S 2749 — DOTGOV Act of 2019

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(5) the .gov internet domain should be available at no cost or a negligible cost to any Federal, State, local, or territorial government-operated or publicly controlled entity, including any Tribal government recognized by the Federal Government or a State government, for use in their official services, operations, and communications;

``(a) Availability of .gov Domain.--The Director shall make .gov domain name registration services, as well as any supporting services described in subsection (c), generally available-- ``(1) to any Federal, State, local, or territorial government entity, or other publicly controlled entity, including any Tribal government recognized by the Federal Government or a State government, that complies with the policies requirements for registration developed by the Director as described in subsection (b);

``(2) without conditioning registration on the sharing of any information with the Director or any other Federal entity, other than the information required to meet the policies requirements described in subsection (b);

<DELETED> ``(d) Fees.--The Director may provide any service relating to the availability of the .gov internet domain program, including .gov domain name registration services and supporting services described in subsection (c), to entities described in subsection (a)(1) with or without reimbursement.</DELETED> ``(d) Fees.-- ``(1) In general.--The Director may provide any service relating to the availability of the .gov internet domain program, including .gov domain name registration services described in subsection (a) and supporting services described in subsection (c), to entities described in subsection (a)(1) with or without reimbursement.

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``(e) Consultation.--The Director shall consult with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Administrator of General Services, other civilian Federal agencies as appropriate, and entities representing State, local, Tribal, or territorial governments in developing the strategic direction of the .gov domain and in developing the policies required establishing requirements under subsection (b), in particular on matters of privacy, accessibility, transparency, and technology modernization.

``(3) Strategy.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,Act section, the Director shall develop and submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives a strategy to utilize the information collected under this subsection for countering malicious cyber activity.''.

and (4) the supporting services described in section 2215(c)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 4(b) of this Act.Act.;

and (5) the development, assessment, and determination of the amount of any fees imposed on new .gov domain registrants or annual renewals of .gov domains in accordance with section 2215(d) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 4(b) of this Act.

(d) On the date of publication for the requirements in subsection (c) of the requirements for domain registrants under subsection (c), the Administrator shall rescind the requirements in part 102-173 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.

<all>(e) During the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, any fee charged for new .gov domain registrants or annual renewals of .gov domains shall be not more than the amount of the fee charged for such registration or renewal as of October 1, 2019.

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401 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S.

2749 [Report No.

116-192] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide requirements for the .gov domain, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________ January 6, 2020 Reported with amendments