriation of $500,000 to carry out the provisions of this joint resolution.
Bill· HRH.R. 7217 (94th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1975
Education for All Handicapped Children Act - States the findings of the Congress, including that: (1) the special educational needs of handicapped children are not being fully met; (2) one million of the handicapped children in the United States are excluded entirely from the public school system and will not go through the educational process with their peers; and (3) it is in the national interest that the Federal Government assist State and local efforts to provide programs to meet the educational needs of handicapped children. Describes the purposes of this Act, including to insure that all handicapped children have available to them special education and related services and designed to meet their unique needs. Defines the terms used in this Act. Directs the Commissioner of Education to make payments to States and local educational agencies for assistance in providing full educational opportunity to all handicapped children. Sets forth the method for determining the allotment from appropriated funds for local educational agencies. Lists additional requirements for State plans for education of handicapped children. Requires each State to form an advisory panel on education of the handicapped. Requires such panels, after October 1, 1978, to evaluate State educational programs and recommend remedies to any noncompliance with Federal requirements which is found. Requires any other Federal aid which is used for education of the handicapped to be used consistently with the provision of a free public and education for all handicapped children, and requires that handicapped children attending private schools as part of a State program to provide them with equal educational opportunity be provided with State supplied education and services. Sets forth standards for eligibility of local educational agencies. Directs State educational agencies to approve any application submitted by a local agency which complies with the eligibility requirements. Authorizes State educational agencies to bypass non-complying local agencies and use the allotment authorized for such local agency directly to provide special education and related services to handicapped children in the school district of such as local agency. Requires that, as soon as practicable after the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall prescribe uniform categories and accounting procedures to be utilized by State agencies in submitting an application for assistance under this Act in order to assure equity among the States. Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to make grants to State or local educational agencies to pay part or all of the cost of removal of architectural barriers to the handicapped in existing buildings and equipment.
Bill· HRH.R. 7369 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1975
Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants to assist schools of medicine in the establishment and operation, within such schools, of conintuing education programs in geriatrics for physicians.
Bill· HRH.R. 7341 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1975
Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to provide grants for the planning, development, construction, and rehabilitation of nursing homes in black and minority communities under the Public Health Service Act. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 7368 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1975
Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants to assist schools of medicine in the establishment and operation, within such schools, of conintuing education programs in geriatrics for physicians.
Bill· HRH.R. 7367 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1975
Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants to assist schools of medicine in the establishment and operation, within such schools, of conintuing education programs in geriatrics for physicians.
Bill· HRH.R. 7340 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1975
Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to provide grants for the planning, development, construction, and rehabilitation of nursing homes in black and minority communities under the Public Health Service Act. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 7351 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1975
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $678,750,000 to the Department of Labor for fiscal year 1975 to provide additional funds for youth summer employment programs under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 7297 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1975
Requires the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to establish a rating system for nursing homes participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs of the Social Security Act as a guide to consumers. States that such ratings shall be based on surveys available to the Secretary under the Social Security Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 7339 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1975
Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to provide grants for the planning, development, construction, and rehabilitation of nursing homes in black and minority communities under the Public Health Service Act. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 7298 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1975
Requires the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to establish a rating system for nursing homes participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs of the Social Security Act as a guide to consumers. States that such ratings shall be based on surveys available to the Secretary under the Social Security Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 7299 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1975
Requires the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to establish a rating system for nursing homes participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs of the Social Security Act as a guide to consumers. States that such ratings shall be based on surveys available to the Secretary under the Social Security Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 7165 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1975
States that the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare may not regulate the potency or combinations of vitamins or minerals in food under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act except under specified provisions of such Act or in the case of children or pregnant or lactating women. Requires prominent disclosure of ingredients which are not vitamins or minerals in foods for special dietary use. Provides that a libel for condemnation of misbranded foods may be instituted against the retailer of such food if he is generally responsible for its advertising.
Bill· HRH.R. 7161 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1975
Denies special unemployment assistance under the Emergency Jobs and Unemployment Assistance Act of 1975 to employees of educational institutions during periods between academic years if such employee has a contract to perform services for the next academic year.
Bill· HRH.R. 7133 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 May 1975
Transfers all functions of the Secretary of Agriculture under the Food Stamp Act of 1964 to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to advise the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare on foods that should be approved for participation in the food stamp program. Requires such transfer to be implemented in accordance with such procedures and regulations as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall prescribe.
Bill· HRH.R. 7121 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 May 1975
Includes, under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in the provision for minimum payments for State-operated programs.
Bill· HRH.R. 7101 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1975
States that the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare may not regulate the potency or combinations of vitamins or minerals in food under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act except under specified provisions of such Act or in the case of children or pregnant or lactating women. Requires prominent disclosure of ingredients which are not vitamins or minerals in foods for special dietary use. Provides that a libel for condemnation of misbranded foods may be instituted against the retailer of such food if he is generally responsible for its advertising.
Bill· HRH.R. 7038 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1975
Delays from fiscal year 1975 to fiscal year 1976 implementation of provisions of the Education Amendments of 1974 relating to: (1) State plans designed to equalize expenditures among local educational agencies; and (2) aid to federally impacted school districts. Revises the procedure for determining the amount of the entitlement of a local education agency with respect to special programs designed to meet the needs of handicapped children.
