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the implementation of such standards by Federal assistance, to establish State plans which require a survey of need for assistance to residential facilities to enable them to be in compliance with such standards, seek to minimize inappropriate admissions to residential facilities and develop strategies which stimulate the development of regional and community programs for the mentally retarded which include the integration of such residential facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

H.R. 688. A bill to provide for protection of franchised dealers in petroleum products; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

H.R. 689. A bill to amend the International Travel Act of 1961 to provide for Federal regulation of the travel agency industry; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

H.R. 690. A bill to establish a grantin-aid program to encourage the licensing by the States of motor vehicle mechanics; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

H.R. 691. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to extend to commissioned officers of the Service the benefits and immunities of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

H.R. 692. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide assistance for programs for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of, and research in, Huntington's disease; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

H.R. 693. A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to prohibit the transportation or use in interstate or foreign commerce of counterfeit, fictitious, altered, lost, or stolen airline tickets; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 694. A bill to protect the constitutional rights of professional athletes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 695. A bill to assure the right to vote to citizens whose primary language is other than English; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 696. A bill to amend chapter 44, title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the unlawful possession of firearms, and for other purposes; to the Commitee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 697. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make additional immigrant visas available for immigrants from certain foreign countries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 698. A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to prohibit bribery of State and local law enforcement officers and other elected or appointed officials; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 699. A bill to provide for the redistribution of unused quota numbers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 700. A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to establish an

Office of the United States Correctional Ombudsman; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 701. A bill to eliminate racketeering in the sale and distribution of cigarettes and to assist State and local governments in the enforcement of cigarette taxes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 702. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 703. A bill to provide financial assistance to States and localities for the construction and modernization of correctional institutions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 704. A bill to authorize the Federal Bureau of Investigation to exchange fingerprint information with registered national security exchanges and related agencies; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 705. A bill to make it a Federal crime to kill or assault a fireman or law enforcement officer engaged in the performance of his duties when the offender travels in interstate commerce or uses any facility of interstate commerce for such purpose; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 706. A bill to amend the Gun Control Act of 1968; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 707. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide a system for the redress of law enforcement officers' grievances and to establish a law enforcement officers' bill of rights in each of the several States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 708. A bill to amend section 216 (b)(1) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936; to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

H.R. 709. A bill to amend title 14, United States Code, to provide a subsistence allowance for members of the Coast Guard officer candidate program; to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

H.R. 710. A bill to extend on an interim basis the jurisdiction of the United States over certain ocean areas and fish in order to protect the domestic fishing industry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

H.R. 711. A bill to provide partial reimbursement for losses incurred by commercial fishermen as a result of restrictions imposed on domestic commercial fishing by a State or the Federal Government; to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

H.R. 712. A bill to provide for advance notice to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and certain State agencies before the beginning of any Federal program involving the use of pesticides or other chemicals designed for mass biological controls, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

H.R. 713. A bill to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to expand the mission of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and to change the name of the Academy to reflect the expanded mission; to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

H.R. 714. A bill to amend the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to require the return of certain vessels of the United States; to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

H.R. 715. A bill to require that a percentage of U.S. oil imports be carried on U.S.-flag vessels; to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

H.R. 716. A bill to provide for posting information in post offices with respect to registration, voting, and communicating with lawmakers; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

H.R. 717. A bill to designate the birthday of Susan B. Anthony as a legal public holiday; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

H.R. 718. A bill to designate the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., as a legal public holiday; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

H.R. 719. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to permit Federal, State, and local officers and employees to take an active part in political management and in political campaigns; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

H.R. 720. A bill to protect the civilian employees of the executive branch of the U.S. Government in the enjoyment of their constitutional rights and to prevent unwarranted governmental invasions of their privacy; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

H.R. 721. A bill to prohibit the furnishing of mailing lists and other lists of names or addresses by Government agencies to the public in connection with the use of the U.S. mails, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

H.R. 722. A bill to amend the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970, title 39, United States Code, to eliminate certain restrictions on the rights of officers and employees of the Postal Service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

