House Legislation Introduction Thread

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Poison Center Network Enhancement Act of 2019

NATIONWIDE PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE POISON CONTROL CENTER UTILIZATION AND THEIR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY RESPONSE CAPABILITIES

“(a) In General.—The Secretary of Internal Affairs shall—

“(1) carry out, and expand upon, a national public awareness campaign to educate the public and health care providers about—

“(A) poisoning, toxic exposure, and drug misuse prevention; and

“(B) the availability of poison control center resources in local communities; and

“(b) Consultation.—In carrying out and expanding upon the national campaign under subsection (a), the Secretary may consult with nationally recognized professional organizations in the field of poison control response for the purpose of determining the best and most effective methods for achieving public awareness.

“(c) Contract With Entity.—The Secretary may carry out subsection (a) by entering into contracts with one or more public or private entities, including nationally recognized professional organizations in the field of poison control and national media firms, for the development and implementation of the awareness campaign under subsection (a), which may include—

“(1) the development and distribution of poisoning and toxic exposure prevention, poison control center, and public health emergency awareness and response materials;

“(2) television, radio, internet, and newspaper public service announcements; and

“(3) other means and activities to provide for public and professional awareness and education.

“(d) Evaluation.—The Secretary shall—

“(1) establish baseline measures and benchmarks to quantitatively evaluate the impact of the nationwide public awareness campaign carried out under this section; and

“(2) on a biennial basis, prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an evaluation of the nationwide public awareness campaign.

“(e) Authorization Of Appropriations.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $800,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2023.”.


MAINTENANCE OF THE POISON CONTROL CENTER GRANT PROGRAM.

“(a) Authorization Of Program.—The Secretary shall award grants to poison control centers accredited under subsection (c) (or granted a waiver under subsection (d)) and nationally recognized professional organizations in the field of poison control for the purposes of—

“(1) preventing, and providing treatment recommendations for, poisonings and toxic exposures including opioid and drug misuse;

“(2) assisting with public health emergencies, responses, and preparedness; and

“(3) complying with the operational requirements needed to sustain the accreditation of the center under subsection (c).

“(b) Additional Uses Of Funds.—In addition to the purposes described in subsection (a), a poison center or professional organization awarded a grant under such subsection may also use amounts received under such grant—

“(1) to research, establish, implement, and evaluate best practices in the United States for poisoning prevention, poison control center outreach, opioid and drug misuse information and response, and public health emergency, response, and preparedness programs;

“(2) to research, develop, implement, revise, and communicate standard patient management guidelines for commonly encountered toxic exposures;

“(3) to improve national toxic exposure and opioid misuse surveillance by enhancing cooperative activities between poison control centers in the United States and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other governmental agencies;

“(4) to research, improve, and enhance the communications and response capability and capacity of the Nation’s network of poison control centers to facilitate increased access to the centers through the integration and modernization of the current poison control centers communications and data system, including enhancing the network’s telephony, internet, data, and social networking technologies;

“(5) to develop, support, and enhance technology and capabilities of nationally recognized professional organizations in the field of poison control to collect national poisoning, toxic occurrence, and related public health data;

“(6) to develop initiatives to foster the enhanced public health utilization of national poison data collected by such organizations;

“(7) to support and expand the toxicologic expertise within poison control centers; and

“( to improve the capacity of poison control centers to answer high volumes of contacts and internet communications, and to sustain and enhance the poison control center’s network capability to respond during times of national crisis or other public health emergencies.

“(d) Supplement Not Supplant.—Amounts made available to a poison control center under this section shall be used to supplement and not supplant other Federal, Regional, State, or local funds provided for such center.

“(e) Maintenance Of Effort.—A poison control center, in utilizing the proceeds of a grant under this section, shall maintain the annual recurring expenditures of the center for its activities at a level that is not less than 80 percent of the average level of such recurring expenditures maintained by the center for the preceding 3 fiscal years for which a grant is received.

“(f) Authorization Of Appropriations.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $28,600,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2023.”.

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JONES EXCEPTIONS ACT

To exempt outlying regions from coastwise laws of the Republic of Atlasia

Be it enacted by the Congress of the Republic of Atlasia assembled

SECTION I: TITLE.
This law shall be referred to as the Jones Exceptions Act.

SECTION II. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:

(a) Outlying regions of the Republic of Atlasia are more reliant on seaborne trade with foreign nations and therefore the restrictions imposed by coastwise laws on the mainland regions of the Republic of Atlasia are inapropriate for the requirements of outlying regions.

SECTION III. EXCEPTIONS TO APPLICATION OF COASTWISE LAWS FOR OUTLYING STATES AND TERRITORIES.

(a) 46 U.S. Code § 55101 is hereby amended as follows:

(a)In General.—
Except as provided in subsection (b), the coastwise laws apply to the Republic of Atlasia, including the island territories and possessions of the Republic of Atlasia.
(b)Exceptions.—The coastwise laws do not apply to—
(1)Alaska;
(2)Atlasian Samoa;
(3)Guam;
(4)Hawaii;
(5)the Northern Mariana Islands;, except as provided in section 502(b) of the Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union With the Republic of Atlasia (48 U.S.C. 1801 note); or
(7)Puerto Rico;
(8)the Virgin Islands.until the President declares by proclamation that the coastwise laws apply to the Virgin Islands.

SECTION IV. IMPLEMENTATION.
This act shall take effect on Sunday the 7th of March 2021.

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PARKING PROTECTION ACT

To protect Atlasians from extortion by parking sharks

Be it enacted by the Congress of the Republic of Atlasia assembled

SECTION I: TITLE.
This law shall be referred to as the Parking Protection Act.

SECTION II: FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:

(a) Parking sharks operate parking facilities with the intention of extorting as much money as possible from the general public, often through dishonest means.
(b) Parking facilities are a nessessity for many people, especially those who live in urban areas or don't have a private parking area attached to their place of residence.
(c) Parking operators have a responsibility to make the terms of parking clear.

