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MIDDLE SCHOOLNATIONAL CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE

2018 LEGISLATIVE DOCKET

National Speech & Debate Association © 2017-2018 • updated 05/01/2018

MIDDLE SCHOOL • NATIONAL CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE 2018 LEGISLATIVE DOCKET

Preliminary LegislationP-1 � � � � � A Bill to Limit Gene Editing Technologies to Ensure That They Will Be Used for Good

P-2 � � � � � A Bill to Support ASEAN to Deescalate Tensions in the South China Sea

P-3 � � � � � A Bill to Abolish Charter Schools Across the United States of America

P-4 � � � � � A Bill to Prohibit the Sale of Alcohol at Gas Stations

P-5 � � � � � A Bill to Abolish Affirmative Action

P-6 � � � � � A Bill to Establish a Universal Healthcare System

P-7 � � � � � A Bill to Regulate the Usage of Crypto Currencies in Ecommerce

P-8 � � � � � A Bill to Eliminate the Tax Exemption for Megachurches

P-9 � � � � � A Bill to Provide Tax Credit to Nuclear Power Plants

P-10 � � � � A Bill to Establish a Merit Based Immigration System

P-11 � � � � A Resolution to Increase United States Military Presence in the Arctic

P-12 � � � � A Bill to Limit the Use of Opioids

P-13 � � � � A Bill to Improve Infrastructure for Autonomous Vehicles

P-14 � � � � A Bill to Construct a National High Speed Rail System

P-15 � � � � A Bill to Abolish Daylight Savings Time to Stay in Standard Time All Year

P-16 � � � � A Bill to Cut the Military Budget and Fund Basic Scientific Research

P-17 � � � � A Resolution to Support the Creation of a Kurdish State in Northern Iraq

P-18 � � � � A Resolution to Provide Free Psychotherapy and Appropriate Drugs to Americans

P-19 � � � � A Bill to Allow the Voluntary Selling of Organs

P-20 � � � � A Resolution For the Establishment of Principles for the Exploration of Mars

Semifinal LegislationS-1 � � � � � A Resolution to Protect Student Athletes

S-2 � � � � � A Bill to Restore Voting Rights to Convicted Felons

S-3 � � � � � A Resolution to Condemn Saudi Arabia for Exacerbating Humanitarian Crises in the Middle East

S-4 � � � � � A Bill to Allow Free College for All

S-5 � � � � � A Bill to Solve Food Insecurities in East Africa

S-6 � � � � � A Bill to Ban Lunch Shaming

S-7 � � � � � A Bill to Grant Statehood to Puerto Rico

Final LegislationF-1 � � � � � A Bill to Provide Safety for Air Travel

F-2 � � � � � A Resolution to Not Enter Into Agreements With North Korea

F-3 � � � � � A Bill to Repair Your Own Technology

F-4 � � � � � A Bill to Save the Post Office

F-5 � � � � � A Bill to Improve Technical Education

2018 PRELIMINARY ROUNDS LEGISLATION



National Speech & Debate Association • MIDDLE SCHOOL National Congressional Debate: 2018 LEGISLATIVE DOCKET

Preliminary Legislation Item # P-1

ABilltoLimitGeneEditingTechnologiestoEnsureThatTheyWillBeUsedforGood

BEITENACTEDBYTHECONGRESSHEREASSEMBLEDTHAT:1

SECTION1. CrisprandotherGeneeditingtechnologiesmayonlybeusedintheevent2

ofalifethreateningphysicaldiseaseoronethatseriouslyimpedesthe3

qualityofthevictim’slife.4

SECTION2. Thesetechnologiesmaynotbeusedtotreatmentalillness.5

SECTION3. Thepersonsufferingfromtheafflictioninquestionwillbetheoneto6

decideiftheywouldlikethistechnologyusedonthemornot.Iftheyare7

notinapositiontobeabletodecidethis,thefamilycancometoa8

decisiontogether.9

SECTION4. TheDepartmentofHealthandHumanServiceswilloverseethe10

implementationofthisbill.11

SECTION5. ThiswillgointoeffectinJanuary2019.12

SECTION6. Alllawsinconflictwiththislegislationareherebydeclarednullandvoid.13

IntroducedforCongressionalDebatebyRobertLanierMiddleSchool.

