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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 Pennsyl-
vania, 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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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘State of Modern Appli-
cation, Research, and Trends of IoT Act’’ or the ‘‘SMART 
IoT Act’’. 
SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT ON INTERNET OF THINGS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Commerce shall con-
duct a study on the state of the internet-connected devices 
industry (commonly known as the ‘‘Internet of Things’’) 
in the United States. In conducting the study, the Sec-
retary shall— 
(1) develop and conduct a survey of the inter-
net-connected devices industry through outreach to 
participating entities as appropriate, including— 
(A) a list of the industry sectors that de-
velop internet-connected devices; 
(B) a list of public-private partnerships fo-
cused on promoting the adoption and use of 
internet-connected devices, as well as industry- 
based bodies, including international bodies, 
which have developed, or are developing, man-
datory or voluntary standards for internet-con-
nected devices; 
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(C) the status of the industry-based man-
datory or voluntary standards identified in sub-
paragraph (B); and 
(D) a description of the ways entities or 
industry sectors develop, use, or promote the 
use of internet-connected devices; 
(2) develop a comprehensive list of Federal 
agencies with jurisdiction over the entities and in-
dustry sectors identified under paragraph (1); 
(3) identify which Federal agency or agencies 
listed under paragraph (2) each entity or industry 
sector interacts with; 
(4) identify all interagency activities that are 
taking place among the Federal agencies listed 
under paragraph (2), such as working groups or 
other coordinated efforts; 
(5) develop a brief description of the jurisdic-
tion and expertise of the Federal agencies listed 
under paragraph (2) with regard to such entities 
and industry sectors; 
(6) identify all regulations, guidelines, manda-
tory standards, voluntary standards, and other poli-
cies implemented by each of the Federal agencies 
identified under paragraph (2), as well as all guide-
lines, mandatory standards, voluntary standards, 
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and other policies implemented by industry-based 
bodies; and 
(7) identify Federal Government resources that 
exist for consumers and small businesses to evaluate 
internet-connected devices. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 
report that contains— 
(1) the results of the study conducted under 
subsection (a); and 
(2) recommendations of the Secretary for 
growth of the United States economy through the 
secure advancement of internet-connected devices. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FEDERAL
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 
agency’’ means an agency, as defined in section 551 
of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) INTERNET-CONNECTED DEVICE.—The term 
‘‘internet-connected device’’ means a physical object 
that— 
(A) is capable of connecting to the inter-
net, either directly or indirectly through a net-
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work, to communicate information at the direc-
tion of an individual; and 
(B) has computer processing capabilities 
for collecting, sending, receiving, or analyzing 
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 
study and submit to Congress a report on the 
state of the internet-connected devices industry 
in the United States. 
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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