Government Office of Utah Neolib

[Joseph Cao]

Madam President, the following bills have passed the Senate and await your signature or veto.

ATF OFF ACT

Senate Bill
to make sensible criminal justice reforms

SECTION I: NAME
a. This act shall be called the ATF Off Act.

SECTION II: CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS BY FFL HOLDERS
a. 18 USC 923 is hereby amended by inserting the following:

e. If the Attorney General determines that a federal firearms licensee under this section has willfully violated any provision of this chapter or any regulation prescribed under this chapter, the Attorney General may:
   1. if the violation is of a minor nature
      A. Impose on the licensee a civil money penalty of not more than $1,000 for each such violation, except that the total amount of penalties imposed on a licensee under this subclause for violations arising from a single inspection or examination shall not exceed $5,000; or
      B. suspend the license for not more than 30 days, and specify the circumstances under which the suspension is to be terminated, if, in the period for which the license is in effect, there have been at least 2 prior occasions on which the licensee has been determined to have violated this chapter; or
   2. if the violation is of a serious nature
      A. Impose on the licensee a civil money penalty of not more than $2,500 for each such violation, except that the total amount of penalties imposed on a licensee under this subclause for a violations arising from a single inspection or examination shall not exceed $15,000;
      B. Suspend the license for not more than 90 days, and specify the circumstances under which the suspension is to be terminated;
      C. Revoke the license;
b. In determining the amount of a civil money penalty to impose herein on a licensee, the nature and severity of the violation involved, the size of the firearms business operated by the licensee, and the prior record of the licensee shall be considered.
c. The total amount of penalties imposed on a licensee with respect to violations of a minor nature and of a serious nature arising from a single inspection or examination shall not exceed $15,000.
d. If 2 or more firearms were transferred during a single transaction that shall be considered a single violation of the provision.
e. On request of the licensee, the Attorney General shall stay the effective date of any penalty, suspension, or revocation until there has been a final, nonreviewable judgment with respect to the determination involved, unless, in the case of a suspension or revocation of a licensee, the Attorney General establishes, at a hearing before an administrative law judge, by clear and convincing evidence, that the continued operation by the licensee of the business poses an immediate and grave threat to public safety.
f. If the Attorney General is made aware that a business licensed under this chapter has transferred to a surviving spouse or child of the licensee, to an executor, administrator, or other legal representative of a deceased licensee; or to a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy, or an assignee for benefit of creditors, and, before the transfer, or on the first inspection or examination by the Attorney General of the records of the licensee after the transfer, the licensee is found to be operating the business in violation of this chapter, the Attorney General:
   1. shall notify the transferee of the violation by the transferor; and
   2. shall not presume that the transferee is committing the violation.

SECTION III: DEFINITIONS
a. A violation of this chapter shall be considered to be of a serious nature if the violation:
   1. results in or could have resulted in the transfer of a firearm or ammunition to a person prohibited from possessing or receiving the firearm or ammunition under this chapter or under Regional, State or local law;
   2. obstructs or could have obstructed a bona fide criminal investigation or prosecution, or an inspection or examination under this chapter
b. A violation of this chapter shall be considered to be of a minor nature if the violation is not of a serious nature.
c. Willfully means, with respect to conduct of a person, that the person knew of a legal duty, and engaged in the conduct knowingly and in intentional disregard of the duty.
d. False entry shall mean materially false entry
e. Appropriate entry shall mean a materially significant entry
f. Properly maintain shall mean retain custody of.

SECTION IV: EQUAL RIGHTS AND EQUAL TREATMENT
a. The prohibition on FFL holders selling a handgun to persons under the age of 21 shall be lowered to 19. 18 U.S.C. 922(b) shall be amended accordingly.
b. The Let Them Do Their Job Act is hereby repealed.
c. The National Firearms Act (NFA) 26 USC §5801 - 5872, the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA) 18 USC §921 - 931, and the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (Brady Act) 18 USC §921 - 922, are hereby repealed.

SECTION V: TIME
a. This Act shall take effect at the end of the 180-day period that begins with the date of the enactment of this Act.

Passed 9-3-1-5 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,


Joseph Cao, acting president pro tempore

A Bill
To promote normal dietary practices in Atlasia

Be it enacted by the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled,

Section 1. Title

1. This resolution may be cited as the Promoting Healthy Eating Act.

Section 2

1. No region, state, or locality within Atlasia receiving any federal transportation funding may mandate consumption of any food or drink by its residents.
2. No school in Atlasia receiving federal funds may explicitly promote insect consumption to students.
   a. "Explicit promotion" shall not include mere academically-oriented discussions in school about insect consumption, but rather explicit, sincere encouragement from teachers, school administration, or other school staff to students to consume insects, spiders, scorpions, worms, slugs, or snails.

Section 3

1. Should any subnational or local government be found in violation of section 2.1, all federal transportation funding shall be stripped immediately until they are in compliance.
2. Should any federally funded school be found in violation of section 2.2, all federal funding shall be stripped immediately until they are in compliance.

Section 4

1. Any person imprisoned by the government of Atlasia has the right to freedom of conscience and to freely exercise his religion. Accordingly, the following accommodations shall be offered to such imprisoned person, provided such accommodation is economically feasible, is based on a sincerely-held religious belief and does not demonstrably jeopardize the health or safety of prisoners or prison staff or facilitate actual crime. The actual abuse of an accommodation identified in this act may result in the limitation or suspension of such accommodation for the individual abuser provided such limitatiom or suspension does not amount to cruelly requiring a prisoner to violate a tenant of his faith as retaliation or punishment. Such suspension, denial based on particularized health or safety necessities, or reasonable heightened security screenings to ensure that an accommodation under this act is not being abused shall not be deemed a violation of a prisoner’s religious freedom.

2. Any person imprisoned by the government of Atlasia who has a sincerely held religious belief imposing dietary restrictions on such person shall be allowed to make such belief and restrictions known upon his imprisonment at any federal jail, prison, or correctional facility.

3. To the maximum extent possible, any federal jail, prison, or correctional facility shall seek to accomodate dietary restrictions made known under this act. Such accomodation may be accomplished by preparing such meals itself using existing resources subject to any law on kosher and halal labeling, by accepting donations of money or prepared meals provided by religious or charitable organizations approved of by the prisoner requesting the accomodation, by partially-financing such meals through the sale of supplemental foods and other items to prisoners, or by preparing adequate vegan meals which shall be deemed to conform to kosher, halal, and other religious dietary restrictions.

