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                                                 Union Calendar No. 332
106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3709

                          [Report No. 106-609]

 To make permanent the moratorium enacted by the Internet Tax Freedom 
  Act as it applies to new, multiple, and discriminatory taxes on the 
                               Internet.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 29, 2000

    Mr. Cox (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Davis of 
   Virginia, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. Bono, and Mr. Camp) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

                              May 8, 2000

Additional sponsors: Mr. Cook, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. 
                    Hooley of Oregon, and Mr. Rogan

                              May 8, 2000

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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 To make permanent the moratorium enacted by the Internet Tax Freedom 
  Act as it applies to new, multiple, and discriminatory taxes on the 
                               Internet.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Nondiscrimination 
Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. REPLACEMENT OF MORATORIUM WITH PERMANENT BAN ON NEW, 
              MULTIPLE, AND DISCRIMINATORY TAXES ON THE 
              INTERNET.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 1101(a) of title XI of division C of Public Law 
105-277 is amended by striking ``during the period beginning on October 
1, 1998, and ending 3 years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act'' and inserting ``on or after October 1, 1998''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Nondiscrimination Act of 
2000''.

SEC. 2. 5-YEAR EXTENSION OF MORATORIUM ON STATE AND LOCAL TAXES ON THE 
              INTERNET.

    (a) Extension of Moratorium.--Section 1101 of title XI of division 
C of Public Law 105-277 (112 Stat. 2681-719; 47 U.S.C. 151 note) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``3 years after the date of the 
                enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``October 21, 
                2006'', and
                    (B) in paragraph (1) by striking ``, unless'' and 
                all that follows through ``1998'',
            (2) by striking subsection (d), and
            (3) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
        (d) and (e), respectively.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 1104(10) of title XI of division 
C of Public Law 105-277 (112 Stat. 2681-719; 47 U.S.C. 151 note) is 
amended by striking ``unless'' and all that follows through ``1998''.

SEC. 3. APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.

    The amendments made by this Act shall not apply with respect to 
conduct occurring before the date of the enactment of this Act.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to extend for 5 
        years the moratorium enacted by the Internet Tax Freedom Act; 
        and for other purposes.''.




                                                 Union Calendar No. 332

106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3709

                          [Report No. 106-609]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To make permanent the moratorium enacted by the Internet Tax Freedom 
  Act as it applies to new, multiple, and discriminatory taxes on the 
                               Internet.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 8, 2000

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed