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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 904 
To direct the Federal Communications Commission to collect and maintain 
data on the growth in the use of Internet of Things devices and devices 
that use 5G mobile networks in order to determine the amount of 
electromagnetic spectrum required to meet the demand created by such 
use, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2023 
Ms. DELBENE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Federal Communications Commission to collect 
and maintain data on the growth in the use of Internet 
of Things devices and devices that use 5G mobile net-
works in order to determine the amount of electro-
magnetic spectrum required to meet the demand created 
by such use, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘IoT Readiness Act of 
2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) Internet of Things device usage is a critical 
component of the United States economy; 
(2) Internet of Things device usage will con-
tinue to grow exponentially, and United States infra-
structure needs to be prepared for that growth; 
(3) in order for the Federal Government to 
properly address spectrum requirements, Congress 
needs to understand the full scope of future spec-
trum demand; and 
(4) the United States should further prepare its 
infrastructure with comprehensive spectrum plan-
ning. 
SEC. 3. TRACKING OF GROWTH OF INTERNET OF THINGS 
AND 5G DEVICES BY FCC. 
(a) COLLECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF DATA.— 
The Commission shall collect and maintain data on the 
growth in the use of Internet of Things devices and devices 
that use 5G mobile networks in order to determine the 
amount of electromagnetic spectrum required to meet the 
demand created by such use. 
(b) BIENNIAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and not less frequently than every 2 years thereafter, the 
Commission shall submit to Congress a report on the data 
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collected and maintained under subsection (a). Such re-
port shall contain— 
(1) a determination by the Commission of the 
amount of electromagnetic spectrum required to 
meet the demand created by Internet of Things de-
vices and devices that use 5G mobile networks and 
whether sufficient spectrum is available as of the 
date of such report to meet such demand; and 
(2) a determination by the Commission of— 
(A) whether any growth is anticipated in 
the use of Internet of Things devices or devices 
that use 5G mobile networks; and 
(B) if such growth is anticipated, the 
amount of spectrum needed to meet the future 
demand created by such growth. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Communications Commission, in 
consultation with the Assistant Secretary of Com-
merce for Communications and Information. 
(2) INTERNET OF THINGS DEVICE.—The term 
‘‘Internet of Things device’’means a device that uses 
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a network to communicate and share data with other 
devices. 
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