,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adca  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #a1    
#bjac ,mr4 ,wyden 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,thune1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,ms4 ,ayotte1   
,mr4 ,begich1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mrs4 ,hagan1
 ,mr4 ,heller1 ,mr4 ,udall of ,new      
,mexico1 ,mr4 ,udall of ,colorado1 ,mr4 
,donnelly1 ,mr4 ,pryor1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 
,mr4 ,chambliss1 ,mr4 ,johnson of       
,wisconsin1 ,mr4 ,scott1 and ,mr4       
,cochran7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill   
,to permanently extend the ,internet    
,tax ,freedom ,act4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,internet
 ,tax ,freedom ,forever ,act4  #b4      
,findings ,congress makes the following 
findings3  7#a7 ,the ,internet has      
continued to drive economic growth1     
productivity and innovation since the   
,internet ,tax ,freedom ,act was first  
enacted in #aiih4  7#b7 ,the ,internet  
promotes a nationwide economic          

environment that facilitates innovation1
 promotes efficiency1 and empowers      
people to broadly share their ideas4    
7#c7 ,according to the ,national        
,broadband ,plan1 cost remains the      
biggest barrier to consumer broadband   
adoption4 ,keeping ,internet access     
affordable promotes consumer access to  
this critical gateway to jobs1          
education1 healthcare1 and              
entrepreneurial opportunities1          
regardless of race1 income1 or          
neighborhood4  7#d7 ,small business     
owners rely heavily on affordable       
,internet access1 providing them with   
access to new markets1 additional       
consumers1 and an opportunity to compete
 in the global economy4  7#e7           
,economists have recognized that        
excessive taxation of innovative        
communications technologies reduces     
economic welfare more than taxes on     
other sectors of the economy4  7#f7 ,the
 provision of affordable access to the  
,internet is fundamental to the         

,american economy and access to it must 
be protected from multiple and          
discriminatory taxes at the ,state and  
local level4  7#g7 ,as a massive global 
network that spans political boundaries1
 the ,internet is inherently a matter of
 interstate and foreign commerce within 
the jurisdiction of the ,united ,states 
,congress under article ,i1 section #h1 
clause #c of the ,constitution of the   
,united ,states4  #c4 ,permanent        
moratorium on ,internet access taxes and
 multiple and discriminatory taxes on   
electronic commerce  7a7 ,in general    
,section #aaja7;a7 of the ,internet ,tax
 ,freedom ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aea note7
 is amended by striking during the      
period beginning ,november #a1 #bjjc1   
and ending ,november #a1 #bjad4  7b7    
,effective date ,the amendment made by  
this section shall apply to taxes       
imposed after the date of the enactment 
of this ,act4