The White House: The Joseph Cao Administration

[Joseph Cao]

I'll be getting to the others closer to Christmas, I think. Busy few days ahead! Keep up the good work, everyone.


Veto statement

So it is my position, and that of the SoIA who had a back and forth with me about this bill, that it would be counterproductive to eliminate a few of the provisions mentioned here since they perform functions that provide enough return in areas that no other part of the government touches adequately which would not be made up for by the theoretical increase in efficiency from eliminating them. If there is such a gap being filled then my inclination is to leave the gap filled if it's not eating huge amounts of money in return, which the provisions I have struck out don't seem to be doing. Commending this to the Senate for its consideration.

OBSOLETE PROGRAMS SUNSET ACT

SENATE BILL

to eliminate dumb programs

Be it enacted in the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled:

SECTION I: NAME
a. This act shall be referred to as the Obsolete Programs Sunset Act

SECTION II: REDUNDANT, OBSOLETE, OR UNNECESSARY PROGRAMS

1. Authorization for the following programs shall expire on January 1, 2024:

   a. Forestry Service International Programs, currently administered by the Subdepartment of Agriculture.

   b. The Agricultural Mediation Program, currently administered by the Subdepartment of Agriculture.

   c. All projects carried out by the Agricultural Transportation Services Division, currently administered by the Subdepartment of Agriculture.

   d. The Rails to Trails Abandoned Railway Corridor Program, currently administered by the Subdepartment of Transportation.

  e. The Safe Routes to Schools Program, currently administered by the Subdepartment of Transportation.

   f.e. The Scenic Turnout and Overlook Program, currently administered by the Subdepartment of Transportation.

   g.f. The National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program, currently administered by the Subdepartment of Transportation.

   h.g. National Scenic Byways Program, currently administered by the Subdepartment of Transportation.

   i.h. The Recreational Trails Program, currently administered by the Subdepartment of Transportation.

  j. Transportation Alternatives Program, currently administered by the Subdepartment of Transportation.

   k. Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program, currently administered by the Subdepartment of Transportation.

   l.i. The FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership Program, currently administered by the Subdepartment of Energy.

   m.j. The Natural Disaster Resilience Competition, currently administered by the Subdepartment of Homeland Security.

   n.k. The Natural Disaster Resilience Grant Program, currently administered by the Subdepartment of Homeland Security.

   o.l. The LWCF State Recreational Grant Program, currently administered by the Subdepartment of Interior.

  p. The Nonpoint Source Management Grant Program, currently administered by the Environmental Protection Agency.

   q. The Brownfields Opportunity Grant Program, currently administered by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Passed 8-5-0-5 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled.

- R, PPT

VETOED AND REDRAFTED

[Mr. Reactionary]

I have a Christmas gift for you:

KANSAS INVASION SETTLEMENT ACT

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

2. There shall be established a “Kansas Settlement Payment Audit Board” to conduct oversight of the payment of funds and to insure to fraud or abuse occurs. The board shall consist of 4 members appointed by the President.

2. This act shall take effect immediately.

Passed 7-1-1-9 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled.

- R, PPT

[Mr. Reactionary]

On the first day of Christmas, the Senate gives to thee

Approval of this redraft:

OBSOLETE PROGRAMS SUNSET ACT

SENATE BILL

to eliminate dumb programs

Be it enacted in the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled:

SECTION I: NAME
a. This act shall be referred to as the Obsolete Programs Sunset Act

SECTION II: REDUNDANT, OBSOLETE, OR UNNECESSARY PROGRAMS

1. Authorization for the following programs shall expire on January 1, 2024:

   a. Forestry Service International Programs, currently administered by the Subdepartment of Agriculture.

   b. The Agricultural Mediation Program, currently administered by the Subdepartment of Agriculture.

   c. All projects carried out by the Agricultural Transportation Services Division, currently administered by the Subdepartment of Agriculture.

   d. The Rails to Trails Abandoned Railway Corridor Program, currently administered by the Subdepartment of Transportation.

  e. The Safe Routes to Schools Program, currently administered by the Subdepartment of Transportation.

   f.e. The Scenic Turnout and Overlook Program, currently administered by the Subdepartment of Transportation.

   g.f. The National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program, currently administered by the Subdepartment of Transportation.

   h.g. National Scenic Byways Program, currently administered by the Subdepartment of Transportation.

   i.h. The Recreational Trails Program, currently administered by the Subdepartment of Transportation.

  j. Transportation Alternatives Program, currently administered by the Subdepartment of Transportation.

   k. Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program, currently administered by the Subdepartment of Transportation.

   l.i. The FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership Program, currently administered by the Subdepartment of Energy.

   m.j. The Natural Disaster Resilience Competition, currently administered by the Subdepartment of Homeland Security.

   n.k. The Natural Disaster Resilience Grant Program, currently administered by the Subdepartment of Homeland Security.

   o.l. The LWCF State Recreational Grant Program, currently administered by the Subdepartment of Interior.

  p. The Nonpoint Source Management Grant Program, currently administered by the Environmental Protection Agency.

   q. The Brownfields Opportunity Grant Program, currently administered by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Passed 8-5-0-5 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled.

- R, PPT

VETOED AND REDRAFTED

Redraft adopted 6-3-0-9 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled.

- R, PPT

[Mr. Reactionary]

Jingle bells, Batman smells, this bill passed the senate

HOME APPLIANCE PRIVACY ACT

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Passed 10-0-0-8 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled.

- R, PPT

[Mr. Reactionary]

We eighteen of Atlasia are
Bearing gifts like this bill

SENATE BILL

To guard against espionage and subversion of national interests via social media platforms and other purposes.

Be it enacted in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

NO CHINESE SPYING ACT

TITLE I: GOVERNMENT COMPUTERS

1. Title II of the Fighting Sino-Espionage Act shall be amended as follows:

A. The term “covered application” means the social networking service TikTok or any successor application or service developed or provided by ByteDance Limited or an entity owned by ByteDance Limited, as well as the communication service Discord or any successor application or service developed or provided by TenCent Holdings Limited or an entity owned by TenCent Holdings Limited.;

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2. This act shall take effect thirty (30) days from the date of passage unless TenCent Holdings Limited, or any subordinate entity thereof divests its ownership stake in Discord.

TITLE II: BANNING SPIES

1. The following terms, as used in this Title, shall be defined as such:

A. threatening social media company means a social media company that meets one (1) or more of the following conditions:

i. The company is domiciled in, headquartered in, has its principal place of business in, or is organized under the laws of a country of concern.

ii. A country of concern, entity of concern, or some combination thereof, directly or indirectly owns, controls with the ability to decide important matters, or holds with power to vote, ten percent (10%) or more of the outstanding voting stock or shares of the company.

iii. The company employs software or algorithms controlled or whose export is restricted by a country of concern or entity of concern.

iv. The company is subject to substantial influence, directly or indirectly, from a country of concern or entity of concern owing to which the company shares or could be compelled to share data on Atlasian citizens with a country of concern or entity of concern; or the content moderation practices of the company are subject to substantial influence from a country of concern or entity of concern.

v. The company is Bytedance, Ltd., TikTok, a subsidiary of or a successor company thereof, or a company owned or controlled directly or indirectly by Bytedance, Ltd., TikTok, or a subsidiary or successor thereof; however if such company shall be entirely divested and no longer within the definition of any of (i) - (iv)

B. country of concern has the meaning given the term foreign adversary in section 8(c)(2) of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act (47 U.S.C. 1607(c)(2)); and includes the People’s Republic of China (including the Special Administrative Regions of China, including Hong Kong and Macau), Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and Venezuela.

C. entity of concern means a governmental body at any level, the armed forces, the leading political party, a private business or a state-owned enterprise domiciled in or owned or controlled by a private business or state-owned enterprise domiciled in, or an individual who is a national of and is domiciled and living in while being subject to substantial influence, directly or indirectly, from a country of concern
D. social media company means any entity that:

i. operates, directly or indirectly, including through its parent company, subsidiaries, or affiliates, a website, desktop application, or mobile application that permits an individual or entity to create an account or profile for the purpose of generating, sharing, and viewing user-generated content through such account or profile;

ii. sells digital advertising space;

iii. has more than 100,000 monthly active users for a majority of months during the preceding year;

iv. enables one (1) or more users to generate content that can be viewed by other users of the website, desktop application, or mobile application;

v. enables users to view content generated by other users of the website, desktop application, or mobile application; and

vi. does not include an entity if the entity does not operate a website, desktop application, or mobile application except for a website, desktop application, or mobile application the primary purpose of which is to allow users to post product reviews, business reviews, or travel information and reviews; or to provide emergency alert services.

