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Bill· HRH.R. 2168 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 January 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to credit against the income tax specified higher education expenses, including tuition, fees, books and supplies, incurred by the taxpayer for himself or any dependent. Limits the credit to 100 percent of the first $200 for any individual, 25 percent of the next $300, and 5 percent of the next $1,000. Limits the credit to expenses incurred by full time students at institutions of vocational and higher education, minus scholarships and veterans' benefits. Limits the total credit allowed the taxpayer to his income tax liability minus the sum of all other credits applied thereto. Disallows any deduction of educational expenses used to determine the amount of the credit allowed by this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 2121 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 January 1977
Removes the time limitation within which programs of education for veterans must be completed. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 1662)
Bill· HRH.R. 2136 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 January 1977
Amends the Education of the Handicapped Act to authorize the Commissioner of Education to make grants to State educational agencies for the development and operation of tutorial and instructional programs, at the State and local level, for homebound handicapped children. Requires a local educational agency acting in cooperation with an institution of higher education to submit a program proposal to the State agency. Stipulates that such proposal shall contain assurances that: (1) special consideration will be given to handicapped veterans and handicapped students in selecting tutors for such program; (2) the academic progress of participating students will not suffer; (3) compensation will be fixed by the local agency and cooperating educational institution within limits; (4) the Federal funds will be used to equip the handicapped child for assimilation by society; and (5) the Federal funds will be used to supplement and not supplant State, local, or private funds. Directs the Commissioner to make grants based on the merits of the proposals submitted to him. Requires such proposals to contain: (1) all data submitted by the local agencies as is necessary to support the funding request of such State; (2) the procedures that will be used by such State to evaluate the programs supported by Federal funds; and (3) detailed plans for the identification and locating of homebound handicapped children. Stipulates that no more than ten percent of the Federal funds awarded to a State can be used for program administration expenses of the State or local agencies. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act. Specifies that all sums shall be granted at the discretion of the Commissioner. Directs the Commissioner to set aside 25 percent of the total amount appropriated and to allocate such amount to each State according to a stated formula. Prohibits the Commissioner from disapproving a State's application unless an offer of technical assistance is first made to such State to help bring that State's application up to possible standards.
Bill· HRH.R. 2077 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 January 1977
Authorizes the Secretary of Labor, under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, to make visits to the work place of any employer, upon the request of the employer, to consult with and advise the employer concerning the obligations of the employer under such Act. Directs the Secretary to give priority to small business and hazardous workplaces. Stipulates that no consultative visit made under this Act may serve as an inspection or investigation as otherwise provided for by the Occupational Safety and Health Act, except: (1) in the case of an employer who fails to eliminate a danger disclosed during such a visit; (2) if conditions are found during such a visit which indicate the probability that death or serious harm could result to employees therefrom, the Secretary may notify the employer of such conditions and afford him a reasonable time to eliminate such conditions. Prohibits the transmission of information obtained during a consultative visit to representatives of the Secretary engaged in enforcement. Directs the Secretary to establish education programs to inform employers and employees of the hazards in particular industries. Authorizes the appropriation of funds through fiscal year 1978 for the purpose of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 2083 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 January 1977
Authorizes, under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, a program of grants to States for preschool educational programs for migratory children.
Bill· HRH.R. 2017 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 January 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to credit against the income tax specified higher education expenses, including tuition, fees, books, and supplies, incurred by the taxpayer for himself or any dependent. Limits the credit to 100 percent of the first $200 for any individual, 25 percent of the next $300, and 5 percent of the next $1,000. Limits the credit to expenses incurred by full time students at institutions of vocational and higher education, minus scholarships and veterans' benefits. Limits the total credit allowed the taxpayer to his income tax liability minus the sum of all other credits applied thereto. Disallows any deduction of educational expenses used to determine the amount of the credit allowed by this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 2026 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 January 1977
Amends Title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide that attorneys' fees allowed in administrative or judicial proceedings under that Title (Or under title XVIII (Medicare) of such Act), in cases where the claimants are successful, shall be paid by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare rather than deducted from the amounts awarded claimants.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 131 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 January 1977
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare should, by April 30, 1977, publish in the Federal Register proposed regulations governing all research involving recombinant DNA.