4. No prisoner shall be forced to eat any food item. The purposeful and willful refusal by a prisoner to eat safe food offered to him to which he is not religiously opposed resulting in malnutrition shall not be considered neglect or cruel or unusual punishment.

5. It shall be a class 3 misdemeanor to adulterate the food of a prisoner for the purpose of causing the prisoner to unknowingly or unwillingly violate his religious dietary restrictions.

6. Any public college or university receiving federal funding that requires students living on campus to purchase a meal plan shall offer kosher, halal, and vegan options at each meal time. For purposes of this provision, vegan shall be considered to be kosher and halal.


Section 5

1. This Act shall enter into effect immediately following signature of the President.

Passed 13-0-0-5 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,


Joseph Cao, acting president pro tempore

SUPPLY CHAIN ENHANCEMENT ACT

SECTION I: NAME
a. This act shall be known as the Supply Chain Enhancement Act

SECTION II: LACEY ACT REFORMS
a. The regulations required under the Lacey Act shall not apply to hardwood trees or products thereof. 16 USC 3371 - 3378 shall be amended accordingly.
b. The regulations required under the Lacey Act for applying foreign law shall only consider environmental and conservation laws. 16 USC 3371 – 3378.

SECTION III: JONES ACT REFORM
a. The regulations on foreign vessels or domestic vessels without a requisite percentage of Atlasian crew members on engaging in cabotage in Atlasia is hereby repealed. 46 U.S.C. § 55102 - 55113, 46 U.S.C. § 55116 - 55122, 46 U.S.C. § 8103, and 46 U.S.C. § 12103 (Jones Act) is hereby repealed.

SECTION IV: TIMING
a. This act shall go into effect thirty (30) days after the date of passage.

Passed 11-2-0-5 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,


Joseph Cao, acting president pro tempore

[Utah Neolib]

Madam President, the following bills have passed the Senate and await your signature or veto.

ATF OFF ACT

Senate Bill
to make sensible criminal justice reforms

SECTION I: NAME
a. This act shall be called the ATF Off Act.

SECTION II: CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS BY FFL HOLDERS
a. 18 USC 923 is hereby amended by inserting the following:

e. If the Attorney General determines that a federal firearms licensee under this section has willfully violated any provision of this chapter or any regulation prescribed under this chapter, the Attorney General may:
   1. if the violation is of a minor nature
      A. Impose on the licensee a civil money penalty of not more than $1,000 for each such violation, except that the total amount of penalties imposed on a licensee under this subclause for violations arising from a single inspection or examination shall not exceed $5,000; or
      B. suspend the license for not more than 30 days, and specify the circumstances under which the suspension is to be terminated, if, in the period for which the license is in effect, there have been at least 2 prior occasions on which the licensee has been determined to have violated this chapter; or
   2. if the violation is of a serious nature
      A. Impose on the licensee a civil money penalty of not more than $2,500 for each such violation, except that the total amount of penalties imposed on a licensee under this subclause for a violations arising from a single inspection or examination shall not exceed $15,000;
      B. Suspend the license for not more than 90 days, and specify the circumstances under which the suspension is to be terminated;
      C. Revoke the license;
b. In determining the amount of a civil money penalty to impose herein on a licensee, the nature and severity of the violation involved, the size of the firearms business operated by the licensee, and the prior record of the licensee shall be considered.
c. The total amount of penalties imposed on a licensee with respect to violations of a minor nature and of a serious nature arising from a single inspection or examination shall not exceed $15,000.
d. If 2 or more firearms were transferred during a single transaction that shall be considered a single violation of the provision.
e. On request of the licensee, the Attorney General shall stay the effective date of any penalty, suspension, or revocation until there has been a final, nonreviewable judgment with respect to the determination involved, unless, in the case of a suspension or revocation of a licensee, the Attorney General establishes, at a hearing before an administrative law judge, by clear and convincing evidence, that the continued operation by the licensee of the business poses an immediate and grave threat to public safety.
f. If the Attorney General is made aware that a business licensed under this chapter has transferred to a surviving spouse or child of the licensee, to an executor, administrator, or other legal representative of a deceased licensee; or to a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy, or an assignee for benefit of creditors, and, before the transfer, or on the first inspection or examination by the Attorney General of the records of the licensee after the transfer, the licensee is found to be operating the business in violation of this chapter, the Attorney General:
   1. shall notify the transferee of the violation by the transferor; and
   2. shall not presume that the transferee is committing the violation.

SECTION III: DEFINITIONS
a. A violation of this chapter shall be considered to be of a serious nature if the violation:
   1. results in or could have resulted in the transfer of a firearm or ammunition to a person prohibited from possessing or receiving the firearm or ammunition under this chapter or under Regional, State or local law;
   2. obstructs or could have obstructed a bona fide criminal investigation or prosecution, or an inspection or examination under this chapter
b. A violation of this chapter shall be considered to be of a minor nature if the violation is not of a serious nature.
c. Willfully means, with respect to conduct of a person, that the person knew of a legal duty, and engaged in the conduct knowingly and in intentional disregard of the duty.
d. False entry shall mean materially false entry
e. Appropriate entry shall mean a materially significant entry
f. Properly maintain shall mean retain custody of.

SECTION IV: EQUAL RIGHTS AND EQUAL TREATMENT
a. The prohibition on FFL holders selling a handgun to persons under the age of 21 shall be lowered to 19. 18 U.S.C. 922(b) shall be amended accordingly.
b. The Let Them Do Their Job Act is hereby repealed.
c. The National Firearms Act (NFA) 26 USC §5801 - 5872, the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA) 18 USC §921 - 931, and the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (Brady Act) 18 USC §921 - 922, are hereby repealed.

SECTION V: TIME
a. This Act shall take effect at the end of the 180-day period that begins with the date of the enactment of this Act.

Passed 9-3-1-5 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,


Joseph Cao, acting president pro tempore

Veto.

A Bill
To promote normal dietary practices in Atlasia

Be it enacted by the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled,

Section 1. Title

1. This resolution may be cited as the Promoting Healthy Eating Act.

Section 2

1. No region, state, or locality within Atlasia receiving any federal transportation funding may mandate consumption of any food or drink by its residents.
2. No school in Atlasia receiving federal funds may explicitly promote insect consumption to students.
   a. "Explicit promotion" shall not include mere academically-oriented discussions in school about insect consumption, but rather explicit, sincere encouragement from teachers, school administration, or other school staff to students to consume insects, spiders, scorpions, worms, slugs, or snails.

Section 3

1. Should any subnational or local government be found in violation of section 2.1, all federal transportation funding shall be stripped immediately until they are in compliance.
2. Should any federally funded school be found in violation of section 2.2, all federal funding shall be stripped immediately until they are in compliance.

