,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bfdd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #i1 #bjai,mr4   
,latta 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,brooks of   
,indiana1 ,mr4 ,hudson1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1
 ,mr4 ,kinzinger1 ,mr4 ,long1 and ,mrs4 
,rodgers of ,washington7 introduced the 
following bill2 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 ,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 a comprehensive   
list of ,federal agencies with          
jurisdiction over entities in the       
industry2  7#b7 develop a description of
 the jurisdiction and expertise of such 
agencies over such entities2 and  7#c7  
conduct a survey of entities in the     
internet-connected devices industry to--
 7,a7 identify which ,federal agencies  
such entities interact with2  7,b7      
identify public-private partnerships    
focused on promoting the adoption and   
use of internet-connected devices2  7,c7
 identify ,federal ,government resources
 that exist for consumers and small     
businesses to evaluate                  
internet-connected devices2 and  7,d7   
identify what1 if any1 duplication      
exists in the jurisdiction and expertise
 of ,federal agencies listed under      
paragraph 7#a7 over entities in the     
internet-connected devices industry4    
7b7 ,report to ,congress ,not later than
 #b years 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 reducing any existing duplication in
 jurisdiction or expertise as identified
 under subsection 7a77#c77;,d74  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