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Union Calendar No. 546 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4342 

[Report No. 113–715] 

To prohibit the National Telecommunications and Information Administration 

from relinquishing responsibility over the Internet domain name system 

until the Comptroller General of the United States submits to Congress 

a report on the role of the NTIA with respect to such system. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 27, 2014 

Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself, Mr. ROKITA, Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. LATTA, Mr. 

BARTON, and Mrs. BLACKBURN) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

DECEMBER 23, 2014 

Additional sponsors: Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. LONG, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. SCALISE, 

Mr. LANCE, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. KLINE, Mr. TERRY, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. 

WALDEN, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. 

GIBBS, Mr. NUGENT, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. WOLF, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mr. JOLLY, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. YOHO, Mr. BUCSHON, and Mr. 

WENSTRUP

DECEMBER 23, 2014 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To prohibit the National Telecommunications and Information Administration from relinquishing responsibility over 

the Internet domain name system until the Comptroller 

General of the United States submits to Congress a 

report on the role of the NTIA with respect to such 

system. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Domain Openness 

5 Through Continued Oversight Matters Act of 2014’’ or 

6 the ‘‘DOTCOM Act of 2014’’. 

7 SEC. 2. NTIA RETENTION OF DNS RESPONSIBILITIES PEND8 ING GAO REPORT. 

9 (a) RETENTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.—Until the 

10 Comptroller General of the United States submits the re11 port required by subsection (b), the Assistant Secretary 

12 of Commerce for Communications and Information may 

13 not relinquish or agree to any proposal relating to the re14 linquishment of the responsibility of the National Tele15 communications and Information Administration (in this 

16 section referred to as the ‘‘NTIA’’) over Internet domain 

17 name system functions, including responsibility with re18 spect to the authoritative root zone file, the Internet As19 signed Numbers Authority functions, and related root 

20 zone management functions. 

21 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

22 on which the NTIA receives a proposal relating to the re23 linquishment of the responsibility of the NTIA over Inter24 net domain name system functions that was developed in 

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1 signed Names and Numbers at the request of the NTIA, 

2 the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 

3 to Congress a report on the role of the NTIA with respect 

4 to the Internet domain name system. Such report shall 

5 include— 

6 (1) a discussion and analysis of— 

7 (A) the advantages and disadvantages of 

8 relinquishment of the responsibility of the 

9 NTIA over Internet domain name system func10 tions, including responsibility with respect to 

11 the authoritative root zone file, the Internet As12 signed Numbers Authority functions, and re13 lated root zone management functions; 

14 (B) any principles or criteria that the 

15 NTIA sets for proposals for such relinquish16 ment; 

17 (C) each proposal received by the NTIA 

18 for such relinquishment; 

19 (D) the processes used by the NTIA and 

20 any other Federal agencies for evaluating such 

21 proposals; and 

22 (E) any national security concerns raised 

23 by such relinquishment; and 

24 (2) a definition of the term ‘‘multistakeholder 

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1 net policymaking and governance, and definitions of 

2 any other terms necessary to understand the matters 

3 covered by the report. 


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Union Calendar No. 546 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4342 

[Report No. 113–715] 

A BILL 

To prohibit the National Telecommunications and 

of the NTIA with respect to such system. States submits to Congress a report on the role tem until the Comptroller General of the United responsibility over the Internet domain name sysInformation Administration from relinquishing 

DECEMBER 23, 2014 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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