Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Open Internet Act of 2014”.
Open Internet Act of 2014
A BILL
To amend the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to restore the authority of the Federal Communications Commission to adopt certain rules relating to preserving the open Internet and to direct the Commission to take all actions necessary to restore to effect vacated portions of such rules.
Sec. 2 Authority for and restoration of 2010 open Internet rules
Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C. 1302) is amended—
by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
“(d) Authority for and restoration of 2010 open Internet rules—Notwithstanding sections 3(51) and 332(c)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153(51); 332(c)(2)), the Commission is authorized by this section to adopt the rules adopted on December 21, 2010, in the Report and Order in the matter of preserving the open Internet and broadband industry practices (FCC 10–201). Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Open Internet Act of 2014, the Commission shall take all actions necessary to restore to effect the portions of such rules that were vacated by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in Verizon v. Federal Communications Commission (No. 11–1355; decided on January 14, 2014).”