[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6032 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6032

 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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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 Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``State of Modern Application, 
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 conduct 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 Secretary shall--
            (1) develop and conduct a survey of the internet-connected 
        devices industry through outreach to participating entities as 
        appropriate, including--
                    (A) a list of the industry sectors that develop 
                internet-connected devices;
                    (B) a list of public-private partnerships focused 
                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, mandatory or voluntary standards for 
                internet-connected devices;
                    (C) the status of the industry-based mandatory or 
                voluntary standards identified in subparagraph (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 industry 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 jurisdiction and 
        expertise of the Federal agencies listed under paragraph (2) 
        with regard to such entities and industry sectors;
            (6) identify all regulations, guidelines, mandatory 
        standards, voluntary standards, and other policies implemented 
        by each of the Federal agencies identified under paragraph (2), 
        as well as all guidelines, mandatory standards, voluntary 
        standards, 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 internet, 
                either directly or indirectly through a network, to 
                communicate information at the direction of an 
                individual; and
                    (B) has computer processing capabilities for 
                collecting, sending, receiving, or analyzing data.
                                 <all>