FINDINGS.

SEC. 902. [6 U.S.C. 665 note] FINDINGS. Congress finds that— (1) the .gov internet domain reflects the work of United States innovators in inventing the internet and the role that the Federal Government played in guiding the development and success of the early internet; (2) the .gov internet domain is a unique resource of the United States that reflects the history of innovation and global leadership of the United States; (3) when online public services and official communications from any level and branch of government use the .gov internet domain, they are easily recognized as official and difficult to impersonate; (4) the citizens of the United States deserve online public services that are safe, recognizable, and trustworthy; (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; (6) the .gov internet domain provides a critical service to those Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments; and (7) the .gov internet domain should be operated transparently and in the spirit of public accessibility, privacy, and security.