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« Reply #600 on: June 07, 2020, 02:20:37 PM »

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Permanent Punishment Abolition Act

SENATE BILL


Be it enacted by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia in Congress assembled,

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SECTION I: NAME

1. This may be cited as the Permanent Punishment Abolition Act

SECTION II: ABOLITION OF PERMANENT PUNISHMENTS
1. No federal crimes punishable according to federal laws may carry an indefinite or otherwise permanent sentence of prison
2. No federal crimes punishable according to federal laws may carry a prison sentence longer than 40 years in prison.
3. Upon expiration of a maximum 40-year prison term, the court of original jurisdiction shall review convicts seeking release and decide whether release shall or shall not be granted on the basis of (a) the gravity of the crime for which they were convicted, and (b) whether the convict has shown positive signs of rehabilitation.  Prison terms may be extended indefinitely in five-year increments.
4. Prisoners over the age of 75 shall be given the option to finish the remainder of their sentence under home arrest instead of in prison. This shall not apply to prisoners convicted of terrorism or belonging to other illegal organizations; including but not limited to mafias and criminal gangs.
5. Current offenders who have served more than 40 years in prison shall be subject to mandatory review upon enactment of this act.

SECTION III: FURTHER ENCOURAGING BETTER USE OF PRISON SENTENCES
1. The Atlasian Congress hereby encourages the regions to pass similar bills to this one for the reduction of prison sentences.
2. The Atlasian Congress hereby establishes that the main guiding principle of the justice system shall be rehabilitation and not punishment, and that all prisoners shall be given the support they need towards their reintegration in society after their prison sentences expire.

SECTION IV: ENACTMENT
1. This bill shall be enacted 1 week after passage

People's Regional Senate
Passed 4-0 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

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« Reply #601 on: June 07, 2020, 02:27:02 PM »

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A BILL
To stop the proliferation of dangerous prescription drug ads

Be it resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives, in Congress assembled:
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Section 1: Name
1. This bill may be cited as the "Drug Advertisements Regulation Act"

Section 2: The ads themselves

1. Advertisements that do comply with the requirements established in Section 2.1 must follow the following guidelines about their messages:

a) The advertising nature of the message must be clear and it must be clearly specified that the product in question is a drug
b) The scientific denomination(s) of the drug in question shall be included in the advertisement
c) All information necessary for the correct usage of the drug, as well as an invitation to read the drug's instructions shall be provided in the advertisement
d) Advertisements must not include expressions that provide certainty of healing or testimony about the product's virtues from professionals or people whose notoriety could induce to consumption. Any actors that appear in the advertisements must be either licensed sanitary professionals or people who have consumed the drug by themselves under medical suggestions.=
e) Advertisements must not use as an argument the fact that they have obtained a sanitary authorization in a foreign country, nor any other sort of sanitary authorization or certification that is mandatory by law
f) Advertisements in audiovisual media must comply with the guidelines for accessibility for disabled people covered in the relevant guidelines for government publicity

2. Contests, raffles, bonifications and similar methods are banned to be used as linked to the advertisement of drugs

Section 3. Enactment
1. This bill shall be enacted immediately after passage

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« Reply #602 on: June 09, 2020, 10:00:00 PM »

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AN ACT

To ensure coins are not costing more to produce than face value of such coins, and to account for the discontinued minting of pennies in physical transactions.
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Section 1. Title

This legislation may be cited as the "Coin Composition Revision Act".

Section 2. Coin composition revision

(a) In general. —

The Atlasian Mint shall work to revise the composition of the nickel ($0.05 coin) and change its manufacturing process and composition in such a way that the manufacturing cost of the coin falls below such coins nominal value.

(b) Date. —

Subsection(a) shall be completed before July 31 of 2021.

Section 3. Physical transactions

All physical transitions using cash between a consumer and a business entity shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $0.05 after the application of any applicable taxes.

Section 4. Effective date

This Act shall take effect immediately on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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« Reply #603 on: June 09, 2020, 11:49:43 PM »

I'll take this one then.

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Sticking it to the Man Act

SENATE BILL


Be it enacted by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia in Congress assembled,

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SECTION I
No school which receives federal funding from the government of Atlasia may suspend, expel, or otherwise punish a student for any of the following reasons:

1) wearing their hair in a certain style or having dyed or colored hair
2) expressing opinions or beliefs during time allocated for students to speak or ask questions which do not demean or harass other students, or wearing articles of clothing displaying a social or political message.
3) praying or otherwise practicing their religion at school, as long as the prayers are done without significantly disturbing the class or if they are done during a time of recess
4) being absent from class,if the student is at least sixteen years of age
5) peacefully walking out of class, if the student is at least sixteen years of age
6) actions that occurred outside of school provided they were legal and non-threatening

SECTION II

1) No school in the Republic of Atlasia may prevent a student from graduating or passing a class due to debts incurred, including but not limited to lunch debt and unreturned library books, provided they satisfy all other requirements.
2) No school which receives federal funding from the government of Atlasia may prevent a student from graduating or passing a class due to absences incurred, provided they receive a passing grade and satisfy all other requirements.

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« Reply #604 on: June 11, 2020, 09:02:14 PM »

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Condemnation of Fhtagn Resolution

- The Atlasian House resolves that Fhtagn adds nothing to the game and is not welcome anywhere in its facilities
- The Atlasian House recommends that all political parties refuse to endorse Fhtagn for any office
- The Atlasian House recommends that the Supreme Court of Atlasia order the registrar general to permanently and irrevocably deregister Fhtagn
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« Reply #605 on: June 11, 2020, 09:16:57 PM »

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Condemnation of Fhtagn Resolution

- The Atlasian House resolves that Fhtagn adds nothing to the game and is not welcome anywhere in its facilities
- The Atlasian House recommends that all political parties refuse to endorse Fhtagn for any office
- The Atlasian House recommends that the Supreme Court of Atlasia order the registrar general to permanently and irrevocably deregister Fhtagn

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« Reply #606 on: June 11, 2020, 09:27:55 PM »

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Condemnation of Fhtagn Resolution

- The Atlasian House resolves that Fhtagn adds nothing to the game and is not welcome anywhere in its facilities
- The Atlasian House recommends that all political parties refuse to endorse Fhtagn for any office
- The Atlasian House recommends that the Supreme Court of Atlasia order the registrar general to permanently and irrevocably deregister Fhtagn

I endorse this bill!
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« Reply #607 on: June 11, 2020, 09:30:35 PM »

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Condemnation of Fhtagn Resolution

- The Atlasian House resolves that Fhtagn adds nothing to the game and is not welcome anywhere in its facilities
- The Atlasian House recommends that all political parties refuse to endorse Fhtagn for any office
- The Atlasian House recommends that the Supreme Court of Atlasia order the registrar general to permanently and irrevocably deregister Fhtagn

I endorse this bill!


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« Reply #608 on: June 11, 2020, 09:55:17 PM »

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« Reply #609 on: June 26, 2020, 02:32:31 PM »

Unconstitutional Bills of Attainder should never be taken up on the House floor.
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« Reply #610 on: June 28, 2020, 09:01:10 AM »

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SENATE BILL
To extend the legal quarantine requirements

Be it enacted in both Houses of Congress Assembled,

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1. This bill may be referred to as the "Extending quarantines for new arrivals Act"

2. All new international arrivals to the Republic of Atlasia must consent to a COVID-19 test.  Those who receive a positive diagnosis for COVID-19 shall be placed under mandatory quarantine for no shorter than 14 days.  If it is determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that an insufficient number of testing supplies are available, new arrivals shall be forced to stay 14 days in quarantine in government-controlled facilities or until such time as testing might be available, on a first-come-first-served basis.

3. Congress shall, before January 1st, 2021, open a vote on whether to extend this legal quarantine requirement. The vote shall be a simple 'Aye' or 'Nay' on the extension.  If Aye receives a majority in both houses of Congress then Congress shall be able to decide on the length of the extension.  If no extension is specified before the end of the current length, it shall be assumed to be a 3 month extension lasting until June 30th, 2021.  If the extension fails to get Congressional approval, or if no congressional vote takes place, the legal requirement shall end on March 31st, 2021; unless Congress specifies another date.

4. The Atlasian federal government shall have the power to rent hotel space for these quarantines for new arrivals, in cases where the arrivals have no alternative venue to stay in upon testing positive or where an insufficient number of testing supplies are available.

5. This bill shall become enacted immediately after passage
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« Reply #611 on: June 29, 2020, 11:09:41 AM »

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An Act

To increase investment in economic development, environmental reclamation, and other development in localities in the Appalachian Region of Atlasia, and for other purposes.

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Section 1. Short title

This Act shall be cited as the “Appalachian Region Development Act".