SECTION III: DEFINITIONS.

(a) Parking is the process of leaving a vehicle in a designated space courtesy of the owner of that space.
(b) A parking fee is a fee levied on behalf of the owner of a parking area in return for permission to park in that area for a given period of time.
(c) The operator refers to the organisation appointed by the owner to manage a parking area.
(d) Unorthorised parking refers to when a vehice is parked in violation of the terms set out by the operator responsibly for the parking space.
(e) Clamping is the application of a clamp to prevent a vehicle from being moved in order to extract money from the driver.

SECTION IV: PROTECTIONS.

(a) Parking fees are hereby capped at $0.75 an hour.
(b) Any charges levied for unauthorised parking are hereby capped at $20 per offense.
(c) A grace period shall be implemented in which drivers cannot be charged for unauthorised parking less than 20 minutes before or after the authorised period.
(d) Parking operators must allow a 2 month period after the driver has been notified to pay charges levied for unauthorised parking before any further action can be taken.
(e) Clamping is hereby banned and treated as property damage.
(f) Parking operators are required by law to provide signage clearly explaining the terms of parking.
(g) Should the terms of parking not be clearly visible to drivers, operators do not posess the right to charge drivers for unauthorised parking.

SECTION V: IMPLEMENTATION.

(a) This act shall take effect on Monday the 5th of October 2020.

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Amendment to the House of Representatives Rules and Procedures for Operation Resolution

To increase the productivity of the House of Representatives and Congress as a whole

Be it enacted by the Congress of the Republic of Atlasia assembled

1. Article 2, Section 2 of the House of the Representatives Rules and Procedures for Operation shall be amended to read as follows:

2.) If the Speaker determines that a piece of legislation is functionally impractical, frivolous, or is directly unconstitutional, they may, in a public post on the Legislation Introduction thread, remove said legislation from the House queue. The sponsoring Representative or citizen of the legislation shall have seventy-two (72) hours to challenge this action in a public post, and with the concurrence of one-third (1/3) of office-holding Representatives in the affirmative (excluding the Speaker), may override the actions of the Speaker.

2. Article 2, Section 3 of the House of the Representatives Rules and Procedures for Operation shall be amended to read as follows:

3.) Legislation threads:

a) There may be nineteen twenty-two threads about legislation open for voting and debate simultaneously.

b) The first ten slots shall be open to all legislations initially regarding bills, resolutions or constitutional amendments. Each Member shall be allowed one slot, and the Speaker shall advance bills to each member’s slot in the order they were introduced by the member. The Tenth slot shall be filled with a bill to be selected by the speaker. Members may elect to fill their slot by co-sponsoring a bill posted by someone else. The Speaker shall be the presiding officer for these open threads.

c) The eleventh through thirteenth slots shall be open to all legislation regarding bills, resolutions or constitutional amendments. The Speaker shall advance bills proposed by members who have filled the slots provided to them by section subsection b in the order in which they were introduced. The Speaker shall be the presiding officer for these open threads.

d) The eleventh fourteenth slot shall be reserved for bills submitted by civilians in the Public Consultation and Legislation Submission thread. The Speaker shall be the presiding officer for this open thread.

e) The twelfth through sixteenth fifteenth through nineteenth slots shall be reserved for legislation that previously passed the Senate. The President of Congress shall be the presiding officer for these open threads.

f) The seventeenth twentieth slot shall be reserved for legislation related to national emergencies declared by the President of Atlasia. The Speaker shall introduce legislation to this thread as directed by the President, but only when the President has declared a state of national emergency.

g) the eighteenth twenty-first slot shall be filled with a bill to be selected by the President. The Speaker shall be the president officer for this open thread.

h) The nineteenth twenty-second slot shall be reserved for budget debates and related resolutions and statutes. This slot shall be administered by the President of Congress.

3. A section shall be added to the House of the Representatives Rules and Procedures for Operation that shall read as follows:

10.) Bills submitted by civilians in the Public Consultation and Legislation Submission thread shall not require a congressional sponsor to reach the floor.

4. Article 3, Section 1 of the House of the Representatives Rules and Procedures for Operation shall be amended to read as follows:

1.) At any time during debate on a piece of legislation, a representative may propose an amendment to that legislation. The presiding officer may ignore amendments that he or she deems frivolous, functionally impractical, or unconstitutional at his or her discretion, but the House of Representatives may compel the presiding officer to consider the amendment by majority consent. with the consent of one-third of sitting Representatives.

5. Article 4, Section 2 of the House of the Representatives Rules and Procedures for Operation shall be amended to read as follows:

2.) The sponsor of a piece of legislation may at any time withdraw his or her sponsorship. In addition, when the sponsor is no longer a Representative, his or her sponsorship shall be revoked automatically. If no member of the House of Representatives moves to assume sponsorship of the legislation within 48 72 hours, the legislation shall be tabled automatically.

6. Article 4, Section 3 of the House of the Representatives Rules and Procedures for Operation shall be amended to read as follows:

3.) When debate on legislation has halted for longer than 24 hours and the legislation has been on the floor for more than 72 hours, any representatives may call for a vote on said legislation. The presiding officer shall open a vote if no other member of the House of Representatives objects within 24 hours of the call for a vote. When debate on legislation has halted for longer than 24 hours and the legislation has been on the floor for more than 72 hours but no more than 168 hours, any Representatives may motion for cloture. Concurrence of two-thirds of the membership shall be sufficient to end debate. If the legislation has been on the floor for up to 168 hours, a two-thirds majority shall be needed to pass cloture. If the legislation has been on the floor for more than 168 hours, or debate has ceased for 24 hours, a simple majority shall be needed to pass cloture. The presiding officer shall then, at their sole discretion, either open votes on pending amendments followed by a final vote, or void pending amendments and move to an immediate final vote.