A Bill to Limit Gene Editing Technologies to Ensure That They Will Be Used for Good



ABilltoSupportASEANtoDeescalateTensionsintheSouthChinaSea


SECTION1. TheUnitedStatesshallincreasesupporttoASEANbytenpercentin2

ordertopromotecounter-terrorismgoalsanincreasetheglobal3

economy.4

SECTION2. ASEANisdefinedastheAssociationofSoutheastAsianNations.5

A. Economicsupportisdefinedasassistancethroughgrantsand6

encouragingtrade7

B. Strategiceconomicinitiativeswillincludebusiness,energy8

innovations,andglobalpolicy.9

C. CountriesspecificallytargetedforaidwillbeMalaysia,Vietnam,10

Philippines,Taiwan,Laos,andBrunei.11

SECTION3. TheDepartmentofStatewilloverseetheimplementationofthisbill.12

A. GrantaidwillbeconsideredthroughtheUnitedStatesAgencyfor13

InternationalDevelopment(USAID).14

SECTION4. ThisbillwillgointoeffectatthebeginningofFY201915


IntroducedforCongressionalDebatebyMackenzieGizzard,TheWeissSchool.

A Bill to Support ASEAN to Deescalate Tensions in the South China Sea



ABilltoAbolishCharterSchoolsAcrosstheUnitedStatesofAmerica


SECTION1. CharterschoolstatusintheUnitedStateswillbeeliminatedinorderto2

limittheprivatizationofthepublicsector.3

SECTION2. Charterschoolswillbedefinedas:Publiclyfundedindependentschools4

establishedbyteachers,parentsorcommunitygroupsunderthetermsof5

acharterwithalocalornationalauthority.6

SECTION3. TheDepartmentofEducationwilloverseetheimplementationofthisbill.7

SECTION4. Thisbillshalltakeeffectimmediatelyuponpassage.8


IntroducedforCongressionalDebateby BradleyLink,TheWeissSchool.

A Bill to Abolish Charter Schools Across the United States of America



ABilltoProhibittheSaleofAlcoholatGasStations


SECTION1. Thesaleanddistributionofliquoratgasstationsshallnowbeprohibited.2

SECTION2. Alcoholisdefinedasanytypeofwine,beer,orspiritoverall.3

A. Gasstationsaredefinedasanyestablishmentbesidearoadselling4

gasolineandoil.5

SECTION3. TheCaliforniaDepartmentofAlcoholicBeverageControlandtheUnited6

StatesDepartmentofAgriculturewilloverseethepassingofthisbill.7

SECTION4. ThisbillwillbeimplementedonJanuary1st,2019.8


IntroducedforCongressionalDebatebyBakMiddleSchooloftheArts.

A Bill to Prohibit the Sale of Alcohol at Gas Stations



ABilltoAbolishAffirmativeAction


SECTION1. TheprocessofAffirmativeActionshallnowbeabolished.2

SECTION2. AffirmativeActionshallbedefinedasasetoflaws,policies,guidelines,3

andadministrativepracticesintendedtoendandcorrecttheeffectsofa4

specificformofdiscrimination;theseincludegovernment-mandated,5

government-sanctioned,andvoluntaryprivateprogramsthattendto6

focusonaccesstoeducationandemployment.7

A. Thisbillshallnotaffectanyonewhohasalreadybeenbenefitedby8

AffirmativeAction.9

SECTION3. ThisbillshallbeimplementedbytheEqualEmploymentOpportunity10

Commission,theDepartmentofLabor,andtheDepartmentofEducation.11

SECTION4. ThebillshallbeputintoeffectJanuary1st,2020.12



A Bill to Abolish Affirmative Action



ABilltoEstablishaUniversalHealthcareSystem


SECTION1. TheUnitedStatesfederalgovernmentshallherebyestablishanational2

singlepayerhealthcaresystem.3

SECTION2. Asinglepayerhealthcaresystemshallbedefinedasagovernment-4

operatedtax-fundedhealthcaresystemthatcoversthecostofessential5

healthcaretoalllegalresidents,withcostscoveredbyasinglepublic6

system.7

SECTION3. TheDepartmentofHealthandHumanServicesshallbechargedwith8

implementationofthisbill.9

SECTION4. Thislegislationshallgointoeffectatthestartoffiscalyear2019.10



A Bill to Establish a Universal Healthcare System



ABilltoRegulatetheUsageofCryptoCurrenciesinEcommerce


SECTION1. Henceforththeusageofanyformofcryptocurrencywillbedisallowedin2

theUnitedStatesinallonlinesalesfortheprotectionofU.S.consumers3

untilsuchatimeasacurrencyhasbeenabletoremainstableforan4

entirefiscalyear.5

SECTION2. Stableshallbedefinedasstayingwithina5dollar(plusorminus)range.6

SECTION3. ThisbillwillbeimplementedjointlybytheSEC(SecuritiesandExchange7

Committee)andtheDepartmentoftreasury.8

SECTION4. ThisbillwillgointoeffectattheonsetofFiscalYear2019.9


IntroducedforCongressionalDebatebyVelaMiddleSchool.

