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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8115 
To ensure appropriate prioritization, spectrum planning, and interagency 
coordination to support the Internet of Things. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 25, 2020 
Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mrs. RODGERS of Washington) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To ensure appropriate prioritization, spectrum planning, and 
interagency coordination to support the Internet of Things. 
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 ‘‘Developing Innovation 
and Growing the Internet of Things Act’’ or the ‘‘DIGIT 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) the Internet of Things refers to the growing 
number of connected and interconnected devices; 
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(2) 
estimates 
indicate 
that 
more 
than 
125,000,000,000 devices will be connected to the 
internet by 2030; 
(3) the Internet of Things has the potential to 
generate trillions of dollars in new economic activity 
around the world in the transportation, energy, agri-
culture, manufacturing, and health care sectors and 
in other sectors that are critical to the growth of the 
gross domestic product of the United States; 
(4) businesses across the United States can de-
velop new services and products, improve the effi-
ciency of operations and logistics, cut costs, improve 
worker and public safety, and pass savings on to 
consumers by utilizing the Internet of Things and 
related innovations; 
(5) the Internet of Things will— 
(A) be vital in furthering innovation and 
the development of emerging technologies; and 
(B) play a key role in developing artificial 
intelligence and advanced computing capabili-
ties; 
(6) the United States leads the world in the de-
velopment of technologies that support the internet, 
the United States technology sector is well-posi-
tioned to lead in the development of technologies for 
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the Internet of Things, and the appropriate 
prioritization of a national strategy with respect to 
the Internet of Things would strengthen that posi-
tion; 
(7) the Federal Government can implement this 
technology to better deliver services to the public; 
and 
(8) the Senate unanimously passed Senate Res-
olution 110, 114th Congress, agreed to March 24, 
2015, calling for a national strategy for the develop-
ment of the Internet of Things. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that policies governing the Internet of Things 
should— 
(1) promote solutions with respect to the Inter-
net of Things that are secure, scalable, interoper-
able, industry-driven, and standards-based; and 
(2) maximize the development and deployment 
of the Internet of Things to benefit all stakeholders, 
including businesses, governments, and consumers. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Communications Commission. 
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