,,ib  ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #ghd  #aae?   
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #fjcb
  ,report ,no4 #aae-ajjc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se
 ,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,june #g1 #bjah  
,mr4 ,latta 7= himself & ,mr4 ,wel*7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce      
,novemb] #b1 #bjah;,additional sponsors3
 ,mr4 ,k9z+]1 ,mr4 ,upton1 ,mr4         
,burgess1 ,mr4 ,lance1 ,mr4 ,gu?rie1    
,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4  
,buc%on1 ,mr4 ,mull91 ,mrs4 ,mimi       
,walt]s ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,co/ello (    
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,duncan ( ,s\?       
,c>ol9a1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,g5e ,gre5 (
 ,texas1 ,mr4 ,b5 ,ray ,lujn ( ,new     
,mexico1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 & ,mrs4 ,brooks (
 ,indiana  ,novemb] #b1 #bjah ,committ$ 
to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on !    
,/ate ( ! ,union & ord]$ to be pr9t$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (       
,comm]ce to conduct a /udy & submit to  
,congress a report on ! /ate ( !        
int]net-connect$ devices indu/ry 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    

,act may be cit$ z ! ,/ate ( ,mod]n     
,application1 ,rese>*1 & ,tr5ds ( ,io,t 
,act or ! ,,sm>t ,io,t ,act4  #b4 ,/udy 
& report on ,int]net ( ,?+s  7a7 ,/udy  
,! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce %all conduct a  
/udy on ! /ate ( ! int]net-connect$     
devices indu/ry 7commonly kn[n z !      
,int]net ( ,?+s7 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 ,9  
conduct+ ! /udy1 ! ,secret>y %all--     
7#a7 develop & conduct a survey ( !     
int]net-connect$ devices indu/ry ?r\gh  
outrea* to p>ticipat+ entities z        
appropriate1 includ+--  7,a7 a li/ ( !  
indu/ry sectors t develop               
int]net-connect$ devices2  7,b7 a li/ ( 
public-private p>tn]%ips focus$ on      
promot+ ! adoption & use (              
int]net-connect$ devices1 z well z      
indu/ry-bas$ bodies1 includ+            
int]national bodies1 :i* h develop$1 or 
are develop+1 m&atory or volunt>y /&>ds 
= int]net-connect$ devices2  7,c7 !     
/atus ( ! indu/ry-bas$ m&atory or       
volunt>y /&>ds id5tifi$ 9 subp>agraph   
7,b72 &  7,d7 a description ( ! ways    

entities or indu/ry sectors develop1    
use1 or promote ! use ( int]net-connect$
 devices2  7#b7 develop a compreh5sive  
li/ ( ,f$]al ag5cies ) jurisdiction ov] 
! entities & indu/ry sectors id5tifi$ "u
 p>agraph 7#a72  7#c7 id5tify :i* ,f$]al
 ag5cy or ag5cies li/$ "u p>agraph 7#b7 
ea* entity or indu/ry sector int]acts )2
  7#d7 id5tify all int]ag5cy activities 
t are tak+ place among ! ,f$]al ag5cies 
li/$ "u p>agraph 7#b71 su* z work+ gr\ps
 or o!r coord9at$ ef=ts2  7#e7 develop a
 brief description ( ! jurisdiction &   
exp]tise ( ! ,f$]al ag5cies li/$ "u     
p>agraph 7#b7 ) reg>d to su* entities & 
indu/ry sectors2  7#f7 id5tify all      
regulations1 guidel9es1 m&atory /&>ds1  
volunt>y /&>ds1 & o!r policies implem5t$
 by ea* ( ! ,f$]al ag5cies id5tifi$ "u  
p>agraph 7#b71 z well z all guidel9es1  
m&atory /&>ds1 volunt>y /&>ds1 & o!r    
policies implem5t$ by indu/ry-bas$      
bodies2 &  7#g7 id5tify ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t
 res\rces t exi/ = consum]s & small     
bus9esses to evaluate int]net-connect$  

devices4  7b7 ,report to ,congress ,n   
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to 
! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation 
( ! ,s5ate a report t conta9s--  7#a7 ! 
results ( ! /udy conduct$ "u subsection 
7a72 &  7#b7 recomm5dations ( !         
,secret>y = gr[? ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
economy ?r\gh ! secure advancem5t (     
int]net-connect$ devices4  7c7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,f$]al 
ag5cy ,! t]m ,f$]al ag5cy means an      
ag5cy1 z def9$ 9 section #eea ( title   
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7          
,int]net-connect$ device ,! t]m         
int]net-connect$ device means a physical
 object t-- 7,a7 is capable ( connect+  
to ! int]net1 ei!r directly or          
indirectly ?r\gh a network1 to          
communicate in=mation at ! direction (  
an individual2 &  7,b7 has comput]      
process+ capabilities = collect+1 s5d+1 
receiv+1 or analyz+ data4  ,novemb] #b1 

#bjah ,committ$ to ! ,committee ( !     
,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union &     
ord]$ to be pr9t$