Kelly Introduces the Defending Internet Freedom Act for DNS, IANA Oversight
The Internet’s root zone file should be managed by a proposed Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) consortium, not ICANN, said a bill introduced Wednesday by Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa. The Defending Internet Freedom Act (HR-5737) said the consortium would be…
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financed and managed by top-level domain registries. HR-5737 also calls for an “Internet Freedom Panel” within ICANN. The panel would have the power to “review and veto” any proposed changes to the Domain Name System by ICANN, said the bill. “Preserving Internet freedom is an American duty,” Kelly said in a news release Wednesday. “The requirements within this bill will guarantee that the Internet remains unchained and out of the grasp of bad actors and hostile powers that actively limit freedom.” HR-5737 is co-sponsored by Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas., and has been endorsed by the American Center for Law and Justice, Center for Security Policy, Eagle Forum and Heritage Foundation, the release said. Kelly spoke at a Heritage Foundation event about the IANA transition in July (see 1407160044). A June paper released by Heritage also called for an IANA consortium.