Section 2. Definitions

As used in Act, unless otherwise provided or indicated by the context —
  (1) the term "eligible applicant" means —
      (a) an entity or individual that has received a loan or loan guarantee under this Act; or
      (b) a cooperative that is eligible to receive a loan or loan guarantee under this Act.
  (2) the term "qualified purpose" shall mean the following —
      (a) the purchase, repair, construction, restoration, or redevelopment, of property or infrastructure, including, but not limited to —
            (A) abandoned mine land, and other approved land;
            (B) abandoned, condemned, blighted property or buildings;
            (C) public roads and sidewalks; and
            (D) public utility poles and underground pipes;
      (b) the cleanup of any lands or water bodies; and
      (c) any other necessary costs for research and development.
  (3) the term "Appalachian region" shall mean —
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(a) in Alabama, the counties of Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Coosa, Cullman, De Kalb, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Hale, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Macon, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, Pickens, Randolph, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, and Winston;
(b) in Georgia, the counties of Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Dawson, Douglas, Elbert, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Franklin, Gilmer, Gordon, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Haralson, Hart, Heard, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, Walker, White, and Whitfield;
(c) in Kentucky, the counties of Adair, Bath, Bell, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Casey, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Cumberland, Edmonson, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Floyd, Garrard, Green, Greenup, Harlan, Hart, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Lincoln, McCreary, Madison, Magoffin, Martin, Menifee, Metcalfe, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Nicholas, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Robertson, Rockcastle, Rowan, Russell, Wayne, Whitley, and Wolfe;
(d) in Maryland, the counties of Allegany, Garrett, and Washington;
(e) in Mississippi, the counties of Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Itawamba, Kemper, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union, Webster, Winston, and Yalobusha;
(f) in New York, the counties of Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, Schoharie, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, and Tompkins;
(g) in North Carolina, the counties of Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Davie, Forsyth, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Stokes, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin, and Yancey;
(h) in Ohio, the counties of Adams, Ashtabula, Athens, Belmont, Brown, Carroll, Clermont, Columbiana, Coshocton, Gallia, Guernsey, Harrison, Highland, Hocking, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Mahoning, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Pike, Ross, Scioto, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Vinton, and Washington;
(i) in Pennsylvania, the counties of Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Bradford, Butler, Cambria, Cameron, Carbon, Centre, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Fulton, Greene, Huntingdon, Indiana, Jefferson, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lawrence, Luzerne, Lycoming, McKean, Mercer, Mifflin, Monroe, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Pike, Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, Somerset, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Venango, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westmoreland, and Wyoming;
(j) in South Carolina, the counties of Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg, and Union;
(k) in Tennessee, the counties of Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Cannon, Carter, Claiborne, Clay, Cocke, Coffee, Cumberland, De Kalb, Fentress, Franklin, Grainger, Greene, Grundy, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hawkins, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Lawrence, Lewis, Loudon, McMinn, Macon, Marion, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Overton, Pickett, Polk, Putnam, Rhea, Roane, Scott, Sequatchie, Sevier, Smith, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union, Van Buren, Warren, Washington, and White;
(l) in Virginia, the counties of Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Henry, Highland, Lee, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski, Rockbridge, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise, and Wythe; and
(m) all the counties of West Virginia.

Section 3. Establishment

(a) In general. —

There shall be created a "Appalachian Region Development Program", hereafter referred to as the ARDP.

(b) Applications. —

The ARDP shall determine eligible applicants from businesses, other entities, and individuals who apply by determining which proposals for environmental and economic development plans meet —
  (a) the requirements of a qualified purpose; and
  (b) other such aspects as necessary, including, but not limited to —
      (i) feasibility;
      (ii) cost;
      (iii) effectiveness; and
      (iv) any past activities by the applicants.

Section 4. Grants

(a) In general. —

Eligible applicants shall be eligible to receive grants for a reasonable amount as determined by the ARDP, which shall not be required to be paid back by eligible applicants, except where described in this Act.

(b) Terms. —

The ARDP shall establish such reasonable terms and conditions as necessary to ensure participation and proper use of received funds by eligible applicants.

Section 5. Interest free loans

(a) In general. —

Eligible applicants shall be eligible to receive interest-free loans for a reasonable amount as determined by the ARDP.

(b) Terms. —

The ARDP shall establish such reasonable terms and conditions as necessary to ensure participation, proper use of received funds, and repayment by eligible applicants.

Section 6. Compliance

In the event of any —
  (1) fraud;
  (2) misconduct; or
  (3) other misuse of any grant or loan money received as listed in the signed agreements to receive such grant or loan —
      (a) any such grants or loan money received shall be payed back in full; and
      (b) any failure to do so shall result in further civil and criminal penalties.

Section 7. Job training

(a) In general. —

The ARDP shall establish a "Appalachian Region Job Training Program", which shall —
  (a) subsidize, in addition to any other applicable government financial aid programs, the cost of —
      (i) trade school certificate programs;
      (ii) college classes; and
      (iii) other employment training programs as determined by the ARDP; and
  (b) provide assistance and resources for individuals looking for training for a job.

(b) Requirements. —

The ARDP shall determine —
   (a) the requirements needed to be met by individuals applying for job training aid for approval; and
   (b) the amount of aid each individuals shall receive.

Section 8. Appropriations

There is hereby authorized to carry out this Act $[placeholder] for fiscal year 2020, and for each succeeding fiscal year thereafter.

Section 9. Effective date

This Act shall take effect immediately on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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« Reply #612 on: July 02, 2020, 05:20:05 PM »

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DATA PROTECTION ACT OF 2020

To implement a standard federal law governing the collection and sale of personal data

Be it enacted by the Congress of the Republic of Atlasia assembled
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SECTION I: TITLE.
This law shall be referred to as the Data Protection Act of 2020.

SECTION II: FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:

(a) Privacy is a right enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of Atlasia.
(b) As the role of technology and data in the every daily lives of consumers increases, there is an increase in the amount of personal information shared by consumers with businesses. Atlasian law has not kept pace with these developments and the personal privacy implications surrounding the collection, use, and protection of personal information.
(c) Many states have adopted differing laws regarding data protection creating some confusion. It is therefore beneficial to have a harmonised federal data protection law.
(c) Many large businesses collect personal information from Atlasian consumers. They may know where a consumer lives and how many children a consumer has, how fast a consumer drives, a consumer’s personality, sleep habits, biometric and health information, financial information, precise geolocation information, and social networks, to name a few categories.
(d) The unauthorized disclosure of personal information and the loss of privacy can have devastating effects for individuals, ranging from financial fraud, identity theft, and unnecessary costs to personal time and finances, to destruction of property, harassment, reputational damage, emotional stress, and even potential physical harm.
(e) People desire privacy and more control over their information. Atlasian consumers should be able to exercise control over their personal information, and they want to be certain that there are safeguards against misuse of their personal information. It is possible for businesses both to respect consumers’ privacy and provide a high level transparency to their business practices.
(f) Therefore, it is the intent of Congress to further Atlasians’ right to privacy by giving consumers an effective way to control their personal information, by ensuring the following rights:
 (i) The right of Atlasians to know what personal information is being collected about them.
 (ii) The right of Atlasians to know whether their personal information is sold or disclosed and to whom.
 (iii) The right of Atlasians to say no to the sale of personal information.
 (iv) The right of Atlasians to access their personal information.
 (v) The right of Atlasians to equal service and price, even if they exercise their privacy rights.

SECTION III: DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this act:

