3.0.0 5737 2023-01-11T13:25:21Z 2023-01-11T13:25:21Z House H HR 2014-11-19 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania:H.R. 5737.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H8133]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2014-11-21T21:03:45Z Referred to 2014-11-19T15:00:22Z 2014-11-21 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Committee 2014-11-19 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2014-11-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-11-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000376 Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] Mike Kelly R PA 3 N M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2014-11-19 True G000552 Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] Louie Gohmert R TX 1 2014-11-20 False C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2014-12-01 False J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2014-12-03 False Science, Technology, Communications Accounting and auditing Business records Corporate finance and management First Amendment rights Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Licensing and registrations Public contracts and procurement Science, Technology, Communications 00 2014-11-19 Introduced in House 2014-12-05T19:20:09Z Defending Internet Freedom Act of 2014 - Prohibits the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information from relinquishing the responsibilities of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) with respect to Internet domain name functions (including Internet Assigned Numbers Authority [IANA] functions) unless the Assistant Secretary certifies to Congress that a proposal has been received that ensures:

  • control over the management of the Internet domain name system (DNS) will not be exercised by a governmental or intergovernmental body;
  • standards for freedoms of speech, of the press, of assembly, and of association are at least as protective as the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution;
  • the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will increase the transparency of its deliberations and adopt disclosure procedures that are at least as protective of public access as the Freedom of Information Act;
  • a private, nonprofit corporation, to be known as the IANA Consortium, will be established to manage the content of root zones listing DNS domains available on the Internet;
  • an Internet Freedom Panel will be established to review and veto DNS changes proposed by ICANN that the Panel considers a threat to freedom of expression, the openness, stability, resiliency, or security of the Internet, responsiveness to the user community, or other commitments undertaken by ICANN in the Affirmation of Commitments in effect between the NTIA and ICANN;
  • ICANN will remain subject to U.S. law;
  • the U.S. government will be granted ownership of the ".gov" and ".mil" top-level domains and specified servers will be maintained in the United States;
  • audits of ICANN and the IANA Consortium; and
  • establishment of a joint office of inspector general for ICANN and the IANA Consortium.

Requires such a certification to also ensure amendments to ICANN bylaws concerning: (1) advice from the Governmental Advisory Committee; (2) a required supermajority of the board of directors for votes regarding changes to bylaws or fees; and (3) terms of office and removal procedures for ICANN's directors, president, secretary, and chief financial officer.

Requires the Assistant Secretary, if such a certification is not submitted to Congress by a specified deadline, to: (1) extend the existing contract between the NTIA and ICANN if an option exists to extend the contract during the base period of performance ending on September 30, 2015, or during subsequent option periods for an extended contract, or (2) seek to enter a new contract subject to certain conditions for the performance of such functions if there is not an option to extend the existing contract.

]]> Defending Internet Freedom Act of 2014 Display Title Defending Internet Freedom Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced To prohibit the National Telecommunications and Information Administration from relinquishing responsibilities with respect to Internet domain name functions unless it certifies that it has received a proposal for such relinquishment that meets certain criteria, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Defending Internet Freedom Act of 2014 Introduced in House 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr5737ih/xml/BILLS-113hr5737ih.xml 2014-11-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.