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13 records in 1978
United States · United States Congress · 13 October 1978
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Postal Service should issue a postage stamp commemorating the Jewish holiday of Chanukah.
United States · United States Congress · 13 October 1978
Urges the Postal Service to issue a postage stamp commemorating the Americans who died on British prisonships during the Revolutionary War because they refused to pledge allegiance to England.
United States · United States Congress · 17 August 1978
Directs the Postal Service to issue postage stamps commemorating the Jewish holiday of Chanukah.
United States · United States Congress · 17 August 1978
Authorizes the postage-free mailing of sample ballots in connection with any election conducted by any State or political subdivision thereof. Sets forth criteria for such ballots to qualify for postage-free delivery.
United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1978
Postal Service Amendments Act - Requires the Postal Service to maintain through October 1, 1982, a postal rate not to exceed 15 cents for the first ounce and 13 cents for each additional ounce for ordinary letters sealed against inspection which are mailed by individuals. Subjects violators of usage of such postal rate to a civil penalty not to exceed $500. Empowers the President to designate the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Postal Service. Sets forth the duties of the Board which include providing the public with an annual report of the costs and revenues received for each class of mail. Requires the Postal Service to submit to Congress a plan for a research and development program for improving operations by January 15, 1979. Directs the Postal Service and the Postal Rate Commission to transmit a copy of any proposal or recommendation for a change in postal rates or services to the appropriate congressional committees. Defines "attributable costs" as used to determine postal rates. Requires the Postal Rate Commission to: (1) study alternative methods of apportioning postal costs; (2) prepare a system of accounts for identifying the costs of each class of mail; and (3) report its findings to Congress by September 30, 1980. Establishes the Task Force on the Mail and Communications to study and make recommendations on the application of new technologies to postal services. Authorizes appropriations to the Postal Service for fiscal years 1979 - 1982.
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1978
Authorizes the postage-free mailing of sample ballots in connection with any election conducted by any State or political subdivision thereof. Sets forth criteria for such ballots to qualify for postage-free delivery.
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1978
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 12930 (Executive and independent agencies funding).
United States · United States Congress · 1 June 1978
Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act - Title I: Department of the Treasury - Treasury Department Appropriations Act - Makes appropriations for fiscal year 1979 within the Department of the Treasury for the following: the Office of the Secretary, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, the Bureau of Government Financial Operations, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, the United States Customs Service, the Bureau of the Mint, the Bureau of the Public Debt, the Internal Revenue Service, and the United States Secret Service. Title II: U.S. Postal Service - Postal Service Appropriation Act - Makes appropriations for payment to the Postal Service Fund. Title III: Executive Office of the President - Executive Office Appropriations Act - Appropriates funds for fiscal year 1979 for the following: compensation of the President, the Office of Administration, the White House Office, the Executive Residence (operating expenses), the Official Residence of the Vice President (operating expenses), special assistance to the President, the Council of Economic Advisers, the Council on Wage and Price Stability, the Domestic Policy Staff, the National Security Council, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Office of Federal Procurement Policy. Title IV: Independent Agencies - Independent Agencies Appropriations Act - Makes appropriations to the following for fiscal year 1979: the Administrative Conference of the U.S., the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, the Advisory Committee on Federal Pay, the Civil Service Commission, the Committee for Purchase from the Blind and Other Severely Handicapped, the Federal Election Commission, the General Services Administration, the Federal Buildings Fund, the Federal Supply Service, the National Archives and Records Service, the Automated Data and Telecommunications Service, the Federal Preparedness Agency, Allowances for Office Staff for Former Presidents, the National Center for Productivity and Quality of Working Life, the National Commission on Electronic Fund Transfers, the United States Tax Court, and the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency. Title V: General Provisions - Sets forth restrictions and prohibitions with respect to the spending of funds appropriated by this Act. Title VI: General Provisions - Restricts the employment of specified aliens by the Federal Government. Sets forth limitations and legislative provisions with respect to appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1978
Abolishes the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service. Places the authority of such Board in the Postmaster General. Makes the Postmaster General an officer appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. States that the Deputy Postmaster General shall be appointed by the Postmaster General.
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1978
Prohibits the Postal Service from charging the sender of matter which may be mailed free of postage to blind and other handicapped persons for any services provided by the Postal Service in connection with the identification of any change of address of any addressee of such matter.
