Amazon S3 - A Resolution to Develop Diesel Electric ... · Web viewA Resolution to Amend the Constitution to Define Executive Orders BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

A Resolution to Amend the Constitution to Define Executive Orders

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

RESOLVED, By two-thirds of the Congress here assembled, that the following article is

proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to

all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-

fourths of the several states within seven years from the date of its submission by the

Congress:

ARTICLE--

SECTION 1: The President shall have the power to enact executive orders

necessary and proper for carrying into execution his/her other powers given to

him/her by this Constitution of the United States.

SECTION 2: Executive orders shall carry the full force of the law but require no vote

of Congress to be enacted. Either the legislative or the judicial branch may cancel

out an executive order.

A. If the Senate reaches a two-thirds majority vote to veto the executive

order, the President may not proceed with the order and it shall be struck out.

B. If the Supreme Court declares the order unconstitutional, the President

may not proceed with the order and it shall be struck out.

SECTION 3: The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate

legislation.

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Blaine High School.

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A Resolution to Amend the Constitution to Regulate the Minimum Wage


RESOLVED, By two-thirds of the Congress here assembled, that the following article is

proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to

all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-

fourths of the several states within seven years from the date of its submission by the

Congress:

ARTICLE--

SECTION 1: The federal minimum wage shall be set as a living wage and adjusted

for inflation every ten years.

SECTION 2: The Bureau of Labor Statistics shall measure and release the inflation

rate while the Department of Labor shall determine the adjusted minimum wage

every ten years.

A: The minimum wage adjustment shall occur on the years the federal

census is taken.

SECTION 3: The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate

legislation.

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The Cuban Embargo Removal ActBE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

SECTION 1. All parts of the embargo placed by the United States on Cuba shall be lifted.

SECTION 2. The United States Department of Commerce will implement this bill.

SECTION 3. This bill will go into effect immediately upon its passing.

SECTION 4. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

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A Bill to Improve Water Desalination Facilities


SECTION 1. $650 million dollars shall be reallocated from the Department of Defense’s

military budget to fund investments strictly within the water desalination

industry annually.

SECTION 2. Water desalination facilities shall be defined as facilities which remove salt

and other minerals from water for the purpose of human consumption,

irrigation, etc.

SECTION 3. The Environmental Protection Agency will oversee the implementation of

this legislation.

A. The EPA will conduct annual audits to ensure that the facilities are using

the funding effectively.

B. Any facility not using allocated funds properly after the first two annual

audits will have their funding suspended until sufficient improvements

are made.

SECTION 4. This bill will go into effect in the beginning of the 2016 fiscal year.


Respectfully submitted by,

Rep. Cameron KalogerakisNova High School

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A Bill to Aid Yemen


SECTION 1. WHO will allocate 45 million dollars each year for the selected purpose of improving

the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. However, the money allocated in this bill will be

used for these select purposes;

1.) Construction of stable water infrastructure

2.)Delivery and Oversight of food aid

3.)Encourage and Establish infrastructure for fair democratic elections

4.)Develop Programs for the National Security Bureau of Yemen to coordinate and

combat drug cartels in the region

5.) Active pursuit of a Peace agreement between Houthi forces and the Yemen

government

SECTION 2. “Fair democratic elections” will be defined as fair ballot counting practices, gradual

increases in the amount voting booths, and anti- corruption practices

SECTION 3. The Department of State in Cooperation with the World Health Organization will

Coordinate Policies and Aid With USAID and the National Security Bureau of Yemen

for the implementation of this bill

C. Each year an Audit by the World Health Organization will be conducted to

measure the effectiveness of the aid given

D. The Department of State in tandeem with United Nations will develop policy to

mend tension between Houthi forces and The Yemenese government

SECTION 4. This bill will be implemented in fall of 2017


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A Bill to Regulate Debt Collection


SECTION 1. A Federal Debt Registry will be established to monitor the sale and

proliferation of debt from collection agencies as well as Banks.

SECTION 2. A Federal Debt Registry will have the primary purpose of monitoring and

serial tracking the sale of debt from the Banking Industry to Collection

Agencies Having the marginal Interest rate of fewer than 20%.

SECTION 3. The Federal Reserve and Federal Trade Commission will be in charge of the

implementation of this bill.

A. Regulation of Interest Rates will be left delegated to the Federal

Reserve

B. Tracking and Serial Tracking of debt will be delegated to the Federal

Trade Commission

SECTION 4. This legislation will come into effect the following Fiscal Quarter


Introduced by Rudgy Estel, Nova High School.

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A Bill to Discontinue the Production of Nickels and Pennies to

Lessen Inflation and Production Losses


SECTION 1. The US Mint shall cease production of pennies and nickels.