(a) “Aggregate consumer information” means information that relates to a group or category of consumers, from which individual consumer identities have been removed, that is not linked or reasonably linkable to any consumer or household, including via a device. “Aggregate consumer information” does not mean one or more individual consumer records that have been de­identified.
(b) “Biometric information” means an individual’s physiological, biological or behavioral characteristics, including an individual’s deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), that can be used, singly or in combination with each other or with other identifying data, to establish individual identity. Biometric information includes, but is not limited to, imagery of the iris, retina, fingerprint, face, hand, palm, vein patterns, and voice recordings, from which an identifier template, such as a faceprint, a minutiae template, or a voiceprint, can be extracted, and keystroke patterns or rhythms, gait patterns or rhythms, and sleep, health, or exercise data that contain identifying information.
(c) “Business” means:
 (i) A sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, association, or other legal entity that is organized or operated for the profit or financial benefit of its shareholders or other owners, that collects consumers’ personal information, or on the behalf of which such information is collected and that alone, or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of consumers’ personal information, that does business in the Republic of Atlasia, that has annual gross revenues in excess of five million dollars ($5,000,000), and that satisfies one or more of the following thresholds:
 (A) Has annual gross revenues in excess of twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000).
 (B) Alone or in combination, annually buys, receives for the business’ commercial purposes, sells, or shares for commercial purposes, alone or in combination, the personal information of 50,000 or more consumers, households, or devices.
 (C) Derives 25 percent or more of its annual revenues from selling consumers’ personal information.
 (ii) Any entity that controls or is controlled by a business, as defined in subparagraph (i), and that shares common branding with the business. “Control” or “controlled” means ownership of, or the power to vote, more than 50 percent of the outstanding shares of any class of voting security of a business; control in any manner over the election of a majority of the directors, or of individuals exercising similar functions; or the power to exercise a controlling influence over the management of a company. “Common branding” means a shared name, servicemark, or trademark.
(d) “Business purpose” means the use of personal information for the business’ or a service provider’s operational purposes, or other notified purposes, provided that the use of personal information shall be reasonably necessary and proportionate to achieve the operational purpose for which the personal information was collected or processed or for another operational purpose that is compatible with the context in which the personal information was collected. Business purposes are:
 (i) Auditing related to a current interaction with the consumer and concurrent transactions, including, but not limited to, counting ad impressions to unique visitors, verifying positioning and quality of ad impressions, and auditing compliance with this specification and other standards.
 (ii) Detecting security incidents, protecting against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, and prosecuting those responsible for that activity.
 (iii) Debugging to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality.
 (iv) Short-term, transient use, provided the personal information that is not disclosed to another third party and is not used to build a profile about a consumer or otherwise alter an individual consumer’s experience outside the current interaction, including, but not limited to, the contextual customization of ads shown as part of the same interaction.
 (v) Performing services on behalf of the business or service provider, including maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, processing or fulfilling orders and transactions, verifying customer information, processing payments, providing financing, providing advertising or marketing services, providing analytic services, or providing similar services on behalf of the business or service provider.
 (vi) Undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration.
 (vii) Undertaking activities to verify or maintain the quality or safety of a service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business, and to improve, upgrade, or enhance the service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business.
(e) “Collects,” “collected,” or “collection” means buying, renting, gathering, obtaining, receiving, or accessing any personal information pertaining to a consumer by any means. This includes receiving information from the consumer, either actively or passively, or by observing the consumer’s behavior.
(f) “Commercial purposes” means to advance a person’s commercial or economic interests, such as by inducing another person to buy, rent, lease, join, subscribe to, provide, or exchange products, goods, property, information, or services, or enabling or effecting, directly or indirectly, a commercial transaction. “Commercial purposes” do not include for the purpose of engaging in speech that state, regional or federal courts have recognized as noncommercial speech, including political speech and journalism.
(g) “Consumer” means a natural person who is an Atlasian resident.
(h) “Deidentified” means information that cannot reasonably identify, relate to, describe, be capable of being associated with, or be linked, directly or indirectly, to a particular consumer, provided that a business that uses deidentified information:
 (i) Has implemented technical safeguards that prohibit reidentification of the consumer to whom the information may pertain.
 (ii) Has implemented business processes that specifically prohibit reidentification of the information.
 (iii) Has implemented business processes to prevent inadvertent release of deidentified information.
 (iv) Makes no attempt to reidentify the information.
(i) “Designated methods for submitting requests” means a mailing address, email address, Internet Web page, Internet Web portal, toll-free telephone number, or other applicable contact information, whereby consumers may submit a request or direction under this title, and any new, consumer-friendly means of contacting a business, as approved by the Federal Trade Commission.
(j) “Device” means any physical object that is capable of connecting to the Internet, directly or indirectly, or to another device.
(k) “Health insurance information” means a consumer’s insurance policy number or subscriber identification number, any unique identifier used by a health insurer to identify the consumer, or any information in the consumer’s application and claims history, including any appeals records, if the information is linked or reasonably linkable to a consumer or household, including via a device, by a business or service provider.
(l) “Homepage” means the introductory page of an Internet Web site and any Internet Web page where personal information is collected. In the case of an online service, such as a mobile application, homepage means the application’s platform page or download page, a link within the application, such as from the application configuration, “About,” “Information,” or settings page, and any other location that allows consumers to review the notice required by Section VI paragraph (a), including, but not limited to, before downloading the application.
(m) “Infer” or “inference” means the derivation of information, data, assumptions, or conclusions from facts, evidence, or another source of information or data.
(n) “Person” means an individual, proprietorship, firm, partnership, joint venture, syndicate, business trust, company, corporation, limited liability company, association, committee, and any other organization or group of persons acting in concert.
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 (i) “Personal information” means information that identifies, relates to, or describes a particular consumer or household that is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household. Personal information includes, but is not limited to, the following:
 (A) Identifiers such as a real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, social security number, driver’s license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers.
 (B) Any information that identifies, relates to, describes, or is capable of being associated with, a particular individual, including, but not limited to, his or her name, signature, social security number, physical characteristics or description, address, telephone number, passport number, driver’s license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, education, employment, employment history, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information, medical information, or health insurance information.
 (C) Characteristics of protected classifications under federal law.
 (D) Commercial information, including records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies.
 (E) Biometric information.
 (F) Internet or other electronic network activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer’s interaction with an Internet Web site, application, or advertisement.
 (G) Geolocation data.
 (H) Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information.
 (I) Professional or employment-related information.
 (J) Education information, defined as information that is not publicly available personally identifiable information as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
 (K) Inferences drawn from any of the information identified in this paragraph to create a profile about a consumer reflecting the consumer’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, preferences, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes.
 (ii) “Personal information” does not include publicly available information. For these purposes, “publicly available” means information that is lawfully made available from federal, regional, state, or local government records, if any conditions associated with such information. “Publicly available” does not mean biometric information collected by a business about a consumer without the consumer’s knowledge. Information is not “publicly available” if that data is used for a purpose that is not compatible with the purpose for which the data is maintained and made available in the government records or for which it is publicly maintained. “Publicly available” does not include consumer information that is deidentified or aggregate consumer information.
(p) “Probabilistic identifier” means the identification of a consumer or a device to a degree of certainty of more probable than not based on any categories of personal information included in, or similar to, the categories enumerated in the definition of personal information.
(q) “Processing” means any operation or set of operations that are performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means.
(r) “Pseudonymize” or “Pseudonymization” means the processing of personal information in a manner that renders the personal information no longer attributable to a specific consumer without the use of additional information, provided that the additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal information is not attributed to an identified or identifiable consumer.
(s) “Research” means scientific, systematic study and observation, including basic research or applied research that is in the public interest and that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws or studies conducted in the public interest in the area of public health. Research with personal information that may have been collected from a consumer in the course of the consumer’s interactions with a business’ service or device for other purposes shall be:
 (i) Compatible with the business purpose for which the personal information was collected.
 (ii) Subsequently pseudonymized and deidentified, or deidentified and in the aggregate, such that the information cannot reasonably identify, relate to, describe, be capable of being associated with, or be linked, directly or indirectly, to a particular consumer.
 (iii) Made subject to technical safeguards that prohibit reidentification of the consumer to whom the information may pertain.
 (iv) Subject to business processes that specifically prohibit reidentification of the information.
 (v) Made subject to business processes to prevent inadvertent release of deidentified information.
 (vi) Protected from any reidentification attempts.
 (vii) Used solely for research purposes that are compatible with the context in which the personal information was collected.
 (viii) Not be used for any commercial purpose.
 (ix) Subjected by the business conducting the research to additional security controls limit access to the research data to only those individuals in a business as are necessary to carry out the research purpose.
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 (i) “Sell,” “selling,” “sale,” or “sold,” means selling, renting, releasing, disclosing, disseminating, making available, transferring, or otherwise communicating orally, in writing, or by electronic or other means, a consumer’s personal information by the business to another business or a third party for monetary or other valuable consideration.
 (ii) For purposes of this title, a business does not sell personal information when:
 (A) A consumer uses or directs the business to intentionally disclose personal information or uses the business to intentionally interact with a third party, provided the third party does not also sell the personal information, unless that disclosure would be consistent with the provisions of this title. An intentional interaction occurs when the consumer intends to interact with the third party, via one or more deliberate interactions. Hovering over, muting, pausing, or closing a given piece of content does not constitute a consumer’s intent to interact with a third party.
 (B) The business uses or shares an identifier for a consumer who has opted out of the sale of the consumer’s personal information for the purposes of alerting third parties that the consumer has opted out of the sale of the consumer’s personal information.
 (C) The business uses or shares with a service provider personal information of a consumer that is necessary to perform a business purpose if both of the following conditions are met: services that the service provider performs on the business’ behalf, provided that the service provider also does not sell the personal information.
 (1) The business has provided notice that information being used or shared in its terms and conditions consistent with Section V subsection 2.
 (2) The service provider does not further collect, sell, or use the personal information of the consumer except as necessary to perform the business purpose.
 (D) The business transfers to a third party the personal information of a consumer as an asset that is part of a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, or other transaction in which the third party assumes control of all or part of the business provided that information is used or shared consistently with Section IV subsections 3 and 4. If a third party materially alters how it uses or shares the personal information of a consumer in a manner that is materially inconsistent with the promises made at the time of collection, it shall provide prior notice of the new or changed practice to the consumer. The notice shall be sufficiently prominent and robust to ensure that existing consumers can easily exercise their choices consistently with Section IV subsection 5. This division does not authorize a business to make material, retroactive privacy policy changes or make other changes in their privacy policy in a manner that would violate any laws regarding unfair and deceptive practices.
(u) “Service” or “services” means work, labor, and services, including services furnished in connection with the sale or repair of goods.
(v) “Service provider” means a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, association, or other legal entity that is organized or operated for the profit or financial benefit of its shareholders or other owners, that processes information on behalf of a business and to which the business discloses a consumer’s personal information for a business purpose pursuant to a written contract, provided that the contract prohibits the entity receiving the information from retaining, using, or disclosing the personal information for any purpose other than for the specific purpose of performing the services specified in the contract for the business, or as otherwise permitted by this title, including retaining, using, or disclosing the personal information for a commercial purpose other than providing the services specified in the contract with the business.
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(w) “Third party” means a person who is not any of the following:
   (i) The business that collects personal information from consumers under this title.
   (ii) A person to whom the business discloses a consumer’s personal information for a business purpose pursuant to a written contract, provided that the contract:
      (A) Prohibits the person receiving the personal information from:
         (1) Selling the personal information.
         (2) Retaining, using, or disclosing the personal information for any purpose other than for the specific purpose of performing the services specified in the contract, including retaining, using, or disclosing the personal information for a commercial purpose other than providing the services specified in the contract.
         (3) Retaining, using, or disclosing the information outside of the direct business relationship between the person and the business.
      (B) Includes a certification made by the person receiving the personal information that the person understands the restrictions in division (A) and will comply with them.
   (iii) A person covered by subparagraph (ii) that violates any of the restrictions set forth in this title shall be liable for the violations. A business that discloses personal information to a person covered by subparagraph (ii) in compliance with subparagraph (ii) shall not be liable under this title if the person receiving the personal information uses it in violation of the restrictions set forth in this title, provided that, at the time of disclosing the personal information, the business does not have actual knowledge, or reason to believe, that the person intends to commit such a violation.
(x) “Unique identifier” or “Unique personal identifier” means a persistent identifier that can be used to recognize a consumer, a family, or a device that is linked to a consumer or family, over time and across different services, including, but not limited to, a device identifier; an Internet Protocol address; cookies, beacons, pixel tags, mobile ad identifiers, or similar technology; customer number, unique pseudonym, or user alias; telephone numbers, or other forms of persistent or probabilistic identifiers that can be used to identify a particular consumer or device. For purposes of this paragraph, “family” means a custodial parent or guardian and any minor children over which the parent or guardian has custody.
(y) “Verifiable consumer request” means a request that is made by a consumer, by a consumer on behalf of the consumer’s minor child, or by a natural person or a person registered with the Federal Trade Commission, authorized by the consumer to act on the consumer’s behalf, and that the business can reasonably verify, pursuant to regulations adopted by the Federal Trade Commission pursuant to Section IX paragraph (a) subparagraph (vii) to be the consumer about whom the business has collected personal information. A business is not obligated to provide information to the consumer pursuant to Section IV subsections 3 and 4 if the business cannot verify, pursuant this paragraph and regulations adopted by the Federal Trade Commission pursuant to Section IX paragraph (a) subparagraph (vii), that the consumer making the request is the consumer about whom the business has collected information or is a person authorized by the consumer to act on such consumer’s behalf.

