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| − | The '''Protecting Internet Freedom Act ''' is proposed United States legislation introduced by Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) in the Senate (S.3034) and Representative Sean Duffy (R-WI) in the House of Representatives (H.R.5418)<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/3034/text Legislation proposed in Senate]</ref><ref>[https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5418 Legislation Introduced in House]</ref> The bill seeks to prevent the [[National Telecommunications and Information Administration]] from ending the [[IANA]] functions contract and [[IANA Transition|transitioning]] oversight to the global multistakeholder community and ensure that the U.S. Government maintains its ownership and control of the [[.gov]] and [[.mil]] [[TLD]]s. The bill would prohibit the [[NTIA]] from relinquishing oversight of the IANA Functions without a Federal statute grants them the authority to do so. It would also require the NTIA ensures, through a contract with [[ICANN] that the U.S. Government has exclusive ownership of .gov and .mil and will retain that control in perpetuity.<ref>[https://www.cruz.senate.gov/files/documents/Backgrounders/20160525_ProtectInternetFreedomAct_Backgrounder.pdf The Protecting Internet Freedom Act: A Brief Background]</ref> | + | The '''Protecting Internet Freedom Act ''' is proposed United States legislation introduced by Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) in the Senate (S.3034) and Representative Sean Duffy (R-WI) in the House of Representatives (H.R.5418)<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/3034/text Legislation proposed in Senate]</ref><ref>[https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5418 Legislation Introduced in House]</ref> The bill seeks to prevent the [[National Telecommunications and Information Administration]] from ending the [[IANA]] functions contract and [[IANA Transition|transitioning]] oversight to the global multistakeholder community and ensure that the U.S. Government maintains its ownership and control of the [[.gov]] and [[.mil]] [[TLD]]s. The bill would prohibit the [[NTIA]] from relinquishing oversight of the IANA Functions without a Federal statute grants them the authority to do so. It would also require the NTIA ensures, through a contract with [[ICANN]] that the U.S. Government has exclusive ownership of .gov and .mil and will retain that control in perpetuity.<ref>[https://www.cruz.senate.gov/files/documents/Backgrounders/20160525_ProtectInternetFreedomAct_Backgrounder.pdf The Protecting Internet Freedom Act: A Brief Background]</ref> |
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The Protecting Internet Freedom Act is proposed United States legislation introduced by Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) in the Senate (S.3034) and Representative Sean Duffy (R-WI) in the House of Representatives (H.R.5418)[1][2] The bill seeks to prevent the National Telecommunications and Information Administration from ending the IANA functions contract and transitioning oversight to the global multistakeholder community and ensure that the U.S. Government maintains its ownership and control of the .gov and .mil TLDs. The bill would prohibit the NTIA from relinquishing oversight of the IANA Functions without a Federal statute grants them the authority to do so. It would also require the NTIA ensures, through a contract with ICANN that the U.S. Government has exclusive ownership of .gov and .mil and will retain that control in perpetuity.[3]