E. good means any article, natural or manmade substance, material, supply or manufactured product, including inspection and test equipment, and excluding technical data.

2. On and after the date that is thirty (30) days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall exercise all the powers granted to the President under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et. seq.) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of a threatening social media company if such property and interests in property are in Atlasia or come within Atlasia; or to the extent necessary to prevent commercial operation of the social media company in Atlasia, are or come within the possession or control of an Atlasian person.The President may exercise all authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this Title.

3. A person that violates, attempts to violate, or causes a violation of this Title or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry out that subsection shall be subject to the penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection (a) of that section. Sanctions under this provision shall not apply to any activity subject to the reporting requirements under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 21 3091 et seq.) or any authorized intelligence activities of Atlasia.

4. The authorities and requirements to impose sanctions under this Title shall not include the authority or requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods.

Passed 7-0-0-11 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled.

- R, PPT

[Mr. Reactionary]

We wish you a Merry Christmas and another bill

DRIVING FOR TWO ACT

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

2. This act shall take effect immediately.

Passed 6-5-1-6 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled.

- R, PPT

[Joseph Cao]

Signing statement

I think this is a needed mechanism to cover the eventuality that a Senator wants to resign but is unable to post, and while I have some reservations about the precise steps of the procedure here it is a good thing that it's not just the PPT or a party leader being notified. Hopefully that encourages more accountability from them.

OFF-SITE RESIGNATIONS ACT

1. If a sitting Senator shall be involuntarily incapable of making posts on TalkElections forum and such Senator wishes to resign from office prior to the expiration of his or her term, then such Senator may submit notice of his or her intention to resign to no less than three (3) sitting Senators, at least one (1) of which must be in such Senator's party, if applicable, and one (1) of which must be the PPT.

2. Any sitting Senator contacted pursuant to this act may make a public post of such intent to resign, and shall include in such post a screen capture of the resignation transmitted by the resigning Senator.

3. Upon the certification of such resignation by two (2) other sitting Senators, including the posting by such Senators of screen captures of the resignation transmitted by the resigning Senator, the resignation shall become effective immediately.

4. Upon suspicion that the resignation is fraudulent, any Senator may appeal to the Supreme Court for a determination of the accuracy of such resignation.

5. This act shall take effect immediately.

Passed 9-0-0-9 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled.

- R, PPT

Joseph Cao, President of the Republic of Atlasia

[Joseph Cao]

Signing statement

A good common-sense bill that benefits everyone. As today's retirees move around much more often and remain active well into the period when their 401(k)s become active, it's more and more necessary that we ensure these plans are transparent and easily transferable. I'm also hopeful for the increased personal responsibility this places on the beneficiary to be sensible about how, when, and where they carry these functions out with the added control they have over the contents of their plan.

RETIREE INCOME PROTECTION ACT

1. Any financial service provider who invests and manages a 401(K) plan hereby possesses a fiduciary duty to make investment decisions as a reasonably prudent investor would for the benefit of the beneficiaries of the investments. Accordingly no such officer, agent, or employee shall make investment decisions for a 401(K) plan that prioritize the proprietary funds of the financial service provider or unreasonably increases administrative costs for the fund or investment fees for the financial service provider when such decision is made for a purpose other than benefiting the beneficiaries of the investments.

2. Any 401(K) plan with assets totaling less than $5 Million shall be prohibited from incurring an expense ratio exceeding 1.05% of assets.

3. Any 401(K) plan with assets totaling more than $5 Million but less than $20 Million shall be prohibited from incurring an expense ratio exceeding 0.8% of assets.

4. Any 401(K) plan with assets exceeding $20 Million shall be prohibited from incurring an expense ratio exceeding 0.5% of assets.

5. No financial service provider shall offer a revenue sharing agreement to intermediaries for choosing a fund that exceeds 0.25% of fund management costs.

6. Any 401(K) plan shall annually disclose to all investors in such fund any fee, expense, or administrative cost incurred annually in the management of such fund. This includes but is not limited to any revenue sharing cost.

7. Any employee with an existing 401(K) plan provided by an employer who takes a job with a new employer shall be permitted to transfer the value of the existing equity in the 401(K) plan into a 401(K) plan offered by the new employer with no tax consequence. Employers shall nor charge for such transfer. If the new employer does not offer a 401(K) plan, then the employee may convert the value of the existing equity in the 401(K) plan into a fixed-payment annuity upon retirement with no tax consequence.

8. Any beneficiary shall be entitled to initiate a beneficiary derivative class action lawsuit against any officer, agent, or employee violating this act to seek damages and legal costs.

9. This act shall take effect ninety (90) days from the date of passage.

Passed 11-0-0-7 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled.

- R, PPT

Joseph Cao, President of the Republic of Atlasia

[Joseph Cao]

Signing statement

Before anything else I want to thank the Senate for bringing up the previous debate thread about this – that was enlightening. o/ to Suburban NJ Conservative.

Anyway, as it is the bill does one thing and I have no complaints about it doing that one thing properly. It reduces one fairly important burden for small businesses that won't negatively impact other considerations in Sarbanes–Oxley in the sense that the structural integrity of complying businesses will still be preserved to the extent possible, even if these businesses become exempt from the worst of the federal paperwork. I'm all for easing financial burdens on the Atlasian people without bringing the entire structure down in this way. That should be the goal of government everywhere, though the federal government needs to hear it more than most.

And again, folks, now that we seem likely to be making it as easy as possible for you to do so, please vote. Half the Senate not showing up is pushing the envelope in re: why you people get elected in the first place.

SARBANES-OXLEY REFORM ACT

SENATE BILL

to relax burdensome regulations on smaller companies

Be it enacted,

SECTION I: NAME

1. This act shall be called the Sarbanes-Oxley Reform Act.

SECTION II: EXEMPTION FOR SMALLER COMPANIES

1. The regulation requiring all publicly traded companies with an aggregate worldwide market value at $75 million to conduct a PCAOB approved audit each year shall be amended to exempt all such companies with an aggregate worldwide market value of $700 Million or less. Nothing in this section shall affect any criminal penalties for any crime committed by the publicly traded company. 17 CFR 240.12b-2 shall be amended accordingly.

SECTION III: TIME

1. This Act shall take effect July 1, 2023.

Passed 5-4-0-9 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled.

- R, PPT

Joseph Cao, President of the Republic of Atlasia

[Joseph Cao]

Signing statement

Very good stuff. Prison rape is no joke no matter how many drop the soap one-liners people make, for any of the people involved, and I am glad the Senate has taken this proactive step to correct that record for the steps taken at all stages of addressing the sources and responses to it.

STOP PRISON RAPE ACT

1. It shall be a separate felony punishable by restitution and imprisonment for no less than fifteen (15) years and no more than life for any person who while incarcerated in any federal prison or correctional facility to commit rape, sexual assault, or infected sexual battery. For purposes of this paragraph, infected sexual battery shall include the intentional infection of another person with an STD regardless of means of transmission, or exposing another person to a bodily fluid with the intent that such exposed person be required to recieve a rape or STD test by correctional employees. Any person convicted of an offense in this paragraph shall be isolated from the general population during their period of incarceration. It is the position of the government of Atlasia that such isolation shall not constitute cruel or unusual punishment. Any person convicted of violating this paragraph shall be required to register as a sex offender and shall be ordered to attend an appropriate treatment program or obtain psychiatric or psychological counseling.

2. It shall be a misdemeanor punishable by no more than one (1) year imprisonment for any person while incarcerated in any federal prison or correctional facility to engage in consensual sexual acts with another incarcerated person. Any person convicted of an offense in this paragraph may be isolated from the sexual partner during their period of incarceration. It is the position of the government if Atlasia that such isolation shall not constitute cruel or unusual punishment.

3. It shall be a misdemeanor punishable by no more than one (1) year imprisonment for any correctional employees to engage in consensual sexual acts with a person who is incarcerated in any federal prison or correctional facility. If the correctional employee engages in non-consensual criminal sexual acts with an incarcerated person, including committing rape, sexual assault, or infected sexual battery against the incarcerated person, such crime shall be punished according the same general guidelines for such crime. For purposes of this paragraph coercing or threatening an incarcerated person to engage in sexual acts, including but not limited to threats of unfair treatment or supervision during incarceration or denial of privileges during incarceration, shall be deemed a non-consensual criminal sexual act. Any person convicted of an offense in this paragraph may be isolated from the sexual partner during their period of incarceration. It is the position of the government of Atlasia that such isolation shall not constitute cruel or unusual punishment.

