H.R. 4367

Internet Stewardship Act of 2014

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113th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 4367

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 2, 2014

Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Schweikert, and Mr. Jones) 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 responsibilities with respect to Internet domain name functions.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Internet Stewardship Act of 2014.

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NTIA prohibited from relinquishing DNS responsibilities

The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information may not relinquish or agree to relinquish the responsibilities of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration with respect to Internet domain name functions, including responsibility with respect to the authoritative root zone file, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions, or the related root zone management functions, unless such relinquishment is permitted by a statute enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act.