SECTION IV: CONSUMER RIGHTS.

1.
(a) A consumer shall have the right to request that a business that collects a consumer’s personal information disclose to that consumer the categories and specific pieces of personal information the business has collected.
(b) A business that collects a consumer’s personal information shall, at or before the point of collection, inform consumers as to the categories of personal information to be collected and the purposes for which the categories of personal information shall be used. A business shall not collect additional categories of personal information or use personal information collected for additional purposes without providing the consumer with notice consistent with this subsection.
(c) A business shall provide the information specified in part (a) to a consumer only upon receipt of a verifiable consumer request.
(d) A business that receives a verifiable consumer request from a consumer to access personal information shall promptly take steps to disclose and deliver, free of charge to the consumer, the personal information required by this subsection. The information may be delivered by mail or electronically, and if provided electronically, the information shall be in a portable and, to the extent technically feasible, in a readily useable format that allows the consumer to transmit this information to another entity without hindrance. A business may provide personal information to a consumer at any time, but shall not be required to provide personal information to a consumer more than twice in a 6-month period.
(e) A business shall not be required to retain any personal information collected for a single, one-time transaction.

2.
(a) A consumer shall have the right to request that a business delete any personal information about the consumer which the business has collected from the consumer.
(b) A business that collects personal information about consumers shall disclose, pursuant to Section V subsection 1 paragraph (a) subparagraph (v) division (A), the consumer’s rights to request the deletion of the consumer’s personal information.
(c) A business that receives a verifiable request from a consumer to delete the consumer’s personal information pursuant to part (a) of this subsection shall delete the consumer’s personal information from its records and direct any service providers to delete the consumer’s personal information from their records.
(d) A business or a service provider shall not be required to comply with a consumer’s request to delete the consumer’s personal information if it is necessary for the business or service provider to maintain the consumer’s personal information in order to:
   (i) Complete the transaction for which the personal information was collected, provide a good or service requested by the consumer, or reasonably anticipated within the context of a business’s ongoing business relationship with the consumer, or otherwise perform a contract between the business and the consumer.
   (ii) Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity; or prosecute those responsible for that activity.
   (iii) Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when the businesses’ deletion of the information is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of such research, if the consumer has provided informed consent.
   (iv) Comply with a legal obligation.

3.
(a) A consumer shall have the right to request that a business that collects personal information about the consumer disclose to the consumer the following:
   (i) The categories of personal information it has collected about that consumer.
   (ii) The categories of sources from which the personal information is collected.
   (iii) The business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling personal information.
   (iv) The categories of third parties with whom the business shares personal information.
   (v) The specific pieces of personal information it has collected about that consumer.
(b) A business that collects personal information about a consumer shall disclose to the consumer, pursuant to Section V subsection 1 paragraph (a) subparagraph (iii), the information specified in paragraph (a) upon receipt of a verifiable request from the consumer.
(c) A business that collects personal information about consumers shall disclose, pursuant to Section V subsection 1 paragraph (a) subparagraph (v) division (B):
   (i) The categories of personal information it has collected about that consumer.
   (ii) The categories of sources from which the personal information is collected.
   (iii) The business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling personal information.
   (iv) The categories of third parties with whom the business shares personal information.
   (v) The specific pieces of personal information the business has collected about that consumer.
(d) This subsection does not require a business to do the following:
   (i) Retain any personal information about a consumer collected for a single one-time transaction if, in the ordinary course of business, that information about the consumer is not retained.
   (ii) Reidentify or otherwise link any data that, in the ordinary course of business, is not maintained in a manner that would be considered personal information.

4.
(a) A consumer shall have the right to request that a business that sells the consumer’s personal information, or that discloses it for a business purpose, disclose to that consumer:
   (i) The categories of personal information that the business collected about the consumer.
   (ii) The categories of personal information that the business sold about the consumer and the categories of third parties to whom the personal information was sold, by category or categories of personal information for each third party to whom the personal information was sold.
   (iii) The categories of personal information that the business disclosed about the consumer for a business purpose.
(b) A business that sells personal information about a consumer, or that discloses a consumer’s personal information for a business purpose, shall disclose, pursuant to Section V subsection 1 paragraph (a) subparagraph (iv), the information specified in paragraph (a) to the consumer upon receipt of a verifiable request from the consumer.
(c) A business that sells consumers’ personal information, or that discloses consumers’ personal information for a business purpose, shall disclose, pursuant to Section V subsection 1 paragraph (a) subparagraph (v) division (C):
   (i) The category or categories of consumers’ personal information it has sold, or if the business has not sold consumers’ personal information, it shall disclose that fact.
   (ii) The category or categories of consumers’ personal information it has disclosed for a business purpose, or if the business has not disclosed the consumers’ personal information for a business purpose, it shall disclose that fact.
(d) A third party shall not sell personal information about a consumer that has been sold to the third party by a business unless the consumer has received explicit notice and is provided an opportunity to exercise the right to opt out pursuant to subsection 5.

5.
(a) A consumer shall have the right, at any time, to direct a business that sells personal information about the consumer to third parties not to sell the consumer’s personal information. This right may be referred to as the right to opt out.
(b) A business that sells consumers’ personal information to third parties shall provide notice to consumers, pursuant to Section V subsection 2 paragraph (a), that this information may be sold and that consumers have the right to opt out of the sale of their personal information.
(c) A business that has received direction from a consumer not to sell the consumer’s personal information or, in the case of a minor consumer’s personal information has not received consent to sell the minor consumer’s personal information shall be prohibited, pursuant to Section V subsection 2 paragraph (a) subparagraph (iv), from selling the consumer’s personal information after its receipt of the consumer’s direction, unless the consumer subsequently provides express authorization for the sale of the consumer’s personal information.
(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a business shall not sell the personal information of consumers if the business has actual knowledge that the consumer is less than 16 years of age, unless the consumer has affirmatively authorized the sale of the consumer’s personal information. A business that willfully disregards the consumer’s age shall be deemed to have had actual knowledge of the consumer’s age. This right may be referred to as the “right to opt in.”

6.
(a) A business shall not discriminate against a consumer because the consumer exercised any of the consumer’s rights under this title, including, but not limited to, by:
   (i) Denying goods or services to the consumer.
   (ii) Charging different prices or rates for goods or services, including through the use of discounts or other benefits or imposing penalties.
   (iii) Providing a different level or quality of goods or services to the consumer, if the consumer exercises the consumer’s rights under this title.
   (iv) Suggesting that the consumer will receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services.
(b) Nothing in paragraph (a) prohibits a business from charging a consumer a different price or rate, or from providing a different level or quality of goods or services to the consumer, if that difference is reasonably related to the value provided to the consumer by the consumer’s data.
(c) A business may offer financial incentives, including payments to consumers as compensation, for the collection of personal information, the sale of personal information, or the deletion of personal information. A business may also offer a different price, rate, level, or quality of goods or services to the consumer if that price or difference is directly related to the value provided to the consumer by the consumer’s data.
(d) A business that offers any financial incentives pursuant to paragraph (a), shall notify consumers of the financial incentives pursuant to Section V subsection 2.
(e)  A business may enter a consumer into a financial incentive program only if the consumer gives the business prior opt-in consent pursuant to Section V subsection 2 which clearly describes the material terms of the financial incentive program, and which may be revoked by the consumer at any time.
(f) A business shall not use financial incentive practices that are unjust, unreasonable, coercive, or usurious in nature.

SECTION V: COMPLIANCE.

1.
(a) In order to comply with Section IV subsections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6, in a form that is reasonably accessible to consumers, a business shall:
   (i) Make available to consumers two or more designated methods for submitting requests for information required to be disclosed pursuant to Section IV subsections 3 and 4, including, at a minimum, a toll-free telephone number, and if the business maintains an Internet Web site, a Web site address.
   (ii) Disclose and deliver the required information to a consumer free of charge within 45 days of receiving a verifiable request from the consumer. The business shall promptly take steps to determine whether the request is a verifiable request, but this shall not extend the business’s duty to disclose and deliver the information within 45 days of receipt of the consumer’s request. The time period to provide the required information may be extended once by an additional 45 days when reasonably necessary, provided the consumer is provided notice of the extension within the first 45-day period. The disclosure shall cover the 12-month period preceding the business’s receipt of the verifiable request and shall be made in writing and delivered through the consumer’s account with the business, if the consumer maintains an account with the business, or by mail or electronically at the consumer’s option if the consumer does not maintain an account with the business, in a readily useable format that allows the consumer to transmit this information from one entity to another entity without hindrance. The business shall not require the consumer to create an account with the business in order to make a verifiable request.
   (iii) For purposes of Section IV subsection 3 paragraph (b):
      (A) To identify the consumer, associate the information provided by the consumer in the verifiable request to any personal information previously collected by the business about the consumer.
      (B) Identify by category or categories the personal information collected about the consumer in the preceding 12 months by reference to the enumerated category or categories in paragraph (c) that most closely describes the personal information collected.
   (iv) For purposes of Section IV subsection 4 paragraph (b):
      (A) Identify the consumer and associate the information provided by the consumer in the verifiable request to any personal information previously collected by the business about the consumer.
      (B) Identify by category or categories the personal information of the consumer that the business sold in the preceding 12 months by reference to the enumerated category in paragraph (c) that most closely describes the personal information, and provide the categories of third parties to whom the consumer’s personal information was sold in the preceding 12 months by reference to the enumerated category or categories in paragraph (c) that most closely describes the personal information sold. The business shall disclose the information in a list that is separate from a list generated for the purposes of division (C).
      (C) Identify by category or categories the personal information of the consumer that the business disclosed for a business purpose in the preceding 12 months by reference to the enumerated category or categories in subdivision (c) that most closely describes the personal information, and provide the categories of third parties to whom the consumer’s personal information was disclosed for a business purpose in the preceding 12 months by reference to the enumerated category or categories in subdivision (c) that most closely describes the personal information disclosed. The business shall disclose the information in a list that is separate from a list generated for the purposes of division (B).
   (v) Disclose the following information in its online privacy policy or policies if the business has an online privacy policy or policies, or if the business does not maintain those policies, on its Internet Web site, and update that information at least once every 12 months:
      (A) A description of a consumer’s rights pursuant to Section IV subsections 3, 4 and 6 and one or more designated methods for submitting requests.
      (B) For purposes of Section IV subsection 3 paragraph (c), a list of the categories of personal information it has collected about consumers in the preceding 12 months by reference to the enumerated category or categories in subdivision (c) that most closely describe the personal information collected.
      (C) For purposes of Section IV subsection 4 paragraph (c) subparagraphs (i) and (ii), two separate lists:
         (1) A list of the categories of personal information it has sold about consumers in the preceding 12 months by reference to the enumerated category or categories in paragraph (c) that most closely describe the personal information sold, or if the business has not sold consumers’ personal information in the preceding 12 months, the business shall disclose that fact.
         (2) A list of the categories of personal information it has disclosed about consumers for a business purpose in the preceding 12 months by reference to the enumerated category in paragraph (c) that most closely describe the personal information disclosed, or if the business has not disclosed consumers’ personal information for a business purpose in the preceding 12 months, the business shall disclose that fact.
   (vi) Ensure that all individuals responsible for handling consumer inquiries about the business’s privacy practices or the business’s compliance with this title are informed of all requirements in Section IV subsections 3, 4 and 6, and this subsection, and how to direct consumers to exercise their rights under those subsections.
   (vii) Use any personal information collected from the consumer in connection with the business’s verification of the consumer’s request solely for the purposes of verification.
(b) A business is not obligated to provide the information required by Section IV subsections 3 and 4 to the same consumer more than twice in a 12-month period.
(c) The categories of personal information required to be disclosed pursuant to Section IV subsections 3 and 4 shall follow the definition of personal information in Section III.
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(a) A business that is required to comply with Section IV subsection 5 shall, in a form that is reasonably accessible to consumers:
   (i) Provide a clear and conspicuous link on the business’ Internet homepage, to an Internet Web page that enables a consumer, or a person authorized by the consumer, to opt out of the sale of the consumer’s personal information. A business shall not require a consumer to create an account in order to direct the business not to sell the consumer’s personal information.
   (ii) Include a description of a consumer’s rights pursuant to Section IV subsection 5, along with a separate link to the Internet Web page created under subparagraph (i) in its online privacy policy or policies if the business has an online privacy policy or policies.
   (iii) Ensure that all individuals responsible for handling consumer inquiries about the business’s privacy practices or the business’s compliance with this title are informed of all requirements in Section IV subsection 5 and this subsection and how to direct consumers to exercise their rights under those subsections.
   (iv) For consumers who exercise their right to opt out of the sale of their personal information, refrain from selling personal information collected by the business about the consumer.
   (v) For a consumer who has opted out of the sale of the consumer’s personal information, respect the consumer’s decision to opt out for at least 12 months before requesting that the consumer authorize the sale of the consumer’s personal information.
   (vi) Use any personal information collected from the consumer in connection with the submission of the consumer’s opt-out request solely for the purposes of complying with the opt-out request.

SECTION VI: LIMITATIONS.

(a) The obligations imposed on businesses by this title shall not restrict a business’s ability to:
   (i) Comply with federal, regional, state, or local laws.
   (ii) Comply with a civil, criminal, or regulatory inquiry, investigation, subpoena, or summons by federal, state, regional or local authorities.
   (iii) Cooperate with law enforcement agencies concerning conduct or activity that the business, service provider, or third party reasonably and in good faith believes may violate federal, regional, state, or local law.
   (iv) Exercise or defend legal claims.
   (v) Collect, use, retain, sell, or disclose consumer information that is deidentified or in the aggregate consumer information.
(b) The obligations imposed on businesses by Section IV subsections 3, 4, 5 and 6 and Section V, inclusive, shall not apply where compliance by the business with the title would violate an evidentiary privilege under federal, regional or state law and shall not prevent a business from providing the personal information of a consumer to a person covered by an evidentiary privilege under federal, regional or state law as part of a privileged communication.
(c) This act shall not apply to protected or health information that is collected by a covered entity governed by the privacy, security, and breach notification rules issued by the federal Department of Health and Human Services, Parts 160 and 164 of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations, established pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Availability Act of 1996. For purposes of this paragraph, “medical information” means any individually identifiable information, in electronic or physical form, in possession of or derived from a provider of health care, health care service plan, pharmaceutical company, or contractor regarding a patient’s medical history, mental or physical condition, or treatment. “Individually identifiable” means that the medical information includes or contains any element of personal identifying information sufficient to allow identification of the individual, such as the patient’s name, address, electronic mail address, telephone number, or social security number, or other information that, alone or in combination with other publicly available information, reveals the individual’s identity. The definitions of “protected health information” and “covered entity” from the federal privacy rule shall apply.
(d) This title shall not apply to the sale of personal information to or from a consumer reporting agency if that information is to be reported in, or used to generate, a consumer report as defined by subdivision (d) of Section 1681a of Title 15 of the Atlasian Code, and use of that information is limited by the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act.
(e) This title shall not apply to personal information collected, processed, sold, or disclosed pursuant to the federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and implementing regulations, if it is in conflict with that law.
(f) This title shall not apply to personal information collected, processed, sold, or disclosed pursuant to the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act of 1994, if it is in conflict with that act.
(g) Notwithstanding a business’ obligations to respond to and honor consumer rights requests pursuant to this title:
   (i) A time period for a business to respond to any verified consumer request may be extended by up to 90 additional days where necessary, taking into account the complexity and number of the requests. The business shall inform the consumer of any such extension within 45 days of receipt of the request, together with the reasons for the delay.
   (ii) If the business does not take action on the request of the consumer, the business shall inform the consumer, without delay and at the latest within the time period permitted of response by this section, of the reasons for not taking action and any rights the consumer may have to appeal the decision to the business.
   (iii) If requests from a consumer are manifestly unfounded or excessive, in particular because of their repetitive character, a business may either charge a reasonable fee, taking into account the administrative costs of providing the information or communication or taking the action requested, or refuse to act on the request and notify the consumer of the reason for refusing the request. The business shall bear the burden of demonstrating that any verified consumer request is manifestly unfounded or excessive.
(h) A business that discloses personal information to a service provider shall not be liable under this title if the service provider receiving the personal information uses it in violation of the restrictions set forth in the title, provided that, at the time of disclosing the personal information, the business does not have actual knowledge, or reason to believe, that the service provider intends to commit such a violation. A service provider shall likewise not be liable under this title for the obligations of a business for which it provides services as set forth in this title.
(i) This title shall not be construed to require a business to reidentify or otherwise link information that is not maintained in a manner that would be considered personal information.
(j) The rights afforded to consumers and the obligations imposed on the business in this title shall not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of other consumers.

SECTION VII: ENFORCEMENT.

1.
(a)
   (i) Any consumer whose nonencrypted or nonredacted personal information, as defined in paragraph (d), is subject to an unauthorized access and exfiltration, theft, or disclosure as a result of the business’ violation of the duty to implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices appropriate to the nature of the information to protect the personal information may institute a civil action for any of the following:
      (A) To recover damages in an amount not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not greater than seven hundred and fifty ($750) per consumer per incident or actual damages, whichever is greater.
      (B) Injunctive or declaratory relief.
      (C) Any other relief the court deems proper.
   (ii) In assessing the amount of statutory damages, the court shall consider any one or more of the relevant circumstances presented by any of the parties to the case, including, but not limited to, the nature and seriousness of the misconduct, the number of violations, the persistence of the misconduct, the length of time over which the misconduct occurred, the willfulness of the defendant’s misconduct, and the defendant’s assets, liabilities, and net worth.
(b) Actions pursuant to this subsection may be brought by a consumer if all of the following requirements are met:
   (i) Prior to initiating any action against a business for statutory damages on an individual or class-wide basis, a consumer shall provide a business 30 days’ written notice identifying the specific provisions of this title the consumer alleges have been or are being violated. In the event a cure is possible, if within the 30 days the business actually cures the noticed violation and provides the consumer an express written statement that the violations have been cured and that no further violations shall occur, no action for individual statutory damages or class-wide statutory damages may be initiated against the business. No notice shall be required prior to an individual consumer initiating an action solely for actual pecuniary damages suffered as a result of the alleged violations of this title. If a business continues to violate this title in breach of the express written statement provided to the consumer under this subsection, the consumer may initiate an action against the business to enforce the written statement and may pursue statutory damages for each breach of the express written statement, as well as any other violation of the title that postdates the written statement.
   (ii) A consumer bringing an action as defined in paragraph (c) subparagraph (i) shall notify the Federal Trade Commission within 30 days that the action has been filed.
   (iii) The Federal Trade Commission, upon receiving such notice shall, within 30 days, do one of the following:
      (A) Notify the consumer bringing the action of the Federal Trade Commission’s intent to prosecute an action against the violation. If the Federal Trade Commission does not prosecute within six months, the consumer may proceed with the action.
      (B) Refrain from acting within the 30 days, allowing the consumer bringing the action to proceed.
      (C) Notify the consumer bringing the action that the consumer shall not proceed with the action.
(c) Nothing in this act shall be interpreted to serve as the basis for a private right of action under any other law. This shall not be construed to relieve any party from any duties or obligations imposed under other law.
(d) For the purposes of paragraph (a) subparagraph (i), “Personal information” means an individual’s first name or first initial and the individual’s last name in combination with any one or more of the following data elements, when either the name or the data elements are not encrypted or redacted:
   (i) Social security number.
   (ii) Driver’s license number, state identification card number, tax identification number, passport number, military identification number, or other unique identification number issued on a government document commonly used to verify the identity of a specific individual.
   (iii) Account number or credit or debit card number, in combination with any required security code, access code, or password that would permit access to an individual’s financial account.
   (iv) Medical information.
   (v) Health insurance information.
   (vi) Unique biometric data generated from measurements or technical analysis of human body characteristics, such as a fingerprint, retina, or iris image, used to authenticate a specific individual. Unique biometric data does not include a physical or digital photograph, unless used or stored for facial recognition purposes.

2.
(a) Any business or third party may seek the opinion of the Federal Trade Commission for guidance on how to comply with the provisions of this title.
(b) A business shall be in violation of this title if it fails to cure any alleged violation within 30 days after being notified of alleged noncompliance. Any business, service provider, or other person that violates this title shall be liable for a civil penalty in a civil action brought in the name of the people of the Republic of Atlasia by the Federal Trade Commission. The civil penalties provided for in this subsection shall be exclusively assessed and recovered in a civil action brought in the name of the people of the Republic of Atlasia by the Federal Trade Commission.
(c) Any person, business, or service provider that intentionally violates this title may be liable for a civil penalty of up to seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for each violation.
(d) Any civil penalty assessed for a violation of this title, and the proceeds of any settlement of an action brought pursuant to paragraph (a), shall be allocated as follows:
   (i) Twenty percent to the Consumer Privacy Fund, with the intent to fully offset any costs incurred by the state courts and the Federal Trade Commission in connection with this title.
   (ii) Eighty percent to the jurisdiction on whose behalf the action leading to the civil penalty was brought.
(e) It is the intent of Congress that the percentages specified in paragraph (c) be adjusted as necessary to ensure that any civil penalties assessed for a violation of this title fully offset any costs incurred by the federal courts and the Federal Trade Commission in connection with this title, including a sufficient amount to cover any deficit from a prior fiscal year.

SECTION VIII: CONSUMER PRIVACY FUND.

(a) A special fund to be known as the “Consumer Privacy Fund” is hereby created within the General Fund in the Treasury, and is available upon appropriation by Congress to offset any costs incurred by the federal courts in connection with actions brought to enforce this title and any costs incurred by the Federal Trade Commission in carrying out the Federal Trade Commission’s duties under this title.
(b) Funds transferred to the Consumer Privacy Fund shall be used exclusively to offset any costs incurred by the federal courts and the Federal Trade Commission in connection with this title. These funds shall not be subject to appropriation or transfer by Congress for any other purpose, unless the Secretary responsible for the Treasury determines that the funds are in excess of the funding needed to fully offset the costs incurred by the federal courts and the Federal Trade Commission in connection with this title, in which case Congress may appropriate excess funds for other purposes.

SECTION IX: FTC AUTHORITY.

(a) On or before January 1, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission shall solicit broad public participation to adopt regulations to further the purposes of this title, including, but not limited to, the following areas:
   (i) Updating as needed additional categories of personal information to those enumerated in Section V subsection 1 paragraph (c) and Section III paragraph (o) in order to address changes in technology, data collection practices, obstacles to implementation, and privacy concerns.
   (ii) Updating as needed the definition of unique identifiers to address changes in technology, data collection, obstacles to implementation, and privacy concerns, and additional categories to the definition of designated methods for submitting requests to facilitate a consumer’s ability to obtain information from a business pursuant to Section V subsection 1.
   (iii) Establishing any exceptions necessary to comply with state, regional or federal law, including, but not limited to, those relating to trade secrets and intellectual property rights, within one year of passage of this title and as needed thereafter.
   (iv) Establishing rules and procedures for the following, within one year of passage of this title and as needed thereafter:
      (A) To facilitate and govern the submission of a request by a consumer to opt out of the sale of personal information pursuant to Section VI paragraph (a) subparagraph (i).
      (B) To govern business compliance with a consumer’s opt-out request.
      (C) The development and use of a recognizable and uniform opt-out logo or button by all businesses to promote consumer awareness of the opportunity to opt out of the sale of personal information.
   (v) Adjusting the monetary thresholds in Section III paragraph (c) subparagraph (i) and Section III paragraph (c) subparagraph (i) division (A) in January of every odd-numbered year to reflect any increase in the Consumer Price Index.
   (vi) Establishing rules, procedures, and any exceptions necessary to ensure that the notices and information that businesses are required to provide pursuant to this title are provided in a manner that may be easily understood by the average consumer, are accessible to consumers with disabilities, and are available in the language primarily used to interact with the consumer, including establishing rules and guidelines regarding financial incentive offerings, within one year of passage of this title and as needed thereafter.
   (vii) Establishing rules and procedures to further the purposes of Section IV subsections 3 and 4 and to facilitate a consumer’s or the consumer’s authorized agent’s ability to obtain information pursuant to Section V subsection 1, with the goal of minimizing the administrative burden on consumers, taking into account available technology, security concerns, and the burden on the business, to govern a business’ determination that a request for information received by a consumer is a verifiable request, including treating a request submitted through a password-protected account maintained by the consumer with the business while the consumer is logged into the account as a verifiable request and providing a mechanism for a consumer who does not maintain an account with the business to request information through the business’ authentication of the consumer’s identity, within one year of passage of this title and as needed thereafter.
(b) The Federal Trade Commission may adopt additional regulations as necessary to further the purposes of this title.

SECTION X: IMPLEMENTATION.

(a) This act shall take effect on Sunday the 1st of January 2023.
(b) This title is intended to further the constitutional right of privacy and to supplement existing laws relating to
consumers’ personal information.
(c) The provisions of this title are not limited to information collected electronically or over the Internet, but apply to the collection and sale of all personal information collected by a business from consumers.
(d) Wherever possible, law relating to consumers’ personal information should be construed to harmonize with the provisions of this title, but in the event of a conflict between other laws and the provisions of this title, the provisions of the law that afford the greatest protection for the right of privacy for consumers shall control.
(e) This title is a matter of nationwide concern and supersedes and preempts all rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, and other laws adopted by a region, state, city, county, city and county, municipality, or local agency regarding the collection and sale of consumers’ personal information by a business.
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« Reply #615 on: July 05, 2020, 10:34:55 PM »
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An act to improve national oenological security

Section I. Title.
This law shall be referred to as the Supporting Leadership in Oenology through Serviceman Education and Development  (SLOSHED) Act.

Section II. Definitions
(A). “Wine” shall be defined as an alcoholic beverage made from fermented grapes construing to the general legal definition established by states’ alcohol regulation boards.
(B). “Wine support” shall be defined as any event or occasion requiring the presence of wine, such as state dinners, religious celebration, or any event that just needs some classy, liquid fun.

Section III. Establishment

(A)    i. The Atlasian Army shall create a new formation, the Atlasia Army Corps of Sommeliers (AACS).
    ii. The AACS shall consist of a minimum of 2,000 civilian, military and auxiliary personnel, with a minimum of 1,200 of those shall be educated, trained, and certified Atlasian Strategic Sommeliers.
   iii. The role of the AACS shall be to provide wine and wine support to the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, allied foreign armed forces, domestic civilian populations, allied foreign civilian populations, and any other appropriate situation, shall one arise.
(B)    i. The Department of Defense shall establish National Academies of Wine (NAW) in order to train a strategic army of sommeliers to staff the AACS.
   ii.    a. The National Academies of Wine shall edify, within a three year program, viticulture, oenology, wine criticism, and wine distribution and sales.
         b. At the end of the programs, students shall be subject to an extensive exam testing and analysing their skills. If a student passes the examination, they are certified as an Atlasian Strategic Sommelier (ASS). Should a student not pass their examination, they are to take a remedial course focusing on their weakest performance on the examination. Should a student not pass their examination after three attempts, they are to retake the entire three year program. Should a student not pass their examination after three attempts after retaking the program, they are to be expelled from the NAW.
         c. Each NAW shall hire 3 to 5 Court of Master Sommeliers certified Master Sommeliers to teach at their institution and to develop the examination for ASS certification.
   iii. The first National Academy of Wine shall be built in Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County, California. The NAW-Paso Robles shall be able to educate and house 400 students and all necessary education and support staff.
   iv. The second National Academy of Wine shall be built in Ukiah, Mendocino County, California. The NAW-Ukiah shall be able to educate and house 250 students and all necessary education and support staff.
   v. The third National Academy of Wine shall be built in Augusta, St. Charles County, Missouri. The NAW-Augusta shall be able to educate and house 100 students and all necessary education and support staff.

Section IV. Funding
A. $2,000,000,000 per annum shall be appropriated from the Atlasian Defense Budget to the AACS.
B. $1,000,000,000 per annum shall be appropriated from the Atlasian Defense Budget to the NAWs.
C. $500,000,000 shall be appropriated once in order to fund the initial construction and land purchases of the NAWs.

Section V. Implementation
Construction of the NAW shall begin immediately upon the passage of this bill. The establishment of the AACS shall officially occur upon the graduation of the first class of students from a NAW.
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« Reply #616 on: July 08, 2020, 04:39:07 PM »

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AN ACT
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify the eligibility of broadband internet access services for Federal universal service support, and for other purposes.



Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Republic of Atlasia in Congress assembled,

Section I. Title

The long title of this Act shall be the "Considering How Online Networks are Key, Yield Funding to Internet Redevelopment and Expansion Act." It may be abbreviated to and cited as the "CHONKYFIRE Act."