Bill· SS. 300 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1977
Department of Education Act - Establishes an executive department to be known as the Department of Education to be headed by a Secretary of Education to whom shall be transferred all functions of the Office of Education and of the Commissioner of Education. Transfers to the Secretary of Education specified functions of the Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and the Assistant Secretary of Education. Provides for the redesignation of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare as the Department of Health and Welfare. Grants to the Secretary of Education the administrative powers necessary to the performance of his functions. Makes amendments to other Federal laws to bring them into conformity with the provisions of this Act. Provides that any matter of legal privilege or prohibition which has become effective under any provision of law amended by this Act shall continue in effect according to its terms until modified, terminated, or superceded by order of the Secretary, court of competent jurisdiction, or operation of law.
Bill· HRH.R. 1961 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 January 1977
Educational Expenses Tax Deferral Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deferral of an individual's income tax liability to the extent it equals a limited portion of the higher educational expenses incurred for the taxpayer, his spouse and dependents. Defers payment until the year following the end of the individual's attendance at an institution of higher education, or the tenth year following the taxpayer's initial deferral, which ever is earlier. Directs the Secretaries of the Treasury and Health, Education, and Welfare to each make two biannual reports to Congress on the effects of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 1986 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 January 1977
Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to make grants to State educational agencies for the development and operation of tutorial and instructional programs, at the State and local level, for homebound handicapped children. Requires a local educational agency, acting in cooperation with an institution of higher education, to submit a program proposal to the State agency. Stipulates that such proposal shall contain assurances that (1) special consideration will be given to handicapped veterans and handicapped students in selecting tutors for such program; (2) the academic progress of participating students will not suffer; (3) compensation will be fixed by the local agency and cooperating educational institution within limits; (4) the Federal funds will be used to equip the handicapped child for assimilation by society; and (5) the Federal funds will be used to supplement and not supplant State, local, or private funds. Directs the Commissioner to make grants based on the merits of the proposals submitted to him. Requires such proposals to contain: (1) all data submitted by the local agencies as is necessary to support the finding request of such State; (2) the procedures that will be used by such State to evaluate the programs supported by Federal funds; and (3) detailed plans for the identification and locating of homebound handicapped children. Stipulates that not more than ten percent of the Federal funds awarded to a State can be used for program administration expenses of the State or local agencies. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 1978 through 1980 to carry out this Act. Specifies that all sums shall be granted at the discretion of the Commissioner. Directs the Commissioner to set aside 25 percent of the total amount appropriated and to allocate such amount to each State according to a stated formula. Prohibits the Commissioner from disapproving a State's application unless an offer of technical assistance is first made to such State to help bring that State's application up to passable standards.
Bill· HRH.R. 1982 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 January 1977
Safe Schools Act - Authorizes $50,000,000 for the fiscal year 1978 and $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1979 for local educational agencies throughout the nation to provide security for children, employees, and facilities. Provides that not in excess of three percent of such funds shall be set aside for schools in Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and to the Secretary of the Interior for schools operated for Indian children. Directs that the remainder of such appropriations be allotted to other local educational agencies. Requires that any local educational agency apply for such grant under this Act with the consent of the appropriate State educational agency. Provides that such grant shall be employed toward (1) the provision of professional or other staff members; (2) the provision of services to meet the special needs of students and employees; (3) community activities; (4) provision of information to parents and other members of the general public; (5) planning and evaluation activities; (6) acquisition, installation, modernization, or replacement of appropriate equipment and supplies; and (7) minor alterations of school plants and facilities. Provides that no funds authorized under this Act shall be used to support the introduction, presence, or use of firearms, other weapons, or chemical agents in any school.
