[discuss] Hurrah for John Shimkus!

Sat Mar 29 14:04:09 UTC 2014

We can only thank (http://www.nationaljournal.com/library/131505) 
John Shimkus (R-Illinois-15), Todd Rokita (R-Indiana-4), Marsha 
Blackburn (R-Tennessee-7), Joe Barton (R-Texas-6), Renee Ellmers 
(R-North Carolina-2) and Bob Latta (R-Ohio-5) for their effort to 
protect the world from an independent ICANN and to understand what 
MSism may be.

We will forgive him the typo concerning the missing mention of the 
class "IN" when refering to the root file, on behalf of the (2).

jfc

Here is the text of the DOTCOM Act of 2014 Mr. John Skimus introduced:

>To prohibit the National Telecommunications and Information 
>Administration  from relinquishing responsibility over the Internet 
>domain name system  until the Comptroller General of United States 
>submits to Congress a report on the role of the NTIA with respect to 
>such system.
>
>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. SHIMKUS introduced the following 
>bill; which was referred to the Committee on _____
>
>A BILL
>
>To prohibit the National Telecommunications and Information 
>Administration from relinquishing responsibility over the Internet 
>domain name system until the Comptroller  General of United States 
>submits to Congress a report on the role of the NTIA with respect to 
>such system.
>
>Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
>United States of America in Congress assembled,
>
>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
>
>This Act may be cited as the ''Domain Openness Through Continued 
>Oversight Matters Act of 2014'' or  the ''DOTCOM Act of 2014''.
>
>SEC. 2. NTIA RETENTION OF DNS RESPONSIBILITIES PENDING GAO REPORT.
>
>(a) RETENTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.—Until the Comptroller General of 
>the United States submits the report required by subsection (b), the 
>Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information 
>may not relinquish or agree to any proposal relating to the 
>relinquishment of the responsibility of the National 
>Telecommunications and Information Administration (in this section 
>referred to as the ''NTIA'') over Internet domain name system 
>functions, including responsibility with respect to the 
>authoritative root zone file, the Internet Assigned Numbers 
>Authority functions, and related root zone management functions.
>
>(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
>this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
>to Congress a report on the role of the NTIA with respect to the 
>Internet domain name system. Such report shall include
>
>- (1) a discussion and analysis of
>
>— (A) the advantages and disadvantages of relinquishment of the 
>responsibility of the NTIA over Internet domain name system 
>functions, including responsibility with respect to
>the authoritative root zone file, the Internet Assigned Numbers 
>Authority functions, and related root zone management functions;
>— (B) any principles or criteria that the NTIA sets for proposals 
>for such relinquishment;
>— (C) each proposal received by the NTIA for such relinquishment;
>— (D) the processes used by the NTIA and any other Federal agencies 
>for evaluating such proposals; and
>— (E) any national security concerns raised by such relinquishment; and
>
>- (2) a definition of the term ''multistakeholder model'', as used 
>by the NTIA with respect to Internet policymaking and governance, 
>and definitions of any other terms necessary to understand the 
>matters covered by the report.