Senate Legislation Introduction Thread (New)

[Mr. Reactionary]

Need For Speed Act

Senate Bill
to devolve certain vehicle speed limit authority to the Regions

Section 1. Title

This Act shall be called the Need For Speed Act.

Section 2. Speed Limits

A. Except during a declared emergency neither the Federal Highway Administration (FHA), nor any other department, agency, board, or subdivision of the Atlasian government shall prescribe, impose, set, or enforce any vehicle speed limit on any federal highway, interstate, or other road managed or funded by Atlasia. The government of Atlasia hereby devolves all authority to set vehicle speed limits to the Regional governments in which the vehicle is operating.

B. Except during a declared emergency, neither the National Parks Service (NPS), nor any other department, agency, board, or subdivision of the Atlasian government shall prescribe, impose, set, or enforce any vehicle speed limit on any road located in National Parks. The government of Atlasia hereby devolves all authority to set such vehicle speed limits to the Regional governments in which the vehicle is operating. 36 CFR 4.21 shall be amended accordingly.

C. Except during a declared emergency, neither the National Forestry Service (NFS), nor any other department, agency, board, or subdivision of the Atlasian government shall prescribe, impose, set, or enforce any vehicle speed limit on any road located in National Forests. The government of Atlasia hereby devolves all authority to set such vehicle speed limits to the Regional governments in which the vehicle is operating. 36 CFR 261.50 - 54 and Appendix A, shall be amended accordingly. NFS Order 2009-0614-UM-03 is hereby rescinded.

D. Except during a declared emergency, neither the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), nor any other department, agency, board, or subdivision of the Atlasian government shall prescribe, impose, set, or enforce any vehicle speed limit on any road located on land managed by the BLM. The government of Atlasia hereby devolves all authority to set such vehicle speed limits to the Regional governments in which the vehicle is operating. 43 CFR 8340 and 8365 shall be amended accordingly.

E. Except during a declared emergency, neither the NPS, nor any other department, agency, board, or subdivision of the Atlasian government shall prescribe, impose, set, or enforce any vehicle speed limit on any road located on land managed by the Presidio National Trust. The government of Atlasia hereby devolves all authority to set such vehicle speed limits to the Regional governments in which the vehicle is operating. 36 CFR 1004.21 shall be amended accordingly.

F. Except during a declared emergency, neither the Coast Guard nor any other department, agency, board, or subdivision of the Atlasian government shall prescribe, impose, set, or enforce any vehicle speed limit on any waterway managed by the federal government. The government of Atlasia hereby devolves all authority to set such vehicle speed limits to the Regional governments in which the vehicle is operating. 33 CFR 162.139 - 155, 33 CFR 401.28, and 162 CFR 160 - 200 shall be amended accordingly.

G. Except during a declared emergency neither the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the FHA, nor any other department, agency, board, or subdivision of the Atlasian government shall prescribe, impose, set, or enforce any vehicle speed limit on commercial vehicles operating federal highway, interstate, or other road. The government of Atlasia hereby devolves all authority to set such vehicle speed limits to the Regional governments in which the vehicle is operating.

H. Except during a declared emergency, neither the Occupational Safety and Hazards Administration (OSHA) nor any other department, agency, board, or subdivision of the Atlasian government shall prescribe, impose, set, or enforce any vehicle speed limit on any forklift. The government of Atlasia hereby devolves all authority to set such vehicle speed limits to the Regional governments in which the vehicle is operating. 29 CFR 1910.178(n)(8 ) shall be amended accordingly.

I. Except during a declared emergency, neither the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) nor any other department, agency, board, or subdivision of the Atlasian government shall prescribe, impose, set, or enforce any vehicle speed limit on any low speed vehicle (LSV). The government of Atlasia hereby devolves all authority to set such vehicle speed limits to the Regional governments in which the vehicle is operating. 49 CFR 571.500 shall be amended accordingly.

J. Nothing in this act shall pertain to or affect the federal government's extant authority over speed limits on trains, aircraft, or unmamned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or existing law or regulations related thereto.

Section 3. Enactment

A. This bill shall come into effect on January 1, 2023.

[Mr. Reactionary]

Hey, could someone sponsor this for former Senator Ishan? Id do it myself but i have 6 or 7 bills in the queue already so it might reach the floor quicker if someone else sponsors it. Thanks!

No Tax Accounts Act

Section 1. Title
1. This legislation may be titled: No Tax Accounts Act.

Section 2. Basic
1. No Tax Accounts can be offered by financial institutions operating in the nation starting in June 2021.
2. All citizens aged 18 years old or older who are Atlasian residents for fiscal purposes are eligible to open a No Tax Account.
 
 
Section 3. Contribution and Investment
1. Investments allowed in No Tax Accounts are cash, certificate of deposits, bonds, mutual funds and shares in companies listed on a stock exchange.
2. Income generated inside the account (interest, capital gain or dividend) is not taxed.
3. The maximum contribution allowed every fiscal period is $5,000 for everyone 18 years old or older.
4. An individual can own any number of accounts, although the contribution limit per fiscal period is $5,000 total into all accounts (not each account).
5. The amount of contribution allowed in one period not used by a person is added to the contribution allowed of the following period.

Section 4. Withdrawal
1. A withdrawal from the account is considered non taxable income.
2. A withdrawal is allowed at any time (subject to the liquidity of the type of investment held) and a sum equal to the withdrawal can be put back in the account only in the next fiscal period and in addition to the regular contribution allowed in the period.
3. The death of an account holder is considered a withdrawal.

[Mr. Reactionary]

Cheaper Energy Helps The Poors Act

Senate Bill
to boost domestic energy production to lower energy costs for working Atlasians

Section 1. Title

This Act shall be called the Cheaper Energy Helps the Poors Act.

Section 2. Red-Green Repeal

1. The Red-Green New Deal Act is hereby repealed.

2.  A tax of 10% shall be applied on the profits of any petroleum oil or natural gas extracted in or imported into Atlasia.

Section 3. Enactment

This bill shall come into effect ten (10) days after the date of passage.

[Mr. Reactionary]

William Jennings Bryan Anti-Imperialism Act

Senate Bill
to renounce foolish imperialist claims abroad

Section 1. Title

This Act shall be called the William Jennings Bryan Anti-Imperialism Act.

Section 2. Renounciation of imperialist claims

A. The Screwing Around With Borders Act is hereby repealed.

B. The Now We're Really Screwing Around With Borders Act is hereby repealed.

Section 3. Enactment

This bill shall come into effect ten (10) days after the date of passage.

[Mr. Reactionary]

Worker Democracy Act

Senate Bill
to protect secret ballot elections in union certification elections

Section 1. Title

This Act shall be called the Worker Democracy Act.

Section 2. Protecting secret ballot elections

The Walter Reuther & Cesar Chavez Solidarity Act is hereby repealed.

Section 3. Enactment

This bill shall come into effect ten (10) days after the date of passage.

[Mr. Reactionary]

RETCON NPC ELECTIONS ACT

An act to ratify recommended changes from the GM Department under the RETCON Again Act relating to NPC Elections.

(a)As per the terms of the RETCON Again Act:

(1)All NPC elected officials, and NPC elections are hereby declared non-canon.

(2)All Federal and Regional legislation authorizing said elections are hereby repealed.

(b)This act shall take effect immediately and apply retroactively pursuant to law.

[Mr. Reactionary]

DOMESTIC SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP PROMOTION ACT

1. There is hereby created a Semiconductor Promotion Trust Fund (SPTF). The SPTF shall hold those funds dedicated herein in an interest bearing account and allocate such funds pursuant to law.

2. Over the next five (5) years, $60 billion is hereby authorized to be appropriated to assist in the development of semiconductor manufacturing production in Atlasia. Such funds shall serve as financial assistance for building or modernizing semiconductor manufacturing capabilities in Atlasia.

3. The funds authorized to be expended under this title shall be expended as follows:

A. $30 Billion from the SSTF is hereby authorized to be expended over the next five (5) years to finance, guarantee, or subsidize site acquistion, development, and facilities construction for commercial semiconductor manufacturing. $18 Billion of this amount shall be in the form of direct loans or loan guatantees. Grant and loan determinations for this purpose shall consider all relevant factors in making such determination. All recovered loan repayments shall be deposited in the SPTF.

B. $21 Billion from the SPTF is hereby authorized to be expended over the next five (5) years to finance, guarantee, or subsidize machinery, equipment, tools, and process acquistion, development, and installation for commercial semiconductor manufacturing. $15 Billion of this amount shall be in the form of direct loans or loan guatantees. Grant and loan determinations for this purpose shall consider all relevant factors in making such determination. All recovered loan repayments shall be deposited in the SPTF.

C. $9 Billion from the SPTF is hereby authorized to be expended over the next five (5) years to subsidize workforce training, development, and recruitment for commercial semiconductor manufacturing. This amount shall be in the form of grants. Grant determinations for this purpose shall consider all relevant factors in making such determination.

4. Funding awarded under this act shall be divided as equally as is practicable between each of the three (3) Regions.

5. Any recipient of funds under this Title shall adopt and implement a Cybersecurity Plan approved by the President that is capable of adequately protecting the facility funded by this act as well as any other property owned, controlled, or managed by the recipient.

6. Any recipient of funds under this act shall be considered contractors for purposes of the No Chinese Spyware Act.

7. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

BABY FORMULA INFLATION REDUCTION ACT

1. The FDA shall be required to classify any baby formula as generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for importation purposes if such baby formula is approved as safe by the governments of Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the United Kingdom, Norway, or any member country of the European Union, notwithstanding any lack of compliance with Atlasian labeling and nutrition standards.

2. The FDA shall make a determination as to the safety of any branded baby formula sought for importation from a country not identified in section 1 within 45 days of an application therefor.

3. Customs and Border Patrol shall remove baby formula manufactured by HiPP and Holle from its mandatory seize list, notwithstanding any lack of compliance with Atlasian labeling and nutrition standards.

4. All tariff rate quotas on baby formula imported from a country identified in section 1 of this act are hereby eliminated.

5. The WIC program shall not impose any size limits or maximum monthly allowances on baby formula purchases. 7 CFR 246.10 shall be amended accordingly.

6. When awarding a sourcing contract for baby formula under the WIC program, each State shall permit the three (3) suppliers with the lowest wholesale price to participate in the program. No State shall give an exclusive, sole-source contract to a single supplier unless only one (1) supplier seeks to participate therein.

7. Income eligibility to participate in the WIC program shall be expanded to include otherwise eligible persons making up to 200% of the federal poverty limit.

8. This act shall take effect thirty (30) days from the date of passage.

[Mr. Reactionary]

FUEL INFLATION REDUCTION ACT

1. The Red-Green New Deal Act shall be amended as follows:

Section I: Title

1. This Act may be cited as the "Red-Green New Deal" or "RGND".


Section II: Resolution

1. We Recognize:

  a. The seriousness and urgency associated with climate change must be met with swift action in order to ensure the continued welfare and prosperity of all Atlasians.

  b. Those at fault must be held accountable, and the industries polluting our environment must be eliminated.

  c. We must aim for a total phase-out of fossil fuels by 2035.

  d. We can spark a green revolution in Atlasia and become a focal point in a new age of industry and technology.


Section III: Extraction

1. Offshore drilling within 25 miles of the Atlasian coastline shall be prohibited from January 1st, 2024.

2. The placing of new oil pipeline, other than for the use of repair or renovation of existing lines, is hereby prohibited.

  a. Any update, repair, or alteration to existing pipeline must comply with existing regulation and be reviewed by appropriate local and federal agencies.


Section IV III: Hydraulic Fracking

1. No new leases shall be granted by any federal agency for new hydraulic fracturing operations, new pipelines, new liquefied natural gas or oil export terminals, new natural gas storage, new ethane cracker plants, new natural gas power generation plants, or other infrastructure intended to extract, transport, or burn natural gas or oil.

2. 1. A tax of 10% 15% shall be applied on the profits of any firm which operates any existing lease for hydraulic fracturing operations from the 1st January 2021 2022.

 a. This tax shall increase to 15% from the 1st January 2022.

 b. This tax shall increase to 20% on the 1st January 2023.

 c. Beginning on July 1, 2022, the practice of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas is prohibited within 2,500 feet of a home, school, or other inhabited structure in Atlasia.

 d. 2. Beginning on January 1,  2025, the practice of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas is prohibited on all onshore and offshore land in Atlasia.

3. The President may suspend this section during a declared state of emergency.


Section V: Utility Ownership

1. The Department of Internal Affairs shall be instructed to create a Social Energy Fund.

  a. The Fund shall receive an amount equivalent to gaining public control over the top twenty five largest publicly traded energy companies headquartered in Atlasia.

    i. "Public Control" is defined as at least 51% of total shares.

  b. The Fund shall offer to voluntarily purchase up to 51% of the total shares in the companies described in IV.1.a.
 
    i. With each offer, the Department of Internal Affairs shall release a statement declaring its aim to compulsorily purchase the shares required to acquire a majority within sixteen months.

  c. The Fund shall be chartered to utilize its stake in the companies described in IV.1.a to achieve the following.

    i. Compliance with international de-carbonization objectives.
   
    ii. The transition to an energy sector led by publicly owned renewable energy companies.
 
    iii. The gradual phase-out of fossil fuel extraction.


Section VI IV: Public Works

1. The Department Internal Affairs shall be instructed to create a New Public Works Administration

  a. The NPWA shall develop, administrate, maintain and oversee public building projects.

  b. The NPWA shall be led by the ranking officer for the Department of Internal Affairs.

    i. Shall there be no ranking officer for the Department Internal Affairs be vacant, these duties shall fall to the President of Atlasia.

2. The ranking officer for the Department Internal Affairs may appoint a board of NPCs to assist in the development of NPWA projects.

3. NPWA projects shall include

    a. Construction and Engineering

    b. Renewable Energy Development and Energy Efficiency Retrofitting

    c. Coding, Server Farms and Technological Development

    d. Sustainable Agriculture

    e. Civil Corps
 
4. All NPWA projects shall provide workers with the following.

  a. Pay equivalent to 10% above a "living wage" determined by residency.

 b. Full membership in a labor union.

  c b. Employment benefits delegated per project.

5. The NPWA shall operate with an annual budget of $100 billion.


Section VII: Effective Date

1. This act takes effect on January 1st, 2021.

2. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

UNSAFE DYES REGULATION ACT

1. As used in this act, insect-based dye means artificial dye derived from the cochineal insect, commonly identified as carmine, carminic acid, cochineal, cochineal extract, E120, Natural Red 4, crimson lake, or carmine lake.

2. It shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of no more than $10,000.00 and disgorgement of profits for any person in interregional commerce to sell, manufacture for sale, import for sale, or advertise for sale, any food product or drug intended for human consumption that contains insect-based dye.

3. It shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of no more than $10,000.00 and disgorgement of profits for any person in interregional commerce to sell, manufacture for sale, import for sale, or advertise for sale, any cosmetic intended for human use that contains insect-based dye, unless such cosmetic contains upon its exterior packaging a warning label informing purchasers that such cosmetic "contains an insect-based dye that may cause severe allergic reactions and anaphylactic shock.".

4. This act shall take effect 120 days after the date of passage.

[Mr. Reactionary]

DATA BROKERS ARE PARASITES ACT

A. A consumer may invoke the consumer rights authorized pursuant to this act at any time by submitting a request to a controller specifying the consumer rights the consumer wishes to invoke. A known child's parent or legal guardian may invoke such consumer rights on behalf of the child regarding processing personal data belonging to the known child. A controller shall comply with an authenticated consumer request to exercise the right:

1. To confirm whether or not a controller is processing the consumer's personal data and to access such personal data;

2. To correct inaccuracies in the consumer's personal data, taking into account the nature of the personal data and the purposes of the processing of the consumer's personal data;

3. To delete personal data provided by or obtained about the consumer;

4. To obtain a copy of the consumer's personal data that the consumer previously provided to the controller in a portable and, to the extent technically feasible, readily usable format that allows the consumer to transmit the data to another controller without hindrance, where the processing is carried out by automated means; and

5. To opt out of the processing of the personal data for purposes of (i) targeted advertising, (ii) the sale of personal data, or (iii) profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning the consumer.