A Bill to Regulate the Usage of Crypto Currencies in Ecommerce



ABilltoEliminatetheTaxExemptionforMegachurches


SECTION1. Thetaxexemptionsfordonationstoorinvestmentsinmegachurcheswill2

henceforthbeeliminated.3

SECTION2. MegachurcheswillbedesignatedbytheInternalRevenueService.The4

churchesthatwillbeconsideredforthisdesignationmusthave2000+5

members.Thecriteriausedbythecommitteetodetermineifachurchis6

amegachurchincludehowmuchrevenueachurchbringsinandhowit7

doesso,thestyleofpreaching,andhowlongittooktoform. 8

SECTION3. TheInternalRevenueServicewilloverseetheimplementationofthisbill.9

SECTION4. ThisbillwillgointoeffectinJanuary2019.10


IntroducedforCongressionalDebatebyRobertLanierMiddleSchool.

A Bill to Eliminate the Tax Exemption for Megachurches



ABilltoProvideTaxCredittoNuclearPowerPlants


SECTION1. TheUnitedStatesofAmericashallprovidetaxcreditof20%toallnuclear2

powerplantsintheUnitedStatesofAmericathatproduceatleast5503

megawattstoencouragethecreationofnuclearpowerplants.4

SECTION2. Anuclearpowerplantisdefinedasathermalpowerstationinwhichthe5

heatsourceisanuclearreactor.6

A. Ataxcreditisdefinedasanamountofmoneythatcanbeoffset7

againstataxliability.8

SECTION3. TheDepartmentofEnergywilloverseetheimplementationofthisbill.9

A. Thetaxcreditwillbeterminatedimmediatelyifthenuclearpower10

doesnotadheretoIAEA(InternationalAtomicEnergyAgency)safety11

guidelines.12

SECTION4. Thisbillwillgointoeffectatthebeginningofthenextfiscalyear.13


IntroducedforCongressionalDebatebyRep.TheodoreOuyang,WeissSchool.

A Bill to Provide Tax Credit to Nuclear Power Plants



ABilltoEstablishaMeritBasedImmigrationSystem


SECTION1. The United States Federal Government will immediately terminate the2

Diversity Immigrant Visa Program and replace it with a merit-based3

system that offers visas to legal immigrants that demonstrate a desire4

andcapabilitytoimproveAmericansociety.5

SECTION2. TheDiversityImmigrantVisaProgramisaprogramthatrandomlyselects6

50,000immigrationapplicantstoapplyforexpeditedimmigrationvisas.7

SECTION3. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Department8

(USCIS)willoverseetheimplementationofthisbill.9

A. TheUSCISwill develop a point based system that awards points to10

immigration visa applicants based on qualities including (but not11

limited to) education, employment experience, age, employment12

sector,andinvestmentsintheUnitedStates.13

B. Thesystemwill create two tiers,one forhigh-skilled laborpositions14

and the other for low tomedium-skilled labor positions in order to15

ensurethatallareasoftheUSeconomicsector’sneedsaremet.16

C. Thissystemwillalsoterminatefamily-sponsoredimmigrationvisas.17

D. 150,000 immigration visas a year will be issued and will fluctuate18

dependingonthestateoftheeconomy,perUSCISdiscretion.19

SECTION4. ThisbillwillgointoeffectonJanuary1,2019.20


IntroducedforCongressionalDebatebyHAWAI‘IDISTRICT.

A Bill to Establish a Merit Based Immigration System



AResolutiontoIncreaseUnitedStatesMilitaryPresenceintheArctic

WHEREAS, ThedecliningextentofseaicecoveragehasledtoArticwaterways1

becomingincreasinglyaccessible;2

WHEREAS, TheproliferationofRussianIcebreakertechnologyisalarmingtothe3

UnitedStates;4

WHEREAS, RussiaandChinaaregrowingincreasinglyaggressiveintheArcticCircle;5

WHEREAS, TheUnitedStatesislosingitsholdintheregion,losingaccesstopotential6

keywaterways;7

WHEREAS, InordertoensurethattheUnitedStatesmaintainshegemonicstabilityin8

theArctic;9

WHEREAS, Therefore,beit10

RESOLVED, ThattheCongresshereassembledmakethefollowingrecommendation11

toincreaseourmilitarypresencewithintheArctic12

1

IntroducedforCongressionalDebatebyNorthTexasLonghornDistrict

A Resolution to Increase United States Military Presence in the Arctic



ABilltoLimit the Use of Opioids


SECTION1. Prescriptions for opioids written for first-time users 18 or older 2

shall not exceed the appropriate dosage for a 7- day period.3

SECTION2. Prescriptions for opioids written for any minor shall not exceed 4

the appropriate dosage for a 7-day period.5

SECTION3.“Opioids” shall be defined as an opium-like compound that bind to 6

one or more of the three opioid receptors of the body. Physicians 7

must be aware of a patient’s history of opioid usage as well as any 8

family history of addiction before ordering a refill for their 9

patient. 10

SECTION4. This bill shall be implemented immediately.11

SECTION5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null 12

and void.13

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Angelina Rosa, Pelham Memorial High School,