H.R. 723. A bill to amend section 8335 of title 5, United States Code, to reduce the mandatory retirement age for nonU.S. citizen employees of the Panama Canal Company or the Canal Zone Government employed on the Isthmus of Panama to 62 years of age; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

H.R. 724. A bill to modify the project for hurricane-flood protection and beach erosion control at East Rockaway Inlet to Rockaway Inlet and Jamaica Bay, N.Y., and for other purposes; to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

H.R. 725. A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to safeguard American citizens from racial and religious discrimination by foreign nations while

traveling abroad; to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

H.R. 726. A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to authorize reduced rate transportation for young people on a space-available basis; to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

H.R. 727. A bill to provide for a national educational campaign to improve safety on the highways by improving driver skill, driver attitudes, and driver knowledge of highway regulations; to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

H.R. 728. A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to authorize reduced rate transportation for elderly people on a space-available basis; to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

H.R. 729. A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe regulations governing the humane treatment of animals transported in air commerce; to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

H.R. 730. A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 in order to authorize free or reduced rate transportation to handicapped persons and persons who are 65 years of age or older, to amend the Interstate Commerce Act to authorize free or reduced rate transportation for persons who are 65 years of age or older, and to provide new and improved transportation programs for the handicapped and the elderly; to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

H.R. 731. A bill to amend title 49 of the United States Code to protect airline ticket agents from liability for the usage of stolen airline tickets; to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

H.R. 732. A bill to amend section 401 (j) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, to provide that no air carrier shall discontinue service, in whole or in part, unless such discontinuance is found to be in the public interest by the Civil Aeronautics Board after public hearings; to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

H.R. 733. A bill to extend the duties of the Executive Protective Service to include the protection of the United Nations buildings in New York City, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

H.R. 734. A bill to provide for the creation of the National Fire Academy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science and Technology.

H.R. 735. A bill to provide financial aid to local fire departments in the purchase of advanced firefighting equipment; to the Committee on Science and Technology.

H.R. 736. A bill to establish a National Fire Data and Information Clearinghouse, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science and Technology.

H.R. 737. A bill to further the conduct of research, development, and commercial demonstrations in geothermal energy technologies, to direct the National Science Foundation to fund basic and

applied research relating to geothermal energy, and to direct the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to carry out a program of demonstrations in technologies for commercial utilization of geothermal resources including hot dry rock and geopressured fields; to the Committee on Science and Technology.

H.R. 738. A bill to amend the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 to authorize and direct the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to conduct research and to develop ground propulsion systems which would serve to reduce the current level of energy consumption; to the Committee on Science and Technology.

H.R. 739. A bill to establish a U.S. Fire Administration and a National Fire Academy in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, to assist State and local governments in reducing the incidence of death, personal injury, and property damage from fire, to increase the effectiveness and coordination of fire prevention and control agencies at all levels of government, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science and Technology.

H.R. 740. A bill to provide financial aid for local fire departments in the purchase of firefighting suits and self-contained breathing apparatus; to the Committee on Science and Technology.

H.R. 741. A bill to provide the Secretary of Commerce with the authority to make grants to States, counties, and local communities to pay for up to onehalf of the costs of training programs for firemen; to the Committee on Science and Technology.

