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Bill· HRH.R. 6807 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 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. 6787 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1975
Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to award a grant to any student who is (1) regularly enrolled, as of January 1, 1975, in an institution of higher education for study leading to an academic degree and (2) a citizen of Vietnam or Cambodia as determined by the Secretary of State. Stipulates that any grant awarded to any student under this Act shall not exceed the actual cost of that student's study at the institution of higher education at which that student is enrolled for that academic year, or $2,500, whichever is the lesser. Provides that any student awarded a grant under this Act shall continue to receive such a grant during any academic year in which that student continues to pursue studies leading to the academic degree for which that student was enrolled as of January 1, 1975. Authorizes to be appropriated for purposes of this Act not to exceed $6,500,000 for fiscal year 1976, and for each fiscal year through the period ending September 30, 1980.
Bill· HRH.R. 6780 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1975
Provides that vocational schools in a State which are designated as postsecondary schools by the State educational agency shall be eligible as institutions for basic educational opportunity grants under the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Bill· HRH.R. 6716 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 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· SS. 1638 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1975
Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to postpone, upon request from the Governor, the effective date of requirements imposed on States with respect to child support programs in the case of States which require additional time in which to implement the policies, programs, and activities so required.
Bill· HRH.R. 6623 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1975
Establishes within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare the office of "Inspector General for Health Administration" to be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Makes it the duty of the Inspector General to arrange for, direct, or conduct reviews, inspections, and audits of health insurance programs established by title XVIII of the Social Security Act (Medicare), and any other programs of health care established under such Act. Authorizes the Inspector General to suspend any regulation, practice or procedure employed in the administration of any program with respect to which he has responsibilities under this Act if he determines that: (1) suspensions will promote efficiency or economy; or (2) such practice is contrary to applicable provisions of law. Directs the Inspector General to furnish the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate any information requested. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 6600 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1975
Establishes the Office of Inspector General in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Provides that the Inspector General Shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Provides that the Inspector General shall investigate each program administered by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in order to determine if such program is administered in compliance with applicable laws and regulations and to recommend corrections of deficiencies in such program. Requires the Inspector General to report annually to Congress and the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare. Provides that the Inspector General may secure any information that he deems necessary from any agency of the Federal Government. Gives the Inspector the power to hold hearings and issue subpenas as necessary to gather information. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 6574 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1975
Excludes from gross income under the Internal Revenue Code any amount of a student loan indebtedness which has been discharged, when such discharge was pursuant to a provision permitting such discharge, if such individual worked in specified professions or specified geographical regions or for specified clssses of employers.
Bill· HRH.R. 6549 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1975
National Health Education and Promotion Act - Title I: National Center for Health Education and Promotion - Establishes in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare the National Center for Health Education and Promotion to consist of not less than the following four divisions: the division for research in health education and preventive medicine; the division for community health education programs; the division for communications in health education; and the division of Federal programs. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Center, to develop a national health policy, including (1) formulation of a national strategy and national goals with respect to health education, health promotion, and preventive medicine; (2) incorporation of appropriate health education components into every facet of our society, especially into all aspects of health care and educational programming; and (3) increasing the application of health knowledge, skills, and practices by the general population in their patterns of daily living. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to conduct specific programs consonant with the purposes of this Act upon determination of relative research needs. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1976, 1977, and 1978 for continuing surveys of such needs. Specifies application requirements for health care facilties for grants, contracts, or payments under the Public Health Service Act, the Community Health Centers Act, and the Social Security Act to insure that programs under such Acts provide consumer health education. Provides for dissemination of data on health information and education programs through the division for communications in health education. Establishes an interdepartmental committee on health education and promotion to coordinate Federal activities relating to health education and promotion. Establishes the Health Education and Promotion Advisory Council to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary on matters of general policy with respect to the functions of the Center. Requires the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on the activities and policy recommendations of the divisions of the Center. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1976, 1977, and 1978 to carry out this title. Title II: Institution for Health Education and Promotion - Authorizes to be established a nonprofit corporation to be known as the Institution for Health Education and Promotion with the following functions the purposes of which are to facilitate the development of a health education and promotion strategy for the Nation: (1) consensus building and policy determination; (2) national strategy design; (3) health education advocacy; (4) technical assistance to national, state, and local health education groups; and (5) evaluation, testing, and demonstration of health education programs and technologies. Directs the Institution to report annually to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations for the expenses of the Institution for fiscal years 1976, 1977, and 1978.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 75 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 April 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; and (4) provide for a 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. 6465 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1975