New York

A Bill to Limit the Use of Opioids



ABilltoImproveInfrastructureforAutonomousVehicles


SECTION1. Dedicatingsafe,separatedrivingspaceforautonomousvehicleswill2

encouragethepurchaseofthesevehicles,helpingtolessenhighway3

congestion,pollution,anddeath/injuryduetodistracteddriving.4

SECTION2. Mannedmeanstransporting,operatedby,orperformedbyahumanor5

humans.Avehiclereferstoanymeansinorbywhichsomeonetravelsor6

somethingiscarriedorconveyed.Anautonomouscarisavehiclethat7

canguideitselfwithouthumanconduction.8

SECTION3. TheDepartmentofTransportation,inconjunctionwiththeFederal9

HighwayAdministration,willoverseetheenforcementofthisbill.10

SECTION4. Thisbillwillbepartiallyimplementedby2025inordertoallowfor11

infrastructuredevelopmentandfullyimplementedinallfiftystatesby12

2035.13


IntroducedforCongressionalDebatebytheFloridaOceanfrontDistrict

A Bill to Improve Infrastructure for Autonomous Vehicles



ABilltoConstructaNationalHighSpeedRailSystem


SECTION1. AhighspeedrailsystemshallbeconstructedthroughouttheUnited2

States.3

SECTION2. Allfundsfortherailsystemwillcomefromthefederalfueltaxon4

gasolineanddiesel.Thesetaxeswillbesetat$0.434pergallonof5

gasolineand$0.494pergallonfordiesel,withthetaxedbeingadjusted6

annuallyforinflation.Anynewmoneymadefromthistaxwillgotowards7

thecostofconstruction.Uponcompletionofthesystem,thismoneywill8

gotowardsoperationalcostsofitwiththeintentofsubsidizingticket9

prices.10

SECTION3. Planning,constructionandadministrationofthehighspeedrailsystem11

willbethroughtheDepartmentofTransportation.Exclusiveuseofthe12

trackwillbegiventoAmtrak.13

SECTION4. Taxeswillbeadjustedimmediatelyuponpassageofthebill.Planningwill14

beginnolaterthanJanuary1,2019andconstructionshallstartnolater15

thanJanuary1,2021.16


IntroducedforCongressionalDebatebySunflowerNSDADistrict

A Bill to Construct a National High Speed Rail System



ABilltoAbolishDaylightSavingsTimetoStayinStandardTimeAllYear


SECTION1. Section110oftheEnergyPolicyActof2005willbeamendedasfollows:2

“AmendTheUniformTimeActof1966toextendstandarddaylighttime3

fromJanuary1sttoDecember31st.Requiresthesecretarytoreportto4

congressontheimpactofthiseliminationuponenergyconsumptionin5

theU.S.Thisretainstherightofcongresstorevertdaylightssavingtime6

backtothe2005timeschedules.”7

SECTION2. A.Daylight-SavingTimeisdefinedas:“Thetimeperiodattwoo’clock8

antemeridianofthelastSunday,inmarchofeachyearthestandardtime9

ofeachzoneshallbeadvancedonehour,andattwoo’clock10

antemeridianofthelastSundayinOctoberineachyearthestandard11

timeofeachzoneshall,bytherevertingofonehour,bereturnedtothe12

meanastronomicaltimeofthedegreeoflongitudegoverningsaidzone.”13

B.StandardTimeisdefinedas:“ThetimeperiodbetweenthelastSunday14

inMarchattwoo’clockantemeridianineachyear,thestandardtimein15

eachzoneshallbeonehoursininadvanceofthemeanastronomical16

timeofthedegreeoflongitudegoverningeachzonerespectively.”17

SECTION3. EnforcementwillbethroughtheUnitedStatesDepartmentofEnergy.18

SECTION4. Thebillwillgointoeffect:Sunday,March11th2018attwoo’clock19

antemeridian.20

SECTION5. Alllawsinconflictwiththislegislationareherebynullandvoid21

RespectfullySubmittedforDebatebyWestKansasNSDADistrict1

A Bill to Abolish Daylight Savings Time to Stay in Standard Time All Year



ABilltoCuttheMilitaryBudgetandFundBasicScientificResearch


SECTION1. Eightybilliondollarswillbecutfromtheadministrativeoverheadofthe2

baseoperatingfundsoftheUnitedStatesDepartmentofDefense.Funds3

shallbedivertedtograntsforbasicscientificresearch.4

SECTION2. “Administrativeoverhead”shallbedefinedasnon-productioncostsin5

defenseprocurement.“BaseOperatingFunds”aretheDepartmentof6

