Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriations Act, 1980

(House further insisted on its disagreement to certain Senate amendment)

Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriations Act, 1980 - =Title I: Department of Labor= - Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 1980 - Makes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 within the Department of Labor for the following: (1) the Employment and Training Administration for Program Administration; Employment and Training Assistance; Temporary Employment Assistance; Community Service Employment for Older Americans; Federal Unemployment Benefits and Allowances; Grants to States for Unemployment Insurance and Employment Services; and Advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund and Other Funds; (2) the Labor-Management Services Administration for salaries and expenses; (3) the Employment Standards Administration for salaries and expenses; Special Benefits; and the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund; (4) the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for salaries and expenses; (5) the Mine Safety and Health Administration for salaries and expenses; (6) the Bureau of Labor Statistics for salaries and expenses; and (7) Departmental Management for salaries and expenses; and the Special Foreign Currency Program.

Authorizes the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to make such expenditures and commitments, and to enter into such contracts as may be necessary to carry out the program of such corporation through fiscal year 1980.

Prohibits the use of funds by OSHA to inspect, with certain exceptions, workplaces or environments that have been inspected by States within the preceding six months, and to inspect, investigate, or enforce any activity occurring on the Outer Continental Shelf which exceeds the authority of OSHA in the Outer Continental Shelf Act. Prohibits the use of funds to enforce the regulations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 with respect to any small business which has ten or fewer employees, except: (1) to take any action with respect to an employer whom the Secretary determines to be engaged in an activity involving substantial occupational hazards; (2) to provide requested consultation technical assistance, educational and training services and to conduct surveys and studies; (3) to conduct an inspection or investigation in response to an employer complaint; (4) to take action with respect to imminent danger and health hazards; (5) to investigate an employment accident which is fatal or results in hospitalization of one or more employees; and (6) to take action with respect to complaints of discrimination against employees for exercizing rights under such Act.

Prohibits the use of funds by the Mine Safety and Health Administration to enforce the training regulations of the Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 with respect to shell dredging, or with respect to any sand, gravel, surface stone, surface clay, colloidal phosphate, or surface limestone mine.

Permits the use of appropriations available for salaries and expenses to settle labor-management disputes in the District of Columbia. Prohibits the use of appropriations to aid illegal aliens.

Prohibits the use of funds to pay any prisoner for work performed prior to 12 months before the presumptive release date of such prisoner.

=Title II: Department of Health, Education, and Welfare= - Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1980 - Makes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare for the following: (1) the Health Services Administration for Health Services; (2) the Center for Disease Control for Preventive Health Services; (3) the National Institutes of Health for the National Cancer Institute; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; National Institute of Dental Research; National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism, and Digestive Diseases; National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; National Institute of General Medical Sciences; National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; National Institute on Aging; National Eye Institute; National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Research Resources; John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences; National Library of Medicine; Buildings and Facilities; and the Office of the Director; (4) the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Programs; and Saint Elizabeth's Hospital; (5) the Health Resources Administration for Health Resources; Medical Facilities Guarantee and Loan Fund; Payment of Sales Insufficiencies and Interest Losses; and Health Education Loans; (6) the Assistant Secretary for Health for salaries and expenses; Health Maintenance Organization Loan and Loan Guarantee Fund; Retirement Pay and Medical Benefits for Commissioned Officers' and Scientific Activities Overseas (Special Foreign Currency Program); (7) the Health Care Financing Administration for Grants to States for Medicaid; Payments to the Health Care Trust Funds; and for Program Management; (8) within the Education Division, to the Office of Education for Elementary and Secondary Education (including general assistance for the improvement of public Education in the Virgin Islands and for assistance to teacher training programs in the territories and possessions of the U.S., State incentive grants; and State agency programs for migrants and the handicapped); School Assistance in Federally Affected Areas; Emergency School Aid; Education for the Handicapped; Occupational, Vocational, and Adult Education (including adult education programs for Indochinese, Soviet, and other immigrants); Student Assistance; Higher and Continuing Education; Library Resources; Special Projects and Training; Educational Activities Overseas (Special Foreign Currency Program); salaries and expenses; the Student Loan Insurance Fund; and the Higher Education Facilities Loan and Insurance Fund; (9) the National Institute of Education; (10) the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Education for salaries and expenses; (11) the Social Security Administration for Payments to Social Security Trust Funds; Special Benefits for Disabled Coal Miners; the Supplemental Security Income Program; the Assistance Payments Program; Refugee Assistance; and increases the limitation on administrative expenses; (12) the following Special Institutions; the American Printing House for the Blind; the National Technical Institute for the Deaf; Gallaudet College; and Howard University; (13) the Assistant Secretary for Human Development Services for: Grants to States for Social and Child Welfare Services; Human Development Services (including State protection and advocacy systems for the developmentally disabled and programs for older Americans); Work Incentives; and Research and Training Activities Overseas (Special Foreign Currency Program); and (14) Departmental Management for: the Office for Civil Rights; the Office of the Inspector General; General Departmental Management and Policy Research.

