1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act or DIGIT Act . 2. Findings; sense of Congress (a) Findings Congress finds that— (1) the Internet of Things refers to the growing number of connected and interconnected devices; (2) estimates indicate that more than 50,000,000,000 devices will be connected to the Internet by the year 2020; (3) the Internet of Things has the potential to generate trillions of dollars in new economic activity around the world; (4) businesses across the United States can develop new services and products, improve operations, simplify logistics, cut costs, and pass savings on to consumers by utilizing the Internet of Things and related innovations; (5) the United States leads the world in the development of technologies that support the Internet and the United States technology sector is well-positioned to lead in the development of technologies for the Internet of Things; (6) the United States Government can implement this technology to better deliver services to the public; and (7) the United States Senate unanimously passed Senate Resolution 110, 114th Congress, agreed to March 24, 2015, calling for a national strategy for the development of the Internet of Things. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that policies governing the Internet of Things should maximize the potential and development of the Internet of Things to benefit all stakeholders, including businesses, governments, and consumers. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Appropriate committees of Congress The term appropriate committees of Congress means— (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate