,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #egcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ai1 #bjad   
,mr4 ,kelly ( ,p5nsylvania 7= himself & 
,mr4 ,mc,caul7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit !    
,national ,telecommunications &         
,in=mation ,adm9i/ration f rel9qui%+    
responsibilities ) respect to ,int]net  
doma9 "n functions unless x c]tifies t x
 has receiv$ a proposal = su*           
rel9qui%m5t t meets c]ta9 crit]ia1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,def5d+ ,int]net       
,fre$om ,act ( #bjad4  #b4 ,requirem5ts 
= ,,ntia rel9qui%m5t ( ,,dns            
responsibilities  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,unless !
 ,assi/ant ,secret>y submits !          
c]tification describ$ 9 subsection 7b7  
to ! appropriate congressional          
committees at lea/ #fj days be=e ! date 
describ$ 9 subsection 7c7--  7#a7 !     
,assi/ant ,secret>y may n rel9qui% !    
responsibilities ( ! ,,ntia ) respect to

 ,int]net doma9 "n functions1 includ+   
responsibility ) respect to !           
au?oritative root zone file1 ! ,,iana   
functions1 or ! relat$ root zone        
managem5t functions2  7#b7 if !re exi/s 
on su* date an option to ext5d ! ,,iana 
functions contract1 ! ,assi/ant         
,secret>y %all ex]cise su* option2 &    
7#c7 if !re does n exi/ on su* date an  
option to ext5d ! ,,iana functions      
contract1 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y %all    
seek to ent] into a new contract = !    
p]=mance ( ! ,,iana functions t meets ! 
requirem5ts ( subsection 7d74  7b7      
,c]tification describ$ ,! c]tification  
describ$ 9 ?is subsection is a writt5   
c]tification t ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y has
 receiv$ a proposal = rel9qui%+ !       
responsibilities ( ! ,,ntia ) respect to
 ,int]net doma9 "n functions t ensures !
 foll[+3  7#a7 ,control ov] ! managem5t 
( ! ,int]net doma9 "n sy/em w n be      
ex]cis$ by a gov]nm5tal or              
int]gov]nm5tal body4  7#b7 ,! bylaws (  
,,icann w be am5d$ to provide = !       

foll[+3  7,a7 ,no director or (fic] (   
,,icann w be select$ by or repres5t a   
gov]nm5tal or int]gov]nm5tal body4  7,b7
 ,,icann is prohibit$ f receiv+ advice f
 ! ,gov]nm5tal ,advisory ,committee     
unless su* ,committee rea*es cons5sus   
reg>d+ su* advice4 ,= purposes ( !      
prec$+ s5t5ce1 ! t]m cons5sus means     
g5]al agreem5t 9 ! abs5ce ( any =mal    
objection4  7,c7 ,,icann is committ$ to 
uphold+ fre$om ( spee*1 fre$om ( !      
press1 fre$om ( assembly1 & fre$om (    
association1 apply+ a /&>d t is at lea/ 
z protective ( su* fre$oms z is ! ,fir/ 
,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution4  7,d7 ,! t]m
 sup]majority is def9$ = purposes ( !   
bylaws ( ,,icann to mean1 ) respect to a
 vote ( ! bo>d ( directors1 an          
affirmative vote by at lea/ f\r-fif?s ( 
all directors4  7,e7 ,a *ange 9 ! bylaws
 ( ,,icann w require a vote ( a         
sup]majority ( ! bo>d ( directors4  7,f7
 ,a *ange 9 ! fees t ,,icann *>ges = its
 s]vices w require a vote ( a           
sup]majority ( ! bo>d ( directors4  7,g7

 ,! directors1 presid5t1 secret>y1 &    
*ief f9ancial (fic] ( ,,icann w be      
subject to removal 9 a vote ( confid5ce 
by ! bo>d ( directors at lea/ once e #c 
ye>s & w s]ve no long] ?an #i ye>s 9 a  
s+le position4  7,h7 ,,icann w h a      
simplifi$1 transp>5t process = select+  
its directors "u :i* su* selections are 
l9k$ ) key /akehold]s 9 ! ,int]net      
community4  7,i7 ,,icann w h an         
indep5d5t process 7su* z ! process      
betwe5 ,,icann & ! ,int]national ,c5tre 
= ,dispute ,resolution = indep5d5t      
review ( conte/$ actions ( ! bo>d (     
directors ( ,,icann & "u :i* ! ,c5tre   
s]ves z a dispute resolution s]vice     
provid] = objections to new g5]ic       
top-level doma9 expansions7 = resolv+   
disputes betwe5 ,,icann & ext]nal p>ties
 9 all matt]s relat$ to ! op]ations (   
,,icann4  7#c7 ,,icann has adopt$1 if   
necess>y ?r\gh am5dm5t to its bylaws1   
measures recomm5d$ by ! multi/akehold]  
community to increase ! transp>5cy (    
,,icann delib]ations & decisions1 su* z 

provid+ public access on ! ,int]net to  
meet+s ( ! bo>d ( directors & associat$ 
mat]ials4  7#d7 ,,icann w adopt policies
 & proc$ures = disclos+ to ! public     
records & o!r in=mation t are at lea/ z 
protective ( public access z ! policies 
& proc$ures requir$ by section #eeb (   
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly 
kn[n z ! ,fre$om ( ,in=mation ,act74 ,! 
policies & proc$ures adopt$ w include a 
means by :i* ! d5ial ( a reque/ = access
 to records or o!r in=mation may be     
appeal$ ?r\gh ! indep5d5t dispute       
resolution process describ$ 9 p>agraph  
7#b77;,i74  7#e7 ,!re w be e/abli%$ a   
private1 nonpr(it corporation1 to be    
kn[n z ! ,,iana ,consortium1 t is f9anc$
 & manag$ by ! top-level doma9 regi/ries
 & n by ,,icann4  7#f7 ,! ,,iana        
,consortium1 & n ,,icann1 w--  7,a7     
manage ! cont5t ( ! root zones2  7,b7   
select an entity to c>ry out ! edit+ ( !
 root zone files t--  7i7 is sep>ate f !
 ,,iana ,consortium2 &  7ii7 ! ,,iana   
,consortium is satisfi$ demon/rates     

te*nical compet5ce t is at lea/ equal to
 t ( ,veri,sign2 &  7,c7 ov]see !       
p]=mance ( su* entity 9 ! edit+ ( ! root
 zone files4  7#g7 ,!re w be e/abli%$ )9
 ,,icann a body to be kn[n z ! ,int]net 
,fre$om ,panel1 :i* %all be compos$ (   
repres5tatives ( ! ,int]net community1  
includ+ regi/r>s1 te*nology gr\ps1 &    
civil society4 ,no memb] ( ! ,panel w be
 select$ by or repres5t a gov]nm5tal or 
int]gov]nm5tal body4  7#h7 ,! bylaws (  
,,icann w provide t ! ,int]net ,fre$om  
,panel w h ! p[] to review & to veto    
*anges to ! doma9 "n sy/em propos$ by   
,,icann t ! ,panel consid]s to ?reat5   
fre$om ( expression1 ! op5ness1         
/ability1 resili5cy1 or security ( !    
,int]net1 responsiv5ess to ! us]        
community1 or o!r commitm5ts und]tak5 by
 ,,icann 9 ! ,affirmation ( ,commitm5ts 
9 effect betwe5 ! ,,ntia & ,,icann on ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 ,any su*  
veto w be f9al & w n be subject to      
ov]ride by any director or (fic] (      
,,icann4  7#i7 ,! entity select$ by !   

,,iana ,consortium to c>ry out ! edit+ (
 ! root zone files 9 accordance )       
p>agraph 7#f77;,b7 w implem5t a policy  
decision adopt$ by ,,icann unless !     
,int]net ,fre$om ,panel vetoes su*      
decision4  7#aj7 ,,icann w rema9 subject
 to ,unit$ ,/ates law 7includ+ ,/ate    
law7 & to ! jurisdiction ( ,unit$ ,/ates
 c\rts 7includ+ ,/ate c\rts74  7#aa7 ,! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t w be grant$     
own]%ip ( ! 4gov & 4mil top-level       
doma9s1 & ! ,a & ,b root s]v]s t manage 
su* top-level doma9s w be ma9ta9$ 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#ab7 ,,icann w conduct 
& publicly release ! results ( an audit 
( its op]ations dur+ its #e fiscal ye>s 
prec$+ ! fiscal ye> 9 :i* ! proposal is 
submitt$ to ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y &     
demon/rate t its f9ancial & managem5t   
decisions dur+ su* #e fiscal ye>s h be5 
s\nd & comport ) accept$ bus9ess        
practices4  7#ac7 ,an annual audit (    
,,icann & ! ,,iana ,consortium w be     
p]=m$ by an int]nationally recogniz$    
audit+ firm t w n h _h a contract )     

,,icann dur+ ! #b-ye> p]iod prec$+ !    
audit4 ,! co/s ( ! audit w be paid by   
,,icann & ! ,,iana ,consortium4  7#ad7  
,nei!r ,,icann nor ! ,,iana ,consortium 
w ent] into an agreem5t or modify an    
exi/+ agreem5t to impose on a regi/r> or
 regi/ry ) :i* ,,icann or ! ,,iana      
,consortium1 z ! case may be1 conducts  
bus9ess any condition 7su* z a condition
 relat+ to ! regulation ( cont5t7 t is  
unrelat$ to ,,icann's core mission (    
coord9at+ ! global int]op]ability &     
uniqu5ess ( doma9 names4  7#ae7 ,!re w  
be e/abli%$ a jo9t (fice ( inspector    
g5]al = ,,icann & ! ,,iana ,consortium t
 w be jo9tly fund$ by ,,icann & ! ,,iana
 ,consortium4 ,su* (fice %all be head$  
by an ,inspector ,g5]al t is appo9t$ by 
! bo>d ( directors ( ,,icann = a        
non-r5ewable1 fix$ t]m4 ,! ,inspector   
,g5]al w be grant$ full access to       
,,icann & ! ,,iana ,consortium1 :i* w   
include access to su* matt]s z !        
f9ances1 docum5ts1 & activities (       
,,icann & ! ,,iana ,consortium4  7#af7  