SECTION 2. The United States Department of Treasury will oversee the enforcement of

this measure, including collection and recycling of excess coinage.

SECTION 3. This bill goes into effect on January 1st, 2016. All nickels and pennies that are

currently in circulation can still be used as legal tender, though banks will be

encouraged to stop exchanging them.


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A Resolution to Urge Further Action on Cyber Warfare

BE IT ENACTED BY THIS CONGRESS THAT:

1. WHEREAS, Our basic infrastructure is reliant on technology. If a cyber attack were

2. to happen the effects would be devastating. Cyber Warfare is becoming

3. common and just as in the Geneva Convention established parameters

4. for war; parameters for Cyber Warfare need to be set; and

5.6. WHEREAS, Cyber Warfare could affect nearly every single person

alive. If a terrorist or 7. or some hostile nation was to gain access to all of a

country’s computers8. due to a backdoor or bug such as the NSA’s

backdoor the effects would 9. devastate the country. This is a problem of

magnitude; and 10.11. WHEREAS, If such a convention is not held there would be

no punishment or12. consequence for a country being destroyed

electronically. At the point 13. where nearly all a country’s secrets, army, and

aid is stored or controlled 14. online there has to be parameters set to cyber

warfare; and, therefore be it15.16. RESOLVED, By the Student Congress here assembled that a

convention on cyber17. warfare shall be held with the same goals as the

Geneva Convention just18. on Cyber Warfare.

Respectfully submitted by Brookfield East High School

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A Bill to Ban Public Subsidies for Professional Athletic Organizations

BE IT ENACTED BY THIS CONGRESS THAT:

1. SECTION 1 Public subsidies for any professional athletic organizations

2. shall be banned and replaced with private investment or public shares.

3. Congress will withhold Federal highway money until state legislatures ban

4. public subsidies for professional athletic organization5.6. SECTION 2 Public Subsidies are any benefits given by the

government to a private 7. organization. This includes tax exemption, land

grants, as well as direct 8. monetary aid.9.10. SECTION 3 The U.S. Department of Commerce will oversee

the enforcement of this11. bill. If state governments fail to uphold this

federal money for highways12. will be revoked. 13.14. SECTION 4 This bill will be implemented as soon as it is

passed and applies to all15. contracts local municipalities have made with

any professional athletic16. organizations. Past subsidies are not affected. 17.18. SECTION 5 All other laws that are in conflict with this new

policy shall be declared19. null and void.

Respectfully submitted by Brookfield East High School

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A Bill to Metricate the Nation to Make the Math Easier

BE IT ENACTED BY THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

SECTION 1. The United States shall transition from the United States customary units of

weights and measures towards the metric system.

SECTION 2. A. The United States shall adopt the International System of Units (SI) as the

official system of measurement and exclusively adapt all public

infrastructure and commercial activities with it by the year 2020.

B. A new agency will be created to coordinate the transition to metric by

employing experts in the fields of education, engineering, and consumerism.

SECTION 3. This bill shall be enforced by the United States Department of Commerce and

the United States Department of Transportation.

SECTION 4. This bill will take effect on January 1, 2015.


Respectfully submitted to the Committee of _________,

AUTHOR NAME

SCHOOL NAMERespectfully submitted to the Committee of _________,

AUTHOR NAME

SCHOOL NAME

Respectfully submitted to the Committee of Public Welfare.

Ivan Cruz

Ethan Castro

Elk Grove High School

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Respectfully submitted to the Committee of Public Welfare,

Ivan Cruz

Ethan Castro


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A Bill to Maintain Net Neutrality

1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

2. SECTION 1: All Internet Service Providers shall hereby be reclassified

3. as “common carriers” and as 'telecommunications' under Title

4. II of the Communications Act.

5. SECTION 2: A “common carrier” shall be defined as any person or

6. company that transports goods or people for any person or

7. company and offers its services to the general public under

8. license or authority provided by a regulatory body.

9. Under this designation, Internet Service Providers shall be

10. hereby be subject to any and all regulation by the Federal

11. Communications Commission, including provisions for

12. maintenance of “net neutrality.” Net neutrality shall be defined

13. as the fair and equal treatment of all transferred data across the

14. Internet.

15. SECTION 3: This bill will be overseen by the FCC

16.SECTION 4: This bill will come into effect immediately upon passage.

17.SECTION 5: All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared

18. null and void.

