Smith has simply chosen to delay its implementation. It's still in there, it just won't come into effect until "after a study has been done on its effects."
"I feel we should remove DNS-blocking from the Stop
Online Piracy Act so that the [U.S. House Judiciary]
Committee can further examine the issues surrounding
this provision.
"We will continue to look for ways," Smith continued,
"to ensure that foreign Web sites cannot sell and
distribute illegal content to U.S. consumers."
While I don't doubt they may to try to introduce something similar in another bill, it looks like they are pulling it out. What have you seen/heard that says differently?
Smith has simply chosen to delay its implementation. It's still in there, it just won't come into effect until "after a study has been done on its effects."