[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 15, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1181-S1182]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5000. Mr. RUBIO proposed an amendment to the bill S. 623, to make 
daylight saving time permanent, and for other purposes; as follows:

        Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Sunshine Protection Act of 
     2021''.

[[Page S1182]]

  


     SEC. 2. MAKING DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME PERMANENT.

       (a) Repeal of Temporary Period for Daylight Saving Time.--
     Section 3 of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. 260a) is 
     hereby repealed.
       (b) Advancement of Standard Time.--
       (1) In general.--The second sentence of subsection (a) of 
     section 1 of the Act of March 19, 1918 (commonly known as the 
     ``Calder Act'') (15 U.S.C. 261), is amended--
       (A) by striking ``4 hours'' and inserting ``3 hours'';
       (B) by striking ``5 hours'' and inserting ``4 hours'';
       (C) by striking ``6 hours'' and inserting ``5 hours'';
       (D) by striking ``7 hours'' and inserting ``6 hours'';
       (E) by striking ``8 hours'' and inserting ``by 7 hours'';
       (F) by striking ``9 hours'' and inserting ``8 hours'';
       (G) by striking ``10 hours;'' and inserting ``9 hours;'';
       (H) by striking ``11 hours'' and inserting ``10 hours''; 
     and
       (I) by striking ``10 hours.'' and inserting ``11 hours.''.
       (2) State exemption.--Such section is further amended by--
       (A) redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
       (B) inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) Standard Time for Certain States and Areas.--The 
     standard time for a State that has exempted itself from the 
     provisions of section 3(a) of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 
     (15 U.S.C. 260a(a)), as in effect on the day before November 
     5, 2023, pursuant to such section or an area of a State that 
     has exempted such area from such provisions pursuant to such 
     section shall be, as such State considers appropriate--
       ``(1) the standard time for such State or area, as the case 
     may be, pursuant to subsection (a) of this section; or
       ``(2) the standard time for such State or area, as the case 
     may be, pursuant to subsection (a) of this section as it was 
     in effect on the day before November 5, 2023.''.
       (3) Conforming amendment.--Such section is further amended, 
     in the second sentence, by striking ``Except as provided in 
     section 3(a) of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. 
     260a(a)), the'' and inserting ``Except as provided in 
     subsection (b),''.
       (c) Effective Date.--This Act and the amendments made by 
     this Act take effect on November 5, 2023.

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