Section 4

1. Any person imprisoned by the government of Atlasia has the right to freedom of conscience and to freely exercise his religion. Accordingly, the following accommodations shall be offered to such imprisoned person, provided such accommodation is economically feasible, is based on a sincerely-held religious belief and does not demonstrably jeopardize the health or safety of prisoners or prison staff or facilitate actual crime. The actual abuse of an accommodation identified in this act may result in the limitation or suspension of such accommodation for the individual abuser provided such limitatiom or suspension does not amount to cruelly requiring a prisoner to violate a tenant of his faith as retaliation or punishment. Such suspension, denial based on particularized health or safety necessities, or reasonable heightened security screenings to ensure that an accommodation under this act is not being abused shall not be deemed a violation of a prisoner’s religious freedom.

2. Any person imprisoned by the government of Atlasia who has a sincerely held religious belief imposing dietary restrictions on such person shall be allowed to make such belief and restrictions known upon his imprisonment at any federal jail, prison, or correctional facility.

3. To the maximum extent possible, any federal jail, prison, or correctional facility shall seek to accomodate dietary restrictions made known under this act. Such accomodation may be accomplished by preparing such meals itself using existing resources subject to any law on kosher and halal labeling, by accepting donations of money or prepared meals provided by religious or charitable organizations approved of by the prisoner requesting the accomodation, by partially-financing such meals through the sale of supplemental foods and other items to prisoners, or by preparing adequate vegan meals which shall be deemed to conform to kosher, halal, and other religious dietary restrictions.

4. No prisoner shall be forced to eat any food item. The purposeful and willful refusal by a prisoner to eat safe food offered to him to which he is not religiously opposed resulting in malnutrition shall not be considered neglect or cruel or unusual punishment.

5. It shall be a class 3 misdemeanor to adulterate the food of a prisoner for the purpose of causing the prisoner to unknowingly or unwillingly violate his religious dietary restrictions.

6. Any public college or university receiving federal funding that requires students living on campus to purchase a meal plan shall offer kosher, halal, and vegan options at each meal time. For purposes of this provision, vegan shall be considered to be kosher and halal.

Section 5

1. This Act shall enter into effect immediately following signature of the President.

Passed 13-0-0-5 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,


Joseph Cao, acting president pro tempore

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x Utah Neolib

SUPPLY CHAIN ENHANCEMENT ACT

SECTION I: NAME
a. This act shall be known as the Supply Chain Enhancement Act

SECTION II: LACEY ACT REFORMS
a. The regulations required under the Lacey Act shall not apply to hardwood trees or products thereof. 16 USC 3371 - 3378 shall be amended accordingly.
b. The regulations required under the Lacey Act for applying foreign law shall only consider environmental and conservation laws. 16 USC 3371 – 3378.

SECTION III: JONES ACT REFORM
a. The regulations on foreign vessels or domestic vessels without a requisite percentage of Atlasian crew members on engaging in cabotage in Atlasia is hereby repealed. 46 U.S.C. § 55102 - 55113, 46 U.S.C. § 55116 - 55122, 46 U.S.C. § 8103, and 46 U.S.C. § 12103 (Jones Act) is hereby repealed.

SECTION IV: TIMING
a. This act shall go into effect thirty (30) days after the date of passage.

Passed 11-2-0-5 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,


Joseph Cao, acting president pro tempore

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x Utah Neolib

[Utah Neolib]

Executive Order 56.15

The nomination of Dwarven Dragon for the office of Deputy Game Moderator is hereby revoked, as the office does not currently exist.

x Utah Neolib

[Joseph Cao]

Madam President, the following legislation has passed the Senate and awaits your signature or veto.

TINKERING WITH TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT

To make the telecommunications industry work better for consumers

SECTION I: NAME
a. This law shall be known as the Tinkering with Telecommunications Act

SECTION II: SPECTRUM AVAILABILITY
a. The National Telecommunication and Information Agency (NTIA) and the Federal Communications Commission shall study and jointly publish a report by January 1, 2023 identifying all excess or underutilized federal electromagnetic spectrum frequencies unrelated to emergency frequencies. Such study shall include an analysis of excess “white space” between existing frequencies. On April 1, 2023, the NTIA shall conduct public auctions for ten (10) year rights to those spectrum frequencies identified in the report.
b. The sales terms of the auction shall include a provision that the spectrum leaseholder must utilize or sell their spectrum frequency within the first eighteen (18) months of acquisition or else the rights to the spectrum frequency revert back to federal management. Upon such reversion, a new auction for the frequency shall be held within six (6) months upon the same terms as the first.
c. Bidders at an auction conducted in accordance with this act shall not be subject to any aggregation limits on their potential purchases.
d. Any auctioned spectrum frequencies in the 14.0-14.5-GHz Band shall be reserved for bidders who certify that such frequency shall be used in the provision of internet services to aircraft.
e. The 70CM Band shall be reserved for public use by amateur radio licensees.
f. Nothing in federal law shall be interpreted as prohibiting persons from using satellites in the dissemination of signals along appropriately leased frequencies, provided that all:

• such satellites do not cause harmful interference to other authorized users of the radio frequency spectrum;
• satellite operators conduct missions from the lowest possible altitudes, in order to minimize the time satellites are illuminated, in accordance with 6.4.1.1.R12 of the IAU's 2020 Satellite Constellation Report;
• such satellites reflect sunlight at an intensity fainter than 7.0 V_mag+2.5 × log(SatAltitude / 550 km), or equivalently, 44 ×(550 km / SatAltitude) watts/steradian, as recorded by high etendue (effective area × field of view), large-aperture ground-based telescopes, as suggested in 6.4.1.1.R15 of the IAU's 2020 Satellite Constellation Report;
• satellite operators provide astronomers with pre-launch predictions and timely post-launch confirmations of the initial deployment orbits for satellites, in accordance with 6.4.1.1.R18 of the IAU's 2020 Satellite Constellation Report;
• satellite operators maintain and make available to astronomers, satellite ephemeris predictions with a sky location precision of arcseconds and a time precision of a tenth of a second, up to 12 hours in advance, in accordance with 6.4.1.1.R19 of the IAU's 2020 Satellite Constellation Report;

g. The FCC shall be prohibited from blocking or interfering with secondary sales of spectrum frequencies purchased at auction.
h. The regulation granting automatic roaming rights to cell phone carriers shall be amended to exclude cell phone carriers who already own spectrum rights in the specific market area.
i. The regulation purporting to remove local authority for cell tower siting is hereby eliminated. FCC's Small Cell Siting Declaratory Ruling "Accelerating Broadband deployment" WT Docket No. 17-79 and 17-84 (2018) is hereby rescinded.
j. The FCC shall classify Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) as broadband for the purposes of rulemaking.

