DOTCOM Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4342
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15]
Introduced: 2014-03-27
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Department of Commerce

Executive agency funding and structure

Government studies and investigations

Internet and video services

Internet, web applications, social media
Latest action: action_date: 2014-12-23
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 546.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-03-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters Act of 2014 or the DOTCOM Act of 2014 - Prohibits the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information from relinquishing or agreeing to any proposal relating to the relinquishment of the responsibility of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) over Internet domain name system functions (including the authoritative root zone file, Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions, and related root zone management functions) until the Comptroller General (GAO), within one year after the NTIA receives a relinquishment proposal developed in a process convened by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) at the request of the NTIA, submits a report to Congress regarding the role of the NTIA with respect to the Internet domain name system. </p> <p>Requires such GAO report to include: (1) advantages and disadvantages of such relinquishment of NTIA responsibility; (2) any principles or criteria that the NTIA sets for relinquishment proposals, as well as an analysis of each proposal received by the NTIA; (3) the processes used by the NTIA and any other federal agencies for evaluating proposals; (4) any national security concerns; and (5) a definition of &quot;multistakeholder model&quot; as used by the NTIA with respect to Internet policymaking and governance.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4342 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters Act of 2014 or the DOTCOM Act of 2014 . 2. NTIA retention of DNS responsibilities pending GAO report (a) Retention of responsibilities Until the Comptroller General of the United States submits the report required by subsection (b), the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information may not relinquish or agree to any proposal relating to the relinquishment of the responsibility of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (in this section referred to as the NTIA ) over Internet domain name system functions, including responsibility with respect to the authoritative root zone file, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions, and related root zone management functions. (b) Report Not later than 1 year after the date on which the NTIA receives a proposal relating to the relinquishment of the responsibility of the NTIA over Internet domain name system functions that was developed in a process convened by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers at the request of the NTIA, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the role of the NTIA with respect to the Internet domain name system. Such report shall include— (1) a discussion and analysis of— (A) the advantages and disadvantages of relinquishment of the responsibility of the NTIA over Internet domain name system functions, including responsibility with respect to the authoritative root zone file, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions, and related root zone management functions; (B) any principles or criteria that the NTIA sets for proposals for such relinquishment; (C) each proposal received by the NTIA for such relinquishment; (D) the processes used by the NTIA and any other Federal agencies for evaluating such proposals; and (E) any national security concerns raised by such relinquishment; and (2) a definition of the term multistakeholder model , as used by the NTIA with respect to Internet policymaking and governance, and definitions of any other terms necessary to understand the matters covered by the report.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 546 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4342 [Report No. 113–715] 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters Act of 2014 or the DOTCOM Act of 2014 . 2. NTIA retention of DNS responsibilities pending GAO report (a) Retention of responsibilities Until the Comptroller General of the United States submits the report required by subsection (b), the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information may not relinquish or agree to any proposal relating to the relinquishment of the responsibility of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (in this section referred to as the NTIA ) over Internet domain name system functions, including responsibility with respect to the authoritative root zone file, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions, and related root zone management functions. (b) Report Not later than 1 year after the date on which the NTIA receives a proposal relating to the relinquishment of the responsibility of the NTIA over Internet domain name system functions that was developed in a process convened by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers at the request of the NTIA, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the role of the NTIA with respect to the Internet domain name system. Such report shall include— (1) a discussion and analysis of— (A) the advantages and disadvantages of relinquishment of the responsibility of the NTIA over Internet domain name system functions, including responsibility with respect to the authoritative root zone file, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions, and related root zone management functions; (B) any principles or criteria that the NTIA sets for proposals for such relinquishment; (C) each proposal received by the NTIA for such relinquishment; (D) the processes used by the NTIA and any other Federal agencies for evaluating such proposals; and (E) any national security concerns raised by such relinquishment; and (2) a definition of the term multistakeholder model , as used by the NTIA with respect to Internet policymaking and governance, and definitions of any other terms necessary to understand the matters covered by the report.

December 23, 2014 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed