Title: SMART BASE Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Strengthening our Military Assets by Researching Technology to Better Assure Security and Efficiency Act or the SMART BASE Act
This bill directs the Department of Defense to report to Congress on the effects of using smart technology (i.e., interconnected devices and appliances that rely on technologies such as automation, artificial intelligence, and wireless communications) on military installations.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7011 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7011

To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study of the potential 
       application of smart technology on military installations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 2, 2018

   Mr. Issa (for himself and Ms. Clarke of New York) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study of the potential 
       application of smart technology on military installations.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening our Military Assets by 
Researching Technology to Better Assure Security and Efficiency Act'' 
or the ``SMART BASE Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDY ON USE OF SMART TECHNOLOGY BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study of using 
smart technology on military installations to--
            (1) improve military readiness;
            (2) improve the delivery of services to members of the 
        Armed Forces and the families of such members;
            (3) enhance physical security and cybersecurity; and
            (4) realize cost savings by increasing the efficiency of 
        infrastructure and asset management.
    (b) Matters Included.--The study under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) identify military installations that have adopted smart 
        technology;
            (2) with respect to such installations--
                    (A) detail specific examples of the implementation 
                of the smart technology;
                    (B) detail the average costs for the procurement 
                and implementation of the smart technology; and
                    (C) analyze any positive or negative effects of the 
                use of the smart technology on the installation;
            (3) identify smart technologies that have the potential to 
        be adopted more broadly in military installations;
            (4) review the potential cybersecurity implications of 
        adopting smart technology and how the Department of Defense can 
        mitigate vulnerabilities to ensure the information systems of a 
        military installation are secured from cybersecurity breaches; 
        and
            (5) include any additional matters the Secretary considers 
        appropriate.
    (c) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2019, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate a report on the study under subsection 
(a), including any recommendations the Secretary considers appropriate 
with respect to implementing smart technology on military 
installations.
    (d) Smart Technology Defined.--In this Act, the term ``smart 
technology'' means a range of technologies and devices, including with 
respect to automation, artificial intelligence, wireless and wired 
communications, sensors, actuators, meters, connected and 
interconnected devices, data sharing, and data analytics, that are used 
in various applications to make cities and communities more efficient, 
sustainable, resilient, and competitive.
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