SECTION III: TELEVISION CHANNELS
a. Cable and Satellite companies that have purchased the right to air a sporting event across their network may not “black out” or refuse to air that sporting event in specific geographic markets.
b. Cable providers may continued to carry broadcast stations on an interim basis during disputes over retransmission consent fees.
c. Satellite and cable providers shall be prohibited from refusing to offer a la carte packages of available content channels to subscribers provided the subscriber selects a minimum of four (4) channels.
d. Media companies shall be prohibited from requiring cable and satellite providers to carry specific cable channels in order to obtain broadcast stations.
e. All fees and/or surcharges charged by television providers in addition to the base subscription fee (including but not limited to service fees, applicable federal, state, and local taxes, equipment rental fees, supplementary fees, Regional Sports fees, DVR charges, Broadcast TV fees, capital fees, franchise fees, and FCC administration fees) shall be disclosed at the time of subscription, and must be included in any price advertised to consumers.
f. Any additional fees, increases in existing fees, and increases in subscription costs introduced by television providers must be disclosed to any affected subscribers with six (6) months' advance notice, and providers must deliver said notice through subscribers' preferred communication method at each of the following intervals:

• six (6) months prior to aforementioned changes;
• three (3) months prior to aforementioned changes, and;
• one (1) month prior to aforementioned changes;

g. The advertisement of promotional subscription rates for internet and television services shall be prohibited unless said promotional rates are effective indefinitely throughout the entire duration of a subscriber's relationship with the provider.
h. All internet and television providers must provide subscribers with the ability to, at any time, cancel, suspend with no fee, or modify their subscription through an online portal.
i. Internet and television providers shall be prohibited from charging early contract termination or cancellation fees exceeding the equivalent of two months of the subscription.

SECTION IV: FCC REFORM
a. All of the separate reports that the FCC is required to make to Congress each year shall be consolidated into one large report due on the harmonized date of the first workday of the new year.
b. Beginning in FY 2023 the following programs shall be eliminated:
   1. Broadband Opportunities Program
   2. Lifeline Program
   3. Public Safety Interoperable System Grant Program
   4. Public Telecommunications Facilities Program
   5. Technology Opportunities Program
c. On January 1, 2023 The NTIA and all of its duties shall be consolidated into the FCC.
d.E-Rate Applicants shall be permitted to file physical copies of their application until January 1, 2023.

SECTION V: TIME
a. Unless otherwise provided herein, this act shall take effect immediately.

Passed 15-2-1-0 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,


Joseph Cao, president pro tempore

[Utah Neolib]

Madam President, the following legislation has passed the Senate and awaits your signature or veto.

TINKERING WITH TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT

To make the telecommunications industry work better for consumers

SECTION I: NAME
a. This law shall be known as the Tinkering with Telecommunications Act

SECTION II: SPECTRUM AVAILABILITY
a. The National Telecommunication and Information Agency (NTIA) and the Federal Communications Commission shall study and jointly publish a report by January 1, 2023 identifying all excess or underutilized federal electromagnetic spectrum frequencies unrelated to emergency frequencies. Such study shall include an analysis of excess “white space” between existing frequencies. On April 1, 2023, the NTIA shall conduct public auctions for ten (10) year rights to those spectrum frequencies identified in the report.
b. The sales terms of the auction shall include a provision that the spectrum leaseholder must utilize or sell their spectrum frequency within the first eighteen (18) months of acquisition or else the rights to the spectrum frequency revert back to federal management. Upon such reversion, a new auction for the frequency shall be held within six (6) months upon the same terms as the first.
c. Bidders at an auction conducted in accordance with this act shall not be subject to any aggregation limits on their potential purchases.
d. Any auctioned spectrum frequencies in the 14.0-14.5-GHz Band shall be reserved for bidders who certify that such frequency shall be used in the provision of internet services to aircraft.
e. The 70CM Band shall be reserved for public use by amateur radio licensees.
f. Nothing in federal law shall be interpreted as prohibiting persons from using satellites in the dissemination of signals along appropriately leased frequencies, provided that all:

• such satellites do not cause harmful interference to other authorized users of the radio frequency spectrum;
• satellite operators conduct missions from the lowest possible altitudes, in order to minimize the time satellites are illuminated, in accordance with 6.4.1.1.R12 of the IAU's 2020 Satellite Constellation Report;
• such satellites reflect sunlight at an intensity fainter than 7.0 V_mag+2.5 × log(SatAltitude / 550 km), or equivalently, 44 ×(550 km / SatAltitude) watts/steradian, as recorded by high etendue (effective area × field of view), large-aperture ground-based telescopes, as suggested in 6.4.1.1.R15 of the IAU's 2020 Satellite Constellation Report;
• satellite operators provide astronomers with pre-launch predictions and timely post-launch confirmations of the initial deployment orbits for satellites, in accordance with 6.4.1.1.R18 of the IAU's 2020 Satellite Constellation Report;
• satellite operators maintain and make available to astronomers, satellite ephemeris predictions with a sky location precision of arcseconds and a time precision of a tenth of a second, up to 12 hours in advance, in accordance with 6.4.1.1.R19 of the IAU's 2020 Satellite Constellation Report;

g. The FCC shall be prohibited from blocking or interfering with secondary sales of spectrum frequencies purchased at auction.
h. The regulation granting automatic roaming rights to cell phone carriers shall be amended to exclude cell phone carriers who already own spectrum rights in the specific market area.
i. The regulation purporting to remove local authority for cell tower siting is hereby eliminated. FCC's Small Cell Siting Declaratory Ruling "Accelerating Broadband deployment" WT Docket No. 17-79 and 17-84 (2018) is hereby rescinded.
j. The FCC shall classify Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) as broadband for the purposes of rulemaking.