4. If any person who is incarcerated in any federal prison or correctional facility makes known to a correctional employee that he or she believes he or she has been exposed to or infected with an STD, such prisoner shall be tested at no expense. The prisoner shall have the exclusive right to determine to whom the test results are shared with.

5. If any person who is incarcerated in any federal prison or correctional facility becomes pregnant during incarceration, unless the prisoner identifies the father, all former or current male correctional employees at the place of imprisonment shall submit to a paternity test. Any pregnant prisoner shall be afforded appropriate healthcare and protections by the prison or correctional facility to ensure the safe and healthy development and delivery of the baby. Any baby born to a prisoner shall, within two (2) weeks, be placed into the temporary custody of a guardian according to the law of the Region from which the prisoner last lived. No prisoner who delivers a baby while imprisoned shall have their parental rights permanently terminated merely for being imprisoned at the time of the baby's birth.

6. Any public computer terminal accessible by federal prisoners is hereby required to install internet browsing filters to screen out material that is obscene or pornographic or adult entertainment as defined by law. This shall not apply to home arrest.

7. Any library accessible by federal prisoners is hereby prohibited from making available any book or material that is obscene or pornographic or adult entertainment as defined by law.  This shall not apply to home arrest.

8. Any prison store, canteen, or exchange operated by any federal prison or correctional facility for the benefit of prisoners is hereby prohibited from selling or making available any book or material that is obscene or pornographic or adult entertainment as defined by law. This shall not apply to home arrest.

9. It is hereby prohibited for any federal prisoner to possess material that is obscene or pornographic or adult entertainment as defined by law while incarcerated. Any such material discovered by correctional employees shall be confiscated. This shall not apply to home arrest.

10. It is hereby prohibited for any federal prisoner to call a phone sex hotline while incarcerated. This shall not apply to home arrest.

11. It is hereby prohibited for any federal prison or correctional facility to host, sponsor, permit, or allow any event or entertainment that is obscene or pornographic or adult entertainment as defined by law. This shall not apply to home arrest.

12. No federal prisoner shall be eligible to receive erectile dysfunction medicine while incarcerated. Any erectile dysfunction medicine discovered by correctional employees shall be confiscated. This shall not apply to home arrest.

13. Nothing in this act shall be interpreted as prohibiting any federal prison or correctional facility from maintaining a policy of allowing conjugal visits by spouses to prisoners.

14.  No federal prisoner shall be charged a fee for the reasonable use of menstrual products or toilet paper, nor shall any visitor to a federal prison or correctional facility be required to remove or refrain from using any menstrual products while present in such prison or correctional facility.

15. For purposes of this act, adult entertainment shall include but not be limited to burlesque, cabaret, and drag performances.

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

Passed 10-0-1-7 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled.

- R, PPT

Joseph Cao, President of the Republic of Atlasia

[Joseph Cao]

Signing statement

To my knowledge the EU walked back on domestic distribution and use of carmine for basically the medical reasons that were brought up during debate. It makes plenty of sense that something similar should at least be considered on this side of the pond, and several safer alternatives exist. I don't see a reason not to sign a bill that keeps Atlasians safer.

UNSAFE DYES REGULATION ACT

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

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

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

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

Passed 8-2-1-7 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled.

- R, PPT

Joseph Cao, President of the Republic of Atlasia

[Joseph Cao]

Signing statement

I've come to talk with you again…

Feels like this was debated quite a lot over the course of the year. Or is it just me? It's been watered down quite a lot. On its face this would seem like a redundant bill but the federal government still needs to be told to obey its own regulations apparently. No more fitting way to end the year than by putting this to rest once and for all, I suppose.

SUPERFUND AMENDMENT ACT

Senate Bill
to limit pollution on federal property

1. This Act shall be called the Superfund Amendments Act.

2. 42 U.S.C. 9620(a) is hereby amended to require that each department, agency, and instrumentality of Atlasia shall be subject to, and comply with, at facilities that are or have been owned or operated by any such department, agency, or instrumentality, Regional or State substantive and procedural requirements regarding response relating to hazardous substances or pollutants or contaminants, including State hazardous waste requirements, in the same manner and to the same extent as any nongovernmental entity.

3. Atlasia hereby expressly waives any immunity otherwise applicable to Atlasia with respect to any Regional or State substantive or procedural requirement referred to in this act, including immunity from injunctive relief, civil penalties, criminal sanctions.

4.Unless otherwise specified herein, this act shall take effect 120 days from the date of passage.

Passed 8-4-0-6 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled.

- R, PPT

Joseph Cao, President of the Republic of Atlasia

[Joseph Cao]

Signing statement

Let me just say, if anyone or any organization in the country has a problem with this, they can go hang. This is a stance every right-thinking Atlasian should be united on as the Senate was.

EMMETT TILL-VICKI WEAVER ANTI-LYNCHING ACT

1. The crime of lynching shall constitute a violation of the constitutional and civil rights of Atlasians and shall be classified as a felony punishable as a premeditated murder is punished under federal law in all States and external territories of Atlasia.

2. A person has committed the crime of lynching when he knowingly, as part of a mob commits an act of violence upon the body of a person, which shall result in the death of such person. For purposes of this definition, a mob shall be any collection of people, assembled for the purpose and with the intention of committing an assault, a battery, a kidnapping, or a murder upon any person or an act of violence, without authority of law or in direct violation of the law.

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

Passed 14-0-0-4 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled.

- R, PPT

Joseph Cao, President of the Republic of Atlasia

[Joseph Cao]

Signing statement

I think there is a speech of mine floating out there somewhere waxing lyrical about the role of our kids in modern Atlasian society, the gist being that we have a fundamental duty to protect those who can't protect themselves, whether in the literal sense or as nonvoting citizens of this country. There is a lack of understanding in certain circles as to why it might be a problem that children in this country in the twenty-first century get subjected to things that they legally and physically cannot consent to. Hopefully this bill clears up that lack of understanding right quick. Thanks to Muad'dib for working on it.

COMMUNITY STANDARDS ACT

1. The following terms shall be defined as follows:

A. Child Abuse material includes any obscene material other than child pornography that depicts a minor, or a representation of a minor, who is implied to be, or appears to be engaging in sexual activities, or in the presence of a person engaging in sexual activities, any depiction or representation of the genitals, breasts, or buttocks of a child for primarily sexual purposes, or a victim of torture, cruel, inhumane, or degrading treatment or punishment. Grooming materials shall be considered child abuse material. Shoticon and lolicon material shall be considered child abuse material if such material meets the definition of child abuse material.

B. Exploitatively sexualizes children means photographing or filming an actual minor actor or model while such minor is nude or wearing only underwear; is removing clothing or dancing in an erotic or overtly sexualized manner; is simulating sexual acts or masturbation; is being touched in a sexual or otherwise inappropriate manner by another; or is performing in a sexually exploitative child pageant.

D. Grooming materials means a cartoon, animation, image, or series of images depicting a child engaged in the fondling of the sexual or genital parts of another or the fondling of his sexual or genital parts by another, masturbation, sexual intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, anilingus, anal intercourse, object sexual penetration or other sexual acts.

E. Illegal obscenity means any obscene item that is prohibited by federal or applicable Regional law.

F. Potentially hazardous bodily fluid means urine, feces, blood, semen, bath water, farts, other body fluids, and any item contaminated by such fluids including but not limited to used syringes, hypodermic needles, condoms, tampons, sanitary pads, bandages, diapers, medical tests, clothing, and tissues.

G. Sexually exploitative child pageant means a competition between minor children that focuses on judging and ranking the physical appearance and attributes of the contestants, as well as but not limited to personality traits, intelligence, talent, and answers to judges' questions as a judged criteria. For purposes of this section a drag show in which minors are participants shall be considered a sexually exploitative child pageant.

2. The prohibitions on manufacturing, financing, distributing, transporting, selling, or transmitting illegal obscenity in interstate or international commerce shall include obscenity prohibited by the laws of any Region in which such illegal obscenity is received. 18 U.S.C. § 1460 - 1470 shall be amended accordingly.

