Sec. 2. National discharge petitions
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Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate shall establish a process under which the Clerk and the Secretary— shall develop a national discharge petition for a bill or joint resolution which has been introduced in the House or Senate (as the case may be) during a Congress or which as been referred to the House or Senate (as the case may be) after passage by the other House during a Congress; shall make each such national discharge petition available for signature, including signature by online methods, by qualified individuals; and shall compile the signatures provided for each such national discharge petition.
In the case of a bill or joint resolution introduced in the House of Senate, the Clerk or the Secretary (as the case may be) may develop a national discharge petition under this section only at the request of the sponsor of the bill or joint resolution. The Clerk and the Secretary may carry out this section using such methods as the Clerk and Secretary consider appropriate, including providing for the availability of national discharge petitions and the acceptance of signatures on such petitions exclusively through electronic means.
The Clerk and the Secretary may not disclose or transmit to any person any information regarding the identification of any individual who signs a national discharge petition under this section, including the individual’s name or place of residence, and shall ensure that the prohibition set forth in this subsection is displayed prominently in any website used to carry out this section.