New Americans Education and Employment Assistance Act - Declares the findings of Congress that: (1) the needs of newly arrived foreign-born Americans may place heavy financial strains on the communities in which they reside; and (2) the Federal Government has a responsibility to assist those States and cities having concentrations of foreign-born populations in meeting common financial strains. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants to cities and States each year for programs in education, job training, counseling, orientation, and other similar activities for the benefit of immigrants. Provides that the entitlement of each State for the purpose of such grants shall be the number of dollars resulting from multiplying the number of immigrants who arrived in that State during the immediately preceding calendar year by $1,000. Provides that the entitlement of each gateway city within a State for purposes of such grants shall be subtracted from the entitlement of that State and shall consist of that percentage of the State entitlement which is equal to the number of dollars resulting from multiplying the number of immigrants who arrived in that State during the immediately preceding calendar year who reside in such city by $1,000. Authorizes the Secretary to make additional discretionary grants to eligible cities. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants of up to $250 to each immigrant and to each member of his family arriving in the United States not more than one year prior to the making of the grant, to enable such immigrant and his family 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. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to make grants to cities and States under this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated $20,000,000 for grants to immigrants for travel under this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 6496 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 April 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· HJRESH.J.Res. 420 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 April 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. 6415 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1975
Energy Materials Conservation Education Act - Establishes within the Office of Education the Council on the Conservation and Nonuse of Energy-Materials, the members of which shall broadly represent the public and private sectors. Directs the Council to advise the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare on programs established under this Act. States that funds appropriated for grants and contracts under this Act shall be available for (but not limited to) such activities as: (1) community education programs concerning the conservation and nonuse of energy and materials, including special programs for adults; (2) dissemination of information to public and private nonprofit preschool, elementary, secondary, higher, adult, and community education programs; (3) research, development, and dissemination of curriculums, texts and materials, tests, and programs for adequate vocational and technical education and career counseling for persons in the field of energy-materials conservation and nonuse; and (4) programs and projects to recruit, train, organize, and employ professional and other persons, and to organize and participate in energy-materials conservation and nonuse educational programs. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, public or private nonprofit agencies, organizations, and other institutions for planning and carrying out community-oriented education programs or projects on the conservation and nonuse of energy materials in American society for the benefit of interested and concerned adults, young persons, ethnic and cultural groups, community, labor and business leaders, and other individuals and groups within a community. Authorizes the appropriation of $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1976, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, and $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1978 for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
Bill· SS. 1521 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1975
National Health Education Policy and Development Act - Declares that the Congress finds that: (1) a number of health problems have their roots in the habits, lifestyles, attitudes, and beliefs of the American people; and (2) there is a need for the development of effective school health education programs. Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to develop a national health education policy and program, and to authorize financial assistance for the development and implementation of that policy. Establishes within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare a Health Education Administration. Establishes a permanent Advisory Council for Health Education to advise, consult with, and make recommendations to the Administrator on matters relating to the administration of this Act. Directs the Administrator to conduct a study and submit a report to the Congress on specified subjects including: (1) the current status of health education in the United States; (2) areas of greatest potential impact for health education; and (3) opportunities to improve, by means of health education, the well being of ethnic groups with distinctive health problems. Authorizes the Administrator, upon recommendation of the Council, to make grants to or enter into contracts with public or nonprofit private entities for the purpose of: (1) developing specific educational and informational techniques for the dissemination of health information; (2) developing mutifaceted systems of health care education for a defined geographic area; and (3) providing the training for personnel to carry out health education programs. Requires the Administrator to submit an annual report to the Congress on the status of health education in the United States. Authorizes to be appropriated for the purposes of carrying out this Act a sum not to exceed $5,000,000 for the first fiscal year after the enactment of this Act, $10,000,000 for the second such fiscal year, and $15,000,000 for the third such fiscal year.