H.R. 742. A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to increase the maximum income level at which certain veterans remain eligible for pensions; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 743. A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code in order to provide financial assistance for the establishment and maintenance of State veterans cemeteries; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 744. A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code in order to improve the business loan program for veterans and to make veterans who served after January 31, 1955, eligible for such program; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 745. A bill to amend title 33 of the United States Code to clarify the circumstances under which the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs may pay for care and treatment rendered to veterans by private hospitals in emergencies; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 746. A bill to provide that veterans be provided employment opportunities after discharge at certain minimum salary rates; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 747. A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to liberalize the provisions relating to payment of disability and death pension; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 748. A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code in order to extend the entitlement of veterans to educational assistance from 36 to 45 months; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 749. A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code in order to provide service pension to certain veterans of World War I and pension to the widows of such veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 750. A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code so as to entitle veterans of the Mexican border period and of World War I and their widows and children to pension on the same basis as veterans of the Spanish-American War and their widows and children, respectively, and to increase pension rates; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 751. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a deduction for income tax purposes of certain expenses incurred by the taxpayer for the education of a dependent; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 752. A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that the 1974 increases in social security benefits shall be disregarded in determining an individual's eligibility for supplemental security income benefits, and to provide that support and maintenance furnished a mentally retarded individual living in another person's household shall not constitute income to him for supplemental security income benefit purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 753. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for 50-percent across-the-board increase in benefits thereunder, with the resulting benefit costs being borne equally by employers, employees, and the Federal Government, and to raise the amount of outside earnings which a beneficiary may have without suffering deductions from his benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 754. A bill to promote the employment of unemployed Vietnam veterans in employment reflecting experience or providing training; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 755. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase to $7,500 the amount of outside earnings which (subject to further increases under the automatic adjustment provisions) is permitted each year without any deductions from benefits thereunder; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 756. A bill to promote the employment of unemployed Vietnam veterans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 757. A bill to promote the employment of unemployed handicapped Vietnam veterans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 758. A bill to permit any returned prisoner of war of the Vietnam conflict to import free of duty additional personal and household effects during the 1

year period after his return to the jurisdiction of the United States; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 759. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide an additional income tax exemption for a taxpayer, his spouse, or his dependent, who is disabled, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 760. A bill to extend to all unmarried individuals the full tax benefits of income splitting now enjoyed by married individuals filing joint returns; and to remove rate inequities for married persons where both are employed; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 761. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide reasonable and necessary income tax incentives to encourage the utilization of recycled solid waste materials and to offset existing income tax advantages which promote a depletion of virgin natural resources; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 762. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exclude from gross income $500 of interest on savings in the case of an individual taxpayer; to the Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 763. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to treat a portion of tuition paid to certain educational institutions as a charitable contribution; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 764. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to encourage higher education, and particularly the private funding thereof, by authorizing a deduction from gross income of reasonable amounts contributed to a qualified higher education fund established by the taxpayer for the purpose of funding the higher education of his dependents; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 765. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a credit against the individual income tax for tuition paid for the elementary or secondary education of dependents; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 766. A bill to provide income tax incentives for the modification of certain facilities so as to remove architectural and transportational barriers to the handicapped and elderly; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 767. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a deduction from gross income for donations of blood to nonprofit blood banks and other nonprofit organizations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 768. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that the first $5,000 of compensation paid to law enforcement officers shall not be subject to the income tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 769. A bill to provide for a national educational campaign to combat the lack of consciousness of the public as to the danger of improper uses of motor vehicles on the highways, and to impose an additional tax of one-tenth of a cent per gallon on gasoline and other motor fuels to pay for the costs of such cam

paign; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 770. A bill to provide for the protection of children against physical injury caused or threatened by those who are responsible for their care; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 771. A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide for emergency assistance grants to recipients of supplemental security income benefits, to authorize cost-of-living increase in such benefits and in State supplementary payments, to prevent reductions in such benefits because of social security benefit increases, to provide reimbursement to States for home relief payments to disabled applicants prior to determination of their disability, to permit payment of such benefits directly to drug addicts and alcoholics (without a third-party payee) in certain cases, and to continue on a permanent basis the provision making supplemental security income recipients eligible for food stamps, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 772. A bill to promote the employment of unemployed Vietnam veterans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 773. A bill to promote the employment of unemployed prisoners of war and missing in action Vietnam veterans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 774. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to liberalize the conditions governing eligibility of blind persons to receive disability insurance benefits thereunder; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 775. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to permit the payment of benefits to a married couple on their combined earnings record where that method of computation produces a higher combined benefit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 776. A bill to permit officers and employees of the Federal Government to elect coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance system; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 777. A bill to create a national system of health security; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 778. A bill to regulate lobbying and related activities; jointly, to the Committees on the Judiciary and Standards of Official Conduct.

