Bill 1 of 13 A Bill to revise recently extended provisions in the USA PATRIOT Act SECTION 1 :This act may be cited

as the Resident Rights Extension Act. SECTION 2: The Resident Rights Extension Act will protect the civil liberties of United States residents from being undermined through provisions in the USA PATRIOT and IRTPA. SECTION 3: Residents are both U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents. Rights are those pertaining to all residents as defined by United States Law. SECTION 4: Each provision listed in Section 5, including amendments therein, shall cease to have effect upon enactment of this Act. SECTION 5: The provisions in the USA PATRIOT Act (Public Law 107-56) to which section 4 applies are: (A) Section 215, relating to access to records and other items under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. (B) Section 206, relating to roving surveillance authority under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. SECTION 7: This act shall be effective on or after January 1st, 2012.

Bill 2 of 13 A BILL TO REQUIRE SEAT BELTS IN SCHOOL BUSES 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED 2. SECTION 1. TITLE: This act may be cited as Seat Belt Safety Act. 3. SECTION 2. PURPOSE: The installation of seat belts in all school busses will prevent 4. many unnecessary injuries and fatalities. The compartmentalization of seats prevents 5. injury because of their absorption of shock. Seat belts will make buses even safer by 6. preventing the individual from being projected from the seat in the case of an accident. 7. SECTION 3. DEFINITIONS: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will 8. hereafter be referred to as the NHTSA. The Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards will 9. hereafter be known as the FMVSS. According to the National Coalition for School Bus 10. Safety, compartmentalization refers to buses with seats that have high-back, well 11. padded and well-anchored seats capable of absorbing bring crash forces with large aisle 12. side panels to contain riders. Three-point seat belt refers to a belt that goes from the 13. shoulder to the opposite hip and across the lap to spread the collision force equally across 14. the chest, pelvis, and shoulders. 15. SECTION 4. SEAT BELT SAFETY ACT: A. Be it enacted that Seat Belts are required to be installed in all school buses manufactured after December 31, 2012. Though the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has deemed the compartmentalization of school bus seats as safe, the fact that these seats will not prevent the child from being projected from their seat in the event of a bus roll-over or side impact is inescapable. B. This act applies to every school bus used or manufactured in the United States after the 31st day of December in the year 2012. C. This process will be funded by taxes. D. This act will be added to the FMVSS and will be enforced by the NHTSA. E. The penalty for violation of this legislation will be a fine of $1,000 per bus for the first offense. For every additional offense, an extra $100 will be added to the original fine. F. If a bus that was made after said date does not have seat belts installed, the fine will go to the manufacturing company. If a school system or institution purchases or uses any non-seat belt bus after said date, the fine will to the system or institution. G. No person, organization, manufacturing company, etc. may be charged if an individual is injured because he or she failed to fasten their seat belt or does so improperly. H. The bus driver will be required to include a seatbelt fastening procedure in their Emergency Procedure presentation. They are required to explain how to fasten the seat belt before starting the bus. 16. SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall be effective as of January 1, 2012

Bill 3 of 13 A Bill to Withdraw the United States from Afghanistan

Be it Resolved by the Student Congress Here Assembled: Section One: All United States forces shall hereby by ordered to withdraw from Afghanistan. Section Two: All United States forces shall be defined as all active forces with the exceptions of those assigned to the United States Embassy at Kabul, Afghanistan as well as those forces assigned in the assistance and training of the Afghanistan National Army. Section Three: The U.S. Department of Defense will be charged with the implementation of this bill. Section Four: This law will take effect six months after passage. Section Five: All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void. Respectfully Submitted to the Golden Desert Congress, Greg Windeknecht Davenport West High School

Bill 4 of 13 A Bill to Institute the 9-9-9 Taxation Policy Be it Resolved by the Student Congress here Assembled: Section One: The United States will hereby institute a 9.1% corporate income tax, a 9.1% personal income tax, and a 9.1% nationwide sales tax; in lieu of current such taxes. Section Two: The current tax code will be reworked to implement this legislation by the Internal Revenue Service. Sub-point A: All existing debts to the I.R.S. shall be collected by January 1st, 2012. Sub-point B: The I.R.S. shall collect existing debts by any means necessary. Section Three: The Internal Revenue Service shall be charged with the implementation of this bill. Section Four: 100 million USD shall be allocated, if deemed necessary, to implement the provisions of this legislation. Section Five: The provisions of this bill shall go into effect immediately. Section Six: All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void. Respectfully Submitted to the Committee of Economics, Greg Windeknecht Davenport West High School

Bill 5 of 13 The American Infrastructural Renovation Act of 2012 (The A.I.R. Act of 2012) Be it Resolved by the Student Congress Here Assembled: Section One: The United States of America shall hereby begin the renovation of its infrastructure nationwide until the nations infrastructure is deemed to be of quality. Section Two: Infrastructure shall refer to all roads, bridges, public airports, communication systems, energy-dispersal systems, waterways, and dams. Section Three: Over the next 5 years, 450 billion USD shall be allocated per year in order to fund the renovation of U.S. infrastructure. Section Four: The funds necessary to fulfill this legislation shall be gathered by follow up legislation designed to cut all wasteful spending. Section Five: The Department of Transportation shall be charged with the implementation of this bill. Section Six: This legislation shall go into effect immediately upon passage. Section Seven: All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void. Respectfully Submitted to the Golden Desert Congress, Greg Windeknecht Davenport West High School

Bill 6 of 13 A Resolution to Combat the Influence of Special Interests in the Political Process 1. WHEREAS: Funds raised for election campaigns on a local, state, and national level are 2. reaching all time highs, and; 3. WHEREAS: Candidates are looking to corporations and Political Action Committees to raise 4. the funds necessary to campaign successfully, and; 5. WHEREAS: The Supreme Court ruling Citizens United v. FEC granted corporations and 6. PACs the right to contribute unlimited sums of money to issue advocacy and 7. certain campaigns, and; 8. WHEREAS: This unlimited access to money gives corporations and special interest groups 9. powerful influence over politicians and the political process, and: 10. WHEREAS: limiting the amount of money corporations and special interests can spend on 11. political campaigns would reduce the disproportionate influence they have on 12. members of Congress, now, therefore; 13. BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Members of Congress refuse to accept campaign contributions 14. from special interest groups or corporations, and 15. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT: Congress draft a Constitutional Amendment 16. stripping corporations and special interest groups of the rights of personhood. Introduced by Desert Vista High School

Bill 7 of 13 A Bill to Provide Middle Class Relief 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE STUDENT CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: 2. SECTION 1: The payroll tax shall be permanently set at 4.2%. 3. SECTION 2: Revenue lost from this deduction must be accounted for by other spending cuts 4. or revenue increases. 5. A: A joint task-force consisting of three appointees of the executive branch, three 6. Democrats, three Republicans, and three appointees from the Congressional 7. Budget Office shall be charged with creating a plan to recover lost revenue. 8. B: The completed plan will be placed for a majority vote before both Houses of 9. Congress; no amendments or changes shall be permitted. 10. SECTION 3: The Department of the Treasury shall be responsible for implementation of 11. this legislation. The Congressional Budget Office shall be charged with 12. determining the amount of revenue to be recovered by the Joint Task Force. 13. SECTION 4: The task-force must present its recommendations to Congress within 3 months 14. of passage of this legislation, and the payroll deduction shall go into effect 15. immediately upon approval of the Task Forces recommendation. 16. SECTION 5: All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void. Introduced by Desert Vista High School

Bill 8 of 13 A Resolution to Enact Article V of the United States Constitution Senator Nicholas Pensari, Alta High School

1. Whereas, The United States Constitution is 223 years old; and 2. Whereas, It has been amended 27 time; and 3. Whereas, it hasnt been amended since 1992; and 4. Whereas, new things happen in the United States; and 5. Whereas, the Constitution should be updated to deal with change in times; and 6. Whereas, it doesnt deal with current issues in the United States; and 7. Whereas, Thomas Jefferson intended it to be updated every 20 years; and 8. Whereas, the Constitution isnt perfect; and 9. Whereas, it gives us the perfect chance to fix the wrongs; Therefore 10. Be it resolved, by this Congress here assembled, The United States Congress 11. shall enact Article V of the United States Constitution and hold a vote 12. immediately to determine if a new constitutional convention shall be held. I So Move

Bill 9 of 13 Punitive Justice to Restorative 1 Therefore, be it resolved by the Congress here assembled, that the punitive 2 justice system be adapted into a restorative/punitive balance. 3 SECTION 1: All first offenders with a willful submission of guilt to (a) non4 violent crime(s) are to receive a restorative sentence plus a mentor. 5 A: Recurring criminals can still be considered for the restorative program 6 only after psychological profile with conclusive evidence that the criminal 7 in question truly wants to change their habit(s). 8 B: Non-violent crimes defined as any crime committed wherein the 9 victim is not hurt in any physical manner. This can include but is not 10 restricted to: theft/burglary, forgery/counterfeiting, and drug related 11 crimes. Individual court systems are to have decided their own definition 12 and generated a list of non-violent crimes. If a criminal is found guilty of a 13 non-violent crime and a violent crime, the violent crime takes precedence 14 over the non-violent crime thus making the criminal ineligible to receive a 15 restorative sentence. 16 C: Restorative sentences are given with the intention of helping the 17 offender change their habits and help them realize that individuals and 18 communities are harmed by crime. This can be done through classes, 19 meetings with police officers, community service, and restitution. 20 D: Each restorative sentence should be comparatively harder than their 21 punitive equivalent. This is to be defined by individual court systems on 22 individual cases. 23 E: Mentors are volunteer officials in the judicial and legislative field. 24 Each mentor receives a small financial bonus for taking on an offender. 25 This financial bonus is to be decided by individual court systems. I SO MOVE. Respectfully submitted by Kendall McLelland Alta High School

Bill 10 of 13 A Resolution to Create Independent Living Arrangements for Un-adopted Foster Children in Nevada 1.Whereas, once foster children turn 18, they are released from care, and 2.Whereas, studies show that after four years, 36% of foster children released at the age 3.of 18 are homeless, 25% are or have been in and out of jail, fewer than half had 4.graduated from high school, 13% graduated from college, and most were living in 5.poverty, and 6.Whereas, in many parts of the United States there are independent living programs such 7.as the Youth Quest Village in Richmond, VA, where foster children ages 17-21 live in 8.pre-furnished condos while saving money to obtain their own living arrangements, and 9.Whereas, Nevada has the highest percentage of homeless people in the US, and 10.Whereas, helping these young adults learn important life skills in these living 11. arrangements, such as getting a job, organization, etc., can help cut down on 12. Nevadas percentage of homeless citizens; 13.Therefore, be it resolved by the student congress assembled here to create Independent 14.Living Arrangements for un-adopted foster children in Nevada. Respectfully submitted, Canyon Springs HS and Leadership and Law Preparatory Academy

Bill 11 of 13 Affirmative Action Repeal Act Section 1: The Affirmative Action Repeal Act will discontinue the use of the federal mandated the policy of Affirmation Action by prohibiting private and public institutions from discriminating against or giving preferential treatment to any individual or group based on race or gender Section 2: Affirmative Action- is a policy used to increase the representation of women and minorities in areas of employment, education, and business instituted in 1972 Repeal is to revoke or annul Section 3: The Affirmative Action Repeal Act entails the (A) The USFG will stop mandating the policy of Affirmative Action in areas of employment, education, and business. (B) Those who were previously put into positions from the Affirmative Action will not be removed (C) Applicants will be solely based on their resume and qualifications with little to no consideration of gender or race. (D) Money that was one used for instituting this policy in the public sector will be placed back in to general funds. (E) Any discrimination cases will still be given the action the option to be taken to courts Section 4: This act will be effective for all citizens of the United States in the areas of employments, education, and business on or after January 1st, 2013 Respectfully submitted, Canyon Springs HS and Leadership and Law Preparatory Academy

Bill 12 of 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Resolution of Cyberbullying Whereas: Cyberbullying can be more long lasting than school yard bullying and can follow a child anywhere she has her cell phone or when she logs onto a computer; and Whereas: Cyberbullying can be a hateful message, it could be a website where kids from all over can vote for the ugliest or fattest kid from the pictures that get posted, or it could be a death threat; and Whereas: Children and teens from ages eight to fifteen are the most affected by cyber bullying and nobody should have to deal with it; and Whereas: Cyberbullying is blamed for bad grades, poor attendance, and suicide; and Whereas: Only eight states have passed laws requiring school officials to take action against cyberbullying tied to school activities Therefore be it resolved by this student congress that 1. Schools be required by national law to take action including suspension, expulsion, and/or referring students for criminal action whenever cyberbullying between their students is reported and proven. 2. Those schools that fail to take action against known cases of cyberbullying between students shall lose federal funding for any applicable federal education program and/or school lunch funding until the school proves to be in compliance with the new law. By Senator CheyAnn Woolsey for Hunter High

Bill 13 of 13 A Bill to Disallow Government Censorship of the Internet

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: SECTION 1. The United States Federal Government shall no longer pursue internet piracy by censorship. SECTION 2. Censorship will be defined as the removal or blocking of any website or service, as well as the modification of information, data, files, etc. upon such sites. SECTION 3. A. Congress shall oversee the implantation of this bill. B. The United States Cyber Security Commission shall enforce compliance (under the Department of Homeland Security). SECTION 4. This law will take effect within six months of passage. SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.