,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aehj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #af1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,wald5 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1 ,mr4    
,hall1 ,mr4 ,lance1 ,mr4 ,g>dn]1 ,mr4   
,olson1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,ohio1 ,mr4     
,long1 ,mr4 ,k9z+] ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4     
,bilirakis1 ,mrs4 ,ellm]s1 ,mrs4        
,*ri/5s51 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,d+ell1 
,mr4 ,g5e ,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1
 ,mr4 ,pompeo1 ,mr4 ,%imkus1 ,mr4       
,latta1 ,mr4 ,gu?rie1 ,mr4 ,royce1 ,ms4 
,matsui1 ,mr4 ,scalise1 ,mrs4           
,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,rog]s ( ,mi*igan1 ,mr4
 ,burgess1 ,mr4 ,murphy ( ,p5nsylvania1 
,mr4 ,t]ry1 ,mr4 ,poe ( ,texas1 ,mr4    
,g+rey ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,mr4     
,b>ton1 & ,mr4 ,pitts7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to affirm ! policy ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates reg>d+ ,int]net gov]nance4  #a4  
,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7
 ,giv5 ! importance ( ! ,int]net to !   
global economy1 x is ess5tial t !       

,int]net rema9 /able1 secure1 & free f  
gov]nm5t control4  7#b7 ,! _w des]ves ! 
access to k1 s]vices1 comm]ce1 &        
communication1 ! accompany+ b5efits to  
economic developm5t1 education1 & heal? 
c>e1 & ! in=m$ discussion t is ! b$rock 
( democratic self-gov]nm5t t ! ,int]net 
provides4  7#c7 ,! /ructure ( ,int]net  
gov]nance has pr(\nd implications =     
competition & trade1 democratization1   
free expression1 & access to in=mation4 
7#d7 ,c\ntries h obligations to protect 
human rights1 :e!r ex]cis$ onl9e or     
(fl9e4  7#e7 ,! ability to innovate1    
develop te*nical capacity1 grasp        
economic opportunities1 & promote fre$om
 ( expression onl9e is be/ realiz$ 9    
coop]ation ) all /akehold]s4  7#f7      
,proposals h be51 & w likely cont9ue to 
be1 put =w>d at int]national regulatory 
bodies t w\ld fundam5tally alt] !       
gov]nance & op]ation ( ! ,int]net4  7#g7
 ,! proposals w\ld attempt to ju/ify    
increas$ gov]nm5t control ov] ! ,int]net
 & c\ld und]m9e ! curr5t multi/akehold] 

model t has enabl$ ! ,int]net to fl\ri% 
& "u :i* ! private sector1 civil        
society1 academia1 & individual us]s    
play an important role 9 *>t+ its       
direction4  7#h7 ,! proposals w\ld      
dim9i% ! fre$om ( expression on !       
,int]net 9 favor ( gov]nm5t control ov] 
cont5t4  7#i7 ,! position ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,gov]nm5t has be5 & is to        
advocate = ! fl[ ( in=mation free f     
gov]nm5t control4  7#aj7 ,?is           
,adm9i/ration & pa/ ,adm9i/rations h    
made a /rong commitm5t to !             
multi/akehold] model ( ,int]net         
gov]nance & ! promotion ( ! global      
b5efits ( ! ,int]net4  #b4 ,policy      
reg>d+ ,int]net gov]nance ,x is ! policy
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to pres]ve & advance 
! successful multi/akehold] model t     
gov]ns ! ,int]net4