3.0.0 2251 2023-01-11T13:27:15Z 2023-01-11T13:27:15Z House HR 2015-05-12 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 12, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania:H.R. 2251.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H2877]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2015-05-15T19:37:57Z Referred to 2015-05-12T16:02:35Z 2015-05-15 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Committee 2015-05-12 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2015-05-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-05-12 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 2015-05-12 True J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2015-05-12 True G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2015-05-21 False S001189 Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] Austin Scott R GA 8 2015-06-10 False T000467 Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5] Glenn Thompson R PA 5 2016-11-14 False R000593 Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] Dennis Ross R FL A. 15 2016-11-14 False Science, Technology, Communications Congressional oversight Department of Commerce Executive agency funding and structure First Amendment rights Government information and archives Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Public contracts and procurement Science, Technology, Communications 00 2015-05-12 Introduced in House 2015-06-05T19:59:31Z Defending Internet Freedom Act of 2015

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 final proposal has been received that ensures:

  • control over the management of the Internet domain name system 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) has an external, independent process for reviewing and resolving disputes between ICANN and external parties, including the ability to reverse decisions of the board of directors;
  • ICANN remains subject to U.S. law;
  • ICANN has adopted disclosure procedures that are at least as protective of public access as the Freedom of Information Act;
  • the U.S. government has been granted ownership of the ".gov" and ".mil" top-level domains; and
  • ICANN has adopted additional measures recommended by the multistakeholder community.

Requires such certification to ensure amendments to ICANN bylaws to prohibit ICANN from: (1) engaging in activities unrelated to ICANN's core mission of managing the IANA functions and proposing and overseeing policy decisions central to coordinating the global interoperability and uniqueness of Internet domain names; or (2) agreeing to impose on a registrar or registry any condition, such as a regulation of content, that is unrelated to ICANN's core mission.

Requires such a certification to also ensure amendments to bylaws concerning: (1) Governmental Advisory Committee advice and policy proposals, and (2) a required supermajority of the board of directors for votes regarding changes to bylaws.

Directs the Assistant Secretary, if such a certification is not submitted to Congress by a specified deadline, to extend through September 30, 2017, the existing IANA functions contract under which ICANN is required to perform IANA functions.

]]> Defending Internet Freedom Act of 2015 Display Title Defending Internet Freedom Act of 2015 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 2015 Introduced in House 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2251ih/xml/BILLS-114hr2251ih.xml 2015-05-15 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.