B. Except as otherwise provided in this act, a controller shall comply with a request by a consumer to exercise the consumer rights authorized pursuant to section A as follows:

1. A controller shall respond to the consumer without undue delay, but in all cases within 45 days of receipt of the request submitted pursuant to the methods described in section A. The response period may be extended once by 45 additional days when reasonably necessary, taking into account the complexity and number of the consumer's requests, so long as the controller informs the consumer of any such extension within the initial 45-day response period, together with the reason for the extension.

2. If a controller declines to take action regarding the consumer's request, the controller shall inform the consumer without undue delay, but in all cases and at the latest within 45 days of receipt of the request, of the justification for declining to take action and instructions for how to appeal the decision pursuant to section C.

3. Information provided in response to a consumer request shall be provided by a controller free of charge, up to twice annually per consumer. If requests from a consumer are manifestly unfounded, excessive, or repetitive, the controller may charge the consumer a reasonable fee to cover the administrative costs of complying with the request or decline to act on the request. The controller bears the burden of demonstrating the manifestly unfounded, excessive, or repetitive nature of the request.

4. If a controller is unable to authenticate the request using commercially reasonable efforts, the controller shall not be required to comply with a request to initiate an action under subsection A and may request that the consumer provide additional information reasonably necessary to authenticate the consumer and the consumer's request.

5. A controller that has obtained personal data about a consumer from a source other than the consumer shall be deemed in compliance with a consumer's request to delete such data pursuant to subsection A 3 by opting the consumer out of the processing of that data for targeted advertising, sale, or profiling pursuant to subsection A 5.

C. A controller shall establish a process for a consumer to appeal the controller's refusal to take action on a request within a reasonable period of time after the consumer's receipt of the decision pursuant to subsection B 2. The appeal process shall be conspicuously available and similar to the process for submitting requests to initiate action pursuant to section A. Within 60 days of receipt of an appeal, a controller shall inform the consumer in writing of any action taken or not taken in response to the appeal, including a written explanation of the reasons for the decisions. If the appeal is denied, the controller shall also provide the consumer with an online mechanism, if available, or other method through which the consumer may contact the Attorney General to submit a complaint.

D. As used in this act:

1. Consumer means a natural person who is a resident of Atlasia acting only in an individual or household context. It does not include a natural person acting in a commercial or employment context.

2. Controller means the natural or legal person that, alone or jointly with others, determines the purpose and means of processing personal data obtained in interregional commerce.

E. This act shall take effect forty-five (45) days from the date of passage.

[Mr. Reactionary]

DOMESTIC RARE EARTH METAL PROMOTION ACT

TITLE I: DEFINITIONS

1. In this Act:

A. Concentrated rare earth element means a rare earth element that has been extracted or separated from raw materials and concentrated.

B. Covered entity means a private entity, a consortium of private entities, or a consortium of public and private entities with a demonstrated ability to substantially finance, construct, expand, or technologically upgrade a covered facility.

C. Covered facility means a facility located in a State that carries out the metallurgy of rare earth elements for the production of finished rare earth products.

D. Covered incentive means an incentive offered by a Federal, Regional, State, local, or Tribal governmental entity to a covered entity for the purposes of constructing within the jurisdiction of the governmental entity a covered facility; or expanding or technologically upgrading an existing facility within that jurisdiction to be a covered facility; and a workforce-related incentive, including a grant agreement relating to workforce training or vocational education, any concession with respect to real property, funding for research and development with respect to rare earth elements and finished rare earth products, and any other incentive determined appropriate by the Secretary of State.

E. Finished rare earth product means a product composed of metal powders, such as rare earth oxides and rare earth salts, including chlorides and nitrates;  metals containing rare earth elements; alloys; or magnets; and any other value-added product that is composed fully or partially of rare earth elements.

F. Foreign entity means a government of a foreign country and a foreign political party; a natural person who is not a lawful permanent resident of Atlasia; a citizen or national of Atlasia; or any other protected individual (as defined in section 274B(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))); and a partnership, association, corporation, organization, or other combination of persons organized under the laws of or having its principal place of business in a foreign country. The term foreign entity includes: any person owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a foreign entity; any person, wherever located, who acts as an agent, representative, or employee of a foreign entity; any person who acts in any other capacity at the order, request, or under the influence, direction, or control, of a foreign entity; or a person the activities of which are directly or indirectly supervised, directed, controlled, financed, or subsidized in whole or in majority part by a foreign entity; any person who directly or indirectly through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship, or otherwise, owns 25 percent (25%) or more of the equity interests of a foreign entity; any person with significant responsibility to control, manage, or direct a foreign entity; any person, wherever located, who is a citizen or resident of a country controlled by a foreign entity; and any corporation, partnership, association, or other organization organized under the laws of a country controlled by a foreign entity.

G. Foreign entity of concern means any foreign entity that is designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the Secretary of State under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); included on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Interior; owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction, direction, or otherwise under the undue influence of a government of a covered nation (as defined in section 2533c(d) of title 10, U.S.C.); alleged by the Attorney General to have been involved in activities for which a conviction was obtained under 18 U.S.C. 37 (commonly known as the ``Espionage Act''); 18 U.S.C. 951 or 1030; (iii) 18 U.S.C. 90 (commonly known as the ``Economic Espionage Act of 1996''); the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.); sections 224, 225, 226, 227, or 236 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2274- 2278; 2284); or the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); or  determined by the Secretary if State, to be engaged in unauthorized conduct that is detrimental to the national security or foreign policy of Atlasia under this Act. 

H. Metallurgy means the process of producing finished rare earth products from concentrated rare earth elements.

I. Processed or refined means any process by which raw rare earth metals are changed, mixed, or otherwise manipulated to render the metal usable for manufacturing everyday items, including computer chips or circuit boards.

J. Rare earth element means a natural element associated with the metallic element scandium, with atomic number 21; the metallic element yttrium, with atomic number 39; or any of the series of 15 metallic elements between lanthanum, with atomic number 57, and lutetium, with atomic number 71, on the periodic table.

K. Rare earth metals means beryllium, cerium, cobalt, dysprosium, erbium, europium, gadolinium, graphite, holmium, lanthanum, lithium, lutetium, manganese, neodymium, praseodymium, promethium, samarium, scandium, tantalum, terbium, thulium, tungsten, ytterbium, and yttrium.

TITLE II: STRATEGIC RESERVE

1. It is the policy of Atlasia to provide for the establishment of a strategic rare earth metals and rare earth metal products reserve.

2. Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of State shall determine the strategic requirements of Atlasia regarding stockpiles of rare earth metals and processed and refined rare earth metal products; and the requirements for such metals and products to support Atlasia for one (1) year in the event of a supply disruption. In determining this need, they shall take into consideration the needs of the Armed Forces, the defense industrial and technology sectors, and any places, organizations, physical infrastructure, or digital infrastructure designated as critical to the national security of Atlasia.

2. Not later than two (2) years after the determination is made, the government shall take such actions as are necessary to procure all types of rare earth metals and processed and refined rare earth metal products in appropriate quantities to support the strategic requirements described in the determination.

3. $10 billion is hereby appropriated for such purposes. Any unneeded funds shall be deposited bavk into the treasury after two (2) years.

TITLE III: COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING

1. The Secretary of State shall require that any contractor that provides to the Department of State a system with a rare earth metal permanent magnet disclose, along with delivery of the system, the provenance of the magnet.

2. A disclosure under this title shall include an identification of the country or countries in which the rare earth metals used in the magnet were mined; the rare earth metals were refined into oxides; the rare earth metals were made into metals and alloys; and the magnet was sintered or bonded and magnetized.