H.R. 779. A bill to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to provide for class actions in the U.S. district courts against persons responsible for creating certain environmental hazards; jointly, to the Committees on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and the Judiciary.

By Mr. NEAL (for himself, Mr.
ANDREWS of North Carolina, Mr.
BROYHILL, Mr. FOUNTAIN, Mr.
HEFNER, Mr. HENDERSON, Mr.
JONES of North Carolina, Mr.
MARTIN, Mr. PREYER, Mr. ROSE,
and Mr. TAYLOR of North Caro-
lina):

H.R. 780. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 by designating

a segment of the New River as a potential component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

By Mr. NEAL:

H.R. 781. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to facilitate the study of the New River for designation as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

H.R. 782. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to facilitate the study of the New River for designation as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

H.R. 783. A bill to prevent the construction of a dam on the New River; to the Committee of Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

By Mr. NOWAK:

H.R. 784. A bill to extend to all unmarried individuals the full tax benefits of income splitting now enjoyed by married individuals filing joint returns; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 785. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide tax relief for homeowners; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 786. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a deduction for expenses incurred by a taxpayer in making repairs and improvements to his residence, and to allow the owner of rental housing to amortize at an accelerated rate the cost of rehabilitating or restoring such housing; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. OBEY:

H.R. 787. A bill to require that dairy products which are imported be labeled to disclose such fact; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

H.R. 788. A bill to provide relief from shore damages attributable to high water levels in the Great Lakes, and for other purposes: to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

By Mr. O'BRIEN:

H.R. 789. A bill to amend the act establishing the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore to provide for the expansion of the lakeshore, and the other purposes; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

H.R. 790. A bill to discourage the use of painful devices in the trapping of animals and birds; to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

H.R. 791. A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code in order to provide service pension to certain veterans of World War I and pension to the widows of such veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 792. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to treat adoption fees in the same manner as medical expenses for income tax purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 793. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to encourage greater conservation of energy in home heating and cooling by providing an income tax deduction for expenditures

made for more eпеcuve insulation and heating equipment in residential structures; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 794. A bill to allow a credit against Federal income taxes or a payment from the U.S. Treasury for State and local real property taxes or an equivalent portion of rent paid on their residences by individuals who have attained age 65; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 795. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase the exemption for purposes of the Federal estate tax from $60,000 to $200,000; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 796. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow an individual to elect a tax credit for 50 percent of his charitable contributions in lieu of the deduction allowed for such contributions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. PATMAN:

H.R. 797. A bill to support the price of milk at 90 percent of the parity price for the period beginning on the date of enactment of this subsection and ending March 31, 1976, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculturę.

H.R. 798. A bill to provide for the purchase of animals, poultry, and animal and poultry food products for use in foreign and domestic food relief programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.

H.R. 799. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to include a definition of food supplements and for other purposes; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

H.R. 800. A bill to abolish the U.S. Postal Service, to repeal the Postal Reorganization Act, to reenact the former provisions of title 39, United States Code, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

H.R. 801. A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code so as to entitle veterans of the Mexican border period and of World War I and their widows and children, to pension on the same basis as veterans of the Spanish-American War and their widows and children, respectively and to increase pension rates; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 802. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to remove the limitation upon the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving benefits thereunder; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. PEPPER:

H.R. 803. A bill to establish the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to make loan guarantees to business concerns which would otherwise be unable to obtain needed financing; to the Committee on Banking, Currency and Housing.

