S.Amdt. 2997

SA 2997. Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Booker) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2953 proposed by Ms.
Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to provide for the modernization of the
energy policy of the United States, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of section 1021, add the following:
(d) Internet of Things.--
(1) Definition of internet of things.--In this subsection,
the term ``Internet of Things'' means a set of technologies
(including endpoint devices such as cars, machinery or
household appliances) that--
(A) connect to the Internet; and
(B) provide real-time and actionable analytics and
predictive maintenance.
(2) Impact of internet of things technology.--The report
required under this section shall--
(A) analyze--
(i) the impact of Internet of Things technology on energy
and water systems; and
(ii) the return on investment of installing Internet of
Things technology solutions to increase water and energy
efficiency, improve water quality, and support demand
response and the flexibility and reliability of the
electricity grid; and
(B) identify--
(i) ways in which to enable actionable analytics and
predictive maintenance to improve the long-term viability of
building systems and equipment; and
(ii) Internet of Things technology solutions that, through
features embedded in hardware and software from the outset--

(I) are easily scalable; and
(II) promote security, privacy, interoperability, and open
standards.

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