Bill· SS. 229 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1977
Permits education assistance for correspondence programs of education to children of certain categories of veterans and members of the Armed Forces on active duty. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 1734(b))
Bill· SS. 255 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1977
Education Reorganization Act - Establishes a Department of Education headed by a Secretary at cabinet level, to promote the cause and advancement of education throughout the nation. Transfers to the Department of Education the education functions of specified agencies. Authorizes the President to transfer other Federal agency functions to the Department as he determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. Creates a Federal Interagency Committee on Education to assure effective coordination of all Federal programs affecting education. Creates a National Advisory Commission on Education composed of members chosen from among those who have recognized expertise and direct involvement in the field of education, as well as representatives from the general public, industry, and the mass media. Makes the purpose of such Commission to review the administration and operation of Federal education programs, conduct evaluations, and make recommendations for necessary improvements. Directs the Secretary to make annual reports to the President for submission to the Congress. Authorizes the Secretary to make such expenditures as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
Bill· SS. 234 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1977
New Americans Education and Employment Assistance Act - Directs 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 50,000 or more, five 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. Directs the United States Employment Service to maintain a job referral program for immigrants.
Bill· SS. 236 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 1977
Eliminates the provision in the Veterans' Assistance and Employment Act of 1976 which prohibits colleges and universities from receiving Veterans' Administration educational benefits for classes in which more than 85 percent of the enrollment is composed of students having their fees paid either by the Federal Government or the institutions themselves.
Bill· HRH.R. 1888 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 January 1977
Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to compute the ten-year period in which wives and widows of veterans may pursue programs of education as beginning at the date of death of the spouse from whom eligibility is derived (such authority currently exists).
Bill· HRH.R. 1884 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 January 1977
Elementary and Secondary Career Education Act - Establishes a career education program for elementary and secondary schools to increase the emphasis such institutions place upon career awareness, exploration, decisionmaking, and planning. Authorizes appropriations for carrying out provisions of this Act for the next five fiscal years. Directs the Commissioner of Education to allot to each State an amount which bears the same ratio to the appropriated sums as such State's population, aged five to eighteen, bears to the total population, aged five to eighteen, of all the States. Stipulates that no State shall be allotted from such sums less than $100,000. Directs the Commissioner to allocate for each fiscal year an amount equal to three percent of the sums appropriated for that year to make grants to local educational agencies located in Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Sets forth procedures for applying to the Commissioner for receiving such funds. Requires that an application contain specified assurances, including assurances that: (1) the State educational agency will be the agency responsible for planning the use and administering the expenditure of funds received under this Act; (2) the State educational agency or State Board of Education will adopt a statement of policy that career education is of prime importance in elementary and secondary schooling within the State; and (3) the State legislature and Governor have been notified of the State's application for such funds. Details the use of funds by the States which are permissible, including: (1) conducting inservice institutes for educational personnel; (2) training local career education coordinators; (3) collecting, evaluating, and disseminating career education materials; and (4) coordinating career education activities with other State and private agencies. Designates the Office of Career Education to be the administering agency within the Office of Education for the review of State plans, applications, and reports submitted pursuant to this Act. Provides that the Office of Career Education shall perform a national leadership role in furthering the purposes of career education. Directs the National Institute of Education to continue its complementary efforts in career education and calls for coordination between the Institute and the Office of Career Education in (1) identifying research and development priorities and (2) disseminating the products and findings of research and development undertaken by the Institute.
Bill· HRH.R. 1809 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 January 1977
Requires all persons admitted to a competitive examination given by the Civil Service Commission or appointed in the competitive service to: (1) be citizens of the United States; or (2) owe permanent allegiance to the United States.
Bill· SS. 169 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 January 1977
Mobile Teachers' Retirement Assistance Act - Establishes a Federal-State program to permit teachers to perform out-of-State educational service without loss of retirement benefits for such service. Entitles a qualified State retirement system, which credits a teacher for out-of-State service to Federal aid of 50 percent of the total cost to the system of such out-of-State credit. Specifies the requirements which a State retirement system must meet in order to qualify for Federal aid under this program. Limits the amount of the Federal aid to a State retirement system to an amount providing not more than ten years of out-of-State service credit. Directs the Commissioner of Education to make a grant to each qualified State retirement system of an amount equal to two percent of such system's Federal aid received under this Act for the costs of administration.
Bill· SS. 167 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 January 1977
Congressional Scholarship Act - Directs the Commissioner of Education to appoint a congressional scholarship board for each congressional district. Empowers each such board to award five congressional scholarships to qualifying students who are residents of the district for which the board was appointed to enroll in a course of study at an institution of higher education or a private vocational training institute. Stipulates that each student awarded a congressional scholarship shall be entitled to a stipend of $1,000 for each academic year.