Defensebudgetexcludingoverseascontingencyoperations.“Basic7

scientificresearch”referstoscientificresearchthatmaynotnecessarily8

havedirectimmediateapplicationbutelucidatesfundamentaltheories9

aboutascientificdiscipline,asdefinedbytheNationalScience10

Foundation.11

SECTION3. TheDepartmentofDefensewillimplementthebudgetcuts.The12

NationalScienceFoundationwilladministerthegrantprogramin13

accordancewith[42U.S.C.1870(a)].14

SECTION4. Thislegislationwilltakeeffectatthestartofthe2019fiscalyear.15


IntroducedforCongressionalDebatebytheEasternMissouriDistrict.

A Bill to Cut the Military Budget and Fund Basic Scientific Research



AResolutiontoSupporttheCreationofaKurdishStateinNorthernIraq

WHEREAS, TheKurdishreferendumhasshownoverwhelmingsupportfromthe1

KurdishpeopleinNorthernIraqtobreakawayfromthecontrolof2

Baghdad;and3

WHEREAS, Theyhavestruggledfortheirindependenceforyears;and4

WHEREAS, ContinuedsubjugationoftheKurdishpeoplewillcausemorestrifeand5

destabilizationintheMiddleEast;and6

WHEREAS, Itwouldbeinourbestinteresttosupportamorestablemiddleeast7

throughthecreationofaKurdishnationinNorthernIraq;now,therefore,8

beit9

RESOLVED, BytheCongresshereassembledthattheUnitedStatesgovernment10

shouldsupportthecreationofaKurdishStatethroughdiplomaticmeans11

toaccomplishsaidtaskinthemostpeacefulmannerpossible.12

IntroducedforCongressionalDebatebytheKentuckyDistrict.

A Resolution to Support the Creation of a Kurdish State in Northern Iraq



AResolutiontoProvideFreePsychotherapyandAppropriateDrugstoAmericans

WHEREAS,MillionsofAmericanseachyeararenotdiagnosedwithmentaldisorders;1

and2

WHEREAS,Thosesamepeoplearesufferingtheharsheffectstheirmental3

disorder(s)makethemface;and4

WHEREAS,Theharmsprovidedbythesementaldisordersvaryfromdisorderto5

disorder,butallposesignificantthreatstoeachdiagnosedpatient;and6

WHEREAS,Forexample:AmericanswithSchizophreniaposeasignificantthreatto7

society,inwhichmanypatientshavecommittedatleastonecrimefollowingtheir8

encounterwithSchizophrenia;and9

WHEREAS,UndiagnosedAmericansdonotseektreatmentnorprescriptionsbecause10

ofthecostlyamounts;and11

WHEREAS,Anypatientinterestedinfreepsychotherapyandpairedprescriptionswill12

berequiredtobetestedandanalyzed,afterwhichiftheyareproventobe13

diagnosed,willfollowupwithoptionaltherapyandtreatmentusingmedication(s);14

now,therefore,beit15

RESOLVED, BytheCongresshereassembledthatwefocusontheimportance16

ofmentaldisordersbyprovidingpsychotherapyandappropriatemedicationsto17

patientswithmentaldisordersfreeofchargeinordertopromotethegeneral18

welfareofallconstituents.19

20

Introduced for Congressional Debate by the Tall Cotton District 21

A Resolution to Provide Free Psychotherapy and Appropriate Drugs to Americans



ABilltoAllowtheVoluntarySellingofOrgans


SECTION1. Thevoluntaryextractionandsaleofnon-vitalhumanorgansfor2

monetarygainbyindividualsabovetheageof18shallbelegal.3

SECTION2. Afterpassageofanevaluationofmentalandphysicalhealth,individuals4

shallbeallowedtosellnon-vitalorgans,eitheranonymouslyorpublicly,5

toprivateorpublicentities.6

A. Screeningsshallbedesigned,administeredandevaluatedonlyby7

DHHSapprovedphysicians.8

B. Privateentitieswishingtopurchaseorgansshallberequiredto9

registerwithDHHSpriortoextraction.10

C. Publichealthinstitutions(thosefundedbythegovernment)shallbe11

allowedtooptinoroutofthissystemastheychoose.12

SECTION3. TheDepartmentofHealthandHumanServiceswilloverseesafeorgan13

extractionprocedures,licensedsurgeons,andorganextractionclinics14

implementedbythislegislation.15

SECTION4. Thisbillwillgointoeffectthe1stofJanuary,2020.16


IntroducedforCongressionalDebatebySouthOregonNSDA.

