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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3789 

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 

JULY 17, 2019 

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 networks in order to determine the amount of electromagnetic spectrum required to meet the demand created 

by such use, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘IoT Readiness Act of 

5 2019’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

2 It is the sense of Congress that— 

3 (1) Internet of Things device usage is a critical 

4 component of the United States economy; 

5 (2) Internet of Things device usage will con6 tinue to grow exponentially, and United States infra7 structure needs to be prepared for that growth; 

8 (3) in order for the Federal Government to 

9 properly address spectrum requirements, Congress 

10 needs to understand the full scope of future spec11 trum demand; and 

12 (4) the United States should further prepare its 

13 infrastructure with comprehensive spectrum plan14 ning. 

15 SEC. 3. TRACKING OF GROWTH OF INTERNET OF THINGS 

16 AND 5G DEVICES BY FCC. 

17 (a) COLLECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF DATA.— 

18 The Commission shall collect and maintain data on the 

19 growth in the use of Internet of Things devices and devices 

20 that use 5G mobile networks in order to determine the 

21 amount of electromagnetic spectrum required to meet the 

22 demand created by such use. 

23 (b) BIENNIAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

24 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

25 and not less frequently than every 2 years thereafter, the 

26 Commission shall submit to Congress a report on the data 


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1 collected and maintained under subsection (a). Such re2 port shall contain— 

3 (1) a determination by the Commission of the 

4 amount of electromagnetic spectrum required to 

5 meet the demand created by Internet of Things de6 vices and devices that use 5G mobile networks and 

7 whether sufficient spectrum is available as of the 

8 date of such report to meet such demand; and 

9 (2) a determination by the Commission of— 

10 (A) whether any growth is anticipated in 

11 the use of Internet of Things devices or devices 

12 that use 5G mobile networks; and 

13 (B) if such growth is anticipated, the 

14 amount of spectrum needed to meet the future 

15 demand created by such growth. 

16 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

17 In this Act: 

18 (1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 

19 means the Federal Communications Commission, in 

20 consultation with the Assistant Secretary of Com21 merce for Communications and Information. 

22 (2) INTERNET OF THINGS DEVICE.—The term 

23 ‘‘Internet of Things device’’ means a device that 


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1 uses a network to communicate and share data with 

2 other devices. 

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