7. Article 4, Section 4 of the House of the Representatives Rules and Procedures for Operation shall be amended to read as follows:

4.) If a bill has been vetoed, a representative has 24 hours to motion for a veto override. A two-thirds majority of the members of the House of Representatives is needed in order to override a veto.

8. Article 5, Section 2 of the House of the Representatives Rules and Procedures for Operation shall be amended to read as follows:

2.) The presiding officer shall open a vote on the motion to table. This vote shall last for a maximum of two (2) days 72 hours during which time the Representatives must vote. Voting may be declared final at any time if the motion to table has been approved or rejected.

9. Article 6, Section 2 of the House of the Representatives Rules and Procedures for Operation shall be amended to read as follows:

2.) When a piece of legislation has enough votes to pass or fail, the office in control of the legislative slot shall
may announce that he or she will close the vote in 24 hours and that any Representative who wishes to change his or her vote must do so during that interval.

10. Article 6, Section 4 of the House of the Representatives Rules and Procedures for Operation shall be struck out.

11. Article 7, Section 1 of the House of the Representatives Rules and Procedures for Operation shall be amended to read as follows:

1.) Articles of Impeachment may be proposed against any executive or judicial officer of the federal government. Impeachment proceedings shall be initiated by the Speaker only when at least three Representatives have publicly announced their support of the Articles. Debates about Impeachment shall last for at least 3 days (i.e. 120 hours) 72 hours. In considering these impeachments, the Speaker shall preside.

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CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT

To protect Atlasia from coronavirus

Be it enacted by the Congress of the Republic of Atlasia assembled

SECTION I: TITLE.
This law shall be referred to as the Coronavirus Response Act.

SECTION II: FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:

(a) There is an ongoing global outbreak of COVID-19.
(b) Symptom onset can take up to two weeks from exposure, making the spread of the virus difficult to detect.
(c) The most common symptoms include fever, cough and shortness of breath.
(d) The virus spreads primarily between people through coughing and sneezing.
(e) COVID-19 is spreading rapidly and Congress finds that an urgent response is nessessary.

SECTION III: DEFINITIONS.

(a) Coronavirus disease 2019 is an infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This disease shall by refered to by its acronym "COVID-19" for the purposes of this bill.

SECTION IV: TESTING AND TREATMENT.

(a) Any medical institution capable of conducting testing for COVID-19 shall be required to conduct testing free of charge for any individual regardless of residence or citizenship who meets the following criteria:
   (i) Has interracted an individual who has tested positive for COVID-19 in the preceding 21 days.
   (ii) Has been to, within the preceding 21 days, a region or country designated by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as high risk for COVID-19.
(b) Any individual who has been instructed by a medical professional to self isolate for up to 14 days is required by law to do so.
(c) Employers shall not be permitted to penalise employees for absence if that employee has:
   (i) Been instructed by a medical professional to self-isolate.
   (ii) Tested positive for COVID-19.
(d) The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) shall be instructed to maintain facilities capable of providing testing and treatment for COVID-19 within 10 miles of all ports of entry.
(a) Medical institutions shall be required to provide medication, as prescribed by a medical professional, nessessary to treat COVID-19 free of charge.
(b) The National Institutes of Health shall be instructed to conduct extensive research into COVID-19.

SECTION V: APPROPRIATIONS.

(a)The following sums are hereby are appropriated for the purpose of responding to COVID-19 and implementing the provisions of this bill, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated:
   (i) 8.75 billion to the Department of Health and Human Services.
   (ii) 250 million to the Department of State.
   (iii) 1 billion to the Agency for International Development.

SECTION VI: IMPLEMENTATION.

(a) This act shall take effect immediately upon passage.
(b) This act shall remain in effect for 18 months after passage.

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AN ACT
to preserve the integrity of Atlasian political primaries

Section 1 (Title and Definitions)
i. The title of this Act shall be, the "Integrity in Party Conventions Act."
ii. A "political convention," or simply "convention," refers to the meeting of a political party to decide candidates for political office and/or decide on party by-laws.

Section 2 (Laws)
i. No political convention, whether on a regional or federal level, is allowed to let members who have joined the party within the 24 hour period prior to the posting of the convention thread shall be allowed to participate in voting for political candidates or party by-laws.
ii. Party members who have joined their party within the 24 hour period mentioned in subsection (i) are allowed to participate in the conventions signing with an "observer" status.
   a. While being able to participate in the same way as regular convention members in every other member, members with "observer" status are not allowed to participate in any party votes.
    b. Members who have "observer" status shall not be allowed to participate if the majority of non-observer members agree that they cannot participate.

Section 3 (Enactment Clause)
i. This act shall take effect immediately after passage.
ii. Any political convention taking place during the passage of this bill is exempt from this law.

Guess I will sponsor

I'll sponsor this to keep it in the queue. If anyone wants it on the floor sooner, feel free to co-sponsor.

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MORE FUNDING TO COMBAT COVID-19 ACT

To increase funding to protect Atlasia from coronavirus

Be it enacted by the Congress of the Republic of Atlasia assembled

SECTION I: TITLE.
This law shall be referred to as the More Funding to Combat COVID-19 Act.

SECTION II: DEFINITIONS.

(a) Coronavirus disease 2019 is an infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This disease shall by refered to by its acronym "COVID-19" for the purposes of this bill.

SECTION III: APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) Section 6 of the Coronavirus Containment and Emergency Response Act shall be amended as follows:

Section 6. Unemployment Benefits

(a.) An additional $1,000,000,000 $75,000,000,000 shall be appropriated to the Atlasian Department of Labor's Unemployment Insurance program for workers who are temporarily discharged from their jobs because of the coronavirus outbreak.

(b) Section 7 of the Coronavirus Containment and Emergency Response Act shall be amended as follows:

Section 7. Food Aid

(a.) An additional $1,300,000,000 $3,000,000,000 shall be appropriated in emergency food aid for low-income pregnant women and children, senior citizens, and Atlasian Department of Agriculture food banks.  Regions and states may provide SNAP benefits to make up for lost school lunch benefits to children in low-income households if they are kept home from school because of the coronavirus outbreak.

