[CCWG-ACCT] FW: Bipartisan Amendment to DOTCOM Act

[Barrack Otieno]

A step in the right direction.

Best Regards
On Jun 9, 2015 4:40 PM, "Paul Rosenzweig" <
paul.rosenzweig at redbranchconsulting.com> wrote:

> Colleagues
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> Below is a brief notice, and attached is a copy of a bill that will be
> considered in Congress tomorrow relating to the IANA transition.  Unlike
> other bills floating in Congress, this one has the support of the Chairman
> and Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.  In other
> words, it has support of both Democrats and  Republicans and, implicitly,
> is likely something the Administration would accept.  Thus, though one can
> never be sure in these matters, I assess it as reasonably likely that this
> bill will become law.
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> On the merits, my own sense is that many in the community will welcome the
> provisions of this bill.  First, and foremost, it puts Congress on record
> in favor of the overall  goal of having the transition happen, thus laying
> to rest concerns that some in Congress might seek to short-circuit the
> process.  In more detail (and you can read the short text for yourself, in
> the attached PDF), the bill provides:
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> 1. There will be 30 legislative days (i.e. working week days) after
> notification to Congress prior to the transfer going into effect. This will
> allow Congress to review the terms of the transfer.  To stop it, however,
> would require a separate bill enacted into law.
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> 2. It requires NTIA to certify that the proposed transition meets the five
> criteria set by the NTIA at the start of the process.  This seems a very
> modest requirement, since if our proposal did not meet that set of
> requirements, NTIA would not approve it in the first instance.
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> 3. It also requires NTIA to certify that ICANN has approved and
> implemented all required bylaw changes contained in the final report of the
> CCWG and the CWG before the transition occurs, i.e. ICANN has to follow
> through and complete the bylaw revision process before the formal
> termination of the contract.
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> Regards
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> Paul
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> Paul Rosenzweig
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> *Subject:* Bipartisan Amendment to DOTCOM Act
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> Friends:
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> Attached please find a copy of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute
> that Chairman Walden, Ranking Member Pallone, and Mr. Shimkus have agreed
> to.  As we mentioned on calls to many of you, we think this amendment
> represents a responsible path forward the respects the multistakeholder
> process without abrogating our Committee's oversight of NTIA.
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> Very shortly, we will be noticing a subcommittee markup for this
> Wednesday, where we expect the subcommittee will favorably report H.R. 805
> to the Committee with bipartisan support.
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