,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bfdd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #i1 #bjai,mr4    
,latta 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,brooks (      
,indiana1 ,mr4 ,hudson1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1
 ,mr4 ,k9z+]1 ,mr4 ,long1 & ,mrs4       
,rodg]s ( ,wa%+ton7 introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,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 a        
compreh5sive li/ ( ,f$]al ag5cies )     
jurisdiction ov] entities 9 ! indu/ry2  

7#b7 develop a description ( !          
jurisdiction & exp]tise ( su* ag5cies   
ov] su* entities2 &  7#c7 conduct a     
survey ( entities 9 ! int]net-connect$  
devices indu/ry to-- 7,a7 id5tify :i*   
,f$]al ag5cies su* entities int]act )2  
7,b7 id5tify public-private p>tn]%ips   
focus$ on promot+ ! adoption & use (    
int]net-connect$ devices2  7,c7 id5tify 
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t res\rces t exi/ =      
consum]s & small bus9esses to evaluate  
int]net-connect$ devices2 &  7,d7       
id5tify :at1 if any1 duplication exi/s 9
 ! jurisdiction & exp]tise ( ,f$]al     
ag5cies li/$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 ov]       
entities 9 ! int]net-connect$ devices   
indu/ry4  7b7 ,report to ,congress ,n   
lat] ?an #b ye>s 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 = r$uc+ any
 exi/+ duplication 9 jurisdiction or    
exp]tise z id5tifi$ "u subsection       
7a77#c77;,d74  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