Respectfully submitted to the Committee of Public Welfare,

Ethan Castro

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A Resolution to Develop Diesel Electric Submarines for the United States Navy

WHEREAS, the United States navy has long been focused on the development of nuclear

submarines and allowed for Diesel Electric research and technology to

disipate; and

WHEREAS, the United States military is facing smaller research budgets and growing

threats, and the possibility that the continuation of an infective and shrinking

nuclear submarine fleet is not in the United States best interest; And

WHEREAS, Having a modern submarine fleet will be critical for the future of the united

states in areas of foreign influence, military operations, and national security;

and

WHEREAS, Diesel Electric submarines due to recent technological advances now are a

potentially stronger military asset than ever before; now therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Congress here assembled make the following recommendation to the

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the U.S naval research

laboratory that a prototype diesel electric submarine be built to the

Department of the Navies specification.

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A Bill to Bolster the HHS’ Capacities to Fight Medicare and Medicaid Fraud

BE IT ENACTED BY THE STUDENT CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

SECTION 1. $2 billion shall be allocated yearly to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid

Services to boost capacities that identify, recover, and prevent improper

Medicare and Medicaid billings, shipments, and medical practices.

SECTION 2. “Boosting capacities that identify, recover, and prevent improper billings and

shipments” in this sense includes, but is not limited to, boosting funding in

order to train and revamp related task forces to more efficiently audit

medical claims, handle appeals systems, review facilities, assess contractor

performance, and track equipment shipments.

SECTION 3. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will be responsible for the

enforcement of this legislation.

E. The Department of Health and Human Services will be required to

annually compile and release data on the efficacy of these programs to

recommend changes in funding, training, etc. in order to ensure

transparency.

SECTION 4. This bill will go into effect at the start of the 2016 Fiscal Year.


Respectfully submitted,

Rep. Daniel DraneDes Moines Roosevelt High School

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A Resolution to Increase the Cooperation between the ESA and NASA with new programs

WHEREAS, Humanity’s exploration of the cosmos is slowing, and without changes

valuable scienfic advances could be delayed or otherwise unavailable; and

WHEREAS, the budgets of global space agencies are becoming exponentially smaller than

before which is delaying new inventive missions. And

WHEREAS, all of our scienfic innovation along with any advantage to the human race

that we could find among the stars will be delayed; and

WHEREAS, the concept of many hands make light work and global sharing of resources

and further cooperation will lead to advances for all of humanity. Therefore

be it

RESOLVED, that the Congress here assembled make the following recommendation for

closer relations between National Aeronautics and Space Administration the

European Space Agency. To share resources and work on joint missions; and,

be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the United States and Europe set a framework for space

programs across the globe to join NASA and the ESA agencies if they meet the

agreed requirements.

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Rep. Jacob Thompson.

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A Bill to Energize the Economy


SECTION 1. No electric utility firms may both produce and distribute electricity. All

Vertically Integrated Utilities (VIUs) executing both functions must either

decouple or modify their business model in order to meet this regulation.

SECTION 2. The United States Congress will remove all price regulations enforced upon

electric producers. Any existing price regulations on electricity distribution

will remain.

SECTION 4. This bill will be enforced by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Firms will have until the start of FY 2017 to comply with this legislation.


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A Bill to Mobilize the Kurds


SECTION 1. The US Department of Defense will provide defense articles, defense services,

and related training to the Kurdistan Regional Government.

SECTION 2. All goods and services provided by this legislation must be manufactured in

the United States by United Stated based companies. U.S. exporters will be

authorized to export such articles. The US will not send any additional troops

as a direct result of this legislation.

SECTION 3. This bill will be enforced and funding will be appropriately allocated by the

US Department of Defense. All funding will be allocated from the US Defense

Budget.

SECTION 4. A plan for the implementation of this legislation must be submitted to

Congress by the Department of Defense within 60 days of the passage of this

legislation.


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The Pennies for NASA ActBE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:SECTION 1. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shall receive $25

billion in additional funding for the next fifteen years for the purpose of planning, and executing manned missions to Mars and the Moon.

SECTION 2. The Asteroid Retrieval Mission is hereby cancelled for the purpose of NASAfurther funding, pursuing and testing of the Orion spacecraft, the Space Launch System, and Project Morpheus and any other programs that are to be created or are to be involved with the future manned mission to the Moon and Mars.

SECTION 3. NASA shall use these funds to begin the process for planning, creating, andexecuting missions to put an American on both the Earth’s Moon and Mars by midnight on December 31, 2029.

A. NASA may use these funds to invest or finance companies in the private sector as long as they further the goal of putting an American on the Moon and Mars.

B. NASA may also work or partner with other nations and space agencies for the eventual goal of a manned mission to Mars.

SECTION 4. The additional funding that NASA shall receive with this legislation shall comefrom the annual budget of the Department of Defense for the next fifteen years.

A. The Office of Management and Budget shall see the enforcement of this bill and the transfer of funding from the Department of Defense to NASA.