Bill· HRH.R. 1669 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 January 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to credit against the income tax specified higher education expenses, including tuition, fees, books, and supplies, incurred by the taxpayer for himself or any dependent. Limits the credit to 100 percent of the first $200 for any individual, 25 percent of the next $300, and 5 percent of the next $1,000. Limits the credit to expenses incurred by full time students at institutions of vocational and higher education, minus scholarships and veterans' benefits. Limits the total credit allowed the taxpayer to his income tax liability minus the sum of all other credits applied thereto. Disallows any deduction of educational expenses used to determine the amount of the credit allowed by this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 1692 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 January 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to credit against the income tax specified higher education expenses, including tuition, fees, books, and supplies, incurred by the taxpayer for himself or any dependent. Limits the credit to 100 percent of the first $200 for any individual, 25 percent of the next $300, and 5 percent of the next $1,000. Limits the credit to expenses incurred by full time students at institutions of vocational and higher education, minus scholarships and veterans' benefits. Limits the total credit allowed the taxpayer to his income tax liability minus the sum of all other credits applied thereto. Disallows any deduction of educational expenses used to determine the amount of the credit allowed by this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 1691 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 January 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a credit against the income tax for amounts paid during the year to any nonprofit elementary or secondary school for the education of a dependent. Limits the allowable credit, per dependent, to $300, or 100 percent of the tuition paid for such education during the year, whichever is less with a progressive decrease of this limitation for individuals who have an adjusted gross income that is greater than $22,500.
Bill· HRH.R. 1670 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 January 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a credit against the income tax for amounts paid during the year to any nonprofit elementary or secondary school for the education of a dependent. Limits the allowable credit, per dependent, to $300, or 100 percent of the tuition paid for such education during the year, whichever is less with a progressive decrease of this limitation for individuals who have an adjusted gross income that is greater than $22,500.
Bill· HRH.R. 1638 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 January 1977
Amends the Social Security Act to set forth standards. relating to the rights of patients, 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 confidentially in the treatment of personnel and medical records.
Bill· HRH.R. 1620 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 January 1977
Amends Title XVIII (Medicare) and Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, at least once each year, to conduct an audit of the books, accounts, and records of each hospital, skilled nursing facility, intermediate care facility, and other institutional facility certified for participation under a State plan pursuant to such titles.
Bill· SS. 96 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 January 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to credit against the income tax specified higher education expenses, including tuition, fees, books, and supplies, incurred by the taxpayer for himself or any dependent. Limits the credit to 75 percent of the first $200 for any individual, 25 percent of the next $300, and 10 percent of the next $1,000. Limits the credit to expenses incurred by full time students at institutions of vocational and higher education, minus scholarships and veterans' benefits. Limits the total credit allowed the taxpayer to his income tax liability minus the sum of all other credits applied thereto. Disallows any deduction of educational expenses used to determine the amount of the credit allowed by this Act.
Bill· SS. 21 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 January 1977
Authorizes the Secretary of Labor, under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, to make visits to the work place of any employer, upon the request of the employer, to consult with and advise the employer concerning the obligations of the employer under such Act. Directs the Secretary to give priority to small business and hazardous workplaces. Stipulates that no consultative visit made under this Act may serve as an inspection or investigation as otherwise provided for by the Occupational Safety and Health Act, except: (1) in the case of an employer who fails to eliminate a danger disclosed during such a visit: or (2) if conditions are found during such a visit which indicate the probability that death or serious harm could result to employees therefrom, the Secretary may notify the employer of such conditions and afford him a reasonable time to eliminate such conditions. Prohibits the transmission of information obtained during a consultative visit to representatives of the Secretary engaged in enforcement. Directs the Secretary to establish education programs to inform employers and employees of the hazards in particular industries. Authorizes the appropriation of funds through fiscal year 1978 for the purposes of this Act.
Bill· SS. 42 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 January 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals to take an income tax deduction for expenditures for household and dependent care services necessary for the education of the taxpayer or his spouse.
