“Any hindering of NTIA’s ability to conduct the...
"Any hindering of NTIA’s ability to conduct the proper levels of due diligence” for its transition of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) “through the use of currently available resources could result in harm to U.S. businesses and Internet users…
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as a whole,” wrote Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce executive vice president-government affairs, to the House Tuesday. The letter was about the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2015 (HR-4660), slated for debate on the House floor Wednesday and a vote Thursday (http://1.usa.gov/1wgP2WX). HR-4660 would provide $36.7 million for NTIA, below the $51 million the executive branch requested. The funding would not include money for NTIA’s plan to transition the IANA, which Republicans have slammed, the appropriations committee has said. Josten said “NTIA has steadfastly opposed a transition of any mechanism that would deviate from the current multistakeholder model of Internet governance and should be allowed to take any needed steps to achieve the cautiousness and transparency that we agree is essential for a safe and smooth transition."