3. If a contractor cannot make the disclosure required by this title with respect to a magnet, the Secretary shall require the contractor to establish and implement a supply chain tracking system in order to make the disclosure not later than 180 days after providing the magnet to the Department of State.

TITLE IV: NO CHINESE METALS IN MILITARY SYSTEMS

1. The Secretary of State shall require that, for any contract entered into or renewed on or after December 31, 2025, for the procurement of a system the export of which is restricted or controlled under the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), no rare earth metals processed or refined in the People's Republic of China may be included in the system.

2. The Secretary may waive the restriction under this title upon a determination that rare earth metals of sufficient quantity and quality are not available at reasonable prices from sources outside of the People's Republic of China; and such a waiver is in the interests of national security.

TITLE V: UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES

1. Not later than ninety (90) days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, shall initiate an investigation under title III of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2411 et seq.) to determine whether acts, policies, and practices of the Government of the People's Republic of China related to technology transfer, intellectual property, or innovation with respect to rare earth metal mining, separation, metallization, alloying, or magnet manufacturing, or related processes, are acts, policies, and practices described in subsection (a) or (b) of section 301 of that Act (19 U.S.C. 2411).
 

TITLE VI: DOMESTIC PRODUCTION

1. The Secretary of the Interior shall establish a program to provide Federal financial assistance to covered entities to incentivize investment in covered facilities, subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose.

2. In order for a covered entity to qualify for financial assistance under this title, the covered entity shall demonstrate to the Secretary that the covered entity has a documented interest in constructing a covered facility; or expanding or technologically upgrading a facility owned by the covered entity to be a covered facility; and with respect to the project for which the covered entity is seeking financial assistance, the covered entity has been offered a covered incentive; made commitments to worker and community investment, including through training and education benefits paid by the covered entity; and programs to expand employment opportunity for economically disadvantaged individuals; secured commitments from regional educational and training entities and institutions of higher education to provide workforce training, including programming for training and job placement of economically disadvantaged individuals; and an executable plan to sustain a covered facility without additional Federal financial assistance under this subsection for facility support.

3. The Secretary may not approve an application submitted by a covered entity unless the Secretary confirms that the covered entity has satisfied the eligibility criteria; determines that the project for which the covered entity is seeking financial assistance is in the interest of Atlasia; and has notified the President before making any commitment to provide an award of financial assistance to any covered entity in an amount that exceeds $10,000,000; or if the Secretary determines, in consultation with the Secretary of State, that the covered entity is a foreign entity of concern, or is substantially controlled thereby.

4. In reviewing an application submitted under this title the Secretary may consider whether the covered entity has previously received financial assistance under this subsection; the governmental entity offering the applicable covered incentive has benefitted from financial assistance previously provided under this subsection; the covered entity has demonstrated that the covered entity is responsive to the national security needs or requirements; if practicable, a consortium that is considered a covered entity includes a small business concern, notwithstanding 13 CFR 121.103; and the covered entity intends to produce finished products for use by the government of Atlasia, the defense industry, or critical energy infrastructure.

5. To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall prioritize awarding financial assistance under this title to a covered entity that utilizes raw material feedstock sourced from one (1) or more offtake agreements with entities that are not foreign entities of concern; utilizes raw material feedstock sourced from two (2) or more entities; offtake agreements; or geographic locations; utilizes concentrated rare earth elements sourced from two (2) or more entities; offtake agreements; or geographic locations; and intends to produce finished products for use by the government of Atlasia, the defense industry, or critical energy infrastructure.

6. The Secretary may request records and information from a covered entity that submitted an application under this title to review the status of a covered entity. The covered entity shall provide the records and information requested by the Secretary.

7. The Secretary shall determine the appropriate amount and funding type for each financial assistance award provided to a covered entity under this title. The total Federal investment in any individual project receiving a financial assistance award under this subsection shall not exceed $500,000,000, unless the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, recommends to the President, and the President agrees, that a larger investment is necessary to significantly increase the proportion of reliable domestic supply of finished rare earth products relevant for national security and economic competitiveness that can be met through domestic production; and to meet the needs of national security.

8. A covered entity that receives a financial assistance award under this title may only use the financial assistance award amounts to finance:

A. the construction of a covered facility (including equipment) or the expansion or technological upgrade of a facility (including equipment) of the covered entity to be a covered facility, as documented in the application, as determined necessary by the Secretary for purposes relating to the national security and economic competitiveness of Atlasia;

B. to support workforce development for a covered facility;

C. to support site development and technological upgrade for a covered facility; and

D. to pay reasonable costs relating to the operating expenses for a covered facility, including specialized workforce, essential materials, and complex equipment maintenance.

9. For all financial assistance awards of more than $10,000,000 provided to covered entities, the Secretary shall, at the time of making the award, determine the target dates by which a covered entity shall commence and complete the applicable project. If the covered entity receiving a financial assistance award of more than $10,000,000 does not complete the applicable project by the applicable target date, the Secretary shall progressively recover up to the full amount of the award. In the case of projects that do not meet the applicable target date, the Secretary may waive the requirement to recover the financial award provided for the project after making a formal determination that circumstances beyond the ability of the covered entity to foresee or control are responsible for the delay.

10. Before entering into an agreement with a foreign entity to conduct joint research or technology licensing, or to share intellectual property, a covered entity that has received a financial assistance award shall notify the Secretary of the intent to enter into such an agreement; and may only enter into such an agreement if the Secretary determines the foreign entity is not a foreign entity of concern. The Secretary shall recover the full amount of a financial assistance award provided to a covered entity if, during the applicable term of the award, the covered entity knowingly engages in any joint research, technology licensing, or intellectual property sharing effort with a foreign entity of concern that relates to a technology or product that raises national security concerns, as determined by the Secretary, on the condition that the determination of the Secretary shall have been communicated to the covered entity before the covered entity engaged in the joint research, technology licensing, or intellectual property sharing.

11. A covered entity to which the Secretary awards Federal financial assistance under this subsection shall enter into an agreement that specifies that, during the 5-year period immediately following the award of the Federal financial assistance, the covered entity will not make shareholder distributions in excess of profits.

12. Funding awarded under this act shall be divided as equally as is practicable between each of the three (3) Regions.

13. Any recipient of funds under this Title shall adopt and implement a Cybersecurity Plan approved by the President that is capable of adequately protecting the facility funded by this act as well as any other property owned, controlled, or managed by the recipient.

14. Any recipient of funds under this act shall be considered contractors for purposes of the Stopping Sino-Espionage Act.

15. Funding for this title is hereby authorized to be appropriated in the following amounts: $1.5 Billion for fiscal year 2023; and $200 Million for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2027.

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TITLE VII: PROMOTING SAFER FOREIGN SUPPLY CHAINS

1. It shall be the policy of Atlasia to encourage countries that are allies of Atlasia to eliminate their dependence on non-allied countries for rare earth metals to the maximum extent practicable.

2. To assist in this title, the Secretary of State shall provide funding through a common funding mechanism to support the development and adoption of secure rare earth supply chains. The Rare Earth Sourcing Trust Fund (RESTF) is hereby created for such purpose.

3. Amounts in the RESTF shall be available to the Secretary of State, on and after the date on which the Secretary enters into an arrangement or agreement with the governments of countries that are partners of Atlasia, as determined by the Secretary of State, to participate in the common funding mechanism. Before entering into an arrangement or agreement, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Interior, shall ensure that any government that will participate in the arrangement or agreement maintains export control licensing policies with respect to exports of finished rare earth products substantively equivalent to Atlasia with respect to restrictions on such exports to the People's Republic of China.

4. The Secretary of State may establish a common funding mechanism, in coordination with the governments of countries that are partners of Atlasia, that uses amounts from the RESTF to support the development and adoption of secure rare earth supply chains, including for research and development collaborations among countries participating in the mechanism; and supplementing bids by foreign entities that are not foreign entities of concern to secure offtake agreements with entities that mine rare earth elements.

