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Calendar No.--

Purpose: To require congressionaJ approval of the proposalrelating to the transition of the stewardship of the Inter­net Assib'1led Numbers Authority functions,

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATE~1l4thCong., 1st Sess,

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To provide for certain requirements relating to the InternetAssigned Numbers Authority stewardshjp transltion.

Referred to the Committee on __,-------, andordered to be printed

Ordel'ed to lie on the table and to be printed

Ai\lE:'\IHIENTS intended to be pl'ol>osed by 1\11'. CIU';Z

Viz:

On page 2, line 1, insert ", and unless a joint resoln-

2 tion descl'ibed in section 3 is enacted on 01' befol'e that

3 date/' after "snbsection (b),".

4 On page 4, after li.ne 3, insert the following:

5 SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT OF CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL.

6 (a) DEFI~I'I'IO:'\.-In this section, the term "joint

7 ,'esolution" means a joint I'esolution-

8 (1) that does not have a I>reamblej

9 (2) the title of which is as follows: lCJoint reso-

10 lution apPl'Oving the proposal relating to the transi-

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1 tion of the stewardship of the Internet Assigned

2 Numbers Authority flll1l'tions"; and

3 (3) the matter after the resolving dause of

4 which is as follows: "That Conp:l'ess approves the

5 proposal relating' to the transition of the stewardship

6 of the Internet Assigned Numbel's Authorit,V fun(~-

7 bans as desl'l'ilwd in the report of the Assistant See-

8 retary of COllllllel'(,(, for Communications and Infor-

9 mation sulnnitted to Congress on

10 ."1 with the blank spaee being filled

11 with the appropriatE' date.

12 (b) E2I.1.~EDI'l'l~D COXSIDI~R..\TIOX IX 'rIlE HOl:T:::m OF

13 RgPHESEX'fA'l'IVER.-

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(l) REPOR'l'IXG AXD DISC'HAHGK-

(A) Ix Gl<jXgRAL.-j-\..rI~' cOllnnittee of the

House of Repre8entatives to which a joint reso­

lution is referred shall report it to the House of

Hepresent.atives not lah~r than 10 <lays after the

date on "ivhieh the joint resolution is introdue~d.

(B) DlSCIIARGE.-lf a conimittep of the

House of &pl'esentativeR fails to report a joint

resolution within the period speeified lIi sub­

paragraph (A), the conunittee ~han be di8­

ehal'gecl from nllihf'r consideration of the joint

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resolution, and the joint resolution shaH be re~

fel'l'ed to the appropriate calendar.

(2) PH.()('EgmXG '1'0 ('OXHTI)f<::!UTIOX.-

(A) Ix GE~glUL.-After ('adl eOl1lmittee

,tnthorized to eonsider a joint resolution reports

it to the House of Representatives or has been

disehaql;ed from its C'onsidel'ation) it shall be in

ord(3r, not later than the 11th day after the

date on which the joint resolution is introduced,

to 1110ve to proceed to eOllsidel' t.he joint resolu­

tion in the House of Rppresentatives.

(D) PRO('EDl:HEf.i.-1f a motion to proeeed

to a joint resolution is made-

(i) all point:::; of order against the mo­

tion are waived;

(ii) the motion shaH not be in order

after the House has dispoSt·d of a motion

to proceed on the joint resolution;

(iii) the pre,'ious question shall be

('onsidel'ed as onlered on the motion to its

adoption \,ithout intervening motion;

(iv) the motion shall not be debatable;

and

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(v) i:l motion to rel'onslclcl' the' "ote b~'

which tlIP motion is (lisposed of shall not

be in order.

(8) COXBIDgIU'1'IOS.-If the Honse of Rep­

resentatives proceeds to a joint resolution-

(A) the joint resolution shall be ('onsidered

as read;

(B) all points of order against the joint

resolution and against its consideration are

\,~aiYed;

(C) the preylOUS question shall be C'onsid­

erect as ordered on tlw joint resolution to its

passage without intervening motion, t"xecpt 2

hours of debate equally divided and controlled

by the proponent and an opponent;

(D) an mnen<lIllent to the joint resolution

shall not be in order; and

(E) a motion to l'e(~onsideI' the "otE' on pas­

sage of the joint resolution shall not be in

ol-der.

(e) E~l.'EDITg}) CO::\8IDI~I-L\TIOX IX '1'IIg HE:XA'f'E:.-

(1) RgpOR'rrXo ,\:'\1) DI~C'lL\H{m.-

(A) Ix GENliiHAh-.A.l1Y eommitt<:'C' of tlH:),.

Senate to whieh a joint r'csolutiol1 iH referred

shall report it to the Senate not later than 10

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da~Ts after the date on whieh the joint resolution

is intl'oclU<.'ecl.

(B) DIHCIIARGE.~If a eornmittee of the

Senate fails to report a joint resolution within

thl~ period speL'ified in subpal'agTaph (A), the

eommittec shall be disehn.ll!:'ed from further eon~

sideration of the joint resolution, and the joint

resoluhan shall be plnced on tIl(> ('alenda r.

