A Bill To Terminate Aid to Pakistan

BE IT ENACTED BY THE STUDENT CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

Section 1. The United States will cease all aid to Pakistan.

Section 2. Aid is defined as military, economic, or humanitarian assistance.

Section 3. The United States Department of Defense, The United States Department of Treasury, and the United States Agency for International Development will jointly oversee the enforcement and implementation of this legislation.

Section 4. This law will take effect on December 1st, 2017.

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

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Sofia Kurd.,Needham HS

A Bill to Eliminate Subsidies to Non-Renewable Energy to
Fight Climate Change

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SECTION 1. All subsidies for the oil, natural gas, and coal industries are hereby eliminated.
SECTION 2. Subsidies shall be defined as a sum of money or form of financial assistance intended to assist an industry in making product prices more affordable and comepetive. Subsidies include but are not limited to tax incentives and credits, loans (existing contracts will be honored), and limited liabilty guarantees.
SECTION 3. The Department of Treasury and Department of Energy will enforce this legislation.
SECTION 4. The provisions of this bill will take effect in FY2022.
SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Leah Goodkin, Newton South HS

A Bill to Reduce Patent Terms

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

Section 1. Patent terms for design patents are hereby reduced from 15 years to 8 years, and patent terms for utility patents are hereby reduced from 20 years to 10 years.

Section 2. Design patents cover a product’s appearance, whereas utility patents cover a product’s function and purpose.

Section 3. The United States Patent and Trademark Office, a division of the United States Department of Commerce, shall be responsible for the implementation of this legislation.

SECTION 4. This legislation shall take effect for patents filed beginning October 1st, 2017. It will apply only to patents filed after this date.

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

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Luke Vrotsos, Natick High School.

Bill to Grant Native American Tribes the Right to Block the Building of Infrastructure on Tribal Lands And Reservations

Be it enacted by the Congress here assembled:

Section 1: Native American Tribes shall be granted the autonomy to block the building of private and public infrastructure, primarily oil and gas pipelines, on Tribal Lands and reservations.

Section 2: Tribal councils and leadership among official Native American Tribes shall have the right to approve or block the building of any proposed pipeline or infrastructure project that would exist upon official Native American Reservations and Tribal Lands.

Section 3: The Department of the Interior, specifically the Bureau of Indian Affairs, shall oversee the enforcement and implementation of the Bill.

Section 4: This law will come into effect upon passage.

Section 5: All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

Respectfully Submitted,

Senator William Dashe

Catholic Memorial School

A Bill to Cease All Collaboration Between the United States Armed Forces and Private Military Companies

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SECTION 1. The United States military shall terminate all relationships with private military companies that provide any assistance in the form of armed combat services.
SECTION 2. The term “private military company” shall hereby be defined as any indepedent, private organization that provides military-grade armed assistance of any kind to the United States Armed Forces.
SECTION 3. The Department of Defense will oversee implementation of this legislation.
A.  The Department of State may also provide assistance when both departments find it necessary.
SECTION 4. The provisions set forth in to this legislation shall be implemented wholly by the end of the 2018 fiscal year.
SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Sacred Heart High School

Superscenario

Former President George W. Bush Ethics Lawyer James Painter has filed an ethics complaint against current FBI head James Comey, sources say. Painter writes that Comey has violated the Hatch Act, which limits the electoral activities of government employees.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/10/30/former_bush_ethics_lawyer_richard_painter_files_complaint_against_fbi_director.html

In an unexpected and dramatic turn of events, the complaint has been referred to the “Super” Session of the 2016 Burkhill Congressional Debate event meeting on November 12, 2016 at Natick High School in Natick, Massachusetts for a finding. Democratic and Republican legislators alike hope that setting will provide far more ‘comity’ in the post election season.