Bill· SS. 32 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 January 1977
Continuing Education in Science and Engineering Act - Authorizes the National Science Foundation to initiate a program of continuing education for individuals with scientific and engineering training who (1) have been engaged in their careers for at least three years; or (2) have had their careers interrupted for at least three years. Requires such program to be designed to provide such persons: (1) with new knowledge and abilities in their special fields; or (2) with knowledge and abilities in other fields enabling them to make a more valuable contribution to the nation. Directs such program to include but not be limited to: (1) the development of special curriculums and education techniques; and (2) the awarding of fellowships to enable persons with scientific and technical training to pursue continued education. Establishes guidelines for the allocation of fellowships. Authorizes the Foundation to contract for the development of courses and curriculums specially designed for its continuing education program.
Bill· HRH.R. 1585 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 January 1977
Higher Education Funding Act - Authorizes an income deduction for contributions to a qualified higher education fund established by the taxpayer for the purposes of funding the higher education of his dependents. Limits the amount of the deduction to the lesser of: (1) $750 times the number of qualified beneficiaries; (2) 15 percent of the taxpayer's adjusted gross income; or (3) $7,500. Provides that a qualified education fund must be established by the taxpayer pursuant to a written plan; (1) solely for the purpose of defraying the cost of room, board, and tuition at an institution of higher education of one or more eligible beneficiaries: (2) which provides that no distribution shall be made by the Fund (except upon termination thereof) other than to, or on behalf of, eligible beneficiaries; (3) which provides that upon termination of the fund of all assets of the funds shall be distributed to the taxpayer or to his estate; (4) which prohibits contributions to the fund in excess of amounts deductible: and (5) under which the taxpayer consents to the income tax treatment upon termination of the fund. Defines "institution of higher education" as an educational institution: (1) which provides an educational program leading to a bachelor's or higher degree, or training students for gainful employment; (2) contributions to or for the use of which constitute charitable contributions; (3) which is legally authorized to provide and does provide a program of postsecondary education; and (4) which is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association listed by the United States Commissioner of Education.
Bill· HRH.R. 1598 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 January 1977
Increases from 10 to 12 years the delimiting period for a veteran to complete a program of education.
Bill· HRH.R. 1501 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1977
Amends Title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to provide that attorneys' fees allowed in administrative or judicial proceedings under that Title (Or under title XVIII (Medicare) of such Act), in cases where the claimants are successful, shall be paid by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare rather than deducted from the amounts awarded claimants.
Bill· HRH.R. 1504 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax deduction for the amounts paid or incurred to meet the higher education expenses of the taxpayer or the taxpayer's spouse. Limits the deduction for books, meals and lodging to $500 per student. Provides a three year carryback, and a five year carryover of the allowable deduction to the extent that it exceeds the taxpayer's gross income minus other itemized deductions.
Bill· HRH.R. 1415 (95th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay a specified sum to a certain college and a certain association in full settlement of their claims against the United States.
Law· HRH.R. 1139 (95th)open
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the National School Lunch Act to extend through fiscal year 1982 food service programs for children in service institutions and the special supplemental food program. Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to extend through fiscal year 1982 provisions to assist schools without a food service program and schools without the facilities to prepare or receive hot meals.
