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Securing America's Internet Domains Act of 2016

Introduced: May 25, 2016 Introduced by: Kelly, Mike Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 25, 2016
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 May 25, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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