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(d) Other Resources.--The Commission shall have reasonable access to materials,resources, data, and other information from the Department of Justice, theDepartment of Commerce, the Department of State, the Department of theTreasury, and the Office of the United States Trade Representative. TheCommission shall also have reasonable access to use the facilities of any suchDepartment or Office for purposes of conducting meetings.(e) Sunset.--The Commission shall terminate 18 months after the date of theenactment of this Act.(f) Rules of the Commission.--(1) Quorum.--Nine members of the Commission shall constitute a quorumfor conducting the business of the Commission.(2) Meetings.--Any meetings held by the Commission shall be dulynoticed at least 14 days in advance and shall be open to the public.(3) Opportunities to testify.--The Commission shall provide opportunitiesfor representatives of the general public, taxpayer groups, consumergroups, and State and local government officials to testify.(4) Additional rules.--The Commission may adopt other rules as needed.(g) Duties of the Commission.--(1) In general.--The Commission shall conduct a thorough study ofFederal, State and local, and international taxation and tariff treatment oftransactions using the Internet and Internet access and other comparableintrastate, interstate or international sales activities.(2) Issues to be studied.--The Commission may include in the study undersubsection (a)--(A) an examination of--(i) barriers imposed in foreign markets on United Statesproviders of property, goods, services, or informationengaged in electronic commerce and on United Statesproviders of telecommunications services; and(ii) how the imposition of such barriers will affect UnitedStates consumers, the competitiveness of United Statescitizens providing property, goods, services, or informationin foreign markets, and the growth and maturing of theInternet;7
(B) an examination of the collection and administration ofconsumption taxes on electronic commerce in other countries andthe United States, and the impact of such collection on the globaleconomy, including an examination of the relationship between thecollection and administration of such taxes when the transactionuses the Internet and when it does not;(C) an examination of the impact of the Internet and Internetaccess (particularly voice transmission) on the revenue base fortaxes imposed under section 4251 of the Internal Revenue Code of1986;(D) an examination of model State legislation that--(i) would provide uniform definitions of categories ofproperty, goods, service, or information subject to orexempt from sales and use taxes; and(ii) would ensure that Internet access services, onlineservices, and communications and transactions using theInternet, access service, or online services would be treatedin a tax and technologically neutral manner relative to otherforms of remote sales;(E) an examination of the effects of taxation, including the absenceof taxation, on all interstate sales transactions, includingtransactions using the Internet, on retail businesses and on Stateand local governments, which examination may a review of theefforts of State and local governments to collect sales and use taxesowed on in-State purchases from out-of-State sellers; and(F) the examination of ways to simplify Federal and State and localtaxes imposed on the provision of telecommunications services.(3) Effect on the Communications Act of 1934.--Nothing in this sectionshall include an examination of any fees or charges imposed by theFederal Communications Commission or States related to--(A) obligations under the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.151 et seq.); or(B) the implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (orof amendments made by that Act).8
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Page 6 and 7: Commissioner BiographiesDean Andal,
Page 8: Paul Harris, Sr., Delegate, Virgini
Page 11 and 12: Robert Novick, General Counsel,Offi
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Page 15 and 16: (d) Definition of Generally Imposed
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Page 31 and 32: THE EMERGING DIGITAL ECONOMYIntrodu
Page 33 and 34: INTRODUCTIONDuring the past few yea
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Page 37 and 38: What makes this rise in IT’s nomi
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Page 41 and 42: Hundreds of new firms are starting
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THE FUTUREAnalysts believe that Int
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Often today, consumers are not give
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CONVENIENCEConsumers cite convenien
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This pattern of lower prices is not
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CHAPTER SEVEN:WORKERS IN THE DIGITA
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WORKFORCE FLEXIBILITYWorkforce flex
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CHAPTER EIGHT:CHALLENGES AHEADThis
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(CERN) in Switzerland. In 1991, the
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55. Number of Online Newspapers on
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78. “Internet Insurance: A Study
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