B. The transfer of funding from the Department of Defense’s budget to that of NASA shall begin on October 1, 2014.

C. If NASA does not use all of the $25 billion it has been granted in a fiscal year the remaining sum shall be transferred from that year to the next upcoming year.

SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.Introduced for Congressional Debate by Whitefish Bay High School

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A Bill to Provide Military and Humanitarian Assistance to

Defeat the Islamic State


SECTION 1.

A. 1,000 US Army soldiers shall be deployed to Iraq to assist in the

administration of humanitarian and economic aid.

B. 500 US military advisers shall be deployed to Iraq to assist the Iraqi

military.

C. The president shall be authorized to deploy special forces to Iraq at his

discretion.

D. The US shall expand economic aid to the Iraqi government for

improvement and equality of Iraq's educational systems and bolster

economic growth.

SECTION 2. The Military forces shall be used to preserve Iraqi Sovereignty. The US aid's

use is recommended for establishing equal educational systems and

increasing Iraqi social mobility.

SECTION 3. The US Department of Defense shall oversee the enforcement of the military

aspect of this legislation, and the Department of State shall oversee the aid

aspect of this legislation.

A. After six months all aid shall be put to review, and cut if not used

effectively by the Iraqi government.

SECTION 4. This legislation shall take effect upon passage.


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A BILL TO MITIGATE THE ISIS CRISIS


SECTION 1. 500 US Navy SEALs will be deployed in Iraq in addition to increasing foreign aid

to allies in the region.

SECTION 2. The United States will mobilize a broad coalition of allies in the region to provide

support for possible American military operations. The enlisted countries will

include Australia, Britain, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Arab

Emirates, and Iran.

SECTION 3. The Department of Defense, Department of State, and Central Intelligence

Agency shall enforce this legislation.

A. 200 million dollars will be given in foreign aid to Jordan, Saudi

Arabia, Turkey, and Iran to reinforce militarization forces along Iraq’s

border. Each country will receive 50 million dollars in foreign aid.

B. If it is found that any country misappropriates these funds, then the US

will enforce temporary economic sanctions. The magnitude of the

sanctions will be relative to where and how the foreign aid funds were

redirected.

SECTION 4. This bill will be implemented immediately upon passage.


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A Resolution to End Global Democracy Promotion

WHEREAS,United States efforts to promote democracy create

unnecessary involvement in expensive and dangerous

conflicts,

WHEREAS,Democracy promotion efforts often result in the creation of

corrupt systems of governance,

WHEREAS,The United States should allow for sovereign nations to choose forms of governance rather than impose beliefs upon those nations,

WHEREAS,Efforts to promote democracy result in instability and the loss of innocent life,

WHEREAS,Constant American intervention often increases global anti-American sentiment; Now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the United States renounce its commitment to global democracy promotion.

Respectfully Submitted by Sen. Dhar of the Harker School

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The REAPER Act of 2014BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:SECTION 1. The Refocusing Engagement in the Americas by

Promoting Effective Relations Act of 2014 is hereby

implemented through the following policies:

A.Companies that invest at least 10% of their net worth

into the Mexican energy sector will receive a 5% tax

break for the corporate income tax.

B.The US Joint Interagency Task Force South will receive

$30 billion in funding to combat drug flow into the United

States.

C.USAID will hereby distribute $20 billion in funding for

alternate crop development to the nations of Peru,

Bolivia, and Colombia. USAID will distribute the funding

to local humanitarian organizations, which will deliver

the funding to local farmers.

D.The Department of State will aim to strengthen bilateral

relationships with countries of Argentina, Nicaragua,

Ecuador, and Brazil, and to engage the government of

Venezuela to build diplomatic relations.

SECTION 3. The Department of State will oversee Section 2

subsection A in conjunction with the Internal Revenue

Service. The US Southern Command will oversee Section 2

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conjunction with the Department of State. The Department

of State will oversee Section 2 subsection D.

SECTION 4. This legislation will go into effect at the start of FY 2016.


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A Bill to Aid Nigeria in Efforts against Boko HaramBE IT ENACTED BY THE STUDENT CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

SECTION 1. The United States shall send military aid, including $500 Million to

Nigeria to aid the fight against Boko Haram.

SECTION 2. Military aid is defined as aid that is used to assist a country or it’s

people in its defense efforts, or to assist a poor country in maintaining

control over its own territory.

SECTION 3. The State Department will oversee the enforcement of this bill.

SECTION 4. This legislation shall be implemented upon passage.

SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and

void.

Respectfully submitted,

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Amazon S3 - A Resolution to Develop Diesel Electric ... · Web viewA Resolution to Amend the Constitution to Define Executive Orders BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: