IoT Readiness Act of 2021

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 981 To direct the Federal Communications Commission to collect and maintain data on the growth in the use of Internet of Things devices and devices that use 5G mobile networks in order to determine the amount of electromagnetic spectrum required to meet the demand created by such use, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 11, 2021 Ms. DELBENE (for herself and Mr. KATKO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the Federal Communications Commission to collect and maintain data on the growth in the use of Internet of Things devices and devices that use 5G mobile net- works in order to determine the amount of electro- magnetic spectrum required to meet the demand created by such use, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘IoT Readiness Act of 4 2021’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:35 Mar 06, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H981.IH H981 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 981 IH SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 1 It is the sense of Congress that— 2 (1) Internet of Things device usage is a critical 3 component of the United States economy; 4 (2) Internet of Things device usage will con- 5 tinue to grow exponentially, and United States infra- 6 structure needs to be prepared for that growth; 7 (3) in order for the Federal Government to 8 properly address spectrum requirements, Congress 9 needs to understand the full scope of future spec- 10 trum demand; and 11 (4) the United States should further prepare its 12 infrastructure with comprehensive spectrum plan- 13 ning. 14 SEC. 3. TRACKING OF GROWTH OF INTERNET OF THINGS 15 AND 5G DEVICES BY FCC. 16 (a) COLLECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF DATA.— 17 The Commission shall collect and maintain data on the 18 growth in the use of Internet of Things devices and devices 19 that use 5G mobile networks in order to determine the 20 amount of electromagnetic spectrum required to meet the 21 demand created by such use. 22 (b) BIENNIAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later 23 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 24 and not less frequently than every 2 years thereafter, the 25 Commission shall submit to Congress a report on the data 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:35 Mar 06, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H981.IH H981 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 981 IH collected and maintained under subsection (a). Such re- 1 port shall contain— 2 (1) a determination by the Commission of the 3 amount of electromagnetic spectrum required to 4 meet the demand created by Internet of Things de- 5 vices and devices that use 5G mobile networks and 6 whether sufficient spectrum is available as of the 7 date of such report to meet such demand; and 8 (2) a determination by the Commission of— 9 (A) whether any growth is anticipated in 10 the use of Internet of Things devices or devices 11 that use 5G mobile networks; and 12 (B) if such growth is anticipated, the 13 amount of spectrum needed to meet the future 14 demand created by such growth. 15 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 16 In this Act: 17 (1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 18 means the Federal Communications Commission, in 19 consultation with the Assistant Secretary of Com- 20 merce for Communications and Information. 21 (2) INTERNET OF THINGS DEVICE.—The term 22 ‘‘Internet of Things device’’means a device that uses 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:35 Mar 06, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H981.IH H981 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 981 IH a network to communicate and share data with other 1 devices. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:35 Mar 06, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H981.IH H981 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS