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TITLE IX: Budget & Implementation

SEC. 901. Authorization of Appropriations

(a) INNOVATION REPARATIONS FUND: $50 billion (one-time appropriation, distributed over 10 years)

(b) INNOVATION JUSTICE COUNCIL: $500 million/year (operations, enforcement, staff)

(c) TECHNOLOGY COMMONS PLATFORM: $100 million/year (build and maintain GlobalCommons.gov)

(d) EDUCATION CAMPAIGN: $100 million/year (public awareness, curriculum development)

(e) TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FUND: $5 billion/year (Global South support)

(f) DOJ ENFORCEMENT: $200 million/year (Intellectual Imperialism Prosecution Unit)

(g) WHISTLEBLOWER BOUNTIES: $50 million/year (reserve fund)

TOTAL: $56 billion (one-time) + $6 billion/year (ongoing)

Context: This is 0.1% of the federal budget (~$6 trillion/year).

Tiny investment for massive justice.

SEC. 902. Implementation Timeline

(a) IMMEDIATE (Within 30 Days):

  • President appoints Innovation Justice Council members (subject to Senate confirmation)
  • Council begins hiring staff

(b) 90 DAYS:

  • Council is operational
  • Hotline established (1-800-JUSTICE-NOW)
  • Initial enforcement actions (low-hanging fruit—obvious biopiracy cases)

(c) 1 YEAR:

  • Technology Commons platform launched (GlobalCommons.gov)
  • Traditional Knowledge Registry operational
  • Educational campaign begins
  • First reparations payments distributed

(d) 2 YEARS:

  • All existing federally funded patents are reviewed (released or licensed non-exclusively)
  • Curriculum reforms in all federally funded schools
  • International treaty negotiations are underway

(e) 5 YEARS:

  • Education campaign complete (epistemic humility normalized)
  • $25 billion in reparations distributed
  • 1,000+ enforcement actions completed
  • Technology Commons has 10,000+ innovations

(f) 10 YEARS:

  • Full reparations are distributed ($50B)
  • International treaty is ratified
  • Biopiracy is reduced 90%
  • Epistemic justice is culturally embedded

SEC. 903. Reporting Requirements

(a) INNOVATION JUSTICE COUNCIL:

Annual Report to Congress (due January 15) including:

  1. Enforcement statistics
  2. Reparations distributed
  3. Technology Commons usage
  4. Educational outcomes
  5. Recommendations

Report must be PUBLIC (posted online, translated, and accessible)

(b) FEDERAL AGENCIES:

All agencies submit annual Innovation Attribution Report:

  • Programs using non-US innovations
  • Attribution provided
  • Compensation paid
  • Compliance issues

OMB compiles government-wide report

(c) UNIVERSITIES:

Institutions receiving federal funding submit:

  • Patents reviewed for biopiracy
  • Benefit-sharing agreements
  • Curriculum changes
  • Research ethics improvements

Department of Education compiles the higher ed report

SEC. 904. Severibility

If any provision of this Act, or application to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the Act, and application to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected.

SEC. 905. Effective Date

This Act takes effect 30 days after enactment.

EXCEPT:

  • Criminal provisions (Sec. 502): Effective immediately (no grace period for biopiracy)
  • Educational mandates (Sec. 803): Schools have 1 year to implement