TFA Spring 2018 Legislative Docket

(Modified for HISD Middle School)1 Authorize the Use of Agent Orange in the Fight Against Cocaine and Heroin Tascosa2 Enforce the Probable Cause Standard to Combat the School to Prison Pipeline Clark (Plano)3 Increase Funding for Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Klein4 Regulate Google and Facebook as Public Utilities Bellaire5 Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2017 Lindale6 Close the Prisoner Detention Center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Concordia Lutheran7 Ban the Use of Forensic Science in Courtrooms in the United States James Bowie8 Subsidize Urban Electric Vehicles (UEVs) to Reduce American Dependence Plano Senior9 Garbage Used to Negate Catastrophe Act (GUNC Act) Katy10 Revise the Authorization for the Use of Military Force Grapevine11 Modify the Orphan Drug Act Klein12 The Clean Energy and Environment Act of 2018 Clements13 Repeal the Jones Act James E Taylor14 Immigrant National Service Act of 2017 Lindale15 Support Skilled Work Immigrant Visas Concordia Lutheran16 Improve Educational Standards for Inmates Coram Deo Academy17 Implement a Carbon Tax to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions Jasper18 Prevent Pharmaceuticals from Unnecessarily Increasing the Price of Prescriptions Cypress Park19 Replace Nuclear Fission with Nuclear Fusion Northland Christian20 Provide Kratom to Aid in the Opioid Crisis Clark (Plano)

We certify that the legislation submitted by this school for this Congress is the original work of the students of our school and has permission to be presented.

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TFA Spring 2018 Item 1. A Resolution to Authorize the Use of Agent Orange in the Fight Against Cocaine and Heroin

WHEREAS, The United States government has designated the nations of Bolivia, Burma, and

Venezuela as nations that have failed demonstrably to fulfill their obligations

under international counternarcotic agreements to adequately combat drug

trafficking; and

WHEREAS, The vast majority of cocaine and heroin in the United States is smuggled in

through other countries rather than grown in the United States; and

WHEREAS, The governments of the nations previously listed are currently incapable of

countering the vast opium and coca crops that fuel the illicit drug trade; and

WHEREAS, Agent Orange is an effective herbicide which could help ensure long-term

destruction of the capacity of drug traffickers in the aforementioned nations to

grow drug crops; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Congress here assembled authorize the production of Agent Orange

and its use against opium and coca crops in the Bolivia, Burma and Venezuela.

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Tascosa High School.

TFA Spring 2018 Item 2. A Resolution to Enforce the Probable Cause Standard to Combat the School-to-Prison Pipeline

We certify that the legislation submitted by this school for this Congress is the original work of the students of our school and has permission to be presented.

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WHEREAS, The number of students funneled into the school-to-prison pipeline due to faulty

search standards is egregiously high; and

WHEREAS, Minority students are targeted and incarcerated consistently at a higher rate

than white students, in that 61% of studentsincarcerated are black or Latino; and

WHEREAS, The incarceration of these minority students prevents them from continuing

their education; and

WHEREAS, These minority students are more likely to suffer unemployment and become

involved in more serious crime; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Congress here assembled implement the probable cause standard in all

United States public schools in place of the reasonable suspicion standard in

order to decrease the number of students funneled in the school-to-prison

pipeline; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED,That the Department of Education will work alongside the Department of

Justice to ensure this standard will be implemented in all public schools.

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Clark High School.

TFA SPRING 2018 ITEM 3. A BILL TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR GENETICALLY MODIFIED MOSQUITOES TO DECREASE MOSQUITO-BORNE ILLNESSES

BE IT ENACTED BY THE STUDENT CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

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SECTION 1. $25 million shall be allocated towards research and development of genetically modified

mosquitoes to reduce the amount of mosquito-borne illnesses across the globe.

SECTION 2. A. “Research and Development” shall be defined as compiling data of the mosquito

genome and developing technology that can alter the genome to reduce the number of

mosquitoes.

B. “Genetically modified mosquitoes” shall be defined as mosquitoes that are altered

with the intent to decrease the overall population of Aedes aegypti and Aedesalbopictus

through the creation of non-viable offspring. C. “Mosquito-borne illness” shall be

defined as an illness that is transmitted by a mosquito bite, such as dengue, malaria, and

zika.

SECTION 3. A. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) shall be responsible for aiding in the research,

development, and testing of genetically modified mosquitoes. Any research and

development done by the NIH will be shared with countries interested in contributing.

B. The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) shall oversee the allocation of

funds towards the development of genetically modified mosquitoes.