(2) M01'ICL\' '1'0 PR()(,EE]).~

(A) Ix OEXEl{'\L.~l'Jotwithstanding f11le

XXII of the Standing Rules of the Henat.e, it is

in order, not la.tf'l' than the lith day after the

date on Ivhich the joint resolution is introduced,

to move to proeeed to eouHicler the joint resolu­

tion in the Senate (even though a prf'\rlous mo­

titm to the same effeet has been disagTeed to).

(B) PI:wCEj){'HER-If a lnotion to proeeec1

to a joint resolution is made~

(i) all points of order against the mo~

tion (and against ('onsicleration of the joint

resolution) aI'E' ,vaived;

(ii) the motion is not debatable;

(iii) the motion i'i not subjed to a mo­

tion to postpone; and

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1 (jy) a motion to J'l'collsider the vote by

2 which the motion is agreed to 01' disagreed

3 to shall not lw in order.

4 (C) l\I(yl'lO~ AU-HEED TO.~If a motion to

5 proceed to the consideration of a joint 1'esoll1·

6 tion is agreed to, the joint resolution shall re-

7 main the unfinished business until disposed of.

8 (:3) COXSIDJ~I-L\'rI00: .~If Ow Benah' proeeeds

9 to a joint resolutioll~

10 (A) all points of ordel' against the joint

11 resolution are waived;

12 (B) consideration of the joint resolution,

13 and on all debatable motions and aplwals in

14 connection tllPl'ewith, shall be limited to not

15 more than 10 honrs, ,,\'l1ieh shall be divided

16 equally between the majority and minority lead·

17 E'l'S 01' their designet's;

18 (C) a motion further to limit (ll'bate IS III

19 order and not debatable; and

20 (D) an amendment to the joint resolution,

21 a motion to postpone, a motion to IH'O('eed to

22 the C'onsideration of other business, or a motion

23 to l'eeomlllit tllP joint resolution are not in

24 ord(~r.

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1 (4) VO'l'E: ox PA~HAGE.-rrllE' vote on passag'e

2 shall occur immf'diatel~r follo\ving the C'onelusion of

3 the (lL~bate on a joint re:-;olution, and a single

4 quorum eall at the eonelusion of the debate if re-

5 quested in aeeol'dance with the rules of the Henate.

6 (5) RCLIXGS OF' TIlE CIIAIH OX PHOCEDl'RE.-

7 Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating- to

8 the applieation of the rules of tlw Henate to the Pl'O-

9 cedure relating to a joint resolution shall he decided

10 without debate.

II (d) Hn,Es RELATIXG 'ro 8EX~\'rE AXD HorsE OF'

12 HEPHESEXT..\'I'lY'ES.-

13 (l) COOHlHX.ATIOX WITH ACTIOX IW OTIIER

14 I1orsE.-If, bl'fore the passag'e by one House of a

15 joint resolution of that Hom~e, that House receIves

16 from the other House a joint resolution-

17 (A) the joint resolution of the other House

18 shall 110t he referred to a e0111mittee;

19 (B) ...vith resped to a joint resolution of the

20 Honse l'f'reiving' the rf'solution-

21 (i) the procedure in that House shall

22 be the same as if no joint resolution had

23 been reeeived from the other House; and

24 (ii) the vote on passage shall be on

25 the joint resolution of the other House.

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1 (2) 'rRI~A'I':.'lm~']' OF ,JOIXT IU;;SOI~I ''l'IOX OP

2 OTHER IIOCSK-If one House fails to introdueeor

3 c'onsidel' a joint resolutioll UlHler this seetion, the

4 joint resolution of the other Honse shall be entitled

5 to expedited floor })l'Oceduees uncleI' this seetioll.

6 (8) THEA'I'i'II<JXT CW ('Ol\fPAXIOX JfEAHI'RER.-

7 If, following" passage of the joint resolution in the

8 Senate, the Rt'nnte then l'eeeives the eompanion

9 measure from the House of Representatives, the

10 companion measnre shall not be debatable.

11 (4) CoXSmI<Jl1:\TIOX AF'rEH. PASSAUK-If the

12 President vetoes a joint resolution, dehate on a veto

13 message in the Renate under this seetion shall 1)(' 1

14 hour equall;v divided }wtween the majorit.y and mi-

15 nority leaders or their desigTlees.

16 (e) RCLI<JS (W BoeSE OF' REPlmSE:,\'rA'l'I\TES A:\'D

17 SExATE.-This seetion is en<-wted by CongTess-

18 (1) as an exer('is(~ of the rulemaking puwer of

19 the Renate and House of Representatives, respee-

20 tivel~!, and as surh it is deemed a part of the rules

21 of eaeh House, respeeti\'(~ly, hut applieahle onl.v with

22 respeet to the pl'Oepdllre to be followed in that

23 House in the ease of a joint resolution, and it SUpCl'-

24 sedes other rules 0111~r to tlw extent that it IS lI1COIl-

25 sistent with sll(~h rules; and

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1 (2) 'with full I'el'ognition of the constitutional

2 right of eithpr House to c:hange the rules (so fur a~

3 relating' to the procednn> of that. House) at any time,

4 in the same manner, and to the same extent as III

5 the ease of any other rule of that House.