Bill· HRH.R. 1379 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Public and Private Education Assistance Act - Title I: Payments to States for Public Elementary and Secondary Education - Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make payments from the Public Education Trust Fund, established by this Act, to each State for use as public education equalization expenditures. Defines public education equalization expenditures as payments made by a State under a program for the purpose of equalizing educational opportunities of public school students in the State. Requires such expenditures to be made under a qualified program. Entitles each State to receive from the Trust Fund amounts equal to expenditures made by such State for the equalization of public education, except: (1) if the total payments required to be made from the Trust Fund exceed the appropriated amount, the amount of payments to be received by each State shall be reduced proportionately; and (2) a State's payment may not exceed ten percent of the total non-Federal funds spent by the State on public elementary and secondary education. Appropriates $2,250,000,000 for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1977, and $2,250,000,000 for each year thereafter for deposit in the Trust Fund. Requires each State to comply with standards prescribed by the Secretary, including: (1) a separate trust fund must be established and all funds received under this Title must be deposited in such trust; (2) funds received under this Title can only be used for high priority equalization expenditures; (3) any funds expended improperly under the high priority requirement and not promptly repaid must be repaid 110 percent; and (4) proper fiscal, accounting, and audit procedures must be utilized, the Secretary or Comptroller General must be provided access to any material necessary for receiving a State's compliance with this requirement, and the State must file such reports as the Secretary may reasonably require. Permits the Secretary to withhold funds under this Title if he determines that a State is in substantial noncompliance with this Title. Sets forth the procedures that must be followed before any funds can be withheld. Provides that no person in the United States shall on the ground of race, color, national origin, or sex be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity funded in whole or in part with funds made available under this Title. Authorizes the Secretary to (1) refer any discrimination violations to the Attorney General; (2) exercise the powers and functions provided by the Civil Rights Act relating to federally assisted programs; or (3) take any other actions provided by law. Grants to the United States Courts of Appeals the power to review the decision of the Secretary to withhold payments under this Title. Title II: Credit Against the Individual Income Tax for Tuition Paid for the Elementary or Secondary Education of Dependents - Allows as a credit under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 the amount paid by an individual to any private nonprofit elementary or secondary school during the taxable year for a dependent's education according to the following limitations: (1) 100 percent of such tuition; or (2) $200, whichever is the lesser. Provides that the provisions of this Act shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1976.
Bill· HRH.R. 1352 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Neighborhood School Act - Eliminates the jurisdiction of Federal courts to make any decision, enter any judgment, or issue any order with regard to the assignment of pupils to a particular school on the basis of their race, color, religion, or national origin. Prohibits the withholding of Federal financial assistance by any Federal department, agency, officer or employee to achieve such student assignment.
Bill· HRH.R. 1371 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to credit against the income tax specified higher education expenses, including tuition, fees, books, and supplies, incurred by the taxpayer for himself or any dependent. Limits the credit to 75 percent of the first $500 for any individual, 25 percent of the next $500, and 5 percent of the next $1,000. Limits the credit to expenses incurred by full time students at institutions of vocational and higher education, minus scholarships and veterans' benefits. Limits the total credit allowed the taxpayer to his income tax liability minus the sum of all other credits applied thereto. Disallows any deduction of educational expenses used to determine the amount of the credit allowed by this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 1344 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a credit against the income tax for 30 percent of the aggregate amount paid during the taxable year for tuition and fees for education of the taxpayer or any other individual at a postsecondary, nonprofit educational institution.
Bill· HRH.R. 1332 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income amounts received under tuition-remission programs at institutions of higher education.
Bill· HRH.R. 1327 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Authorizes the Secretary of Labor, under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, to make visits to the work place of any employer, upon the request of the employer, to consult with and advise the employer concerning the obligations of the employer under such Act. Directs the Secretary to give priority to small businesses and hazardous workplaces. Stipulates that no consultative visit made under this Act may serve as an inspection or investigation as otherwise provided for by the Occupational Safety and Health Act, except: (1) in the case of an employer who fails to eliminate a danger disclosed during such a visit; or (2) if conditions are found during such a visit which indicate the probability that death or serious harm could result to employees therefrom, the Secretary may notify the employer of such conditions and afford him a reasonable time to eliminate such conditions. Prohibits the transmission of information obtained during a consultative visit to representatives of the Secretary engaged in enforcement. Directs the Secretary to establish education programs to inform employers and employees of the hazards in particular industries. Authorizes the appropriation of funds through fiscal year 1979 for the purposes of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 1310 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Amends Title XI (General Provisions) of the Social Security Act to require that skilled nursing facilities covered by the Medicare program and intermediate care facilities covered by the Medicaid program, adopt a statement of the rights and responsibilities of the patients who are receiving treatment in such facilities. Specifies that such statement shall include a guarantee that the patient's civil and religious liberties will not be infringed; a guarantee of the patient's right to communications with his physician; a guarantee of the patient's right to present grievances; a guarantee of the patient's right to manage his own financial affairs; and a guarantee of the patient's right to be free from mental and physical abuse and from physical and chemical restraints.
