SMART IoT Act

I 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. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 9, 2019 Mr. LATTA (for himself, Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. BILI- RAKIS, Mr. KINZINGER, Mr. LONG, and Mrs. RODGERS of Washington) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En- ergy and Commerce 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 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 ‘‘State of Modern Appli- 4 cation, Research, and Trends of IoT Act’’ or the ‘‘SMART 5 IoT Act’’. 6 VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:39 May 18, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2644.IH H2644 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 2644 IH SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT ON INTERNET OF THINGS. 1 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Commerce shall con- 2 duct a study on the state of the internet-connected devices 3 industry (commonly known as the ‘‘Internet of Things’’) 4 in the United States. In conducting the study, the Sec- 5 retary shall— 6 (1) develop a comprehensive list of Federal 7 agencies with jurisdiction over entities in the indus- 8 try; 9 (2) develop a description of the jurisdiction and 10 expertise of such agencies over such entities; and 11 (3) conduct a survey of entities in the internet- 12 connected devices industry to— 13 (A) identify which Federal agencies such 14 entities interact with; 15 (B) identify public-private partnerships fo- 16 cused on promoting the adoption and use of 17 internet-connected devices; 18 (C) identify Federal Government resources 19 that exist for consumers and small businesses 20 to evaluate internet-connected devices; and 21 (D) identify what, if any, duplication exists 22 in the jurisdiction and expertise of Federal 23 agencies listed under paragraph (1) over enti- 24 ties in the internet-connected devices industry. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:39 May 18, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2644.IH H2644 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 2644 IH (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 1 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 2 shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 3 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 4 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 5 report that contains— 6 (1) the results of the study conducted under 7 subsection (a); and 8 (2) recommendations of the Secretary for re- 9 ducing any existing duplication in jurisdiction or ex- 10 pertise as identified under subsection (a)(3)(D). 11 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 12 (1) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 13 agency’’ means an agency, as defined in section 551 14 of title 5, United States Code. 15 (2) INTERNET-CONNECTED DEVICE.—The term 16 ‘‘internet-connected device’’ means a physical object 17 that— 18 (A) is capable of connecting to the inter- 19 net, either directly or indirectly through a net- 20 work, to communicate information at the direc- 21 tion of an individual; and 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:39 May 18, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2644.IH H2644 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 2644 IH (B) has computer processing capabilities 1 for collecting, sending, receiving, or analyzing 2 data. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:39 May 18, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2644.IH H2644 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS