Summary

Makes daylight saving time permanent across the United States by changing federal time law. It removes the federal allowance that continued seasonal clock changes and updates statutory language that sets standard time offsets. States that previously opted out of daylight saving time may either keep their earlier standard time or choose to follow the new permanent daylight saving time rule; several statutory cross-references are updated. The measure is limited to changing timekeeping rules and does not create new spending programs or taxes.

Key Points

• Eliminates biannual clock changes by making daylight saving time permanent nationwide.
• Revises federal statutory language to set the daylight saving offset as the year-round standard time.
• Allows States that previously opted out to keep their prior standard time or switch to the new permanent daylight saving time.
• Includes conforming and redesignation edits to related statutes to reflect the change.
• Does not create new spending, tax changes, or federal programs.
• Requires administrative and technical updates by federal agencies, businesses, and transportation operators.
• Affects daily scheduling, sunrise/sunset timing, and may change morning daylight exposure in many places.
• No specific effective date was provided in the summary of the single section.

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