SECTION 4. This legislation shall take effect beginning on FY 2020.

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

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Klein High School.

TFA Spring 2018 Item 4. A Resolution to Regulate Google and Facebook as Public Utilities

WHEREAS, Google and Facebook have become a prime source of news and internet search

results for most Americans; and

WHEREAS, Facebook has engaged in the insertion of fake news and an over- abundance of

anti-conservative stories; andWe certify that the legislation submitted by this school for this Congress is the original work of the students of our school and

has permission to be presented.

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WHEREAS, Google has manipulated search results in a way that gives illegal advantage to its

own services while harming the company’s rivals; and

WHEREAS, Google and Facebook earned 99% of new digital ad spending last year; and

WHEREAS, The Google-Facebook advertising duopoly forms an insurmountable barrier to

entry of any new digital ad provider; and

WHEREAS, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has referred to Facebook as a “social utility”;

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WHEREAS, Utility regulation does not mean government ownership but rather righter

regulation of what it is able to do and prices it is able to charge; now, therefore,

be it

RESOLVED, That the UIL Congress here assembled will regulate Google and Facebook as a

public utility including regulation under anti-trust laws and pricing practices.

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Bellaire High School.

TFA Spring 2018 Item 5. Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2017

BE IT ENACTED BY THIS UIL CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

SECTION 1. Abstinence-only education shall be replaced with “safe sex” education and

lessons in public schools.

SECTION 2. “Abstinence-only education,” is defined as “a form of sex education that teaches

not having sex outside of marriage which excludes other types of sexual and

We certify that the legislation submitted by this school for this Congress is the original work of the students of our school and has permission to be presented.

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reproductive health education, such as birth control and safe sex,” whereas “safe

sex education” is defined as “education which teaches the importance of birth

control devices while still speaking of the dangers of unprotected sex.”

SECTION 3. The United States Departments of Education and Health and Human Services will

oversee the implementation of this act.

SECTION 4. This act will go into effect on May 4, 2018.

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

Introduced for UIL Congressional Debate by Lindale High School.

TFA Spring 2018 Item 6. A Bill to Close the Prisoner Detention Center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

SECTION 1. The prisoner detention center at Guantanamo Bay housing enemies of the

United States is hereby closed. All prisoners eligible for transfer to other

countries shall be deported immediately.

SECTION 2. A periodic review board will be established to determine the legal future of

prisoners not yet evaluated. Detainees deemed unfit to deport will be

transferred to United States’ Supermax detention facilities while they undergo We certify that the legislation submitted by this school for this Congress is the original work of the students of our school and

has permission to be presented.

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due process and judicial proceedings. Any prisoner moved to United States soil

will receive a full and complete trial to determine their guilt.

SECTION 3. The Department of Defense will be responsible for closing the prison,

transferring or deporting the prisoners, and housing any prisoner that is not

deported in an adequate detention center.Any funds necessary to transfer or

detain Guantanamo Bay prisoners shall be reallocated from the Department of

Defense budget designated to house the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.

SECTION 4. Upon passage, prisoners will no longer be detained at this facility.

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

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Concordia Lutheran High School.

TFA Spring 2018 Item 7. A Resolution to Ban the Use of Forensic Science in Courtrooms in the United States

WHEREAS, Forensic science is the use of science within criminal and civil law disputes, mainly

during investigations and analysis, as governed by the legal standards of admissible

evidence and criminal procedure; and

WHEREAS, Forensics methods used in criminal investigations consistently produce inaccurate,

unreliable, or invalid forensics, coupled with misleading testimony, thereby having a

substantial impact on the results of a trial or investigation; and

WHEREAS, This allows blind judgement to have an impact on the validity of evidence, leading

citizens to be wrongly convicted of crimes, due to contextual influences, rather than

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objective facts provided; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Congress here assembled disallow the

use of forensics science in courtrooms in the United States

Introduced for Congressional Debate by James Bowie High School

TFA Spring 2018 Item 8. A Bill to Subsidize Urban Electric Vehicles (UEVs) to Reduce American Dependence on Fossil Fuel

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

SECTION 1. Urban electric vehicle purchases will be promoted by the US Department of

Transportation through collaboration with the Internal Revenue Service, and

research will be subsidized by the US Department of Transportation in junction

with the Environmental Protection Agency.

SECTION 2. Based on the nature of this new technology the following outline the bill

A. Urban electric vehicles are a new class of fully-electric automobiles that are

intentionally built and optimized for urban environments in that they are

smaller and lighter than existing EVs.

B. An itemized tax deduction will reduce the taxable income of an individual

whoowns a UEV by $7,500 per UEV owned on an annual basis.

We certify that the legislation submitted by this school for this Congress is the original work of the students of our school and has permission to be presented.

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C. A total of $8.4 million in subsidies will be allocated to a maximum of

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development.

SECTION 3. The following governmental entities are critical to this bill

A. US Department of Transportation will oversee the accumulation of

information regarding the individuals and corporations that qualify for

monetary support.

B. Internal Revenue Service will provide an Itemized Tax Deduction for

individual owners of UEVs on an annual per car basis.

C. Environmental Protection Agency will financially support research grantsSECTION 4. These deductions and grants will come into effect fiscal year 2019.

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

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Plano Senior High School.TFA Spring 2018 Item 9. Garbage Used to Negate Catastrophe Act (GUNC Act)

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

SECTION 1. The U.S. Federal Government will implement the following reforms to shift waste

disposal towards renewable energy production:

A. The United States Federal Government shall ban the usage and construction of

landfills as garbage disposal in the United States

B. The disposal of trash shall be shifted towards biomass energy production as a means

of protecting the environment

C. The disposal of trash will reduced by means of recycling and reuse of materials which

cannot be used in the making of biomass energy

SECTION 2. “Landfills” shall be defined as any place used to dispose of refuse and other waste

material. “Biomass energy production” shall be defined as energy resultant from the use

of waste to produce energy.

We certify that the legislation submitted by this school for this Congress is the original work of the students of our school and has permission to be presented.

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SECTION 3. The Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Treasury, along with local

Departments of Public Works, or other relevant government agency, will be c charged

with the full implementation of this legislation.

A. The DoT will be charged with ensuring landfills not incompliance with this legislation

shall see a gradual garnishing of their profits 10% per fiscal year, with all profits

being removed by FY 2030. The DoT shall also be responsible for providing funding

not exceeding 500 billion dollars

B. Recycling and trash pickup as well as local energy production shall be completed

with local Departments of Public Works and the DoT, with the DoT ensuring

adequate funding for each local department.

C. The EPA will ensure total implementation of this legislation.

SECTION 4. This bill will go into effect no later than January 1, 2020.

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

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Katy High School.

TFA Spring 2018 Item 10. A Bill to Revise the Authorization for the Use of Military force to Include all Foreign

Terrorist GroupsBE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

SECTION 1. The Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) shall be revised to

include all foreign terrorist groups that pose a threat to national security.

SECTION 2. Section 2 of the AUMF will be revised to “The President is authorized to use all

necessary and appropriate force against those organizations, or persons he

determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided in Terrorist attacks on the

United States”

SECTION 3. The Department of Defense will oversee the Implementation of this Bill

SECTION 4. This bill will be implemented at the start of 2019.

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

We certify that the legislation submitted by this school for this Congress is the original work of the students of our school and has permission to be presented.

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Introduced for Congressional Debate by Grapevine HS

TFA Spring 2018 Item 11. A Bill to Modify the Orphan Drug Act

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

SECTION 1. The Orphan Drug Act of 1983 shall be modified to include an allocation of 5.2

billion dollars to private research companies through the usage of a bid system.

SECTION 2. A. “Orphan Diseases” shall be defined as diseases that affect fewer than 200,000

U.S. residents.

B. A “Private Research Company” shall be defined as a non-governmental

organization.

C. A “Bid System” shall be defined as a system in which a private research

company may be able to ask for a certain amount of money following the

submission and approval of a research plan for a specific orphan disease.

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SECTION 3. The Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health will be

responsible for implementation of this legislation.

A. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be responsible for

management of the bid system as well as allocation of funds towards private

research companies.

B. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will be responsible for oversight on

all research and development completed.

SECTION 4. This law shall go into effect in the next fiscal year.

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

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Klein High School.

TFA Spring 2018 Item 12. The Clean Energy and Environment Act of 2018

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

SECTION 1. The United States will implement the following reforms to curtail waste and

phase out fracking technologies.

A. Decrease funding to ITER by $50 million to end waste on cooperative reactor

development projects.

B. Increase funding to Fusion Energy Sciences program by $500 million.

C. Phase out hydraulic fracturing by 2040 to end the damage inflicted on the

environment.

D. Expand solar farm development to reach 48 gigawatts capacity nationwide by

2030.

SECTION 2. ITER is defined as International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor.

Phasing out is defined as gradually decreasing the quantity of fracking-produced

fossil fuels in each state, resulting in an elimination of fracking by 2040.

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SECTION 3. The U.S. Department of Energy will be responsible for the implementation of this

bill. The federal government will coordinate regulations on fracking through the

Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy, and the United

States Fish and Wildlife Service.

SECTION 4. This bill will go into effect September 1, 2018.

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

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Clements High School.

TFA Spring 2018 Item 13. A Resolution to Repeal the Jones Act

WHEREAS, The Merchant Marine Act of 1920, also known as The Jones Act, is an archaic law

originally intended as a protective measure against German encroachment on

the US shipping industry following World War 1; and

WHEREAS, The Jones Act’s requirement to use only American-owned businesses and

American-made ships in domestic shipping has created a tremendous financial

burden, particularly on US island territories; and

WHEREAS, The Jones Act has increased the cost of consumer goods and necessities by as

much as 40% in US territories like Puerto Rico; and

WHEREAS, The law has had a detrimental effect on Puerto Rico’s economyin particular, with

a 2010 university study indicating an impact of $537 million per year on the

island economy as a direct result of this law; and

WHEREAS, The restrictions created by the Jones Act greatly delay our ability to provide aid

to our US territories in response to natural disasters; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Congress here assembled repeal the Jones Act.

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Introduced for Congressional Debate by James E. Taylor High School.

TFA SPRING 2018 ITEM 14. IMMIGRANT NATIONAL SERVICE ACT OF 2017

BE IT ENACTED BY THE STUDENT CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

SECTION 1. Upon completion of a tenure of optional national service, participant immigrants

into the United States of America will receive full citizenship.

SECTION 2. National service will either refer to military service, disaster relief work, or

government work in under-developed areas. Citizenship refers to being a

member of the US that is entitled to all the civil rights and

protections thereof and owes allegiance to the US.

SECTION 3. The Department of Homeland Security will oversee the enforcement of the bill,

and they will provide the option of service in US embassies or to immigrants

trying to enter the country.

A. To receive their full citizenship, the immigrants must be in service in for a

period of 2 years.

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B. The immigrants will food and lodging during their service along with $8 and

hour.

C. Families will require both parents to work their service years. All dependents

will receive required lodgings and food with their guardians as well.

SECTION 4. The legislation will go into effect on January 2019.

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

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Lindale High School.

TFA Spring 2018 Item 15. A Bill to Support Skilled Work Immigrant Visas

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

SECTION 1. The United States will immediately support an increased amount of skilled work

immigrant visas.

SECTION 2. The bill will specifically support skilled technological worker visas, and

implement an efficient visa system.

SECTION 3. The Department of State will oversee implementation of this legislation.

A. Skilled Workers will be processed through a separate visa system. This

system can only be used for skilled technology workers, and will specifically

review the applicant’s origin, place of work, and destination.

B. The system will be designed to avoid extended queue times and will review

each applicant as quickly and effectively as possible.

SECTION 4. This will take effect immediately upon passage. The visa system will take an

estimated year to fully complete. It will borrow minimal features from the

current visa system. The fees will be paid for by technology companies that

sponsor their oversees employees.

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Introduced for Congressional Debate by Concordia Lutheran High School.

TFA Spring 2018 Item 16. A Resolution to Improve Educational Standards for Inmates

WHEREAS, The rehabilitative purposes of imprisonment are currently undermined by the

removal of educational grants and programs for inmates under the Violent Crime

Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994; and

WHEREAS, Under these current conditions, many rehabilitated criminals who cannot afford

education struggle to reinstate themselves in society, andtherefore,

riskbecoming recidivists; and

WHEREAS, The increasing population of inmates, fueled by recidivism, is additionally

detrimental to taxpayers due to the immense cost of feeding and housing 2.2

million inmates; and

WHEREAS, Allocating a fractional amount of funding to educate our nation’s inmates would

not only lower recidivism rates but would also ensure a brighter and more

productive future for those who cannot afford to pave their own way; now,

therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Congress here assembled amend the Violent Crime Control and Law

Enforcement Act of 1994 to reinstate Pell Grant funding for inmates; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED,That this Congress endeavor to provide higher education opportunities to

inmates in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Prisons.We certify that the legislation submitted by this school for this Congress is the original work of the students of our school and

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TFA Spring 2018 Item 17. A Bill to Implement a Carbon Tax to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

SECTION 1. The United States will implement a carbon tax for US energy

companies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

SECTION 2. This bill will create new federal regulations that will allow the US

government to tax the carbon emissions of US energy companies per ton.

A. A carbon tax shall be defined as a tax on the emissions, per ton of carbon

dioxide from US energy companies;

B. US energy companies shall be defined as corporations that have their

headquarters based within the United States;

C. Corporations that release more than 1 part per million (ppm) of CO2

emissions annually will be taxed;

D. All energy companies will be taxed $75 per ton of excess carbon dioxide

produced;

E. A price trajectory will be created, increasing the rate at which companies

are taxed by 10% every ten years in order to make sure CO2 emissions do

not increase;

SECTION 3. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will work in

conjunction with the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Internal Revenue

Service (IRS) in order to implement all aspects of this bill.

A. The EPA and the DOE will be responsible for regulating the amount of

carbon dioxide, in tons, produced by US energy companies;

B. The DOE and EPA will work in cooperation with the Internal Revenue

Service (IRS) to collect these taxes.

SECTION 4. This legislation will go into effect in January of 2019.

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

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Introduced for Congressional Debate by Jasper High School

TFA Spring 2018 Item 18. A Resolution to Prevent Pharmaceuticals from Unnecessarily Increasing the Price of Prescriptions to Effectively Maintain the Wellbeing of

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WHEREAS, Pharmaceuticals are increasing the prices of prescriptions and increasing the

difficulty of affording OTCs; and

WHEREAS, There have been deaths that could’ve been prevented and illnesses that

have failed to be attended to due to the patient’s lack of sufficient financial

means which has limited the accessibility of life saving products; and

WHEREAS, Spending on specialty medicines has increased by $54 billion over the past 5

years and accounts for 73% of all medicine spending growth; and

WHEREAS, Four of the top 10 prescription drugs in the US have increased in price by more

than 100% since 2011.

WHEREAS,It’s unfair to increase the exclusivity of medicinal drugs that could save a

person’s life by increasing its price for profit-related reasons; now, therefore,

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RESOLVED, That the Congress here assembled commit to preventing pharmaceutical

companies from unnecessarily price gouging the American people for profit

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Introduced for Congressional Debate by Cypress Park High School.

TFA Spring 2018 Item 19. A Resolution to Replace Nuclear Fission with Nuclear Fusion to Have a Cleaner and Stronger

Energy Source

WHEREAS, Nuclear Fission poses a huge risk: long-lived radioactive nuclear waste, difficulty

to control it, harmful health effects on the population, serious nuclear accidents

and overall lack of safety; and

WHEREAS, When over 30 countries rely on the use of nuclear power, they must make sure

they are using the most efficient and less detrimental source. Countries need a

better, more reliable alternative source than fossil fuels; and

WHEREAS, Nuclear fusion, on the other hand, produces four times as much energy as

fission, is easier to control and stop, has shorter-lived nuclear waste, and is much

safer; and

WHEREAS, Chernobyl and Fukushima have examples in the past of where these nuclear

fission plants caused immediate deaths and long-term troubles where people are

still facing those consequences today with infinite cases of cancer; and

WHEREAS, Nuclear fusion serves as a safer, cleaner and more efficient tool, producing more

power, and lasting longer. In contrast to fission produced wastes, they are short

lived and decay to background levels in a very short time; and, be it

RESOLVED, That the Congress here assembled replace nuclear fusion with nuclear fission for

a more efficient and better source.

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Northland Christian School.

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TFA Spring 2018 Item 20. A Resolution to Provide Kratom to Aid in the Opioid Crisis

WHEREAS, President Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency on October

26th, 2017; and

WHEREAS, Opioids kill more than 100 Americans every day, and the users of opioids have

become an economic burden to the United States, having cumulative costs of

78.5 billion dollars every year for healthcare, lost productivity, addiction control,

and criminal justice costs; and

WHEREAS, Kratom has been found to be a suitable alternative substance to opioids and

provides additional health benefits to its users such as regulation of hormones,

glucose and insulin in the blood, and blood pressure; and

WHEREAS, The U.S Food and Drug Administration declared Kratom a Dietary Supplement

under the loose regulations of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education act

of 1944; and

WHEREAS, Dietary supplements do not require a prescription nor need to be proven “safe

and effective” by the FDA; now, therefore, be it

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

strictly regulate the production and sale of Kratom and give medical centers the

ability to legally diagnose opioid addiction and prescribe Kratom to patients.

Introduced for Congressional Debate by Clark High School.

We certify that the legislation submitted by this school for this Congress is the original work of the students of our school and has permission to be presented.

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