,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ecbi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #be1 #bjaf ,mr4  
,kelly ( ,p5nsylvania introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
require ! ,national ,telecommunications 
& ,in=mation ,adm9i/ration to ext5d !   
,,iana functions contract unless x      
c]tifies t ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t has
 secur$ sole own]%ip ( ! 4gov & 4mil    
top-level doma9s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,secur+ ,am]ica's ,int]net ,doma9s ,act 
( #bjaf4  #b4 ,requir$ ext5sion ( ,,iana
 functions contract unless ,unit$ ,/ates
 own]%ip ( 4gov & 4mil doma9s secur$    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,unless ! ,assi/ant        
,secret>y submits ! c]tification        
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 to !          
appropriate congressional committees1 ! 
,assi/ant ,secret>y %all ex]cise !      
second option p]iod describ$ 9 p>agraph 
,i4#gj7;b7 ( ! ,,iana functions contract
 to ext5d su* contract ?r\gh ,septemb]  

#cj1 #bjai4  7b7 ,c]tification describ$ 
,! c]tification describ$ 9 ?is          
subsection is a writt5 c]tification t ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t has--  7#a7     
secur$ sole own]%ip ( ! 4gov & 4mil     
top-level doma9s2 &  7#b7 ent]$ into a  
contract ) ,,icann t provides t ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,gov]nm5t has exclusive control 
& use ( su* doma9s 9 p]petuity4  7c7    
,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section 
%all be con/ru$ to-- 7#a7 au?orize !    
,assi/ant ,secret>y to 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 or  7#b7 prohibit !
 ,assi/ant ,secret>y f ex]cis+ ! second 
option p]iod describ$ 9 subsection 7a74 
7d7 ,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 ,,ntia ,! t]m ,,ntia     
means ! ,national ,telecommunications & 
,in=mation ,adm9i/ration4