Securing America's Internet Domains Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5329
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3]
Introduced: 2016-05-25
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Internet and video services

Internet, web applications, social media

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-05-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Securing America's Internet Domains Act of 2016</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to exercise an option to extend through September 30, 2019, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions contract (a contract between the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers [ICANN] under which ICANN is required to perform IANA functions), unless the Assistant Secretary certifies to Congress that the U.S. government has:</p> <ul> <li>secured sole ownership of the .gov and .mil top-level domains, and </li> <li>entered into a contract with ICANN that provides the United States with exclusive control and use of such domains in perpetuity. </li></ul>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5329 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 25, 2016 Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to extend the IANA functions contract unless it certifies that the United States Government has secured sole ownership of the .gov and .mil top-level domains, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing America’s Internet Domains Act of 2016 . 2. Required extension of IANA functions contract unless United States ownership of .gov and .mil domains secured (a) In general Unless the Assistant Secretary submits the certification described in subsection (b) to the appropriate congressional committees, the Assistant Secretary shall exercise the second option period described in paragraph I.70(b) of the IANA functions contract to extend such contract through September 30, 2019. (b) Certification described The certification described in this subsection is a written certification that the United States Government has— (1) secured sole ownership of the .gov and .mil top-level domains; and (2) entered into a contract with ICANN that provides that the United States Government has exclusive control and use of such domains in perpetuity. (c) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to— (1) authorize the Assistant Secretary to relinquish the responsibilities of the NTIA with respect to Internet domain name functions, including responsibility with respect to the authoritative root zone file, the IANA functions, or the related root zone management functions; or (2) prohibit the Assistant Secretary from exercising the second option period described in subsection (a). (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. (2) Assistant Secretary The term Assistant Secretary means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. (3) IANA functions The term IANA functions means the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions, as described in the IANA functions contract. (4) IANA functions contract The term IANA functions contract means the contract between the NTIA and ICANN that became effective on October 1, 2012, under which ICANN is required to perform the IANA functions (Contract No. SA1301–12–CN–0035). (5) ICANN The term ICANN means the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. (6) NTIA The term NTIA means the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.