Bill· HRH.R. 6323 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 April 1975
Extends the preference for attendance at Regional Medical Education Centers to all medical and health personnel of the Veterans' Administration (presently only personnel of the Department of Medicine and Surgery). (Amends 38 U.S.C. 4123)
Bill· SS. 1498 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1975
Revises the General Education Provisions Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for the National Institute of Education and to establish priorities on which the resources of the Institute will be concentrated. Identifies priority research and development areas for the Institute. States that such areas shall include: (1) improvement in student achievement in basic educational skills; (2) overcoming problems related to the financing, productivity, and management of educational institutions; (3) improving the ability of schools to provide equal educational opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds and women; (4) preparation for persons to enter and progress in careers; and (5) improved dissemination and application of the results of educational research and development. Revises the provisions of such Act relating to the number of members of the National Council on Educational Research required for a quorum, the expiration date for the term of the members; and continuation of service of a member until his or her successor has been appointed and confirmed. Authorizes the establishment of fellowships at the Institute. Authorizes the appropriation of $80,000,000 annually over a three-year period to carry out the objectives of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 6251 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 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 voactional 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 the fiscal year ending June 30, 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 programs 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. 6231 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 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. 6210 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1975
Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to award a grant to any student who is (1) regularly enrolled, as of January 1, 1975, in an institution of higher education for study leading to an academic degree and (2) a citizen of Vietnam or Cambodia as determined by the Secretary of State. Stipulates that any grant awarded to any student under this Act shall not exceed the actual cost of that student's study at the institution of higher education at which that student is enrolled for that academic year, or $2,500, whichever is the lesser. Provides that any student awarded a grant under this Act shall continue to receive such a grant during any academic year in which that student continues to pursue studies leading to the academic degree for which that student was enrolled as of January 1, 1975. Authorizes to be appropriated for purposes of this Act not to exceed $6,500,000 for fiscal year 1976, and for each fiscal year through the period ending September 30, 1980.
Bill· HRH.R. 6165 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1975
Revises the Internal Revenue Code to allow as a credit against the income tax amounts paid by an individual during the taxable year for the expenses of higher education for himself or any other individual. Limits such credit to 100 percent of the first $200 of such educational expenses, 25 percent of the next $300, and 5 percent of the next $1000 of such expenses. Reduces such credit by 1 percent of the amount by which the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer exceeds $22,500. Reduces the amount of educational expenses otherwise recognized by this Act by the amounts received as scholarships, fellowships, and veterans benefits.
Bill· HRH.R. 6164 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1975
Revises the Internal Revenue Code to allow as a credit against the income tax the expenses of elementary or secondary education paid by an individual during the taxable year to any private nonprofit elementary or secondary school for a dependent. Limits such credit to the lesser of 100 percent of the expenses or $300. Reduces such credit by an amount equal to 1 percent of the amount by which the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer exceeds $22,500.
Bill· SS. 1467 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1975
National Health Education and Promotion Act - Adds a new title to the Public Health Service Act. Provides under such title that there is established in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare the National Center for Health Education and Promotion to consist of not less than the following four divisions: The division for research in health education and preventive medicine; the division for community health education programs; the division for communications in health education; and the division of Federal programs. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, acting through the Center, to develop a national health policy, including: (1) formulation of a national strategy and national goals with respect to health education, health promotion, and preventive medicine; (2) incorporation of appropriate health education components into every facet of our society, especially into all aspects of health care and educational programing; and (3) increasing the application of health knowledge, skills, and practices by the general population in their patterns of daily living. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to conduct specific programs consonant with the purposes of this Act upon determination of relative research needs. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1976, 1977, and 1978 for continuing surveys of such needs. Specifies application requirements for health care facilities for grants, contracts, or payments under the Public Health Service Act, the Community Health Centers Act, and the Social Security Act to insure that programs under such Acts provide consumer health education. Provides for dissemination of data on health information and education programs through the division for communications in health education. Establishes an interdepartmental committee on health education and promotion to coordinate Federal activities relating to health education and promotion. Establishes the Health Education and Promotion Advisory Council to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary on matters of general policy with respect to the functions of the Center. Requires the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on the activities and policy recommendations of the divisions of the Center. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1976, 1977, and 1978 to carry out this title. Authorizes to be established a non profit corporation to be known as the "Institution for Health Education and Promotion" with the following functions the purpose of which are to facilitate the development of a health education and promotion strategy for the Nation: (1) consensus building and policy determination; (2) national strategy design, (3) health education advocacy; (4) technical assistance to national, state, and local health education groups; and (5) evaluation, testing, and demonstration of health education programs and technologies. Directs the Institution to report annually to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations for the expenses of the Institution for fiscal years 1976, 1977, and 1978.
Bill· SS. 1440 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 April 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 this 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 for 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.
Bill· HRH.R. 6142 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1975
Directs the Commissioner of Education to pay 100 percent of the entitlement due to local educational agencies because of the acquisition by the United States of real property prior to paying other entitlements in the event that sufficient funds are not appropriated by Congress to pay all entitlements in full.
Bill· HRH.R. 6134 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 April 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. 6065 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 April 1975
Prohibits, under the Food Stamp Act of 1964 any individual enrolled in an institution of higher education from receiving food stamps if such individual receives at least one-half of his income from any other individual who is a member of another household which is ineligible for food stamps.
Bill· HRH.R. 6061 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 April 1975
Sets forth standards, relating to the rights of patients under the General Provisions of the Social Security Act, to be met by intermediate care facilities participating in programs under title XVIII (Medicare) and title XIX (Medicaid) of such Act. Provides that the statement of rights required to be adopted by such facilities shall include guarantees: (1) that the patient's civil and religious liberties will not be infringed; (2) that the patient has the right to private communications with his physician, attorney, or any other person; and (3) that the patient has the right to have privacy in treatment and in caring for personal needs and confidentiality in the treatment of personal and medical records.
Bill· HRH.R. 6084 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 April 1975
Provides that in addition to existing appropriations to the special fishery fund under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Commerce, there are authorized to be appropriated to such fund 70 percent of the gross receipts from duties collected annually under the customs laws on fishery products. States that such funds shall be used for the following purposes: (1) 25 percent for consumer education programs designed to provide consumers with information on the handling, purchasing, and preparation of fish and shellfish products; (2) 25 percent to promote the free flow of domestically produced fishery products into normal trade channels; and (3) 50 percent to be placed in a special reserve for the direct purchasing of fish and shellfish products when it is determined that a market glut exists which deters the free flow of fishery products into normal trade channels. Sets forth provisions regulating such direct purchasing when the Secretary of Commerce determines that it is in the best interests of the fishing industry, the general economy, and consumers.
Bill· HRH.R. 6076 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 April 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. 6033 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 April 1975
Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, to provide financial assistance for the establishment of a National Center for Asian Studies within any nonprofit institution or organization. Stipulates that the National Center shall be a national research and resource center for academic education in Asian history, language, and culture and for development of programs in Asian studies in elementary and secondary education, in order to bring such studies on a par with studies of Western civilization. Requires the Secretary to appoint a panel of scholars, students, and members of the public to advise him on the Center. Authorizes to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1976, $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, $20,000,000 for fiscal 1978, $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1979, and such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act for each succeding fiscal year.
Bill· HRH.R. 6025 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 April 1975
Repeals those provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965 restricting payments for basic educational opportunity grants to those fiscal years in which appropriations for supplemental educational opportunity grants, work-study programs, and capital contributions to student loan funds exceed specified levels.
Bill· HRH.R. 5989 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1975
Directs the Commissioner of Education to pay 100 percent of the entitlement due to local educational agencies because of the acquisition by the United States of real property prior to paying other entitlements in the event that sufficient funds are not appropriated by Congress to pay all entitlements in full.
Bill· HRH.R. 5988 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1975
Revises the General Education Provisions Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for the National Institute of Education and to establish priorities on which the resources of the Institute will be concentrated. Identifies priority research and development areas for the Institute. States that such areas shall include: (1) improvement in student achievement in basic educational skills; (2) overcoming problems related to the financing, productivity, and management of educational institutions; (3) improving the ability of schools to provide equal educational opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged background and women; (4) preparation for persons to enter and progress in careers; and (5) improved dissemination and application of the results of educational research and development. Revises the number of members of National Council on Educational Research required for a quorum, the expiration date for the term of the members; and the continuation of service of a member until his or her successor has been appointed and confirmed. Authorizes the establishment of fellowships at the Institute. Authorizes the appropriation of $80,000,000 annually over a three-year period to carry out the objectives of this Act.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 70 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1975
Removes the numerical limitation on Allen J. Ellender Fellowships to disadvantaged secondary school students. Authorizes $750,000 for each of fiscal years 1977 and 1978 and $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1979 and 1980.
Law· HRH.R. 5901 (94th)open
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1975
Education Division and Related Agencies Appropriation Act - Makes appropriations for the Education Division and related agencies for fiscal year 1976 and the transitional period from June of 1976 to September of 1976. Title I: Education Division - Appropriates specified sums to the Office of Education for various programs including: elementary and secondary education, school assistance in federally affected areas, emergency school and aid, education for the handicapped, higher education, library resources, innovative and experimental programs, educational activities overseas, the student loan insurance fund, the higher education facilities loan and insurance fund, and the National Institute of Education. Appropriates specified sums to the Office of Education for salaries and expenses. Title II: Related Agencies - Appropriates specified sums for the American Printing House For the Blind, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Gallaudet College, and Howard University. Title III: General Provisions - Declares that no part of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be used to finance any Civil Service Interagency Board of Examiners, to defeat legislation pending before Congress, to force any school district which has been desegregated under the 1964 Civil Rights Act to bus students; or for the transportation of students or teachers to overcome racial imbalance in any school. Declares that none of the Funds appropriated in this Act shall be used to pay the entire cost of a research project funded under this Act, to pay to the United States any portion of the interest or other income earned on payments of grants made before July 1, 1964, or to provide for any additional permanent Federal positions in the Washington area under specified circumstances.
Bill· HRH.R. 5879 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1975
Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to develop a system for the payment, on a staggered or cyclical basis during each month, of old-age, survivors and disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income benefits under the Social Security Act. Requires that such system shall take effect not later than July 1, 1976.
Bill· HRH.R. 5860 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1975
Revises the Internal Revenue Code to allow as a credit against the income tax amounts paid by an individual during the taxable year for the expenses of higher education for himself or any other individual. Limits such credit to 100 percent of the first $300 of such educational expenses, 50 percent of the next $300, and 10 percent of the next $400 of such expenses. Reduces such credit by 2 percent of the amount by which the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer exceeds $20,000. Reduces the amount of educational expenses otherwise recognized by this Act by the amounts received as scholarships, fellowships, and veterans benefits.
Bill· HRH.R. 5839 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1975
National Health Education and Promotion Act - Title I: National Center for Health Education and Promotion - Establishes in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare the National Center for Health Education and Promotion to consist of not less than the following four divisions: the division for research in health education and preventive medicine; the division for community health education programs; the division for communications in health education; and the division of Federal programs. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Center, to develop a national health policy, including (1) formulation of a national strategy and national goals with respect to health education, health promotion, and preventive medicine; (2) incorporation of appropriate health education components into every facet of our society, especially into all aspects of health care and educational programming; and (3) increasing the application of health knowledge, skills, and practices by the general population in their patterns of daily living. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to conduct specific programs consonant with the purposes of this Act upon determination of relative research needs. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1976, 1977, and 1978 for continuing surveys of such needs. Specifies application requirements for health care facilties for grants, contracts, or payments under the Public Health Service Act, the Community Health Centers Act, and the Social Security Act to insure that programs under such Acts provide consumer health education. Provides for dissemination of data on health information and education programs through the division for communications in health education. Establishes an interdepartmental committee on health education and promotion to coordinate Federal activities relating to health education and promotion. Establishes the Health Education and Promotion Advisory Council to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary on matters of general policy with respect to the functions of the Center. Requires the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on the activities and policy recommendations of the divisions of the Center. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1976, 1977, and 1978 to carry out this title. Title II: Institution for Health Education and Promotion - Authorizes to be established a nonprofit corporation to be known as the Institution for Health Education and Promotion with the following functions the purposes of which are to facilitate the development of a health education and promotion strategy for the Nation: (1) consensus building and policy determination; (2) national strategy design; (3) health education advocacy; (4) technical assistance to national, state, and local health education groups; and (5) evaluation, testing, and demonstration of health education programs and technologies. Directs the Institution to report annually to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations for the expenses of the Institution for fiscal years 1976, 1977, and 1978.
Bill· HRH.R. 5680 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1975
Revises the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act to provide that in applying the formula for computing a local government's revenue sharing funds the amount of such government's taxes which are allocable to the expenses of education shall not be excluded in determining such government's tax effort factor.
Bill· SS. 1344 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 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. 5646 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1975
Energy Materials Conservation Education Act - Establishes within the Office of Education the Council on the Conservation and Nonuse of Energy-Materials, the members of which shall broadly represent the public and private sectors. Directs the Council to advise the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare on programs established under this Act. States that funds appropriated for grants and contracts under this Act shall be available for (but not limited to) such activities as: (1) community education programs concerning the conservation and nonuse of energy and materials, including special programs for adults; (2) dissemination of information to public and private nonprofit preschool, elementary, secondary, higher, adult, and community education programs; (3) research, development, and dissemination of curriculums, texts and materials, tests, and programs for adequate vocational and technical education and career counseling for persons in the field of energy-materials conservation and nonuse; and (4) programs and projects to recruit, train, organize, and employ professional and other persons, and to organize and participate in energy-materials conservation and nonuse educational programs. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, public or private nonprofit agencies, organizations, and other institutions for planning and carrying out community-oriented education programs or projects on the conservation and nonuse of energy materials in American society for the benefit of interested and concerned adults, young persons, ethnic and cultural groups, community, labor and business leaders, and other individuals and groups within a community. Authorizes the appropriation of $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1976, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, and $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1978 for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5601 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1975
Comprehensive School Health Education Act - Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to encourage the provision of comprehensive programs in elementary and secondary schools with respect to health education and health problems by establishing a system of grants for teacher training, pilot and demonstration projects, and the development of comprehensive health education programs. Empowers the Commissioner of Education to make grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education for teacher training with respect to the provision of comprehensive health education programs in schools. Authorizes to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1976; $12,500,000 for fiscal year 1977; and $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1978, to carry out such grants. Authorizes the Commissioner to make grants to State and local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, and other public or private nonprofit education or research organizations to support pilot demonstration projects in elementary and secondary schools with respect to health education and health problems. Authorizes appropriations for such purposes. States that the Commissioner may make grants to State educational agencies for the development of comprehensive programs in elementary and secondary schools with respect to health education and health problems. Provides for the apportionment of funds appropriated for such purposes. Authorizes to be appropriated $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1977. Sets forth the requirements for receiving grants under this Act, including the application procedures. Directs the Commissioner, when requested, to render technical assistance to local educational agencies, public and private nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education in the development and implementation of education programs with respect to health and health problems.
Bill· HRH.R. 5610 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 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. 5562 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1975
Allows a taxpayer a deduction from gross income under the Internal Revenue Code for up to $1500 of the expenses paid by him for the education of any of his dependents at an institution of higher learning.
Bill· HRH.R. 5531 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1975
Provides, under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, that the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health shall be responsible to the Assistant Secretary for Health of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. States that the Director shall not delegate any of his functions to any other officer who is not directly responsible to him.
Bill· HRH.R. 5530 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1975
Provides, under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, that the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health shall be responsible to the Assistant Secretary for Health of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. States that the Director shall not delegate any of his functions to any other officer who is not directly responsible to him.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 361 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1975
Constitutional Amendment - Allows school systems to assign pupils on the basis of neighborhood attendance areas. Directs that no provision of the Constitution shall be construed to require such systems to assign pupils in any other manner. Gives Congress the power to enforce this article.
Bill· HRH.R. 5490 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1975
Directs the National Institute of Education to develop curricula concerning the destruction of the European Jewish community by Nazi Germany prior to and during World War II, for dissemination to elementary and secondary schools. Authorizes appropriations of sums necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5428 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1975
National Health Education Policy and Development Act - Declares that the Congress finds that (1) a number of health problems have their roots in the habits, lifestyles, attitudes, and beliefs of the American people; and (2) there is a need for the development of effective school health education programs. Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to develop a national health education policy and program, and to authorize financial assistance for the development and implementation of that policy. Establishes within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare a Health Education Administration. Establishes a permanent Advisory Council for Health Education to advise, consult with, and make recommendations to the Administrator on matters relating to the administration of this Act. Directs the Administrator to conduct a study and submit a report to the Congress on specified subjects including: (1) the current status of health education in the United States; (2) areas of greatest potential impact for health education; and (3) opportunities to improve, by means of health education, the well being of ethnic groups with distinctive health problems. Authorizes the Administrator, upon recommendation of the Council, to make grants to or enter into contracts with public or nonprofit private entities for the purpose of: (1) developing specific educational and informational techniques for the dissemination of health information; (2) developing mutifaceted systems of health care education for a defined geographic area; and (3) providing the training for personnel to carry out health education programs. Requires the Administrator to submit an annual report to the Congress on the status of health education in the United States. Authorizes to be appropriated for the purposes of carrying out this Act a sum not to exceed $5,000,000 for the first fiscal year after the enactment of this Act, $10,000,000 for the second fiscal year, and $15,000,000,000 for the third fiscal year.