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Union Calendar No. 784 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6032 

[Report No. 115–1003] 

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 

NOVEMBER 2, 2018 

Additional sponsors: Mr. KINZINGER, Mr. UPTON, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. LANCE, 

Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. 

MULLIN, Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of California, Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. GENE GREEN

of Texas, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA ́N of New Mexico, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, and Mrs. 

BROOKS of Indiana 

NOVEMBER 2, 2018 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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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. 


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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 

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

11 in the United States. In conducting the study, the Sec12 retary shall— 

13 (1) develop and conduct a survey of the inter14 net-connected devices industry through outreach to 

15 participating entities as appropriate, including— 

16 (A) a list of the industry sectors that de17 velop internet-connected devices; 

18 (B) a list of public-private partnerships fo19 cused on promoting the adoption and use of 

20 internet-connected devices, as well as industry21 based bodies, including international bodies, 

22 which have developed, or are developing, man23 datory or voluntary standards for internet-con24 nected devices; 


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1 (C) the status of the industry-based man2 datory or voluntary standards identified in sub3 paragraph (B); and 

4 (D) a description of the ways entities or 

5 industry sectors develop, use, or promote the 

6 use of internet-connected devices; 

7 (2) develop a comprehensive list of Federal 

8 agencies with jurisdiction over the entities and in9 dustry sectors identified under paragraph (1); 

10 (3) identify which Federal agency or agencies 

11 listed under paragraph (2) each entity or industry 

12 sector interacts with; 

13 (4) identify all interagency activities that are 

14 taking place among the Federal agencies listed 

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

16 other coordinated efforts; 

17 (5) develop a brief description of the jurisdic18 tion and expertise of the Federal agencies listed 

19 under paragraph (2) with regard to such entities 

20 and industry sectors; 

21 (6) identify all regulations, guidelines, manda22 tory standards, voluntary standards, and other poli23 cies implemented by each of the Federal agencies 

24 identified under paragraph (2), as well as all guide25 lines, mandatory standards, voluntary standards, 


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1 and other policies implemented by industry-based 

2 bodies; and 

3 (7) identify Federal Government resources that 

4 exist for consumers and small businesses to evaluate 

5 internet-connected devices. 

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

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

8 shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

9 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

10 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 

11 report that contains— 

12 (1) the results of the study conducted under 

13 subsection (a); and 

14 (2) recommendations of the Secretary for 

15 growth of the United States economy through the 

16 secure advancement of internet-connected devices. 

17 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

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

20 of title 5, United States Code. 

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

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

23 that— 

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1 work, to communicate information at the direc2 tion of an individual; and 

3 (B) has computer processing capabilities 

4 for collecting, sending, receiving, or analyzing 

5 data. 


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Union Calendar No. 784 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6032 

[Report No. 115–1003] 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a 

in the United States. state of the internet-connected devices industry study and submit to Congress a report on the 

NOVEMBER 2, 2018 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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