,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gag  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,november #bj1      
#bjai,ms4 ,eshoo 7for herself and ,mr4  
,collins of ,georgia7 submitted the     
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,energy and       
,commerce  ,,resolution  ,recognizing   
the #ejth anniversary of the internet4  
,whereas ,october #bi1 #bjai1 was the   
#ejth anniversary of the first message  
sent from one computer to another using 
the ,advanced ,research ,projects       
,agency ,network 7referred to in this   
preamble as the ,,arpanet71 a pioneering
 predecessor to the internet2 ,whereas1 
on ,october #bi1 #aifi1 researchers     
using the ,,sds ,sigma #g ,host computer
 in room #cbdj of ,boelter ,hall at the 
,university of ,california1 ,los        
,angeles 7referred to in this preamble  
as ,,ucla71 sent the first ever digital 
data transmission to researchers using  
the ,,sds #idj ,host computer at the    
,stanford ,research ,institute on the   

,,arpanet2 ,whereas the internet evolved
 in the last #ej years from an academic 
and governmental endeavor to the        
greatest communications network in the  
history of humanity1 improving commerce1
 communications1 entertainment1         
transportation1 and so many parts of our
 economy and society2 ,whereas the      
internet contributes more than #a       
trillion of ,gross ,domestic ,product   
and #c million jobs to the ,united      
,states economy annually2 and ,whereas  
the internet developed by efforts from  
every sector1 including-- 7#a7 ,congress
 for funding the ,,arpanet and other    
networks and commercializing the        
internet2  7#b7 ,federal agencies1      
including-- 7,a7 the ,department of     
,defense through the ,advanced ,research
 ,projects ,agency 7now the ,defense    
,advanced ,research ,projects ,agency7  
for funding and administering the       
,,arpanet and other networks and        
developing network protocols2  7,b7 the 
,national ,science ,foundation for      

funding and administering the ,computer 
,science ,network 7,,csnet71 the        
,national ,science ,foundation ,network 
7,,nsfnet71 and other networks2  7,c7   
the ,department of ,commerce through the
 ,national ,telecommunications and      
,information ,administration for its    
leadership role in managing             
multistakeholder technical bodies2 and  
7,d7 the ,federal ,communications       
,commission in encouraging adoption and 
improving access to the internet2  7#c7 
,state1 local1 and ,tribal governments  
for encouraging connectivity and        
deploying infrastructure2  7#d7         
universities and research institutions  
for playing a critical role in          
development of the technologies         
underpinning the internet1 including--  
7,a7 for hosting the first four nodes of
 the ,,arpanet-- 7i7 ,,ucla2  7ii7 the  
,stanford ,research ,institute 7now     
,,sri ,international72  7iii7 the       
,university of ,california1 ,santa      
,barbara2 and  7iv7 the ,university of  

,utah2  7,b7 the ,,rand ,corporation2   
and  7,c7 countless other universities1 
think tanks1 and independent            
researchers2  7#e7 private companies and
 nonprofit organizations1 including     
those that--  7,a7 enable fixed and     
mobile internet connectivity by         
deploying infrastructure1 including--   
7i7 coaxial1 copper1 and fiberoptic     
cables for backbone1 submarine1         
middle-mile1 backhaul1 and to-the-home  
services2  7ii7 radio and broadcast     
towers and small cell sites2  7iii7     
satellite earth stations2  7iv7 routers1
 modems1 switches1 and connectivity     
equipment2 and  7v7 internet exchanges2 
7,b7 produce and sell computers1        
smartphones1 and other devices that     
connect to the internet2  7,c7 develop  
software to administer and access email1
 the world wide web1 and other internet 
applications2  7,d7 provide websites1   
applications1 and other software for    
communications1 commerce1 education1    
entertainment1 employment1 and so many  

other parts of our lives2  7,e7 provide 
cybersecurity services to protect       
networks1 devices1 applications1 and    
software2 and  7,f7 enable internet     
companies through business-to-business  
services2 and  7#f7 multistakeholder    
bodies for internet governance1         
including-- 7,a7 the ,internet          
,corporation for ,assigned ,names and   
,numbers2  7,b7 the ,internet           
,engineering ,task ,force2  7,c7 the    
,north ,american ,network ,operators'   
,group2 and  7,d7 the ,american         
,registry for ,internet ,numbers3 ,now1 
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives--  7#a7 recognizes the 
#ejth anniversary of the first internet 
message2 and  7#b7 recognizes the       
important efforts of government1        
universities1 nonprofit organizations1  
private companies1 and multistakeholder 
bodies that helped in the establishment 
and continue to aid in the growth of the
 internet4