(b) Section 8 of the Coronavirus Containment and Emergency Response Act shall be amended as follows:

Section 8. Miscellaneous Appropriations

(1.) $61,000,000 $150,000,000 shall be available until expended, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, including the development of necessary medical countermeasures and vaccines, advanced manufacturing for medical products, the monitoring of medical product supply chains.

(2.) $20,000,000 shall be available until expended, that such amounts may be transferred to the Small Business Administration for the cost of direct loans in any fiscal year may be used to make economic injury disaster loans.

(3a.) $2,200,000,000 $4,000,000,000 shall be available, to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, until September 30, 2022, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally.

(3b.) No less than $950,000,000 of the amount provided shall be for grants to or cooperative agreements with Regions, States, localities, territories, tribes, tribal organizations, urban Indian health organizations, or health service providers to tribes, to carry out surveillance, epidemiology, laboratory capacity, infection control, mitigation, communications, and other preparedness and response activities.

(3c.) No less than $300,000,000 shall be for global disease detection and emergency response.

(3d.) Funds appropriated under this Act may be used for grants for the construction, alteration, or renovation of non-Federally owned facilities to improve preparedness and response capability at the Regional, State, and local level.

(3e.) Funds appropriated under this act may be used for purchase and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries.

(4a.) $836,000,000 $1,200,000,000 shall be available for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases until September 30, 2024, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally.

(4b.) $10,000,000 $100,000,000 shall be transferred to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences for worker-based training to prevent and reduce exposure of hospital employees, emergency first responders, and other workers who are at risk of exposure to coronavirus through their work duties.

(5a.) $3,100,000,000 $5,000,000,000 shall be available to the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund until September 30, 2024, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, including the development of necessary countermeasures and vaccines, prioritizing platform-based technologies with Atlasia-based manufacturing capabilities, and the purchase of vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, necessary medical supplies, medical surge capacity, and related administrative activities.

(5b.) Of the amount provided under this heading in this Act, $100,000,000 shall be transferred to “Health Resources and Services Administration—Primary Health Care” for grants under the Health Centers Program to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.

(5c.) For the “Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund”, $300,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2024, for products purchased as described in the first paragraph under this heading, including the purchase of vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics.

(6.) For “Diplomatic Programs”, $264,000,000, shall be available until September 30, 2022, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, including for maintaining consular operations, reimbursement of evacuation expenses, and emergency preparedness.

(7.) For “Global Health Programs”, $435,000,000, shall be available until September 30, 2022, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.

(8.) For “International Disaster Assistance”, $300,000,000, shall be available until expended, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.

(9.) For the “Economic Support Fund”, $250,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2022, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, including to address related economic, security, and stabilization requirements.

SECTION IV: IMPLEMENTATION.

(a) This act shall take effect immediately upon passage.

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SUPPORT FOR FRONTLINE WORKERS OF THE 2019-2020 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC RESOLUTION

To express support for frontline workers of the COVID–19 pandemic.

Be it enacted by the Congress of the Republic of Atlasia assembled

SECTION I: TITLE.
This law shall be referred to as the Support for Frontline Workers of the 2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic Resolution.

SECTION II: FINDINGS.

(a) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data show that as of the 3rd of April 2020, there are hundreds of thousands of confirmed cases of COVID–19 in Atlasia and growing.

(b) Health care workers continue to provide excellent care despite the risks.

(c) First responders, including firefighters, emergency medical technicians, law enforcement, and other emergency management personnel, are facing unprecedented challenges to stay healthy and serve their communities.

(d) Grocery and food service workers across the Nation are working to meet the essential demands of keeping shelves stocked and preparing food for the United States amid COVID–19, while facing a greater infection risk from higher levels of public interaction.

(e) Farmworkers continue working hard in the fields to harvest the produce that feeds families across America every day.

(f) Public works employees, including sanitization personnel, continue to keep our streets and public spaces clean.

(g) Postal and delivery workers continue to keep their delivery operations working as part of the Nation’s critical infrastructure by delivering medicines, Social Security checks, and other essential goods.

SECTION III: DEFINITIONS.

(a) Coronavirus disease 2019 is an infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This disease shall by refered to by its acronym "COVID-19" for the purposes of this bill.

(b) "Frontline workers" shall refer to the occupations specified in Section II Parts (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) for the purposes of this bill.

SECTION IV: RESOLUTION.

Be it resolved, that Congress -

(a) Honors and recognizes the contributions of all frontline workers; and

(b) Reaffirms the responsibility of Congress to finds ways to meet the needs of frontline workers for the most effective personal protective equipment and other necessary tools to safely carry out their jobs.

SECTION V: ACTION.

(a) Frontline workers shall recieve first priority for COVID-19 testing.

(b) The Department of Health & Human Services is instructed to operate COVID-19 testing facilities within a 1 mile radius of every hospital.

SECTION VI: IMPLEMENTATION.

(a) This act shall take effect immediately upon passage.

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JOBS AND PAY DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC ACT

To provide hazard pay to frontline workers and incentivise employee retention.

Be it enacted by the Congress of the Republic of Atlasia assembled

SECTION I: TITLE.
This law shall be referred to as the Jobs and Pay During the Coronavirus Pandemic Act.

SECTION II: FINDINGS.

(a) Frontline workers put the health and wellbeing of themselves and their families at great risk to provide vital services to help Atlasians get through this pandemic.

(b) Hazard pay can help us compensate these workers for the risks they are taking.

(c) The Coronavirus pandemic has put many workers at risk of unemployment.

(d) It is important, therefore, that congress works to keep people in employment so that they can afford what they need to get through these difficult times.

SECTION III: DEFINITIONS.

(a) "Frontline workers" shall refer to:
   (i) Healthcare workers.
   (ii) First responders.
   (iii) Grocery and food service workers.
   (iv) Farmworkers.
   (v) Public works employees.
   (vi) Postal and delivery workers.