3. It shall be unlawful to knowingly manufacture, finance, distribute, transport, or sell, in interstate or international commerce, any child sex doll, unwashed underwear, socks, or children's clothing, or any potentially-hazardous bodily fluid. This shall not include the transportation or distribution of such items for the purpose of bona fide medical purposes, santization, or disposal.

4. It shall be unlawful to knowingly manufacture, finance, distribute, transport, or sell, in interstate or international commerce, any vending machine that dispenses illegal obscenity, child abuse material, unwashed underwear, socks, or children's clothing, or any potentially-hazardous bodily fluid, or to knowingly manufacture, finance, distribute, transport, or sell, in interstate commerce, any such prohibited item for such a vending machine. No such vending machine shall be located on federal property.

5. It shall be unlawful to knowingly direct, manufacture, finance, distribute, transport, or sell, in interstate or international commerce, any child abuse material or commercial photographic or videographic media that exploitatively sexualizes children.

6. Unless otherwise modified by law, a violation of this act shall be a felony punishable by imprisonment for no more than five (5) years, a fine of no more than $100,000.00, restitution, and disgorgement of profits.

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

Passed 11-0-0-7 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled.

- R, PPT

Joseph Cao, President of the Republic of Atlasia

[Joseph Cao]

Redraft statement

Listen, a chance to participate in a great Atlasian tradition and stick it to the foibles of past petty bureaucrats is wonderful, don't get me wrong. And many of these regulations have either outlived their usefulness or never had them in the first place. But one of them is a pretty decent way of helping new Atlasian families at a relatively low cost, and another has raised our country's reputation in a competitive industry and helped put domestic businesses on the map. I hope the Senate will agree that they should be retained.

DUMB REGULATIONS REPEAL ACT 21: GUESS WHO'S BACK ACT

TITLE I: FEDERAL PROPERTY AND ADMINISTRATION

1. The regulation prohibiting the washing of fish at certain national forest faucets is hereby eliminated. 36 CFR §261.16(c) shall be amended accordingly.

2. The regulation requiring the disinterment of buried human remains from a federal cemetery upon discovery of evidence that the deceased committed certain crimes is hereby eliminated. 38 USC 2411 shall be amended accordingly.

3. The regulations prohibiting the molesting of a shipwreck in Dry Tortugas National Park is hereby eliminated. 36 CFR §7.27(j)(1) shall be amended accordingly.

4. The regulation prohibiting persons from purchasing or bartering for authentic Atlasian military decorations and medals is hereby eliminated. 18 USC 704(a) shall be amended accordingly.

5. The regulation mandating that all Atlasian coins larger than a dime must depict an eagle on the reverse is hereby eliminated. 17 Stat. 424 shall be amended accordingly.

6. The moratorium on issuing grey whale subsistence hunting permits to the Makah Tribe is hereby rescinded.

7. The regulation criminalizing the disruption of a military funeral within certain fixed distances shall not be construed to apply on public land that is also a traditional public forum. 18 USC 1388 shall be amended accordingly.

8. The regulation criminalizing certain specific noncommercial intrastate activities occuring on portions of public sidewalks or private property is hereby eliminated. 18 USC 248 shall be amended accordingly.

9. The regulation permitting "free-speech zones" and the prohibition of speech in buffer zones near the President, Vice President, or their families is hereby eliminated.  18 USC 1752 shall be amended accordingly.

10. The regulation mandating States and Regions limit billboards on private land adjacent to federal highways or else lose federal highway funding is hereby eliminated. 23 US 131(D) shall be amended accordingly. 

11. The regulation prohibiting AMTRAK passengers who are lawfully complying with all other AMTRAK and federal policies related to the transportation of firearms in stored luggaed from notifying AMTRAK over the internet with at least twenty-four (24) hour notice rather than in person upon arrival is hereby eliminated. The AMTRAK checked firearms policy (2010) shall be amended accordingly.

12. The A.N.T.I.F.A Act is hereby repealed.

13. The regulation defining old age housing communities not subject to the fair housing act by way of example is hereby eliminated. 24 CFR 100.303(b) shall be repealed.

14. The regulation requiring any rental property that is part of the Section 8 program to be annually inspected shall not include any home subject to and compliant with regular inspections under a local rental inspection ordinance in which a uniform Regional Building code has been adopted. 24 CFR 982.405 and 24 CFR 884.217 shall be amended accordingly.

15. The Baby Box Act is hereby repealed.

TITLE II: PAPERWORK AND RECORD-KEEPING

1. The regulation under FERPA requiring protection of confidential student records shall not be interpreted to prohibit teachers from leaving corrected papers or assignments in an unattended pickup location. 34 CFR 99 shall be amended accordingly.

2. Any Federal Firearms Licenseholder who fills in an ATF Form with "Y" for "Yes" and "N" for "No" shall not be prosecuted for falsifying ATF records provided the offered answer is true. 18 U.S.C. 922(m) shall be amended accordingly.

3. The regulation requiring gunsmiths to record any firearm in their possession for more than eight (8 )hours into ATF-required bound books shall be amended to exempt all firearms possessed for five (5) business days excluding weekends. 27 CFR 178.125(E) shall be amended accordingly.

4. Section 5(2) of the Evergreen-Tmthforu LGBTQ+ Rights Act is hereby repealed.

5. The Let Them Do Their Job Act is hereby repealed.

TITLE III WORKPLACES AND TRAINING

1. The regulation prohibiting federal student aid to persons convicted of a drug-related offense is hereby eliminated. 28 USC 1091(r) shall be amended accordingly.

2. The regulation capping apprenticeships on federal contracts is hereby eliminated. 29 CFR 1,3,5 & 7 shall be amended accordingly. 

3. The regulations prohibiting the government from contracting with businesses owned by persons convicted of past felonies are hereby eliminated. 48 CFR § 3009.171-5 and 48 CFR § 3052.209-76 shall be amended accordingly.

4. The regulation criminalizing Bureau of Reclamation employees being late to work is hereby eliminated. Nothing in this law shall limit the available employee disciplinary policies available to federal employers. 43 CFR 422.12(a) shall be amended accordingly.

5. The regulation requiring employers to physically display posters referencing federal minimum wage and hour laws, workplace safety laws, polygraph protection laws, Drug free workplace laws, Discrimination laws, and whistleblower protection laws, shall not apply to employers who:
     a. Distribute all information that is contained on the posters to each employee upon their initial hiring
     b. Maintains a website displaying all information that is contained on the posters
     c. Provides written notice to all employees whenever information contained on the posters is changed by law.

6. Employer policies allowing guns to be stored in locked cars on employee parking lots shall not be interpreted to violate the general duty clause of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. The Letter from Director Roger Clark, OSHA policy regarding violent employee behavior, OSHA Std. Interp. 1226 (D.O.L.), (1992) is hereby rescinded.

7. The regulation mandating employers give out private employee contact information is hereby eliminated. 29 CFR 102.62(d) shall be amended accordingly.

8. Sections 3, 5B, and 6 of the Walter Reuther & Cesar Chavez Solidarity Act are hereby repealed.

9. A business shall only be considered a joint employer of a franchise’s employees only where that employer possesses and exercises substantial direct and immediate control over the essential terms and conditions of employment (such as hiring, firing, discipline, supervision, and direction) of the second company’s employees or exercises direct control (other than limited and routine control) over another employer’s workers. Browning-Ferris Indus. of Cal. v. NLRB, 362 NLRB 186 (2015) is hereby overturned.

TITLE IV: TECHNOLOGY AND CONSUMER GOODS

1. The regulation requiring websites to adopt policies to protect children 13 and under shall not be interpreted as prohibiting online gaming websites from removing age-restricted account features after the account holder reaches adulthood. 16 C.F.R. 312.11(b) shall be amended accordingly.

2. The regulation requiring hybrids and electric vehicles to be loud is hereby eliminated. 49 CFR 571.141 shall be amended accordingly.

3. The regulation criminalizing the recording of movies at a movie theater on a camera or digital device is hereby eliminated. 17 USC 110 shall be amended accordingly.

4. The regulation prohibiting cable broadcasters from broadcasting certain loud commercials is hereby eliminated. 47 CFR 76.607 shall be amended accordingly.

5. Nothing in federal law shall be interpreted as limiting the sale or transfer of pre-1978 mobile homes lacking a HUD manufactured housing certificate.

6. The regulation mandating all lightbulbs sold in interstate commerce contain a label estimating electricity consumption is hereby eliminated. 16 CFR 305.3 shall be amended accordingly.