SECTION III: TELEVISION CHANNELS
a. Cable and Satellite companies that have purchased the right to air a sporting event across their network may not “black out” or refuse to air that sporting event in specific geographic markets.
b. Cable providers may continued to carry broadcast stations on an interim basis during disputes over retransmission consent fees.
c. Satellite and cable providers shall be prohibited from refusing to offer a la carte packages of available content channels to subscribers provided the subscriber selects a minimum of four (4) channels.
d. Media companies shall be prohibited from requiring cable and satellite providers to carry specific cable channels in order to obtain broadcast stations.
e. All fees and/or surcharges charged by television providers in addition to the base subscription fee (including but not limited to service fees, applicable federal, state, and local taxes, equipment rental fees, supplementary fees, Regional Sports fees, DVR charges, Broadcast TV fees, capital fees, franchise fees, and FCC administration fees) shall be disclosed at the time of subscription, and must be included in any price advertised to consumers.
f. Any additional fees, increases in existing fees, and increases in subscription costs introduced by television providers must be disclosed to any affected subscribers with six (6) months' advance notice, and providers must deliver said notice through subscribers' preferred communication method at each of the following intervals:

• six (6) months prior to aforementioned changes;
• three (3) months prior to aforementioned changes, and;
• one (1) month prior to aforementioned changes;

g. The advertisement of promotional subscription rates for internet and television services shall be prohibited unless said promotional rates are effective indefinitely throughout the entire duration of a subscriber's relationship with the provider.
h. All internet and television providers must provide subscribers with the ability to, at any time, cancel, suspend with no fee, or modify their subscription through an online portal.
i. Internet and television providers shall be prohibited from charging early contract termination or cancellation fees exceeding the equivalent of two months of the subscription.

SECTION IV: FCC REFORM
a. All of the separate reports that the FCC is required to make to Congress each year shall be consolidated into one large report due on the harmonized date of the first workday of the new year.
b. Beginning in FY 2023 the following programs shall be eliminated:
   1. Broadband Opportunities Program
   2. Lifeline Program
   3. Public Safety Interoperable System Grant Program
   4. Public Telecommunications Facilities Program
   5. Technology Opportunities Program
c. On January 1, 2023 The NTIA and all of its duties shall be consolidated into the FCC.
d.E-Rate Applicants shall be permitted to file physical copies of their application until January 1, 2023.

SECTION V: TIME
a. Unless otherwise provided herein, this act shall take effect immediately.

Passed 15-2-1-0 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,


Joseph Cao, president pro tempore

x Utah Neolib

[Joseph Cao]

Madam President, the following bills have passed the Senate and await your signature or veto:

EQUITY ACT

1. No federal funds shall be expended for the purchase of one-ply toilet paper.

2. No federal funds shall be expended for the purchase of toilet paper for the White House, Supreme Court, Atlasian Capitol building, appurtenant offices, and/or other federal buildings that is of different, varying, or inferior or superior quality to toilet paper provided in or on any other federal property.

3. It is the position of the Senate of Atlasia that no officer or employee of the Atlasian government shall receive better quality toilet paper in public toilets than is available to the general public in such toilets.

4. This act shall take effect within thirty (30) days of passage.

Passed 15-1-0-2 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,


Joseph Cao, president pro tempore

STAMPING OUT RACISM ACT

Senate Bill

To eliminate structural systemic discrimination based on race

Be it enacted by the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled,

1. The Minority Business Development Agency is hereby abolished.

2. Any laws relating to the Minority Business Development Agency are repealed.

3. Any college or university in Atlasia receiving federal funding is hereby banned from using race, color, or ethnicity as a factor in admissions in any form whatsoever. Failure to abide by this law shall result in the disqualification of the college or university from receiving federal funds for a year.

4. None of the following government documents issued by the government of Atlasia shall require the recordation of the race, color, or ethnicity on either the application for or the document itself:

A. Firearm's Licenses
B. Hunting Licenses
C. Fishing Licenses
D. Library Cards
E. SNAP EBT Cards
F. Social Security Cards
G. Environmental Permits
H. Tax documents
I. Business Licenses

5. This act shall take effect 30 days after becoming law. Any college or university has 60 days to submit its admissions policy to the federal government or be subjected to the penalties under part 2.

Passed 9-6-0-3 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,


Joseph Cao, president pro tempore

[Utah Neolib]

Madam President, the following bills have passed the Senate and await your signature or veto:

EQUITY ACT

1. No federal funds shall be expended for the purchase of one-ply toilet paper.

2. No federal funds shall be expended for the purchase of toilet paper for the White House, Supreme Court, Atlasian Capitol building, appurtenant offices, and/or other federal buildings that is of different, varying, or inferior or superior quality to toilet paper provided in or on any other federal property.

3. It is the position of the Senate of Atlasia that no officer or employee of the Atlasian government shall receive better quality toilet paper in public toilets than is available to the general public in such toilets.

4. This act shall take effect within thirty (30) days of passage.

Passed 15-1-0-2 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,


Joseph Cao, president pro tempore

x Utah Neolib

STAMPING OUT RACISM ACT

Senate Bill

To eliminate structural systemic discrimination based on race

Be it enacted by the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled,

1. The Minority Business Development Agency is hereby abolished.

2. Any laws relating to the Minority Business Development Agency are repealed.

3. Any college or university in Atlasia receiving federal funding is hereby banned from using race, color, or ethnicity as a factor in admissions in any form whatsoever. Failure to abide by this law shall result in the disqualification of the college or university from receiving federal funds for a year.

4. None of the following government documents issued by the government of Atlasia shall require the recordation of the race, color, or ethnicity on either the application for or the document itself:

A. Firearm's Licenses
B. Hunting Licenses
C. Fishing Licenses
D. Library Cards
E. SNAP EBT Cards
F. Social Security Cards
G. Environmental Permits
H. Tax documents
I. Business Licenses

5. This act shall take effect 30 days after becoming law. Any college or university has 60 days to submit its admissions policy to the federal government or be subjected to the penalties under part 2.

Passed 9-6-0-3 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,


Joseph Cao, president pro tempore

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x Utah Neolib

[Joseph Cao]

Madam President, the following bill has passed the Senate and awaits your signature or veto.

DAM IT ACT

Senate Bill
to make smarter choices with our county's money and resources

a. On or before January 1, 2024, the following federal assets shall be auctioned off:
   1. The Bonneville Power Administration and all related property and contracts
   2. The Rural Utility Service and all related property and contracts
   3. The Southeastern Power Administration and all related property and contracts
   4. The Southwestern Power Administration and all related property and contracts
   5. The Tennessee Valley Authority and all related property and contracts
   6. The Western Area Power Administration and all related property and contracts
   7. The 58 hydroelectric dams owned by the Bureau of Reclamation and all related property and contracts.

b. Protections:
  1. No foreign power may have a share greater than 25% of the asset. This 25 percent share is a collective share of all agents of said foreign power, including state-sponsored companies and their subsidiaries.
  2. No Region, other than the Region when the infrastructure is based, may purchase more the 1/3 of shares in the asset.
  3. No Company may purchase more than a 40% share of the asset.

Passed 10-7-1-0 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,


Joseph Cao, president pro tempore

[Utah Neolib]

Madam President, the following bill has passed the Senate and awaits your signature or veto.

