HR 5329
114th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Congressional oversight
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Public contracts and procurement
Securing America's Internet Domains Act of 2016
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 25, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 25, 2016
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Securing America's Internet Domains Act of 2016
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:
- secured sole ownership of the .gov and .mil top-level domains, and
- entered into a contract with ICANN that provides the United States with exclusive control and use of such domains in perpetuity.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1