7. The regulation prohibiting the sale of pool heaters with a thermal efficiency less than 78% shall be decreased to 75%. 42 USC 6295(e)(2)

TITLE V: ANIMALS

1. The regulation prohibiting some transportation of exotic species across State lines shall be amended to permit such species lawfully kept in any State in Atlasia as a pet to be transported across State lines in accordance with the permit application required by 50 CFR 16.22. 50 CFR 16.22 shall be amended accordingly.

2. No person who frees a whale or dolphin tangled or trapped in a fishing net shall be charged with harassing, interfering with or harming a protected marine mammal.

3. The regulation prohibiting foreign showhorses that are temporarily in Atlasia for competitions from having sex is hereby eliminated. 9 CFR 93.301(f)(5)(vii) shall be amended accordingly.

TITLE VI: CHEESE AND OLEOMARGARINE

1. The regulation making it a federal crime to sell margarine if the letters in the word "margarine" aren't at least as bold as the other letters on the package is hereby eliminated. 21 CFR §166.40(c)(3) shall be amended accordingly.

2. The regulation making it a federal crime to sell margarine if the word "margarine" is written in smaller type than any other word on the package is hereby eliminated. 21 USC §331(m) & 21 USC §347(b)(3)(A) shall be amended accordingly.

3. The regulation making it a federal crime to sell mozzarella cheese made with a mixture of cow milk and water buffalo milk is hereby eliminated. 21 CFR §133.155(b)(1) shall be amended accordingly.

4. The regulation making it a federal crime to sell spiced cheese with less than .015 oz. of spice per pound of cheese. 21 CFR §133.190(a)(1) shall be amended accordingly.

5. The regulation prohibiting the sale of spiced cheese with unevenly distributed spices is hereby eliminated. 21 CFR 133.190(a)(3) shall be amended accordingly.

6. The regulation making it a federal crime to sell cheese whiz in a spray can without warning consumers to try and avoid spraying the food in their eyes is hereby eliminated. 21 CFR §101.17(a)(1) shall be amended accordingly.

7. The regulation prohibiting a cheesemaker from selling cheddar cheese where the curd was not matted into a cohesive mass is hereby eliminated. 21 CFR 133.113(a)(3) shall be amended accordingly.

8. The regulation making it a federal crime to sell parmesan cheese that isn't easy to grate is hereby eliminated. 21 CFR §133.165(a) shall be amended accordingly.

TITLE VII: FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS

1. The regulation making it a federal crime to bring chicken to Antarctica and leave it there without eating it, unless you incinerate it or sterilize it before you go is hereby eliminated. 45 CFR §§670.4(e) & 670.7 shall be amended accordingly.

2. The regulation making it a federal crime to import mixed caviar coming from multiple species of fish unless you know exactly how many fish eggs came from each kind of fish Is hereby eliminated. 50 CFR §23.71(g) shall be amended accordingly.

3. The regulation making it a federal crime to sell tomato juice that isn't red enough, unless you expressly warn people that the juice has “poor color” is hereby eliminated. 21 CFR §156.145(b)(1)(i) shall be amended accordingly.

4. The regulation making it a federal crime to leave North or South Carolina with an ear of corn unless it's been shucked is hereby eliminated. 7 CFR §301.80(b)(16) shall be amended accordingly.

5. The regulation making it a federal crime to sell mixed nuts with a picture of the nut mixture on the label if it doesn't accurately depict the relative nut proportions in the container is hereby eliminated.  21 CFR §164.110(f) shall be amended accordingly.

6. The regulation making it a federal crime to sell raisin buns if you use raisin extract in place of the required raisins is hereby eliminated.  21 CFR §136.160(a)(2) shall be amended accordingly.

7. The regulation making it a federal crime to sell salad dressing unless you label it "salad dressing" is hereby eliminated.  21 CFR §169.150(f) shall be amended accordingly.

8. The regulation making it a federal crime to sell bacon made from pork bellies that got heavier after being cured is hereby eliminated.  9 CFR §319.107 shall be amended accordingly.

9. The regulation making it a federal crime for a brewer to refuse to keep records of how much beer gets consumed at their brewery each day is hereby eliminated.  27 CFR §25.292(a)(11) shall be amended accordingly.

10. The regulation making it a federal crime to bottle "Near Beer" if the words "near" and "beer" are in different fonts or colors is hereby eliminated.  27 CFR §25.242(a) shall be amended accordingly.

11. The regulation making it a federal crime for a brewer to not immediately report an "unusual" loss of beer while the beer was being transported between breweries is hereby eliminated. 27 CFR §25.184(d) shall be amended accordingly.

12. The regulation making it a federal crime to bring an empty sack to Puerto Rico if the sack used to have unroasted coffee in it is hereby eliminated. 7 CFR §319.73–2(a)(3) shall be amended accordingly.

13. The regulation requiring all packaged food sold in interstate commerce to include on the label a section calculating the calories from fat. 21 CFR 101.9(c)(1)(i)(F) shall be amended accordingly.

14. Nutrition supplements may include non-FDA approval general wellness information on packaging materials provided the information is preceded by a statement that such information has not been approved by the FDA.

15. The regulation prohibiting the sale of makeup colored with D&C Black No. 2 if it uses more coloring than is "consistent with good manufacturing practice" is hereby eliminated. 21 CFR §74.2052(c) shall be amended accordingly.

16. The regulation requiring Dandruff Shampoo labels to warn not to eat the shampoo is hereby eliminated. 21 CFR 358.750(c)(1)(i) shall be amended accordingly.

17. The Atlasia Wine Official Classification Act of 2020 is hereby repealed.

SECTION VIII: TIME

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

Passed 7-5-0-6 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled.

- R, PPT

VETOED AND REDRAFTED

[Joseph Cao]

Signing statement

I hope we can settle things properly with this act. In view of recent stories I don't know how well things can heal in the minds of ordinary people on the ground, but as the leaders who are nominally supposed to serve them I think we have tried and tried well to cover what we can, especially as far as myself and UNL have been concerned with cleaning up our predecessor's mess and that of the people who enthusiastically egged him on. The rest is between the people and Dave.

KANSAS INVASION SETTLEMENT ACT

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

2. There shall be established a “Kansas Settlement Payment Audit Board” to conduct oversight of the payment of funds and to insure to fraud or abuse occurs. The board shall consist of 4 members appointed by the President.

2. This act shall take effect immediately.

Passed 7-1-1-9 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled.

- R, PPT

Joseph Cao, President of the Republic of Atlasia

[Joseph Cao]

The backlog went past seven days and it became law without my signature (a rule that I forgot the moment I became president) so uh. Redraft retracted? Assume that is allowed. There was a great 21-related quip being saved for the redraft signature too, not that I remember what it is.

DUMB REGULATIONS REPEAL ACT 21: GUESS WHO'S BACK ACT

TITLE I: FEDERAL PROPERTY AND ADMINISTRATION

1. The regulation prohibiting the washing of fish at certain national forest faucets is hereby eliminated. 36 CFR §261.16(c) shall be amended accordingly.

2. The regulation requiring the disinterment of buried human remains from a federal cemetery upon discovery of evidence that the deceased committed certain crimes is hereby eliminated. 38 USC 2411 shall be amended accordingly.

3. The regulations prohibiting the molesting of a shipwreck in Dry Tortugas National Park is hereby eliminated. 36 CFR §7.27(j)(1) shall be amended accordingly.

4. The regulation prohibiting persons from purchasing or bartering for authentic Atlasian military decorations and medals is hereby eliminated. 18 USC 704(a) shall be amended accordingly.

5. The regulation mandating that all Atlasian coins larger than a dime must depict an eagle on the reverse is hereby eliminated. 17 Stat. 424 shall be amended accordingly.

6. The moratorium on issuing grey whale subsistence hunting permits to the Makah Tribe is hereby rescinded.

7. The regulation criminalizing the disruption of a military funeral within certain fixed distances shall not be construed to apply on public land that is also a traditional public forum. 18 USC 1388 shall be amended accordingly.

8. The regulation criminalizing certain specific noncommercial intrastate activities occuring on portions of public sidewalks or private property is hereby eliminated. 18 USC 248 shall be amended accordingly.

9. The regulation permitting "free-speech zones" and the prohibition of speech in buffer zones near the President, Vice President, or their families is hereby eliminated.  18 USC 1752 shall be amended accordingly.