Bill· HRH.R. 7022 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1975
Freestone Peach Research and Education Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to issue orders applicable to persons engaged in the handling of freestone peaches. Authorizes the Secretary to collect assessments on freestone peaches handled under the provisions of this Act. Authorizes the use of such funds for research and education for freestone peaches in a manner prescribed in this Act. Directs the Secretary to issue a plan to effectuate the policy of this Act, after notice and opportunity for a hearing. Requires to be in any such plan promulgated by the Secretary: (1) the establishment by the Secretary of a National Freestone Peach Research and Education Board; (2) that the board shall be made up of producers; (3) that the board members shall serve without compensation; (4) that the board shall prepare and submit to the Secretary a budget on a fiscal period basis; (5) that the board shall develop and submit to the Secretary for his approval any research or education programs, or projects; (6) that the board shall be provided with authority to enter into contracts or agreements, for the carrying out of research or education programs; and (7) that the board shall maintain books and records, and submit to the Secretary such reports as are necessary for appropriate accounting. Makes it the responsibility of each handler designated by the board to collect assessments levied on freestone peaches to make such payments to the board. Permits any person aggrieved by any such plan issued by the Secretary to file a written petition with the Secretary stating his objections thereto. Grants to the district courts of the United States the jurisdiction to specifically enforce, and to restrain any person from violating any plan or regulation issued pursuant to this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to make such investigations as he deems necessary for the effectuation of his responsibilities under this Act, or to determine whether a handler or any other person has engaged or is engaging in any acts or practices which constitute a violation of any provisions of this Act. Directs the Secretary to conduct a referendum among producers to determine whether the issuance of a plan is approved or favored by producers. Requires the Secretary, whenever he finds that a plan or any provision obstructs the declared policy of this Act, to terminate or suspend the operation of such plan or provision thereof. Authorizes to be appropriated such funds as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 7032 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1975
Provides under title XX of the Social Security Act (Grants to States for Services) that none of the limitations on payments to States shall apply with respect to expenditures made by a State for the provision of education, transportation, recreation, socialization, or associated services, if such services are provided consistent with the State plan approved under the Older Americans Act or the State law relating to multipurpose senior centers.
Bill· HRH.R. 6981 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1975
Provides additional financial assistance (70 percent of the duties collected under the customs laws on fishery products) for consumer education and market research and development programs pertaining to United States fisheries, and for purchase of surplus fishery products.
Bill· HRH.R. 6979 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1975
Older Americans Education and Employment Act - Title I: Reduced Education Costs for Older Americans - Permits any institution of higher education to submit to the Commissioner of Education a plan for the reduction of education costs for older persons. Limits such reduction to 50 percent of the normal cost of study at such institution. Requires the Commissioner to determine whether or not to approve such plan. Prohibits any plan from being approved unless the institution agrees to: (1) transmit reports to the Commissioner; (2) keep sufficient records; (3) make assurance of effective fiscal control; and (4) comply with rules set forth by the Commissioner. Makes any older person eligible to receive reduced tuition rates at any qualified institution. Allows any higher education institution whose plan is approved to receive reimbursement for the reduced tuition rates. Title II: Employment Opportunities for Older Americans - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a system for the collection of data for vacancies in jobs for older persons, and such other factors as the Secretary considers appropriate to identify employment opportunities for older persons. Requires the Secretary to establish a computerized job data bank for older persons.
Bill· HRH.R. 6960 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1975
Revises the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide that programs for migratory children shall include the children of migratory horse groomers.
Bill· HRH.R. 6933 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1975
Establishes in the Office of Education a National Student Financial Assistance Data Bank to assist students in identifying public and private sources of financial assistance for higher education. Directs the Commissioner of Education to (1) collect and assemble all available information pertaining to scholarships, loans, grants, and other financial assistance, and (2) disseminate such information without change to individuals applying to data bank.
Bill· HRH.R. 6922 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1975
Disadvantaged Children Assistance Act - Provides, under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, that financial assistance for the education of children of low-income families shall be available to local educational agencies whether or not such children reside in areas having a high concentration of such children, if specified conditions are met.
Bill· HRH.R. 6895 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1975
Transfers all functions of the Secretary of Agriculture under the Food Stamp Act to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Declares that a household shall not participate in the food stamp program while any of its members is on strike due to a labor dispute. Exempts any such household that qualified for food stamps prior to the start of such strike. Stipulates that any individual who is receiving at least one-half of his income from any member of another household shall not be considered as a member of a household for purposes of the Food Stamp Act of 1964. Directs the Secretary to prescribe rules for the purpose of determining the eligibility of such person.
Bill· SS. 1708 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1975
Health Education and Preventive Health Services Act - Establishes an Office of Health Education and Preventive Health Services Programs within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to be directed by a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Education. States that it shall be the function of the Office to coordinate, administer, develop and recommend priorities for, and provide information with respect to, health education and preventive health services programs. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to develop a program for the extension of health education and preventive health services programs over a three-year period. Authorizes to be appropriated the sums necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 6863 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1975
Bilingual Vocational Training Act - Authorizes appropriations for bilingual vocational training programs under the Vocational Education Act of 1963 for fiscal years 1976 through 1980. Authorizes the making of grants to the States and the making of contracts with public and private organizations to assist (1) the conduct of training for instructors of bilingual vocational educational and training programs; and (2) the development of instructional materials, methods, or techniques for bilingual vocational tranining, including research, pilot, and other demonstration and dissemination projects aimed at such development.
Bill· SS. 1692 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1975
States that the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare may not regulate the potency or combinations of vitamins or minerals in food under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act except under specified provisions of such Act or in the case of children or pregnant or lactating women. Requires prominent disclosure of ingredients which are not vitamins or minerals in foods for special dietary use. Provides that a libel for condemnation of misbranded foods may be instituted against the retailer of such food if he is generally responsible for its advertising.