113 HR 4398 IH: Global Internet Freedom Act of 2014 U.S. House of Representatives 2014-04-04 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4398 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 4, 2014 Mr. Duffy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prohibit the National Telecommunications and Information Administration from relinquishing responsibility with respect to the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Global Internet Freedom Act of 2014 or the GIF Act of 2014.

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NTIA prohibited from relinquishing responsibility for IANA functions

The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information may not relinquish the responsibility of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration with respect to the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions, including the following: (1)Coordination of the assignment of technical Internet protocol parameters. (2)Performance of administrative functions associated with Internet domain name system root zone management. (3)Allocation of Internet numbering resources.