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A Bill to End Economic Sanctions on North Korea to Promote Effective Diplomacy BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: 1 SECTION 1. 2 of Korea shall be lifted. 3 SECTION 2. 4 financial penalties applied to DPR Korea, and to penalties against those 5 conducting economic business with DPR Korea. This does not include any 6 military sanctions and weapon imports restrictions. 7 SECTION 3. 8 this legislation. 9 SECTION 4. All economic sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic Economic sanctions shall be defined as all commercial and The Department of State will be responsible for enforcing The process of lifting sanctions shall begin immediately upon passage. SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void. Introduced for Congressional Debate by Newton South HS MSDL Authorship Power to Senator Sheetal Krovi A Bill to Organize Federal Restrooms Be it enacted by the Student Congress here assembled that, Article I All persons utilizing public multi-person restrooms on property owned or administered by the United States federal government shall be restricted to the use of that restroom labeled for the gender with which they were born and legally registered as. Article II All public single-person restrooms on property owned by the United States federal government shall not be labeled for the use of either gender. Article III The above provisions shall take effect on January 1, 2017. Article IV The Office of Facilities Management and Services Program of the Public Buildings Service (PBS) will assume responsibility for the implementation of this legislation. Article V Any and all legislation in conflict with the provisions listed above is hereby declared null and void. Respectfully submitted, Senator John Dashe Catholic Memorial School A BILL TO REFORM THE TAX CODE Section 1A. The Committee of Tax Reform shall be established to reform and replace current U.S. tax code. Section 1B. A flat tax rate of 10% for individuals and 16% for corporations shall be established. Section 1C. Any individual below 115% of the Federal Poverty Level will be exempt from paying federal income tax. Section 1D. United States citizens with legal established residency abroad will not be required to pay federal income tax to the United States government until and unless they re-establish residency in the United States. Section 2A. A flat tax rate will be defined as a tax rate paid on all income by all naturalized citizens, permanent residents, and documented and undocumented noncitizens, presently residing in the United States. Section 2B. "Reform and replace" shall be defined as a complete repealing of the current U.S. tax code and the implementation of a new tax code, consisting of the reforms mentioned in Section 1 and further reforms to be decided by the Committee of Tax Reform. Section 3. The Department of the Treasury shall oversee the implementation of this bill. . Section 4. This bill shall be enacted upon its passage. Section 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void. Respectfully Submitted, Shrewsbury High School A Bill to Repeal the and10 Year Bar to Push for Comprehensive Immigration Reform BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: SECTION 1 . A. Due to unwieldy and unnecessarily harsh immigration policies, the Three and Ten Year Bar will be repealed. B. The current system for adjudicating I-601 hardship waivers requires immigrants to leave the U.S. C. Once the petition for a permanent residency has been approved, the applicant will submit a hardship waiver application for pre-adjudication. D. This bill will review and request additional evidence to issue a recommended approval that will be transmitted to DOS for final adjudication. SECTION 2 . A. Sections 212(a)(9)(i) and 212(a)(9)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act impose re-entry bars on immigrants who are present in the U.S. illegally for a period of time, leave the U.S., and want to re-enter lawfully. B. Unlawfully present individuals in the United States for more than 180 days but less than one year are barred for three years. Ten year bar applies to individuals unlawfully present in the United States for more than one year. SECTION 3 . A. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Department of Homeland Security will oversee the enforcement of this legislation. SECTION 4. This legislation shall take effect immediately upon passage. SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void. Respectfully Submitted, Rep. Talitha Nascimento AMSA Charter School A Bill to Improve Social Security by Encouraging Private Retirement Investment 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: 2 SECTION 1. A. The Private Retirement Investment Tax Credit (PRITC) is hereby 3 created, and will provide recipients a tax credit of 6.2% of gross annual 4 income. 5 B. Any entity subject to federal income tax that invests a minimum of 2% 6 of its gross annual income into private retirement investments is eligible to 7 receive the PRITC. 8 C. Any entity who receives the PRITC for 15 tax years is rendered 9 ineligible to collect Old-Age and Survivors Insurance under the Social 10 11 Security Act Amendments of 1939. SECTION 2. A. “Private retirement investments” include but are not limited to all 12 Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) as well as plans categorized under 13 § 401(k), § 403(b), § 457, and § 529 of the Internal Revenue Code. 14 SECTION 3. A. The Internal Revenue Service of the United States Department of the 15 Treasury shall oversee the implementation of §1A and §1B. 16 B. The United States Social Security Administration shall oversee the 17 implementation of §1C. 18 SECTION 4. The stipulations of this legislation shall take effect upon passage. 19 SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void. Introduced for Congressional Debate by Charles Gagnon, Natick High School. Super Scenario- December 19, 2016. –News Item- It appears official, following yesterday’s meetings of the Electoral College in the several states and District of Columbia. Despite pressure, the six electors for the state of Utah did indeed cast their votes for Evan McMullin for President. That leaves Democratic Candidate Hilary Clinton with a 269-263 Electoral College lead. Republic Donald Trump defied polls to finish with a slight popular vote lead over Hilary Clinton. The percentage total is below. While the US Constitution calls for each Congressional State delegation to cast a single vote for President in such circumstances, they have agreed to honor the decision made by the twelve congress people in the Dighton-Rehobath Super Session held on October 29, 2016 Please note that we will otherwise be abiding by the rules set forth by the US. Constitution. To wit, Senator Clinton, Mr. Trump, and Mr. McMillin are the only options. Election Totals Hilary Clinton (D) 59, 419, 408 269 Electoral Votes Donald Trump (R) 59, 923, 402 263 Electoral Votes Gary Johnson (L) 8, 423. 231 0 Electoral Votes Jill Stein (G) 5, 342,231 0 Electoral Votes Evan McMillin 516, 201 6 Electoral Votes S