Reduces the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare appropriations by $500,000,000, which shall be achieved by the reduction of fraud, abuse, and waste. Stipulates that the requirements pertaining to AFDC and Medicaid error rates shall be carried out except where the Secretary determines that States are unable to reach the required reduction in a given year despite a good faith effort.

Provides that funds appropriated for certain programs under the Education of the Handicapped Act shall remain available through September 30, 1980.

Directs the Secretary to give special attention under the Public Health Service Act to programs which address health manpower shortages in medically underserved areas.

Declares that appropriations for grants-in-aid to States shall not be withheld due to a disapproval of employment practices based on a merit system by any State. Subjects expenditures made by the Special Institutions receiving funds under this Act to an audit by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Prohibits appropriations from covering the entire cost of any research project. Prohibits the use of appropriations to establish new positions in the Washington area in excess of the proportion existing at the close of fiscal year 1966. Makes appropriations to specified accounts available for the programs and expenses of the Public Health Services. Prohibits the use of appropriations for the busing of students to overcome racial imbalances.

Prohibits the use of funds to implement the provisions of the Small Business Act which requires a portion of Federal procurement contracts be set aside for small business concerns in areas of high unemployment or to implement Executive Order number 12073, dated August 16, 1978, in regard to requests for proposals for research rehabilitation, training, or other highly professional services which will not substantially affect employment levels.

Prohibits any of the funds appropriated to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare being used to pay the compensation of experts, consultants, or similar organization in excess of a specified amount. Stipulates that expenditures for all consultant services in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 1980 may not exceed 80 percent of the total annual fiscal year 1980 expenditure for such services.

=Title III: Related Agencies= - Makes appropriations to the following agencies for fiscal year 1980: (1) ACTION for Operating Expenses, Domestic programs; (2) Community Services Administration for the Community Services Program and the Community development credit union, revolving fund; (3) Corporation for Public Broadcasting for the Public Broadcasting Fund; (4) Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service for salaries and expenses; (5) Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for salaries and expenses; (6) National Commission on Libraries and Information Science for salaries and expenses; (7) National Labor Relations Board for salaries and expenses; (8) National Mediation Board for salaries and expenses; (9) Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for salaries and expenses; (10) Railroad Retirement Board for: Federal Payment to Railroad Retirement Trust Fund; and salaries and expenses; and (11) Soldier's and Airmen's Home for operation and maintenance.

=Title IV: General Provisions= - Permits the use of funds made available for salaries and expenses for specified purposes. Prohibits financial assistance to any person who has been involved in student disturbances on or after August 1, 1969. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make certain transfers from the unexpended balances of prior appropriations for current uses. States that no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided. Prohibits the use of appropriations for propaganda purposes or for any activity designed to influence legislation. Prohibits the use of appropriations to assist any research project which endangers its participants.