House Communications Subcommittee Reaches Deal on DOTCOM Act Compromise, Plans Wednesday Markup
House Communications Subcommittee leaders said they agreed on a compromise version of the Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act (HR-805) and planned to mark up the bill Wednesday. Subcommittee leaders said last month that they were negotiating compromise…
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language for HR-805 (see 1505130061), which originally would have prohibited NTIA from approving ICANN's final Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition proposal until the GAO completes an ongoing study of the plan. The compromise language, contained in a manager’s amendment, would in part require NTIA to submit a report to Congress certifying that the IANA transition plans meet the U.S. goal of maintaining global Internet openness. The compromise HR-805 also would require NTIA to certify that changes to ICANN’s bylaws currently under review by the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability are fully implemented, and also would give Congress 30 legislative days to review NTIA’s report before the agency can relinquish its IANA oversight role. The compromise language means “we’ve reached a bipartisan agreement that gives Congress a proper oversight role without unnecessarily delaying or undermining the multistakeholder process,” Rep. John Shimkus, R-Ill., HR-805’s original sponsor, said in a Monday news release. “This transition is an important moment for the global Internet. We only have one chance to get it right and, by holding NTIA accountable to their own criteria and requirements, this legislation will help ensure we do.” The compromise HR-805 “renews our shared commitment to the success of the multistakeholder community and a global, open Internet,” said House Commerce Committee ranking member Frank Pallone, D-N.J. The markup is to begin at 10 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn.