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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6032 

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 

JUNE 7, 2018 

Mr. LATTA (for himself and Mr. WELCH) 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’’. 

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

8 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Commerce shall con9 duct a study on the state of the internet-connected devices 


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

2 in the United States. In conducting the study, the Sec3 retary shall— 

4 (1) develop and conduct a survey of the inter5 net-connected devices industry through outreach to 

6 participating entities as appropriate, including— 

7 (A) a list of the industry sectors that de8 velop internet-connected devices; 

9 (B) a list of public-private partnerships fo10 cused on promoting the adoption and use of 

11 internet-connected devices, as well as industry12 based bodies, including international bodies, 

13 which have developed, or are developing, man14 datory or voluntary standards for internet-con15 nected devices; 

16 (C) the status of the industry-based man17 datory or voluntary standards identified in sub18 paragraph (B); and 

19 (D) a description of the ways entities or 

20 industry sectors develop, use, or promote the 

21 use of internet-connected devices; 

22 (2) develop a comprehensive list of Federal 

23 agencies with jurisdiction over the entities and in24 dustry sectors identified under paragraph (1); 


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1 (3) identify which Federal agency or agencies 

2 listed under paragraph (2) each entity or industry 

3 sector interacts with; 

4 (4) identify all interagency activities that are 

5 taking place among the Federal agencies listed 

6 under paragraph (2), such as working groups or 

7 other coordinated efforts; 

8 (5) develop a brief description of the jurisdic9 tion and expertise of the Federal agencies listed 

10 under paragraph (2) with regard to such entities 

11 and industry sectors; 

12 (6) identify all regulations, guidelines, manda13 tory standards, voluntary standards, and other poli14 cies implemented by each of the Federal agencies 

15 identified under paragraph (2), as well as all guide16 lines, mandatory standards, voluntary standards, 

17 and other policies implemented by industry-based 

18 bodies; and 

19 (7) identify Federal Government resources that 

20 exist for consumers and small businesses to evaluate 

21 internet-connected devices. 

22 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 

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

24 shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

25 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 


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1 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 

2 report that contains— 

3 (1) the results of the study conducted under 

4 subsection (a); and 

5 (2) recommendations of the Secretary for 

6 growth of the United States economy through the 

7 secure advancement of internet-connected devices. 

8 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

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

11 of title 5, United States Code. 

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

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

14 that— 

15 (A) is capable of connecting to the inter16 net, either directly or indirectly through a net17 work, to communicate information at the direc18 tion of an individual; and 

19 (B) has computer processing capabilities 

20 for collecting, sending, receiving, or analyzing 

21 data. 

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