5. In establishing and sustaining a common funding mechanism, the Secretary of State shall seek to leverage amounts from the RESTF to secure contributions to the mechanism from the governments of countries participating in the mechanism, including with respect to cost sharing and other cooperative measures leading to the development and adoption of secure rare earth supply chains. The Secretary shall promote efforts among countries participating in the mechanism to establish transparency requirements for any subsidies or other financial benefits (including revenue foregone) provided to rare earth firms located in or outside such countries; to establish processes similar to the process of the Committee on Foreign Investment in Atlasia under section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565) for intervening to preempt foreign entities of concern from investing in, purchasing, or assuming control of entities, intellectual property, and equipment that are created by or benefit from investments by the mechanism;  to establish consistent policies with respect to countries that are not participating in the mechanism; and do not meet established transparency requirements; to promote harmonized treatment of finished rare earth products and verification processes for raw materials or products being exported to a country considered a national security risk by the government of a country participating in the mechanism; to establish consistent policies among the governments of countries participating in the mechanism and common policies among countries that are not participating to address nonmarket economy countries as the behavior of such countries pertains to rare earth elements; to align policies with respect to supply chain integrity and security, including with respect to protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights; and to promote harmonized foreign direct investment screening measures and export control policies with respect to rare earth elements to align with national, multilateral, and plurilateral security priorities.

6. None of the funds authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title may be provided to a foreign entity of concern.

7. $10 billion is hereby appropriated for such purposes.

TITLE VIII: DOMESTIC MINING AND WORKFORCE

1. The Secretary of Interior through the Geologic Survey shall conduct and compile an inventory of domestic supplies of rare earth elements and metals that could be mined.

2. Any environmental impact statement (EIS) for the mining of domestic rare earth elements and metals shall be made within 45 days of request and any federal permit for the mining of domestic rare earth elements and metals shall be approved or denied within 90 days of submission. The person requesting the EIS or permit may pay a reasonable expedited processing fee to ensure such reviews are timely made.

3. As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Interior shall establish an initiative under which the Secretary shall work with the Director of the National Science Foundation, the Critical Minerals Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council, the private sector, institutions of higher education, and workforce training entities to incentivize and expand participation in graduate and undergraduate programs, and to develop workforce training programs and apprenticeships, relating to advanced rare earth element mining, separation, processing, metallurgy, and advanced equipment maintenance capabilities.

4. The Director of the National Science Foundation shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations (or consortium of such institutions or organizations) to support basic research that will accelerate innovation to advance critical minerals mining strategies and technologies for the purpose of making better use of domestic resources and eliminating national reliance on minerals and mineral materials that are subject to supply disruptions.

5. $1 Billion is hereby appropriated for such purposes.

TITLE IX: ENACTMENT

1. Unless otherwise specified herein, this act shall take effect immediately.

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As PPT, i hereby make the determination that the Spark censure resolution is frivolous and it will not proceed to the floor. There are no specific allegations made or evidenced. Itd be no different than me introducing a resolution to censure WD for murder or bestiality.

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DRIVING FOR TWO ACT

1. On any federal highway, bridge, or other road project that utilizes high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, wherein certain lanes are restricted to use by cars transporting two (2) or more persons, or on any HOV lane established as part of a federal control plan for an NAAQS pollutant, pregnant mothers shall be considered to be two (2) or more persons.

2. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

KANSAS INVASION SETTLEMENT ACT

1. The government of Atlasia hereby authorizes the payment of $2 Billion to the Southern Region to compensate the Southern Region, the State of Kansas, and all other Southern residents for all civil damages resulting from the unlawful 2022 invasion of Kansas. Upon acceptance and receipt of the full settlement amount, the Southern Region shall forever release any claims it has against the government of Atlasia for all civil damages resulting from the unlawful 2022 invasion of Kansas.

2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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HOME APPLIANCE PRIVACY ACT

1. It shall be unlawful for any person in Atlasia to violate the privacy of another by using or permitting any digitally interoperable appliance to collect data on any person in a private home or dwelling in violation of this act,  nor shall any such data obtained from such appliance, be sold or transferred to another.

A. Televisions shall not be permitted to measure ambient room temperatures to determine the location or number of persons within a home or dwelling.

B. Video game consoles and personal computers shall not be permitted to compile or track the location data of any person.

C. Robot vacuum cleaners shall not be permitted to transmit data on the schematics or layout of any home or dwelling to anyone but the consumer.

D. Coffee makers shall not be permitted to transmit data on the programmed time coffee is to be made to anyone but the consumer.

E. Refridgerators and freezers shall not be permitted to transmit data on the contents therein to anyone but the consumer.

F. Garbage disposals shall not be permitted to transmit data on the contents therein to anyone but the consumer.

G. Toilets shall not be permitted to transmit data on the contents therein or the frequency of use to anyone but the consumer.

H. Lighting fixtures and bulbs shall not be permitted to transmit data on the schematics or layout of any home or dwelling, the frequency or time of use of such fixture or bulb, or the preferred wattage or color of a bulb to anyone but the consumer.

I. Thermostats and utility meters shall not be permitted to transmit data on the schematics or layout of any home or dwelling or the frequency or time of use of electricity, water, or HVAC, to anyone but the consumer, unless the consumer affirmatively opts in to a smart metering agreement with a utility provider.

J. Showers, bathtubs, and hot water heaters shall not be permitted to transmit data on the schematics or layout of any home or dwelling, the frequency or time of use of water, or the preferred water temperature of a consumer, to anyone but the consumer.

2. A violation of this act shall be a misdemeanor punishable by disgorgement of any profits, imprisonment for no more than one (1) year, and a fine of $10,000.00 per individual person whose privacy was violated. Any data collected in violation of this paragraph shall be subject to forfeiture and disposition.

3. A person whose privacy was unlawfully violated pursuant to this paragraph may maintain a civil action to recover actual damages, punitive damages of up to $10,000, reasonable legal costs, and any equitable relief necessary to enforce this act.

4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.

[Mr. Reactionary]

Pre-Filing bill for next session:

MAD SCIENTIST PREVENTION ACT

TITLE I: DEFINITIONS

1. Adrenochrome means any chemical compound directly produced by a human or non-human animal from the oxidation of adrenaline or any blood or other product containing such compound.

2. Cryogenic human preservation means the long-term preservation of a human body or human tissue through freezing or heat removal for the intended purpose of resurrecting such body or creating a human clone from such body or tissue at a later date when hypothetical technology is discovered to allow for such resurrection or cloning.

3. Embryonic stem cells means any stem cells produced by a human embryo.

4. External incubation means gestating a living human embryo in an artificial womb until such embryo can be safely implanted in a host or safely delivered as a live baby.

5. Human clone means a human embryo that is substantially genetically identical to a previously born human being.

6. Human embryo means an organism of the species Homo sapiens during the earliest stages of development, from 1 cell up to delivery or fetal death.

7. In vitro fertilization means the artificial creation of a human embryo or fertilized human egg outside of a female human body with the consent of the egg and sperm donors for the intended implantation into a human host body.

8. Prohibited artificial intelligence means any real or theoretical program or software code that:

A. reaches or exceeds the level of human intellectual abilities and is able to apply its abilities to any type of task;

B. achieves self-awareness as found in humans;

C. is capable of animating or controlling a human body; or

D. is or purports to be the uploaded soul, life, consciousness, personality, or memories of a specific human.

9. Prohibited eugenics means reproductive procedures including but not limited to sterilization, castration, vasectomy, fallopian tubal ligation, hysterectomy, and abortion which are carried out for the purpose of reducing or eliminating the future population of specific groups or genetic patterns, groupings, or sequences.

10. Prohibited gain-of-function research means medical or scientific research involving the deliberate editing of the genetic code of a virus, disease, or pathogen for the purpose of increasing the virulty, transmissibility, harmfulness, deadliness, resistance, or persistence of the virus, disease, or pathogen.

11. Prohibited human-animal chimera means:

A. a human embryo into which a nonhuman cell or cells (or the component parts thereof) have been introduced to render the embryo's membership in the species Homo sapiens uncertain;

B. a human-animal embryo produced by fertilizing a human egg with nonhuman sperm;

C. a human-animal embryo produced by fertilizing a nonhuman egg with human sperm;

D. an embryo produced by introducing a nonhuman nucleus into a human egg;

E. an embryo produced by introducing a human nucleus into a nonhuman egg;

F  an embryo containing at least haploid sets of chromosomes from both a human and a nonhuman life form;

G. a nonhuman life form engineered such that human gametes develop within the body of a nonhuman life form;

H. a nonhuman life form engineered such that it contains a human brain or a brain derived wholly or predominantly from human neural tissues;

I. a nonhuman life form engineered such that it exhibits human facial features or other bodily morphologies to resemble human features;

J. an embryo produced by mixing human and nonhuman cells, such that human gametes develop within the body of the resultant organism, it contains a human brain or a brain derived wholly or predominantly from human neural tissues, or it exhibits human facial features or other bodily morphologies to resemble human features;

K. a human to whose DNA nonhuman DNA is artificially spliced or grafted; or

L. a human embryo implanted or gestated in a non-human animal.

12. Test tube gestation means the artificial creation of a human embryo or fertilized human egg outside of a female human body.

13. Unknowing test subject means a person upon whom a medical or scientific experiment, test, or case study is being performed without that persons knowledge or consent.

TITLE II: DYSTOPIAN CRIMES

It shall be unlawful for any person in Atlasia to knowingly:

1. create a human clone or produce, advertise, transport, transfer, or receive any product derived from such cloning;

2. create a prohibited human-animal chimera, transfer a human embryo into a nonhuman womb, transfer a nonhuman embryo into a human womb, or transport or receive for any purpose a prohibited human-animal chimera, however this clause does not prohibit research involving the use of transgenic animal models containing human genes or transplantation of human organs, tissues, or cells into recipient animals, if such activities are not prohibited by this act or any other law;

3. create or a human embryo as a result of test tube gestation, except for the purpose of in vitro fertilization with the consent of both parents and an identified host for implantation of the human embryo, however nothing in this clause shall be interpreted as prohibiting the use of external incubation to save an extant human embryo that lacks a human host;

4. produce, advertise, transport, transfer, or receive any human embryo or human fetal tissue or any product derived therefrom however nothing in this clause shall be interpreted as prohibiting the use of external incubation to save an extant human embryo, in vitro fertilization, the burial of a fetus, or scientific research on donated embryonic stem cells resulting from an unintended miscarriage, fetal death, or ectopic pregnancy;

5. conduct, perform, finance, or advertise prohibited eugenics;

6. Advertise cryogenic human preservation services;

7. produce, advertise, transport, transfer, or receive any product derived from human bones, flesh, appendages, skin, organs, blood, or adrenochrome, however nothing in this clause shall be interpreted as prohibiting scientific research on any lawfully obtained human bones, flesh, appendages, skin, organs, stem cells, or blood or the transplantation of any lawfully obtained human organ, stem cells, or blood;

8. prepare, serve, eat, or consume any human bone, flesh, appendage, skin, organ, blood, or adrenochrome obtained in interstate commerce. For purposes of this act food intentionally injected with human DNA shall constitute human flesh;

9. create, finance, transfer, or receive prohibited artificial intelligence;

10. conduct, perform, or finance any medical or scientific research on an unknown test subject;

11. conduct, perform, or finance any prohibited gain-of-function research; or

12. administer euthanasia to a human embryo, human clone, or prohibited human-animal chimera, except in cases where the animal is suffering from a painful injury or condition for which there is no realistic alternative treatment or realistic chance of recovery.

TITLE III: PUNISHMENTS

1. It shall be a felony to commit any crime enumerated in Title II of this act.

2. A violation of Title II(1) - (4) and (12) of this act shall be punishable by imprisonment for not less than 15 years and not more than life and a fine of the greater of $500,000 or the amount equal to twice the amount of the gross pecuniary gain from the violation, if any.

3. A violation of Title II(6) of this act shall be punishable by imprisonment for not less than 5 years and not more than 20 years and a fine of the greater of $100,000.00 or the amount equal to twice the amount of the gross pecuniary gain from the violation, if any.

4. A violation of Title II (5) of this act shall be punishable my imprisonment for not less than 10 years and not more than 25 years and a fine of the greater of $500,000 or the amount equal to twice the amount of the gross pecuniary gain from the violation, if any.

4. A violation of Title II(7) - (8 ) of this act shall be punishable by imprisonment for not less than ten (10) years and not more than twenty (20) years and a fine of the greater of $100,000.00 or the amount equal to twice the amount of the gross pecuniary gain from the violation, if any.

5. A violation of Title II(9) of this act shall be punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years and a fine of the greater of $100,000.00 or the amount equal to twice the amount of the gross pecuniary gain from the violation, if any.

6. A violation of Title II(10) of this act that does not result in permanent harm to the unknown test subject shall be punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years and a fine of the greater of $10,000.00 or the amount equal to twice the amount of the gross pecuniary gain from the violation, if any.

7. A violation of Title II(10) of this act that results in permanent harm to the unknown test subject shall be punishable by imprisonment for not less than five (5) years and not more than twenty (20) years and a fine of the greater of $100,000.00 or the amount equal to twice the amount of the gross pecuniary gain from the violation, if any.

8. A violation of Title II(11) of this act shall be punishable by imprisonment for not less than five (5) years and not more than ten (10) years and a fine of the greater of $100,000.00 or the amount equal to twice the amount of the gross pecuniary gain from the violation, if any.

9. Any person convicted of crime enumerated in this act shall be ordered to attend an appropriate treatment program or obtain psychiatric or psychological counseling.

10. Any person, including but not limited to any business, institution, or entity that participates in or funds any crime enumerated in this act shall be ineligible to receive federal public funds for no less than five (5) years.

11. No federal public funds shall be expended in the furtherance of any crime enumerated in this act.

TITLE IV: ENACTMENT

1. This act shall take effect March 15, 2023.

[Mr. Reactionary]

Pre-Filing for next session:

NO BUS MONOPOLIES ACT

1. No transit bus manufacturing company shall hold more than a 35% market share of its respective industry for greater than one (1) year. A violation of this provision shall constitute an anti-trust violation. For purposes of this provision an investment firm who owns multiple transit bus manufacturing companies shall total all if its companies when determining market share.

2. The Attorney General and the FTC may enforce violations of these rules as unfair or deceptive acts prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act.

3. Regional and State Attorneys General may bring a civil action on behalf of their residents if they have reason to believe that their residents will be adversely affected by a violation of this act.

4. Any person wronged by a violation of this act may bring a civil lawsuit for an injunction or damages and may recover from such person damages for such injury plus $1,000 for each violation for up to five (5) years from any violation.

5. This law shall not preempt or supersede any Regional regulation that is stricter than this act.

6. This act shall take effect forty (40) days from the date of passage.

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Senate Resolution

To amend the Constitution to establish term limits for Supreme Court Justices and Associate Justices and clarify the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.

Be It Resolved in the Atlasian Senate Assembled, that upon ratification by 2/3rds of the Regions, the Constitution shall be amended as follows:

Judicial Reform Amendment

The following additions, deletions, and changes are to be incorporated under Article V of the Fifth Constitution:

Section 1. The Judiciary.

1. The judicial power of the Republic of Atlasia shall be vested in the Supreme Court, the membership of which shall consist of two Justices and three Associate Justices chosen in the following manner:

i. The Justices of the Supreme Court shall be nominated by the President of the Republic of Atlasia and confirmed by a majority vote of the Senate.

ii. The chief executive officer of each of the several Regions shall nominate from among their constituents a candidate for Associate Justice. Upon the assent of a majority of the legislative power thereof, the nomination shall proceed to the President. If they the President approves of the nomination they should the President shall grant their Assent and the nominee shall assume the office of Associate Justice; but if they should the President disapproves they should the President shall veto it and the nomination will be annulled. If then two thirds of the Senate should vote to override the President's veto, the nominee shall take office regardless of the opinion of the President.