DAM IT ACT

Senate Bill
to make smarter choices with our county's money and resources

a. On or before January 1, 2024, the following federal assets shall be auctioned off:
   1. The Bonneville Power Administration and all related property and contracts
   2. The Rural Utility Service and all related property and contracts
   3. The Southeastern Power Administration and all related property and contracts
   4. The Southwestern Power Administration and all related property and contracts
   5. The Tennessee Valley Authority and all related property and contracts
   6. The Western Area Power Administration and all related property and contracts
   7. The 58 hydroelectric dams owned by the Bureau of Reclamation and all related property and contracts.

b. Protections:
  1. No foreign power may have a share greater than 25% of the asset. This 25 percent share is a collective share of all agents of said foreign power, including state-sponsored companies and their subsidiaries.
  2. No Region, other than the Region when the infrastructure is based, may purchase more the 1/3 of shares in the asset.
  3. No Company may purchase more than a 40% share of the asset.

Passed 10-7-1-0 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,


Joseph Cao, president pro tempore

x Utah Neolib

[Joseph Cao]

Madam President, the following bill has passed the Senate and awaits your signature or veto:

SENATE BILL

To prohibit the GM from killing players

SECTION I. SHORT TITLE.

This bill shall be referred to as the Don't Kill People Act

SECTION II. PROVISIONS.

No officer of the game engine may write into canon the death of any player, registered or otherwise.

SECTION III. INSURANCE.

For the purposes of any legislation which repeals or replaces all legislation to do with game moderation, the game engine, or any other such category, this act shall not be considered to fall within that category. Unless explicitly named or listed individually, this act shall be considered an exception to any blanket repeal or replacement of numerous federal statutes.

Passed 14-0-0-4 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,


Joseph Cao, president pro tempore

[Utah Neolib]

Madam President, the following bill has passed the Senate and awaits your signature or veto:

SENATE BILL

To prohibit the GM from killing players

SECTION I. SHORT TITLE.

This bill shall be referred to as the Don't Kill People Act

SECTION II. PROVISIONS.

No officer of the game engine may write into canon the death of any player, registered or otherwise.

SECTION III. INSURANCE.

For the purposes of any legislation which repeals or replaces all legislation to do with game moderation, the game engine, or any other such category, this act shall not be considered to fall within that category. Unless explicitly named or listed individually, this act shall be considered an exception to any blanket repeal or replacement of numerous federal statutes.

Passed 14-0-0-4 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,


Joseph Cao, president pro tempore

x Utah Neolib

[Utah Neolib]

Executive Order 56.15

thumb21 is hereby appointed to the Office of Registrar General, pending the resignation of Peebs. (Sent to the PPT)

Battista Minola 1616 is hereby appointed to the office of Secretary of Federal Elections, pending the resignation of Peebs. (Sent to the PPT)

x Utah Neolib

[Joseph Cao]

Madam President, the following bill has passed the Senate and awaits your signature or veto:

A SENATE BILL

To allow the GM to revoke past canon under exigent circumstances

SECTION I. SHORT TITLE.

This bill shall be referred to as the Responsible Excision of Timeline Canon in case of Overt Nonsense Act, or, for short, the RETCON Act.

SECTION II. PROVISIONS.

F.L. 21-19, the Game Engine Reconstruction Act, is hereby amended as follows:

iii. The word of a game moderator, once spoken, is Canon, and may not be revoked by them or their successor unless a request to revoke canon status from a specific game engine proclamation or set of proclamations is approved by eight-ninths of the full senate.

Passed 10-0-0-8 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,


Joseph Cao, president pro tempore

[Utah Neolib]

Madam President, the following bill has passed the Senate and awaits your signature or veto:

A SENATE BILL

To allow the GM to revoke past canon under exigent circumstances

SECTION I. SHORT TITLE.

This bill shall be referred to as the Responsible Excision of Timeline Canon in case of Overt Nonsense Act, or, for short, the RETCON Act.

SECTION II. PROVISIONS.

F.L. 21-19, the Game Engine Reconstruction Act, is hereby amended as follows:

iii. The word of a game moderator, once spoken, is Canon, and may not be revoked by them or their successor unless a request to revoke canon status from a specific game engine proclamation or set of proclamations is approved by eight-ninths of the full senate.

Passed 10-0-0-8 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,


Joseph Cao, president pro tempore

Veto.

[Joseph Cao]

Madam President, the following bill has passed the Senate and awaits your signature or veto:

A SENATE BILL

To allow the GM to revoke past canon under exigent circumstances

SECTION I. SHORT TITLE.

This bill shall be referred to as the Responsible Excision of Timeline Canon in case of Overt Nonsense Act, or, for short, the RETCON Act.

SECTION II. PROVISIONS.

F.L. 21-19, the Game Engine Reconstruction Act, is hereby amended as follows:

iii. The word of a game moderator, once spoken, is Canon, and may not be revoked by them or their successor unless a request to revoke canon status from a specific game engine proclamation or set of proclamations is approved by eight-ninths of the full senate.

Passed 10-0-0-8 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,


Joseph Cao, president pro tempore

Veto.

Out of interest is there a reason for the veto?

[Utah Neolib]

Madam President, the following bill has passed the Senate and awaits your signature or veto:

A SENATE BILL

To allow the GM to revoke past canon under exigent circumstances

SECTION I. SHORT TITLE.

This bill shall be referred to as the Responsible Excision of Timeline Canon in case of Overt Nonsense Act, or, for short, the RETCON Act.

SECTION II. PROVISIONS.

F.L. 21-19, the Game Engine Reconstruction Act, is hereby amended as follows:

iii. The word of a game moderator, once spoken, is Canon, and may not be revoked by them or their successor unless a request to revoke canon status from a specific game engine proclamation or set of proclamations is approved by eight-ninths of the full senate.

Passed 10-0-0-8 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,


Joseph Cao, president pro tempore

Veto.

Out of interest is there a reason for the veto?

I generally think that how the GM system is currently set up generally works. I’m not opposed in any way for a future similar bill like this.

[Joseph Cao]

Just in case it needs to be posted here for posterity, although the President won't need to act on this regardless.

A SENATE BILL

To allow the GM to revoke past canon under exigent circumstances

SECTION I. SHORT TITLE.

This bill shall be referred to as the Responsible Excision of Timeline Canon in case of Overt Nonsense Act, or, for short, the RETCON Act.

SECTION II. PROVISIONS.