A Bill to Allow the Voluntary Selling of Organs



AResolutionFortheEstablishmentofPrinciplesfortheExplorationofMars

WHEREAS, ReachingMarsisforeseenbytheNationalAeronauticsandSpace1

Administration(NASA)tobeaccomplishedwithinthirtyyears;and2

WHEREAS, ThegeologicalcompositionofMarsisstillgreatlyunknown;and3

WHEREAS, NASAdiscoveryoflifeorotherunknownswouldbepricelesstothe4

scientificcommunityofEarth;and5

WHEREAS, Theprocessesofcolonizationcouldbecounterproductivetoscientific6

research;now,therefore,beit7

RESOLVED, BytheCongresshereassembledthatthiscongresscreateacommittee8

thatdraftsatreatyforthesovereignnationsofEarthtorenounceany9

claimsofMars,thatMarswillonlybereachedandstudiedforscientific10

purposes,andthatjoinednationsrenounceallplanstocolonizeMars;BE11

ITFURTHERRESOLVEDthatthiscongressstronglyurgesothernationsto12

jointhetreaty.13

IntroducedforCongressionalDebatebyGeorgiaNorthernMountainDistrict

A Resolution For the Establishment of Principles for the Exploration of Mars

2018 SEMIFINAL ROUNDS LEGISLATION




Semifinals Legislation Item # S-1

AResolutiontoProtectStudentAthletesWHEREAS, TheNationalCollegiateAthleticAssociation,NCAA,hasallowedmoneyto1

corrupttheorganization;and2

WHEREAS, Anyactiontakenbythisorganizationdirectlyimpactsthelivesofcollege3

agedstudentsthroughouttheUnitedStates;and4

WHEREAS, TheUnitedStatesFederalGovernmenthasthedutyandtheimperative5

toprotectthewelfareandlibertyofallcitizens;and6

WHEREAS, TheactionsoftheNCAAhavecomeunderscrutinybytheFederalBureau7

ofInvestigations;and8

WHEREAS, TheNCAAhasremainedsuspiciouslysilentoninstancesofsexual9

misconductbyrespectedcoachesofitsmemberschools;and10

WHEREAS, TheNCAAhasprovenunwillingandincapableofupholdingitsown11

standards,whichdirectlyimpactthewellbeingofstudents;now,12

therefore,beit13

RESOLVED, BytheCongresshereassembledthattheNCAAshallbedisbanded.14

FURTHERRESOLVED,TheNCAAshallnotbereinstateduntilstrictregulationshave15

beenintroducedtoensurethestoppageofanyillegalandunethical16

actionswithintheorganization.17

18

RespectfullySubmitted,19

TheGreaterIllinoisNSDADistrict20

A Resolution to Protect Student Athletes



ABilltoRestoreVotingRightstoConvictedFelons


SECTION1. TheUnitedStateswillrestorefederalvotingrightstoallindividuals2

previouslyconvictedofafelonyuponthecompletionoftheirsentence.3

SECTION2. Completionofsentencewillbedefinedashavingservedoutthe4

completionoftheirincarceration,paroleorprobationaryperiodandpaid5

allfinesandrestitutions.6

SECTION3. Thislawshallbeenactedimmediately.Individualswhohavehadtheir7

votingrightsrestoredwillbeeligibletovoteinthe2018midtermelection8

cycle.9


IntroducedforCongressionalDebatebySouthKansasNFL

A Bill to Restore Voting Rights to Convicted Felons



AResolutiontoCondemnSaudiArabiaforExacerbatingHumanitarianCrisesintheMiddleEast

WHEREAS, SaudiArabiahasaidedinthesystematicmurderofYemenicivilians1

throughairstrikes;and2

WHEREAS, SaudiArabia’sblockadeofYemenhasstarvedmillionsofYemenis;and3

WHEREAS, SaudiArabiahasallowedacholeraepidemicinYementoproliferate;and4

WHEREAS, SaudiArabiahasexacerbatedtheconflictinSyriabyarminganti-Assad5

rebels;and6

WHEREAS, SaudiArabiahasviolatedbasichumanrightsdomestically,includingthe7

freedomofspeech,women’srights,andthefreedomofreligion;now,8

therefore,beit9

RESOLVED, BytheCongresshereassembledthattheUnitedStatescondemnsSaudi10

Arabia.11

IntroducedforCongressionalDebatebyRockyMountainNorthDistrict.