H.R. 804. A bill to amend section 235 of the National Housing Act (the program of homeownership for lower income families), and section 236 of such act (the program of rental and cooperative housing for lower income families), to require that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development carry out the programs un

der those sections to the full extent of the funds and contract authority made available to him by law; to the Committee on Banking, Currency and Housing. H.R. 805. A bill to terminate age discrimination in employment; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Mr. PERKINS:

H.R. 806. A bill to amend the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 to eliminate the support requirements for divorced wives and surviving divorced wives; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Mr. PEPPER:

H.R. 807. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to remove the limitation upon the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving benefits thereunder; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. PERKINS:

H.R. 808. A bill to improve education by increasing the freedom of the Nation's teachers to change employment across State lines without substantial loss of retirement benefits through establishment of a Federal-State program; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

H.R. 809. A bill to authorize the Federal Energy Administration to allocate scarce supplies of natural gas under priorities which assure adequate allocations for fertilizer production and industries which use natural gas as an essential element in their production process; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

H.R. 810. A bill to amend the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended, to promote scientific research and development in the production of synthetic liquid fuels, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science and Technology.

H.R. 811. A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code so as to entitle veterans of the Mexican border period and of World War I and their widows and children to pension on the same basis as veterans of the Spanish-American War and their widows and children, respectively, and to increase pension rates; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 812. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide incentives for production of new facilities for obtaining oil from oil shale, or for converting coal into oil or gas; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 813. A bill to amend section 37 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to make the tax treatment of retirement income comparable to that of social security income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 814. A bill to amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide for Federal participation in the costs of the social security program, with a substantial increase in the contribution and benefit base and with appropriate reductions in social security taxes to reflect the Federal Government's participation in such costs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 815. A bill to amend titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide medicare coverage for disabled individuals under age 65 from the first month of their entitlement to benefits based on disability, in cases where the individuals involved are becoming reentitled to such coverage after a previous coverage period which ended during the preceding 5 years; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 816. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make it clear that entitlement of an employee's survivor to an annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937, without any entitlement to a death payment under such act on account of such employee's death, will not prevent a lump-sum death payment from being made on such employee's wage record under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 817. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the reduction in disability insurance benefits which is presently required in the case of an individual receiving workmen's compensation benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 818. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reduce from 60 to 46 the age at which a woman otherwise qualified may become entitled to widow's insurance benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. PETTIS:

H.R. 819. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to issue $2 bills bearing a design emblematic of the Bicentennial of the American Revolution on the reverse side; to the Committee on Banking, Currency and Housing.

H.R. 820. A bill to provide for the establishment of the National Conservation Area of the California Desert and to provide for the immediate and future protection, development, and administration of such public lands; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

H.R. 821. A bill to provide for the arrest of, and to prescribe penalties for, violators of certain laws and regulations relating to the public lands of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

By Mr. PEYSER:

H.R. 822. A bill to repeal the unnecessary commitment of Government funds to the Emergency Livestock Credit Act of 1974; to the Committee on Agriculture.

H.R. 823. A bill to amend section 232 of the National Housing Act to provide insurance for loans to finance improvements to long-term-care facilities required to correct deficiencies identified in State surveys and Federal certification procedures; to the Committee on Banking, Currency and Housing.

H.R. 824. A bill to establish in the Department of Housing and Urban Development a housing enforcement assistance program to aid cities and other municipalities in the more effective enforcement of housing codes; to the Com

mittee on Housing.

Banking, Currency and

H.R. 825. A bill to provide that no State development agency shall be entitled to receive Federal financial assistance in any form unless it provides satisfactory assurances that it will take no action inconsistent with local zoning laws; to the Committee on Banking, Currency and Housing.

H.R. 826. A bill to establish a consumer education program in the Office of Education; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

H.R. 827. A bill to amend section 428 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to better assure that students will have reasonable access to loans to meet their postsecondary education costs; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

H.R. 828. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide strengthened programs relating to longterm-care facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

H.R. 829. A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor for volunteer employment programs for older persons and to develop a resource directory on the availability of the skills, talents, and experience of those persons; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

H.R. 830. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide Federal assistance for interscholastic athletic programs in secondary schools associated with community improvement programs; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

H.R. 831. A bill to protect collegiate and other amateur athletes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

H.R. 832. A bill to amend section 620 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to suspend, in whole or in part, economic and military assistance and certain sales to any country which fails to take appropriate steps to prevent narcotic drugs produced in such country from entering the United States unlawfully; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

H.R. 833. A bill to amend the Export Administration Act of 1969 to provide for the regulation of the export of agricultural commodities; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

H.R. 834. A bill to grant child care centers status as educational institutions, and to assist such centers in raising capital by permitting donation of surplus Federal property for their use; to the Committee on Government Operations.