10. The regulation mandating States and Regions limit billboards on private land adjacent to federal highways or else lose federal highway funding is hereby eliminated. 23 US 131(D) shall be amended accordingly. 

11. The regulation prohibiting AMTRAK passengers who are lawfully complying with all other AMTRAK and federal policies related to the transportation of firearms in stored luggaed from notifying AMTRAK over the internet with at least twenty-four (24) hour notice rather than in person upon arrival is hereby eliminated. The AMTRAK checked firearms policy (2010) shall be amended accordingly.

12. The A.N.T.I.F.A Act is hereby repealed.

13. The regulation defining old age housing communities not subject to the fair housing act by way of example is hereby eliminated. 24 CFR 100.303(b) shall be repealed.

14. The regulation requiring any rental property that is part of the Section 8 program to be annually inspected shall not include any home subject to and compliant with regular inspections under a local rental inspection ordinance in which a uniform Regional Building code has been adopted. 24 CFR 982.405 and 24 CFR 884.217 shall be amended accordingly.

15. The Baby Box Act is hereby repealed.

TITLE II: PAPERWORK AND RECORD-KEEPING

1. The regulation under FERPA requiring protection of confidential student records shall not be interpreted to prohibit teachers from leaving corrected papers or assignments in an unattended pickup location. 34 CFR 99 shall be amended accordingly.

2. Any Federal Firearms Licenseholder who fills in an ATF Form with "Y" for "Yes" and "N" for "No" shall not be prosecuted for falsifying ATF records provided the offered answer is true. 18 U.S.C. 922(m) shall be amended accordingly.

3. The regulation requiring gunsmiths to record any firearm in their possession for more than eight (8 )hours into ATF-required bound books shall be amended to exempt all firearms possessed for five (5) business days excluding weekends. 27 CFR 178.125(E) shall be amended accordingly.

4. Section 5(2) of the Evergreen-Tmthforu LGBTQ+ Rights Act is hereby repealed.

5. The Let Them Do Their Job Act is hereby repealed.

TITLE III WORKPLACES AND TRAINING

1. The regulation prohibiting federal student aid to persons convicted of a drug-related offense is hereby eliminated. 28 USC 1091(r) shall be amended accordingly.

2. The regulation capping apprenticeships on federal contracts is hereby eliminated. 29 CFR 1,3,5 & 7 shall be amended accordingly. 

3. The regulations prohibiting the government from contracting with businesses owned by persons convicted of past felonies are hereby eliminated. 48 CFR § 3009.171-5 and 48 CFR § 3052.209-76 shall be amended accordingly.

4. The regulation criminalizing Bureau of Reclamation employees being late to work is hereby eliminated. Nothing in this law shall limit the available employee disciplinary policies available to federal employers. 43 CFR 422.12(a) shall be amended accordingly.

5. The regulation requiring employers to physically display posters referencing federal minimum wage and hour laws, workplace safety laws, polygraph protection laws, Drug free workplace laws, Discrimination laws, and whistleblower protection laws, shall not apply to employers who:
     a. Distribute all information that is contained on the posters to each employee upon their initial hiring
     b. Maintains a website displaying all information that is contained on the posters
     c. Provides written notice to all employees whenever information contained on the posters is changed by law.

6. Employer policies allowing guns to be stored in locked cars on employee parking lots shall not be interpreted to violate the general duty clause of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. The Letter from Director Roger Clark, OSHA policy regarding violent employee behavior, OSHA Std. Interp. 1226 (D.O.L.), (1992) is hereby rescinded.

7. The regulation mandating employers give out private employee contact information is hereby eliminated. 29 CFR 102.62(d) shall be amended accordingly.

8. Sections 3, 5B, and 6 of the Walter Reuther & Cesar Chavez Solidarity Act are hereby repealed.

9. A business shall only be considered a joint employer of a franchise’s employees only where that employer possesses and exercises substantial direct and immediate control over the essential terms and conditions of employment (such as hiring, firing, discipline, supervision, and direction) of the second company’s employees or exercises direct control (other than limited and routine control) over another employer’s workers. Browning-Ferris Indus. of Cal. v. NLRB, 362 NLRB 186 (2015) is hereby overturned.

TITLE IV: TECHNOLOGY AND CONSUMER GOODS

1. The regulation requiring websites to adopt policies to protect children 13 and under shall not be interpreted as prohibiting online gaming websites from removing age-restricted account features after the account holder reaches adulthood. 16 C.F.R. 312.11(b) shall be amended accordingly.

2. The regulation requiring hybrids and electric vehicles to be loud is hereby eliminated. 49 CFR 571.141 shall be amended accordingly.

3. The regulation criminalizing the recording of movies at a movie theater on a camera or digital device is hereby eliminated. 17 USC 110 shall be amended accordingly.

4. The regulation prohibiting cable broadcasters from broadcasting certain loud commercials is hereby eliminated. 47 CFR 76.607 shall be amended accordingly.

5. Nothing in federal law shall be interpreted as limiting the sale or transfer of pre-1978 mobile homes lacking a HUD manufactured housing certificate.

6. The regulation mandating all lightbulbs sold in interstate commerce contain a label estimating electricity consumption is hereby eliminated. 16 CFR 305.3 shall be amended accordingly.

7. The regulation prohibiting the sale of pool heaters with a thermal efficiency less than 78% shall be decreased to 75%. 42 USC 6295(e)(2)

TITLE V: ANIMALS

1. The regulation prohibiting some transportation of exotic species across State lines shall be amended to permit such species lawfully kept in any State in Atlasia as a pet to be transported across State lines in accordance with the permit application required by 50 CFR 16.22. 50 CFR 16.22 shall be amended accordingly.

2. No person who frees a whale or dolphin tangled or trapped in a fishing net shall be charged with harassing, interfering with or harming a protected marine mammal.

3. The regulation prohibiting foreign showhorses that are temporarily in Atlasia for competitions from having sex is hereby eliminated. 9 CFR 93.301(f)(5)(vii) shall be amended accordingly.

TITLE VI: CHEESE AND OLEOMARGARINE

1. The regulation making it a federal crime to sell margarine if the letters in the word "margarine" aren't at least as bold as the other letters on the package is hereby eliminated. 21 CFR §166.40(c)(3) shall be amended accordingly.

2. The regulation making it a federal crime to sell margarine if the word "margarine" is written in smaller type than any other word on the package is hereby eliminated. 21 USC §331(m) & 21 USC §347(b)(3)(A) shall be amended accordingly.

3. The regulation making it a federal crime to sell mozzarella cheese made with a mixture of cow milk and water buffalo milk is hereby eliminated. 21 CFR §133.155(b)(1) shall be amended accordingly.

4. The regulation making it a federal crime to sell spiced cheese with less than .015 oz. of spice per pound of cheese. 21 CFR §133.190(a)(1) shall be amended accordingly.

5. The regulation prohibiting the sale of spiced cheese with unevenly distributed spices is hereby eliminated. 21 CFR 133.190(a)(3) shall be amended accordingly.

6. The regulation making it a federal crime to sell cheese whiz in a spray can without warning consumers to try and avoid spraying the food in their eyes is hereby eliminated. 21 CFR §101.17(a)(1) shall be amended accordingly.

7. The regulation prohibiting a cheesemaker from selling cheddar cheese where the curd was not matted into a cohesive mass is hereby eliminated. 21 CFR 133.113(a)(3) shall be amended accordingly.

8. The regulation making it a federal crime to sell parmesan cheese that isn't easy to grate is hereby eliminated. 21 CFR §133.165(a) shall be amended accordingly.

TITLE VII: FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS

1. The regulation making it a federal crime to bring chicken to Antarctica and leave it there without eating it, unless you incinerate it or sterilize it before you go is hereby eliminated. 45 CFR §§670.4(e) & 670.7 shall be amended accordingly.

2. The regulation making it a federal crime to import mixed caviar coming from multiple species of fish unless you know exactly how many fish eggs came from each kind of fish Is hereby eliminated. 50 CFR §23.71(g) shall be amended accordingly.

3. The regulation making it a federal crime to sell tomato juice that isn't red enough, unless you expressly warn people that the juice has “poor color” is hereby eliminated. 21 CFR §156.145(b)(1)(i) shall be amended accordingly.

4. The regulation making it a federal crime to leave North or South Carolina with an ear of corn unless it's been shucked is hereby eliminated. 7 CFR §301.80(b)(16) shall be amended accordingly.