A Resolution to Condemn Saudi Arabia for Exacerbating Humanitarian Crises in the Middle East



ABilltoAllowFreeCollegeforAll


SECTION1. Allcollegeshallbefreeinpublicuniversities.2

SECTION2. Thetuitionwillbefundedbya.1%taxonallstockandsecuritytransfers.3

SECTION3. TheDepartmentofEducationwilloverseethisact.4

SECTION4. ThisBillwillgointoeffectonJan1,2020.5


IntroducedforCongressionalDebatebytheLongIslandDistrict.

A Bill to Allow Free College for All



ABilltoSolveFoodInsecuritiesinEastAfrica


SECTION1. 150,000MetricTonsoffoodassistancewillbepurchasedfromU.S.2

farmersandsenttocountriessufferingfoodinsecuritiesinEastAfrica.3

SECTION2. Foodinsecuritiesshallbedefinedastheconsistentlackofaccessto4

nutritionalfoodduetoalackofresources.5

SECTION3. TheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculturewillberesponsibleforauthorizingthe6

fundsanddistributingthefood.7

SECTION4. WillbeputintoactionJanuary1,2019.8

SECTION5. ThislegislationwillberenewedyearlyuntilthedroughtinEastAfricahas9

subsided.10


IntroducedforCongressionalDebatebySouthernMNNSDA.

A Bill to Solve Food Insecurities in East Africa



ABilltoBanLunchShaming


SECTION1. EveryschoolshallberequiredtoservestudentsamealthatmeetsUnitedStates2

DepartmentofAgriculture(USDA)guidelinesregardlessofwhetherthestudent3

hasmoneytopayorowesmoney.Additionally,schoolsmaynotidentifychildren4

whocannotpayforameal,includingusingstickersorhandstamps,orrequire5

themtodochoresorwork.6

SECTION2. ‘Lunchshaming’istheactofvisiblyshamingastudentforlackingmoneyinhisor7

herlunchaccount,thusnotbeingabletopayforhisorherschoolmeal.8

‘AmealthatmeetUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculture(USDA)guidelines’isa9

schoolbreakfastorlunchthatmeetstheUSDAnutritionalstandardssetfor10

schoolmeals.11

SECTION3. TheUnitedStatesDepartmentofEducationwilloverseetheimplementationof12

thisbill.13

A. Individualschooldistrictsshallfurtherreinforceimplementationofthisbill.14

B. Ifastudentowesmoneyforfiveormoremeals,theschoolmusttakesteps15

tocertifythefamilyforfreeorreduced-pricemealsifthefamilyiseligible.16

SECTION4. ThisbillwillbeimplementedonAugust1st,2020.17


IntroducedforCongressionalDebatebytheTennesseeDistrict

A Bill to Ban Lunch Shaming



ABilltoGrantStatehoodtoPuertoRico


SECTION1. FullStatehood,asamemberoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,shallbe2

grantedtotheCommonwealthofPuertoRico,currentlyaterritoryofthe3

UnitedStates.4

SECTION2. ThecitizensofPuertoRicowillbegrantedthefullrightsand5

responsibilitiesgiventoeverycurrentcitizenoftheUnitedStates.6

SECTION3. TheExecutiveBranchoftheFederalGovernment,ledbytheDepartment7

oftheInterior,willoverseetheenforcementofthisbill.8

SECTION4. ThisbillwillgointoeffectonJuly1,20189


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Finals Legislation Item # F-1

ABilltoProvideSafetyforAirTravel


SECTION1. Allengineson737modelairplanesmustreceiveanultrasonicinspection2

withinasixmonthtimespan.Allengineswhichhavehadmorethan3

20,000landingandtakeoffcycles(LTO)mustbeinspectedwithinathree4

monthtimeperiod.5

SECTION2. Ultrasonicinspections,ortesting,referstoamethodwhichusesshort6

wavefrequenciestomonitorthicknessofcertainmaterials,suchas7

metal.Suchtestingcandetectflawsorcorrosioninthematerial.8

SECTION3. TheFederalAviationAdministrationshalloverseeimplementationofthis9

regulation.ResultsofallinspectionsmustbereportedtotheFAAwithin10

twoweeksofthetimeoftheinspection.Allenginesnotinspectedwithin11

thesixmonthtimespanshallbetakenoutofserviceuntilsuchtimethat12

theycanbeinspected.13

SECTION4. Thisshalltakeeffectimmediatelyuponpassage.14


A Bill to Provide Safety for Air Travel



AResolutiontoNotEnterIntoAgreements

WithNorthKoreaWHEREAS, NorthKoreahasbeeninastateofwarwiththeUnitedStatesforover501