2. The Justices and Associate Justices thus chosen shall hold their offices for life in good behavior for a term of two consecutive years; however no person shall be reappointed to the Supreme Court until at least ninety days have passed since their previous term as Justice or Associate Justice.

3. The President shall designate a Chief Justice from among the appointed Justices, who shall continue in that capacity until such time as they shall resign the designation, or else cease to be a member of the Supreme Court.

4. The term for any Supreme Court Justice or Associate Justice that, at the time this amendment is ratified, exceeds two consecutive years, shall expire as follows:

i. The term of the most senior Justice or Associate Justice shall expire automatically upon ratification.

ii. The term of the next most senior Justice or Associate Justice shall expire thirty days after the expiration of the term of the most senior Justice or Associate Justice; and thenafter every subsequent thirty days the term of the next most senior Justice or Associate Justice shall expire in descending order of seniority until all Justices and Associate Justices on the Supreme Court shall have served for fewer than two consecutive years.

Section 2. Regional Courts

The judicial power of each of the several Regions shall be vested in a Circuit Court composed of the Associate Justice chosen from that Region, and no Region shall establish any other court or judicial authority to hear a case with original jurisdiction lying with the Supreme Court.

Section 3. Jurisdiction.

1. The original and mandatory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court shall extend to :

i. all actual cases, in law and equity, arising under this Constitution and all official acts made under its authority;

ii. to all cases affecting ambassadors and other public ministers; and

iii. to all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction.

2. The appellate, concurrent, and discretionary jurisdiction of the Supreme Court shall, as permitted by law, extend to controveries:

i. to controversies to which this Republic shall be a party;

ii. to controversies between two or more Regions, or between a Region and citizens of another Region;

iii. between citizens of different Regions;

iv. between citizens of the same Region claiming lands under grants of different Regions; and

v. between a Region, or the citizens thereof, and foreign States, citizens, or subjects.

2.3. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury; and such trial shall be held in the Region where the said crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any Region, the trial shall be at such place or places as the Senate may by law have directed.

This Constitutional Amendment establishes a two year term limit for Justices and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court and establishes a staggered process for the expiration of tje terms of existing Justices and Associate Justices who already exceed the term limit. This Constitutional Amendment also clarifies the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court by identifying which cases and controversies the Supreme Court must hear and which they may, by discretion, hear.

[Mr. Reactionary]

Pre-Filing for next session:

NO DYSTOPIAN CARS ACT

TITLE I: LOCATION DATA

1. It shall be unlawful for any person, or the officers, employees, or agents thereof, who operates in Atlasian commerce by selling motor vehicles to customers, to sell or share location data acquired from such cars, regardless of if such data is entirely anonymized or masked.

2. A violation of this act shall be a misdemeanor punishable by disgorgement of any profits, imprisonment for no more than one (1) year, and a fine of $10,000.00 per individual person whose data was sold. Any data collected in violation of this paragraph shall be subject to forfeiture.

3. A customer whose location was unlawfully shared or sold pursuant to this act may maintain a civil action to recover actual damages, punitive damages of up to $10,000, reasonable legal costs, and any equitable relief necessary to enforce this act.

TITLE II: REMOTE ACCESS AND RIGHT TO REPAIR

1. It shall be unlawful for any person, or the officers, employees, or agents thereof, who operates in Atlasian commerce by selling motor vehicles to customers, to utilize software to lock, inhibit, or restrict the full use or performance of such vehicle by the customer after the time of sale, or require such customer to pay a fee or subscription to access the full use or performance of such vehicle.

2. It shall be unlawful for any person, or the officers, employees, or agents thereof, who operates in Atlasian commerce by selling motor vehicles to customers, to utilize software to prohibit or prevent the vehicle from exceeding a posted speed limit.

3. It shall be unlawful for any person, or the officers, employees, or agents thereof, who operates in Atlasian commerce by selling motor vehicles to customers, to utilize software to imprison a person in such vehicle.

4. It shall be unlawful for any person, or the officers, employees, or agents thereof, who operates in Atlasian commerce by selling motor vehicles to customers, to utilize software to take control of or countermand the intended destination of such vehicle.

5. It shall be unlawful for any person, or the officers, employees, or agents thereof, who operates in Atlasian commerce by selling motor vehicles to customers, to refuse to sell all service materials and diagnostics for repairing such vehicles to independent mechanics and other end-use consumers. Service materials and diagnostics shall include physical parts, specialty tools, and electronic information necessary to allow a motor vehicle to function as designed and intended at the time of sale but shall not include trade secrets. Manufacturers shall be permitted to charge a reasonable price for physical parts and tools but shall not be permitted to charge more than $10.00 for electronic information that is already available on the internet.

TITLE III: RACE CARS

1. No military advertisements, accelerated depreciation formula for motorsports facilities, or other federal funding may be paid to or claimed by any stock car racing association, member thereof, or motorsports facility owner that permits racing conducted by any stock car racing association at such facility, if such stock car racing association:

A. Fails to require drivers to wear an ANSI-approved head and neck support (HANS) device in any race where anticipated stock car speeds will exceed 120 miles per hour;

B. Requires the use of restrictor plates in stock car engine systems during races on dirt tracks or tracks with a banking of less than 32 degrees;

C. Adopts a rule that enforces stock cars crossing into the internal apron of the track in an arbitrary, inconsistent, or disparate manner;

D. Adopts a seasonal scoring system that awards points in an inconsistent or disparate manner in more than 11 scheduled races;

E. Adopts a seasonal scoring system that awards points in an inconsistent or disparate manner by penalizing driver conduct unrelated to the safe operation of stock cars; or

F. Unduly restricts the free expression of fans attending races by prohibiting constitutionally-protected clothing, decals, signs, flags, and other apparel unrelated to the physical safety of others.

2. The Atlasian government shall not prohibit motor vehicle engines from being modified for racing, to operate off of a diesel fuel source, or to receive injections of nitrous oxide, nor shall the federal government prohibit the commercial sale, transportation, manufacture, or possession of conversion kits necessary for such modifications, or of nitrous oxide.

3. The Atlasian government shall not require restrictor plates on motor vehicles sold in interstate commerce or operated on federal highways.

TITLE IV: TIMING

1. This act shall take effect 30 days from the date of passage.

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GREENLAND ACT

1. The Republic of Atlasia hereby immediately authorizes the President to enter into an international agreement pledging the following terms:

A. The Republic of Atlasia agrees to pay $15 Billion to Denmark in consideration of and for immediate full title and ownership to the territory of Greenland and all property, rights, and assets owned thereby. Such conveyance shall include a full transfer of national sovereignty over Greenland and its people to Atlasia, subject to the terms of this treaty. Upon the mutual ratification of this agreement, Greenland shall become a full State of the Republic of Atlasia within the constituent jurisdiction of the Southern Region, and shall be subject to all federal and Regional laws thereof subject to this agreement.

B. Upon such transfer, the following terms shall be legally binding:

i. Atlasia agrees to maintain an open ports and safe harbors agreement with Denmark, wherein Atlasia agrees to admit from Denmark any vessel, aircraft, or other thing in transit upon and over the airspace, waters, pipelines, transmission lines, cables, and other cross-boundary conveyances and travelways, on the same basis as that entitled to Atlasian citizens thereof, subject to generally applicable rules and declared emergencies. No toll, fee, or other charge shall be imposed by Atlasia on such traffic, other than general charges equally borne by domestic traffic.

ii. For no less than five (5) years, Atlasia agrees to a territorial Free Trade Agreement, wherein Atlasia agrees to permit the free trade and exchange of goods and services between Denmark and Greenland subject to neutral laws of general applicability. During such agreement, Atlasia shall not impose tariffs or duties on the goods and services of Denmark within Greenland, nor unfairly give preference to Atlasian goods or services over those of Denmark within Greenland.

iii. For no less than five (5) years, Atlasia and Denmark mutually agree to a fair process for emigration, whereby any person living in Greenland at the time this agreement is ratified shall be free to emigrate to Denmark with the same rights such person currently possesses.

iv. Atlasia and Denmark mutually agree to honor and give full faith and credit to the earned military service record, veteran status, and earned benefits for all persons living in Greenland prior to the date of this agreement.

v. Atlasia and Denmark mutually agree to maintain the open travel and visa waiver program, wherein citizens of each respective nation may freely travel to, from, and throughout the territorial jurisdiction of the other for definite or indefinite periods of time on the same basis as citizens thereof, subject to generally applicable rules and identity verification at ports of entry. Each nation may continue to deport or refuse entry to individual citizens of the other respective nation upon conviction of a crime.

vi. Atlasia and Denmark mutually agree to honor and give full faith and credit to orders of extradition issued by the other respective nation for crimes committed within the territorial jurisdiction of the other respective nation.

vii. Atlasia and Denmark mutually agree to honor and give full faith and credit to all contracts, judgments, court records, birth and death records, driver's licenses, and other documemns pertaining to persons or property located in Greenland prior to the date of this agreement subject to generally applicable rules and requirements.

viii. For no less than five (5) years, Atlasia agrees to remit five percent (5%) of any federal tax or royalty revenue generated as a result of any hypothetical energy production or mineral extraction in Greenland.

ix. For no less than ten (10) years, Atlasia agrees to grant fishing rights to vessels flagged or registered in Denmark on the same and equal basis as granted to citizens of Atlasia within the Exclusive Economic Zone of the waters surrounding Greenland. Nothing in this clause however shall permit commercial whaling in such waters.

x. Atlasia agrees to coordinate with Denmark in relation to radar networks, satellite management, spectrum frequency management, air traffic control, space travel, and telecommunications management withim Greenland, to ensure the mutually beneficial flow of information between the respective nations.

xi. Atlasia and Denmark mutually agree to participate in a jointly-funded and cooperative program of oceanic, arctic, and environmental research, and to provide mutual assistance to vessels and aircraft of the other when in peril on the highseas or open airspace.

2. To carry this agreement into force, the following shall immediately occur:

A. $15 Billion is hereby accepted from the Southern Region to fulfill the purchase price to Denmark referenced above.

B. The Republic of Atlasia hereby conveys full title to the Commonwealth of Fremont all mineral rights in the Alaska National Wilderness Reserve (ANWR), for the purpose of imposing binding restrictive covenants to prohibit the extraction of gas and oil and mining thereof.

C. The Republic of Atlasia hereby conveys full title to the Commonwealth of Fremont all mineral rights in Grand Canyon National Park, for the purpose of imposing binding restrictive covenants to prohibit the extraction of gas and oil and mining thereof.

D. The Republic of Atlasia hereby conveys full title to the Commonwealth of Fremont all mineral rights in Yellowstone National Park, for the purpose of imposing binding restrictive covenants to prohibit the extraction of gas and oil and mining thereof.

E. The Republic of Atlasia hereby conveys full title to the Commonwealth of Fremont all mineral rights in Yosemite National Park, for the purpose of imposing binding restrictive covenants to prohibit the extraction of gas and oil and mining thereof.

F. The Republic of Atlasia hereby conveys full title to the Commonwealth of Fremont all mineral rights in Redwood National Park, for the purpose of imposing binding restrictive covenants to prohibit the extraction of gas and oil and mining thereof.

G. The Republic of Atlasia hereby conveys full title to the Commonwealth of Fremont all mineral rights in Kimg's Canyon National Park, for the purpose of imposing binding restrictive covenants to prohibit the extraction of gas and oil and mining thereof.

H. The Republic of Atlasia hereby conveys full title to Lincoln all mineral rights in the Great Lakes for the purpose of imposing binding restrictive covenants to prohibit the extraction of gas and oil and mining thereof.

I. The Republic of Atlasia hereby conveys full title to the Southern Region all mineral rights in Everglades National Park for the purpose of imposing binding restrictive covenants to prohibit the extraction of gas and oil and mining thereof.

J. The Republic of Atlasia hereby conveys full title to the Southern Region all mineral rights in Shenandoah National Park for the purpose of imposing binding restrictive covenants to prohibit mountaintop removal mining thereof.

K. The Republic of Atlasia hereby conveys full title to the Southern Region all mineral rights in Hot Springs National Park for the purpose of imposing binding restrictive covenants to prohibit the extraction of gas and oil and mining thereof.

L. The Republic of Atlasia hereby authorizes the National Science Foundation to conduct scientific research in Greenland.

3. This act shall be contingent upon the reciprocal acceptance of the terms herein by Denmark and the Southern Region.

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REJECT FOREIGN INFLUENCES ACT

1. No private corporation or other business entity shall be eligible to raise a defense of sovereign immunity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act for any civil claim, regardless of if the private corporation happens to be acting on behalf of a foreign government in giving rise to the claim.

2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Atlasian government shall not draw down and sell petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to any entity that is under the ownership, control, or influence of the Chinese Communist Party; or except on the condition that such petroleum products will not be exported to the People’s Republic of China.

3. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

ADEQUATE CONSIDERATION RESOLUTION

Article VI of the Official Senate Rules and Procedures shall be amended as follows:

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5. ) Any bill that seeks to repeal two (2) or more federal laws adopted after June 1, 2016 in the same bill shall not be able to be brought to a final vote without a two-thirds vote of the whole Senate. Any bill that seeks to amend two (2) or more federal laws adopted after June 1, 2016 in the same bill shall not be able to be brought to a final vote without a two-thirds vote of the whole Senate.

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[Mr. Reactionary]

BUREAUCRATIC EFFICIENCY ACT

TITLE I: DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS REORGANIZATION

1. The Subdepartment of Public Administration is hereby created and shall be the Subdepartment responsible for administration and management of all federal human resources and federal real and personal property, other that federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Subdepartment of Interior.

2. The Subdepartment of Science is hereby created and shall be the Subdepartment responsible for administration and management of all federal scientific research, monitoring, and environmental protection, other that federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Subdepartment of Interior.

3. The Subdepartment of Commerce is hereby renamed the Subdepartment of Business and shall be the Subdepartment responsible for administration and management of all federal projects and programs impacting manufacturing, agriculture, labor, and other commercial activities.

4. The Subdepartment of Transportation is hereby renamed the Subdepartment of Infrastructure and shall be the Subdepartment responsible for administration and management of all federal infrastructure projects and programs.

5. The Subdepartment of Health and Human Services is hereby renamed the Subdepartment of Welfare and shall be the Subdepartment responsible for administration and management of all federal welfare programs.

6. The agencies, programs, and functions of the Subdepartment of Agriculture shall be consolidated based on purpose between the Subdepartments of Business, Interior, Science, and Welfare and the Subdepartment of Agriculture shall thereafter be eliminated.

7. The agencies, programs, and functions of the Subdepartment of Energy shall be consolidated based on purpose between the Subdepartments of Business, Infrastructure, Science, and Welfare and the Subdepartment of Energy shall thereafter be eliminated.

 8. The agencies, programs, and functions of the Subdepartment of Housing and Urban Development shall be consolidated based on purpose between the Subdepartments of Business and Welfare and the Subdepartment of Housing and Urban Development shall thereafter be eliminated.

9. The agencies, programs, and functions of the Subdepartment of Labor shall be consolidated based on purpose between the Subdepartments of Business, Public Administration, and Welfare and the Subdepartment of Labor shall thereafter be eliminated.

10. The agencies, programs, and functions of the Subdepartment of Health and Human Services involving medical research shall be consolidated into the Subdepartment of Science.

11. The agencies, programs, and functions of the Subdepartment of Health and Human Services involving food and drug safety shall be consolidated into the Subdepartment of Business.

12. The agencies, programs, and functions of the Subdepartment of Education involving federal loan and grant programs for individuals shall be consolidated into the Subdepartment of Welfare.

13. The Department of Internal Affairs shall now consist of the following Subdepartments:

A. Business

B. Education

C. Homeland Security

D. Infrastructure

E. Interior

F. Postal Service

G. Public Administration

H. Science

I. Treasury

J. Welfare

TITLE II: EFFECTIVE DATE.

1. Unless otherwise specified herein this act shall take effect July 4, 2023.