,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ghd  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#fjcb  ,report ,no4 #aae-ajjc  ,,in     
,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives    
,june #g1 #bjah ,mr4 ,latta 7for himself
 and ,mr4 ,welch7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,november #b1 #bjah;,additional         
sponsors3 ,mr4 ,kinzinger1 ,mr4 ,upton1 
,mr4 ,burgess1 ,mr4 ,lance1 ,mr4        
,guthrie1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4         
,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,bucshon1 ,mr4 ,mullin1
 ,mrs4 ,mimi ,walters of ,california1   
,mr4 ,costello of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4   
,duncan of ,south ,carolina1 ,mrs4      
,dingell1 ,mr4 ,gene ,green of ,texas1  
,mr4 ,ben ,ray ,lujn of ,new ,mexico1   
,mr4 ,crdenas1 and ,mrs4 ,brooks of     
,indiana  ,november #b1 #bjah ,committed
 to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house 
on the ,state of the ,union and ordered 
to be printed  ,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 ,states4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,state of ,modern          
,application1 ,research1 and ,trends of 
,io,t ,act or the ,,smart ,io,t ,act4   
#b4 ,study and report on ,internet of   
,things  7a7 ,study ,the ,secretary of  
,commerce shall conduct a study on the  
state of the internet-connected devices 
industry 7commonly known as the         
,internet of ,things7 in the ,united    
,states4 ,in conducting the study1 the  
,secretary shall--  7#a7 develop and    
conduct a survey of the                 
internet-connected devices industry     
through outreach to participating       
entities as appropriate1 including--    
7,a7 a list of the industry sectors that
 develop internet-connected devices2    
7,b7 a list of public-private           
partnerships focused on promoting the   
adoption and use of internet-connected  
devices1 as well as industry-based      
bodies1 including international bodies1 

which have developed1 or are developing1
 mandatory or voluntary standards for   
internet-connected devices2  7,c7 the   
status of the industry-based mandatory  
or voluntary standards identified in    
subparagraph 7,b72 and  7,d7 a          
description of the ways entities or     
industry sectors develop1 use1 or       
promote the use of internet-connected   
devices2  7#b7 develop a comprehensive  
list of ,federal agencies with          
jurisdiction over the entities and      
industry sectors identified under       
paragraph 7#a72  7#c7 identify which    
,federal agency or agencies listed under
 paragraph 7#b7 each entity or industry 
sector interacts with2  7#d7 identify   
all interagency activities that are     
taking place among the ,federal agencies
 listed under paragraph 7#b71 such as   
working groups or other coordinated     
efforts2  7#e7 develop a brief          
description of the jurisdiction and     
expertise of the ,federal agencies      
listed under paragraph 7#b7 with regard 

to such entities and industry sectors2  
7#f7 identify all regulations1          
guidelines1 mandatory standards1        
voluntary standards1 and other policies 
implemented by each of the ,federal     
agencies identified under paragraph     
7#b71 as well as all guidelines1        
mandatory standards1 voluntary          
standards1 and other policies           
implemented by industry-based bodies2   
and  7#g7 identify ,federal ,government 
resources that exist for consumers and  
small businesses to evaluate            
internet-connected devices4  7b7 ,report
 to ,congress ,not later than #a year   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary shall submit to the
 ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of 
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate a report 
that contains--  7#a7 the results of the
 study conducted under subsection 7a72  
and  7#b7 recommendations of the        
,secretary for growth of the ,united    

,states economy through the secure      
advancement of internet-connected       
devices4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this     
section3 7#a7 ,federal agency ,the term 
,federal agency means an agency1 as     
defined in section #eea of title #e1    
,united ,states ,code4  7#b7            
,internet-connected device ,the term    
internet-connected device means a       
physical object that-- 7,a7 is capable  
of connecting to the internet1 either   
directly or indirectly through a        
network1 to communicate information at  
the direction of an individual2 and     
7,b7 has computer processing            
capabilities for collecting1 sending1   
receiving1 or analyzing data4  ,november
 #b1 #bjah ,committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union and ordered to be printed