5. The regulation making it a federal crime to sell mixed nuts with a picture of the nut mixture on the label if it doesn't accurately depict the relative nut proportions in the container is hereby eliminated.  21 CFR §164.110(f) shall be amended accordingly.

6. The regulation making it a federal crime to sell raisin buns if you use raisin extract in place of the required raisins is hereby eliminated.  21 CFR §136.160(a)(2) shall be amended accordingly.

7. The regulation making it a federal crime to sell salad dressing unless you label it "salad dressing" is hereby eliminated.  21 CFR §169.150(f) shall be amended accordingly.

8. The regulation making it a federal crime to sell bacon made from pork bellies that got heavier after being cured is hereby eliminated.  9 CFR §319.107 shall be amended accordingly.

9. The regulation making it a federal crime for a brewer to refuse to keep records of how much beer gets consumed at their brewery each day is hereby eliminated.  27 CFR §25.292(a)(11) shall be amended accordingly.

10. The regulation making it a federal crime to bottle "Near Beer" if the words "near" and "beer" are in different fonts or colors is hereby eliminated.  27 CFR §25.242(a) shall be amended accordingly.

11. The regulation making it a federal crime for a brewer to not immediately report an "unusual" loss of beer while the beer was being transported between breweries is hereby eliminated. 27 CFR §25.184(d) shall be amended accordingly.

12. The regulation making it a federal crime to bring an empty sack to Puerto Rico if the sack used to have unroasted coffee in it is hereby eliminated. 7 CFR §319.73–2(a)(3) shall be amended accordingly.

13. The regulation requiring all packaged food sold in interstate commerce to include on the label a section calculating the calories from fat. 21 CFR 101.9(c)(1)(i)(F) shall be amended accordingly.

14. Nutrition supplements may include non-FDA approval general wellness information on packaging materials provided the information is preceded by a statement that such information has not been approved by the FDA.

15. The regulation prohibiting the sale of makeup colored with D&C Black No. 2 if it uses more coloring than is "consistent with good manufacturing practice" is hereby eliminated. 21 CFR §74.2052(c) shall be amended accordingly.

16. The regulation requiring Dandruff Shampoo labels to warn not to eat the shampoo is hereby eliminated. 21 CFR 358.750(c)(1)(i) shall be amended accordingly.

17. The Atlasia Wine Official Classification Act of 2020 is hereby repealed.

SECTION VIII: TIME

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

Passed 7-5-0-6 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled.

- R, PPT

VETOED AND REDRAFTED


Joseph Cao, President of the Republic of Atlasia

[Joseph Cao]

Signing statement

The most recent piece of technology in my house is a printer from 2004 and I keep a loaded gun ready to shoot it if it ever makes an unexpected noise.

I believe the Senate and I both speak for the ordinary people of this country when we say the Internet of Things can go Thing itself if it wants to violate our privacy.

HOME APPLIANCE PRIVACY ACT

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Passed 10-0-0-8 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled.

- R, PPT

Joseph Cao, President of the Republic of Atlasia

[Joseph Cao]

Signing statement

Yeah, I've got no problem with this, it entirely fits with our previous stance against foreign agents abusing our inalienable right to go on social media without being spied on. TikTok isn't the only app in existence being puppeted by authoritarian states that engage in worldwide data harvesting. The least we can do domestically – and rest assured the Secretary of State and I have been making the case against it internationally – is keep that out of our backyards.

SENATE BILL

To guard against espionage and subversion of national interests via social media platforms and other purposes.

Be it enacted in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

NO CHINESE SPYING ACT

TITLE I: GOVERNMENT COMPUTERS

1. Title II of the Fighting Sino-Espionage Act shall be amended as follows:

A. The term “covered application” means the social networking service TikTok or any successor application or service developed or provided by ByteDance Limited or an entity owned by ByteDance Limited, as well as the communication service Discord or any successor application or service developed or provided by TenCent Holdings Limited or an entity owned by TenCent Holdings Limited.;

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2. This act shall take effect thirty (30) days from the date of passage unless TenCent Holdings Limited, or any subordinate entity thereof divests its ownership stake in Discord.

TITLE II: BANNING SPIES

1. The following terms, as used in this Title, shall be defined as such:

A. threatening social media company means a social media company that meets one (1) or more of the following conditions:

i. The company is domiciled in, headquartered in, has its principal place of business in, or is organized under the laws of a country of concern.

ii. A country of concern, entity of concern, or some combination thereof, directly or indirectly owns, controls with the ability to decide important matters, or holds with power to vote, ten percent (10%) or more of the outstanding voting stock or shares of the company.

iii. The company employs software or algorithms controlled or whose export is restricted by a country of concern or entity of concern.

iv. The company is subject to substantial influence, directly or indirectly, from a country of concern or entity of concern owing to which the company shares or could be compelled to share data on Atlasian citizens with a country of concern or entity of concern; or the content moderation practices of the company are subject to substantial influence from a country of concern or entity of concern.

v. The company is Bytedance, Ltd., TikTok, a subsidiary of or a successor company thereof, or a company owned or controlled directly or indirectly by Bytedance, Ltd., TikTok, or a subsidiary or successor thereof; however if such company shall be entirely divested and no longer within the definition of any of (i) - (iv)

B. country of concern has the meaning given the term foreign adversary in section 8(c)(2) of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act (47 U.S.C. 1607(c)(2)); and includes the People’s Republic of China (including the Special Administrative Regions of China, including Hong Kong and Macau), Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and Venezuela.

C. entity of concern means a governmental body at any level, the armed forces, the leading political party, a private business or a state-owned enterprise domiciled in or owned or controlled by a private business or state-owned enterprise domiciled in, or an individual who is a national of and is domiciled and living in while being subject to substantial influence, directly or indirectly, from a country of concern

D. social media company means any entity that:

i. operates, directly or indirectly, including through its parent company, subsidiaries, or affiliates, a website, desktop application, or mobile application that permits an individual or entity to create an account or profile for the purpose of generating, sharing, and viewing user-generated content through such account or profile;

ii. sells digital advertising space;

iii. has more than 100,000 monthly active users for a majority of months during the preceding year;

iv. enables one (1) or more users to generate content that can be viewed by other users of the website, desktop application, or mobile application;

v. enables users to view content generated by other users of the website, desktop application, or mobile application; and

vi. does not include an entity if the entity does not operate a website, desktop application, or mobile application except for a website, desktop application, or mobile application the primary purpose of which is to allow users to post product reviews, business reviews, or travel information and reviews; or to provide emergency alert services.

E. good means any article, natural or manmade substance, material, supply or manufactured product, including inspection and test equipment, and excluding technical data.

2. On and after the date that is thirty (30) days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall exercise all the powers granted to the President under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et. seq.) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of a threatening social media company if such property and interests in property are in Atlasia or come within Atlasia; or to the extent necessary to prevent commercial operation of the social media company in Atlasia, are or come within the possession or control of an Atlasian person.The President may exercise all authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this Title.

3. A person that violates, attempts to violate, or causes a violation of this Title or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry out that subsection shall be subject to the penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection (a) of that section. Sanctions under this provision shall not apply to any activity subject to the reporting requirements under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 21 3091 et seq.) or any authorized intelligence activities of Atlasia.

4. The authorities and requirements to impose sanctions under this Title shall not include the authority or requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods.

Passed 7-0-0-11 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled.

- R, PPT

Joseph Cao, President of the Republic of Atlasia

[Mr. Reactionary]

Last bill of the session. Thanks for your leadership Mr. President.

SENATE BILL

To reduce excessive Pentagon spending and consolidate military capabilities

Be it enacted in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

G.I. JOE ACT

SECTION I: NAME

a. This law shall be known as the G.I. Joe Act


SECTION II: WEAPONS PROGRAMS ELIMINATIONS

a. The following military weapons programs shall be eliminated:

   1. B61 Nuclear Bomb Life Extension Program;
   2. B83 Nuclear program excepting 100 for use against asteroids;
   3. C-17 Transport Aircraft Program;
   4. C-27 Joint Cargo Aircraft Program;
   5. EA-18G Growler Program;
   6. EP-X Aircraft Program;
   7. Far-Term Sea-Based Terminal Defense Program ;
   8. Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Program;
   9. Joint Strike Fighter Program;
   10. JLENS blimp Program;
   11. Littoral Combat Ship Program;
   12. MEADS Program;
   13. SM-3 II-B Missile Defense System Program;
   14. TALOS Project;
   15. Trident II Missile Program;
   16. V-22 Osprey Program (Continue to use MH-60, H-92, CH-53)

b. The following military weapons shall be retired from service:
   1. HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter
   2. U-2 Spy Plane
   3. EP-3 Aires Aircraft
   4. Bell TH-67 Jet Ranger Helicopter
   5. Bell OH-58 Kiowa Helicopter
   6. A-10 Thunderbolt Attack Aircraft
   7. B-2 Spirit Bomber

c. A moratorium is hereby imposed on the purchase of the following until 2024:
   1. M-1 Abrams battle tanks
   2. San Antonio Class Amphibious Assault Ships
   3. Air Force Long Range Bomber research

d. Purchases of Operational Support Aircraft shall be reduced by 15%

e. The naval fleet of small surface combat ships shall be reduced from 42 to 35. The ships to be retired shall be sold to foreign allies or Regional governments.

f. Funding for the Cruiser Modification Program shall be reduced by 15%.

h. The Southern Region may purchase the SSN-785 John Warner and the SSN-795 Hyman G Rickover for a purchase price of $7 Billion.


