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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2644 
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 
MAY 9, 2019 
Mr. LATTA (for himself, Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. BILI-
RAKIS, Mr. KINZINGER, Mr. LONG, and Mrs. RODGERS of Washington) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy 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. 
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’’. 
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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 a comprehensive list of Federal 
agencies with jurisdiction over entities in the indus-
try; 
(2) develop a description of the jurisdiction and 
expertise of such agencies over such entities; and 
(3) conduct a survey of entities in the internet- 
connected devices industry to— 
(A) identify which Federal agencies such 
entities interact with; 
(B) identify public-private partnerships fo-
cused on promoting the adoption and use of 
internet-connected devices; 
(C) identify Federal Government resources 
that exist for consumers and small businesses 
to evaluate internet-connected devices; and 
(D) identify what, if any, duplication exists 
in the jurisdiction and expertise of Federal 
agencies listed under paragraph (1) over enti-
ties in the internet-connected devices industry. 
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(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 
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 re-
ducing any existing duplication in jurisdiction or ex-
pertise as identified under subsection (a)(3)(D). 
(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-
work, to communicate information at the direc-
tion of an individual; and 
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(B) has computer processing capabilities 
for collecting, sending, receiving, or analyzing 
data. 
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