,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dcih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #d1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,duffy introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
prohibit the ,national                  
,telecommunications and ,information    
,administration from relinquishing      
responsibility with respect to the      
,internet ,assigned ,numbers ,authority 
functions4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,global ,internet   
,freedom ,act of #bjad or the ,,gif ,act
 of #bjad4  #b4 ,,ntia prohibited from  
relinquishing responsibility for ,,iana 
functions ,the ,assistant ,secretary of 
,commerce for ,communications and       
,information may not relinquish the     
responsibility of the ,national         
,telecommunications and ,information    
,administration with respect to the     
,internet ,assigned ,numbers ,authority 
functions1 including the following3     
7#a7 ,coordination of the assignment of 

technical ,internet protocol parameters4
  7#b7 ,performance of administrative   
functions associated with ,internet     
domain name system root zone management4
  7#c7 ,allocation of ,internet         
numbering resources4