1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Purpose. Sec. 3. Definitions. TITLE I—Enhancing Federal coordination and investment in smart city or community programs Sec. 101. Coordination of activities among Federal agencies. Sec. 102. Smart city and community resource guide. TITLE II—Providing assistance to cities and communities Sec. 201. Technology demonstration grant program. Sec. 202. Cybersecurity Working Group. Sec. 203. TechHire Workforce Training and Development Program. Sec. 204. GAO study on innovative financing. TITLE III—Improving performance and interoperability Sec. 301. Standards and interoperability framework. TITLE IV—International cooperation and best practices Sec. 401. Development of global smart city or community best practices. Sec. 402. Trade program. 2. Purpose The purpose of this Act is to promote smart technologies and systems to improve community livability, services, communication, safety, mobility, energy productivity, and resilience to natural and manmade disasters, to reduce costs, traffic congestion, and air pollution, and to promote economic growth and opportunities for communities of all sizes by— (1) improving Federal Government coordination and outreach with respect to smart city or community technologies; (2) promoting the quality and performance of smart city or community technologies while protecting— (A) the security of data and systems; and (B) privacy; (3) demonstrating the value and utility of smart, local government-owned and -operated services through the development and implementation of performance standards; (4) providing assistance to local governments interested in implementing smart city or community technologies; (5) developing a workforce skilled in smart city or community technologies