Section II. Universal Service Support for Broadband Internet Access Services

(a) Clarification Of Eligibility For Support.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 254(c) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
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(4) BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICES.—In addition to the services included in the definition of universal service under paragraph (1), the Commission shall designate broadband internet access services as services that are supported by Federal universal service support mechanisms. In designating services under this paragraph, the Commission shall ensure that the services designated are sufficient for the purposes for which consumers use broadband internet access services, as such purposes evolve over time.
(2) OBLIGATIONS OF ELIGIBLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS.—Section 214(e)(1)(A) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 214(e)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting “all of” after “offer”.
(b) Contributions To Universal Service.—
(1) PROVIDERS OF BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICES REQUIRED TO CONTRIBUTE.—Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254) is amended—
(A) in subsection (b)(4), by inserting “and all providers of broadband internet access services” after “telecommunications services”; and
(B) in subsection (d)—
(i) in the heading, by striking “Telecommunications Carrier”;
(ii) in the first sentence, by inserting “and every provider of broadband internet access services” after “telecommunications services”; and
(iii) in the second sentence—
(I) by inserting “, or provider or class of providers,” after “carriers”; and
(II) by inserting “or provider’s” after “carrier’s” each place it appears.
(2) ADDITIONAL MATTERS RELATING TO UNIVERSAL SERVICE CONTRIBUTIONS.—Section 254(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(d)) is amended—
(A) by striking “Every telecommunications carrier” and inserting the following:
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Every telecommunications carrier”
(B) It is further amended by adding at the end the following:
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(2) EXCLUSION FROM CONTRIBUTION BASE OF SERVICES PROVIDED TO LIFELINE CONSUMERS.—In determining the amount that a telecommunications carrier or provider of a broadband internet access service is required to contribute under this subsection, the Commission shall exclude from the determination any services provided by such carrier or provider to consumers who receive services through the Lifeline program of the Commission.
(3) CONSIDERATION OF ANTICIPATED FUNDING NEEDS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—In determining the amount of contributions required under this subsection, the Commission shall consider forecasts of anticipated demand for services that are supported by each of the Federal universal service support mechanisms over periods that are sufficiently long to allow for adequate planning, thereby ensuring sufficient and predictable funding for each such mechanism.
(B) PROHIBITION ON CONTRIBUTION LIMIT.—The Commission may not establish any limit on the total amount of contributions required under this subsection with respect to all Federal universal service support mechanisms, except for establishing the amount that providers are required to contribute with respect to a particular time period based on the projected demand for services that are supported by Federal universal service support mechanisms over such time period.
(c) Access In Tribal Areas.—Section 254(b)(3) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(b)(3)) is amended—
(1) in the heading, by striking “ACCESS IN RURAL AND HIGH COST AREAS” and inserting “ACCESS IN ALL REGIONS”; and
(2) by inserting “Tribal,” after “insular,”.
(d) Prohibition On Expenditure Limit.—Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254) is amended by adding at the end the following:
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(m) Prohibition On Expenditure Limit.—The Commission may not establish any limit on the total amount of funds that may be expended through all Federal universal service support mechanisms. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall be construed to prohibit the Commission from ensuring that funds expended through the Federal universal service support mechanisms are expended for services eligible for support through such mechanisms.
(e) Consultation Among FCC, NTIA, And USDA.—The Federal Communications Commission, the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, and the Department of Agriculture shall, in administering Federal financial assistance for the deployment of broadband services, consult with one another regarding the distribution of such assistance for the deployment of broadband services in rural areas.
(f) Reporting Requirements.—Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by subsection (d), is further amended by adding at the end the following:
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(n) Reporting Requirements.—Not later than 180 days after the end of each calendar year, the Commission shall submit to Congress a report that contains the following:
(1) A statement of the total amount expended in such year to support broadband internet access services through the Federal universal service support mechanisms for high-cost areas.
(2) A statement of the amount, of the total amount stated under paragraph (1), expended in each of the following:
(A) Rural areas.
(B) Insular areas.
(C) Tribal areas.
(D) Areas that, as of the beginning of such year, were unserved areas, as determined by the Commission.
(3) A description of progress during such year in advancing the universal service principles described in subsection (b) and the requirements for meeting future growth in the demand for the services that are supported by Federal universal service support mechanisms, including challenges that may prevent the advancement of such principles.”
(g) Broadband Internet Access Service Defined.—Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by subsections (d) and (f), is further amended by adding at the end the following:
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(o) Broadband Internet Access Service Defined.—In this section, the term ‘broadband internet access service’—
(1) means a mass-market retail service by wire or radio that provides the capability to transmit data to and receive data from all or substantially all internet endpoints, including any capabilities that are incidental to and enable the operation of the communications service, but excluding dial-up internet access service; and
(2) includes any service that the Commission finds to be providing a functional equivalent of the service described in paragraph (1).
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An act to guarantee and reward quality wine

Section I. Title.

This bill shall be referred to as the “Atlasia Wine Official Classification Act of 2020”.

Section II. Definitions

A. An “Atlasian wine” shall be any wine made with at least 85% grapes grown in Atlasia.

Section III. Establishment

A. Reds


I. A competition shall be held every 9 years with any winery being allowed to submit any of their Atlasian wine which shall fit the selected category produced within the previous eight years for judging. There is no limit to how many wines a winery may submit, but they must pay $3,000 for their first submission and $1,000 for any additional wine they submit. Each submission must include at least two cases of wines - the equivalent of twenty-four 750 ml bottles or 15 litres total.

II. The available wine categories for the competition are: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel and Primitivo, Syrah and Shiraz, Barbera and Sangiovese, and Red Blends.

III. Each varietal of wine shall be judged by a grand panel of 10 wine experts, 5 celebrities, 5 politicians, and 5 ordinary citizens, selected at random from a pool of applicants. Each judge shall rank each wine on a scale of 0-1000.

IV. The five wines within each category with the highest sum scores shall be permitted to use the “Superior Growth” label on all of that category of wines produced within the next nine years’ vintages. The next ten highest scoring wines within each category shall be permitted to use the “First Growth” label on all of that category of wines produced within the next nine years’ vintages, and with “Second Growth” on the next twenty highest-scoring wines, and so on with “Third” and “Fourth Growths”, each doubling in size of the category. If there are fewer than 200 submissions in any category, then the highest number of categories that can be entirely filled by the submissions shall be the final one. 

B. Whites and Roses

I. A competition shall be held every 6 years with any winery being allowed to submit any of their Atlasian wine which shall fit the selected category produced within the previous five years for judging. There is no limit to how many wines a winery may submit, but they must pay $2,500 for their first submission and $1,000 for any additional wine they submit. Each submission must include at least two cases of wines - the equivalent of twenty-four 750 ml bottles or 15 litres total.

II. The available wine categories for the competition are: Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay, Viognier, Muscat and Moscato, Rosés, and White Blends.

III. Each varietal of wine shall be judged by a grand panel of 10 wine experts, 5 celebrities, 5 politicians, and 5 ordinary citizens, selected at random from a pool of applicants. Each judge shall rank each wine on a scale of 0-1000.

IV. The five wines within each category with the highest sum scores shall be permitted to use the “Superior Growth” label on all of that category of wines produced within the next six years’ vintages. The next ten highest scoring wines within each category shall be permitted to use the “First Growth” label on all of that category of wines produced within the next six years’ vintages, and with “Second Growth” on the next twenty highest-scoring wines, and so on with “Third” and “Fourth Growths”, each doubling in size of the category. If there are fewer than 200 submissions in any category, then the highest number of categories that can be entirely filled by the submissions shall be the final one. 

C. Champagnes and Sparkling Wines

I. A competition shall be held every 6 years with any winery being allowed to submit any of their Atlasian wine which shall fit the selected category produced within the previous five years for judging. There is no limit to how many wines a winery may submit, but they must pay $5,000 for their first submission and $1,500 for any additional wine they submit. Each submission must include at least two cases of wines - the equivalent of twenty-four 750 ml bottles or 15 litres total.

II. The available wine categories for the competition are: Blanc de blancs, Blanc de noirs, Cuveés, Prosecco, and Sweet Sparkling Wines. 

III. Each varietal of wine shall be judged by a grand panel of 10 wine experts, 5 celebrities, 5 politicians, and 5 ordinary citizens, selected at random from a pool of applicants. Each judge shall rank each wine on a scale of 0-1000.

IV. The five wines within each category with the highest sum scores shall be permitted to use the “Superior Growth” label on all of that category of wines produced within the next six years’ vintages. The next ten highest scoring wines within each category shall be permitted to use the “First Growth” label on all of that category of wines produced within the next six years’ vintages, and so on with “Second Growth” on the next twenty highest-scoring wines.

Section IV. Funding and Logistics

A. Competitions shall be hosted by cities across Atlasia, with applications by cities to be submitted to and selected by the Department of Agriculture. The cities shall be expected to provide a space for hosting and housing, with funds received from competition applicants to be directed to the host city’s event budget.

B. Usage of the scoring “Growth” terms shall be enforced by the Department of Justice, with a $100,000 fine for an illegal use of the label as well as an additional $100 per bottle sold without having met the competitive qualification for use of the label.

Section V. Implementation

The first competition shall be held jointly for all three types of wines in 2021.
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An act to guarantee and reward quality wine

Section I. Title.

This bill shall be referred to as the “Atlasia Wine Official Classification Act of 2020”.

Section II. Definitions

A. An “Atlasian wine” shall be any wine made with at least 85% grapes grown in Atlasia.

Section III. Establishment

A. Reds


I. A competition shall be held every 9 years with any winery being allowed to submit any of their Atlasian wine which shall fit the selected category produced within the previous eight years for judging. There is no limit to how many wines a winery may submit, but they must pay $3,000 for their first submission and $1,000 for any additional wine they submit. Each submission must include at least two cases of wines - the equivalent of twenty-four 750 ml bottles or 15 litres total.