years;and2

WHEREAS, NorthKoreanleadershiphasdemonstratedunprecedentedbrutalityto3

itspeople;and4

WHEREAS, NorthKoreahasdevelopednuclearweaponsandshowsnotruesignsof5

reducingitsnucleararsenal;and6

WHEREAS, NorthKoreanleadershiphasnotbeentruthfulinthepastwhen7

negotiatingwithitsneighbors;and8

WHEREAS, currentoverturesfromNorthKoreaseemlikeabreakthroughin9

relations;and10

WHEREAS, theinterestoftheKimregimeisintheirself-preservationandnotin11

actuallyworkingwiththerestoftheregiontoendhostilities;and12

WHEREAS, whatmayseemlikepeacefulmotivesshouldnotbetrusted;now,13

therefore,beit14

RESOLVED, BytheCongresshereassembledthatthePresidentnotenterintoany15

agreementwiththeNorthKoreangovernmentthatallowsthecurrent16

leadershiptoremaininplace.17

A Resolution to Not Enter Into Agreements With North Korea



ABilltoRepairYourOwnTechnology


SECTION1. AllcorporationssellingtechnologicalitemsintheUnitedStatesshall2

makeavailabletoconsumersdetailedinstructionsonhowtorepair,3

replace,orobtainatfaircost,partswhicharedesignedtowearoutor4

whichareknowntohavealimitedlifespan.5

SECTION2. Itemscoveredundersection1mayinclude,butarenotlimitedto,6

cellularphonebatteriesandscreens,computerbatteriesandscreens,7

softwarenecessarytoallowtherepairofautomobilesandtractors,8

proprietarysoftwareforuseoncomputers,tablets,andcellularphones,9

andotheritemswhichareconsideredtohaveamaximumlifespan.10

SECTION3. TheFederalTradeCommissionshalloverseeimplementationofthis11

regulation,andshalltakeresponsibilityforitsenforcement12

SECTION4. Thisshalltakeeffectsixmonthsafterpassage.13


A Bill to Repair Your Own Technology



ABilltoSavethePostOffice


SECTION1. TheUnitedStatesPostalServiceshallnolongerberequiredtofundall2

futureretirement,healthcare,andpensions,butshallonlyneedto3

reserveanamountsufficienttocovertenyears’worthofpotentialfuture4

costs.5

SECTION2. AllemployeeswhohavereachedeligibilityforMedicareshallbeplacedin6

theMedicarehealthcaresystemandwillnolongerbecoveredbythe7

currentUSPShealthcareplan.Thoseemployeesmaychoosetopurchase8

supplementalinsurancethroughthefederalhealthcareinsurance9

exchange.10

SECTION3. ThePostmasteroftheUnitedStatesshallberesponsibleforoverseeing11

thechangesasoutlinedinSections1and2.Allmoniessavedasaresult12

ofthesechangesshallbeusedtoreducethepriceofpostage.13

SECTION4. ThisshalltakeeffectonOctober1,2018.14


A Bill to Save the Post Office



ABilltoImproveTechnicalEducation


SECTION1. TheDepartmentofEducationwillincreasetheamountoffunding2

availableforCareerandTechnicalEducation(CTE)grantsbyanamount3

of$1billion.Suchgrantswillbeprovidedtostatestoprovide4

opportunitiesinCTEeducation,asdefinedbytheDepartmentof5

Education.Statesshallbeallottedfundingbaseduponthenumberof6

studentswhosuccessfullycompleteandearncreditinatleastoneCTE7

courseduringgrades6-12.8

SECTION2. Eligibilityforthegrantsshallbedeterminedbythepercentageofschools9

withinthestatewhichofferatleastthreeopportunitiesforstudentsto10

takeCTEcoursesduringtheirtimeattheschool.Atnopointshallagrant11

beprovidedtoastateinwhichfewerthan75%ofschoolsofferthree12

opportunities.13

SECTION3. TheDepartmentofEducationshalloverseethedistributionofthe14

funding.Atnopointwillastatebesubjecttopenaltiesrelatedtostudent15

performancerelativetostateofnationalstandardsinCTEcourses.16

SECTION4. ThisshalltakeeffectonSeptember1,2018.17


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