Guayule Privatization Bill

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Guayule Privatization Bill

§1. Findings
   (a) The guayule plant (Parthenium argentatum) is a shrub native to the Sonoran desert of Atlasia and Mexico that serves as an alternate source of natural rubber.
   (b) Despite considerable effort by the government to develop the plant as an alternative to latex rubber during World War II and afterwards, it remains costlier and is likely to remain so for the foreseeable future.
   (c) The current likelihood of a disruption of access to supplies of latex rubber sufficient to affect the economic well-being of Atlasia is essentially nil.
   (d) Because of its hypoallergenic properties, there is a small private market for guayule rubber that provides a basis for private development of this agricultural resources without a program of specialized government development.

§2. Repeals
   The Act of March 5, 1942, authorizing the government to run guayule plantations and the Critical Agricultural Materials Act, establishing the Joint Commission on Research and Development of Critical Agricultural Materials are repealed as of start of the first fiscal year beginning 90 days after the date of passage of this Act.

§3. Disposal of Property.
   The President is directed to dispose of the assets acquired or developed to further the purposes of the laws repealed in section 2 of this Act in accordance with chapter 5 of Title 40.

§4. Rule of Construction
    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit the funding of research into the cultivation of the guayule plant or into the economic exploitation of its products under other laws of the Republic of Atlasia of general import.


Sponsor: Sen. Ernest

[Ebowed]

We're voting on final passage (bill is shown above).

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Nay

[Colin]

Abstain

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Aye

[Јas]

Aye

[Brandon H]

Aye

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Nay

[The Man From G.O.P.]

Aye

[Ebowed]

This bill has enough votes to pass.  Senators have 24 hours to change their votes.

[Ebowed]

With 4 ayes, 2 nays and 1 abstention, the bill has passed and is presented to the President for his signature.

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