SMART IoT Act

State of Modern Application, Research, and Trends of IoT Act or the SMART IoT Act

This bill requires the Department of Commerce to study the state of the internet-connected devices industry (commonly known as the Internet of Things or IoT) by (1) ascertaining which federal agencies have jurisdiction over entities in the industry, (2) describing such jurisdiction and agency expertise, and (3) surveying the entities to better understand their interaction with the relevant federal agencies.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2644 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2644

 To direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study and submit to 
   Congress a report on the state of the internet-connected devices 
                     industry in the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 2019

    Mr. Latta (for himself, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Mr. Hudson, Mr. 
  Bilirakis, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. Long, and Mrs. Rodgers of Washington) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study and submit to 
   Congress a report on the state of the internet-connected devices 
                     industry in the United States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``State of Modern Application, 
Research, and Trends of IoT Act'' or the ``SMART IoT Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT ON INTERNET OF THINGS.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Commerce shall conduct a study on the 
state of the internet-connected devices industry (commonly known as the 
``Internet of Things'') in the United States. In conducting the study, 
the Secretary shall--
            (1) develop a comprehensive list of Federal agencies with 
        jurisdiction over entities in the industry;
            (2) develop a description of the jurisdiction and expertise 
        of such agencies over such entities; and
            (3) conduct a survey of entities in the internet-connected 
        devices industry to--
                    (A) identify which Federal agencies such entities 
                interact with;
                    (B) identify public-private partnerships focused on 
                promoting the adoption and use of internet-connected 
                devices;
                    (C) identify Federal Government resources that 
                exist for consumers and small businesses to evaluate 
                internet-connected devices; and
                    (D) identify what, if any, duplication exists in 
                the jurisdiction and expertise of Federal agencies 
                listed under paragraph (1) over entities in the 
                internet-connected devices industry.
    (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 
report that contains--
            (1) the results of the study conducted under subsection 
        (a); and
            (2) recommendations of the Secretary for reducing any 
        existing duplication in jurisdiction or expertise as identified 
        under subsection (a)(3)(D).
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' means an 
        agency, as defined in section 551 of title 5, United States 
        Code.
            (2) Internet-connected device.--The term ``internet-
        connected device'' means a physical object that--
                    (A) is capable of connecting to the internet, 
                either directly or indirectly through a network, to 
                communicate information at the direction of an 
                individual; and
                    (B) has computer processing capabilities for 
                collecting, sending, receiving, or analyzing data.
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