II. The available wine categories for the competition are: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel and Primitivo, Syrah and Shiraz, Barbera and Sangiovese, and Red Blends.

III. Each varietal of wine shall be judged by a grand panel of 10 wine experts, 5 celebrities, 5 politicians, and 5 ordinary citizens, selected at random from a pool of applicants. Each judge shall rank each wine on a scale of 0-1000.

IV. The five wines within each category with the highest sum scores shall be permitted to use the “Superior Growth” label on all of that category of wines produced within the next nine years’ vintages. The next ten highest scoring wines within each category shall be permitted to use the “First Growth” label on all of that category of wines produced within the next nine years’ vintages, and with “Second Growth” on the next twenty highest-scoring wines, and so on with “Third” and “Fourth Growths”, each doubling in size of the category. If there are fewer than 200 submissions in any category, then the highest number of categories that can be entirely filled by the submissions shall be the final one. 

B. Whites and Roses

I. A competition shall be held every 6 years with any winery being allowed to submit any of their Atlasian wine which shall fit the selected category produced within the previous five years for judging. There is no limit to how many wines a winery may submit, but they must pay $2,500 for their first submission and $1,000 for any additional wine they submit. Each submission must include at least two cases of wines - the equivalent of twenty-four 750 ml bottles or 15 litres total.

II. The available wine categories for the competition are: Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay, Viognier, Muscat and Moscato, Rosés, and White Blends.

III. Each varietal of wine shall be judged by a grand panel of 10 wine experts, 5 celebrities, 5 politicians, and 5 ordinary citizens, selected at random from a pool of applicants. Each judge shall rank each wine on a scale of 0-1000.

IV. The five wines within each category with the highest sum scores shall be permitted to use the “Superior Growth” label on all of that category of wines produced within the next six years’ vintages. The next ten highest scoring wines within each category shall be permitted to use the “First Growth” label on all of that category of wines produced within the next six years’ vintages, and with “Second Growth” on the next twenty highest-scoring wines, and so on with “Third” and “Fourth Growths”, each doubling in size of the category. If there are fewer than 200 submissions in any category, then the highest number of categories that can be entirely filled by the submissions shall be the final one. 

C. Champagnes and Sparkling Wines

I. A competition shall be held every 6 years with any winery being allowed to submit any of their Atlasian wine which shall fit the selected category produced within the previous five years for judging. There is no limit to how many wines a winery may submit, but they must pay $5,000 for their first submission and $1,500 for any additional wine they submit. Each submission must include at least two cases of wines - the equivalent of twenty-four 750 ml bottles or 15 litres total.

II. The available wine categories for the competition are: Blanc de blancs, Blanc de noirs, Cuveés, Prosecco, and Sweet Sparkling Wines. 

III. Each varietal of wine shall be judged by a grand panel of 10 wine experts, 5 celebrities, 5 politicians, and 5 ordinary citizens, selected at random from a pool of applicants. Each judge shall rank each wine on a scale of 0-1000.

IV. The five wines within each category with the highest sum scores shall be permitted to use the “Superior Growth” label on all of that category of wines produced within the next six years’ vintages. The next ten highest scoring wines within each category shall be permitted to use the “First Growth” label on all of that category of wines produced within the next six years’ vintages, and so on with “Second Growth” on the next twenty highest-scoring wines.

Section IV. Funding and Logistics

A. Competitions shall be hosted by cities across Atlasia, with applications by cities to be submitted to and selected by the Department of Agriculture. The cities shall be expected to provide a space for hosting and housing, with funds received from competition applicants to be directed to the host city’s event budget.

B. Usage of the scoring “Growth” terms shall be enforced by the Department of Justice, with a $100,000 fine for an illegal use of the label as well as an additional $100 per bottle sold without having met the competitive qualification for use of the label.

Section V. Implementation

The first competition shall be held jointly for all three types of wines in 2021.

Amazing. I would like to co-sponsor.
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« Reply #619 on: July 16, 2020, 11:26:39 PM »

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AN ACT
To amend the Atlasian Criminal Code and reestablish an alternative sentencing schedule for hate crimes.



Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Republic of Atlasia in Congress assembled,

Section I. Title

i. The long title of this bill shall be the "Matthew Shepard, James Byrd Jr., and Latisha King Hate Crimes Prevention Act." It may be cited as the "Hate Crimes Prevention Act."

Section II. Reinstatement of Federal Hate Crime Sentencing Schedule
i. Section IV, Clause 4 of the Reforming Criminal Law Act is hereby repealed, and the former 18 U.S. Code § 249, imposing an alternative sentencing schedule for “hate crimes," hereby reinstated.
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« Reply #620 on: July 19, 2020, 11:33:42 AM »

Not sure if I proposed this in the wrong thread, or not.  Feel free to remove/relocate if it doesn't go here.  Anywho....

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Submitting this on behalf of the people of the Republic of Atlasia, and as a Concurrent Resolution.
 
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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should enter into negotiations regarding portions of Oklahoma.

Be it resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives, in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. TITLE.

This Resolution may be cited as the "Eastern Oklahoma Negotiations Resolution"

SECTION 2. FINDINGS.

A. On July 9, 2020, the Supreme Court (OOC, but regarded as binding for IG purposes) issued a decision in the matter of McGirt v. Oklahoma. At issue was whether Native American lands in the eastern region of the State of Oklahoma were ever disestablished by this body, and thus made part of the territory formerly known as the United States, and now known as the Republic of Atlasia.  More specifically, the matter at hand dealt with the validity of claims made by Native American tribes to lands in Eastern Oklahoma.
 
B. The Native American tribes that are parties to this matter (specifically, the Muscogee/Creek, Cherokee, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw tribes) may be known as (for the purposes of this resolution) the "Five Tribes of Oklahoma", hereafter referred to as the "Five Tribes".

C.  In a five-to-four majority decision, the Court held that, for the purposes of federal legislation, the lands claimed by the Five Tribes were never disestablished.  Writing for the majority, Honorable Justice Neil Gorsuch said "because Congress has not said (that the lands in question are part of Atlasia), we hold the government to its word".  

D.  The Court's ruling effectively puts the eastern half of the State of Oklahoma into exclusively Native American hands, and out of the jurisdiction of this government.  

E.  According to Article IV, Section II, sub-section 1, clause 7 of the Constitution of Atlasia, the President of Atlasia has the power

"to make treaties, with the advice and consent of the Senate"

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F.  The proper remedy for this matter is to, (in partnership with the Five Tribes), draw up a treaty which (when enacted) will return the lands in question to the jurisdiction of Atlasia.  

SECTION 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

A.  It is the sense of this Congress that:

1.  The President should, by presentation of a diplomat of his choosing, immediately enter talks with representatives of the Five Tribes.  

2.  The stated purpose of these talks should be the return of now Native American lands in the eastern portion of Oklahoma to Atlasian control, as exercised by and for the regions, states, and people.

3.  If such negotiations are successful, and duly ratified by representatives of the Five Tribes, the President shall present any proposed treaty to the Senate, for possible ratification.

SECTION 4. WHEN EFFECTIVE.

This resolution shall become effective when passed by Congress.  
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« Reply #621 on: July 22, 2020, 04:03:06 PM »

^ I oppose this one big-time, but I can sponsor so it gets to the floor
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« Reply #622 on: August 07, 2020, 03:05:17 PM »

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AN ACT
To ensure the solvency of state, local, and regional governments in the upcoming fiscal year.



Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Republic of Atlasia in Congress assembled,

Section I. Title & Definitions

i. The long title of this Act shall be the "Buttress Insolvent Governments Bailout Act." This may be abbreviated to, and cited as, the "BIG Bailout Act."

Section II. Funding for Regional, State, and Local Governments
i. RESERVED
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« Reply #623 on: August 31, 2020, 01:15:56 PM »

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A RESOLUTION
To recognize the inhumane atrocities the Armenian people were subject to between 1914 and 1923.



Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Republic of Atlasia in Congress assembled,

Resolved: That the Ottoman Empire is responsible for the mass murder and expulsion of Armenians between 1914 and 1923, hereby known as the Armenian Genocide. That the Republic of Atlasia calls on the nations of the former Ottoman Empire to formally acknowledge these acts.
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« Reply #624 on: September 04, 2020, 12:23:38 PM »
« Edited: September 07, 2020, 11:40:34 AM by Rep Jessica »

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                                                AN ACT
    To abolish ALL hate crime laws and acts in the criminal code of the republic of Atlasia.

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Republic of Atlasia in Congress assembled,

Section I. Title

I. To abolish ALL hate crime laws and acts in the criminal code of the republic of Atlasia.

Section II. Removal of the term hate crime within the criminal code of Atlasia

i. Remove and ban the use of the term hate crime within the legal code of the federal government of Atlasia.
ii. Remove the concept pushed by federal government officials on local police and governments.

Section III. The fair and colorblind enforcement of the law post repeal of hate crime laws

i, remove the separate enforcement of such laws by race within the legal code of the federal government of the republic of Atlasia.
ii. Be it know that all current criminal codes and sentencing will be applied fairly as it has been done throughout the history of our republic based on colorblind legal code.
iii. without considering race within a political context or exercising a double standard based on race.
iiii. all of the above shall apply to the political and legal "pressure" used by the federal government be it funding or political actions.
Section IIII: Cutting federal funding for racial marxist theory
i. Cutting federal funding for critical race theory, whiteness or classes that target one racial group.
ii. This includes federal funding for studies in support of such racist targeted theories.
iii. Any public college, public institution of learning shall be banned from teaching such material.

SECTION IV. WHEN EFFECTIVE.
This resolution shall become effective when passed by Congress.  
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