SECTION IV: HAZARD PAY FOR FRONTLINE WORKERS.

(a) In addition to their normal wage, frontline workers shall be entitled to hazard pay equivalent to 20% of their monthly pay as it stood on the 1st of March 2020.

(b) 75% of this hazard pay be covered by the Atlasian Government, with the remaining 25%
covered by the employer.

(c) The hazard pay granted by this section shall be offered in addition to any other hazard pay an employee may be recieving.

SECTION V: EMPLOYEE RETENTION.

(a) All loans given to businesses with fewer than 250 employees under the More Money for
Hurting Small Businesses Act and the Emergency Economic Stimulus Act of 2020 shall become
grants if a business does not dismiss employees or reduce employees hours without their
consent for 10 months upon the passage of this act.
   (i) This provision shall not apply in cases of documented serious employee incompetence
   or bad faith actions (provided other remedies have proven infeasible).

(b) Businesses shall be required to pay 25% of the monthly wage as it stood on the 1st
of March 2020 of employees who they have dismissed for 3 months after the dismissal.
   (i) This provision shall not apply in cases of documented serious employee incompetence
   or bad faith actions (provided other remedies have proven infeasible).
   (ii) This provision shall apply for 10 months upon the passage of this act.

SECTION V: IMPLEMENTATION.

(a) This act shall take effect immediately upon passage.

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A BILL
To empower the Federal Communications Commission to deter spam calls and inforce the responsibility of individual phone companies to protect their consumers

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

Section 1. Title

This legislation may be cited as the Off The Hook Act.

Section 2. Definitions

1. In this act, the term “voice service” means any service that is interconnected with the public switched telephone network and that furnishes voice communications to an end user using resources from the North American Numbering Plan or any successor to the North American Numbering Plan adopted by the Commission under section 251(e)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934; and includes—

(A) transmissions from a telephone facsimile machine, computer, or other device to a telephone facsimile machine; and

(B) without limitation, any service that enables real-time, two-way voice communications, including any service that requires internet protocol-compatible customer premises equipment (commonly known as “CPE”) and permits out-bound calling, whether or not the service is one-way or two-way voice over internet protocol.

2. In this act, the term “one-ring scam” means a scam in which a caller makes a call and allows the call to ring the called party for a short duration, in order to prompt the called party to return the call, thereby subjecting the called party to charges.

Section 3. Consumer protection regulations relating to making robocalls

1. Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall prescribe such regulations, or amend such existing regulations, regarding calls made or text messages sent using automatic telephone dialing systems and calls made using an artificial or prerecorded voice as will, in the judgment of the Commission, clarify descriptions of automatic telephone dialing systems and ensure that—

(1) the consumer protection and privacy purposes of such section are effectuated;

(2) calls made and text messages sent using automatic telephone dialing systems and calls made using an artificial or prerecorded voice are made or sent (as the case may be) with consent, unless consent is not required under or the call or text message is exempted by the Federal Communications Act of 1934;

(3) consumers can withdraw consent for such calls and text messages;

(4) circumvention or evasion of such section is prevented;

(5) callers maintain records to demonstrate that such callers have obtained consent, unless consent is not required under or the call or text message is exempted by the Communications Act of 1934.

Section 4. Four-Year Statute of Limitations

1. For robocall violations and caller identification information violations, the length of time for which forfeiture penalties may be determined or imposed shall be extended from two years to four.

Section 5. Increased maximum penalty for robocall violations with intent

1. In the case of a forfeiture penalty for robocall violations, the amount of such penalty shall not exceed $10,000.

Section 6. Regulations relating to effective call authentication technology

1. No later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, providers of voice service shall be require to implement an effective call authentication technology and ensure that voice service providers that have implemented the effective authentication technology attest that such provider has determined, when originating calls on behalf of a calling party, that the calling party number transmitted with such calls has been appropriately authenticated.

2. The Federal Communications Commission shall reassess such regulations, at least once every 2 years, to ensure the regulations remain effective and up to date with technological capabilities.

3. Providers of voice service shall be prohibited from making any additional line item charges to consumer or small business customer subscribers for the effective call authentication technology required under this section.

Section 7. Provision of evidence of certain robocall violations to Attorney General

1. If the Chief of the Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission obtains evidence that suggests a willful, knowing, and repeated robocall violation with an intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain anything of value, the Chief of the Enforcement Bureau shall provide such evidence to the Attorney General.

Section 8. Protection from one-ring scams

1. Initiation of proceeding.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall initiate a proceeding to protect called parties from one-ring scams.

2. Matters to be considered.—As part of the proceeding required by subsection (a), the Commission shall consider how the Commission can—

(1) work with Federal, Regional, and State law enforcement agencies to address one-ring scams;

(2) work with the governments of foreign countries to address one-ring scams;

(3) in consultation with the Federal Trade Commission, better educate consumers about how to avoid one-ring scams;

(4) incentivize voice service providers to stop calls made to perpetrate one-ring scams from being received by called parties, including consideration of adding identified one-ring scam type numbers to the Commission’s existing list of permissible categories for carrier-initiated blocking;

(5) work with entities that provide call-blocking services to address one-ring scams; and

(6) establish obligations on international gateway providers that are the first point of entry for these calls into the Republic of Atlasia, including potential requirements that such providers verify with the foreign originator the nature or purpose of calls before initiating service.

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

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Domestic Security Act

SENATE BILL

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

1. Any chemical or biological agent currently prohibited for use in combat by the Armed Forces of the Republic of Atlasia shall only be used by any law enforcement agency for the purpose of maintaining public order in areas subject to the jurisdictional authority of the Republic of Atlasia as a method of last resort.

2. A method of last resort shall be defined for the purposes of this bill as a situation where the use of said chemical or biological agents is the only option that would ensure a complete lack of casualties or widespread injuries when dealing with maintaining public order.