United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1978
Redesignates the Canal Zone Code as the Panama Canal Code. Enacts technical amendments in such Code and laws of the United States to reflect the administration of the Canal by the Panama Canal Commission, and the transfer of the Canal to the Republic of Panama under the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977. Directs the President to submit to Congress proposed legislation to revise laws which are applicable only during the Canal transition period, and to incorporate the remaining provisions of the Panama Canal Code into the United States Code. Title I: Panamanian Relations and Security Matters - Directs the President to appoint the United States representatives to the Joint Commission on the Environment and to any joint committee with Panama to study a sea level canal in that country. Requires Congressional authorization for the construction of a sea level canal. Directs the President to designate the United States representatives to the Consultative Committee between the United States and Panama. Repeals security legislation with respect to use of the Canal during a national emergency. Amends the Arms Export Control Act to repeal the applicability of arms export or import licensing requirements to the Panama Canal. Directs the Secretary of State to periodically furnish Panama with a list of persons entitled to the privileges and immunities specified in the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977. Repeals the designation as the Canal Zone of areas specified in the 1903 treaty with Panama. Repeals the Presidents' authorization (1) to acquire or exchange land for the operation of the Panama Canal and the Canal Zone, and (2) to designate towns and subdivisions of the Zone. Terminates the Canal Zone Government and the position of Canal Zone Governor. Repeals procedures regulating revocable licenses for lands in the Canal Zone. Repeals all provisions in the Panama Canal Code with respect to extradition of fugitives in the Canal Zone to Panama. Authorizes the Panama Canal Commission, other agencies and departments, and the United States courts in Panama, to transfer their records to other agencies, departments, or courts of the United States, and (with the approval of the Ambassador) to the Government of Panama. Title II: Panama Canal Commission - Establishes the Panama Canal Commission as a corporation and agency of the United States to succeed the Panama Canal Company. Repeals provisions of the Panama Canal Code relating to interest payments by the Panama Canal Company on the direct investment of the United States in such Company. Revises procedures by which the Panama Canal Commission shall account for its capital surplus, and shall pay dividends on such investment. Repeals the requirement that the Panama Canal Company reimburse the Treasury for certain annuity payments and for the operational costs of the Canal Zone Government. Requires the Panama Canal Commission to make certain payments from the Canal operating revenues to Panama, as required by the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977. Repeals the authorization of the Secretary of Treasury to make annual payments to Panama under the Treaty of 1955. Defines payments by the Commission to Panama for public services as an operating cost of the Commission. Sets forth procedures for the appointments of the Commission Board of Directors and administrative officers. Revises the amenability of the Commission to suits. Makes the powers of the Commission subject to the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977. Repeals the subjection of the Commission to other treaties and laws of the United States. Repeals the "deemed acceptance" by the Panama Canal Company of certain property, facilities, and personnel, transferred to the Company by the President. Directs the transfer of certain assets and liabilities of the Panama Canal Company to the Commission. Transfers from the President to the Commission the authority to prescribe regulations governing Canal navigation. Repeals the authorization for the consolidation of the funds of the Commission and the Canal Zone Government. Directs the Department of Defense to reimburse the Commission for Commission expenditures for the maintenance of defense facilities. Authorizes Department of Defense appropriations to be expended for certain education and health services formerly carried out by the Canal Zone Government. Prohibits the funds of the Commission to be expended to furnish free health services to Commission employees. Requires Panama to continue to pay for water supplied by the Canal Zone Commission. Authorizes the Commission to utilize funds for disaster relief when a disaster poses hazards to health, safety, security, or property in the Canal Zone. Repeals the authority of the Governor of the Canal Zone to acquire equipment for the Canal Zone. Permits property transfers and cross-servicing agreements between the Commission and United States departments and agencies. Permits the Commission to prescribe Canal tolls which shall be calculated to cover the maintenance and operation costs of the Canal, subject to the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977. Repeals settlement authority with respect to claims against the civil government of the Canal Zone. Revises (1) the procedures for investigating claims against the Commission, (2) the elements of recognizable claims, and (3) the measure of damages of such claims. Imposes a two-year statue of limitations on such claims. Establishes a Board of Local Inspectors of the Panama Canal Commission to inspect claims against the Commission. Requires an action on such a claim to be brought in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Title III: Employees and Postal Matters - Repeals provisions of the Panama Canal Code relating to the appointment and compensation of Canal Zone Government employees and teachers. Repeals the authorization for deductions from the compensation of Panama Canal Commission employees for amounts due for supplies and services. Repeals restrictions on the hours of work for telegraph operators and train dispatchers of the Commission. Permits the Commission to appoint and compensate its employees. Makes provisions regulating wage and employment practices governing United States employees in the Canal Zone applicable to the Commission. Directs the establishment of a Panama Canal Employment System governing Commission employees and certain United States employees in Panama. Repeals the extension of additional compensation for tax differentials. Permits the payment of overseas recruitment and retention differentials. Permits the transfer of Federal employees to the Commission. States that conditions of employment, placement, and retirement shall not be affected by the transfer of employees of the Panama Canal Company, or the Canal Zone Government, to the Commission or United States agencies in Panama. Sets forth the rights of such employees with respect to placement, educational travel benefits, insurance, compensation adjustment, and early retirement. Specifies that certain judicial officers shall be treated the same as Commission employees. Redefines "employee" for purposes of Title Five of the United States Code. Directs payment to the Social Security System of Panama funds to purchase retirement equity in that system for non-United States citizens retiring under special Treaty provisions. Discontinues the postal service established by the Panama Canal Code. Directs the Panama Canal Commission to assume the funds and obligations of the postal service. Title IV: Courts and Related Functions - Continues the applicability of the Panama Canal Code in conformity to the Treaty. Limits court jurisdiction to that prescribed by the Treaty. Permits the continued operation of the United States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone within Treaty limitations. Repeals the division of such court. Repeals Canal Zone residency requirements for certain judicial officers. Revises appointment procedures for a special district judge. Revises the operational procedures and continuation contingencies of the magistrates courts established by the Panama Canal Code. Vests in the Panama Canal Commission the authority necessary to carry out United States rights and responsibilities specified in Article XI of the Treaty. Redefines "special immigrants" under the Immigration and Nationality Act to include certain employees of the Panama Canal Company or the Canal Zone Government who are Canal Zone residents on the date of the exchange of Treaty ratification instruments. Title V: Miscellaneous Provisions - Deems references to "hospitals," Health Bureau," and "health director," in the Panama Canal Code to apply to the hospitals operated by the United States in Panama.
United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1978
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 7700 (Postal rate and service reform).
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1978
Declares the United States Postal Service liable for any actual damages resulting from the negligence of its agents with respect to damaged, lost, or delayed mail. Sets monetary limits on such liability. Creates a presumption that damage, delay, or loss of mail resulted from the negligence of the Postal Service. Stipulates that such presumption may be rebutted only by a clear preponderance of the evidence. Defines "damaged mail," "lost mail," and "delayed mail" for the purposes of this Act.