SECTION III: OTHER SAVINGS

a. The National Guard shall be prohibited from enforcing drug laws on Atlasian soil.

b. The National Guard Agricultural Development Team program is hereby eliminated.

c. The High Risk Personnel Program for off-base housing is hereby eliminated.

d. Housing Allowances for off-base commuters is hereby reduced by 10%.

e.  Funding for demonstrations by the Blue Angels Demonstration Squad, the 13th Air Force Air Expeditionary Group, and the 109th National Guard Airlift Wing is hereby reduced by 25%.

f. Funding for military musical bands is hereby reduced 50%.

g. Funding for the Marine Band Newsletter Notes is hereby eliminated.

h. Military bands shall be permitted to sell recordings of their music.

i. Federal payments to private air carriers for transportation of military personnel shall not exceed those levels guaranteed in the contracted for agreement.


SECTION IV: TIME

a. This act shall take effect sixty (60) days from the date of ratification.

Passed 5-1-1-11 in the Atlasian Senate assembled.

- R, PPT

[Joseph Cao]

Redraft statement

  11. Littoral Combat Ship Program;

Anyway. Mostly common-sense and much needed military cuts here that I take no issue with, and neither should most of the Senate if they would actually show up to vote. But a few of the items would eliminate provisions that help the men and women in uniform and improve troop morale, and they can be retained without materially changing the (very good) fiscal outcome here. I'll happily sign this if the Senate agrees to it.

On a related note. As to Senators not showing up to vote, you can jolly well do the bare minimum if you went to the trouble of being browbeaten by party leaders into putting your name on the ballot. I'm sorry if they didn't make clear to you that that is part of the job. That's on them, not me. I'm just here to point that out. I sincerely hope people's attendance and attention in the next session can be improved beyond just frivolous objections.

The PPT won't need to spam your inboxes if you shape up either, so whoever on the other side of the aisle has also been complaining about him doing his job can shove it.

SENATE BILL

To reduce excessive Pentagon spending and consolidate military capabilities

Be it enacted in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

G.I. JOE ACT

SECTION I: NAME

a. This law shall be known as the G.I. Joe Act


SECTION II: WEAPONS PROGRAMS ELIMINATIONS

a. The following military weapons programs shall be eliminated:

   1. B61 Nuclear Bomb Life Extension Program;
   2. B83 Nuclear program excepting 100 for use against asteroids;
   3. C-17 Transport Aircraft Program;
   4. C-27 Joint Cargo Aircraft Program;
   5. EA-18G Growler Program;
   6. EP-X Aircraft Program;
   7. Far-Term Sea-Based Terminal Defense Program ;
   8. Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Program;
   9. Joint Strike Fighter Program;
   10. JLENS blimp Program;
   11. Littoral Combat Ship Program;
   12. MEADS Program;
   13. SM-3 II-B Missile Defense System Program;
   14. TALOS Project;
   15. Trident II Missile Program;
   16. V-22 Osprey Program (Continue to use MH-60, H-92, CH-53)

b. The following military weapons shall be retired from service:
   1. HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter
   2. U-2 Spy Plane
   3. EP-3 Aires Aircraft
   4. Bell TH-67 Jet Ranger Helicopter
   5. Bell OH-58 Kiowa Helicopter
   6. A-10 Thunderbolt Attack Aircraft
   7. B-2 Spirit Bomber

c. A moratorium is hereby imposed on the purchase of the following until 2024:
   1. M-1 Abrams battle tanks
   2. San Antonio Class Amphibious Assault Ships
   3. Air Force Long Range Bomber research

d. Purchases of Operational Support Aircraft shall be reduced by 15%

e. The naval fleet of small surface combat ships shall be reduced from 42 to 35. The ships to be retired shall be sold to foreign allies or Regional governments.

f. Funding for the Cruiser Modification Program shall be reduced by 15%.

h. The Southern Region may purchase the SSN-785 John Warner and the SSN-795 Hyman G Rickover for a purchase price of $7 Billion.


SECTION III: OTHER SAVINGS

a. The National Guard shall be prohibited from enforcing drug laws on Atlasian soil.

b. The National Guard Agricultural Development Team program is hereby eliminated.

c. The High Risk Personnel Program for off-base housing is hereby eliminated.

d. Housing Allowances for off-base commuters is hereby reduced by 10%.

e.  Funding for demonstrations by the Blue Angels Demonstration Squad, the 13th Air Force Air Expeditionary Group, and the 109th National Guard Airlift Wing is hereby reduced by 25%.

fd. Funding for military musical bands is hereby reduced 5010%.

g. Funding for the Marine Band Newsletter Notes is hereby eliminated.

he. Military bands shall be permitted to sell recordings of their music.

if. Federal payments to private air carriers for transportation of military personnel shall not exceed those levels guaranteed in the contracted for agreement.


SECTION IV: TIME

a. This act shall take effect sixty (60) days from the date of ratification.

Passed 5-1-1-11 in the Atlasian Senate assembled.

- R, PPT

VETOED AND REDRAFTED

[Mr. Reactionary]

First bill for you of the session.

ANTI-CORRUPTION ACT OF 2023

1. Beginning in tax year 2024 a special surtax of 10% shall be assessed on the net income resulting from lobbying activities upon each person required by law to register as a lobbyist.

2. The President, Vice-President, Cabinet members, and Senators are hereby prohibited from making financial investment decisions on the basis of non-public information that was only known by them due to their duties in office. Any capital gain earned as a result of such insider trading shall be subject to forfeiture to the general treasury.

3. Unless otherwise specified herein, this act shall take effect on April 15, 2023.

Passed 14-1-0-3 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled.

- R, PPT

[Mr. Reactionary]

Bill for you.

HEARSAY EXCEPTION ACT

1. The Federal Rules of Evidence shall be amended to include the following exemption to the rule against admitting hearsay evidence:

Out of court statements made by any minor who is otherwise not competent to testify under oath may be permitted in criminal cases involving sexual offenses or other crimes of violence against the minor to supplement other admissible evidence.

2. This act shall take effect immediately.

Passed 15-0-0-3 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled.

- R, PPT

[Mr. Reactionary]

Bill for you.

ELECTROSHOCK THERAPY BAN ACT

1. The therapeutic use of electrical stimulation devices for corrective behavioral therapy, including but not limited to the graduated electronic decelerator and the self-injurious behavior inhibiting system is hereby prohibited in Atlasia.

2. The Attorney General is hereby authorized and requested to investigate the Judge Rotenberg Center in Massachusetts for the unlawful violation of constitutional rights.

3. This act shall take effect immediately.

Passed 14-0-0-4 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled.

- R, PPT

[Mr. Reactionary]

Bill for you

STOP THE BOTS ACT

1. The Ethical Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence Act shall be amended as follows:

Section 1. Naming

1. This law shall be referred to as the Ethical Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence Act, 2018, and may be additionally referred to as the Ethical Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence Act.


Section 2. Framework

1. A use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as an auditory replacement for a human response must be clearly disclosed, specifically through an auditory recording
that states this fact.

2. This recording must be played before every use of AI.

3. The use of AI to post advertisements on any social media platform, comment board, or other interactive online platform must be clearly disclosed in every post made by such AI on such platform or board.

4. The use of AI to artificially inflate the number of users or followers upon any social media platform, comment board, or other interactive online platform, or for any account thereon, is hereby prohibited as an unfair trade practice.

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

Passed 15-0-0-3 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled.

- R, PPT