3. The only chemical riot control agents that may be used by the police forces of the Republic of Atlasia shall be pepper spray and CS Tear Gas. The use of any other chemical riot control agents is hereby banned.

4. The use of chemical riot control agents indoors by the police forces of the Republic of Atlasia is hereby banned.

5. Police forces may be prosecuted for any injuries and casualties caused by an improper use of riot control agents.

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

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A RESOLUTION
Condemning the appointment of China to the United Nations Human Rights Council

In the Atlasian Senate and House of Representatives,

Whereas the United Nations Human Rights Council plays a key role in picking the world's body human rights investigators — including global monitors on freedom of speech, health, enforced disappearances, and arbitrary detention;

Whereas members of the UNHRC panel will be able to influence the selection of at least 17 UN human rights mandate-holders over the next year, known as special procedures, who investigate, monitor, and publicly report on either specific country situations, or on thematic issues in all parts of the world, such as freedom of speech and religion;

Whereas the People's Republic of China routinely imposes draconian censorship and has forcibly disappeared citizens who express dissent like the executive Ren Zhiqiang, who called President Xi Jinping a ‘clown’ over the country's coronavirus response — as well as upwards of a 1 million Muslim Uyghur and minority group members;

Whereas the Chinese government is widely considered to commit gross and systematic violations of human rights affecting its 1.3 billion people, including human rights activists;

Resolved, that the Atlasian Senate and House of Representatives—

(1) affirm the basic human rights of all peoples, including but not limited to the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, freedom of religion, and the right to work and education; and

(2) oppose and condemn the inclusion of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations Human Rights Council, which threatens to undermine the credibility of the UN’s highest human rights body and is liable to cast a shadow upon the United Nations as a whole.

People's Regional Senate
Passed 6-0 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

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SENATE BILL

To put more effort into fighting the COVID-19 pandemic

Be it enacted in both Houses of Congress Assembled,

Section 1: Name
1. This bill may be referred to as the "Further efforts in pandemic fighting Act"

Section 2: Findings
Congress finds the following:
1. That hospitals in states like Washington, New York and New Jersey have reached or are close to reaching their maximum capacity
2. That the curve of contagions is gradually flattening
3. That testing must be increased and become more widespread before the economy can reopen

Section 3: Actions to take

1. Congress hereby authorizes and encourages the opening of temporary field hospitals in non-healthcare related venues in order to treat the excess amount of cases. States begin building open these when hospitals in a certain county are at 80% of their capacity and open them when hospitals are at 90% of their capacity.
2. Nothing in this bill shall be construed as to reduce or ignore safety or hygenic standards as they may be prescribed by law
3. The government of Atlasia hereby encourages and promotes states and regions to ramp up testing in order to better trace contagions.
4. 300$ million shall be appropiated as grants to the states and regions for the regional and state governments to pursue the objectives established in this bill

Section 4: Enactment
1. This bill shall become enacted immediately after passage

^{Note: introduced as a response to the latest GM report as well as of course, real life}

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A BILL
To incentivize Regions to adopt limits on the number of cases a public defender may be assigned in any given year

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

Section 1. Title

This legislation may be cited as the Federal Caseload Relief Act.

Section 2. Justification

1. In Gideon v. Wainwright 372 U.S. 335 (1963), the Supreme Court held that the 6th Amendment Right to Counsel required States/Regions to assign defense attorneys to defendants charged with serious offenses and who could not afford counsel. This constitutional holding was subsequently extended to require States/Regions to provide counsel to cases where criminal conviction could lead to imprisonment.  In Gideon, the Court held that the assignment of counsel was essential to a fair trial and a constitutional right of the accused which States/Regions can not abridge.

2. Public defense systems are critically underfunded, and therefore the case workload can be overwhelming even under the most ideal circumstances.  Most public defense offices do not have paralegals, law clerks, or full-time investigators.  Therefore, lawyers are expected to do all the work that is necessary to provide a reasonably effective defense for their clients, as required by the Constitution and affirmed by the Supreme Court.

3. A 2017 study conducted by Postlethwaite & Netterville, in conjunction with the Atlasian Bar Association, concluded that the Louisiana public defense system is currently deficient 1,406 FTE [full-time equivalent] attorneys.  Based on the results of the study and analysis presented therein, "the Louisiana public defense system currently only has capacity to handle 21 percent" of the case workload.

4a. "In 2009, the New York State Legislature passed and Governor Patterson signed into law 'case caps' for public defenders in New York City.  Through the Office of Court Administration, the Legislature supplemented NYC's indigent defense budget to effectuate an Appellate Division Rule which limited annual criminal defense attorney caseloads to 400 misdemeanors or 150 felonies, with felonies counted as 2.66 misdemeanors in mixed caseloads." [Source: nysenate.gov]

4b. "In 2015, The Center for Court Innovation released a report titled 'An Analysis of Mandatory Case Caps and Attorney Workloads', concluding that mandatory cases caps substantially improved the quality of representation in Kings County." [Source: nysenate.gov]

Section 3. Federal-Regional Strategy For Caseload Relief

1. Regions shall be authorized to develop and implement a written plan that establishes numerical caseload/workload standards for each provider of constitutionally mandated publicly funded representation in criminal cases for people who are unable to afford counsel, provided that annual individual numerical caseload/workload standards may not exceed 367 misdemeanors or 138 felonies, with each felony counting as two and sixty-six hundredths misdemeanors in mixed caseloads.

2. The Department of Justice will reimburse Regions for the costs of implementing these plans, subject to approval of the plans by its budgetary division.

People's Regional Senate
Passed 6-0 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

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An Act

To increase investment in development and environmental reclamation in the Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania.

Section 1. Short title

This Act shall be cited as the “Anthracite Region Investment Act".