F.L. 21-19, the Game Engine Reconstruction Act, is hereby amended as follows:

iii. The word of a game moderator, once spoken, is Canon, and may not be revoked by them or their successor unless a request to revoke canon status from a specific game engine proclamation or set of proclamations is approved by eight-ninths of the full senate.

Passed 10-0-0-8 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,


Joseph Cao, president pro tempore

Veto.

Veto overridden 12-4-1-1 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,


Joseph Cao, president pro tempore

[Joseph Cao]

Madam President, the following bill has passed the Senate and awaits your signature or veto.

HUMANE KOSHER MEAT ACT

Senate Bill
to ensure animal welfare in kosher slaughterhouses

A. No person who owns, operates, or is employed by a commercial slaughterhouse, butchery, agribusiness, or other business engaged in the killing and processing of animals for human consumption shall kill an animal intended to be sold in interstate commerce using the “shackle and hoist” method of slaughter.

B. The "shackle and hoist" method of slaughter (also known as shechita teluyah) is defined as a method of slaughtering a non-human animal where the animal is shackled around one or both of its back legs and, through use of pulleys, is suspended in the air prior to having its throat cut.

C. Parts 1 and 2 of the Humane Methods Livestock Slaughter Act (HMLSA) (7 U.S.C. §1901 – 1902), shall be amended accordingly.

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

Passed 12-2-0-4 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,


Joseph Cao, president pro tempore

[Utah Neolib]

Madam President, the following bill has passed the Senate and awaits your signature or veto.

HUMANE KOSHER MEAT ACT

Senate Bill
to ensure animal welfare in kosher slaughterhouses

A. No person who owns, operates, or is employed by a commercial slaughterhouse, butchery, agribusiness, or other business engaged in the killing and processing of animals for human consumption shall kill an animal intended to be sold in interstate commerce using the “shackle and hoist” method of slaughter.

B. The "shackle and hoist" method of slaughter (also known as shechita teluyah) is defined as a method of slaughtering a non-human animal where the animal is shackled around one or both of its back legs and, through use of pulleys, is suspended in the air prior to having its throat cut.

C. Parts 1 and 2 of the Humane Methods Livestock Slaughter Act (HMLSA) (7 U.S.C. §1901 – 1902), shall be amended accordingly.

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

Passed 12-2-0-4 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,


Joseph Cao, president pro tempore

x Utah Neolib

[Joseph Cao]

Madam President, the following bill has passed the Senate and awaits your signature or veto:

AN ACT
To undo poor economic policy

Be it enacted by the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled,

Section I. Title

This act may be cited as the Keep the Market Free Act.

Section II. Repeals

The Wage Fairness Act is repealed effective immediately.

Section III. Modifications

The Worker Representation Act shall be modified as follows:
- Striking "two-fifths" from Section 2.1 and replacing with "one-third"

Passed 9-7-0-1 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,


Joseph Cao, president pro tempore

[Utah Neolib]

Madam President, the following bill has passed the Senate and awaits your signature or veto:

AN ACT
To undo poor economic policy

Be it enacted by the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled,

Section I. Title

This act may be cited as the Keep the Market Free Act.

Section II. Repeals

The Wage Fairness Act is repealed effective immediately.

Section III. Modifications

The Worker Representation Act shall be modified as follows:
- Striking "two-fifths" from Section 2.1 and replacing with "one-third"

Passed 9-7-0-1 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,


Joseph Cao, president pro tempore

x Utah Neolib

[Joseph Cao]

Madam President, the following bill has passed the Senate and awaits your signature or veto:

PRISON UNIFORM REFORM ACT

Senate Bill
to protect the religious rights of prisoners

TITLE I: ACCOMODATION POLICY AND ENACTMENT

A. Any person imprisoned in a federal Atlasian prison has the right to freedom of conscience and to freely exercise their religion. Accordingly, the following accommodations shall be offered to such imprisoned person, provided such accommodation is based on a sincerely-held religious belief and does not demonstrably jeopardize the health or safety of prisoners or prison staff or facilitate actual crime. The actual abuse of an accommodation identified in this act may result in the suspension of such accommodation for the individual abuser. Such suspension, denial based on particularized health or safety necessities, or reasonable heightened security screenings to ensure that an accommodation under this act is not being abused shall not be deemed a violation of a prisoner’s religious freedom.

B. Unless otherwise indicated herein, this act shall take effect August 1, 2022.

TITLE II: HAIR AND HEAD COVERINGS

A. Hair may be grown out, including by Sikhs following the 5 Kakaars of Guru Gobind Singh and by those who have taken a Nazirite vow, in accordance with the Holy Bible.

B. Beards may be grown by prisoners, including by Muslims, and by Sikhs following the 5 Kakaars of Guru Gobind Singh and by those who have taken a Nazirite vow, in accordance the Holy Bible.

C. Reasonable head coverings may be worn by prisoners. Allowable head coverings can include hijabs and taqiyahs by Muslims, turbans by Sikhs following the 5 Kakaars of Guru Gobind Singh, prayer veils by Christians, and skullcaps, yarmulkes, and kippahs by Jews.

TITLE III: CLOTHING

A.  No clothing or uniform provided to persons imprisoned in federal prisons shall contain mixed textiles (shatnez) of both wool and linen.

B. Specially-hemmed pants that blouse or bind the pant cuffs above the ankle may be worn by prisoners, including by Muslims.

C. By January 1, 2023 each federal prison shall evaluate the potential risks of female prisoners wearing uniform dresses rather than uniform pants. If such evaluation determines that uniform dresses would not materially impact the health and safety of prisoners and prison employees, then any female prisoner, regardless of religious belief, may wear a uniform dress rather than uniform pants. Such dresses shall be paid for by the female prisoner making the request.

Passed 12-0-1-4 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,


Joseph Cao, president pro tempore

[Utah Neolib]

Madam President, the following bill has passed the Senate and awaits your signature or veto:

PRISON UNIFORM REFORM ACT

Senate Bill
to protect the religious rights of prisoners

TITLE I: ACCOMODATION POLICY AND ENACTMENT

A. Any person imprisoned in a federal Atlasian prison has the right to freedom of conscience and to freely exercise their religion. Accordingly, the following accommodations shall be offered to such imprisoned person, provided such accommodation is based on a sincerely-held religious belief and does not demonstrably jeopardize the health or safety of prisoners or prison staff or facilitate actual crime. The actual abuse of an accommodation identified in this act may result in the suspension of such accommodation for the individual abuser. Such suspension, denial based on particularized health or safety necessities, or reasonable heightened security screenings to ensure that an accommodation under this act is not being abused shall not be deemed a violation of a prisoner’s religious freedom.

