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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. 

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 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘State of Modern Appli5 cation, Research, and Trends of IoT Act’’ or the ‘‘SMART 

6 IoT Act’’. 


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

2 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Commerce shall con3 duct a study on the state of the internet-connected devices 

4 industry (commonly known as the ‘‘Internet of Things’’) 

5 in the United States. In conducting the study, the Sec6 retary shall— 

7 (1) develop a comprehensive list of Federal 

8 agencies with jurisdiction over entities in the indus9 try; 

10 (2) develop a description of the jurisdiction and 

11 expertise of such agencies over such entities; and 

12 (3) conduct a survey of entities in the internet13 connected devices industry to— 

14 (A) identify which Federal agencies such 

15 entities interact with; 

16 (B) identify public-private partnerships fo17 cused on promoting the adoption and use of 

18 internet-connected devices; 

19 (C) identify Federal Government resources 

20 that exist for consumers and small businesses 

21 to evaluate internet-connected devices; and 

22 (D) identify what, if any, duplication exists 

23 in the jurisdiction and expertise of Federal 

24 agencies listed under paragraph (1) over enti25 ties in the internet-connected devices industry. 


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1 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

3 shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

4 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

5 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 

6 report that contains— 

7 (1) the results of the study conducted under 

8 subsection (a); and 

9 (2) recommendations of the Secretary for re10 ducing any existing duplication in jurisdiction or ex11 pertise as identified under subsection (a)(3)(D). 

12 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 (1) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 

14 agency’’ means an agency, as defined in section 551 

15 of title 5, United States Code. 

16 (2) INTERNET-CONNECTED DEVICE.—The term 

17 ‘‘internet-connected device’’ means a physical object 

18 that— 

19 (A) is capable of connecting to the inter20 net, either directly or indirectly through a net21 work, to communicate information at the direc22 tion of an individual; and 


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1 (B) has computer processing capabilities 

2 for collecting, sending, receiving, or analyzing 

3 data. 

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