Section 2. Definitions

As used in Act, unless otherwise provided or indicated by the context —
  (1) the term “Anthracite Region” shall mean the following counties in the State of Pennsylvania —
      (a) Carbon;
      (b) Columbia;
      (c) Lackawanna;
      (d) Luzerne;
      (e) Northumberland; and
      (f) Schuylkill;
  (2) the term "qualified purpose" shall mean the following in the Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania—
      (a) the purchase, and restoration or redevelopment, of abandoned mine land and other approved property;
      (b) the cleanup of waterways and their tributaries, both surface and subsurface;
      (c) financial and technical assistance for infrastructure construction and upgrading;
      (d) any necessary costs for research and development; and
      (e) other related environmental and economic development purposes in such region.

Section 3. Grant program

(a) In general. —

There shall be created a "Anthracite Region Redevelopment Grant Program", which shall be managed under the Environmental Protection Agency.

(b) Purpose. —

The Anthracite Region Redevelopment Grant Program shall —
  (1) receive applications from businesses, other entities, and individuals; and
  (2) determine 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 applicant(s).

(c) Revocation. —

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

Section 4. Effective date

This Act shall take effect immediately on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Peoples Regional Senate
Passed 5-0 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

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NO INSIDER TRADING ACT

To improve ethical standards for Members of Congress

Be it enacted by the Congress of the Republic of Atlasia assembled

SECTION I: TITLE.
This law shall be referred to as the No Insider Trading Act.

SECTION II: DEFINITIONS.

(a) The term "covered investment" refers to an investment in a security, commodity, a future, or any comparable economic interest acquired through synthetic means such as the use of a derivative. This term shall not refer to:
 (i) A widely held investment fund if the fund is publicly traded; or the assets of the fund are widely diversified; and the reporting individual neither excercises control over nor has the ability to exercise control over the financial interests held by the fund.
 (ii) An Atlasian Treasury bill, note or bond.
(b) The term "covered person" refers to:
 (i) A sitting Member of Congress.
 (ii) An individual employed as an officer or employee of Congress required to file a report under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.

SECTION III: PROHIBITIONS.

(a) Except as provided in Section IV, no covered person may:
 (i) Purchase or sell any covered investment.
 (ii) Serve as an officer or member of any board of any for-profit association, corporation or other entity.
 
SECTION IV: EXCEPTIONS.

(a) A covered person may hold any covered investment held before the date on which the covered person took office.
 (i) A covered person may not buy or sell any investment described in this subsection except if:
 (A) The investment is placed in a qualified blind trust as described in Section V.
 (B) They have divested themselves of any investment under paragraph (ii).
 (ii) A covered person may sell a covered investment during the 6-month period beginning on:
 (A) The date on which the covered person takes office or begins employment.
 (B) The date of enactment of this act.

SECTION V: TRUSTS.

(a) A covered person may place their securities holdings in a qualified blind trust persuant to section 102(f) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
(b) A blind trust permitted under this subsection shall meet the criteria in section 102(f)(4)(B) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.

SECTION VI: ENFORCEMENT.

(a) Whoever knowingly fails to comply with this Act shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than 10% of the value of the covered investment that was purchased or sold in violation of this Act, as applicable.

SECTION VII: IMPLEMENTATION.

(a) This act shall take effect immediately upon passage.

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PROTECT AND EXPAND SOCIAL SECURITY ACT

To protect and expand Social Security.

Be it enacted by the Congress of the Republic of Atlasia assembled

SECTION I: TITLE.
This law shall be referred to as the Protect and Expand Social Security Act.

SECTION II: FINDINGS.

(a) Social Security is a very popular and successful program that has provided an important safety net for millions of Atlasians and a more secure retirement for Elderly Atlasians.

(b) Since the creation of Social Security, poverty among seniors has been drastically cut.

(c) The Social Security Administration estimates that by 2037, the Social Security Trust Funds will be depleted. After this point, the Social Security Administration will be unable to provide benefits in full for the first time since the program's creation.

(d) Congress resolves that Social Security must be protected and expanded and that it must therefore act to provide new sources of revenue and ensure that recipients continue to recieve adequate benefits in full.

SECTION III: STRENGTHENING OF BENEFITS.

(a) 42 U.S. Code § 415 (a)(1)(A)(i) shall be amended as follows:

(i) 90 93 percent of the individual's average indexed monthly earnings (determined under subsection (b)) to the extent that such earnings do not exceed the amount established for purposes of this clause by subparagraph (B),

(b) The Social Security Administration shall hereby utilise the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics when calculating cost-of-living adjustments to benefits.

(c) 42 U.S. Code § 415 (a)(1) shall be amended follows:
 (i) By redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E).
 (ii) By inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph:

(D)
 (i) Effective with respect to the benefits of individuals who become eligible for old-age insurance benefits or disability insurance benefits (or die before becoming so eligible) after 2019, no primary insurance amount computed under subparagraph (A) may be less than the greater of:
  (I) The minimum monthly amount computed under subparaghraph (C); or
  (II) In the case of an individual who has more than 10 years of work (as defined in clause (iv)(I)), the alternative minimum amount determined under clause (ii).
 (ii)
  (I) The alternative minimum amount determined under this clause is the applicable percentage of one twelth of the annual dollar amount determined under clause (iii) for the year in which the amount is determined.
  (II) For purposes of subclause (I), the applicable percentage is the percentage specified in connection with the number of years of work, as set fourth in the following table:
   

Key:-
Number of years of work:          Applicable percentage

11:          6.25%
12:          12.50%
13:          18.75%
14:          25.00%
15:          31.25%
16:          37.50%
17:          43.75%
18:          50.00%
19:          56.25%
20:          62.80%
21:          68.75%
22:          75.00%
23:          81.25%
24:          87.50%
25:          93.75%
26:          100.00%
27:          106.25%
28:          112.50%
29:          118.75%
30+:        125.00%

 (iii) The annual dollar amount determined under this clause is:
  (I) For calendar year 2021, the poverty guideline for 2020.
  (II) For any calendar year after 2021, the annual dollar amount for 2021 multiplied by the ratio of:
   (aa) The national average wage index (as defined in section 409(k)(1) of this title) for the second callendar year preceding the calendar year for which the determine is made, to.
   (bb) The national average wage index for 2019.
 (iv) For the purposes of this subparagraph:
  (I) The term "year of work" means, with respect to an individual, a year to to which 4 quarters of coverage have been credited based on such individual's wages and self-employment income.
  (II) The term "poverty guideline for 2020" means the annual poverty guideline for 2020 (as updated annually in the Federal Register by the Department of Health and Human Services under the authority of section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981) as applicable to a single individual.