B. Unless otherwise indicated herein, this act shall take effect August 1, 2022.

TITLE II: HAIR AND HEAD COVERINGS

A. Hair may be grown out, including by Sikhs following the 5 Kakaars of Guru Gobind Singh and by those who have taken a Nazirite vow, in accordance with the Holy Bible.

B. Beards may be grown by prisoners, including by Muslims, and by Sikhs following the 5 Kakaars of Guru Gobind Singh and by those who have taken a Nazirite vow, in accordance the Holy Bible.

C. Reasonable head coverings may be worn by prisoners. Allowable head coverings can include hijabs and taqiyahs by Muslims, turbans by Sikhs following the 5 Kakaars of Guru Gobind Singh, prayer veils by Christians, and skullcaps, yarmulkes, and kippahs by Jews.

TITLE III: CLOTHING

A.  No clothing or uniform provided to persons imprisoned in federal prisons shall contain mixed textiles (shatnez) of both wool and linen.

B. Specially-hemmed pants that blouse or bind the pant cuffs above the ankle may be worn by prisoners, including by Muslims.

C. By January 1, 2023 each federal prison shall evaluate the potential risks of female prisoners wearing uniform dresses rather than uniform pants. If such evaluation determines that uniform dresses would not materially impact the health and safety of prisoners and prison employees, then any female prisoner, regardless of religious belief, may wear a uniform dress rather than uniform pants. Such dresses shall be paid for by the female prisoner making the request.

Passed 12-0-1-4 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,


Joseph Cao, president pro tempore

x Utah Neolib

[Joseph Cao]

Madam President, the following bill has passed the Senate and awaits your signature or veto.

HABEAS CORPUS AMPLIFICATION ACT

Senate Bill
to grant habeas relief if bad evidence is discovered after a conviction

Be it enacted by the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled,

A. A person unlawfully imprisoned or restrained of their liberty in a federal Atlasian prison, under any pretense, may prosecute a writ of habeas corpus to inquire into the cause of the imprisonment or restraint.

B. A writ of habeas corpus may be prosecuted for, but not limited to, the following reasons:

1. False evidence that is substantially material or probative on the issue of guilt or punishment was introduced against a person at a hearing or trial relating to the person’s incarceration.

2. False physical evidence, believed by a person to be factual, probative, or material on the issue of guilt, which was known by the person at the time of entering a plea of guilty, which was a material factor directly related to the plea of guilty by the person.

3. New evidence exists that is credible, material, presented without substantial delay, and of such decisive force and value that it would have more likely than not changed the outcome at trial.

4. Expert opinion testimony, including the expert’s conclusion or the facts upon which their opinion is based, that was material or probative on the issue of guilt or punishment, regardless of whether it was offered by the prosecution or defense, was introduced and a reasonable dispute within the relevant scientific community as to the validity of the methods, theories, research, or studies upon which the expert based their opinion has developed or further developed after the person’s trial.
C. Any allegation that the prosecution knew or should have known of the false nature of the evidence referred to in herein is immaterial to the prosecution of a writ of habeas corpus brought pursuant to this act.

D. This section does not limit the grounds for which a writ of habeas corpus may be prosecuted or preclude the use of any other remedies available by law.

E. For purposes of this act:

1. “false evidence” includes opinions of experts that have either been repudiated by the expert who originally provided the opinion at a hearing or trial or that have been undermined by scientific research, including scientific research that existed at the time the expert’s testimony was given or later scientific research or technological advances. The results of a polygraph test shall be considered false evidence.

2. “new evidence” means evidence that has been discovered after trial, that could not have been discovered prior to trial by the exercise of due diligence, and is admissible and not merely cumulative, corroborative, collateral, or impeaching.

F. This act does not create additional liabilities, beyond those already recognized, for an expert who repudiates the original opinion provided at a hearing or trial or whose opinion has been undermined by scientific research, technological advancements, or because of a reasonable dispute within the expert’s relevant scientific community as to the validity of the methods, theories, research, or studies upon which the expert based their opinion.

G. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.

Passed 12-0-0-5 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,


Joseph Cao, president pro tempore

[Utah Neolib]

Madam President, the following bill has passed the Senate and awaits your signature or veto.

HABEAS CORPUS AMPLIFICATION ACT

Senate Bill
to grant habeas relief if bad evidence is discovered after a conviction

Be it enacted by the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled,

A. A person unlawfully imprisoned or restrained of their liberty in a federal Atlasian prison, under any pretense, may prosecute a writ of habeas corpus to inquire into the cause of the imprisonment or restraint.

B. A writ of habeas corpus may be prosecuted for, but not limited to, the following reasons:

1. False evidence that is substantially material or probative on the issue of guilt or punishment was introduced against a person at a hearing or trial relating to the person’s incarceration.

2. False physical evidence, believed by a person to be factual, probative, or material on the issue of guilt, which was known by the person at the time of entering a plea of guilty, which was a material factor directly related to the plea of guilty by the person.

3. New evidence exists that is credible, material, presented without substantial delay, and of such decisive force and value that it would have more likely than not changed the outcome at trial.

4. Expert opinion testimony, including the expert’s conclusion or the facts upon which their opinion is based, that was material or probative on the issue of guilt or punishment, regardless of whether it was offered by the prosecution or defense, was introduced and a reasonable dispute within the relevant scientific community as to the validity of the methods, theories, research, or studies upon which the expert based their opinion has developed or further developed after the person’s trial.
C. Any allegation that the prosecution knew or should have known of the false nature of the evidence referred to in herein is immaterial to the prosecution of a writ of habeas corpus brought pursuant to this act.

D. This section does not limit the grounds for which a writ of habeas corpus may be prosecuted or preclude the use of any other remedies available by law.

E. For purposes of this act:

1. “false evidence” includes opinions of experts that have either been repudiated by the expert who originally provided the opinion at a hearing or trial or that have been undermined by scientific research, including scientific research that existed at the time the expert’s testimony was given or later scientific research or technological advances. The results of a polygraph test shall be considered false evidence.

2. “new evidence” means evidence that has been discovered after trial, that could not have been discovered prior to trial by the exercise of due diligence, and is admissible and not merely cumulative, corroborative, collateral, or impeaching.

F. This act does not create additional liabilities, beyond those already recognized, for an expert who repudiates the original opinion provided at a hearing or trial or whose opinion has been undermined by scientific research, technological advancements, or because of a reasonable dispute within the expert’s relevant scientific community as to the validity of the methods, theories, research, or studies upon which the expert based their opinion.

G. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.

Passed 12-0-0-5 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,


Joseph Cao, president pro tempore

x Utah Neolib