H.R. 835. A bill to amend chapter 9 of title 44, United States Code, to require the use of recycled paper in the printing of the Congressional Record; to the Committee on House Administration.

H.R. 836. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the establishment of standards for a grading system by which retail purchasers may determine the relative nutritional value of different foods, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

H.R. 837. A bill to direct the Federal

Trade Commission to conduct a study of the practice whereby supermarket food chains reprice food items after the item has been initially priced and offered for sale; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

H.R. 838. A bill to provide for the humane care, treatment, habilitation and protection of the mentally retarded in residential facilities through the establishment of strict quality operation and control standards and the support of the implementation of such standards by Federal assistance, to establish State plans which require a survey of need for assistance to residential facilities to enable them to be in compliance with such standards, seek to minimize in appropriate admissions to residential facilities and develop strategies which stimulate the development of regional and community programs for the mentally retarded which include the integration of such residential facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

H.R. 839. A bill to amend the Flammable Fabrics Act to extend the provisions of that act to construction materials used in the interiors of homes, offices, and other places of assembly or accommodation, and to authorize the establishment of toxicity standards; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

H.R. 840. A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 to permit an annuitant to receive his annuity even though he renders compensated service for the outside employer by whom he was last employed before his annuity began to accrue; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

H.R. 841. A bill to provide that foreign made products be labeled to show the country of origin, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

H.R. 842. A bill to regulate the interstate trafficking and sale of hypodermic needles and syringes; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

H.R. 843. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide a system for the redress of law enforcement officers' grievances and to establish a law enforcement officers' bill of rights in each of the several States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 844. A bill to make it a Federal crime to kill or assault a fireman or law enforcement officer engaged in the performance of his duties when the offender travels in interstate commerce or uses any facility of interstate commerce for such purpose; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 845. A bill to amend title 28 of the United States Code to exempt volunteer firemen from Federal jury duty; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 846. A bill to make Election Day a legal public holiday; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

H.R. 847. A bill to provide for the issuance of a special postage stamp in commemoration of the life and work of Dr.

Enrico Fermi; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

H.R. 848. A bill to the Antihijacking Act of 1975; to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

H.R. 849. A bill to extend the duties of the Executive Protective Service to include the protection of the United Nations buildings in New York City, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

By Mr. KOCH:

H.R. 850. A bill to extend to all unmarried individuals the full tax benefits of income splitting now enjoyed by married individuals filing joint returns; and to remove rate inequities for married persons where both are employed; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. PEYSER:

H.R. 851. A bill to amend the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 to eliminate the present requirement that relocation payments be excluded from the recipient's income for public assistance purposes; to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

H.R. 852. A bill to provide new and improved transportation programs for older persons; to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

H.R. 853. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a deduction for expenses incurred by a taxpayer in making repairs and improvements to his residence, and to allow the owner of rental housing to amortize at an accelerated rate the cost of rehabilitating or restoring such housing; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 854. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a credit against the individual income tax for tuition paid for the elementary or secondary education of dependents; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 855. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a deduction from gross income for certain social security taxes, railroad retirement taxes, and civil service retirement contributions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 856. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a deduction to tenants of houses or apartments for their proportionate share of the taxes and interest paid by their landlords; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 857. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide for a refund of the manufacturers excise tax on certain tires, tubes, and tread rubber used by local transit systems furnishing commuter service; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 858. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase the amount of refund payable with respect to fuels used by local transit systems for commuter service; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 859. A bill to provide income tax incentives for the modification of certain facilities so as to remove architectural and transportational barriers to the

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