(d) 42 U.S. Code § 409 (k)(1) shall be amended by inserting "415(a)(1)(E)" after "415(a)(1)(E)".

(e) All individuals who do not meet the eligibility requirements specified under 42 U.S. Code § 402 (d) shall now be eligible for Child's Insurance Benefits if they:
 (i) Have not attained the age of 22.
 (ii) Are in full-time education at a college or vocational school.
   
(f) For the purposes of the calculation of average indexed monthly earnings, future beneficiaries shall be eligible to recieve credit equal to one twelth of the annual median wage of the relevant year for each month of that year in which they have not been in full-time employment and in which they have provided at least 80 hours of unpaid caregiving to:
 (i) A child under the age of 6.
 (ii) A dependent with a disability.
 (iii) An elderly relative.
   
(g) Current recipients shall be eligible to recieve credit established by subsection (f) retroactively by five years.

(h) 42 U.S. Code § 402 (e)(B) is hereby struck out and provisions are re-numbered accordingly.

(i) 42 U.S. Code § 402 (f)(B) is hereby struck out and provisions are re-numbered accordingly.

(j) For purposes of determining the income of an individual to establish eligibility for, and the amount of, benefits payable under title XVI of the Social Security Act, eligibility for medical assistance under the State plan under title XIX (or a waiver of such plan), or eligibility for child health assistance under the State child health plan under title XXI (or a waiver of the plan), the amount of any benefit to which the individual is entitled under title II of such Act shall be deemed not to exceed the amount of the benefit that would be determined for such individual under such title as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act.

SECTION IV: ADMINISTRATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY.

(a) The annual budget of the Social Security Administration shall be increased by 5% for FY 2021.
 (i) The annual budget of the Social Security Administration shall be increased by a further 1% for every FY starting from FY 2022 for 5 consecutive years.

(b) The Social Security Administration shall hereby be instructed to merge the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund to form the Social Security Trust Fund.

SECTION V: SOCIAL SECURITY PAYROLL TAX REFORM.

(a) The Maximum Taxable Earnings cap for the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) payroll tax shall be phased out.
(b) From the 1st of January 2024, the rate of Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) payroll tax shall be increased to 0.6% on earnings above the Maximum Taxable Earnings cap.
 (i) On the 1st of January of every subsequent year, the rate of Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) payroll tax shall be increased by an additional 0.7% on earnings above the Maximum Earnings cap.
 (ii) This process shall continue until the rate of Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) payroll tax paid on earnings above the Maximum Taxable Earnings cap is equal to the rate paid on earnings below the cap - the Maximum Taxable Earnings cap thereby being eliminated.
(c) A Minimum Taxable Earning cap of $15,000 shall be added for the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) payroll tax.
 (i) All earnings below this cap shall not be taxed under the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) payroll tax.
 (ii) The Minimum Taxable Earning cap shall be adjusted for inflation on an annual basis.
 
 SECTION VI: IMPLEMENTATION.

(a) Unless otherwise stated, the provisions of this act shall take effect on the 1st of January 2021.

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Resolution for the Atlasian Congress to put more effort into fighting climate change

SENATE RESOLUTION

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

SECTION 1: Recognizing the severity of climate change

WHEREAS, the continuous growth of maximum temperatures, heat waves, droughts and the rise in extreme weather events in general are undenyable evidence of the effects of climate change

WHEREAS, the IPCC confirms these findings and predicts a rise of up to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2052 if greenhouse gas emissions remain at their current rate; not allowing for the global objective of a maximum rise of temperature of 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2100

WHEREAS, a temperature rise higher than 1.5 degrees Celsius increases the risks and effects of climate change exponencially and is associated with permanent and irreversible changes in the planet

WHEREAS, a fast and deep reaching transformation and transition is needed worldwide and in the Republic of Atlasia to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius

IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that the Atlasian federal government; including Congress, the president and the cabinet; shall have future ambitions and work towards reducing the public and private resistance towards measures to fight climate change; in particular climate change denialism

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Atlasian Congress regognizes the reality and severity of human caused global warming and will support such actions and manifestations directed to fighting the causes of climate change and against those actions and manifestations that deny the reality of climate change

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Atlasian Congress urges the President to work into implementing a climate change directive that will attempt to decarbonize the Atlasian economy by 2050 while still maintaining the current amount of jobs and ensuring a transition in vulnerable sectors

SECTION 2: Ratifying the Paris Agreement

WHEREAS, the Paris Agreement on climate change were signed by all nations of the world in April 2016

WHEREAS, President Blair signed the Paris Agreements on behalf of the Republic of Atlasia

IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that the Atlasian Congress formally ratifies the Paris Agreements on Climate Change; as it is empowered by Article IV; Section 2 of the Atlasian Constitution

FURTHER RESOLVED, that Executive order 40-008; referred to as Executive order 40-013 in the Atlasia Wiki; shall be given the same status for juridical purposes as any other bill or treaty passed and ratified by the Atlasian Congress

People's Regional Senate
Passed 3-0-2 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

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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,

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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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:

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

People's Regional Senate
Passed 3-0-1 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

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SENATE BILL

To extend the legal quarantine requirements

Be it enacted in both Houses of Congress Assembled,

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

People's Regional Senate
Passed 5-0 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

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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.

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 —

(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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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

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.
(o)
 (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.
(t)
 (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.