Bill· HRH.R. 1307 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Establishes within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare a Home Health Clearinghouse. Directs such Clearinghouse to establish and maintain a computer system to gather information on services and benefits available to the elderly through public and private agencies. Directs the Clearinghouse to publish and keep current a publication describing services and benefits available to the elderly under Federal law. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as are necessary to establish and maintain the Clearinghouse. Creates in the Department an Assistant Secretary for Elderly Health, to perform specified duties, including the coordination of Department policy relating to the health of the elderly and coordination of the interagency task force on long-term home and institutional care of the elderly.
Bill· HRH.R. 1193 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Interns for Political Leadership Act - Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to make grants, under the Higher Education Act of 1965, to institutions of higher education for an internship program providing students with practical political involvement with elected local, State and congressional officials through internship. Requires that arrangements for such grants provide for coordination between the on-campus educational programs of the persons selected and their activities as interns, with commensurate academic credit given for their work and achievement as interns. Provides that students who are to participate in the internship program shall be selected by the institutions of higher education receiving grants under this Act. Directs the Commissioner, in order to assist him in the selection of institutions of higher education within a State to receive grants, to appoint a National Advisory Council for Political Leadership Interns. Provides that such Council shall be composed of 12 members appointed from among individuals especially qualified to serve on the Council. Directs the Council to advise the Commissioner with respect to the distribution of grants and with respect to other matters of policy. Limits the Federal share of the cost of student stipends under this Act to 50 percent.
Bill· HRH.R. 1192 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Adds to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 "Title X-Emergency Education Revenue Act". Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act in fiscal years 1977 and 1978. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants to a local education agency which demonstrates that: (1) for bona fide budgetary reasons it has been forced to reduce the expenditure of funds for essential elementary and secondary education services, making it impossible to maintain such services at a quality level; and (2) that it or the local government unit responsible for providing its revenues has made bona fide efforts to raise the revenue necessary to support essential elementary and secondary educational services and maintain quality education. Requires the Secretary in making such grants to give priority to those school districts with the greatest number of students. Makes financial assistance under this Act available for essential elementary and secondary educational services, programs, and projects of the local education agency which had been funded by such agency previously and which the Secretary determines are essential for providing quality elementary and secondary educational services. Requires any local educational agency desiring to receive assistance under this Act to submit to the Secretary an application in such form and containing such information as the Secretary shall require by regulation. Permits the Secretary to approve such application only if assurances are given that the State shall not reduce the amount of State aid with respect to the provision of free public education in any school district of any local education agency because of assistance given under this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 1188 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Surplus School Conservation Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to local agencies to pay the costs of renovating closed school buildings so they may be converted for other educational and social purposes. Suggests purposes for which conversion grants may be extended, including: (1) community centers; (2) senior citizen centers; (3) day care centers; (4) vocational schools; (5) medical facilities; and (6) recreational centers. Sets forth application requirements which local agencies must complete including: (1) structuring a plan for renovation of the closed school building; (2) estimating costs of such renovation; and (3) demonstrating to the Secretary's satisfaction sufficient financial ability to carry out the provisions of such plan. States that the amount of a grant under this Act shall be 80 percent of the estimated cost of renovation. Requires local agencies which receive a grant for more than the actual cost of renovation to return such surplus money to the Secretary. Sets priorities to be followed by the Secretary in approving applications for grants under this Act including: (1) an application for renovating a closed school building in a school district whose current school enrollments have decreased by ten percent or more from the enrollments of the previous school year, and (2) an application for renovating a closed school building which is not being utilized for any educational or social service purpose at the time of application. Directs the Secretary to serve as a national clearinghouse to local agencies by providing information on feasible alternative uses for closed school buildings. Prohibits the distribution of more than ten percent of the funds appropriated by Congress for the program for grants in any fiscal year. Requires the Secretary to prepare and submit to the President and Congress: (1) a yearly report listing local agencies which received grants and the purposes for which such grants were made; and (2) a detailed evaluation of the effectiveness of the program based on cost analysis and a survey of school closure problems to be submitted at the end of three years.
Bill· HRH.R. 1203 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Establishes the Department of Education within the Executive branch of the Federal Government to take over specified functions of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and all of the functions of the United States Office of Education. Establishes the Federal Interagency Committee on Education to coordinate all Federal programs affecting education.
Bill· HRH.R. 1194 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
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 charge to individuals applying to the data bank.