,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bbea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ab1 #bjae ,mr4  
,kelly ( ,p5nsylvania 7= himself1 ,mr4  
,mc,caul1 & ,mr4 ,jones7 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$om ,act ( #bjae4  #b4 ,requirem5ts 
= ,,ntia rel9qui%m5t ( ,,dns            
responsibilities  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,unless !
 ,assi/ant ,secret>y submits !          
c]tification describ$ 9 subsection 7b7  
to ! appropriate congressional          
committees--  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 !
 ,assi/ant ,secret>y %all ex]cise ! fir/
 option p]iod describ$ 9 p>agraph       
,i4#gj7;b7 ( ! ,,iana functions contract
 to ext5d su* contract ?r\gh ,septemb]  
#cj1 #bjag4  7b7 ,c]tification describ$ 
,! c]tification describ$ 9 ?is          
subsection is a writt5 c]tification t ! 
,assi/ant ,secret>y has receiv$ a f9al  
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 h be5 am5d$ to     
provide = ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,no director or
 (fic] ( ,,icann may be select$ by or   
repres5t a gov]nm5tal or int]gov]nm5tal 
body4  7,b7 ,! bo>d ( directors (       
,,icann is prohibit$ f vot+ on advice or
 a policy proposal (f]$ by ! ,gov]nm5tal

 ,advisory ,committee unless su*        
,committee rea*es cons5sus reg>d+ su*   
advice or proposal4 ,= 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 (    
association & has adopt$ & implem5t$    
/&>ds t are 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 requires a  
vote ( a sup]majority ( ! bo>d (        
directors4  7,f7 ,,icann has an ext]nal1
 indep5d5t process = review+ & resolv+  
disputes betwe5 ,,icann & ext]nal       
p>ties1 includ+ memb]s ( !              
multi/akehold] community1 9 all matt]s  
relat$ to ! op]ations & policy decisions
 ( ,,icann4 ,su* process includes !     

ability to rev]se decisions ( ! bo>d (  
directors4  7,g7 ,,icann %all rema9     
subject to ,unit$ ,/ates law 7includ+   
,/ate law7 & to ! jurisdiction ( ,unit$ 
,/ates c\rts 7includ+ ,/ate c\rts74     
7,h7 ,,icann is prohibit$ f engag+ 9    
activities unrelat$ to ,,icann's core   
mission or ent]+ into an agreem5t or    
modify+ an exi/+ agreem5t to impose on a
 regi/r> or regi/ry ) :i* ,,icann       
conducts bus9ess any condition 7su* z a 
condition relat+ to ! regulation (      
cont5t7 t is unrelat$ to ,,icann's core 
mission4  7#c7 ,,icann has 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$   
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;,f74  7#d7 ,! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t has be5 grant$  
own]%ip ( ! 4gov & 4mil top-level       
doma9s4  7#e7 ,,icann has adopt$1 if    
necess>y ?r\gh am5dm5t to its bylaws1   
all additional measures recomm5d$ by !  
multi/akehold] community ?r\gh ! ,,iana 
,/ew>d%ip ,transition ,coord9ation      
,gr\p1 ! ,cross ,community ,work+ ,gr\p 
on ,enhanc+ ,,icann ,acc\ntability1 & ! 
,cross ,community ,work+ ,gr\p to       
,develop an ,,iana ,/ew>d%ip ,transition
 ,proposal on ,nam+ ,relat$ ,functions4 
7c7 ,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 ,,iana functions ,! t]m ,,iana   
functions means ! ,int]net ,assign$     

,numb]s ,au?ority functions1 z describ$ 
9 ! ,,iana functions contract4  7#d7    
,,iana functions contract ,! t]m ,,iana 
functions contract means ! contract     
betwe5 ! ,,ntia & ,,icann t became      
effective on ,octob] #a1 #bjab1 "u :i*  
,,icann is requir$ to p]=m ! ,,iana     
functions 7,contract ,no4               
,,sa#acja-ab-;,,cn-#jjce74  7#e7 ,,icann
 ,! t]m ,,icann means ! ,int]net        
,corporation = ,assign$ ,names &        
,numb]s4  7#f7 ,,icann's core mission ,!
 t]m ,,icann's core mission means manag+
 ! ,,iana functions & propos+ & ov]see+ 
policy decisions c5tral to coord9at+ !  
global int]op]ability & uniqu5ess (     
,int]net doma9 names4  7#g7 ,,ntia ,!   
t]m ,,ntia means ! ,national            
,telecommunications & ,in=mation        
,adm9i/ration4  7#h7 ,/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