,! reports ( ! ,inspector ,g5]al w be   
made publicly available & w n be subject
 to approval or edit+ by ,,icann1 !     
,,iana ,consortium1 or ! (fic]s or      
directors ( ,,icann or ! ,,iana         
,consortium4  7c7 ,date describ$ ,! date
 describ$ 9 ?is subsection is ! foll[+3 
7#a7 ,dur+ ! base p]iod ( p]=mance ( !  
,,iana functions contract1 ! date on :i*
 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y mu/ give ,,icann 
prelim9>y writt5 notice ( ! int5t to    
ex]cise ! option to ext5d ! contract    
?r\gh ! fir/ option p]iod4  7#b7 ,dur+ !
 fir/ option p]iod ( ! ,,iana functions 
contract 7if ! contract is ext5d$ ?r\gh 
su* p]iod71 ! date on :i* ! ,assi/ant   
,secret>y mu/ give ,,icann prelim9>y    
writt5 notice ( ! int5t to ex]cise !    
option to ext5d ! contract ?r\gh !      
second option p]iod4  7#c7 ,dur+ !      
second option p]iod ( ! ,,iana functions
 contract 7if ! contract is ext5d$ ?r\gh
 su* p]iod71 ! date on :i* su* p]iod    
expires4  7d7 ,requirem5ts = new        
contract = p]=mance ( ,,iana functions  

,a contract = ! p]=mance ( ! ,,iana     
functions meets ! requirem5ts ( ?is     
subsection if su* contract--  7#a7 is   
betwe5 ! ,,ntia & ,,icann or ano!r      
private1 nonpr(it entity2 &  7#b7       
provides = ea* assurance li/$ 9         
p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#af7 ( subsection 
7b71 except t1 9 ! case ( a contract )  
an entity o!r ?an ,,icann--  7,a7 ea*   
assurance li/$ 9 su* p>agraphs ) respect
 to ,,icann %all be consid]$ to be an   
assurance ) respect to su* entity2 &    
7,b7 su* contract is requir$ to provide 
= ! assurance li/$ 9 p>agraph 7#ab7 (   
su* subsection only ) respect to ye>s   
dur+ :i* su* entity is 9 exi/5ce4  7e7  
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7       
,appropriate congressional committees ,!
 t]m appropriate congressional          
committees means ! ,committee on ,en]gy 
& ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives &
 ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &   
,transportation ( ! ,s5ate4  7#b7       
,assi/ant ,secret>y ,! t]m ,assi/ant    
,secret>y means ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y ( 

,comm]ce = ,communications & ,in=mation4
  7#c7 ,base p]iod ( p]=mance ,! t]m    
base p]iod ( p]=mance means1 ) respect  
to ! ,,iana functions contract1 ! p]iod 
beg9n+ on ,octob] #a1 #bjab1 & end+ on  
,septemb] #cj1 #bjae4  7#d7 ,fir/ option
 p]iod ,! t]m fir/ option p]iod means1 )
 respect to ! ,,iana functions contract1
 ! p]iod beg9n+ on ,octob] #a1 #bjae1 & 
end+ on ,septemb] #cj1 #bjag4  7#e7     
,,iana ,consortium ,! t]m ,,iana        
,consortium means ! private1 nonpr(it   
corporation e/abli%$ pursuant to        
subsection 7b77#e74  7#f7 ,,iana        
functions ,! t]m ,,iana functions means 
! ,int]net ,assign$ ,numb]s ,au?ority   
functions4  7#g7 ,,iana functions       
contract ,! t]m ,,iana functions        
contract means ! contract t is 9 effect 
on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act betwe5
 ! ,,ntia & ,,icann "u :i* ,,icann is   
requir$ to p]=m ! ,,iana functions4     
7#h7 ,,icann ,! t]m ,,icann means !     
,int]net ,corporation = ,assign$ ,names 
& ,numb]s4  7#i7 ,int]net ,fre$om ,panel

 ,! t]m ,int]net ,fre$om ,panel means ! 
body e/abli%$ pursuant to subsection    
7b77#g74  7#aj7 ,,ntia ,! t]m ,,ntia    
means ! ,national ,telecommunications & 
,in=mation ,adm9i/ration4  7#aa7 ,second
 option p]iod ,! t]m second option p]iod
 means1 ) respect to ! ,,iana functions 
contract1 ! p]iod beg9n+ on ,octob] #a1 
#bjag1 & end+ on ,septemb] #cj1 #bjai4  
7#ab7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means ea* ( !  
sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1  
ea* commonweal?1 t]ritory1 or possession
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & ea* f$]ally       
recogniz$ ,indian tribe4