41 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 and extended compensation under all State unemploy ment compensation laws and chapter 85 of title 5, United States Code, and has no further rights to regular, additional, or extended compensation under any State or Federal unemployment compensation law (including the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 351 et seq.)) with respect to such week of unemployment, and is not receiving compensation with respect to such week of unemployment under the unemployment compensation law of Canada. (c) On or before the sixtieth day following the date 12 of enactment of this Act, the President shall report to the 13 Congress concerning the present and prospective impact of 14 energy shortages upon employment. Such report shall con15 tain an assessment of the adequacy of existing programs in 16 meeting the needs of adversely affected workers and shall 17 include legislative recommendations which the President 18 deems appropriate to meet such needs, including revisions in the unemployment insurance laws. 19 20 21 SEC. 115. USE OF CARPOOLS. (a) The Secretary of Transportation shall encourage 22 the creation and expansion of the use of carpools as a viable 23. component of our nationwide transportation system. It is 24 the intent of this section to maximize the level of carpool 25 participation in the United States. 32-544 O-74-4 1 42 (b) The Secretary of Transportation is directed to estab 2 lish within the Department of Transportation an "Office of 3 Carpool Promotion" whose purpose and responsibilities shall 4 include (1) responding to any and all requests for information and technical assistance on carpooling and carpooling systems from units of State and local governments and private groups and employees; (2) promoting greater participation in carpooling through public information and the preparation of such materials for use by State and local governments; (3) encouraging and promoting private organizations to organize and operate carpool systems for cmployees; (4) promoting the cooperation and sharing of responsibilities between separate, yet proximately close, units of government in coordinating the operations of carpool systems; and (5) promoting other such measures that the Secretary determines appropriate to achieve the goal of this subsection. (c) The Secretary of Transportation shall encourage and promote the use of incentives such as special parking privileges, special roadway lanes, toll adjustments, and other incentives as may be found beneficial and administratively 43 1 feasible to the furtherance of carpool ridership, and con2 sistent with the obligations of the State and local agencies 3 which provide transportation services. 4 (d) The Secretary of Transportation shall allocate the 5 funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of subsec6 tion (f) according to the following distribution between the 7 Federal and State or local units of government: 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 (1) The initial planning process-up to 100 percent Federal. · (2) The systems design process-up to 100 percent Federal. (3) The initial startup and operation of a given system-60 percent Federal and 40 percent State or local with the Federal portion not to exceed 1 year. (e) Within 12 months of the date of enactment of this 16 Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall make a report to Congress of all his activities and expenditures pursuant to 18 this section. Such report shall include any recommendations 17 19 20 as to future legislation concerning carpooling. (f) The sum of $5,000,000 is authorized to be appro21 priated for the conduct of programs designed to achieve the 22 goals of this section, such authorization to remain available 23 for 2 years. 24 (g) For purposes of this section, the terms "local gov 25 ernments" and "local units of government" include any 44 1 metropolitan transportation organization designated as being 2 responsible for carrying out section 134 of title 23, United 3 States Code. 9 4 (h) As an example to the rest of our Nation's auto5 mobile users, the President of the United States shall take 6 such action as is necessary to require all agencies of Govern7 ment, where practical, to use economy model motor vehicles. 8 (i) (1) The President shall take action to require that no Federal official or employee in the executive branch be10 low the level of Cabinet officer be furnished a limousine for 11 individual use. The provisions of this subsection shall not ap12 ply to limousines furnished for use by officers or employees 13 of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or to those persons 14 whose assignments necessitate transportation by limousines 15 because of diplomatic assignment by the Secretary of State. 16 (2) For purposes of this subsection, the term "lim17 ousine" means a type 6 vehicle as defined in the Interim 18 Federal Specifications issued by the General Services Ad19 ministration, December 1, 1973. 20 (3) (A) The President shall take action to insure the 21 enforcement of 31 U.S.C. 638a. 225 22 (B) No funds shall be expended under authority of this 23 or any other Act for the purpose of furnishing a chauffeur 24 in a vehicle operated in violation of section 638a of title 25 31, United States Code, or this Act. 1 2 3 45 SEC. 116. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE AND JUDICIAL REVIEW. (a) (1) Subject to paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of 4 this subsection, the provisions of subchapter II of chapter 5 5 of title 5, United States Code, shall apply to any rule, regu6 lation, or order under this title or under section 4 (h) of the 7 Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973; except that g this subsection shall not apply to any rule, regulation, or 9 order issued under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation 10 Act of 1973 (as amended by this title) other than section 11 4 (h) thereof, nor to any rule under section 111 of this 12 title. 23 13 (2) Notice of all proposed substantive rules and orders 14 of general applicability described in paragraph (1) shall be 15 given by publication of such proposed rule or order in the 16 Federal Register. In each case, a minimum of ten days 17 following such publication shall be provided for opportunity to comment; except that the requirements of this paragraph as to time of notice and opportunity to comment may be 18 19 20 21 23 24 waived where the President finds that strict compliance would seriously impair the operation of the program to which such rule or order relates and such findings are set out in detail in such rule or order. In addition, public notice of all rules or orders promulgated by officers of a State or political 25 subdivision thereof or to State or local boards pursuant to |