Check http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/icann-memorandum.htm The FIRST line in the background is stated as - "On July 1, 1997, as part of the Administration's Framework for Global Electronic Commerce, the President directed the Secretary of Commerce to privatize the management of the domain name system (DNS) in a manner that increases competition and facilitates international participation in its management. " This budget move will REDUCE competition and REDUCE international participation, violating the principles laid out in this MoU - Bhavin