Coordination of activities among Federal agencies

(a) Coordination (1) Coordination of activities (A) Federal council (i) Establishment The Secretaries shall establish a council of Federal agencies, to be known as the Interagency Council on Smart Cities, to promote the coordination of the activities and funding from Federal agencies relating to smart cities or communities. (ii) Membership The Council shall— (I) be led by the Office of Science and Technology Policy; (II) be co-chaired by the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Secretary; and (III) include— (aa) the Secretary of Energy; (bb) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; (cc) the Secretary of Transportation; (dd) the Director of the National Science Foundation; and (ee) the heads of such other Federal agencies as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, including— (AA) the Secretary of Homeland Security; (BB) the Secretary of Labor; and (CC) the Secretary of State. (B) Prioritization For purposes of coordinating Federal activities under subparagraph (A), the Secretaries shall prioritize the conduct of Federal activities that would— (i) demonstrate smart city or community technologies in repeatable ways that can rapidly be scaled; (ii) encourage public, private, regional, national, and international sharing of data and best practices; (iii) encourage private sector innovation by promoting industry-driven technology standards, open platforms, technology-neutral requirements, and interoperability; (iv) promote— (I) a skilled workforce; (II) an open and competitive global market for smart city or community technologies; (III) inclusion of all citizens, including minority or disadvantaged groups; (IV) protocols and standards that allow for the measurement and validation of the cost savings and performance improvements associated with the installation and use of smart city or community technologies and practices; and (V) equitable distribution of benefits gained from the use of smart technologies; (v) foster the growth of the smart city or community technology industry and workforce in the United States; (vi) encourage the adoption of smart city or community technologies by communities; (vii) safeguard cybersecurity, including by promoting industry practices relating to cybersecurity; and (viii) safeguard privacy and, in consultation with cities, communities, and industry entities, establish parameters and best practices for the full life cycle management of all types of smart city or community data, including— (I) best practices for the collection, storage, disposal, ownership, and sharing of data; and (II) best practices for data transparency and data use limitations. (C) Considerations The Secretaries shall— (i) ensure that the Federal activities described in subparagraph (B) relating to safeguarding cybersecurity take into account existing Federal, State, and local frameworks, guidelines, and best practices when considering the application of those frameworks, guidelines, and best practices to smart city technologies; (ii) ensure that the Federal activities described in subparagraph (B) take into consideration software quality, especially as software quality impacts reproducibility, maintainability, reliability, and security of systems, especially high-confidence systems; (iii) conduct privacy impact assessments for Federal activities that could negatively affect privacy; and (iv) ensure the privacy of individuals by providing guidelines for— (I) the use of technologies with inherent privacy and security considerations; (II) screening vendors and partners to prevent the inclusion of organizations and individuals that have been involved in, or affiliated with, illegal or unethical uses of data; (III) contractually obligating vendors and partners to maintain legal and ethical data standards with respect to privacy and data security; and (IV) monitoring for compliance with the requirements of this clause. (2) Strategy (A) In general The Secretaries, acting through the Council, in consultation with industry entities, cities, and communities, shall develop a multiyear strategy for— (i) the coordination of activities and funding under paragraph (1)(A); (ii) the development of partnerships with the private sector relating to smart cities or communities; and (iii) the promotion of international cooperation with respect to smart city or community technologies and standards. (B) Requirement The Secretaries shall coordinate with the heads of any applicable Federal agencies to leverage private sector and non-Federal public investment in smart city or community technologies consistent with the strategy developed under subparagraph (A). (3) Assessment (A) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the heads of other applicable Federal agencies, shall coordinate with such private and public organizations and units of local government as the Secretary of Labor determines to be appropriate regarding the preparation of a smart city or community technology workforce needs assessment. (B) Submission On completion of the assessment prepared under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Labor shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress and the Council the completed assessment. (4) Coordination of funds In promoting the coordination of Federal funding relating to smart city or community activities under paragraph (1)(A) and in accordance with the strategy developed under paragraph (2)(A), each of the Secretaries shall— (A) track, with respect to the appropriate Federal agency, the expenditures and planned expenditures of Federal funds for smart city- or community-related activities, together with leveraged non-Federal matching funds; and (B) coordinate with the head of any other applicable Federal agency that allocates funds for smart city or community activities— (i) to achieve greater benefits from activities using Federal funds; (ii) to produce integrated projects relating to those activities; and (iii) to leverage complementary investments of other Federal agencies in those activities. (b) Submission of information and biennial report During the 6-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act— (1) the head of each applicable Federal agency shall submit to the Secretary information for inclusion in the report submitted under paragraph (2); and (2) not less frequently than once every 2 years, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report, based on the information described in paragraph (1), that includes— (A) an update of the status of relevant smart city or community technology developments and applications, including broadband infrastructure; (B) a description of any related program or activity that is funded by the Federal agency during the period covered by the report; (C) the budget of the Federal agency for supporting smart city or community activities, as described in subsection (a)(4)(A); (D) any non-Federal cost-share contributed for activities for which Federal assistance is provided under this section; (E) a description of the strategy developed under subsection (a)(2)(A), including a description of how the relevant programs are progressing under that strategy; (F) a description of outreach activities conducted under section 102(d), including the amount and type of assistance required by cities and communities to overcome barriers to implementing smart city or community technologies, and any Federal actions necessary to meet those needs; (G) a description of projects funded under section 201, including a description of— (i) project outcomes and performance; (ii) the use of leveraged non-Federal funds; (iii) the equitable distribution of Federal funds; and (iv) how each project fulfills the priorities described in subsection (a)(1)(B); and (H) such other information as the Secretary determines to be necessary.