Terri Sewell: “I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is…”

“I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 315, after line 20, insert the following: SEC. 3024. REPORT ON POTENTIAL OF INTERNET OF THINGS. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to Congress a report on the potential of the Internet of Things to improve transportation services in rural, suburban, and urban areas. Such report shall include-- (1) a survey of the communities, cities, and States that are using innovative transportation systems to meet the needs of ageing populations; (2) best practices to protect privacy and security determined as a result of such survey; (3) recommendations with respect to the potential of the Internet of Things to assist local, State, and Federal planners to develop more efficient and accurate projections of the transportation needs of rural, suburban, and urban communities. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 507, the gentlewoman from Alabama (Ms. Sewell) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Alabama.”